Delaware | | | 6311 | | | 95-4715639 |
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Eric T. Juergens, Esq. Paul M. Rodel, Esq. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 919 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 909-6000 | | | Edward D. Herlihy, Esq. David K. Lam, Esq. Mark A. Stagliano, Esq. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP 51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 (212) 403-1000 | | | Craig B. Brod, Esq. Jeffrey D. Karpf, Esq. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 (212) 225-2000 |
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• | “1844 Market” means 1844 Market Street, LLC; |
• | “AGAMHC” means AIG Global Asset Management Holding Corporation; |
• | “AGC” means AGC Life Insurance Company, a Missouri insurance company; |
• | “AGL” means American General Life Insurance Company, a Texas insurance company; |
• | “AGREIC” means AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corporation; |
• | “AHAC” means American Home Assurance Company, a consolidated subsidiary of AIG; |
• | “AIG” means American International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, other than SAFG and SAFG’s subsidiaries; |
• | “AIG 200” means AIG’s multi-year effort to support underwriting excellence, modernize its operating infrastructure, enhance user and customer experiences and become a more unified company. Under this program, SAFG and its subsidiaries have a targeted savings of $125 million on an annual run rate basis by the end of 2022, of which $25 million has been earned to date (both amounts are on a pre-tax basis); |
• | “AIG Bermuda” means AIG Life of Bermuda, Ltd, a Bermuda insurance company; |
• | “AIG FP” means AIG Financial Products Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of AIG; |
• | “AIG Group” means American International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including SAFG and SAFG’s subsidiaries; |
• | “AIG Inc.” means American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation; |
• | “AIGLH” means AIG Life Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation; |
• | “AIG Life UK” means AIG Life Ltd, a UK insurance company, and its subsidiary; |
• | “AIGM” means AIG Markets, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of AIG; |
• | “AIGT” means AIG Technologies, Inc., a New Hampshire corporation; |
• | “AIRCO” means American International Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of AIG; |
• | “AMG” means AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC; |
• | “Argon” means Argon Holdco LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Inc.; |
• | “Blackstone” means Blackstone Inc. and its subsidiaries; |
• | “Blackstone IM” means Blackstone ISG-1 Advisors L.L.C.; |
• | “BlackRock” means BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; |
• | “Cap Corp” means AIG Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation; |
• | “Eastgreen” means Eastgreen Inc.; |
• | “Fortitude Re” means Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd., a Bermuda insurance company. In 2018, AIG established Fortitude Re, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC, in a series of reinsurance transactions related to certain legacy operations. In February 2018, AGL, VALIC and USL entered into modco reinsurance agreements with Fortitude Re and AIG Bermuda novated its assumption of certain long duration contracts from an affiliated entity to Fortitude Re. In the modco agreements, the investments supporting the reinsurance agreements, which reflect the majority of the |
• | “Laya” means Laya Healthcare Limited, an Irish insurance intermediary, and its subsidiary; |
• | “Lexington” means Lexington Insurance Company, an AIG subsidiary; |
• | “LIMRA” means the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association International, Inc.; |
• | “Majority Interest Fortitude Sale” means the sale by AIG of a majority of its interests in Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC to Carlyle FRL, L.P., an investment fund advised by an affiliate of The Carlyle Group Inc., and T&D United Capital Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of T&D Holdings, Inc., under the terms of a membership interest purchase agreement entered into on November 25, 2019 by and among AIG, Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC, Carlyle FRL, L.P., The Carlyle Group Inc., T&D United Capital Co., Ltd. and T&D Holdings, Inc.; |
• | “NUFIC” means National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, a consolidated subsidiary of AIG; |
• | “NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange; |
• | “Reorganization” means the transactions described under the heading “The Reorganization Transactions;” |
• | “SAFG” means SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation; |
• | “USL” means The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, a New York insurance company; |
• | “VALIC” means The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, a Texas insurance company; |
• | “VALIC Financial Advisors” means VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc., a Texas corporation; and |
• | “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” means SAFG and its subsidiaries after giving effect to the transactions described under “The Reorganization Transactions.” |
• | our scaled platform and position as a leading life and annuity company across a broad range of products, managing or administering $410.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2021; |
• | our four businesses, which provide a diversified and attractive mix of fee income, spread income and underwriting margin; |
• | our broad distribution platform, which gives us access to end customers, employers, retirement plan sponsors, banks, broker-dealers, general agencies, independent marketing organizations and independent insurance agents; |
• | our proven expertise in product design, which positions us to optimize risk-adjusted returns as we grow our business; |
• | our strategic partnership with Blackstone, which we believe will allow us to further grow both our retail and institutional product lines, and enhance risk-adjusted returns; |
• | our high-quality liability profile, supported by our strong balance sheet and disciplined approach to risk management, which has limited our exposure to product features and portfolios with less attractive risk-adjusted returns; |
• | our ability to deliver consistent cash flows and an attractive return for our stockholders; and |
• | our strong and experienced senior management team. |
• | Individual Retirement — We are a leading provider in the $255 billion individual annuity market across a range of product types, including fixed, fixed index and variable annuities, with $13.7 billion in premiums and deposits in 2021. We offer a variety of optional benefits within these products, including lifetime income guarantees and death benefits. Our broad and scaled product offerings and operating platform have allowed our company to rank in the top two in total individual annuity sales in each of the last nine years, and we are the only top 10 annuity provider with a balanced mix of products across all major annuity categories according to LIMRA. Our strong distribution relationships and broad multi-product offerings allow us to quickly adapt to respond to shifting customer needs and economic and competitive dynamics, targeting areas where we see the greatest opportunity for risk-adjusted returns. We are well-positioned for growth due to demographic trends in the U.S. retirement market, supported by our strong platform. Our Individual Retirement business is the largest contributor to our earnings, historically generating consistent spread and fee income. |
• | Group Retirement — We are a leading provider of retirement plans and services to employees of tax-exempt and public sector organizations within the K-12, higher education, healthcare, government and other tax-exempt markets, having ranked third in K-12 schools, fourth in higher education institutions and fifth in healthcare institutions by total assets as of June 30, 2021. According to Cerulli Associates Inc. (“Cerulli Associates”), the size of the not-for-profit defined contribution retirement plan market, excluding the Federal Thrift Savings Plan, was $1.9 trillion in 2020. We work with approximately 1.7 million individuals as of December 31, 2021 through our in-plan products and services and over 300,000 individuals through our out-of-plan products and services. Our out-of-plan capabilities include proprietary and non-proprietary annuities, financial planning, brokerage and advisory services. We offer financial planning advice to employees participating in retirement plans through our career financial advisors. These advisors allow us to develop long-term relationships with our customers by engaging with them early in their careers and providing customized solutions and support. Approximately 26% of our individual customers have been customers of our Group Retirement business for more than 20 years and the average length of our relationships with plan sponsors exceeds 28 years. Our strong customer relationships have led to growth in our AUMA, evidenced by stable in-plan spread-based assets, growing in-plan fee-based assets and growing out-of-plan assets. Our Group Retirement business generates a combination of spread and fee income. While the revenue mix remains balanced, we have grown our advisory and brokerage fee revenue over the last several years, which provides a less capital intensive stream of cash flows. |
• | Life Insurance — We offer a range of life insurance and protection solutions in the approximately $159 billion U.S. life insurance market (based on premium) as of December 31, 2021, according to the Insurance Information Institute, with a growing international presence in the UK and Ireland. We are a key player in the term, indexed universal life and smaller face whole life markets; ranking as a top 15 seller of term, universal and whole life products as of December 31, 2021. Our competitive and flexible product suite is designed to meet the needs of our customers, and we actively participate in product lines that we believe have attractive growth and margin prospects. Further, we have strong third-party distribution relationships and a long history in the direct-to-consumer market, providing us with access to a broad range of customers from the middle market to high net worth. We have also been working to automate certain underwriting reviews so as to make decisions on applications without human intervention, and we reached a decision on approximately 45% of all underwriting applications in 2021 on an automated basis. As of December 31, 2021, we had approximately 4.5 million in-force life insurance policies in the United States, net of those ceded to Fortitude Re. Our Life Insurance product portfolio generates returns through underwriting margin. |
• | Institutional Markets — We serve the institutional life and retirement insurance market with an array of products that include PRT, institutional life insurance sold through the bank-owned life insurance and corporate-owned life insurance markets, stable value wraps and structured settlements. We are also active in the capital markets through our funding agreement-backed note (“FABN”) program. We provide sophisticated, bespoke risk management solutions to both financial and non-financial institutions. Historically, a small number of incremental transactions have enabled us to generate significant new business volumes, providing a meaningful contribution to earnings, while maintaining a small and efficient operational footprint. We believe that market trends will contribute to growth in our stable value wrap product. Our Institutional Markets products generate earnings primarily through net investment spread, with a smaller portion of fee-based income and underwriting margin. |
• | AIG FD — We have a specialized team of approximately 500 sales professionals who partner with and grow our non-affiliated distribution on our broad platform, which includes banks, broker-dealers, general agencies, independent marketing organizations and independent insurance agents. Our direct-to-consumer platform, AIG Direct, primarily markets to middle market consumers through a variety of direct channels, including several types of digital channels such as search advertising, display advertising and email as well as direct mail. |
• | Group Retirement — We have a broad team of relationship managers, consultant relationship professionals, business acquisition professionals and distribution leaders that focus on acquiring, serving and retaining retirement plans. Our affiliated platform, VALIC Financial Advisors, which includes approximately 1,300 career financial advisors as of December 31, 2021, focuses on our Group Retirement business, guiding individuals in both in-plan and out-of-plan investing. |
• | Institutional Relationships — We have strong relationships with insurance brokers, bankers, asset managers, pension consultants and specialized agents who serve as intermediaries in our institutional business. |
(1) | Life Insurance sales, excluding contributions from AIG Direct and AIG Financial Network on a periodic basis, totaled $281 million through the Independent Agents channel for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
• | AIG FD has approximately 500 specialized sales professionals that leverage our strategic account relationships and other partnerships to address multiple client needs. This platform is primarily focused on our non-affiliated distribution through banks, broker-dealers and independent marketing organizations, and specializes in aligning our robust product offering of over 160 life and annuity products with individual partner preferences, reaching independent advisors, agencies and other firms. AIG FD primarily facilitates distribution for our Individual Retirement and Life Insurance businesses, including providing certain partners a unified coverage model that allows for distribution of both our life insurance and annuity products. |
• | Individual Retirement maintains a growing multi-channel distribution footprint built on long-term relationships. As of December 31, 2021, our footprint included over 25,000 advisors and agents actively selling our annuities in the prior twelve months, accessed through long-term relationships with approximately 700 firms distributing our annuity products. These advisors and agents included over 8,500 new producers who sold our annuity products for the first time in twelve months. |
• | Life Insurance has a well-balanced distribution footprint that reaches over 35,000 independent agents as of December 31, 2021, who actively sell our life insurance solutions, through diverse independent channels as well as a direct-to-consumer model. We had access to over 1,000 managing general agents (“MGAs”) and brokerage general agents (“BGAs”) in 2021. In addition to our non-affiliated distribution, our life insurance policies are sold through AIG Direct, our direct-to-consumer brand with more than 140 active agents as of December 31, 2021, which represented 12% of our life insurance sales in 2021. |
• | Group Retirement is supported by a broad team of relationship managers, consultant relationship professionals and business acquisition professionals that focus on acquiring, serving and retaining retirement plans with more than 22,000 plan sponsor relationships as of December 31, 2021. Also, VALIC Financial Advisors helps build relationships with employees through our holistic and vertically-integrated offering. Our field force of approximately 1,300 career financial advisors, as of December 31, 2021, comprises experienced field and phone-based financial advisors, retirement plan consultants and experienced financial planners with an average of nearly 10 years of tenure with VALIC Financial Advisors. These professionals provide education, financial planning and retirement advice to individuals participating in their employer sponsored plan. Due to the relationships built with individuals and employers, our financial professionals can, as permitted by employer guidelines, build broad relationships to provide financial planning, advisory and retirement solutions to approximately 1.7 million individuals through our in-plan products and services and over 300,000 individuals through our out-of-plan products and services, as of December 31, 2021. |
• | Institutional Markets largely writes bespoke transactions and works with a broad range of consultants and brokers, maintaining relationships with insurance brokers, bankers, asset managers and specialized agents who serve as intermediaries. |
• | We believe we can leverage our broad platform to benefit from changing Individual Retirement market dynamics. We intend to maintain and expand our products to provide income and accumulation benefits to our customers. For example, we recently broadened our product portfolio to include a fee-based fixed index annuity to meet the needs of our investment advisor distribution partners. Through our customized wholesaling model, we plan to capitalize on this opportunity by leveraging both external and proprietary data to identify the highest value opportunities at both the distribution partner and financial professional level. |
• | We believe our high-touch model is well-tailored for many employers in the not-for-profit retirement plan market and enables us to help middle market and mass affluent individuals achieve retirement security. Specifically, our career financial advisors provide education and advice to plan participants while accumulating assets in-plan and can seek to serve more of the participant’s financial needs during their lifetime beyond the in-plan relationship, as permitted by employer guidelines. As of December 31, 2021, we have a large extended customer base of approximately 1.7 million plan participants to whom we have access through our in-plan Group Retirement offerings and 300,000 former plan participants we serve through our out-of-plan Group Retirement offerings. With in-plan income solutions beginning to emerge, we are well-positioned to benefit from market needs. Moreover, by continuing to offer investment advisory services and third-party annuity products, we expect to capture additional fee-based revenue while providing our clients attractive financial solutions outside of the scope of our own product suite. |
• | Our Life Insurance business has an opportunity to help close the current protection gap in the United States and offer value to our customers internationally. For example, we have begun to offer simplified and less expensive insurance options to middle market pre-retirees looking for final expense protection through the launch of our new Simplified Issue Whole Life (“SIWL”) product in the fourth quarter of 2021. Additionally, we expect our strong performance in the term life insurance market to accelerate through enhanced consumer awareness of life insurance coupled with an improved new business process. Our long history in the direct-to-consumer market through a variety of direct-to-consumer channels provides valuable insights and experience for these opportunities. |
• | Our Institutional Markets business has developed relationships with brokers, consultants and other distribution partners to drive increased earnings for its products. We expect to continue to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through PRT deals by focusing on the larger end of the full plan termination market where we can leverage our differentiated capabilities around managing market risks, asset-in-kind portfolios and deferred participant longevity. Additionally, we plan to grow our guaranteed investment contract (“GIC”) portfolio by expanding our FABN program. We believe that our Blackstone partnership will differentiate our competitive position by providing assets with a duration, liquidity and return profile that are well-suited to our Institutional Markets offerings, allowing us to grow our transaction volume. |
• | simplify our customer service model and modernize our technology infrastructure with more efficient, up-to-date alternatives, including cloud migration and cloud-based solutions; |
• | further optimize our functional operating model; |
• | build on existing partnership arrangements to further improve scale and drive spend efficiency through technology deployment and process optimization; |
• | rationalize our real estate footprint to align with our business strategy, future operating model and organizational structure; and; |
• | optimize our vendor relationships to drive additional savings. |
• | Life Fleet RBC of at least 400%; |
• | Return of capital to stockholders equal to 60-65% of adjusted after-tax operating income attributable to our common stockholders (“AATOI”) consisting of common stockholder dividends of between $400 million and $600 million each year and share repurchases, subject to approval by our Board (see “Dividend Policy”); and |
• | Adjusted ROAE in the range of 12% to 13% based on current accounting rules in effect on the date hereof and without giving effect to any changes resulting from the adoption of the new accounting standard for long duration contracts. |
• | sustained low, declining or negative interest rates, rapidly increasing interest rates or changes to credit spreads; |
• | the deterioration of economic conditions, changes in market conditions, weakening in capital markets, the rise of inflation or geopolitical tensions, including the armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia; |
• | the impact of COVID-19, which will depend on future developments, including with respect to new variants, that are uncertain and cannot be predicted; |
• | unavailable, uneconomical or inadequate reinsurance; |
• | a failure by Fortitude Re to perform its obligations under its reinsurance agreements; |
• | the inaccuracy of the methodologies, estimations and assumptions underlying our valuation of investments and derivatives; |
• | our potential inability to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness to obtain additional financing; |
• | our limited ability to access funds from our subsidiaries; |
• | a downgrade in the Insurer Financial Strength (“IFS”) ratings of our insurance companies and a downgrade in our credit ratings; |
• | our exposure to liquidity and other risks due to participation in a securities lending program and a repurchase program; |
• | exposure to credit risk due to nonperformance or defaults by our counterparties; |
• | the inadequate and unanticipated performance of third parties that we rely upon to provide certain business and administrative services on our behalf; |
• | our inability to maintain the availability of our critical technology systems and data and safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of our data; |
• | the ineffectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures; |
• | significant legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings; |
• | the ineffectiveness of new elements of our business strategy in accomplishing our objectives; |
• | the intense competition we face in each of our business lines and the technological changes that may present new and intensified challenges to our business; |
• | catastrophes, including those associated with climate change and pandemics; |
• | material changes to, or termination of, our significant investment advisory contracts with other parties, including Fortitude Re; |
• | business or asset acquisitions and dispositions that may expose us to certain risks; |
• | changes in laws and regulations that may affect our operations, increase our insurance subsidiary capital requirements or reduce our profitability; |
• | new laws and regulations, both domestically and internationally; |
• | differences between actual experience and the estimates used in the preparation of financial statements and modeled results used in various areas of our business; |
• | differences in actual experience and the assumptions and estimates used in preparing projections for our financial goals, reserves and cash flows; |
• | the ineffectiveness of our productivity improvement initiatives in yielding our expected expense reductions and improvements in operational and organizational efficiency; |
• | recognition of an impairment of our goodwill or the establishment of an additional valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets as a result of our business lines underperforming or their estimated fair values declining; |
• | our inability to attract and retain the key employees and highly skilled people we need to support our business, including in light of current competition for talent; |
• | the termination by Blackstone IM of the separately managed account agreements (“SMAs”), or our commitment letter with it to manage portions of our investment portfolio, or risks related to limitations on our ability to terminate the Blackstone IM arrangements; |
• | the failure to enter into investment management agreements with BlackRock pursuant to the binding letter of intent; |
• | our limited ability to pursue certain investment opportunities and retain well-performing investment managers due to our exclusive investment management arrangements with Blackstone IM in relation to certain asset classes; |
• | the historical performance of AMG, Blackstone IM and BlackRock not being indicative of the future results of our investment portfolio, our future results or any returns expected on our common shares; |
• | ineffective management of our investment portfolio or harm to our business reputation due to increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisers and investment activities; |
• | our failure to replicate or replace functions, systems and infrastructure provided by AIG or certain of its affiliates (including through shared service contracts) or our loss of benefits from AIG’s global contracts, and AIG’s failure to perform the services provided for in the Transition Services Agreement, as well as incremental costs we expect to incur as a stand-alone public company; |
• | costs associated with rebranding; |
• | additional expenses requiring us to implement future operational and organizational efficiencies due to our restructuring initiatives in connection with our separation from AIG; |
• | the significant influence that AIG has over us; |
• | actual or potential conflicts of interest with certain of our directors because of their AIG equity ownership or their current or former AIG positions; |
• | the interpretation of insurance holding company laws which may deem that investors in AIG “control” us following their investment in our common stock; |
• | potentially higher U.S. federal income taxes due to our inability to file a single U.S. consolidated federal income tax return following our separation from AIG; |
• | our potential liability for U.S. income taxes of the entire AIG Consolidated Tax Group for all taxable years or portions thereof in which we (or our subsidiaries) were members of such group; and |
• | other potential adverse tax consequences to us from our separation from AIG. |
• | gives effect to a -for- stock split on our common stock effected on , 2022; |
• | assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholder; |
• | assumes that the initial public offering price of our common stock will be $ per share (which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus); and |
• | gives effect to amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws to be adopted prior to the settlement of this offering. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
| | (in millions) | |||||||
Statement of Income (Loss) | | | | | | | |||
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $5,637 | | | $4,341 | | | $3,501 |
Policy fees | | | 3,051 | | | 2,874 | | | 2,930 |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | |||
Net investment income – excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 9,897 | | | 9,089 | | | 9,176 |
Net investment income – Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 1,775 | | | 1,427 | | | 1,598 |
Total net investment income | | | 11,672 | | | 10,516 | | | 10,774 |
Net realized gains (losses): | | | | | | | |||
Net realized gains (losses) – excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets and embedded derivative | | | 1,618 | | | (765) | | | (159) |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 924 | | | 1,002 | | | 262 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Total net realized losses | | | 1,855 | | | (3,741) | | | (5,064) |
Advisory fee income | | | 597 | | | 553 | | | 572 |
Other income | | | 578 | | | 519 | | | 497 |
Total revenue | | | 23,390 | | | 15,062 | | | 13,210 |
Benefits and Expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 8,050 | | | 6,602 | | | 5,335 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 3,549 | | | 3,528 | | | 3,614 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 1,057 | | | 543 | | | 674 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 680 | | | 604 | | | 564 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 322 | | | 316 | | | 322 |
General operating expenses | | | 2,104 | | | 2,027 | | | 1,975 |
Interest expense | | | 389 | | | 490 | | | 555 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | 219 | | | 10 | | | 32 |
Net (gain) loss on divestitures | | | (3,081) | | | — | | | — |
Net (gain) loss on Fortitude Re transactions | | | (26) | | | 91 | | | — |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 13,263 | | | 14,211 | | | 13,071 |
Income (loss) before income tax (benefit) | | | 10,127 | | | 851 | | | 139 |
Income tax (benefit) | | | 1,843 | | | (15) | | | (168) |
Net income (loss) | | | 8,284 | | | 866 | | | 307 |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | | | 929 | | | 224 | | | 257 |
Net income (loss) attributable to SAFG | | | 7,355 | | | 642 | | | 50 |
Earnings Per Share | | | | | | | |||
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:(1) | | | | | | | |||
Adjusted revenues | | | 20,490 | | | 17,406 | | | 16,798 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss) | | | 3,685 | | | 3,194 | | | 3,584 |
Adjusted after-tax operating income (loss) | | | 2,929 | | | 2,556 | | | 2,892 |
(1) | See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Operating Metrics—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a discussion of these measures and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
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Adjusted Pre-Tax Operating Income by Segment: | | | | | | | |||
Individual Retirement | | | 1,895 | | | 1,942 | | | 2,010 |
Group Retirement | | | 1,273 | | | 975 | | | 958 |
Life Insurance | | | 96 | | | 146 | | | 522 |
Institutional Markets | | | 584 | | | 367 | | | 322 |
| | As of December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
| | (in millions) | |||||||
Balance Sheet | | | | | | | |||
Assets: | | | | | | | |||
Total investments | | | $256,318 | | | $260,274 | | | $238,888 |
Reinsurance assets — Fortitude Re, net of allowance for credit losses and disputes | | | 28,472 | | | 29,158 | | | 29,497 |
Separate account assets, at fair value | | | 109,111 | | | 100,290 | | | 93,272 |
Total assets | | | 416,212 | | | 410,155 | | | 382,476 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |||
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts | | | 57,751 | | | 54,660 | | | 50,490 |
Policyholder contract deposits | | | 156,846 | | | 154,892 | | | 147,731 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | 35,144 | | | 36,789 | | | 34,433 |
Long-term debt | | | 427 | | | 905 | | | 912 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 6,936 | | | 10,341 | | | 10,166 |
Separate account liabilities | | | 109,111 | | | 100,290 | | | 93,272 |
Total liabilities | | | 387,284 | | | 370,323 | | | 348,797 |
Equity: | | | | | | | |||
SAFG Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | |||
Common stock class A, $1.00 par value; shares authorized; shares issued | | | – | | | – | | | – |
Common stock class B, $1.00 par value; shares authorized; shares issued | | | – | | | – | | | – |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,060 | | | – | | | – |
Retained earnings | | | 8,859 | | | – | | | – |
Shareholder’s net investment | | | – | | | 22,579 | | | 22,476 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 10,167 | | | 14,653 | | | 9,329 |
Total SAFG Shareholders’ equity | | | 27,086 | | | 37,232 | | | 31,805 |
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | | | 1,759 | | | 2,549 | | | 1,874 |
Total equity | | | 28,845 | | | 39,781 | | | 33,679 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 |
Subsidiary dividends paid | | | $1,564 | | | $540 | | | $1,535 | | | $2,488 | | | $2,409 |
Less: Non-recurring dividends | | | (295) | | | 600 | | | (400) | | | (1,113) | | | (890) |
Tax sharing payments related to utilization of tax attributes | | | $902 | | | $1,026 | | | $954 | | | $370 | | | $782 |
Normalized distributions(1) | | | 2,171 | | | 2,166 | | | 2,089 | | | 1,745 | | | 2,301 |
(1) | See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Operating Metrics—Non-GAAP Measures” for a discussion of this measure and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. |
(in millions, except for share data) | | | |
Assets: | | | |
Investments: | | | |
Fixed maturity securities: | | | |
Bonds available for sale | | | $198,568 |
Other bond securities | | | 2,082 |
Equity securities | | | 242 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 39,388 |
Other invested assets | | | 10,567 |
Short-term investments | | | 5,471 |
Total Investments | | | 256,318 |
Cash | | | 1,220 |
Accrued investment income | | | 1,760 |
Premiums and other receivables | | | 884 |
Reinsurance assets - Fortitude Re | | | 28,472 |
Reinsurance assets - other | | | 2,932 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 4,728 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 8,058 |
Other assets | | | 3,588 |
Separate account assets | | | 109,111 |
Total assets | | | $417,071 |
| |
(in millions, except for share data) | | | |
Liabilities: | | | |
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts | | | $57,751 |
Policyholder contract deposits | | | 156,846 |
Other policyholder funds | | | 2,849 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | 35,144 |
Other liabilities | | | 9,903 |
Short-term debt | | | — |
Long-term debt | | | 9,427 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 6,936 |
Separate account liabilities | | | 109,111 |
Total liabilities | | | $387,967 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | $83 |
SAFG Shareholders' equity | | | |
Class A Common stock, $1.00 par value, 180,000 shares authorized; 90,100 shares issued | | | — |
Class B Common stock, $1.00 par value, 20,000 shares authorized; 9,900 shares issued | | | — |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,060 |
Retained earnings | | | 8,750 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 10,452 |
Total SAFG Shareholders' equity | | | 27,262 |
Non-redeemable noncontolling interests | | | 1,759 |
Total Equity | | | $29,021 |
Total Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity | | | $417,071 |
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | |
Revenues: | | | |
Premiums | | | 5,637 |
Policy fees | | | 3,051 |
Net investment income: | | | |
Net investment income: excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 9,441 |
Net investment income: Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 1,775 |
Total net investment income | | | $11,216 |
Net Realized gains (losses): | | | |
Net realized gains (losses) excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets and embedded derivative | | | 1,618 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 924 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | (687) |
Total Net realized gains (losses) | | | 1,855 |
Advisory fee income | | | 597 |
Other income | | | 578 |
Total Revenues | | | $22,934 |
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | |
Benefits and expenses: | | | |
Policyholder benefits | | | 8,050 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 3,549 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 1,057 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 681 |
Advisory fees | | | 322 |
General operating and other expenses | | | 2,190 |
Interest expense | | | 655 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | 219 |
Net (gain) loss on divestitures | | | (3,081) |
Loss on Fortitude Re Reinsurance Contract | | | (26) |
Total benefits and expenses | | | $13,616 |
Income (loss) before income tax expense | | | 9,318 |
Income tax expense (benefit): | | | |
Current | | | 1,913 |
Deferred | | | (103) |
Income tax expense (benefit): | | | $1,810 |
Net income (loss) | | | $7,508 |
Less: | | | |
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | $861 |
Net income (loss) attributable to SAFG | | | $6,647 |
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Income (loss) per common share attributable to SAFG common shareholders: | | | |
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | $ |
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | $ |
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Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | |
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | |
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | |
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Other Pro forma Data(1) | | | |
Pro forma APTOI | | | $2,876 |
Pro forma AATOI | | | $2,291 |
Adjusted ROAE | | | 12.3% |
(1) | APTOI, AATOI and Adjusted ROAE are non-GAAP financial measures. For our definition of APTOI, AATOI and Adjusted ROAE and the uses of such non-GAAP measures, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Operating Metrics—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” |
| | Pre-tax | | | Total Tax (Benefit) Charge | | | Non-Controlling Interests | | | After Tax | |
Pro forma Pre-tax income (loss)/net income (loss) including NCI | | | 9,318 | | | 1,810 | | | — | | | 7,508 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | (861) | | | (861) |
Pro forma Pre-tax income (loss)/ net income attributable to SAFG | | | 9,318 | | | 1,810 | | | (861) | | | 6,647 |
Fortitude Re Related Items | | | (2,038) | | | (428) | | | — | | | (1,610) |
Other non- Fortitude Re reconciling items(1) | | | (4,404) | | | (797) | | | 861 | | | (2,746) |
Total adjustments | | | (6,442) | | | (1,225) | | | 861 | | | (4,356) |
APTOI / AATOI | | | 2,876 | | | 585 | | | — | | | 2,291 |
(1) | Includes $3.1 billion of pre-tax net gain on divestitures, including disposition of the affordable housing portfolio. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Significant Factors Impacting Our Results—Affordable Housing Sale” and Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
(in millions) | | | December 31, 2021 |
Pro forma Net income (loss) attributable to SAFG (a) | | | $6,647 |
Pro forma AATOI (b) | | | $2,291 |
Pro forma average Total SAFG Shareholders' equity (c)(1) | | | $31,948 |
Pro forma average Adjusted Book Value (d)(2) | | | $18,672 |
Pro forma ROAE (a /c) | | | 20.8% |
Pro forma Adjusted ROAE (b /d)(3) | | | 12.3% |
(1) | Represents the average of historical Total SAFG Shareholders’ equity as of December 31, 2020 and 2021 less one half of the aggregate net income impact of the adjustments described in notes (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) under “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.” |
(2) | Represents the average of historical Adjusted Book Value as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, in each case adjusted to reflect the full-year impact of the $8.3 billion dividend paid to AIG which we believe more meaningfully presents our future capital structure, less one-half of the aggregate net income impact of the adjustments described in notes (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) under “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.” |
(3) | Reflects a 200 basis point benefit in 2021 due to alternative investments performing better than our long- term expectation, net of elevated mortality due to COVID-19. |
• | mismatch between the expected duration of our liabilities and our assets; |
• | impairment to our ability to earn the returns or spreads assumed in the pricing and the reserving for our products; |
• | increases in certain statutory reserve requirements that are based on formulas or models that consider interest rates, which would reduce statutory capital; |
• | increases in capital requirements and the amount of assets we must maintain to support statutory reserves, which would reduce surplus, due to decreases in interest rates or changes in prescribed interest rates; |
• | increases in the costs of derivatives we use for hedging or increases in the volume of hedging we do as interest rates change; |
• | loss related to customer withdrawals following a sharp and sustained increase in interest rates; |
• | loss from reduced fee income, increased guaranteed benefit costs and accelerated deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) amortization arising from fluctuations in the variable product separate account values associated with fixed income investment options due to increased interest rates or credit spread widening; |
• | the reinvestment risk associated with more prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and other fixed income securities in decreasing interest rate environments and fewer prepayments in increasing interest rate environments; |
• | an increase in policy loans, surrenders and withdrawals as interest rates rise; and |
• | volatility in our GAAP results of operations driven by interest rate related components of liabilities and equity related to optional guarantee benefits and the cost of associated hedges in low interest rate environments. |
• | increases in policy withdrawals, surrenders and cancellations and other impacts from changes in policyholder behavior as compared to that assumed in pricing; |
• | write-offs of DAC; |
• | increases in liability for future policy benefits due to loss recognition on certain long-duration insurance and reinsurance contracts; |
• | increases in costs associated with third-party reinsurance, or decreased ability to obtain reinsurance at acceptable terms; and |
• | increased likelihood of, or increased magnitude of, asset impairments caused by market fluctuations. |
• | lower levels of consumer demand for and ability to afford our products that decreased and may in the future continue to decrease revenues and profitability; |
• | increased credit losses across numerous asset classes that could result in widening of credit spreads and higher than expected defaults that could reduce investment asset valuations, decrease fee income and increase statutory capital requirements; |
• | increased market volatility and uncertainty that could decrease liquidity with respect to our assets and increase borrowing costs and limit access to capital markets; |
• | the reduction of investment income generated by our investment portfolio; |
• | impeding our ability to execute strategic transactions or fulfill contractual obligations, including those under ceded or assumed reinsurance contracts; |
• | increased costs associated with third-party reinsurance, or decreased ability to obtain reinsurance on acceptable terms; |
• | increased levels of recapturing liabilities covered by certain reinsurance contracts, including our reinsurance contracts with Fortitude Re; |
• | increasing the potential adverse impact of optional guarantee benefits included in our annuities; |
• | increased frequency of life insurance claims; |
• | the reduction in the availability and effectiveness of hedging instruments; |
• | increased likelihood of customers choosing to defer paying premiums or stop paying premiums altogether and other impacts to policyholder behavior not contemplated in our historical pricing of our products; |
• | increased costs related to our direct and third-party support services, labor and financing as a result of inflationary pressures; |
• | increased policy withdrawals, surrenders and cancellations; |
• | increased likelihood of disruptions in one market or asset class spreading to other markets or asset classes; and |
• | limitations on business activities and increased compliance risks with respect to economic sanctions regulations relating to jurisdictions in which our businesses operate. |
• | the reinsurance transaction performs differently than we anticipated as compared to the original structure, terms or conditions; |
• | the terms of the reinsurance contract do not reflect the intent of the parties to the contract or there is a disagreement between the parties as to their intent; |
• | the terms of the contract are interpreted by a court or arbitration panel differently than expected; |
• | a change in laws and regulations, or in the interpretation of the laws and regulations, materially impacts a reinsurance transaction; or |
• | the terms of the contract cannot be legally enforced. |
• | the requirement that a majority of the board consist of independent directors; |
• | the requirement to have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; |
• | the requirement to have a nominating and governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities, or otherwise have director nominees selected by vote of a majority of the independent directors; and |
• | the requirement for an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and governance and compensation committees. |
• | authorize the issuance of shares of our common stock that could be used by our Board to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or gain control; |
• | authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be used by our Board to thwart a takeover attempt; |
• | provide that vacancies on our Board (other than vacancies created by the removal of a director by stockholder vote), including vacancies resulting from an enlargement of our Board, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office; and |
• | establish advance notice requirements for nominations of candidates for election as directors or to bring other business before an annual meeting of our stockholders. |
• | any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty; |
• | acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; |
• | under Section 174 of the DGCL (unlawful dividends); or |
• | any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. |
• | any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; |
• | any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed to us or our stockholders by any of our current or former directors, officers or employees; |
• | any action asserting a claim against us, or any director, officer or employee arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws, including any suit or proceeding regarding indemnification or advancement or reimbursement of expenses; or |
• | any action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. |
• | industry or general market conditions; |
• | domestic and international economic factors unrelated to our performance; |
• | changes in our customers’ preferences; |
• | new regulatory pronouncements and changes in regulatory guidelines; |
• | lawsuits, enforcement actions and other claims by third parties or governmental authorities; |
• | adverse publicity related to us or another industry participant; |
• | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results; |
• | any future issuance by us of senior or subordinated debt securities or preferred stock or other equity securities that rank senior to our common stock; |
• | changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our financial performance, or unfavorable or misleading research coverage and reports by industry analysts; |
• | lack of, or discontinuation of, research coverage and reports by industry analysts; |
• | action by institutional stockholders or other large stockholders (including AIG), including future sales of our common stock; |
• | failure to meet any guidance given by us or any change in any guidance given by us, or changes by us in our guidance practices; |
• | announcements by us of significant impairment charges; |
• | speculation in the press or investment community; |
• | investor perception of us and our industry; |
• | changes in market valuations or earnings of similar companies; |
• | announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, dispositions or strategic partnerships; |
• | war, terrorist acts and epidemic disease; |
• | any future sales of our common stock or other securities; |
• | additions or departures of key personnel; and |
• | misconduct or other improper actions of our employees. |
• | sustained low, declining or negative interest rates, rapidly increasing interest rates or changes to credit spreads; |
• | the deterioration of economic conditions, changes in market conditions, weakening in capital markets, the rise of inflation or geopolitical tensions, including the armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia; |
• | the impact of COVID-19, which will depend on future developments, including with respect to new variants, that are uncertain and cannot be predicted; |
• | declines or volatility in equity markets; |
• | the unpredictability of the amount and timing of insurance liability claims; |
• | unavailable, uneconomical or inadequate reinsurance; |
• | a failure by Fortitude Re to perform its obligations under its reinsurance agreements; |
• | acceleration of the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, or the recording of additional liabilities for future policy benefits by our subsidiaries due to interest rate fluctuations, increased lapses and surrenders, declining investment returns and other events; |
• | the realization of, or future impairments resulting from, gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities; |
• | the inaccuracy of the methodologies, estimations and assumptions underlying our valuation of investments and derivatives; |
• | our limited ability to access funds from our subsidiaries; |
• | our indebtedness and the degree to which we are leveraged; |
• | our potential inability to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness to obtain additional financing; |
• | our inability to generate cash to meet our needs due to the illiquidity of some of our investments; |
• | a downgrade in the IFS ratings of our insurance companies and a downgrade in our credit ratings; |
• | our exposure to liquidity and other risks due to participation in a securities lending program and a repurchase program; |
• | changes in the method for determining LIBOR, the upcoming phasing out of LIBOR and uncertainty related to LIBOR replacement rates such as SOFR or SONIA; |
• | exposure to credit risk due to nonperformance or defaults by our counterparties; |
• | our ability to adequately assess risks and estimate losses when pricing for our products; |
• | volatility of our results due to guarantees within certain of our products; |
• | our exposure to counterparty credit risk due to our use of derivative instruments to hedge market risks associated with our liabilities; |
• | difficulty in marketing and distributing products through our current and future distribution channels and the use of third parties; |
• | the highly competitive nature of our Group Retirement segment, consolidated plan sponsors and the potential for redirection of plan sponsor assets; |
• | the inadequate and unanticipated performance of third parties that we rely upon to provide certain business and administrative services on our behalf; |
• | our inability to maintain the availability of our critical technology systems and data and safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of our data; |
• | the ineffectiveness of our risk management policies and procedures; |
• | significant legal, governmental or regulatory proceedings; |
• | the ineffectiveness of new elements of our business strategy in accomplishing our objectives; |
• | the intense competition we face in each of our business lines and the technological changes that may present new and intensified challenges to our business; |
• | catastrophes, including those associated with climate change and pandemics; |
• | material changes to, or termination of, our significant investment advisory contracts with other parties, including Fortitude Re; |
• | changes in accounting principles and financial reporting requirements; |
• | our foreign operations, which may expose us to risks that may affect our operations; |
• | business or asset acquisitions and dispositions may expose us to certain risks; |
• | changes in U.S. federal income or other tax laws or the interpretation of tax laws; |
• | our inability to protect our intellectual property and our exposure to infringement claims; |
• | changes in laws and regulations that may affect our operations, increase our insurance subsidiary capital requirements or reduce our profitability; |
• | new laws and regulations, both domestically and internationally; |
• | our potential exposure to the USA PATRIOT Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control and similar laws and regulations; |
• | differences between actual experience and the estimates used in the preparation of financial statements and modeled results used in various areas of our business; |
• | differences in actual experience and the assumptions and estimates used in preparing projections for our financial goals, reserves and cash flows; |
• | the ineffectiveness of our productivity improvement initiatives in yielding our expected expense reductions and improvements in operational and organizational efficiency; |
• | recognition of an impairment of our goodwill or the establishment of an additional valuation allowance against our deferred income tax assets as a result of our business lines underperforming or their estimated fair values declining; |
• | our inability to attract and retain the key employees and highly skilled people we need to support our business, including in light of current competition for talent; |
• | difficulties in detecting and preventing employee error and misconduct; |
• | the termination by Blackstone IM of the SMAs to manage portions of our investment portfolio, risks related to limitations on our ability to terminate the Blackstone IM arrangements; |
• | our limited ability to pursue certain investment opportunities and retain well-performing investment managers due to our exclusive investment management arrangements with Blackstone IM in relation to certain asset classes; |
• | the historical performance of AMG and Blackstone IM not being indicative of the future results of our investment portfolio, our future results or any returns expected on our common shares; |
• | ineffective management of our investment portfolio or harm to our business reputation due to increased regulation or scrutiny of alternative investment advisers and certain trading methods; |
• | our failure to replicate or replace functions, systems and infrastructure provided by AIG or certain of its affiliates (including through shared service contracts) or our loss of benefits from AIG’s global contracts, and AIG’s failure to perform the services provided for in the Transition Services Agreement, as well as incremental costs we expect to incur as a stand-alone public company; |
• | the unreliability of our historical consolidated financial data as an indicator of our future results; |
• | costs associated with rebranding; |
• | additional expenses requiring us to implement future operational and organizational efficiencies due to our restructuring initiatives in connection with our separation from AIG; |
• | the significant influence that AIG has over us; |
• | our status as a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules; |
• | conflicts of interest that may arise because affiliates of our controlling stockholder have continuing agreements and business relationships with us, or conflicts of interest with a third party that owns a minority investment in us; |
• | actual or potential conflicts of interest with certain of our directors because of their AIG equity ownership or their current or former AIG positions; |
• | our indemnification obligations in favor of AIG; |
• | the interpretation of insurance holding company laws which may deem that investors in AIG “control” us following their investment in our common stock; |
• | potentially higher U.S. federal income taxes due to our inability to file a single U.S. consolidated federal income tax return following our separation from AIG; |
• | our separation from AIG causing an “ownership change” for U.S. federal income tax purposes; |
• | risks associated with the Tax Matters Agreement with AIG; |
• | our potential liability for U.S. income taxes of the entire AIG Consolidated Tax Group for all taxable years or portions thereof in which we (or our subsidiaries) were members of such group; |
• | the discouragement, delay or prevention of a change of control of our company and the impact on the trading price of our common stock as a result of anti-takeover provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws; |
• | limitations on personal liability of our directors for breach of fiduciary duty under the DGCL; |
• | the exclusive forum provisions for certain litigation in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation; |
• | risks associated with our ability to waive any interest or expectancy in corporate opportunities presented to AIG and Blackstone; |
• | the increased expense and time associated with fulfilling our obligations incident to being a public company, including compliance with the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Dodd-Frank, and risks associated with delays or difficulties in satisfying such obligations; |
• | the lack of a prior public market for our common stock and the potential that the market price of our common stock could decline; |
• | the potential that the market price of our common stock could decline due to future sales of shares by our existing stockholders, including AIG or Blackstone; |
• | the potential inability of our stockholders to realize a control premium if AIG sells a controlling interest in us to a third party in a private transaction; and |
• | applicable insurance laws, which could make it difficult to effect a change of control of our company. |
• | Maintaining our stand-alone credit ratings; |
• | Targeting a financial leverage ratio of between approximately 25% to 30%. Financial leverage ratio is the ratio of financial debt to the sum of financial debt plus Adjusted Book Value plus non-redeemable non-controlling interests; |
• | Liquidity at our holding company, SAFG, sufficient to cover one year of its expenses; and |
• | Entering into new financing arrangements that are supported solely on the basis of our stand-alone credit profile. |
• | Letters of credit with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $ , which are expected to be used to support statutory recognition of ceded reinsurance by one of our U.S. life and retirement subsidiaries to an affiliate, and for our life insurance business in the UK; and |
• | A revolving credit facility of approximately $2.5 billion. |
• | liens that we may create, incur, assume, or permit in respect of our properties, assets or certain equity interests of certain of our subsidiaries, subject to exceptions; |
• | our ability to effect any merger, consolidation, disposal of all or substantially all of our assets, or to liquidate or dissolve, subject to exceptions; |
• | engage in any business other than the businesses of the type we and our subsidiaries currently conduct; and |
• | activities which may cause us to violate any laws or regulations governing sanctions, bribery and anti-corruption. |
| | As of December 31, 2021 | ||||
(dollars in millions, except share amounts) | | | Actual | | | Pro Forma |
Cash | | | $537 | | | 1,220 |
Debt(1): | | | | | ||
Short-term debt | | | 8,317 | | | — |
Long-term debt | | | 427 | | | 9,427 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 6,936 | | | 6,936 |
Total debt | | | $15,680 | | | $16,363 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest(2) | | | 83 | | | 83 |
Equity: | | | | | ||
Common stock class A, $1.00 par value; shares authorized; shares issued(3) | | | — | | | — |
Common stock class B, $1.00 par value; shares authorized; shares issued(3) | | | — | | | — |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,060 | | | 8,060 |
Retained earnings | | | 8,859 | | | 8,750 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 10,167 | | | 10,452 |
Total SAFG Shareholder’s equity | | | 27,086 | | | 27,262 |
Nonredeemable noncontrolling interest | | | 1,759 | | | 1,759 |
Total equity | | | 28,845 | | | 29,021 |
Total capitalization | | | $44,525 | | | 45,384 |
(1) | See “Recapitalization.” |
(2) | Redeemable noncontrolling interest has been excluded from the total capitalization of SAFG. See Note 16 to the audited consolidated financial statements. |
(3) | Adjusted to give effect to the -for- stock split on our common stock to be effected prior to this offering. |
| | | | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | | | Autonomous Entity Adjustments | | | ||||||||||||
| | Historical | | | Recapitalization | | | Affordable Housing | | | Tax Deconsolidation | | | Investment Management | | | Other Costs | | | Pro Forma | |
(in millions, except for share data) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Fixed maturity securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Bonds available for sale | | | $198,568 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | $198,568 |
Other bond securities | | | 2,082 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,082 |
Equity securities | | | 242 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 242 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 39,388 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 39,388 |
Other invested assets | | | 10,567 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,567 |
Short-term investments | | | 5,471 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,471 |
Total Investments | | | 256,318 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 256,318 |
Cash | | | 537 | | | 683 (a) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,220 |
Accrued investment income | | | 1,760 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,760 |
Premiums and other receivables | | | 884 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 884 |
Reinsurance assets - Fortitude Re | | | 28,472 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 28,472 |
Reinsurance assets - other | | | 2,932 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,932 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 4,837 | | | — | | | — | | | (109) (b) | | | — | | | — | | | 4,728 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 8,058 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,058 |
Other assets | | | 3,303 | | | 285 (a) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,588 |
Separate account assets | | | 109,111 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 109,111 |
Total assets | | | $416,212 | | | 968 | | | — | | | (109) | | | — | | | — | | | $417,071 |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts | | | $57,751 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | $57,751 |
Policyholder contract deposits | | | 156,846 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 156,846 |
Other policyholder funds | | | 2,849 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,849 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | 35,144 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,144 |
Other liabilities | | | 9,903 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,903 |
Short-term debt | | | 8,317 | | | (8,317) (a) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Long-term debt | | | 427 | | | 9,000 (a) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 9,427 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 6,936 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,936 |
Separate account liabilities | | | 109,111 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 109,111 |
Total liabilities | | | $387,284 | | | 683 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | $387,967 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | $83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | $83 | |||||
SAFG Shareholders' equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Class A Common stock, $1.00 par value, 180,000 shares authorized; 90,100 shares issued | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Class B Common stock, $1.00 par value, 20,000 shares authorized; 9,900 shares issued | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,060 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 8,060 |
Retained earnings | | | 8,859 | | | — | | | — | | | (109) (b) | | | — | | | — | | | 8,750 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 10,167 | | | 285 (a) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,452 |
Total SAFG Shareholders' equity | | | 27,086 | | | 285 | | | — | | | (109) | | | — | | | — | | | 27,262 |
Non-redeemable noncontolling interests | | | 1,759 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,759 |
Total Equity | | | $28,845 | | | $285 | | | — | | | (109) | | | — | | | — | | | $29,021 |
Total Liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity | | | $416,212 | | | 968 | | | — | | | (109) | | | — | | | — | | | $417,071 |
| | | | Transaction Accounting Adjustments | | | Autonomous Entity Adjustments | | | ||||||||||||
| | Historical | | | Recapitalization | | | Affordable Housing | | | Tax Deconsolidation | | | Investment Management | | | Other Costs | | | Pro Forma | |
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) per common share attributable to SAFG common shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | $ (f) | | | $ | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | $ (f) | | | $ | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
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Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | (f) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | (f) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(a) | The unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet reflects our planned Recapitalization, which, depending on market conditions and other factors, we currently anticipate issuing a portion of the debt securities prior to the consummation of this offering with the remainder to be completed within approximately 12 to 18 months thereafter. SAFG intends to use the net proceeds from these anticipated financings to repay the outstanding principal balance and interest on the $8.3 billion owed by us to AIG Inc., or if drawn, to repay the DDTL facilities, with any excess to be retained by SAFG as part of its liquidity pool. |
Facility | | | Principal amounts outstanding |
| | ($ millions) | |
Affiliated senior promissory note with AIG, Inc. | | | $8,317 |
Senior Notes | | | $6,000 |
Hybrid Notes | | | $3,000 |
Repayment of Affiliated senior promissory note with AIG, Inc. | | | ($8,317) |
AIGLH notes and bonds payable | | | $200 |
AIGLH junior subordinated debt | | | $227 |
Total Pro Forma long-term debt | | | $9,427 |
(b) | We are currently included in the AIG Consolidated Tax Group. However, upon AIG’s ownership interest in SAFG decreasing below 80%, we will no longer be included in the AIG Consolidated Tax Group. This Tax Deconsolidation is expected to occur upon completion of this offering. In addition, we will not be permitted to join in the filing of a U.S. consolidated federal income tax return with AGC and its directly owned life insurance subsidiaries for the five-year waiting period. Instead, AGC and its directly owned life insurance company subsidiaries are expected to file separately as members of the AGC consolidated U.S. federal income tax return during the five-year waiting period. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Separation from AIG—Our inability to file a single U.S. consolidated federal income tax return following separation from AIG may result in increased U.S. federal income taxes.” Upon the Tax Deconsolidation from the AIG Consolidated Tax Group, absent any tax planning strategies, our net operating losses and foreign tax credit carryforwards generated by the non-life insurance companies will more-likely-than-not expire unutilized. Additionally, based on the positive and negative evidence that exists as of December 31, 2021, an additional valuation allowance of $109 million is expected to be established with respect to such tax attribute carryforwards and is reflected in the pro forma adjustments. Following the five-year waiting period, AGC and its life insurance subsidiaries are expected to join our U.S. consolidated federal income tax return. Principles similar to the foregoing may apply to state and local income tax liabilities in jurisdictions that conform to federal rules. |
(c) | Reflects the elimination of the historical results of the affordable housing portfolio sold to BREIT in the fourth quarter of 2021. The $309 million of net investment income, $16 million of general operating and other expenses, $107 million of interest expense, $40 million of income tax and $68 million of net income attributable to non-controlling interests eliminated in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) will not recur in our income beyond 12 months after the transaction. Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) reflects the pre-tax gain of $3.0 billion that we incurred related to the sale of the affordable housing portfolio. While this gain has been presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) as the statement is prepared as if the transaction occurred as of January 1, 2021, this gain will not recur in our income beyond 12 months after the transaction. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Significant Factors Impacting Our Results—Affordable Housing Sale” and Note 1 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
(d) | Pursuant to our Commitment Letter with Blackstone IM and the SMAs, Blackstone IM serves as the exclusive external investment manager for certain asset classes in the majority of our life insurance company subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2021, Blackstone IM manages an initial $50 billion of our existing investment portfolio. Pursuant to the Commitment Letter, we must use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer certain minimum amounts of assets to Blackstone IM for management each quarter for the next five years beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022, such that the amount under Blackstone IM’s management is expected to increase by increments of $8.5 billion per year to an aggregate of $92.5 billion by the third quarter of 2027. |
(e) | We expect to incur certain additional costs related to becoming a standalone public company, including costs incurred under the TSA, which will be executed prior to the consummation of this offering. These costs are expected to be partially offset by fees associated with reverse transition services provided to AIG under the TSA. We also expect to incur additional costs associated with employees transferred to us from AIG. Accordingly, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information has been adjusted to reflect the net difference between the expenses expected to be incurred by the Company as an autonomous entity and the allocated expenses from AIG as reflected in the Company’s 2021 audited consolidated financial statements. A portion of these other costs relate to AIGT and Eastgreen, which were purchased by us on February 28, 2022. While the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income (loss) reflects these costs, no pro forma adjustments have been made in the unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet as these adjustments were determined to be immaterial. The additional expenses have been estimated based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable. However, actual additional costs that will be incurred could be different, potentially materially, from our estimates and would depend on several factors, including the economic environment and strategic decisions. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Separation Costs.” |
(f) | The number of SAFG shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2021 contemplates a stock split of to 1 share to be effectuated prior to the consummation of this offering. |
(g) | Reflects the tax effects of the pro forma adjustments at the applicable statutory income tax rates. |
• | Premiums are principally derived from our traditional life insurance and certain annuity products including PRT transactions and structured settlements with life contingencies. Our premium income is driven by growth in new policies and contracts written and persistency of our in-force policies, both of which are influenced by a combination of factors including our efforts to attract and retain customers and market conditions that influence demand for our products; |
• | Policy fees are principally derived from our individual retirement, group retirement, universal life insurance, COLI-BOLI and SVW products. Our policy fees typically vary directly with the underlying account value or benefit base of our annuities. Account value and benefit base are influenced by changes in economic conditions, primarily equity market returns, as well as net flows; |
• | Net investment income from our investment portfolio varies as a result of the yield, allocation and size of our investment portfolio, which are, in turn, a function of capital market conditions and net flows into our total investments, as well as the expenses associated with managing our investment portfolio; |
• | Net realized gains (losses), include changes in the Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative, risk management related derivative activities, changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives in certain of our insurance products and trading activity within our investment portfolio, including trading activity related to the Fortitude Re modco. Net realized gains (losses) vary due to the timing of sales of investments as well as changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives in certain of our insurance products and derivatives utilized to hedge certain insurance liabilities; and |
• | Advisory fee income and other income includes fees from registered investment advisory services, 12b-1 fees (marketing and distribution fees paid by mutual funds), other asset management fee income, and commission-based broker dealer services. |
• | Policyholder benefits are driven primarily by customer withdrawals and surrenders which change in response to changes in capital market conditions, changes in policy reserves as well as updates to assumptions related to future policyholder behavior, mortality and longevity; |
• | Interest credited to policyholder account balances varies in relation to the amount of the underlying account value or benefit base and also includes changes in the fair value of certain embedded derivatives related to our insurance products; |
• | Amortization of DAC and value of business acquired. DAC and value of business acquired (“VOBA”) for traditional life insurance products are amortized, with interest, over the premium paying period. DAC and VOBA related to investment-oriented contracts, such as universal life insurance, and fixed, fixed index and variable annuities, are amortized, with interest, in relation to the estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the contracts; |
• | General operating and other expenses include expenses associated with conducting our business, including salaries, other employee-related compensation, and other operating expenses such as professional services or travel; and |
• | Interest expense represents the charges associated with our external debt obligations, including debt of consolidated investment entities. This expense varies based on the amount of debt on our balance sheet, as well as the rates of interest associated with those obligations. Interest expense related to consolidated investment entities principally relates to variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which we are the primary beneficiary, however, creditors or beneficial interest holders of VIEs generally only have recourse to the assets and cash flows of the VIEs and do not have recourse to us except in limited circumstances when we have provided a guarantee to the VIE’s interest holders. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Net investment income - funds withheld assets | | | $1,775 | | | $1,427 | | | $1,598 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets: | | | | | | | |||
Net realized gains - funds withheld assets | | | 924 | | | 1,002 | | | 262 |
Net realized losses - embedded derivatives | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 237 | | | (2,976) | | | (4,905) |
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense) | | | 2,012 | | | (1,549) | | | (3,307) |
Income tax benefit (expense)* | | | (423) | | | 325 | | | 694 |
Net income (loss) | | | 1,589 | | | (1,224) | | | (2,613) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the invested assets supporting the Fortitude Re modco arrangement classified as available for sale* | | | (1,488) | | | 1,165 | | | 2,479 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | | | $101 | | | $(59) | | | $(134) |
* | The income tax expense (benefit) and the tax impact in OCI was computed using SAFG’s U.S. statutory tax rate of 21%. |
• | the economic hedge target includes 100% of rider fees in present value calculations; the GAAP valuation reflects only those fees attributed to the embedded derivative such that the initial value at contract issue equals zero; |
• | the economic hedge target uses best estimate actuarial assumptions and excludes explicit risk margins used for GAAP valuation, such as margins for policyholder behavior, mortality and volatility; and |
• | the economic hedge target excludes the non-performance, or “own credit” risk adjustment used in the GAAP valuation, which reflects a market participant’s view of our claims-paying ability by incorporating a different spread (the “NPA spread”) to the curve used to discount projected benefit cash flows. Because the discount rate includes the NPA spread and other explicit risk margins, the GAAP valuation has different sensitivities to movements in interest rates and other market factors, and to changes from actuarial assumption updates, than the economic hedge target. For more information on our valuation methodology for embedded derivatives within policyholder contract deposits, see Note 4 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
• | basis risk due to the variance between expected and actual fund returns, which may be either positive or negative; |
• | realized volatility versus implied volatility; |
• | actual versus expected changes in the hedge target driven by assumptions not subject to hedging, particularly policyholder behavior; and |
• | risk exposures that we have elected not to explicitly or fully hedge. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives, excluding update of actuarial assumptions and NPA(a)(b) | | | $2,422 | | | $(1,149) | | | $(195) |
Change in fair value of variable annuity hedging portfolio: | | | | | | | |||
Fixed maturity securities(c) | | | 56 | | | 44 | | | 194 |
Interest rate derivative contracts | | | (600) | | | 1,342 | | | 1,029 |
Equity derivative contracts | | | (1,217) | | | (679) | | | (1,274) |
Change in fair value of variable annuity hedging portfolio | | | (1,761) | | | 707 | | | (51) |
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives excluding update of actuarial assumptions and NPA, net of hedging portfolio | | | 661 | | | (442) | | | (246) |
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to NPA spread | | | (68) | | | 50 | | | (314) |
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to change in NPA volume | | | (383) | | | 404 | | | 202 |
Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to update of actuarial assumptions | | | (60) | | | 194 | | | 219 |
Total change due to update of actuarial assumptions and NPA | | | (511) | | | 648 | | | 107 |
Net impact on pre-tax income (loss) | | | 150 | | | 206 | | | (139) |
Impact to Consolidated Income Statement line | | | | | | | |||
Net investment income, net of related interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 56 | | | 44 | | | 194 |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | 94 | | | 162 | | | (333) |
Net impact on pre-tax income (loss) | | | 150 | | | 206 | | | (139) |
Net change in value of economic hedge target and related hedges | | | | | | | |||
Net impact on economic gains | | | $109 | | | $295 | | | $261 |
(a) | The non-performance risk adjustment (“NPA”) adjusts the valuation of derivatives to account for our own nonperformance risk in the fair value measurement of all derivative net liability positions. |
(b) | The 2020 and 2019 change in fair value of embedded derivatives, excluding update of actuarial assumptions and NPA was revised from $(1,145) million to $(1,149) million and from $(156) million to $(195) million for 2020 and 2019, respectively. These revisions have no impact on SAFG’s consolidated financial statements and are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements. |
(c) | Beginning in July 2019, the fixed maturity securities portfolio used in the hedging program was rebalanced to reposition the portfolio from a duration and issuer perspective. As part of this rebalancing, fixed maturity securities where we elected the fair value option were sold. Later in the quarter, as new fixed maturity securities were purchased, they were classified as available for sale. The change in fair value of available-for-sale fixed maturity securities recognized as a component of OCI was $(122) million, and $217 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. 2021 reflected losses due to higher interest rates. The gain in 2020 reflected the impact of decreases in interest rates, and tightening credit spreads. |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Variable annuities GMWB | | | $2,472 | | | $3,702 |
Fixed index annuities, including certain GMWB | | | 6,445 | | | 5,631 |
Index Life | | | 765 | | | 649 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Premiums | | | $(41) | | | $— | | | $— |
Policy fees | | | (74) | | | (106) | | | (24) |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (54) | | | (6) | | | 19 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | (143) | | | 225 | | | 194 |
Policyholder benefits | | | 86 | | | (246) | | | (147) |
Increase (Decrease) in adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | (226) | | | (133) | | | 42 |
Change in DAC related to net realized gains (losses) | | | 32 | | | (44) | | | (17) |
Net realized gains | | | 50 | | | 142 | | | 180 |
Increase (Decrease) in pre-tax income | | | $(144) | | | $(35) | | | $205 |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Individual Retirement: | | | | | | | |||
Fixed annuities | | | $(267) | | | $(77) | | | $82 |
Variable annuities | | | 7 | | | 13 | | | (5) |
Fixed index annuities | | | (60) | | | (30) | | | (140) |
Total Individual Retirement | | | (320) | | | (94) | | | (63) |
Group Retirement | | | (5) | | | 68 | | | (17) |
Life Insurance | | | 99 | | | (108) | | | 122 |
Institutional Markets | | | — | | | 1 | | | — |
Total increase (decrease) in adjusted pre-tax operating income from update of assumptions* | | | $(226) | | | $(133) | | | $42 |
* | Liabilities ceded to Fortitude Re are reported in Corporate and Other. There was no impact to adjusted pre-tax operating income due to the annual update of actuarial assumptions as these liabilities are 100 percent ceded. |
• | Requires the review and if necessary, update of future policy benefit assumptions at least annually for traditional and limited pay long duration contracts, with the recognition and separate presentation of any resulting re-measurement gain or loss (except for discount rate changes as noted above) in the income statement. |
• | Simplifies the amortization of DAC to a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contracts with adjustments for unexpected terminations, but no longer requires an impairment test. |
• | Increased disclosures of disaggregated roll-forwards of several balances, including: liabilities for future policy benefits, deferred acquisition costs, account balances, market risk benefits, separate account liabilities and information about significant inputs, judgments and methods used in measurement and changes thereto and impact of those changes. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Total revenues | | | $23,390 | | | $15,062 | | | $13,210 |
Fortitude Re related items: | | | | | | | |||
Net investment income on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | (1,775) | | | (1,427) | | | (1,598) |
Net realized (gains) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | (924) | | | (1,002) | | | (262) |
Net realized losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | 687 | | | 3,978 | | | 5,167 |
Subtotal - Fortitude Re related items | | | (2,012) | | | 1,549 | | | 3,307 |
Other non-Fortitude Re reconciling items: | | | | | | | |||
Changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits | | | (60) | | | (56) | | | (228) |
Non-operating litigation reserves and settlements | | | — | | | (12) | | | — |
Other (income) - net | | | (37) | | | (53) | | | (42) |
Net realized (gains) losses(a) | | | (791) | | | 916 | | | 551 |
Subtotal - Other non-Fortitude Re reconciling items | | | (888) | | | 795 | | | 281 |
Total adjustments | | | (2,900) | | | 2,344 | | | 3,588 |
Adjusted revenues | | | $20,490 | | | $17,406 | | | $16,798 |
(a) | Represents all net realized gains and losses except gains (losses) related to the disposition of real estate investments and earned income (periodic settlements and changes in settlement accruals) on derivative instruments used for non-qualifying (economic) hedging or for asset replication. Earned income for non-qualifying (economic) hedging or for asset replication is reclassified from net realized gains and losses to specific APTOI line items (e.g., net investment income and interest credited to policyholder account balances) based on the economic risk being hedged. |
• | net pre-tax income (losses) from noncontrolling interests related to consolidated investment entities; |
• | restructuring and other costs related to initiatives designed to reduce operating expenses, improve efficiency and simplify our organization; |
• | non-recurring costs associated with the implementation of non-ordinary course legal or regulatory changes or changes to accounting principles; |
• | integration and transaction costs associated with acquiring or divesting businesses; |
• | non-operating litigation reserves and settlements; |
• | loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt; |
• | losses from the impairment of goodwill, if any; and |
• | income and loss from divested or run-off business, if any. |
• | changes in uncertain tax positions and other tax items related to legacy matters having no relevance to our current businesses or operating performance; and |
• | deferred income tax valuation allowance releases and charges. |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | Pre-Tax | | | Total Tax (Benefit) Charge | | | Non- controlling Interests | | | After Tax | | | Pre-Tax | | | Total Tax (Benefit) Charge | | | Non- controlling Interests | | | After Tax | | | Pre-Tax | | | Total Tax (Benefit) Charge | | | Non- controlling Interests | | | After Tax |
Pre-tax income (loss)/net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests | | | $10,127 | | | $1,843 | | | $— | | | $8,284 | | | $851 | | | $(15) | | | $— | | | $866 | | | $139 | | | $(168) | | | $— | | | $307 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | (929) | | | (929) | | | — | | | — | | | (224) | | | (224) | | | — | | | — | | | (257) | | | (257) |
Pre-tax income (loss) / net income attributable to SAFG | | | 10,127 | | | 1,843 | | | (929) | | | 7,355 | | | 851 | | | (15) | | | (224) | | | 642 | | | 139 | | | (168) | | | (257) | | | 50 |
Fortitude Re related items: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Net investment income on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | (1,775) | | | (373) | | | — | | | (1,402) | | | (1,427) | | | (300) | | | — | | | (1,127) | | | (1,598) | | | (335) | | | — | | | (1,263) |
Net realized (gains) losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | (924) | | | (194) | | | — | | | (730) | | | (1,002) | | | (210) | | | — | | | (792) | | | (262) | | | (55) | | | — | | | (207) |
Net realized losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | 687 | | | 144 | | | — | | | 543 | | | 3,978 | | | 835 | | | — | | | 3,143 | | | 5,167 | | | 1,085 | | | — | | | 4,082 |
Net (gains) losses on Fortitude Re transactions | | | (26) | | | (5) | | | — | | | (21) | | | 91 | | | 19 | | | — | | | 72 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Subtotal – Fortitude Re related items | | | (2,038) | | | (428) | | | — | | | (1,610) | | | 1,640 | | | 344 | | | — | | | 1,296 | | | 3,307 | | | 695 | | | — | | | 2,612 |
Other reconciling items: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Changes in uncertain tax positions and other tax adjustments | | | — | | | 174 | | | — | | | (174) | | | — | | | 119 | | | — | | | (119) | | | — | | | 88 | | | — | | | (88) |
Deferred income tax valuation allowance (release) charges | | | — | | | (26) | | | — | | | 26 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits | | | (56) | | | (12) | | | — | | | (44) | | | (44) | | | (9) | | | — | | | (35) | | | (194) | | | (41) | | | — | | | (153) |
Changes in benefit reserves and DAC, VOBA and DSI related to net realized (gains) losses | | | 101 | | | 21 | | | — | | | 80 | | | (60) | | | (13) | | | — | | | (47) | | | (34) | | | (7) | | | — | | | (27) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | 219 | | | 46 | | | — | | | 173 | | | 10 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 8 | | | 32 | | | 7 | | | — | | | 25 |
Net realized (gains) losses(a) | | | (813) | | | (171) | | | 68 | | | (574) | | | 895 | | | 190 | | | 30 | | | 735 | | | 529 | | | 111 | | | 27 | | | 445 |
Non-operating litigation reserves and settlements | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (12) | | | (3) | | | — | | | (9) | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 3 |
Integration and transaction costs associated with acquiring or divesting businesses | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 2 |
Restructuring and other costs | | | 44 | | | 9 | | | — | | | 35 | | | 63 | | | 13 | | | — | | | 50 | | | 21 | | | 4 | | | — | | | 17 |
Non-recurring costs related to regulatory or accounting changes | | | 31 | | | 7 | | | — | | | 24 | | | 45 | | | 10 | | | — | | | 35 | | | 7 | | | 1 | | | — | | | 6 |
Net (gain) loss on divestiture | | | (3,081) | | | (710) | | | — | | | (2,371) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Pension expense - non operating | | | 12 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 9 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Noncontrolling interests (b) | | | (861) | | | — | | | 861 | | | — | | | (194) | | | — | | | 194 | | | — | | | (230) | | | — | | | 230 | | | — |
Subtotal - Other non-Fortitude Re reconciling items | | | (4,404) | | | (659) | | | 929 | | | (2,816) | | | 703 | | | 309 | | | 224 | | | 618 | | | 138 | | | 165 | | | 257 | | | 230 |
Total adjustments | | | (6,442) | | | (1,087) | | | 929 | | | (4,426) | | | 2,343 | | | 653 | | | 224 | | | 1,914 | | | 3,445 | | | 860 | | | 257 | | | 2,842 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss)/Adjusted after-tax operating income (loss) | | | $3,685 | | | $756 | | | $— | | | $2,929 | | | $3,194 | | | $638 | | | $— | | | $2,556 | | | $3,584 | | | $692 | | | $— | | | $2,892 |
(a) | Includes all net realized gains and losses except earned income (periodic settlements and changes in settlement accruals) on derivative instruments used for non-qualifying (economic) hedging or for asset replication. Additionally, gains (losses) related to the disposition of real estate investments are also excluded from this adjustment. |
(b) | The presentation of adjustments for 2020 and 2019 for noncontrolling interests has been revised from $(153) million to $(194) million and from $(182) million to $(230) million in 2020 and 2019, respectively; and to remove the total tax (benefit) charge from noncontrolling interests of $(41) million and $(48) million for 2020 and 2019, respectively. These revisions have no impact on SAFG's consolidated financial statements and are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | GAAP | | | Non-GAAP Adjustments | | | Adjusted | |||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Pre-tax Income | | | Tax | | | Rate | | | Pre-tax Adjustments | | | Tax | | | APTOI | | | Tax | | | Rate |
2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
U.S. federal income tax at statutory | | | $10,127 | | | $2,127 | | | $21.0% | | | $(6,442) | | | $(1,353) | | | $3,685 | | | $774 | | | $21.0% |
Rate Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Uncertain Tax Positions | | | — | | | (69) | | | (0.7) | | | — | | | 66 | | | — | | | (3) | | | (0.1) |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income | | | — | | | (108) | | | (1.1) | | | — | | | 108 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Non-controlling Interest(a) | | | — | | | (197) | | | (1.9) | | | — | | | 181 | | | — | | | (16) | | | (0.4) |
Dividends received deduction | | | — | | | (37) | | | (0.4) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (37) | | | (1.0) |
State and local income taxes | | | — | | | 105 | | | 1.0 | | | — | | | (55) | | | — | | | 50 | | | 1.4 |
Other | | | — | | | (5) | | | — | | | — | | | (12) | | | — | | | (17) | | | (0.5) |
Adjustments to prior year tax returns | | | — | | | (3) | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | 1 | | | — |
Share based compensation payments excess tax deduction | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4 | | | 0.1 |
Valuation allowance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Continuing operations | | | — | | | 26 | | | 0.3 | | | — | | | (26) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Amount Attributable to SAFG | | | $10,127 | | | $1,843 | | | 18.2% | | | $(6,442) | | | $(1,087) | | | $3,685 | | | $756 | | | 20.5% |
2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
U.S. federal income tax at statutory | | | $851 | | | $178 | | | 21.0% | | | $2,343 | | | $493 | | | $3,194 | | | $671 | | | 21.0% |
Rate Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Uncertain Tax Positions | | | — | | | 17 | | | 2.0 | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | 21 | | | 0.7 |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income | | | — | | | (100) | | | (11.8) | | | — | | | 100 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Non-controlling Interest(a) | | | — | | | (47) | | | (5.5) | | | — | | | 41 | | | — | | | (6) | | | (0.2) |
Dividends received deduction | | | — | | | (39) | | | (4.6) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (39) | | | (1.2) |
State and local income taxes | | | — | | | (4) | | | (0.5) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (4) | | | (0.1) |
Other | | | — | | | 1 | | | 0.1 | | | — | | | (3) | | | — | | | (2) | | | (0.1) |
Adjustments to prior year tax returns | | | — | | | (27) | | | (3.2) | | | — | | | 14 | | | — | | | (13) | | | (0.4) |
Share based compensation payments excess tax deduction | | | — | | | 10 | | | 1.2 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10 | | | 0.3 |
Valuation allowance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Continuing operations | | | — | | | (4) | | | (0.5) | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Amount Attributable to SAFG | | | $851 | | | $(15) | | | (1.8)% | | | $2,343 | | | $653 | | | $3,194 | | | $638 | | | 20.0% |
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
U.S. federal income tax at statutory | | | $139 | | | $29 | | | 21.0% | | | $3,445 | | | $724 | | | $3,584 | | | $753 | | | 21.0% |
Rate Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Uncertain Tax Positions | | | — | | | 35 | | | 25.2 | | | — | | | (29) | | | — | | | 6 | | | 0.2 |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income | | | — | | | (114) | | | (82.0) | | | — | | | 114 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Non-controlling Interest(a) | | | — | | | (52) | | | (37.4) | | | — | | | 48 | | | — | | | (4) | | | (0.1) |
Dividends received deduction | | | — | | | (40) | | | (28.8) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (40) | | | (1.1) |
State and local income taxes | | | — | | | 14 | | | 10.0 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 14 | | | 0.4 |
Other | | | — | | | 5 | | | 3.6 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | | | 0.1 |
Adjustments to prior year tax returns | | | — | | | (49) | | | (35.3) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (49) | | | (1.4) |
Share Based Compensation payments excess tax deduction | | | — | | | 7 | | | 5.0 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7 | | | 0.2 |
Valuation allowance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Continuing operations | | | — | | | (3) | | | (2.2) | | | — | | | 3 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Amount Attributable to SAFG | | | $139 | | | $(168) | | | (120.9)% | | | $3,445 | | | 860 | | | $3,584 | | | $692 | | | 19.3% |
(a) | The presentation of adjustments for 2020 and 2019 for noncontrolling interests has been revised from $(47) million to $(41) million and from $(52) million to $(48) million for 2020 and 2019, respectively; and to remove the total tax (benefit) charge from noncontrolling interests of $(6) million and $(4) million for 2020 and 2019, respectively. These revisions have no impact on SAFG's consolidated financial statements and are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements. |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Total SAFG Shareholders’ equity | | | $27,086 | | | $37,232 | | | $31,805 |
Less: Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 10,167 | | | 14,653 | | | 9,329 |
Add: Cumulative unrealized gains and losses related to Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 2,629 | | | 4,225 | | | 2,970 |
Adjusted Book Value | | | $19,548 | | | $26,804 | | | $25,446 |
| | December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Net income (loss) attributable to SAFG shareholders (a) | | | $7,355 | | | $642 | | | $50 |
Adjusted after-tax operating income attributable to SAFG shareholders (b) | | | $2,929 | | | $2,556 | | | $2,892 |
Average SAFG Shareholders' equity (c) | | | $32,159 | | | $34,519 | | | $29,098 |
Less: Average AOCI | | | 12,410 | | | 11,991 | | | 5,875 |
Add: Average cumulative unrealized gains and losses related to Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 3,427 | | | 3,598 | | | 1,771 |
Average Adjusted Book Value (d) | | | $23,176 | | | $26,125 | | | $24,994 |
Return on Average Equity (a / c) | | | 22.9% | | | 1.9% | | | 0.2% |
Adjusted ROAE (b / d) | | | 12.6% | | | 9.8% | | | 11.6% |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Individual Retirement | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $191 | | | $151 | | | $104 |
Deposits(b) | | | 13,473 | | | 9,492 | | | 13,530 |
Other(a) | | | (7) | | | (9) | | | (9) |
Premiums and deposits | | | 13,657 | | | 9,634 | | | 13,625 |
Group Retirement | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | 22 | | | 19 | | | 16 |
Deposits | | | 7,744 | | | 7,477 | | | 8,330 |
Premiums and deposits(c)(d) | | | 7,766 | | | 7,496 | | | 8,346 |
Life Insurance | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | 1,573 | | | 1,526 | | | 1,438 |
Deposits | | | 1,635 | | | 1,648 | | | 1,667 |
Other(a) | | | 1,020 | | | 873 | | | 827 |
Premiums and deposits | | | 4,228 | | | 4,047 | | | 3,932 |
Institutional Markets | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | 3,774 | | | 2,564 | | | 1,877 |
Deposits | | | 1,158 | | | 2,284 | | | 931 |
Other(a) | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | 27 |
Premiums and deposits | | | 4,957 | | | 4,873 | | | 2,835 |
Total | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | 5,560 | | | 4,260 | | | 3,435 |
Deposits | | | 24,010 | | | 20,901 | | | 24,458 |
Other(a) | | | 1,038 | | | 889 | | | 845 |
Premiums and deposits | | | $30,608 | | | $26,050 | | | $28,738 |
(a) | Other principally consists of ceded premiums, in order to reflect gross premiums and deposits. |
(b) | Excludes deposits from the assets of our retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated in connection with the sale. Deposits from these retail mutual funds were $259 million, $736 million and $1.3 billion for years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
(c) | Excludes client deposits into advisory and brokerage accounts of $2.5 billion, $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion for years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
(d) | Includes $3.1 billion, $3.0 billion and $2.9 billion of premiums and deposits related to in-plan mutual funds for years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Subsidiary dividends paid | | | $1,564 | | | $540 | | | $ 1,535 |
Less: Non-recurring dividends | | | (295) | | | 600 | | | (400) |
Tax sharing payments related to utilization of tax attributes | | | 902 | | | 1,026 | | | 954 |
Normalized distributions | | | $2,171 | | | $2,166 | | | $2,089 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
| | ($ millions) | |||||||
Liability for ULSG and similar features | | | $4,505 | | | $4,751 | | | $3,794 |
Deferred Acquisition Costs | | | (2,822) | | | (2,708) | | | (2,417) |
Unearned Revenue Reserves | | | 1,848 | | | 1,660 | | | 1,431 |
Impact of Unrealized Capital Gains (Losses) from Investments | | | (1,135) | | | (1,495) | | | (1,099) |
Other Guaranteed Benefits | | | 419 | | | 421 | | | 527 |
Other Ceded Guaranteed Benefits | | | (256) | | | (266) | | | (294) |
ULSG Net Liability | | | $2,559 | | | $2,363 | | | $1,942 |
($ billions) | | | For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health contracts | | | $57.8 |
Policyholder contract deposits | | | 156.8 |
Other policyholder funds | | | 2.9 |
Separate account liabilities | | | 109.1 |
Less: Direct liabilities related to the Corporate and Other segment and other balances (a) | | | (29.7) |
Less: Reinsurance assets (b) | | | (2.0) |
Net insurance liabilities | | | $294.9 |
(a) | Other balances primarily includes unearned revenue reserves which are recorded in other policyholder funds. |
(b) | Reinsurance assets includes recoverables related to future policy benefits and policyholder contract deposits. Recoverables related to paid claims are excluded. |
At December 31, (in billions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Individual Retirement | | | | | | | |||
AUM | | | $160.2 | | | $157.3 | | | $145.3 |
AUA(a) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total Individual Retirement AUMA | | | 160.2 | | | 157.3 | | | 145.3 |
Group Retirement | | | | | | | |||
AUM | | | 97.2 | | | 94.5 | | | 87.3 |
AUA | | | 42.6 | | | 35.6 | | | 30.9 |
Total Group Retirement AUMA | | | 139.8 | | | 130.1 | | | 118.2 |
Life Insurance | | | | | | | |||
AUM | | | 34.4 | | | 34.8 | | | 32.0 |
AUA | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total Life Insurance AUMA | | | 34.4 | | | 34.8 | | | 32.0 |
Institutional Markets | | | | | | | |||
AUM | | | 32.7 | | | 30.4 | | | 26.6 |
AUA | | | 43.8 | | | 43.3 | | | 39.9 |
Total Institutional Markets AUMA | | | 76.5 | | | 73.7 | | | 66.5 |
Total AUMA | | | $410.9 | | | $395.9 | | | $362.0 |
(a) | Excludes AUA from the assets of our retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated in connection with the sale. AUA related to these retail mutual funds were $7.8 billion, and $12.0 billion as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Individual Retirement | | | | | | | |||
Fee Income(a) | | | $1,500 | | | $1,321 | | | $1,254 |
Spread Income | | | 2,650 | | | 2,430 | | | 2,500 |
Total Individual Retirement(a) | | | 4,150 | | | 3,751 | | | 3,754 |
Group Retirement | | | | | | | |||
Fee Income | | | 859 | | | 715 | | | 690 |
Spread Income | | | 1,275 | | | 1,088 | | | 1,133 |
Total Group Retirement | | | 2,134 | | | 1,803 | | | 1,823 |
Life Insurance | | | | | | | |||
Underwriting margin | | | 1,067 | | | 1,261 | | | 1,473 |
Total Life Insurance | | | 1,067 | | | 1,261 | | | 1,473 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Institutional Markets(b) | | | | | | | |||
Fee Income | | | 61 | | | 62 | | | 68 |
Spread Income | | | 478 | | | 290 | | | 251 |
Underwriting margin | | | 102 | | | 75 | | | 75 |
Total Institutional Markets | | | 641 | | | 427 | | | 394 |
Total | | | | | | | |||
Fee Income | | | 2,420 | | | 2,098 | | | 2,012 |
Spread Income | | | 4,403 | | | 3,808 | | | 3,884 |
Underwriting margin | | | 1,169 | | | 1,336 | | | 1,548 |
Total | | | $7,992 | | | $7,242 | | | $7,444 |
(a) | Excludes fee income of $54 million, $111 million and $163 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively related to the assets of our Retail Mutual Funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated in connection with the sale. |
(b) | Fee income for Institutional Markets includes only SVW fee income, while underwriting margin includes fee and advisory income on products other than SVW. |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Individual Retirement | | | | | | | |||
Fixed Annuities | | | $(2,396) | | | $(2,504) | | | $(711) |
Fixed Index Annuities | | | 4,072 | | | 2,991 | | | 4,657 |
Variable Annuities | | | (864) | | | (1,554) | | | (1,973) |
Subtotal - Individual Retirement | | | 812 | | | (1,067) | | | 1,973 |
Group Retirement | | | (3,208) | | | (1,940) | | | (2,646) |
Total Net Flows(a) | | | $(2,396) | | | $(3,007) | | | $(673) |
(a) | Excludes net flows of ($1.4 billion), ($3.7 billion) and ($3.4 billion) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to the assets of our Retail Mutual Funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated in connection with the sale. |
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $5,637 | | | $4,341 | | | $3,501 |
Policy fees | | | 3,051 | | | 2,874 | | | 2,930 |
Net investment income | | | 11,672 | | | 10,516 | | | 10,774 |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | 1,855 | | | (3,741) | | | (5,064) |
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Advisory fee and other income | | | 1,175 | | | 1,072 | | | 1,069 |
Total revenues | | | 23,390 | | | 15,062 | | | 13,210 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 8,050 | | | 6,602 | | | 5,335 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 3,549 | | | 3,528 | | | 3,614 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 1,057 | | | 543 | | | 674 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 680 | | | 604 | | | 564 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 322 | | | 316 | | | 322 |
General operating expenses | | | 2,104 | | | 2,027 | | | 1,975 |
Interest expense | | | 389 | | | 490 | | | 555 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | 219 | | | 10 | | | 32 |
Net (gain) loss on divestitures | | | (3,081) | | | — | | | — |
Net (gains) losses on Fortitude Re transactions | | | (26) | | | 91 | | | — |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 13,263 | | | 14,211 | | | 13,071 |
Income before income tax expense (benefit) | | | 10,127 | | | 851 | | | 139 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 1,843 | | | (15) | | | (168) |
Net income | | | 8,284 | | | 866 | | | 307 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | 929 | | | 224 | | | 257 |
Net income attributable to SAFG | | | $7,355 | | | $642 | | | $50 |
Income (loss) per common share attributable to SAFG common shareholders: | | | | | | | |||
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | $76,127 | | | $6,420 | | | $500 |
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | $50,101 | | | $6,420 | | | $500 |
Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |||
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | 90,100 | | | 90,100 | | | 90,100 |
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | 9,900 | | | 9,900 | | | 9,900 |
• | higher realized gains of $5.6 billion primarily driven by a lower decrease in the fair value of our embedded derivatives related to the Fortitude Re funds withheld assets and higher realized gains on sales of real estate investments and available for sale securities; |
• | the recognition of a $3.1 billion gain on the closing of the affordable housing sale to Blackstone in 2021 and the sale of certain assets of the Retail Mutual Funds business to Touchstone in 2021; |
• | increase in net investment income of $1.2 billion primarily driven by higher returns on the alternative investment portfolio due to gains on private equity investments; and |
• | higher policy fees of $177 million primarily due to higher average variable annuity separate account assets driven by equity market performance. |
• | higher amortization of DAC of $514 million principally driven by the impact of the review and update of actuarial assumptions and equity market performance; and |
• | higher loss on extinguishment of debt of $209 million primarily due to the extinguishment of debt of certain consolidated investment entities and the partial extinguishment of AIGLH debt. |
• | lower realized losses of $1.3 billion primarily driven by the lower realized loss on the embedded derivative related to the Fortitude Re funds withheld asset; and |
• | lower amortization of DAC of $131 million principally driven by the impact of the review and update of actuarial assumptions and equity market performance. |
• | lower net investment income of $258 million primarily due to lower gains on securities for which the fair value option was elected as well as yield compression driven by lower interest rates; |
• | $240 million unfavorable comparative net impact from life premiums and policy fees net of policyholder benefits (which excludes actuarial assumption updates), driven by higher mortality (which includes COVID-19 impacts); |
• | an additional loss of $91 million related to an amendment on the Fortitude Re reinsurance contract; |
• | higher general operating expenses of $51 million primarily due to an increase in costs related to regulatory and accounting changes; and |
• | higher non-deferrable commission expense of $41 million due to increased sales. |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Pre-tax income attributable to SAFG | | | $10,127 | | | $851 | | | $139 |
Reconciling items to APTOI: | | | | | | | |||
Fortitude Re related items | | | (2,038) | | | 1,640 | | | 3,307 |
Non-Fortitude Re related items | | | (4,404) | | | 703 | | | 138 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $3,685 | | | $3,194 | | | $3,584 |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Premiums | | | $5,646 | | | $4,334 | | | $3,493 |
Policy fees | | | 3,051 | | | 2,874 | | | 2,931 |
Net investment income | | | 9,917 | | | 9,084 | | | 9,021 |
Net realized gains(a) | | | 701 | | | 54 | | | 285 |
Advisory fee and other income | | | 1,175 | | | 1,060 | | | 1,068 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | 20,490 | | | 17,406 | | | 16,798 |
Policyholder benefits | | | 8,028 | | | 6,590 | | | 5,336 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 3,569 | | | 3,552 | | | 3,603 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | $975 | | | $601 | | | $706 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 680 | | | 604 | | | 564 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 322 | | | 316 | | | 322 |
General operating expenses | | | 2,016 | | | 1,920 | | | 1,942 |
Interest expense | | | 354 | | | 435 | | | 511 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 15,944 | | | 14,018 | | | 12,984 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | (861) | | | (194) | | | (230) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $3,685 | | | $3,194 | | | $3,584 |
(a) | Net realized gains (losses) includes the gains (losses) related to the disposition of real estate investments. |
• | higher net investment income of $833 million primarily driven by higher private equity income and higher gains on call and tender activity; and |
• | higher policy fees, advisory fee and other income of $292 million primarily driven by higher average separate account assets. |
• | higher DAC amortization of $374 million principally impacted by the review and update of actuarial assumptions and equity market performance; and |
• | higher non-deferrable insurance commissions of $76 million primarily driven by growth in variable annuity separate account assets and higher advisory fee expenses driven by increased sales. |
• | an increase in policyholder benefits of $1.3 billion primarily driven by $712 million from new Institutional Markets business, including changes from new PRT transactions; and |
• | higher net unfavorable impacts from higher mortality driven by COVID-19 and the review and update of actuarial assumptions compared to prior year of $113 million. |
• | an increase in premiums of $841 million primarily driven by $687 million from new Institutional Markets business, including new PRT transactions; and |
• | lower DAC amortization of $102 million principally impacted by the review and update of actuarial assumptions and equity market performance. |
• | Individual Retirement – consists of fixed annuities, fixed index annuities, variable annuities and retail mutual funds. On February 8, 2021, we announced the execution of a definitive agreement with Touchstone to sell certain assets of our Retail Mutual Funds business. This Touchstone transaction closed on July 16, 2021. For further information on this sale see Note 1. |
• | Group Retirement – consists of record-keeping, plan administrative and compliance services, financial planning and advisory solutions offered to employer defined contribution plans and their participants, along with proprietary and non-proprietary annuities, advisory and brokerage products offered outside of plan. |
• | Life Insurance – primary products in the United States include term life and universal life insurance. The International business issues individual life, whole life and group life insurance in the United Kingdom, and distributes medical insurance in Ireland. |
• | Institutional Markets – consists of SVW products, structured settlement and PRT annuities, corporate- and bank-owned life insurance, high net worth products and GICs. |
• | Corporate and Other – consists primarily of: |
– | Corporate expenses not attributable to our other segments; |
– | Interest expense on financial debt; |
– | Results of our consolidated investment entities; |
– | Institutional asset management business, which includes managing assets for non-consolidated affiliates; and |
– | Results of our legacy insurance lines ceded to Fortitude Re. |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Individual Retirement | | | $1,895 | | | $1,942 | | | $2,010 |
Group Retirement | | | 1,273 | | | 975 | | | 958 |
Life Insurance | | | 96 | | | 146 | | | 522 |
Institutional Markets | | | 584 | | | 367 | | | 322 |
Corporate and Other | | | (161) | | | (234) | | | (227) |
Consolidation and elimination | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | (1) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $3,685 | | | $3,194 | | | $3,584 |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $191 | | | $151 | | | $104 |
Policy fees | | | 962 | | | 861 | | | 811 |
Net investment income | | | 4,334 | | | 4,105 | | | 4,163 |
Advisory fee and other income* | | | 592 | | | 571 | | | 606 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | 6,079 | | | 5,688 | | | 5,684 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 580 | | | 411 | | | 391 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 1,791 | | | 1,751 | | | 1,726 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | 744 | | | 556 | | | 480 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 397 | | | 334 | | | 318 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 189 | | | 205 | | | 219 |
General operating expenses | | | 437 | | | 427 | | | 468 |
Interest expense | | | 46 | | | 62 | | | 72 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 4,184 | | | 3,746 | | | 3,674 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $1,895 | | | $1,942 | | | $2,010 |
* | Includes advisory fee income from registered investment services, 12b-1 fees (i.e., marketing and distribution fee income), and other asset management fee income. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Fee income(a) | | | $1,500 | | | $1,321 | | | $1,254 |
Spread income(b) | | | 2,650 | | | 2,430 | | | 2,500 |
Policyholder benefits, net of premiums | | | (389) | | | (260) | | | (287) |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | (397) | | | (334) | | | (318) |
Amortization of DAC and SIA | | | (851) | | | (632) | | | (543) |
General operating expenses | | | (437) | | | (427) | | | (468) |
Other(c) | | | (181) | | | (156) | | | (128) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $1,895 | | | $1,942 | | | $2,010 |
(a) | Fee income represents policy fees plus advisory fee and other income. Fee income excludes fee income of $54 million, $111 million, and $163 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to assets of the retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated, in connection with the sale. |
(b) | Spread income represents net investment income less interest credited to policyholder account balances, exclusive of amortization of sales inducements of $107 million, $76 million, $63 million. |
(c) | Other represents advisory fee expenses, interest expense and fee income related to assets of the retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated, in connection with the sale. |
• | unfavorable impact from the review and update of actuarial assumptions of $320 million compared to $94 million unfavorable in the prior year; |
• | increase in DAC amortization and policyholder benefits net of premiums, excluding the actuarial assumptions updates of $130 million primarily due to higher growth in Index Annuities, coupled with the impact of lower portfolio yields on policyholder benefits; and |
• | an increase in non-deferrable insurance commissions of $63 million primarily due to growth in variable annuity separate account assets. |
• | higher net investment income of $229 million primarily driven by higher private equity income of $257 million, higher commercial mortgage loan prepayment income, and higher call and tender income; and |
• | higher policy and advisory fee income, net of advisory fee expenses of $138 million, primarily due to an increase in variable annuity separate account assets driven by robust equity market performance. |
• | net investment income was lower by $58 million primarily due to lower gains on securities for which the fair-value option was elected, and lower base portfolio income primarily driven by lower interest rates resulting in spread compression, partially offset by higher call and tender income from invested assets and higher alternative income due to private equity returns; |
• | excluding the net impact from our annual review and update of actuarial assumptions, DAC amortization and policyholder benefits net of premiums was $56 million higher due to lower variable annuity separate account returns, and fixed index annuities growth; and |
• | unfavorable impact from the review and update of actuarial assumptions of $94 million compared to $63 million unfavorable in the prior year. |
• | $41 million of lower general operating expenses primarily due to lower travel as a result of COVID-19 and other employee related expenses; and |
• | $29 million of higher policy fees and advisory fee and other income, net of advisory fee expenses, driven by higher fees from fixed index and fixed annuity products with guaranteed living benefits. |
(in billions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Fixed annuities | | | $57.8 | | | $60.5 | | | $60.4 |
Fixed index annuities | | | 31.8 | | | 27.9 | | | 22.1 |
Variable annuities | | | 70.6 | | | 68.9 | | | 62.8 |
Total* | | | $160.2 | | | $157.3 | | | $145.3 |
* | Excludes assets of the Retail Mutual Funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or were otherwise liquidated, in connection with the sale. AUA related to these retail mutual funds were $7.8 billion, and $12 billion as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
(in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Fee income: | | | | | | | |||
Fixed annuities | | | $44 | | | $37 | | | $24 |
Fixed index annuities | | | 140 | | | 118 | | | 75 |
Variable annuities(a)(b) | | | 1,316 | | | 1,166 | | | 1,155 |
Total fee income | | | 1,500 | | | 1,321 | | | 1,254 |
Policy fees | | | 962 | | | 861 | | | 811 |
Advisory fees and other income(b) | | | 538 | | | 460 | | | 443 |
Total fee income | | | $1,500 | | | $1,321 | | | $1,254 |
Spread income: | | | | | | | |||
Fixed annuities | | | 1,309 | | | 1,276 | | | 1,375 |
Fixed index annuities | | | 843 | | | 725 | | | 668 |
Variable annuities | | | 498 | | | 429 | | | 457 |
Total spread income | | | $2,650 | | | $2,430 | | | $2,500 |
Net investment income | | | 4,334 | | | 4,105 | | | 4,163 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (1,684) | | | (1,675) | | | (1,663) |
Total spread income(c) | | | $2,650 | | | $2,430 | | | $2,500 |
(a) | Includes SAAMCo related fee income of $193 million, $165 million, and $159 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Includes SAAMCo related spread income of $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. |
(b) | Excludes fee income of $54 million, $111 million, and $163 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to assets of the retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated, in connection with the sale. |
(c) | Excludes amortization of sales inducement assets of $107 million, $76 million, and $63 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Fixed annuities base net investment spread: | | | | | | | |||
Base yield(a) | | | 3.94% | | | 4.16% | | | 4.54% |
Cost of funds | | | 2.58 | | | 2.63 | | | 2.68 |
Fixed annuities base net investment spread | | | 1.36 | | | 1.53 | | | 1.86 |
Fixed index annuities base net investment spread: | | | | | | | |||
Base yield(a) | | | 3.78 | | | 3.97 | | | 4.46 |
Cost of funds | | | 1.30 | | | 1.28 | | | 1.26 |
Fixed index annuities base net investment spread | | | 2.48 | | | 2.69 | | | 3.20 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Variable annuities base net investment spread: | | | | | | | |||
Base yield(a) | | | 3.96 | | | 3.86 | | | 4.32 |
Cost of funds | | | 1.42 | | | 1.42 | | | 1.63 |
Variable annuities base net investment spread | | | 2.54 | | | 2.44 | | | 2.69 |
Total Individual Retirement base net investment spread: | | | | | | | |||
Base yield(a) | | | 3.89 | | | 4.07 | | | 4.50 |
Cost of funds | | | 2.08 | | | 2.15 | | | 2.25 |
Total Individual Retirement base net investment spread: | | | 1.81% | | | 1.92% | | | 2.25% |
(a) | Includes returns from base portfolio including accretion and income (loss) from certain other invested assets. |
• | Fee income increased $179 million, primarily due to an increase in mortality and expense (“M&E”) fees of $95 million and other fee income of $78 million due to higher variable annuity separate account assets driven by robust equity market performance. |
• | Spread income increased $220 million driven by higher private equity income of $257 million, higher commercial mortgage loan prepayment income, and higher call and tender income, partially offset by lower base portfolio income driven by low interest rates resulting in spread compression. |
• | Fee income increased $67 million driven by higher fees from products with guaranteed living benefits of $35 million, mostly from fixed index and fixed annuity products and an increase in M&E fees of $12 million and other fee income of $17 million due to higher variable annuity separate account assets driven by equity market growth. |
• | Spread income decreased $70 million primarily due to lower net investment income of $58 million primarily due to lower gains on securities for which the fair-value option was elected, and lower base portfolio income primarily driven by lower interest rates resulting in spread compression, partially offset by higher call and tender income from invested assets and higher alternative income due to private equity returns. |
Premiums and Deposits (in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Fixed annuities | | | $3,011 | | | $2,535 | | | $5,280 |
Fixed index annuities | | | 5,621 | | | 4,096 | | | 5,466 |
Variable annuities | | | 5,025 | | | 3,003 | | | 2,879 |
Total(a) | | | $13,657 | | | $9,634 | | | $13,625 |
(a) | Excludes assets of the retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated, in connection with the sale. Deposits from retail mutual funds were $259 million, $736 million, and $1.3 billion for years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
Net Flows (in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Fixed annuities | | | $(2,396) | | | $(2,504) | | | $(711) |
Fixed index annuities | | | 4,072 | | | 2,991 | | | 4,657 |
Variable annuities | | | (864) | | | (1,554) | | | (1,973) |
Total(a) | | | $812 | | | $(1,067) | | | $1,973 |
(a) | Excludes net flows related to the assets of the retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated, in connection with the sale. Net flows from retail mutual funds were ($1.4 billion), ($3.7 billion), and ($3.4 billion) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net flows for retail mutual funds represent deposits less withdrawals. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Fixed annuities | | | 7.2% | | | 5.9% | | | 7.2% |
Fixed index annuities | | | 4.6 | | | 4.0 | | | 3.8 |
Variable annuities | | | 7.3 | | | 6.2 | | | 7.2 |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed Annuities | | | Fixed Index Annuities | | | Variable Annuities | | | Fixed Annuities | | | Fixed Index Annuities | | | Variable Annuities | ||
No surrender charge | | | $26,419 | | | $2,009 | | | $34,030 | | | $27,103 | | | $1,423 | | | $29,594 |
Greater than 0% – 2% | | | 2,091 | | | 1,681 | | | 10,925 | | | 2,297 | | | 1,129 | | | 10,542 |
Greater than 2% – 4% | | | 2,424 | | | 4,195 | | | 9,884 | | | 2,757 | | | 3,427 | | | 11,966 |
Greater than 4% | | | 16,443 | | | 22,489 | | | 13,219 | | | 16,159 | | | 19,685 | | | 12,647 |
Non-surrenderable | | | 2,373 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,214 | | | — | | | — |
Total reserves | | | $49,750 | | | $30,374 | | | $68,058 | | | $50,530 | | | $25,664 | | | $64,749 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $22 | | | $19 | | | $16 |
Policy fees | | | 522 | | | 443 | | | 429 |
Net investment income | | | 2,413 | | | 2,213 | | | 2,262 |
Advisory fee and other income(a) | | | 337 | | | 272 | | | 261 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | 3,294 | | | 2,947 | | | 2,968 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 76 | | | 74 | | | 63 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 1,150 | | | 1,125 | | | 1,147 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | 61 | | | 15 | | | 81 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 121 | | | 117 | | | 113 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 133 | | | 111 | | | 103 |
General operating expenses | | | 445 | | | 488 | | | 459 |
Interest expense | | | 35 | | | 42 | | | 44 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 2,021 | | | 1,972 | | | 2,010 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $1,273 | | | $975 | | | $958 |
(a) | Includes advisory fee income from registered investment services, 12b-1 fees (i.e., marketing and distribution fee income), and other asset management fee income, and commission-based broker-dealer services. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Fee income(a) | | | $859 | | | 715 | | | $690 |
Spread income(b) | | | 1,275 | | | 1,088 | | | 1,133 |
Policyholder benefits, net of premiums | | | (54) | | | (55) | | | (47) |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | (121) | | | (117) | | | (113) |
Amortization of DAC and SIA | | | (73) | | | (15) | | | (99) |
General operating expenses | | | (445) | | | (488) | | | (459) |
Other(c) | | | (168) | | | (153) | | | (147) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $1,273 | | | $975 | | | $958 |
(a) | Fee income represents policy fee and advisory fee and other income. |
(b) | Spread income represents net investment income less interest credited to policyholder account balances, exclusive of amortziation of sales inducments of $12 million, $0 million and $18 million. |
(c) | Other consists of advisory fee expenses and interest expense. |
• | net investment income, net of interest credited was $175 million higher primarily driven by higher gains on private equity income and higher call and tender income, partially offset by lower base portfolio income net of interest credited driven by decreased reinvestment yields; |
• | $122 million of higher policy and advisory fee income, net of advisory fee expenses due to an increase in separate account, mutual fund, and advisory average assets; and |
• | lower general operating expenses of $43 million primarily due to decreased regulatory expenses. |
• | unfavorable impact from the review and update of actuarial assumptions of $5 million in 2021 compared to $68 million favorable in prior year. |
• | favorable impact from the review and update of actuarial assumptions of $68 million in 2020 compared to $17 million unfavorable in prior year; and |
• | $17 million of higher policy fees and advisory fee and other income, net of advisory fee expenses due to an increase in separate account and mutual fund average assets. |
• | higher general operating expenses of $29 million primarily due to increased regulatory expenses, partially offset by lower travel (as a result of COVID-19) and other employee related expenses; |
• | increases in variable annuity DAC amortization and reserves excluding the actuarial assumption of $19 million due to lower equity market performance compared to the prior year; and |
• | net investment income, net of interest credited was $49 million lower due principally lower reinvestment yields partially offset by higher average invested assets and lower interest credited, as well as higher gains on private equity income as well as prepayment income on invested assets. |
| | For the years ended December 31 | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
| | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
| | ($ in billions) | |||||||
AUMA by asset type | | | | | | | |||
In-plan spread based | | | $32.5 | | | $33.4 | | | $31.4 |
In-plan fee based | | | 60.3 | | | 53.9 | | | 48.1 |
Total in-plan AUMA(1) | | | $92.8 | | | $87.3 | | | $79.5 |
Out-of-plan proprietary fixed annuity and fixed index annuities | | | 9.6 | | | 9.3 | | | 8.4 |
Out-of-plan proprietary variable annuities | | | 23.6 | | | 22.9 | | | 21.1 |
Total out-of-plan proprietary annuities(2) | | | 33.2 | | | 32.2 | | | 29.5 |
Advisory and brokerage | | | 13.8 | | | 10.6 | | | 9.2 |
Total out-of-plan AUMA | | | $47.0 | | | $42.8 | | | $38.7 |
Total AUMA | | | $139.8 | | | $130.1 | | | $118.2 |
(1) | Includes $15.1 billion, $14.3 billion and $13.5 billion of AUMA for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, that is associated with our in-plan investment advisory service that we offer to participants at an additional fee. |
(2) | Includes $4.9 billion, $4.3 billion and $3.8 billion of AUMA for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in our proprietary advisory variable annuity. Together with our out-of-plan advisory and brokerage assets shown in the table above, we had a total of $18.7 billion, $15.0 billion and $13.0 billion of out-of-plan advisory assets for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Total fee income | | | $859 | | | $715 | | | $690 |
Net investment income | | | $2,413 | | | $2,213 | | | $2,262 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (1,138) | | | (1,125) | | | (1,129) |
Total spread income(a) | | | $1,275 | | | $1,088 | | | $1,133 |
(a) | Excludes amortization of sales inducement assets of $12 million, $0 million, and $18 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Base net investment spread: | | | | | | | |||
Base yield(a) | | | 4.11% | | | 4.26% | | | 4.53% |
Cost of funds | | | 2.61 | | | 2.65 | | | 2.72 |
Base net investment spread | | | 1.50% | | | 1.61% | | | 1.81% |
(a) | Includes returns from base portfolio including accretion and income (loss) from certain other invested assets. |
Group Retirement Premiums and Deposits and Net Flows (in millions) | | | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
In-plan(a)(b) | | | $5,911 | | | $5,412 | | | $5,539 |
Out-of-plan proprietary variable annuity | | | 1,288 | | | 1,420 | | | 1,630 |
Out-of-plan proprietary fixed & fixed index annuities | | | 567 | | | 664 | | | 1,177 |
Premiums and deposits(c) | | | 7,766 | | | 7,496 | | | 8,346 |
Net Flows | | | $(3,208) | | | $(1,940) | | | $(2,646) |
(a) | In-plan premium and deposits include sales of variable and fixed annuities as well as mutual funds. |
(b) | Includes $3.1 billion, $3.0 billion and $2.9 billion of premiums and deposits related to in-plan mutual funds for years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
(c) | Excludes client deposits into advisory and brokerage accounts of $2.5 billion, $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion for the years ending December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
• | higher individual surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits driven mainly by higher customer account values of $1.6 billion. |
• | large plan acquisitions and surrenders also contributed to the year over year volatility. In 2021, large group activity contributed net negative flows of $0.1 billion compared to $0.4 billion of net negative flows in the same period in the prior year. |
• | lower individual surrenders, withdrawals and death benefits of $1.2 billion; and |
• | large plan acquisitions and surrenders also contributed to the year over year volatility. In 2020, large group activity contributed net negative flows of $0.4 billion compared to $0.9 billion of net negative flows in the same period in the prior year. |
• | decreased individual deposits of $1.0 billion. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Surrenders as a percentage of average reserves and mutual funds | | | 8.8% | | | 8.6% | | | 10.7% |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021(a) | | | 2020(a) |
No surrender charge(b) | | | $81,132 | | | $77,507 |
Greater than 0% - 2% | | | 716 | | | 565 |
Greater than 2% - 4% | | | 857 | | | 829 |
Greater than 4% | | | 6,197 | | | 6,119 |
Non-surrenderable | | | 810 | | | 616 |
Total reserves | | | $89,712 | | | $85,636 |
(a) | Excludes mutual fund assets under administration of $28.8 billion and $25.0 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
(b) | Certain general account reserves in this category are subject to either participant level or plan level withdrawal restrictions, where withdrawals are limited to 20% per year. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $1,573 | | | $1,526 | | | $1,438 |
Policy fees | | | 1,380 | | | 1,384 | | | 1,503 |
Net investment income | | | 1,621 | | | 1,532 | | | 1,503 |
Other income | | | 110 | | | 94 | | | 86 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | 4,684 | | | 4,536 | | | 4,530 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 3,231 | | | 3,219 | | | 2,708 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 354 | | | 373 | | | 374 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | 164 | | | 25 | | | 140 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 132 | | | 119 | | | 99 |
General operating expenses | | | 682 | | | 624 | | | 657 |
Interest expense | | | 25 | | | 30 | | | 30 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 4,588 | | | 4,390 | | | 4,008 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $96 | | | $146 | | | $522 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Underwriting margin(a) | | | $1,067 | | | $1,261 | | | $1,473 |
General operationg expenses | | | (682) | | | (624) | | | (657) |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | (132) | | | (119) | | | (99) |
Amortization of DAC, excluding impact of annual actuarial assumption update | | | (231) | | | (234) | | | (287) |
Impact of annual actuarial assumption update | | | 99 | | | (108) | | | 122 |
Interest expense | | | (25) | | | (30) | | | (30) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $96 | | | $146 | | | $522 |
(a) | Underwriting margin represents premiums, policy fees, net investment income and other income, less policyholder benefits and interest credited to policyholder account balances. Underwriting margin is also exclusive of the impacts from the annual assumption update. |
• | $194 million unfavorable underwriting margin, driven by higher mortality, partially offset by higher net investment income primarily driven by higher gains on calls and alternative investments. |
• | favorable impact from the review and update of actuarial assumptions of $99 million in 2021 compared to $108 million unfavorable in prior year. |
• | unfavorable impact from the review and update of actuarial assumptions of $108 million in 2020 compared to $122 million favorable in the prior year; and |
• | $212 million unfavorable underwriting margin, driven by higher mortality, partially offset by higher net investment income primarily driven by higher gains on calls and alternative investments. |
• | $33 million lower general operating expenses. |
At December 31, (in billions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Total AUMA | | | $34.4 | | | $34.8 | | | $32.0 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Premiums | | | $1,573 | | | $1,526 | | | $1,438 |
Policy fees | | | 1,380 | | | 1,384 | | | 1,503 |
Net investment income | | | 1,621 | | | 1,532 | | | 1,503 |
Other income | | | 110 | | | 94 | | | 86 |
Policyholder benefits | | | (3,231) | | | (3,219) | | | (2,708) |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (354) | | | (373) | | | (374) |
Less: Impact of actuarial assumptions update | | | (32) | | | 317 | | | 25 |
Underwriting margin | | | $1,067 | | | $1,261 | | | $1,473 |
• | $284 million unfavorable comparative net impact from premiums and policy fees net of policyholder benefits (which excludes actuarial assumptions updates), driven by higher mortality. |
• | $89 million of higher net investment income primarily driven by higher gains on calls and alternative investments. |
• | $240 million unfavorable comparative net impact from premiums and policy fees net of policyholder benefits (which excludes actuarial assumptions updates) driven by higher mortality. |
• | $29 million in higher net investment income primarily driven by higher gains on calls and alternative investments. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Traditional Life | | | $1,737 | | | $1,696 | | | $1,683 |
Universal Life | | | 1,635 | | | 1,649 | | | 1,666 |
Other(a) | | | 67 | | | 76 | | | 97 |
Total U.S. | | | 3,439 | | | 3,421 | | | 3,446 |
International | | | 789 | | | 626 | | | 486 |
Premiums and deposits | | | $4,228 | | | $4,047 | | | $3,932 |
(a) | Other includes Accident and Health business as well as Group benefits. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $3,774 | | | $2,564 | | | $1,877 |
Policy fees | | | 187 | | | 186 | | | 188 |
Net investment income | | | 1,155 | | | 931 | | | 902 |
Other income | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | 5,118 | | | 3,682 | | | 2,968 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 4,141 | | | 2,886 | | | 2,174 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 274 | | | 303 | | | 356 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | 6 | | | 5 | | | 5 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 27 | | | 31 | | | 31 |
General operating expenses | | | 77 | | | 79 | | | 69 |
Interest expense | | | 9 | | | 11 | | | 11 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 4,534 | | | 3,315 | | | 2,646 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $584 | | | $367 | | | $322 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Fee income(a) | | | $61 | | | $62 | | | $68 |
Spread income(b) | | | 478 | | | 290 | | | 251 |
Underwriting margin(c) | | | 102 | | | 75 | | | 75 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | (27) | | | (31) | | | (31) |
General operating expenses | | | (77) | | | (79) | | | (69) |
Other | | | 47 | | | 50 | | | 28 |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $584 | | | $367 | | | $322 |
(a) | Represents fee income on SVW products. |
(b) | Represents spread income on GIC, PRT and structured settlement products. |
(c) | Represents underwriting margin from Corporate Markets products, including private placement variable universal life insurance and private placement variable annuity products. |
• | $1.2 billion increase in premiums, primarily on PRT, driven by higher sales; |
• | $224 million of higher net investment income primarily due to favorable returns on alternatives, higher call/tender income and higher base portfolio income driven by growth in average invested assets; and |
• | $29 million of lower interested credited to policyholder account balances primarily due to interest rate impacts on certain GICs and hedging instruments as well as fair value changes. |
• | $1.3 billion increase in policyholder benefits (including interest accretion), primarily on PRT, driven by higher sales. |
• | $687 million increase in premiums, primarily on PRT, driven by higher sales; |
• | $53 million of lower interest credited to policyholder account balances primarily due to interest rate impacts on certain GICs and hedging instruments, partially offset by fair value changes; and |
• | $29 million higher net investment income primarily due to higher private equity returns. |
• | $712 million increase in policyholder benefits (including interest accretion), primarily on PRT, driven by higher sales; and |
• | $10 million of higher general operating expenses. |
At December 31, (in billions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Total AUMA | | | $76.5 | | | $73.7 | | | $66.5 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
SVW fees | | | $61 | | | $62 | | | $68 |
Total fee income | | | $61 | | | $62 | | | $68 |
Net investment income | | | 969 | | | 777 | | | 750 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (166) | | | (195) | | | (250) |
Policyholder benefits | | | (325) | | | (292) | | | (249) |
Total spread income(a) | | | $478 | | | $290 | | | $251 |
Premiums | | | $(35) | | | $(36) | | | $(35) |
Policy fees (excluding SVW) | | | 126 | | | 124 | | | 120 |
Net investment income | | | 175 | | | 147 | | | 144 |
Advisory fee income | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Policyholder benefits | | | (57) | | | (53) | | | (50) |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (108) | | | (108) | | | (105) |
Total underwriting margin(b) | | | $102 | | | $75 | | | $75 |
(a) | Represents spread income from GIC, PRT and structured settlement products. |
(b) | Represents underwriting margin from Corporate Markets products, including private placement variable universal life insurance and private placement variable annuity products. |
• | $192 million of higher net investment income primarily due to higher private equity returns of $118 million, higher call/tender income and other yield enhancements of $35 million and higher base portfolio income of $39 million driven by growth in average invested assets; and |
• | $29 million of lower interest credited to policyholder account balances due to the interest rate impacts of certain GICs and hedging instruments as well as fair value changes. |
• | $33 million increase in policyholder benefits due to interest accretion on PRT, driven by sales. |
• | $28 million of higher net investment income in the corporate- and bank-owned life insurance and high net worth businesses, including higher call/tender income and other yield enhancements of $21 million and private equity returns of $8 million. |
• | $57 million of lower interest credited to policyholder account balances due to the interest rate impacts of certain GICs and hedging instruments, partially offset by fair value changes; and |
• | $29 million of higher net investment income primarily due to private equity returns. |
• | $46 million increase in policyholder benefits due to interest accretion on PRT, driven by sales. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
PRT | | | $3,667 | | | $2,344 | | | $1,677 |
GICs | | | 1,000 | | | 2,124 | | | 717 |
Other(a) | | | 290 | | | 405 | | | 441 |
Premiums and deposits | | | $4,957 | | | $4,873 | | | $2,835 |
(a) | Other principally consists of structured settlements, high net worth and SVW products. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums(a) | | | $86 | | | $74 | | | $58 |
Net investment income | | | 443 | | | 346 | | | 211 |
Net realized gains on real estate investments | | | 701 | | | 54 | | | 285 |
Other income | | | 134 | | | 122 | | | 114 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | 1,364 | | | 596 | | | 668 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 |
General operating expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Corporate and Other(a)(b) | | | 220 | | | 179 | | | 169 |
Asset Management(c) | | | 155 | | | 130 | | | 126 |
Total General operating expenses | | | 375 | | | 309 | | | 295 |
Interest expense: | | | | | | | |||
Corporate and Other | | | 66 | | | 59 | | | 49 |
Asset Management(d) | | | 220 | | | 265 | | | 318 |
Total interest expense | | | 286 | | | 324 | | | 367 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | 664 | | | 636 | | | 665 |
Non-controlling interest(e) | | | (861) | | | (194) | | | (230) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating loss before consolidation and eliminations | | | (161) | | | (234) | | | (227) |
Consolidations and eliminations | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | (1) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating loss | | | $(163) | | | $(236) | | | $(228) |
(a) | Premiums include an expense allowance associated with Fortitude Re which is entirely offset in general and operating expenses – Corporate and other. |
(b) | General and operating expenses – Corporate and other include expenses incurred by AIG which were not billed to SAFG of $143 million, $103 million and $85 million in the years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
(c) | General operating expenses – Asset management primarily represent the costs to manage the investment portfolio for affiliates that are not included in the consolidated financial statements of SAFG. |
(d) | Interest – Asset Management relates to consolidated investment entities, the VIEs, for which we are the primary beneficiary, however, creditors or beneficial interest holders of VIEs generally only have recourse to the assets and cash flows of the VIEs and do not have recourse to us except in limited circumstances when we have provided a guarantee to the VIE’s interest holders. As of December 31, 2021, the VIEs for which SAFG previously provided guarantees have been terminated. Interest expense on consolidated investment entities was $216 million, $257 million and $304 million for the years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
(e) | Noncontrolling interests represent the third party or SAFG affiliated interest in internally managed consolidated investment vehicles and is almost entirely offset within net investment income, net realized gains (losses) and interest expense. The retained interest for internal funds consolidated by entities within asset management entities in Corporate and Other is immaterial. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Parent Expenses(a) | | | $(143) | | | $(103) | | | $(85) |
Interest Expense on Financial Debt | | | (66) | | | (59) | | | (50) |
Asset Management | | | 30 | | | (15) | | | 34 |
Consolidated Investment Entities(b) | | | 19 | | | (62) | | | (105) |
Fortitude Re | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | (16) |
Other | | | (10) | | | (5) | | | (6) |
Adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | $(163) | | | $(236) | | | $(228) |
(a) | Represents expenses incurred by AIG which were not billed to SAFG. |
(b) | Includes $(25) million, $(88) million and $(111) million of APTOI attributable to six transactions AIG entered into between 2012 and 2014 which securitized portfolios of certain debt securities, the majority of which were previously owned by SAFG. During the year ended December 31, 2021, all six transactions were terminated. See Note 9 to the audited consolidated financial statements. |
• | higher income from Consolidated Investment entities of $97 million primarily from lower interest expense on certain consolidated investment entities which were terminated during 2021 as well as gains in certain consolidated real estate investment funds; and |
• | higher income from legacy investments held outside of the investment insurance companies. |
• | higher parent expenses of $40 million primarily due to an increase in expenses related to AIG which were not billed to SAFG. |
• | lower income from legacy investments held outside of the investment insurance companies; and |
• | higher parent expenses of $18 million primarily due to an increase in expenses related to AIG which were not billed to SAFG. |
• | higher income from Consolidated Investment Entities of $43 million primarily due to lower interest expense on certain consolidated investment entities; and |
• | higher income from Fortitude Re related to amended modco agreement terms AGL and USL entered into with Fortitude Re on July 1, 2020. |
• | our fundamental strategy across the portfolios is to seek investments with characteristics similar to the associated insurance liabilities to the extent practicable; |
• | we seek to invest in a portfolio of investments that offer enhanced yield through illiquidity premiums, such as private placements and commercial mortgage loans, which also add portfolio diversification. These assets typically afford stronger credit protections through financial covenants, ability to customize structures that meet our insurance liability needs, and deeper due diligence; |
• | we have access to investments that provide diversification from local markets. To the extent we purchase these investments, we generally hedge any currency risk using derivatives, which could provide opportunities to earn higher risk adjusted returns compared to assets in the functional currency; |
• | we actively manage our assets and liabilities, counterparties and duration. Our liquidity sources are held primarily in the form of cash, short-term investments and publicly traded, investment grade rated fixed maturity securities that can be readily monetized through sales or repurchase agreements. This strategy allows us to both diversify our sources of liquidity and reduce the cost of maintaining sufficient liquidity; |
• | within the United States, investments are generally split between reserve-backing and surplus portfolios; and |
— | Insurance reserves are backed by mainly investment grade fixed maturity securities that meet our duration, risk-return, tax, liquidity, credit quality and diversification objectives. We assess asset classes based on their fundamental underlying risk factors, including credit (public and private), commercial real estate, and residential real estate regardless of whether such investments are bonds, loans, or structured products. |
— | Surplus investments seek to enhance portfolio returns and generally comprise a mix of fixed |
• | outside of the United States, fixed maturity securities held by insurance companies consist primarily of investment-grade securities generally denominated in the currencies of the countries in which we operate. |
(in millions) | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total |
At December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | |||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | |||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $1,255 | | | $457 | | | $1,712 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 7,240 | | | 1,436 | | | 8,676 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 5,579 | | | 818 | | | 6,397 |
Corporate debt | | | 118,715 | | | 21,348 | | | 140,063 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized: | | | | | | | |||
RMBS | | | 13,850 | | | 1,108 | | | 14,958 |
CMBS | | | 10,311 | | | 989 | | | 11,300 |
CLO/ABS | | | 14,438 | | | 1,024 | | | 15,462 |
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 38,599 | | | 3,121 | | | 41,720 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 171,388 | | | 27,180 | | | 198,568 |
Other bond securities | | | 489 | | | 1,593 | | | 2,082 |
Total fixed maturities | | | 171,877 | | | 28,773 | | | 200,650 |
(in millions) | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total |
Equity securities | | | 241 | | | 1 | | | 242 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable: | | | | | | | |||
Residential mortgages | | | 4,671 | | | — | | | 4,671 |
Commercial mortgages | | | 27,176 | | | 2,929 | | | 30,105 |
Life insurance policy loans | | | 1,452 | | | 380 | | | 1,832 |
Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable | | | 2,530 | | | 250 | | | 2,780 |
Total Mortgage and other loans receivable* | | | 35,829 | | | 3,559 | | | 39,388 |
Other invested assets | | | 8,760 | | | 1,807 | | | 10,567 |
Short term investments | | | 5,421 | | | 50 | | | 5,471 |
Total | | | $222,128 | | | $34,190 | | | $256,318 |
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | |||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | |||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $1,408 | | | $488 | | | $1,896 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 7,934 | | | 1,635 | | | 9,569 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 4,952 | | | 786 | | | 5,738 |
Corporate debt | | | 113,836 | | | 23,578 | | | 137,414 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized: | | | | | | | |||
RMBS | | | 16,247 | | | 1,614 | | | 17,861 |
CMBS | | | 9,902 | | | 1,457 | | | 11,359 |
CLO/ABS | | | 13,162 | | | 942 | | | 14,104 |
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 39,311 | | | 4,013 | | | 43,324 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 167,441 | | | 30,500 | | | 197,941 |
Other bond securities | | | 659 | | | 121 | | | 780 |
Total fixed maturities | | | 168,100 | | | 30,621 | | | 198,721 |
Equity securities | | | 609 | | | — | | | 609 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable: | | | | | | | |||
Residential mortgages | | | 3,583 | | | — | | | 3,583 |
Commercial mortgages | | | 27,489 | | | 2,995 | | | 30,484 |
Life insurance policy loans | | | 1,559 | | | 413 | | | 1,972 |
Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable | | | 2,079 | | | 196 | | | 2,275 |
Total Mortgage and other loans receivable* | | | 34,710 | | | 3,604 | | | 38,314 |
Other invested assets | | | 11,869 | | | 1,526 | | | 13,395 |
Short term investments | | | 9,201 | | | 34 | | | 9,235 |
Total | | | $224,489 | | | $35,785 | | | $260,274 |
* | Net of total allowance for credit losses of $496 million and $657 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. |
NAIC Designation Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets (in millions) | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | Total Investment Grade | | | 3 | | | 4(a) | | | 5(a) | | | 6 | | | Total Below Investment Grade | | | Total |
At December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Other fixed maturity securities | | | $59,367 | | | $60,131 | | | $119,498 | | | $5,743 | | | $6,698 | | | $803 | | | $58 | | | $13,302 | | | $132,800 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 35,241 | | | 3,402 | | | 38,643 | | | 146 | | | 88 | | | 20 | | | 180 | | | 434 | | | 39,077 |
Total | | | $94,608 | | | $63,533 | | | $158,141 | | | $5,889 | | | $6,786 | | | $823 | | | $238 | | | $13,736 | | | $171,877 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $28,773 | ||||||||
Total fixed maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $200,650 | ||||||||
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Other fixed maturity securities | | | $56,674 | | | $58,321 | | | $114,995 | | | $6,878 | | | $5,042 | | | $1,117 | | | $83 | | | $13,120 | | | $128,115 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 37,004 | | | 2,478 | | | 39,482 | | | 193 | | | 54 | | | 28 | | | 213 | | | 488 | | | 39,970 |
Total(b) | | | $93,678 | | | $60,799 | | | $154,477 | | | $7,071 | | | $5,096 | | | $1,145 | | | $296 | | | $13,608 | | | $168,085 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $30,621 | ||||||||
Total Fixed Maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $198,706 |
(a) | Includes $3.4 billion and $50 million of consolidated collateralized loan obligations that are rated NAIC 4 and 5 as of December 31, 2021 and $2.0 billion and $88 million of NAIC 4 and 5 securities as of December 31, 2020. These are assets of consolidated investment entities and do not represent direct investment of SAFG’s insurance subsidiaries. |
(b) | Excludes $15 million of fixed maturity securities for which no NAIC Designation is available at December 31, 2020. |
Composite SAFG Credit Rating Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets (in millions) | | | AAA/ AAA | | | BBB | | | Total Investment Grade | | | BB | | | B | | | CCC and Lower | | | Total Below Investment Grade(a)(b) | | | Total |
At December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Other fixed maturity securities | | | $61,496 | | | $58,049 | | | $119,545 | | | $5,767 | | | $5,014 | | | $2,474 | | | $13,255 | | | $132,800 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 30,363 | | | 3,876 | | | 34,239 | | | 375 | | | 359 | | | 4,104 | | | 4,838 | | | 39,077 |
Total | | | $91,859 | | | $61,925 | | | $153,784 | | | $6,142 | | | $5,373 | | | $6,578 | | | $18,093 | | | $171,877 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $28,773 | |||||||
Total fixed maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $200,650 | |||||||
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Other fixed maturity securities | | | $58,358 | | | $56,711 | | | $115,069 | | | $6,491 | | | $4,848 | | | $1,707 | | | $13,046 | | | $128,115 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 31,678 | | | 2,698 | | | 34,376 | | | 451 | | | 257 | | | 4,886 | | | 5,594 | | | 39,970 |
Total(c) | | | $90,036 | | | $59,409 | | | $149,445 | | | $6,942 | | | $5,105 | | | $6,593 | | | $18,640 | | | $168,085 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $30,621 | |||||||
Total fixed maturities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $198,706 |
(a) | Includes $4.1 billion and $5.1 billion at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of certain RMBS that had experienced deterioration in credit quality since their origination but prior to SAFG’s acquisition. These securities are currently rated as investment grade under the NAIC SVO framework. For additional discussion on Purchased Credit Impaired Securities see Note 5 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
(b) | Includes $3.7 billion of consolidated collateralized loan obligations as of December 31, 2021 and $2.3 billion as of December 31, 2020. These are assets of consolidated investment entities and do not represent direct investment of SAFG’s insurance subsidiaries. |
(c) | Excludes $15 million of fixed maturity securities for which no NAIC Designation is available at December 31, 2020. |
At December 31, Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets (in millions) | | | Available for Sale | | | Fair Value Option | | | Total | |||||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||
Rating: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Other fixed maturity securities securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
AAA | | | $720 | | | $861 | | | $31 | | | $— | | | $751 | | | $861 |
AA | | | 5,444 | | | 5,609 | | | 227 | | | — | | | 5,671 | | | 5,609 |
A | | | 6,359 | | | 7,785 | | | 109 | | | — | | | 6,468 | | | 7,785 |
BBB | | | 9,873 | | | 10,805 | | | 384 | | | — | | | 10,257 | | | 10,805 |
Below investment grade | | | 1,663 | | | 1,427 | | | 305 | | | — | | | 1,968 | | | 1,427 |
Non-rated | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total | | | $24,059 | | | $26,487 | | | $1,056 | | | $— | | | $25,115 | | | $26,487 |
Mortgage-backed, asset- backed and collateralized | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
AAA | | | $517 | | | $1,043 | | | $31 | | | $10 | | | $548 | | | $1,053 |
AA | | | 945 | | | 1,086 | | | 314 | | | 19 | | | 1,259 | | | 1,105 |
A | | | 367 | | | 437 | | | 59 | | | 10 | | | 426 | | | 447 |
BBB | | | 447 | | | 379 | | | 60 | | | 10 | | | 507 | | | 389 |
Below investment grade | | | 838 | | | 1,060 | | | 72 | | | 69 | | | 910 | | | 1,129 |
Non-rated | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 8 | | | 11 |
Total | | | $3,121 | | | $4,013 | | | $537 | | | $121 | | | $3,658 | | | $4,134 |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
AAA | | | $1,237 | | | $1,904 | | | $62 | | | $10 | | | $1,299 | | | $1,914 |
AA | | | 6,389 | | | 6,695 | | | 541 | | | 19 | | | 6,930 | | | 6,714 |
A | | | 6,726 | | | 8,222 | | | 168 | | | 10 | | | 6,894 | | | 8,232 |
BBB | | | 10,320 | | | 11,184 | | | 444 | | | 10 | | | 10,764 | | | 11,194 |
Below investment grade | | | 2,501 | | | 2,487 | | | 377 | | | 69 | | | 2,878 | | | 2,556 |
Non-rated | | | 7 | | | 8 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 8 | | | 11 |
Total | | | $27,180 | | | $30,500 | | | $1,593 | | | $121 | | | $28,773 | | | $30,621 |
At December 31, Total (in millions) | | | Available for Sale | | | Fair Value Option | | | Total | |||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
Rating: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Other fixed maturity securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
AAA | | | $4,236 | | | $4,514 | | | $31 | | | $— | | | $4,267 | | | $4,514 |
AA | | | 28,658 | | | 25,867 | | | 227 | | | — | | | 28,885 | | | 25,867 |
A | | | 41,125 | | | 42,232 | | | 109 | | | — | | | 41,234 | | | 42,232 |
BBB | | | 67,918 | | | 67,516 | | | 388 | | | — | | | 68,306 | | | 67,516 |
Below investment grade | | | 13,340 | | | 13,767 | | | 312 | | | — | | | 13,652 | | | 13,767 |
Non-rated | | | 1,571 | | | 721 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,571 | | | 721 |
Total | | | $156,848 | | | $154,617 | | | $1,067 | | | $— | | | $157,915 | | | $154,617 |
Mortgage-backed, asset- backed and collateralized | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
AAA | | | $13,519 | | | $16,859 | | | $57 | | | $122 | | | $13,576 | | | $16,981 |
AA | | | 13,118 | | | 12,314 | | | 397 | | | 145 | | | 13,515 | | | 12,459 |
A | | | 5,324 | | | 4,704 | | | 181 | | | 139 | | | 5,505 | | | 4,843 |
BBB | | | 4,267 | | | 3,017 | | | 116 | | | 70 | | | 4,383 | | | 3,087 |
Below investment grade | | | 5,472 | | | 6,400 | | | 223 | | | 269 | | | 5,695 | | | 6,669 |
Non-rated | | | 20 | | | 30 | | | 41 | | | 35 | | | 61 | | | 65 |
Total | | | $41,720 | | | $43,324 | | | $1,015 | | | $780 | | | $42,735 | | | $44,104 |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
AAA | | | $17,755 | | | $21,373 | | | $88 | | | $122 | | | $17,843 | | | $21,495 |
AA | | | 41,776 | | | 38,181 | | | 624 | | | 145 | | | 42,400 | | | 38,326 |
A | | | 46,449 | | | 46,936 | | | 290 | | | 139 | | | 46,739 | | | 47,075 |
BBB | | | 72,185 | | | 70,533 | | | 504 | | | 70 | | | 72,689 | | | 70,603 |
Below investment grade | | | 18,812 | | | 20,167 | | | 535 | | | 269 | | | 19,347 | | | 20,436 |
Non-rated | | | 1,591 | | | 751 | | | 41 | | | 35 | | | 1,632 | | | 786 |
Total | | | $198,568 | | | $197,941 | | | $2,082 | | | $780 | | | $200,650 | | | $198,721 |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | ||
Indonesia | | | $472 | | | $50 | | | $522 | | | $421 | | | $42 | | | $463 |
Chile | | | 443 | | | 28 | | | 471 | | | 341 | | | 29 | | | 370 |
United Arab Emirates | | | 372 | | | 19 | | | 391 | | | 380 | | | 21 | | | 401 |
Qatar | | | 276 | | | 113 | | | 389 | | | 273 | | | 124 | | | 397 |
Mexico | | | 299 | | | 74 | | | 373 | | | 213 | | | 51 | | | 264 |
United Kingdom | | | 346 | | | — | | | 346 | | | 75 | | | — | | | 75 |
Saudi Arabia | | | 258 | | | 29 | | | 287 | | | 81 | | | 23 | | | 104 |
France | | | 225 | | | 36 | | | 261 | | | 163 | | | 53 | | | 216 |
Panama | | | 206 | | | 34 | | | 240 | | | 208 | | | 33 | | | 241 |
Norway | | | 225 | | | — | | | 225 | | | 236 | | | 22 | | | 258 |
Other* | | | 2,457 | | | 452 | | | 2,909 | | | 2,561 | | | 388 | | | 2,949 |
Total | | | $5,579 | | | $835 | | | $6,414 | | | $4,952 | | | $786 | | | $5,738 |
* | Our credit exposure to fixed maturity securities issued by the Russian Federation was $141 million and $131 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, which represents 2% of our aggregate credit exposures to non-U.S. governments for our fixed maturity securities for both years. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, we have sold approximately $103 million of our fixed maturity securities issued by the Russian Federation. Our credit exposure to fixed maturity securities issued by Ukraine is immaterial for both periods. |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | ||
Industry Category: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Financial Institutions | | | $29,317 | | | $4,231 | | | $33,548 | | | $27,596 | | | $4,324 | | | $31,920 |
Utilities | | | 17,194 | | | 4,161 | | | 21,355 | | | 16,105 | | | 4,665 | | | 20,770 |
Communications | | | 7,653 | | | 1,555 | | | 9,208 | | | 7,432 | | | 1,756 | | | 9,188 |
Consumer noncyclical | | | 16,870 | | | 2,906 | | | 19,776 | | | 16,929 | | | 3,593 | | | 20,522 |
Capital goods | | | 5,869 | | | 884 | | | 6,753 | | | 6,207 | | | 1,023 | | | 7,230 |
Energy | | | 9,626 | | | 1,797 | | | 11,423 | | | 9,685 | | | 1,833 | | | 11,518 |
Consumer cyclical | | | 8,605 | | | 946 | | | 9,551 | | | 8,824 | | | 1,209 | | | 10,033 |
Basic materials | | | 4,210 | | | 820 | | | 5,030 | | | 3,965 | | | 1,005 | | | 4,970 |
Other | | | 19,371 | | | 4,048 | | | 23,419 | | | 17,093 | | | 4,170 | | | 21,263 |
Total* | | | $118,715 | | | $21,348 | | | $140,063 | | | $113,836 | | | $23,578 | | | $137,414 |
* | At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 90% of these investments were rated investment grade. |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||
| Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | ||
Agency RMBS | | | $5,909 | | | 43% | | | $7,420 | | | 46% |
AAA | | | 5,736 | | | | | 7,248 | | | ||
AA | | | 173 | | | | | 172 | | | ||
A | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
BBB | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Alt-A RMBS | | | 3,523 | | | 25% | | | 4,137 | | | 25% |
AAA | | | 4 | | | | | 13 | | | ||
AA | | | 828 | | | | | 932 | | | ||
A | | | 40 | | | | | 42 | | | ||
BBB | | | 63 | | | | | 67 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 2,588 | | | | | 3,083 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Subprime RMBS | | | 1,522 | | | 11% | | | 1,583 | | | 10% |
AAA | | | — | | | | | 14 | | | ||
AA | | | 37 | | | | | 32 | | | ||
A | | | 99 | | | | | 76 | | | ||
BBB | | | 61 | | | | | 72 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 1,325 | | | | | 1,389 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Prime Non-Agency | | | 1,851 | | | 13% | | | 2,088 | | | 13% |
AAA | | | 290 | | | | | 514 | | | ||
AA | | | 838 | | | | | 733 | | | ||
A | | | 207 | | | | | 155 | | | ||
BBB | | | 191 | | | | | 126 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 325 | | | | | 560 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Other Housing Related(a) | | | 1,045 | | | 8% | | | 1,019 | | | 6% |
AAA | | | 319 | | | | | 293 | | | ||
AA | | | 497 | | | | | 479 | | | ||
A | | | 196 | | | | | 197 | | | ||
BBB | | | 23 | | | | | 25 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 8 | | | | | 24 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | ||
Total RMBS Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | 13,850 | | | 100% | | | 16,247 | | | 100% |
Total RMBS Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | 1,108 | | | | | 1,614 | | | ||
Total RMBS(a)(b) | | | $14,958 | | | | | $17,861 | | |
(a) | Includes $4.1 billion and $5.1 billion at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, of certain RMBS that had experienced deterioration in credit quality since their origination but prior to SAFG’s acquisition. These securities are currently rated as investment grade under the NAIC SVO framework. For additional discussion on Purchased Credit Impaired Securities see Note 5 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
(b) | The weighted-average expected life was five years at December 31, 2021 and five years at December 31, 2020. |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||
| Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | ||
CMBS (traditional) | | | $8,333 | | | 81% | | | $7,646 | | | 77% |
AAA | | | 4,447 | | | | | 4,806 | | | ||
AA | | | 2,675 | | | | | 2,112 | | | ||
A | | | 446 | | | | | 323 | | | ||
BBB | | | 408 | | | | | 181 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 357 | | | | | 224 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Agency | | | 1,309 | | | 13% | | | 1,574 | | | 16% |
AAA | | | 619 | | | | | 666 | | | ||
AA | | | 676 | | | | | 894 | | | ||
A | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
BBB | | | 14 | | | | | 14 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Other | | | 669 | | | 6% | | | 682 | | | 7% |
AAA | | | 91 | | | | | 89 | | | ||
AA | | | 143 | | | | | 182 | | | ||
A | | | 309 | | | | | 291 | | | ||
BBB | | | 116 | | | | | 101 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | 9 | | | | | 18 | | | ||
Total Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | 10,311 | | | 100% | | | 9,902 | | | 100% |
Total Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | 989 | | | | | 1,457 | | | ||
Total | | | $11,300 | | | | | $11,359 | | |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||
| Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | ||
CDO - Bank Loan (CLO) | | | $6,318 | | | 44% | | | $6,569 | | | 50% |
AAA | | | 1,078 | | | | | 1,941 | | | ||
AA | | | 3,599 | | | | | 3,360 | | | ||
A | | | 1,494 | | | | | 1,192 | | | ||
BBB | | | 142 | | | | | 76 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 5 | | | | | — | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
CDO - Other | | | 845 | | | 6% | | | 1,040 | | | 8% |
AAA | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
AA | | | 824 | | | | | 1,031 | | | ||
A | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
BBB | | | — | | | | | — | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 21 | | | | | 8 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | — | | | | | 1 | | | ||
ABS | | | 7,275 | | | 50% | | | 5,553 | | | 42% |
AAA | | | 418 | | | | | 232 | | | ||
AA | | | 1,883 | | | | | 1,301 | | | ||
A | | | 2,166 | | | | | 1,991 | | | ||
BBB | | | 2,802 | | | | | 1,976 | | | ||
Below investment grade | | | 4 | | | | | 51 | | | ||
Non-rated | | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | ||
Total Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | 14,438 | | | 100% | | | 13,162 | | | 100% |
Total Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | 1,024 | | | | | 942 | | | ||
Total | | | $15,462 | | | | | $14,104 | | |
| | Less Than or Equal to 20% of Cost(b) | | | Greater Than 20% to 50% of Cost(b) | | | Greater Than 50% of Cost(b) | | | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aging(a) (dollars in millions) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss | | | Items(e) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss | | | Items(e) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss | | | Items(e) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss(d) | | | Items(e) |
At December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Investment grade bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
0-6 months | | | $22,675 | | | $476 | | | 2,549 | | | $14 | | | $5 | | | 3 | | | $1 | | | $1 | | | 1 | | | $22,690 | | | $482 | | | 2,553 |
7-11 months | | | 1,398 | | | 69 | | | 196 | | | 4 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1,403 | | | 71 | | | 199 |
12 months or more | | | 4,932 | | | 276 | | | 684 | | | 28 | | | 8 | | | 9 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,960 | | | 284 | | | 693 |
Total | | | $29,005 | | | $821 | | | 3,429 | | | $46 | | | $14 | | | 14 | | | $2 | | | $2 | | | 2 | | | $29,053 | | | $837 | | | 3,445 |
Below investment grade bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
0-6 months | | | $3,902 | | | $76 | | | 1,385 | | | $11 | | | $4 | | | 12 | | | $4 | | | $3 | | | 7 | | | $3,917 | | | $83 | | | 1,404 |
7-11 months | | | 972 | | | 23 | | | 440 | | | 20 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 993 | | | 29 | | | 447 |
12 months or more | | | 1,624 | | | 66 | | | 417 | | | 202 | | | 51 | | | 26 | | | 51 | | | 35 | | | 18 | | | 1,877 | | | 152 | | | 461 |
Total | | | $6,498 | | | $165 | | | 2,242 | | | $233 | | | $60 | | | 44 | | | $56 | | | $39 | | | 26 | | | $6,787 | | | $264 | | | 2,312 |
| | Less Than or Equal to 20% of Cost(b) | | | Greater Than 20% to 50% of Cost(b) | | | Greater Than 50% of Cost(b) | | | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | | | Unrealized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aging(a) (dollars in millions) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss | | | Items(e) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss | | | Items(e) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss | | | Items(e) | | | Cost(c) | | | Loss(d) | | | Items(e) |
Total bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
0-6 months | | | $26,577 | | | $552 | | | 3,934 | | | $25 | | | $9 | | | 15 | | | $5 | | | $4 | | | 8 | | | $26,607 | | | $565 | | | 3,957 |
7-11 months | | | 2,370 | | | 92 | | | 636 | | | 24 | | | 6 | | | 8 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2,396 | | | 100 | | | 646 |
12 months or more | | | 6,556 | | | 342 | | | 1,101 | | | 230 | | | 59 | | | 35 | | | 51 | | | 35 | | | 18 | | | 6,837 | | | 436 | | | 1,154 |
Total Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | $35,503 | | | $986 | | | 5,671 | | | $279 | | | $74 | | | 58 | | | $58 | | | $41 | | | 28 | | | $35,840 | | | $1,101 | | | 5,757 |
Total Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $4,856 | | | $174 | | | 556 | |||||||||
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $40,696 | | | $1,275 | | | 6,313 | |||||||||
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
Investment grade bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
0-6 months | | | $7,102 | | | $130 | | | 639 | | | $— | | | $— | | | — | | | $— | | | $— | | | — | | | $7,102 | | | $130 | | | 639 |
7-11 months | | | 2,560 | | | $84 | | | 253 | | | 16 | | | 7 | | | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,576 | | | 91 | | | 257 |
12 months or more | | | 2,811 | | | $77 | | | 247 | | | 37 | | | 14 | | | 8 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2,850 | | | 92 | | | 256 |
Total | | | $12,473 | | | $291 | | | 1,139 | | | $53 | | | $21 | | | 12 | | | $2 | | | $1 | | | 1 | | | $12,528 | | | $313 | | | 1,152 |
Below investment grade bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
0-6 months | | | $779 | | | $24 | | | 289 | | | $9 | | | $3 | | | 11 | | | $6 | | | $8 | | | 6 | | | $794 | | | $35 | | | 306 |
7-11 months | | | 3,647 | | | 117 | | | 819 | | | 16 | | | 4 | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,663 | | | 121 | | | 824 |
12 months or more | | | 943 | | | 55 | | | 351 | | | 168 | | | 44 | | | 14 | | | 20 | | | 15 | | | 12 | | | 1,131 | | | 114 | | | 377 |
Total | | | $5,369 | | | $196 | | | 1,459 | | | $193 | | | $51 | | | 30 | | | $26 | | | $23 | | | 18 | | | $5,588 | | | $270 | | | 1,507 |
Total bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
0-6 months | | | $7,881 | | | $154 | | | 928 | | | $9 | | | $3 | | | 11 | | | $6 | | | $8 | | | 6 | | | $7,896 | | | $165 | | | 945 |
7-11 months | | | 6,207 | | | 201 | | | 1,072 | | | 32 | | | 11 | | | 9 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,239 | | | 212 | | | 1,081 |
12 months or more | | | 3,754 | | | 132 | | | 598 | | | 205 | | | 58 | | | 22 | | | 22 | | | 16 | | | 13 | | | 3,981 | | | 206 | | | 633 |
Total Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | $17,842 | | | $487 | | | 2,598 | | | $246 | | | $72 | | | 42 | | | $28 | | | $24 | | | 19 | | | $18,116 | | | $583 | | | 2,659 |
Total Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $1,324 | | | $61 | | | 198 | |||||||||
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $19,440 | | | $644 | | | 2,857 |
(a) | Represents the number of consecutive months that fair value has been less than amortized cost or cost by any amount. |
(b) | Represents the percentage by which fair value is less than amortized cost or cost at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. |
(c) | For bonds, represents amortized cost net of allowance. |
(d) | The effect on Net income of unrealized losses after taxes may be mitigated upon realization because certain realized losses may result in current decreases in the amortization of certain DAC. |
(e) | Item count is by CUSIP by subsidiary. |
Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets (dollars in millions) | | | Number of Loans | | | Class | | | Total | | | Percent of Total | |||||||||||||||
| Apartments | | | Offices | | | Retail | | | Industrial | | | Hotel | | | Others | | ||||||||||
At December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
State: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
New York | | | 66 | | | $1,857 | | | $3,645 | | | $254 | | | $359 | | | $71 | | | $— | | | $6,186 | | | 23% |
New Jersey | | | 35 | | | 1,782 | | | 22 | | | 344 | | | 201 | | | 8 | | | 22 | | | 2,379 | | | 9 |
California | | | 45 | | | 363 | | | 813 | | | 172 | | | 449 | | | 633 | | | 13 | | | 2,443 | | | 9 |
Texas | | | 38 | | | 458 | | | 811 | | | 150 | | | 158 | | | 143 | | | — | | | 1,720 | | | 6 |
Florida | | | 48 | | | 271 | | | 152 | | | 217 | | | 165 | | | 261 | | | — | | | 1,066 | | | 4 |
Illinois | | | 15 | | | 468 | | | 348 | | | 9 | | | 45 | | | — | | | 21 | | | 891 | | | 3 |
Massachusetts | | | 11 | | | 425 | | | 203 | | | 485 | | | 16 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,129 | | | 4 |
Pennsylvania | | | 19 | | | 78 | | | 105 | | | 337 | | | 66 | | | 25 | | | — | | | 611 | | | 2 |
District of Columbia | | | 7 | | | 344 | | | 53 | | | — | | | — | | | 12 | | | — | | | 409 | | | 1 |
Ohio | | | 18 | | | 83 | | | 7 | | | 88 | | | 160 | | | — | | | — | | | 338 | | | 1 |
Other states | | | 113 | | | 1,323 | | | 433 | | | 656 | | | 394 | | | 305 | | | — | | | 3,111 | | | 11 |
Foreign | | | 56 | | | 3,925 | | | 1,228 | | | 714 | | | 845 | | | 315 | | | 245 | | | 7,272 | | | 27 |
Total* | | | 471 | | | $11,377 | | | $7,820 | | | $3,426 | | | $2,858 | | | $1,773 | | | $301 | | | $27,555 | | | 100% |
Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $2,973 | | | ||||||||
Total commercial mortgages | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $30,528 | | | ||||||||
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
State: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
New York | | | 78 | | | $2,243 | | | $4,200 | | | $257 | | | $329 | | | $72 | | | $— | | | $7,101 | | | 25% |
New Jersey | | | 35 | | | 1,496 | | | 23 | | | 318 | | | 85 | | | 8 | | | 24 | | | 1,954 | | | 7 |
California | | | 49 | | | 375 | | | 839 | | | 178 | | | 438 | | | 643 | | | 32 | | | 2,505 | | | 8 |
Texas | | | 39 | | | 422 | | | 825 | | | 153 | | | 88 | | | 144 | | | — | | | 1,632 | | | 6 |
Florida | | | 59 | | | 247 | | | 153 | | | 298 | | | 167 | | | 217 | | | — | | | 1,082 | | | 4 |
Illinois | | | 15 | | | 425 | | | 304 | | | 10 | | | 18 | | | — | | | 21 | | | 778 | | | 2 |
Massachusetts | | | 12 | | | 426 | | | 169 | | | 497 | | | 16 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,108 | | | 4 |
Pennsylvania | | | 18 | | | 79 | | | 17 | | | 344 | | | 67 | | | 25 | | | — | | | 532 | | | 2 |
District of Columbia | | | 7 | | | 287 | | | 54 | | | — | | | — | | | 12 | | | — | | | 353 | | | 2 |
Ohio | | | 18 | | | 84 | | | 7 | | | 92 | | | 145 | | | — | | | — | | | 328 | | | 2 |
Other states | | | 144 | | | 1,343 | | | 553 | | | 830 | | | 431 | | | 374 | | | — | | | 3,531 | | | 14 |
Foreign | | | 61 | | | 3,698 | | | 1,034 | | | 739 | | | 953 | | | 399 | | | 251 | | | 7,074 | | | 24 |
Total* | | | 535 | | | $11,125 | | | $8,178 | | | $3,716 | | | $2,737 | | | $1,894 | | | $328 | | | $27,978 | | | 100% |
Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $3,052 | | | ||||||||
Total commercial mortgages | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $31,030 | | |
* | Does not reflect allowance for credit losses. |
| | Debt Service Coverage Ratios(a) | ||||||||||
(in millions) | | | >1.20X | | | 1.00X - 1.20X | | | <1.00X | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Loan-to-Value Ratios(b) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Less than 65% | | | $15,526 | | | $3,081 | | | $1,736 | | | $20,343 |
65% to 75% | | | 4,629 | | | 1,044 | | | 341 | | | 6,014 |
76% to 80% | | | 237 | | | — | | | 52 | | | 289 |
Greater than 80% | | | 758 | | | 45 | | | 106 | | | 909 |
Total commercial mortgages excluding Fortitude Re | | | $21,150 | | | $4,170 | | | $2,235 | | | $27,555 |
Total commercial mortgages including Fortitude Re | | | | | | | | | $2,973 | |||
Total commercial mortgages | | | | | | | | | $30,528 | |||
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Loan-to-Value Ratios(b) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Less than 65% | | | $16,312 | | | $1,722 | | | $262 | | | $18,296 |
65% to 75% | | | 6,613 | | | 570 | | | 354 | | | 7,537 |
76% to 80% | | | 451 | | | — | | | — | | | 451 |
Greater than 80% | | | 1,467 | | | 27 | | | 200 | | | 1,694 |
Total commercial mortgages excluding Fortitude Re | | | $24,843 | | | $2,319 | | | $816 | | | $27,978 |
Total commercial mortgages including Fortitude Re | | | | | | | | | $3,052 | |||
Total commercial mortgages | | | | | | | | | $31,030 |
(a) | The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments, including principal and interest. Our weighted-average debt service coverage ratio was 1.9X and 2.2X at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The debt service coverage ratios have been updated within the last three months. |
(b) | The loan-to-value ratio compares the current unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan. Our weighted-average loan-to-value ratio was 57% and 60% at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The loan-to-value ratios have been updated within the last three to nine months. |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | Prior | | | Total |
FICO(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
780 and greater | | | $1,398 | | | $678 | | | $284 | | | $100 | | | $107 | | | $325 | | | $2,892 |
720 - 779 | | | 1,118 | | | 225 | | | 83 | | | 41 | | | 36 | | | 94 | | | 1,597 |
660 - 719 | | | 44 | | | 39 | | | 20 | | | 11 | | | 13 | | | 33 | | | 160 |
600 - 659 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 6 | | | 15 |
Less than 600 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 6 | | | 8 |
Total residential mortgages(b)(c) | | | $2,561 | | | $943 | | | $389 | | | $156 | | | $159 | | | $464 | | | $4,672 |
December 31, 2020 (in millions) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | Prior | | | Total |
FICO(a): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
780 and greater | | | $418 | | | $605 | | | $266 | | | $261 | | | $407 | | | $258 | | | $2,215 |
720 - 779 | | | 396 | | | 333 | | | 99 | | | 101 | | | 133 | | | 80 | | | 1,142 |
660 - 719 | | | 15 | | | 59 | | | 27 | | | 27 | | | 38 | | | 30 | | | 196 |
600 - 659 | | | 1 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | 6 | | | 25 |
Less than 600 | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 9 |
Total residential mortgages(b)(c) | | | $830 | | | $1,002 | | | $399 | | | $394 | | | $583 | | | $379 | | | $3,587 |
(a) | Fair Isaac Corporation (“FICO”) is the credit quality indicator used to evaluate consumer credit risk for residential mortgage loan borrowers and have been updated within the last three months. |
(b) | The balance for residential mortgage loan under Fortitude Re funds withheld assets is $0. |
(c) | Does not include allowance for credit losses. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total |
Sales of fixed maturity securities | | | $103 | | | $647 | | | $750 | | | $(78) | | | $660 | | | $582 | | | $16 | | | $209 | | | $225 |
Other-than-temporary impairments | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (119) | | | — | | | (119) |
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities | | | 8 | | | 3 | | | 11 | | | (186) | | | 17 | | | (169) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans | | | 133 | | | 8 | | | 141 | | | (61) | | | 3 | | | (58) | | | (28) | | | (13) | | | (41) |
Foreign exchange transactions, net of related hedges | | | 305 | | | 20 | | | 325 | | | 89 | | | (5) | | | 84 | | | 264 | | | 10 | | | 274 |
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges(a) | | | 94 | | | — | | | 94 | | | 162 | | | — | | | 162 | | | (333) | | | — | | | (333) |
Index annuity and indexed life embedded derivatives, net of related hedges | | | 11 | | | — | | | 11 | | | (766) | | | — | | | (766) | | | (348) | | | — | | | (348) |
All other derivatives and hedge accounting | | | (6) | | | 9 | | | 3 | | | (97) | | | 423 | | | 326 | | | (44) | | | 99 | | | 55 |
Other(b) | | | 970 | | | 237 | | | 1,207 | | | 172 | | | (96) | | | 76 | | | 433 | | | (43) | | | 390 |
Net realized gains (losses) – excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | 1,618 | | | 924 | | | 2,542 | | | (765) | | | 1,002 | | | 237 | | | (159) | | | 262 | | | 103 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | — | | | (687) | | | (687) | | | — | | | (3,978) | | | (3,978) | | | — | | | (5,167) | | | (5,167) |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | $1,618 | | | $237 | | | $1,855 | | | $(765) | | | $(2,976) | | | $(3,741) | | | $(159) | | | $(4,905) | | | $(5,064) |
(a) | The 2020 and 2019 changes in Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges was revised from $89 million and $(340) million to $162 million and $(333) million, respectively. The 2020 and 2019 |
(b) | 2021 primarily includes gains from the sale of global real estate investments of $969 million, and gains from the sale of certain affordable housing partnerships of $208 million for net realized gains and losses excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets. In 2019, includes $300 million as a result of sales in investment real estate properties for net realized gains and losses excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets. |
At December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total |
Alternative investments(a)(b) | | | $5,921 | | | $1,606 | | | $7,527 | | | $4,939 | | | $1,168 | | | $6,107 |
Investment real estate(c) | | | 2,148 | | | 201 | | | 2,349 | | | 6,550 | | | 358 | | | 6,908 |
All other investments(d) | | | 691 | | | — | | | 691 | | | 380 | | | — | | | 380 |
Total | | | $8,760 | | | $1,807 | | | $10,567 | | | $11,869 | | | $1,526 | | | $13,395 |
(a) | At December 31, 2021, included hedge funds of $1.0 billion and private equity funds of $6.5 billion. At December 31, 2020, included hedge funds of $0.8 billion, private equity funds of $5.0 billion, and affordable housing partnerships of $257 million. |
(b) | At December 31, 2021, 73% of our hedge fund portfolio is available for redemption in 2022. The remaining 27% will be available for redemption between 2023 and 2028. |
(c) | Net of accumulated depreciation of $493 million and $555 million at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, excluding affordable housing partnerships. The accumulated depreciation related to the investment real estate held by affordable housing partnerships is $123 million and $595 million in December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. |
(d) | Includes SAFG’s 3.5% ownership interest in Fortitude Holdings which is recorded using the measurement alternative for equity securities and is carried at cost, which was $100 million as of December 31, 2021. |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| | Gross Derivative Assets | | | Gross Derivative Liabilities | | | Gross Derivative Assets | | | Gross Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | $352 | | | $274 | | | $980 | | | $14 | | | $902 | | | $302 | | | $441 | | | $9 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 3,705 | | | 244 | | | 2,518 | | | 49 | | | 1,126 | | | 92 | | | 3,753 | | | 226 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | 21,811 | | | 1,078 | | | 21,129 | | | 1,377 | | | 32,500 | | | 973 | | | 21,923 | | | 1,318 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 3,883 | | | 405 | | | 5,112 | | | 307 | | | 3,153 | | | 379 | | | 5,596 | | | 429 |
Equity contracts | | | 60,192 | | | 4,670 | | | 38,734 | | | 4,071 | | | 56,267 | | | 6,718 | | | 40,598 | | | 5,837 |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Other contracts(b) | | | 43,839 | | | 13 | | | 133 | | | — | | | 43,461 | | | 14 | | | 54 | | | 6 |
Total derivatives, excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld | | | $133,782 | | | $6,685 | | | $68,606 | | | $5,818 | | | $137,409 | | | $8,478 | | | $72,365 | | | $7,825 |
Total derivatives, Fortitude Re funds withheld | | | $8,602 | | | $582 | | | $2,932 | | | $195 | | | $9,115 | | | $533 | | | $2,858 | | | $171 |
Total derivatives, gross | | | $142,384 | | | $7,267 | | | $71,538 | | | $6,013 | | | $146,524 | | | $9,011 | | | $75,223 | | | $7,996 |
Counterparty netting(c) | | | | | (5,785) | | | | | (5,785) | | | | | (7,723) | | | | | (7,723) | ||||
Cash collateral(d) | | | | | (798) | | | | | (37) | | | | | (533) | | | | | (28) | ||||
Total derivatives on Consolidated Balance Sheets (e) | | | | | $684 | | | | | $191 | | | | | $755 | | | | | $245 |
(a) | Fair value amounts are shown before the effects of counterparty netting adjustments and offsetting cash collateral. |
(b) | Consists primarily of SVWs and contracts with multiple underlying exposures. |
(c) | Represents netting of derivative exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement. |
(d) | Represents cash collateral posted and received that is eligible for netting. |
(e) | Freestanding derivatives only, excludes embedded derivatives. Derivative instrument assets and liabilities are recorded in Other assets and Other liabilities, respectively. Fair value of assets related to bifurcated embedded derivatives was zero at both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Fair value of liabilities related to bifurcated embedded derivatives was $17.7 billion and $17.8 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. A bifurcated embedded derivative is generally presented with the host contract in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Embedded derivatives are primarily related to guarantee features in variable annuity products, which include equity and interest rate components, and the funds withheld arrangement with Fortitude Re. |
• | the economic hedge target includes 100% of rider fees in present value calculations; the GAAP valuation reflects only those fees attributed to the embedded derivative such that the initial value at contract issue equals zero; |
• | the economic hedge target uses best estimate actuarial assumptions and excludes explicit risk margins used for GAAP valuation, such as margins for policyholder behavior, mortality and volatility; and |
• | the economic hedge target excludes the non-performance, or “own credit” risk adjustment used in the GAAP valuation, which reflects a market participant’s view of our claims-paying ability by |
• | basis risk due to the variance between expected and actual fund returns, which may be either positive or negative; |
• | realized volatility versus implied volatility; |
• | actual versus expected changes in the hedge target driven by assumptions not subject to hedging, particularly policyholder behavior; and |
• | risk exposures that we have elected not to explicitly or fully hedge. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | ||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Reconciliation of embedded derivatives and economic hedge target: | | | | | ||
Embedded derivative liability | | | $2,472 | | | $3,702 |
Exclude non-performance risk adjustment | | | (2,508) | | | (2,958) |
Embedded derivative liability, excluding NPA | | | 4,980 | | | 6,660 |
Adjustments for risk margins and differences in valuation | | | (2,172) | | | 2,632) |
Economic hedge target liability | | | $2,808 | | | $4,028 |
• | changes in the fair value of interest rate derivative contracts, which included swaps, swaptions and futures, resulted in losses driven by higher interest rates in 2021 compared to gains driven by lower interest rates in 2020 and 2019; |
• | changes in the fair value of equity derivative contracts, which included futures and options, resulted in losses in 2021 and 2020 which varied based on the relative change in equity market returns in the respective periods; and |
• | changes in the fair value of fixed maturity securities, primarily corporate bonds, are used as a capital-efficient way to economically hedge interest rate and credit spread-related risk. The change in the fair value of the corporate bond hedging program in 2021 reflected losses due to higher interest rates. The change in the fair value of the corporate bond hedging program in 2020 reflected gains due to decreases in interest rates and tightening credit spreads. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $7,241 | | | $7,939 | | | $9,175 |
Initial allowance upon CECL adoption | | | — | | | 15 | | | — |
Capitalizations | | | 1,000 | | | 889 | | | 1,168 |
Amortization expense: | | | | | | | |||
Update of assumptions included in adjusted pre-tax income | | | (143) | | | 224 | | | 194 |
Related to realized gains and losses | | | (59) | | | 4 | | | 4 |
All other operating amortization | | | (844) | | | (760) | | | (857) |
Increase (decrease) in DAC due to foreign exchange | | | (6) | | | 17 | | | 14 |
Change related to unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments | | | 760 | | | (1,085) | | | (1,746) |
Other | | | — | | | (2) | | | (13) |
Balance, end of year(a) | | | $7,949 | | | $7,241 | | | $7,939 |
(a) | DAC balance excluding the amount related to unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments was $10.3 billion, $10.4 billion and $10.0 billion at December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $122 | | | $130 | | | $146 |
Initial allowance upon CECL adoption | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Amortization expense: | | | | | | | |||
Update of assumptions included in adjusted pre-tax income | | | — | | | 1 | | | — |
Related to realized gains and losses | | | — | | | — | | | (1) |
All other operating amortization | | | (11) | | | (12) | | | (14) |
Increase (decrease) in VOBA due to foreign exchange | | | (1) | | | 3 | | | 3 |
Change related to unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments | | | (1) | | | 2 | | | (4) |
Other | | | — | | | (2) | | | — |
Balance, end of year(a) | | | $109 | | | $122 | | | $130 |
(a) | VOBA balance excluding the amount related to unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments was $111 million, $147 million and $157 million at December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. |
• | Ultimate projected yields on most of our invested assets were lowered on life and annuity deposits. Life deposit projected yields decreased up to 42 basis points while annuity insurance deposits saw decreases of up to 52 basis points. Projected yields are graded from a weighted-average net GAAP book yield of existing assets supporting the business based on the value of the assets to a weighted-average yield based on the duration of the assets excluding assets that mature during the grading period. The grading period is three years for deferred annuity products and five years for life insurance products due to deferred annuities having a shorter duration than life products. Projected yields are held constant after the grading period. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Premiums | | | $(41) | | | $— | | | $— |
Policy fees | | | (74) | | | (106) | | | (24) |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (54) | | | (6) | | | 19 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | (143) | | | 225 | | | 194 |
Policyholder benefits | | | 86 | | | (246) | | | (147) |
Increase (decrease) in adjusted pre-tax operating income | | | (226) | | | (133) | | | 42 |
Change in DAC related to net realized gains (losses) | | | 32 | | | (44) | | | (17) |
Net realized gains | | | 50 | | | 142 | | | 180 |
Increase (decrease) in pre-tax income | | | $(144) | | | $(35) | | | $205 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Individual Retirement: | | | | | | | |||
Fixed Annuities | | | $(267) | | | $(77) | | | $82 |
Variable Annuities | | | 7 | | | 13 | | | (5) |
Fixed Index Annuities | | | (60) | | | (30) | | | (140) |
Total Individual Retirement | | | (320) | | | (94) | | | (63) |
Group Retirement | | | (5) | | | 68 | | | (17) |
Life Insurance | | | 99 | | | (108) | | | 122 |
Institutional Markets | | | — | | | 1 | | | — |
Total increase (decrease) in adjusted pre-tax operating income from update of assumptions* | | | $(226) | | | $(133) | | | $42 |
* | Liabilities ceded to Fortitude Re are reported in Corporate and Other. There was no impact to adjusted pre-tax operating income due to the annual update of actuarial assumptions as these liabilities are 100 percent ceded. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Cash and short-term investments | | | $1,016 | | | $1,699 | | | $1,456 |
Total SAFG Hold Cos. Liquidity | | | 1,016 | | | 1,699 | | | 1,456 |
Available capacity under uncommitted borrowing facilities with AIG, Inc. | | | 1,025 | | | 1,075 | | | 1,075 |
Total SAFG Hold Cos. liquidity sources | | | $2,041 | | | $2,774 | | | $2,531 |
(a) | For information on planned credit facilities, see “Recapitalization.” |
• | $8.3 billion, for which SAFG issued a promissory note to AIG, Inc. in the amount of $8.3 billion, that will be repaid in cash using proceeds from anticipated future debt issuances in advance of the initial public offering of SAFG, which may involve a draw down on the Delayed Draw Term Loan facilities. For additional information on the $8.3 billion note repayment, see “Recapitalization”. |
• | $3.8 billion in connection with the sale of SAFG’s affordable housing assets. |
• | $38 million in AIG, Inc. common stock. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
L&R Fleet | | | 447% | | | 433% | | | 402% |
AGC | | | 380% | | | 372% | | | 351% |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Subsidiary dividends paid | | | $1,564 | | | $540 | | | $1,535 |
Less: Non-recurring dividends | | | (295) | | | 600 | | | (400) |
Tax sharing payments related to utilization of tax attributes. | | | 902 | | | 1,026 | | | 954 |
Normalized distributions | | | $2,171 | | | $2,166 | | | $2,089 |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | Total Payments | | | Payments due by Period | ||||||
| 2022 | | | 2023 - 2024 | | | Thereafter | |||||
Affiliated senior promissory note with AIG, Inc.(a) | | | $8,300 | | | $8,300 | | | $— | | | $— |
Interest payments on short-term debt(b) | | | 99 | | | 99 | | | — | | | — |
Insurance and investment contract liabilities | | | 293,624 | | | 16,435 | | | 36,536 | | | 240,653 |
Long-term debt(b) | | | 427 | | | — | | | — | | | 427 |
Interest payments on long-term debt | | | 471 | | | 33 | | | 66 | | | 372 |
Total | | | $302,921 | | | $24,867 | | | $36,602 | | | $241,452 |
(a) | For information on the $8.3 billion promissory note issued to AIG in November 2021, see Note 21 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
(b) | For information on planned facilities, see “Recapitalization”. |
(in millions) | | | Maturity Date(s) | | | Balance at December 31, 2020 | | | Issuances | | | Maturities and Repayments | | | Other Changes | | | Balance at December 31, 2021 |
Short-term debt issued by SAFG: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Affiliated senior promissory note with AIG, Inc. | | | 2022 | | | $— | | | $8,300 | | | $— | | | $17(c) | | | $8,317 |
Affiliated note with AIG, Inc. | | | — | | | — | | | 345 | | | (249) | | | (96)(b) | | | — |
Total short-term debt | | | | | $— | | | $8,645 | | | $(249) | | | $(79) | | | $8,317 | |
Debt issued by SAFG and Intermediate Hold Cos.: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Affiliated note with AIG Europe S.A. | | | — | | | $9 | | | $— | | | $(9) | | | $— | | | $— |
Affiliated note with Lexington Insurance Company | | | — | | | 253 | | | — | | | (253) | | | — | | | — |
AIGLH notes and bonds payable | | | 2025-2029 | | | 282 | | | — | | | (82)(a) | | | — | | | 200 |
AIGLH junior subordinated debt | | | 2030-2046 | | | 361 | | | — | | | (134)(a) | | | — | | | 227 |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 905 | | | — | | | (478) | | | — | | | 427 | |
Total SAFG and Intermediate Hold Cos. Debt(d) | | | | | $905 | | | $8,645 | | | $(727) | | | $(79) | | | $8,744 |
(a) | During the year ended 2021, $216 million of aggregate principal amount of AIGLH notes and bonds payable and AIGLH junior subordinated debt, were repurchased through cash tender offers for an aggregate purchase price of $312 million. |
(b) | During the year 2021, AIG, Inc. forgave SAFG $96 million of draw downs under affiliated note with AIG, Inc. |
(c) | Represents accrued interest which has been paid-in-kind and thus added to the total outstanding balance. |
(d) | For information on planned facilities, see “Recapitalization.” Subsequent to December 31, 2021, we entered into a delayed draw term loan, for further information see “Recapitalization” and Note 22 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
(in millions) | | | Balance at December 31, 2020 | | | Issuances | | | Maturities and Repayments | | | Effect of Foreign Exchange | | | Other, Changes | | | Balance at December 31, 2021 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities –not guaranteed by SAFG(a)(b) | | | $10,341 | | | $4,683 | | | $(5,819)(c) | | | $(21) | | | $(2,248)(d) | | | $6,936 |
(a) | At December 31, 2021, includes debt of consolidated investment entities related to real estate investments of $1.7 billion and other securitization vehicles of $5.2 billion. |
(b) | In relation of the debt of consolidated investment entities (VIEs), not guaranteed by SAFG, creditors or beneficial interest holders of VIEs generally only have recourse to the assets and cash flows of the VIEs and do not have recourse to us except in limited circumstances when we have provided a guarantee to the VIE’s interest holders. |
(c) | Includes reduction of debt of consolidated investment entities in relation to the wind down of six securitization VIEs guaranteed by AIG. At December 31, 2020, debt of these consolidated investment entities had carrying value of $175 million (senior rated notes held by unaffiliated third parties) and |
(d) | Includes the effect of the sale of Affordable Housing debt. |
| | Short-Term Debt | | | Senior Long-Term Debt | ||||||||||
| | Moody’s | | | S&P | | | Moody’s(a) | | | S&P(b) | | | Fitch(c) | |
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(a) | Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to the generic rating categories to show relative position within the rating categories. |
(b) | S&P ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. |
(c) | Fitch ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. |
| | A.M. Best | | | S&P | | | Fitch | | | Moody’s | |
American General Life Insurance Company | | | A | | | A+ | | | A+ | | | A2 |
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company | | | A | | | A+ | | | A+ | | | A2 |
United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York | | | A | | | A+ | | | A+ | | | A2 |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | Total Amounts Committed | | | Amount of Commitment Expiring | ||||||
| 2022 | | | 2023 -2024 | | | Thereafter | |||||
Commitments: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Investment commitments(a) | | | 5,877 | | | 2,937 | | | 2,256 | | | 684 |
Commitments to extend credit | | | 4,459 | | | 1,449 | | | 2,301 | | | 709 |
Letters of credit | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | — | | | — |
Total(b) | | | $10,338 | | | $4,388 | | | $4,557 | | | $1,393 |
(a) | Includes commitments to invest in private equity funds, hedge funds and other funds and commitments to purchase and develop real estate in the United States and abroad. The commitments to invest in private equity funds, hedge funds and other funds are called at the discretion of each fund, as needed for funding new investments or expenses of the fund. The expiration of these commitments is estimated in the table above based on the expected life cycle of the related fund, consistent with past trends of requirements for funding. Investors under these commitments are primarily insurance and real estate subsidiaries. |
(b) | We have no guarantees related to liquid facilities or indebtedness. |
• | fair value measurements of certain financial assets and liabilities; |
• | valuation of liabilities for guaranteed benefit features of variable annuity products, fixed annuity and fixed index annuity products, including the valuation of embedded derivatives; |
• | estimated gross profits to value deferred acquisition costs and unearned revenue for investment-oriented products, such as universal life insurance, variable and fixed annuities, and fixed index annuities; |
• | valuation of future policy benefit liabilities and timing and extent of loss recognition; |
• | valuation of embedded derivatives for fixed index annuity and life products; |
• | reinsurance assets, including the allowance for credit losses; |
• | allowances for credit losses primarily on loans and available for sale fixed maturity securities, |
• | goodwill impairment; |
• | liability for legal contingencies; and |
• | income tax assets and liabilities, including recoverability of our net deferred tax asset and the predictability of future tax operating profitability of the character necessary to realize the net deferred tax asset. |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |||||||
At December 31, (in millions) | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total |
Fair value based on external sources(a) | | | $180,841 | | | 90.0% | | | $180,399 | | | 90.5% |
Fair value based on internal sources | | | 20,039 | | | 10.0 | | | 18,928 | | | 9.5 |
Total fixed maturity and equity securities(b) | | | $200,880 | | | 100.0% | | | $199,327 | | | 100.0% |
(a) | Includes $18.8 billion and $16.4 billion as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, for which the primary source is broker quotes. |
(b) | Includes available for sale and other securities. |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |||||||
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | Amount | | | Percent of Total | | | Amount | | | Percent of Total |
Assets | | | $25,420 | | | 6.1% | | | $24,001 | | | 5.9% |
Liabilities | | | 17,695 | | | 4.6 | | | 18,792 | | | 5.1 |
Guaranteed Benefit Feature | | | Reserving Methodology & Key Assumptions | |||
GMDB and Fixed and certain Fixed Index Annuity GMWB | | | We determine the GMDB liability at each balance sheet date by estimating the expected value of death benefits in excess of the projected account balance and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments. For certain fixed and fixed index annuity products, we determine the GMWB liability at each balance sheet date by estimating the expected withdrawal benefits once the projected account balance has been exhausted ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments. These GMWB features are deemed to not be embedded derivatives as the GMWB feature is determined to be clearly and closely related to the host contract. | |||
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| | The present value of the total expected excess payments (e.g., payments in excess of account value) over the life of contract divided by the present value of total expected assessments is referred to as the benefit ratio. The magnitude and direction |
Guaranteed Benefit Feature | | | Reserving Methodology & Key Assumptions | |||
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| | • | | | credit spreads; | |
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| | • | | | equity / interest rate correlation; | |
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| | • | | | policyholder behavior, including mortality, lapses, withdrawals and benefit utilization. Estimates of future policyholder behavior are subjective and based primarily on our historical experience; | |
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| | • | | | in applying asset growth assumptions for the valuation of GMWBs, we use market-consistent assumptions calibrated to observable interest rate and equity option prices; and | |
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| | • | | | allocation of fees between the embedded derivative and host contract. |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | DAC/DSI Asset | | | Other Reserves Related to Guaranteed Benefits | | | Unearned Revenue Reserve | | | Embedded Derivatives Related to Guaranteed Benefits | | | Pre-Tax Income | | | Adjusted Pre-Tax Operating Income |
Assumptions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Net Investment Spread | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Effect of an increase by 10 basis points | | | $140 | | | $(49) | | | $(6) | | | $(154) | | | $349 | | | $195 |
Effect of a decrease by 10 basis points | | | (150) | | | 49 | | | 1 | | | 158 | | | (358) | | | (200) |
Equity Return(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Effect of an increase by 1% | | | 109 | | | (29) | | | — | | | (60) | | | 198 | | | — |
Effect of a decrease by 1% | | | (105) | | | 37 | | | — | | | 62 | | | (204) | | | — |
Volatility(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Effect of an increase by 1% | | | (3) | | | 25 | | | — | | | (32) | | | 4 | | | — |
Effect of a decrease by 1% | | | 3 | | | (24) | | | — | | | 37 | | | (10) | | | — |
Interest Rate(c) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Effect of an increase by 1% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2,550) | | | 2,550 | | | — |
Effect of a decrease by 1% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,407 | | | (3,407) | | | — |
Mortality | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Effect of an increase by 1% | | | (10) | | | 41 | | | — | | | (54) | | | 3 | | | (51) |
Effect of a decrease by 1% | | | 10 | | | (41) | | | (1) | | | 54 | | | (2) | | | 52 |
Lapse | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Effect of an increase by 10% | | | (123) | | | (105) | | | (28) | | | (94) | | | 104 | | | 10 |
Effect of a decrease by 10% | | | 126 | | | 109 | | | 24 | | | 97 | | | (104) | | | (7) |
(a) | Represents the net impact of a 1% increase or decrease in long-term equity returns for GMDB reserves and net impact of a 1% increase or decrease in the S&P 500 index on the value of the GMWB embedded derivative. |
(b) | Represents the net impact of a 1% increase or decrease in equity volatility. |
(c) | Represents the net impact of 1% parallel shift in the yield curve on the value of the GMWB embedded derivative. Does not represent interest rate spread compression on investment-oriented products. |
• | to determine investment returns used in loss recognition tests, we project future cash flows on the assets supporting the liabilities. The duration of these assets is generally comparable to the duration of the liabilities and such assets are primarily comprised of a diversified portfolio of high to medium quality fixed maturity securities, and may also include, to a lesser extent, alternative investments. Our projections include a reasonable allowance for investment expenses and expected credit losses over the projection horizon. A critical assumption in the projection of expected investment income is the assumed net rate of investment return at which excess cash flows are to be reinvested; |
• | for mortality assumptions, base future assumptions take into account industry and our historical experience, as well as expected mortality changes in the future. The latter judgment is based on a combination of historical mortality trends and industry observations, public health and demography specialists that were consulted by our actuaries and published industry information; and |
• | for surrender rates, key judgments involve the correlation between expected increases/decreases in interest rates and increases/decreases in surrender rates. To support this judgment, we compare crediting rates on our products to expected rates on competing products under different interest rate scenarios. |
• | paid and unpaid amounts recoverable; |
• | whether the balance is in dispute or subject to legal collection; |
• | the relative financial health of the reinsurer as determined by the Obligor Risk Ratings (“ORRs”) we assign to each reinsurer based upon our financial reviews; reinsurers that are financially troubled (i.e., in run-off, have voluntarily or involuntarily been placed in receivership, are insolvent, are in the process of liquidation or otherwise subject to formal or informal regulatory restriction) are assigned ORRs that are expected to generate significant allowance; and |
• | whether collateral and collateral arrangements exist. |
• | Product design – Product design is the first step in managing insurance liability exposure to market risks. |
• | Asset/liability management – We manage assets using an approach that is liability driven. Asset portfolios are managed to target durations based on liability characteristics and the investment objectives of that portfolio within defined ranges. Where liability cashflows exceed the maturity of available assets, we may support such liabilities with derivatives, interest rate curve mismatch strategies or equity and alternative investments. |
• | Hedging – Our hedging strategies include the use of derivatives to offset certain changes in the economic value of embedded derivatives associated with the variable annuity, fixed index annuity and index universal life liabilities, within established thresholds. These hedging programs are designed to provide additional protection against large and consolidated movements in levels of interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads and market volatility under multiple scenarios. |
• | Currency matching – We manage our foreign currency exchange rate exposures within our risk tolerance levels. In general, investments backing specific liabilities are currency matched. This is achieved through investments in currency matching assets or the use of derivatives. |
• | Management of portfolio concentration risk – We perform regular monitoring and management of key rate, foreign exchange, equity prices and other risk concentrations to support efforts to improve portfolio diversification to mitigate exposures to individual markets and sources of risk. |
At December 31, (dollars in millions) | | | Balance Sheet Exposure | | | Economic Effect | | | Economic Effect | |||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
Sensitivity factor | | | | | | | 100 bps parallel increase in all yield curves | | | 100 bps parallel decrease in all yield curves | ||||||||
Interest rate sensitive assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Fixed maturity securities(b) | | | $171,283 | | | $167,095 | | | $(14,144) | | | $(13,184) | | | $16,778 | | | $15,660 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable(b)(c) | | | 34,032 | | | 31,857 | | | (1,757) | | | (1,728) | | | 1,825 | | | 2,014 |
Derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | 1,253 | | | 994 | | | (1,882) | | | (2,198) | | | 3,402 | | | 3,538 |
Total interest rate sensitive assets | | | $206,568(b) | | | $199,946(b) | | | $(17,783) | | | $(17,110) | | | $22,005 | | | $21,212 |
Interest rate sensitive liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Policyholder contract deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Investment-type contracts(c) | | | $(130,643) | | | $(128,204) | | | $10,375 | | | $10,857 | | | $(13,552) | | | $(14,078) |
Variable annuity and other embedded derivatives | | | (9,736) | | | (9,797) | | | 2,550 | | | 2,675 | | | (3,407) | | | (3,469) |
Long-term debt(c) | | | (8,744) | | | (643) | | | 117 | | | 75 | | | (125) | | | (86) |
Total interest rate sensitive liabilities | | | $(149,123) | | | $(138,644) | | | $13,042 | | | $13,607 | | | $(17,084) | | | $(17,633) |
Sensitivity factor: | | | 20% decline in stock prices | | | 20% increase in stock prices | ||||||||||||
Derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Equity contracts | | | $599 | | | $884 | | | $542 | | | $440 | | | $447 | | | $265 |
Equity and alternative investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Common equity | | | 231 | | | 596 | | | (46) | | | (119) | | | 46 | | | 119 |
Total derivatives and equity investments | | | $830 | | | $1,480 | | | $496 | | | $321 | | | $493 | | | $384 |
Policyholder contract deposits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Variable annuity and other embedded derivatives(d) | | | $(9,736) | | | $(9,797) | | | $(269) | | | $(59) | | | $(58) | | | $5 |
Total liability | | | $(9,736) | | | $(9,797) | | | $(269) | | | $(59) | | | $(58) | | | $5 |
(a) | At December 31, 2021, the analysis covers $206.6 billion of $241.3 billion interest rate sensitive assets. As indicated above, excluded were $28.7 billion and $3.8 billion of fixed maturity securities and loans, respectively, supporting the Fortitude Re funds withheld arrangements. In addition, $2.2 billion of loans and $0.9 billion of assets across various asset categories were excluded due to modeling limitations. At December 31, 2020, the analysis covers $200.0 billion of $238.0 billion interest rate sensitive assets. As indicated above, excluded were $30.6 billion and $3.9 billion of fixed maturity securities and loans, respectively, supporting the Fortitude Re funds withheld arrangements. In addition, $3.3 billion of loans and $1.0 billion of assets across various asset categories were excluded due to modeling limitations. |
(b) | The 2020 fixed maturity securities and mortgage and other loan receivables balances were revised. These revisions have no impact on SAFG’s consolidated financial statements and are not considered material to the financial statements. |
(c) | The economic effect is the difference between the estimated fair value and the effect of a 100 bps parallel increase or decrease in all yield curves on the estimated fair value. The estimated fair values for Mortgage and other loans receivable, Policyholder contract deposits (Investment-type contracts), and Short-term and long-term debt were $38.9 billion, $143.1 billion and $8.9 billion at December 31, 2021, respectively. The estimated fair values for Mortgage and other loans receivable, Policyholder contract deposits (Investment-type contracts) and Short term and long-term debt were $37.7 billion, $144.6 billion and $0.9 billion at December 31, 2020, respectively. |
(d) | The balance sheet exposures for derivatives and variable annuity and other embedded derivatives are also reflected under “Interest rate sensitive assets” and “interest rate sensitive liabilities” above and are not additive. |
• | our scaled platform and position as a leading life and annuity company across a broad range of products, managing or administering $410.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2021; |
• | our four businesses, which provide a diversified and attractive mix of fee income, spread income and underwriting margin; |
• | our broad distribution platform, which gives us access to end customers, employers, retirement plan sponsors, banks, broker-dealers, general agencies, independent marketing organizations and independent insurance agents; |
• | our proven expertise in product design, which positions us to optimize risk-adjusted returns as we grow our business; |
• | our strategic partnership with Blackstone, which we believe will allow us to further grow both our retail and institutional product lines, and enhance risk-adjusted returns; |
• | our high-quality liability profile, supported by our strong balance sheet and disciplined approach to risk management, which has limited our exposure to product features and portfolios with less attractive risk-adjusted returns; |
• | our ability to deliver consistent cash flows and an attractive return for our stockholders; and |
• | our strong and experienced senior management team. |
• | Individual Retirement — We are a leading provider in the over $255 billion individual annuity market across a range of product types, including fixed, fixed index and variable annuities, with $13.7 billion in premiums and deposits in 2021. We offer a variety of optional benefits within these products, including lifetime income guarantees and death benefits. Our broad and scaled product offerings and operating platform have allowed our company to rank in the top two in total individual annuity sales in each of the last nine years, and we are the only top 10 annuity provider with a balanced mix of products across all major annuity categories according to LIMRA. Our strong distribution relationships and broad multi-product offerings allow us to quickly adapt to respond to shifting customer needs and economic and competitive dynamics, targeting areas where we see the greatest opportunity for risk-adjusted returns. We are well-positioned for growth due to demographic trends in the U.S. retirement market, supported by our strong platform. Our Individual Retirement business is the largest contributor to our earnings, historically generating consistent spread and fee income. |
• | Group Retirement — We are a leading provider of retirement plans and services to employees of tax-exempt and public sector organizations within the K-12, higher education, healthcare, government and other tax-exempt markets, having ranked third in K-12 schools, fourth in higher education institutions and fifth in healthcare institutions by total assets as of June 30, 2021. According to Cerulli Associates, the size of the not-for-profit defined contribution retirement plan market, excluding the Federal Thrift Savings Plan, was $1.9 trillion in 2020. We work with approximately 1.7 million individuals as of December 31, 2021 through our in-plan products and services and over 300,000 individuals through our out-of-plan products and services. Our out-of-plan capabilities include proprietary and non-proprietary annuities, financial planning, brokerage and advisory services. We offer financial planning advice to employees participating in retirement plans through our career financial advisors. These advisors allow us to develop long-term relationships with our customers by engaging with them early in their careers and providing customized solutions and support. Approximately 26% of our individual customers have been customers of our Group Retirement business for more than 20 years and the average length of our relationships with plan sponsors exceeds 28 years. Our strong customer relationships have led to growth in our AUMA, evidenced by stable in-plan spread-based assets, growing in-plan fee-based assets and growing out-of-plan assets. Our Group Retirement business generates a combination of spread and fee income. While the revenue mix remains balanced, we have grown our advisory and brokerage fee revenue over the last several years, which provides a less capital intensive stream of cash flows. |
• | Life Insurance — We offer a range of life insurance and protection solutions in the approximately $159 billion U.S. life insurance market (based on premium) as of December 31, 2021, according to the Insurance Information Institute, with a growing international presence in the UK and Ireland. We are a key player in the term, indexed universal life and smaller face whole life markets; ranking as a top 15 seller of term, universal and whole life products as of December 31, 2021. Our competitive and flexible product suite is designed to meet the needs of our customers, and we actively participate in product lines that we believe have attractive growth and margin prospects. Further, we have strong third-party distribution relationships and a long history in the direct-to-consumer market, providing us |
• | Institutional Markets — We serve the institutional life and retirement insurance market with an array of products that include PRT, institutional life insurance sold through the bank-owned life insurance and corporate-owned life insurance markets, stable value wraps and structured settlements. We are also active in the capital markets through our FABN program. We provide sophisticated, bespoke risk management solutions to both financial and non-financial institutions. Historically, a small number of incremental transactions have enabled us to generate significant new business volumes, providing a meaningful contribution to earnings, while maintaining a small and efficient operational footprint. We believe that market trends will contribute to growth in our stable value wrap product. Our Institutional Markets products generate earnings primarily through net investment spread, with a smaller portion of fee-based income and underwriting margin. |
($ in billions) | | | Individual Retirement | | | Group Retirement | | | Life | | | Institutional Markets | | | Total |
Fixed Annuities | | | $49.8 | | | $15.4 | | | — | | | — | | | $65.2 |
Fixed Index Annuities | | | 30.4 | | | 4.4 | | | — | | | — | | | 34.8 |
Variable Annuities | | | 68.1 | | | 69.9 | | | — | | | — | | | 137.9 |
Universal Life | | | — | | | — | | | 15.8 | | | — | | | 15.8 |
Traditional Life | | | — | | | — | | | 9.8 | | | — | | | 9.8 |
International Life and Other | | | — | | | — | | | 1.1 | | | — | | | 1.1 |
Pension Risk Transfer | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11.5 | | | 11.5 |
Guaranteed Investment Contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7.5 | | | 7.5 |
Other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11.2 | | | 11.2 |
Total | | | $148.3 | | | $89.7 | | | $26.7 | | | $30.2 | | | $294.9 |
• | AIG FD — We have a specialized team of approximately 500 sales professionals who partner with and grow our non-affiliated distribution on our broad platform, which includes banks, broker-dealers, general agencies, independent marketing organizations and independent insurance agents. Our direct-to-consumer platform, AIG Direct, primarily markets to middle market consumers through a variety of direct channels, including several types of digital channels such as search advertising, display advertising and email as well as direct mail. |
• | Group Retirement — We have a broad team of relationship managers, consultant relationship professionals, business acquisition professionals and distribution leaders that focus on acquiring, serving and retaining retirement plans. Our affiliated platform, VALIC Financial Advisors, which includes approximately 1,300 career financial advisors as of December 31, 2021, focuses on our Group Retirement business, guiding individuals in both in-plan and out-of-plan investing. |
• | Institutional Relationships — We have strong relationships with insurance brokers, bankers, asset managers, pension consultants and specialized agents who serve as intermediaries in our institutional business. |
(1) | Life Insurance sales, excluding contributions from AIG Direct and AIG Financial Network on a periodic basis, totaled $281 million through the Independent Agents channel for the year ended December 31, 2021. |
• | AIG FD has approximately 500 specialized sales professionals that leverage our strategic account relationships and other partnerships to address multiple client needs. This platform is primarily focused on our non-affiliated distribution through banks, broker-dealers and independent marketing organizations, and specializes in aligning our robust product offering of over 160 life and annuity products with individual partner preferences, reaching independent advisors, agencies and other firms. AIG FD primarily facilitates distribution for our Individual Retirement and Life Insurance businesses, including providing certain partners a unified coverage model that allows for distribution of both our life insurance and annuity products. |
• | Individual Retirement maintains a growing multi-channel distribution footprint built on long-term relationships. As of December 31, 2021, our footprint included over 25,000 advisors and agents actively selling our annuities in the prior 12 months, accessed through long-term relationships with approximately 700 firms distributing our annuity products. These advisors and agents included over 8,500 new producers who sold our annuity products for the first time in 12 months. |
• | Life Insurance has a well-balanced distribution footprint that reaches over 35,000 independent agents as of December 31, 2021, who actively sell our life insurance solutions, through diverse independent channels as well as a direct-to-consumer model. We had access to over 1,000 MGAs and BGAs in |
• | Group Retirement is supported by a broad team of relationship managers, consultant relationship professionals and business acquisition professionals that focus on acquiring, serving and retaining retirement plans with more than 22,000 plan sponsor relationships as of December 31, 2021. Also, VALIC Financial Advisors helps build relationships with employees through our holistic and vertically-integrated offering. Our field force of approximately 1,300 career financial advisors, as of December 31, 2021, comprises experienced field and phone-based financial advisors, retirement plan consultants and experienced financial planners with an average of nearly 10 years of tenure with VALIC Financial Advisors. These professionals provide education, financial planning and retirement advice to individuals participating in their employer sponsored plan. Due to the relationships built with individuals and employers, our financial professionals can, as permitted by employer guidelines, build broad relationships to provide financial planning, advisory and retirement solutions to approximately 1.7 million individuals through our in-plan products and services and over 300,000 individuals through our out-of-plan products and services, as of December 31, 2021. |
• | Institutional Markets largely writes bespoke transactions and works with a broad range of consultants and brokers, maintaining relationships with insurance brokers, bankers, asset managers and specialized agents who serve as intermediaries. |
• | We believe we can leverage our broad platform to benefit from changing Individual Retirement market dynamics. We intend to maintain and expand our products to provide income and accumulation benefits to our customers. For example, we recently broadened our product portfolio to include a fee-based fixed index annuity to meet the needs of our investment advisor distribution partners. Through our customized wholesaling model, we plan to capitalize on this opportunity by leveraging both external and proprietary data to identify the highest value opportunities at both the distribution partner and financial professional level. |
• | We believe our high-touch model is well-tailored for many employers in the not-for-profit retirement plan market and enables us to help middle market and mass affluent individuals achieve retirement security. Specifically, our career financial advisors provide education and advice to plan participants while accumulating assets in-plan and can seek to serve more of the participant’s financial needs during their lifetime beyond the in-plan relationship, as permitted by employer guidelines. As of December 31, 2021, we have a large extended customer base of approximately 1.7 million plan participants to whom we have access through our in-plan Group Retirement offerings and 300,000 former plan participants we serve through our out-of-plan Group Retirement offerings. With in-plan income solutions beginning to emerge, we are well-positioned to benefit from market needs. Moreover, by continuing to offer investment advisory services and third-party annuity products, we expect to capture additional fee-based revenue while providing our clients attractive financial solutions outside of the scope of our own product suite. |
• | Our Life Insurance business has an opportunity to help close the current protection gap in the United States and offer value to our customers internationally. For example, we have begun to offer simplified and less expensive insurance options to middle market pre-retirees looking for final expense protection through the launch of our new SIWL product in the fourth quarter of 2021. Additionally, we expect our strong performance in the term life insurance market to accelerate through enhanced consumer awareness of life insurance coupled with an improved new business process. Our long history in the direct-to-consumer market through a variety of direct-to-consumer channels provides valuable insights and experience for these opportunities. |
• | Our Institutional Markets business has developed relationships with brokers, consultants and other distribution partners to drive increased earnings for its products. We expect to continue to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns through PRT deals by focusing on the larger end of the full plan termination market where we can leverage our differentiated capabilities around managing market risks, asset-in-kind portfolios and deferred participant longevity. Additionally, we plan to grow our GIC portfolio by expanding our FABN program. We believe that our Blackstone partnership will differentiate our competitive position by providing assets with a duration, liquidity and return profile that are well-suited to our Institutional Markets offerings, allowing us to grow our transaction volume. |
• | simplify our customer service model and modernize our technology infrastructure with more efficient, up-to-date alternatives, including cloud migration and cloud-based solutions; |
• | further optimize our functional operating model; |
• | build on existing partnership arrangements to further improve scale and drive spend efficiency through technology deployment and process optimization; |
• | rationalize our real estate footprint to align with our business strategy, future operating model and organizational structure; and |
• | optimize our vendor relationships to drive additional savings. |
• | Life Fleet RBC of at least 400%; |
• | Return of capital to stockholders equal to 60-65% of AATOI, consisting of common stockholder dividends of between $400 million and $600 million each year and share repurchases, subject to approval by our Board (see “Dividend Policy”); and |
• | Adjusted ROAE in the range of 12% to 13% based on current accounting rules in effect on the date hereof and without giving effect to any changes resulting from the adoption of the new accounting standard for long duration contracts. |
• | annual equity market returns, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rising ratably over the next 10 years and policyholder behavior based on our current best estimate assumptions which include dynamic variables to reflect the impact of a change in market levels; |
• | our projected amount of new sales of individual retirement, group retirement, life insurance and institutional markets products; |
• | geopolitical stability; |
• | the absence of material changes in regulation; |
• | that we have not adopted the new accounting standard for long-duration contracts with respect to the financial goal related our Adjusted ROAE; |
• | effective tax rates; |
• | our degree of leverage and capital structure following the Recapitalization due to indebtedness incurred in connection with the Recapitalization or following consummation of this offering as described under “Recapitalization—Indebtedness Remaining Outstanding Following this Offering;” |
• | limited differences between actual experience and existing actuarial assumptions, including assumptions for which existing experience is limited and experience will emerge over time; |
• | the efficacy and maturity of existing actuarial models to appropriately reflect all aspects of our existing and in-force businesses; |
• | the effectiveness and cost of our hedging program and the impact of our hedging strategy on net income volatility and possible negative effects on our statutory capital; |
• | our ability to implement our business strategy; |
• | our ability to implement cost reduction and productivity strategies; |
• | the successful implementation of our key initiatives outlined above; |
• | our access to capital; and |
• | general conditions of the capital markets and the markets in which our businesses operate. |
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AUMA by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Fixed annuities | | | $57.8 | | | 36.1% | | | $60.5 | | | 38.5% | | | $60.4 | | | 41.6% |
Fixed index annuities | | | 31.8 | | | 19.8% | | | 27.9 | | | 17.7% | | | 22.1 | | | 15.2% |
Variable annuities | | | 70.6 | | | 44.1% | | | 68.9 | | | 43.8% | | | 62.8 | | | 43.2% |
Total(1) | | | $160.2 | | | 100.0% | | | $157.3 | | | 100.0% | | | $145.3 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Excludes AUA of our retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated. |
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Sales by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Fixed annuities | | | $3,011 | | | 22.0% | | | $2,535 | | | 26.3% | | | $5,280 | | | 38.8% |
Fixed index annuities | | | 5,621 | | | 41.2% | | | 4,096 | | | 42.5% | | | 5,466 | | | 40.1% |
Variable annuities | | | 5,025 | | | 36.8% | | | 3,003 | | | 31.2% | | | 2,879 | | | 21.1% |
Total(1) | | | $13,657 | | | 100.0% | | | $9,634 | | | 100.0% | | | $13,625 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Excludes the sale of our retail mutual funds business that were sold to Touchstone on July 16, 2021, or otherwise liquidated. |
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| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | |
Sales ranking | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Overall | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 |
Fixed annuities | | | 4 | | | 5 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | 2 |
Fixed index annuities | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 3 | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | 5 | | | 4 |
Variable annuities | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | 6 | | | 5 | | | 5 | | | 4 |
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Spread and fee income | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Spread income(1) | | | $2,650 | | | 63.9% | | | $2,430 | | | 64.8% | | | $2,500 | | | 66.6% |
Fee income(2) | | | 1,500 | | | 36.1% | | | 1,321 | | | 35.2% | | | 1,254 | | | 33.4% |
Total | | | $4,150 | | | 100.0% | | | $3,751 | | | 100.0% | | | $3,754 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Spread income is defined as premium and net investment income less benefits and interest credited. |
(2) | Fee income is defined as policy fees plus advisory fee and other income. |
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Sales by distribution channel | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Broker dealer(1) | | | $6,779 | | | 49.7% | | | $4,576 | | | 47.5% | | | $5,998 | | | 44.0% |
Banks | | | 4,756 | | | 34.8% | | | 3,659 | | | 38.0% | | | 5,376 | | | 39.5% |
Independent non-registered marketing organizations/BGAs(2) | | | 2,122 | | | 15.5% | | | 1,399 | | | 14.5% | | | 2,251 | | | 16.5% |
Total | | | $13,657 | | | 100.0% | | | $9,634 | | | 100.0% | | | $13,625 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Includes wirehouses, independent and regional broker-dealers. |
(2) | Includes career agents. |
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Fixed annuity reserves by GMIR | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No GMIR | | | $2.9 | | | 5.8% | | | $2.7 | | | 5.4% | | | $2.3 | | | 4.5% |
<2.00% | | | 25.4 | | | 51.0% | | | 24.8 | | | 49.1% | | | 24.2 | | | 46.9% |
2.00 – 2.99% | | | 3.8 | | | 7.6% | | | 4.2 | | | 8.4% | | | 5.0 | | | 9.7% |
3.00 – 4.49% | | | 17.2 | | | 34.6% | | | 18.3 | | | 36.1% | | | 19.4 | | | 37.7% |
4.50%+ | | | 0.5 | | | 1.0% | | | 0.5 | | | 1.0% | | | 0.6 | | | 1.2% |
Total | | | $49.8 | | | 100.0% | | | $50.5 | | | 100.0% | | | $51.5 | | | 100.0% |
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Fixed annuity reserves by surrender charge | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No surrender charge | | | $26.4 | | | 53.0% | | | $27.1 | | | 53.6% | | | $27.6 | | | 53.6% |
Greater than 0% – 2% | | | 2.1 | | | 4.2% | | | 2.3 | | | 4.6% | | | 2.1 | | | 4.1% |
Greater than 2% – 4% | | | 2.4 | | | 4.9% | | | 2.7 | | | 5.3% | | | 3.2 | | | 6.2% |
Greater than 4% | | | 16.5 | | | 33.1% | | | 16.2 | | | 32.1% | | | 16.4 | | | 31.8% |
Non-surrenderable | | | 2.4 | | | 4.8% | | | 2.2 | | | 4.4% | | | 2.2 | | | 4.3% |
Total | | | $49.8 | | | 100.0% | | | $50.5 | | | 100.0% | | | $51.5 | | | 100.0% |
| | As of December 31, | |||||||
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Fixed annuity rider reserves | | | | | | | |||
GMWB | | | $256 | | | $138 | | | $38 |
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Fixed index annuity account value with and without a GMWB | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No GMWB | | | $18,570 | | | 64.8% | | | $14,360 | | | 60.9% | | | $11,701 | | | 59.3% |
GMWB | | | 10,092 | | | 35.2% | | | 9,212 | | | 39.1% | | | 8,030 | | | 40.7% |
Total | | | $28,662 | | | 100.0% | | | $23,572 | | | 100.0% | | | $19,731 | | | 100.0% |
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Fixed index annuity rider reserves | | | | | | | |||
GMWB | | | $1,545 | | | $1,044 | | | $830 |
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Fixed index annuity reserves by surrender charge | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No surrender charge | | | $2.0 | | | 6.6% | | | $1.4 | | | 5.4% | | | $0.7 | | | 3.5% |
Greater than 0% – 2% | | | 1.7 | | | 5.6% | | | 1.1 | | | 4.3% | | | 0.3 | | | 1.5% |
Greater than 2% – 4% | | | 4.2 | | | 13.8% | | | 3.5 | | | 13.6% | | | 2.6 | | | 12.4% |
Greater than 4% | | | 22.5 | | | 74.0% | | | 19.6 | | | 76.7% | | | 17.4 | | | 82.6% |
Non-surrenderable | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total | | | $30.4 | | | 100.0% | | | $25.6 | | | 100.0% | | | $21.0 | | | 100.0% |
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Variable annuity account value by GMDB design | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No GMDB | | | $1.0 | | | 1.6% | | | $0.9 | | | 1.5% | | | $0.7 | | | 1.3% |
Return of premium | | | 38.9 | | | 60.7% | | | 36.5 | | | 61.3% | | | 34.8 | | | 62.2% |
Highest contract value attained | | | 17.3 | | | 27.0% | | | 16.7 | | | 27.9% | | | 15.8 | | | 28.3% |
Rollups | | | 2.9 | | | 4.5% | | | 2.9 | | | 4.9% | | | 2.8 | | | 4.9% |
Return of account value | | | 3.9 | | | 6.1% | | | 2.6 | | | 4.4% | | | 1.9 | | | 3.3% |
Total account value with guarantees | | | $64.0 | | | 100.0% | | | $59.6 | | | 100.0% | | | $55.9 | | | 100.0% |
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Variable annuity account value by benefit | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
GMWB | | | $48.4 | | | 75.6% | | | $45.0 | | | 75.5% | | | $42.5 | | | 76.0% |
GMDB only | | | 12.2 | | | 19.0% | | | 11.4 | | | 19.1% | | | 10.5 | | | 18.8% |
GMIB | | | 2.4 | | | 3.8% | | | 2.3 | | | 3.9% | | | 2.2 | | | 3.9% |
No guarantee | | | 1.0 | | | 1.6% | | | 0.9 | | | 1.5% | | | 0.7 | | | 1.3% |
Total | | | $64.0 | | | 100.0% | | | $59.6 | | | 100.0% | | | $55.9 | | | 100.0% |
• | VIX-indexed fee: This feature increases the rider fee when market volatility rises, helping offset higher costs of hedging during periods of high equity volatility as well as providing value to the customer through lower fees during periods of lower equity volatility in the market. This feature is present in 90% of our total in-force GMWB variable annuity business as of December 31, 2021 and 100% of new GMWB variable annuity sales in 2021. The feature is unique to our product lines. |
• | Required fixed account allocation: This feature requires 10 – 20% of account value to be invested in an account that credits a fixed interest rate and provides no equity exposure. This feature is present in 90% of our in-force GMWB business as of December 31, 2021 and 100% of new GMWB variable annuity sales with living benefits in 2021. The feature was introduced by our company in 2010. |
• | Volatility controlled funds: These funds, which are offered or in some cases are required in conjunction with certain living benefits, seek to maintain consistent and capped volatility exposure for the underlying funds in the variable annuity by managing exposures to volatility targets and/or caps instead of a more traditional fixed equity allocation. These funds also limit equity allocation and provide equity market tail protection through put options purchased within the funds. The funds account for 68% of our in-force GMWB living benefit AUMA as of December 31, 2021 and 20% of new GMWB variable annuity sales in 2021. Currently, we sell two main living benefit riders, one that requires election of volatility control funds with more generous payout features and one that does not require the use of volatility control funds and offers less generous payout features. The latter product is more popular, resulting in a lower percentage of new sales that use volatility control funds. We believe both riders are appropriately priced and have significant risk mitigating features. |
• | Withdrawal rate reduction at claim: This feature lowers the guaranteed income amount after the account value is depleted, consequently lowering our claim payments. This feature is present in 72% of our in-force GMWB business as of December 31, 2021 and 78% of new GMWB variable annuity sales in 2021. |
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| | NAR | | | Reserve | | | NAR | | | Reserve | | | NAR | | | Reserve | |
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Variable annuity NAR and rider reserves(1)(2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
GMWB | | | $471 | | | $2,484 | | | $1,082 | | | $3,619 | | | $300 | | | $2,581 |
GMDB | | | 726 | | | 398 | | | 788 | | | 369 | | | 872 | | | 359 |
GMIB | | | 54 | | | 12 | | | 83 | | | 12 | | | 78 | | | 12 |
(1) | The NAR for each GMDB and GMWB is calculated irrespective of the existence of other features. As a result, the NAR for each of GMDB and GMWB is not additive to that of other features. |
(2) | The NAR for GMDB represents the amount of benefits in excess of account value if death claims were filed on all contracts on the balance sheet date. The NAR for GMWB represents the present value of minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments, in accordance with contract terms, in excess of account value, assuming no lapses. |
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Total reserves by surrender charge | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No surrender charge | | | $34.0 | | | 50.0% | | | $29.6 | | | 45.7% | | | $23.7 | | | 39.5% |
Greater than 0% – 2% | | | 10.9 | | | 16.0% | | | 10.5 | | | 16.3% | | | 9.2 | | | 15.3% |
Greater than 2% – 4% | | | 9.9 | | | 14.5% | | | 12.0 | | | 18.5% | | | 12.3 | | | 20.5% |
Greater than 4% | | | 13.3 | | | 19.5% | | | 12.6 | | | 19.5% | | | 14.8 | | | 24.7% |
Non-surrenderable | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total | | | $68.1 | | | 100.0% | | | $64.7 | | | 100.0% | | | $60.0 | | | 100.0% |
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Hedging result summary | | | | | | | |||
Net increase (decrease) on pre-tax income (loss) | | | $150 | | | $206 | | | $(139) |
Assumptions | | | Base Case Scenario | | | Upside Scenario | | | Downside Scenario | | | Extreme Downside Scenario |
Equity total return (annualized) | | | 8% | | | 10% | | | (25)% shock in July 2021, 8% recovery | | | (40)% shock in July 2021, 8% recovery |
Interest rates (based on June 30, 2021 US Treasury Par curve, i.e., forward curve) | | | Forward curve illustrative 10-year U.S. Treasury rates: June 30, 2021: 1.45% June 30, 2026: 2.22% | | | Rates immediately increase 100 bps | | | Rates immediately decrease 100 bps | | | Rates immediately decrease 100 bps |
Average separate account returns net of asset management fees after shock (annualized)(1) | | | 5.7% | | | 7.1% | | | 5.6% | | | 5.5% |
(1) | In the Downside and Extreme Downside scenarios, after the initial equity shock, the impact of which is excluded from the average separate account returns net of asset management fees shown, the equity total return reverts to the 8% Base Case assumption. |
Estimated July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026 | | | Base Case Scenario | | | Upside Scenario | | | Downside Scenario | | | Extreme Downside Scenario |
(in billions) | | | | | | | | | ||||
VA Distributable Earnings Projections(a) | | | $6.6 | | | $6.7 | | | $4.7 | | | $3.5 |
(a) | Modeled RBC reflects the variable annuity business on a standalone basis and does not reflect potential diversification benefits with other lines of business. |
Estimated as of June 30, 2021 | | | Base Case Scenario | | | Upside Scenario | | | Downside Scenario | | | Extreme Downside Scenario |
(in billions) | | | | | | | | | ||||
Present value of pre-tax cash flows(a) | | | $(20.9) | | | $(20.6) | | | $(21.3) | | | $(22.5) |
Variable annuity assets | | | $36.0 | | | $36.0 | | | $36.0 | | | $36.0 |
Total (including variable annuity assets)(a) | | | $15.1 | | | $15.5 | | | $14.7 | | | $13.5 |
(a) | Modeled RBC reflects the variable annuity business on a standalone basis and does not reflect potential diversification benefits with other lines of business. |
• | Economic scenarios. Our economic scenarios are hypothetical projections of future equity and interest rates. Actual market conditions can be significantly more complex than our scenarios, which will cause our actual results to deviate from our estimated results, even if the annual performance of equity and interest rates is similar to that assumed in our economic scenarios. |
• | Separate account basis risk. The assets that are held in the separate account are mapped to different equity or fixed income indices in order to model the expected future returns. The actual fund return for these funds will differ from the mapped estimates used in our modeling. |
• | Actuarial assumptions. Actuarial assumptions are based on our historical experience and future expectations, and actual future experience will deviate from these assumptions. Actuarial assumptions may also change over time as additional experience is observed. For example, key assumptions include policyholder behavior assumptions with certain dynamic components, i.e., variables which may change as a result of financial market conditions, to capture the general trend of our policyholders’ reaction to market conditions. The actual reaction of policyholders to market conditions may deviate from our assumptions, and these assumptions may also be refined over time. |
• | Hedging. To represent our core hedging program within the projections, we project a hedge asset portfolio, mainly comprised of derivatives, according to targets defined in our strategy. The estimate of our hedging targets is based on models containing a number of simplifications which could cause the projection of targets to differ from the actual evolution of these targets over time. Additionally, we may not be able to effectively implement our intended hedging strategy due to a variety of factors including unavailability of desired instruments, excessive transaction costs, or deviations in market prices for hedge assets from our modeled assumptions. See “—Our Segments—Individual Retirement—Risk Management—Hedging.” |
• | Regulatory changes. The projections exclude any potential future regulatory changes such as updates to the NAIC model regulations, including (i) update or replacement of the Economic Scenario Generator (as defined in the NAIC model regulations) used to calculate statutory reserves and (ii) changes to RBC ratio requirements. |
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AUMA by asset type | | | | | | | |||
In-plan spread based | | | $32.5 | | | $33.4 | | | $31.4 |
In-plan fee based | | | 60.3 | | | 53.9 | | | 48.1 |
Total in-plan AUMA(1) | | | $92.8 | | | $87.3 | | | $79.5 |
Out-of-plan proprietary fixed annuity and fixed index annuities | | | 9.6 | | | 9.3 | | | 8.4 |
Out-of-plan proprietary variable annuities | | | 23.6 | | | 22.9 | | | 21.1 |
Total out-of-plan proprietary annuities(2) | | | 33.2 | | | 32.2 | | | 29.5 |
Advisory and brokerage | | | 13.8 | | | 10.6 | | | 9.2 |
Total out-of-plan AUMA | | | $47.0 | | | $42.8 | | | $38.7 |
Total AUMA | | | $139.8 | | | $130.1 | | | $118.2 |
(1) | Includes $15.1 billion, $14.3 billion and $13.5 billion of AUMA for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, that is associated with our in-plan investment advisory service that we offer to participants at an additional fee. |
(2) | Includes $4.9 billion, $4.3 billion and $3.8 billion of AUMA for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, in our proprietary advisory variable annuity. Together with our out-of-plan advisory and brokerage assets shown in the table above, we had a total of $18.7 billion, $15.0 billion and $13.0 billion of out-of-plan advisory assets for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
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General account reserves by GMIR | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No GMIR | | | $5.0 | | | 11.2% | | | $5.0 | | | 11.2% | | | $4.3 | | | 10.1% |
<2.0% | | | 12.1 | | | 27.1% | | | 11.2 | | | 25.3% | | | 10.3 | | | 24.1% |
2.00 – 2.99% | | | 5.1 | | | 11.3% | | | 5.4 | | | 12.2% | | | 5.4 | | | 12.7% |
3.00 – 4.49% | | | 15.3 | | | 34.4% | | | 15.5 | | | 35.0% | | | 15.4 | | | 36.2% |
4.50%+ | | | 7.1 | | | 16.0% | | | 7.2 | | | 16.3% | | | 7.2 | | | 16.9% |
Total | | | $44.6 | | | 100.0% | | | $44.3 | | | 100.0% | | | $42.6 | | | 100.0% |
• | In-plan recordkeeping: We offer an open architecture recordkeeping platform that allows plan participants to allocate money to a variety of mutual fund options or a fixed interest account. We provide access to more than 12,000 investments on this platform from over 150 fund families/asset managers. A fixed investment only option can also be provided on this platform for plans where we are not the recordkeeper. We receive fee income for our provision of recordkeeping services and generate spread income on the fixed interest account. |
• | In-plan annuity: We offer a flexible group variable and fixed annuity that allows plan sponsors to select from a variety of fee structures, liquidity provisions and fund options. Several variations of our in-plan annuity are available based on plan characteristics, market, size and preferences. Customers receive additional protection from a modest guaranteed minimum death benefit and minimum guaranteed credited rates on the fixed account option. We receive fee income on the variable assets and generate spread income on the fixed annuity assets. |
• | Investment advisory: Through our career financial advisors and with approval from the plan sponsor, we offer an in-plan investment advisory service to participants at an additional fee. As of December 31, 2021, we had $15.1 billion in AUMA. |
• | In-plan income solutions: We recently announced a partnership with J.P. Morgan Asset Management and are in active discussion with other partners to offer in-plan guaranteed lifetime income solutions as an option in retirement plans, including as an investment option for plans we do not administer. |
• | Annuities — We offer a suite of proprietary annuities for accumulation and guaranteed lifetime income. In addition, we offer a non-proprietary annuity as needed to ensure we have a broad range of solutions available to our clients. Several of the proprietary annuities and living benefits are customized versions of products offered by Individual Retirement business. Our proprietary annuities include: |
• | Fixed annuities: We offer a fixed annuity with a multi-year guaranteed fixed rate and another version with a guaranteed lifetime income benefit; |
• | Fixed index annuities: We offer a fixed index annuity providing accumulation and guaranteed lifetime income with a variety of index crediting strategies and multiple indexes; and |
• | Variable annuities: We offer a variable annuity for asset accumulation in both a brokerage and investment advisory account, including a version with an optional guaranteed lifetime income rider. |
• | Advisory and brokerage products: |
• | Our investment advisory solution offers fiduciary, fee-based investments with a variety of asset managers and strategists; and |
• | Our full-service brokerage offering supports non-proprietary variable annuities, securities brokerage accounts, mutual funds and 529 plans. |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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In-plan | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Periodic | | | $3,758 | | | 36.6% | | | $3,676 | | | 41.4% | | | $3,626 | | | 38.0% |
Non-periodic | | | 2,153 | | | 21.0% | | | 1,736 | | | 19.6% | | | 1,913 | | | 20.0% |
Total in-plan | | | 5,911 | | | 57.6% | | | 5,412 | | | 61.0% | | | 5,539 | | | 58.0% |
Out-of-plan | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Out-of-plan proprietary annuities | | | 1,855 | | | 18.1% | | | 2,084 | | | 23.5% | | | 2,807 | | | 29.5% |
Advisory and brokerage | | | 2,502 | | | 24.3% | | | 1,376 | | | 15.5% | | | 1,197 | | | 12.5% |
Total out-of-plan | | | 4,357 | | | 42.4% | | | 3,460 | | | 39.0% | | | 4,004 | | | 42.0% |
Total | | | $10,268 | | | 100.0% | | | $8,872 | | | 100.0% | | | $9,543 | | | 100.0% |
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Spread and fee income | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Spread income | | | $1,275 | | | 59.8% | | | $1,088 | | | 60.3% | | | $1,133 | | | 62.2% |
Fee income | | | 859 | | | 40.2% | | | 715 | | | 39.7% | | | 690 | | | 37.8% |
Total | | | $2,134 | | | 100.0% | | | $1,803 | | | 100.0% | | | $1,823 | | | 100.0% |
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Reserves by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Variable annuity without GLB | | | $67.1 | | | 74.8% | | | $63.5 | | | 74.1% | | | $59.4 | | | 74.0% |
Variable annuity with GLB | | | 2.8 | | | 3.1% | | | 2.9 | | | 3.4% | | | 2.9 | | | 3.5% |
Fixed annuity | | | 15.4 | | | 17.2% | | | 15.1 | | | 17.7% | | | 14.6 | | | 18.2% |
Fixed index annuity | | | 4.4 | | | 4.9% | | | 4.1 | | | 4.8% | | | 3.5 | | | 4.3% |
Total | | | $89.7 | | | 100.0% | | | $85.6 | | | 100.0% | | | $80.4 | | | 100.0% |
• | Retirement plans: For recordkeeping, plans using our in-plan recordkeeping are designed and priced on a case-by-case basis to balance competitiveness, risk, capital needs and profitability. For annuity plans, we manage crediting rates, investment options and our cost structure to help achieve desired returns. |
• | Proprietary annuities: Our proprietary annuities are primarily accumulation-oriented products. Products with guaranteed living benefits mirror the design and risk management framework, including hedging, followed by Individual Retirement. |
• | Variable annuity: Our variable annuity GMDB exposure is primarily related to return of premium guarantees, including roll-up policies, 100% of which will revert to return of premium after the relevant individual reaches age 70. |
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Variable annuity account value by GMDB design | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Roll-up, will revert to return of premium | | | $40.5 | | | 58.6% | | | $39.4 | | | 60.0% | | | $37.9 | | | 61.4% |
Roll-up, reverted to return of premium | | | 16.8 | | | 24.3% | | | 14.9 | | | 22.7% | | | 13.0 | | | 21.1% |
Return of premium | | | 11.6 | | | 16.7% | | | 11.1 | | | 16.8% | | | 10.6 | | | 17.1% |
Return of account value | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3% | | | 0.2 | | | 0.4% | | | 0.2 | | | 0.3% |
Maximum anniversary value | | | 0.1 | | | 0.1% | | | 0.1 | | | 0.1% | | | 0.0 | | | 0.1% |
Total | | | $69.2 | | | 100.0% | | | $65.7 | | | 100.0% | | | $61.7 | | | 100.0% |
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Variable annuity account values by benefit type(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
GMDB only | | | $66.5 | | | 96.0% | | | $63.0 | | | 95.9% | | | $59.0 | | | 95.6% |
GMDB and GMWB | | | 2.7 | | | 4.0% | | | 2.7 | | | 4.1% | | | 2.7 | | | 4.4% |
Total | | | $69.2 | | | 100.0% | | | $65.7 | | | 100.0% | | | $61.7 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Excludes small block of assumed business with total account value of $161 million as of December 31, 2021. |
| | As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||
| | NAR | | | Reserve | | | NAR | | | Reserve | | | NAR | | | Reserve | |
| | ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||||
Variable Annuity NAR and Reserves | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
GMDB | | | $161 | | | $35 | | | $180 | | | $40 | | | $205 | | | $21 |
GMWB | | | 24 | | | 64 | | | 61 | | | 169 | | | 27 | | | 111 |
| | As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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Fixed index annuity account value by benefit | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
No GMWB | | | $2,249 | | | 54.8% | | | $2,003 | | | 53.0% | | | $1,668 | | | 51.2% |
GMWB | | | 1,853 | | | 45.2% | | | 1,775 | | | 47.0% | | | 1,588 | | | 48.8% |
Total | | | $4,102 | | | 100.0% | | | $3,778 | | | 100.0% | | | 3,256 | | | 100.0% |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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CPPE(1) sales by geography | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Domestic Life | | | $252 | | | 55.6% | | | $267 | | | 58.6% | | | $323 | | | 64.3% |
International Life | | | 201 | | | 44.4% | | | 188 | | | 41.4% | | | 179 | | | 35.7% |
Total | | | $453 | | | 100.0% | | | $455 | | | 100.0% | | | $502 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Life insurance sales are shown on a CPPE basis. Life insurance sales include periodic premiums from new business expected to be collected over a one-year period and 10% of unscheduled and single premiums from new and existing policyholders. Sales of accident and health insurance represent annualized first-year premium from new policies. |
| | As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||
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Reserves by geography | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Domestic Life | | | $26,141 | | | 97.7% | | | $25,968 | | | 98.0% | | | $24,760 | | | 98.4% |
International Life | | | 628 | | | 2.3% | | | 520 | | | 2.0% | | | 401 | | | 1.6% |
Total insurance reserves | | | $26,769 | | | 100.0% | | | $26,488 | | | 100.0% | | | $25,161 | | | 100.0% |
| | As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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Domestic Life premiums and deposits by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Traditional Life | | | $1,737 | | | 41.0% | | | 1,696 | | | 41.9% | | | $1,683 | | | 42.8% |
Universal Life | | | 1,635 | | | 38.7% | | | 1,649 | | | 40.7% | | | 1,666 | | | 42.4% |
Other(1) | | | 67 | | | 1.6% | | | 76 | | | 1.9% | | | 97 | | | 2.4% |
Total U.S. | | | $3,439 | | | 81.3% | | | $3,421 | | | 84.5% | | | $3,446 | | | 87.6% |
International | | | 789 | | | 18.7% | | | 626 | | | 15.5% | | | 486 | | | 12.4% |
Total | | | $4,228 | | | 100.0% | | | $4,047 | | | 100.0% | | | $3,932 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Includes accident & health and group benefits |
| | As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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Domestic Life reserves by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Universal Life | | | $15.8 | | | 60.5% | | | $15.8 | | | 60.8% | | | $14.6 | | | 58.9% |
Traditional Life | | | 9.8 | | | 37.5% | | | 9.7 | | | 37.3% | | | 9.6 | | | 38.7% |
Other(1) | | | 0.5 | | | 2.0% | | | 0.5 | | | 1.9% | | | 0.6 | | | 2.4% |
Total | | | $26.1 | | | 100.0% | | | $26.0 | | | 100.0% | | | $24.8 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Includes accident & health and group benefits |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
| | ($ millions) | |||||||
ULSG net liability, excluding impact of unrealized appreciation on investments, beginning of year | | | $2,363 | | | $1,942 | | | $1,912 |
Actuarial Assumption Updates | | | (145) | | | 180 | | | 33 |
Incurred guaranteed benefits | | | 830 | | | 711 | | | 466 |
Paid guaranteed benefits | | | (489) | | | (470) | | | (469) |
ULSG net liability, excluding impact of unrealized appreciation on investments, end of year | | | $2,559 | | | $2,363 | | | $1,942 |
ULSG Account Value | | | 1,858 | | | 1,902 | | | 1,905 |
ULSG Net Liability, excluding impact of unrealized appreciation on investments, end of year plus ULSG AV | | | $4,417 | | | $ 4,265 | | | $ 3,847 |
ULSG fee income | | | $1,027 | | | $1,087 | | | $1,089 |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||
| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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Domestic Life CPPE by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Traditional Life | | | $150 | | | 59.5% | | | $154 | | | 57.7% | | | $182 | | | 56.4% |
Universal Life | | | 102 | | | 40.5% | | | 113 | | | 42.3% | | | 141 | | | 43.6% |
Total | | | $252 | | | 100.0% | | | $267 | | | 100.0% | | | $323 | | | 100.0% |
| | As of December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
| | $ | | | $ | | | $ | |
| | ($ millions) | |||||||
Underwriting margin | | | | | | | |||
Underwriting margin | | | $1,067 | | | $1,261 | | | $1,473 |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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Domestic Life CPPE by channel | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Brokerage | | | $84 | | | 33.3% | | | $83 | | | 31.1% | | | $128 | | | 39.6% |
Partners Group | | | 69 | | | 27.4% | | | 79 | | | 29.6% | | | 69 | | | 21.4% |
Transactional Markets Group | | | 60 | | | 23.8% | | | 53 | | | 19.9% | | | 42 | | | 13.0% |
Direct | | | 30 | | | 11.9% | | | 38 | | | 14.2% | | | 43 | | | 13.3% |
Other(1) | | | 9 | | | 3.6% | | | 14 | | | 5.2% | | | 41 | | | 12.7% |
Total | | | $252 | | | 100.0% | | | $267 | | | 100.0% | | | $323 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Includes the Insurance Solutions Group and AIG Financial Network channels. AIG Financial Network is currently being decommissioned but is included for completeness. |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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UK Life CPPE by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Group business | | | $100 | | | 49.7% | | | $96 | | | 51.0% | | | $62 | | | 34.6% |
Term Life | | | 69 | | | 34.3% | | | 63 | | | 33.5% | | | 71 | | | 39.7% |
Critical illness | | | 18 | | | 9.0% | | | 14 | | | 7.4% | | | 19 | | | 10.6% |
Whole Life | | | 11 | | | 5.5% | | | 11 | | | 5.9% | | | 22 | | | 12.3% |
Income protection | | | 2 | | | 1.0% | | | 2 | | | 1.1% | | | 3 | | | 1.7% |
Benefits and riders | | | 1 | | | 0.5% | | | 2 | | | 1.1% | | | 2 | | | 1.1% |
Total UK Life CPPE | | | $201 | | | 100.0% | | | $188 | | | 100.0% | | | $179 | | | 100.0% |
| | As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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Ireland Life gross commission by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Private medical insurance commission(1) | | | $103 | | | 97.2% | | | $90 | | | 97.8% | | | $80 | | | 96.4% |
Life income | | | 2 | | | 1.9% | | | 1 | | | 1.1% | | | 1 | | | 1.2% |
Other income | | | 1 | | | 0.9% | | | 1 | | | 1.1% | | | 2 | | | 2.4% |
Total | | | $106 | | | 100.0% | | | $92 | | | 100.0% | | | $83 | | | 100.0% |
(1) | Includes health and well-being. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Premiums | | | $3,774 | | | $2,564 | | | $1,877 |
Deposits | | | 1,158 | | | 2,284 | | | 931 |
Other(1) | | | 25 | | | 25 | | | 27 |
Premiums and deposits | | | $4,957 | | | $4,873 | | | $2,835 |
(1) | Other principally consists of ceded premiums, in order to reflect gross premiums and deposits. |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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Underwriting margin, fee income and spread income | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Spread income | | | $478 | | | 74.6% | | | $290 | | | 67.9% | | | $251 | | | 63.7% |
Underwriting margin | | | 102 | | | 15.9% | | | 75 | | | 17.6% | | | 75 | | | 19.0% |
Fee income | | | 61 | | | 9.5% | | | 62 | | | 14.5% | | | 68 | | | 17.3% |
Total | | | $641 | | | 100.0% | | | $427 | | | 100.0% | | | $394 | | | 100.0% |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |||||||
| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
| | ($ in millions) | ||||||||||
Insurance reserves | | | | | | | | | ||||
PRT | | | $11,469 | | | 38.0% | | | $8,237 | | | 30.2% |
GIC | | | 7,477 | | | 24.7% | | | 8,115 | | | 29.7% |
Structured settlement | | | 3,501 | | | 11.6% | | | 3,593 | | | 13.2% |
SVW | | | — | | | — | | | 55 | | | 0.2% |
Corporate Markets | | | 7,772 | | | 25.7% | | | 7,315 | | | 26.8% |
Total | | | $30,219 | | | 100.0% | | | $27,315 | | | 100.0% |
| | For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
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| | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | | | $ | | | % | |
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APTOI by product | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
PRT | | | $238 | | | 40.7% | | | $103 | | | 28.1% | | | $74 | | | 23.0% |
GIC | | | 129 | | | 22.1% | | | 85 | | | 23.2% | | | 74 | | | 23.0% |
Structured settlement | | | 90 | | | 15.4% | | | 82 | | | 22.3% | | | 75 | | | 23.3% |
SVW | | | 60 | | | 10.3% | | | 57 | | | 15.5% | | | 63 | | | 19.5% |
Corporate Markets | | | 67 | | | 11.5% | | | 40 | | | 10.9% | | | 36 | | | 11.2% |
Total | | | $584 | | | 100.0% | | | $367 | | | 100.0% | | | $322 | | | 100.0% |
| | For the years ended December 31, | |||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | |
Impact of Fortitude Re on our comprehensive income | | | ($ millions) | ||||||
Net underwriting income | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— |
Net investment income – Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 1,775 | | | 1,427 | | | 1,598 |
Net realized losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets: | | | | | | | |||
Net realized gains (losses) – Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 924 | | | 1,002 | | | 262 |
Net realized losses – Fortitude Re embedded derivatives | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Net realized losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 237 | | | (2,976) | | | (4,905) |
(Loss) income before income tax benefit | | | 2,012 | | | (1,549) | | | (3,307) |
Income tax benefit (expense) | | | (423) | | | 325 | | | 694 |
Net (loss) income | | | 1,589 | | | (1,224) | | | (2,613) |
Change in unrealized appreciation of all other investments | | | (1,488) | | | 1,165 | | | 2,479 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | | | $101 | | | $(59) | | | $(134) |
| | As of December 31, 2021 | ||||
| | $ | | | % | |
| | ($ millions) | ||||
Investment portfolio by asset class (excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets) | | | | | ||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $1,255 | | | 0.6% |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 7,240 | | | 3.3% |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 5,579 | | | 2.5% |
Corporate debt | | | 118,715 | | | 53.5% |
RMBS | | | 13,850 | | | 6.2% |
CMBS | | | 10,311 | | | 4.6% |
ABS/CLO | | | 14,438 | | | 6.5% |
Total fixed income available for sale | | | 171,388 | | | 77.2% |
Other bond securities | | | 489 | | | 0.2% |
Equity securities | | | 241 | | | 0.1% |
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 35,829 | | | 16.1% |
Other invested assets | | | 8,760 | | | 3.9% |
Short-term investments | | | 5,421 | | | 2.5% |
Total | | | $222,128 | | | 100.0% |
• | developing and implementing our company-wide credit policies and procedures; |
• | approving delegated credit authorities to our credit executives and qualified credit professionals; |
• | developing methodologies for quantification and assessment of credit risks; |
• | managing a system of credit and program limits, as well as the approval process for credit transactions, above limit exposures, and concentrations of risk that may exist or be incurred; |
• | evaluating, monitoring, reviewing and reporting of credit risks and concentrations regularly with senior management; and |
• | approving appropriate credit reserves, credit-related other-than-temporary impairments and corresponding methodologies for all credit portfolios. |
• | disclosure obligations; |
• | a duty to establish, maintain, and follow policies and procedures intended to comply with the exemption; and |
• | a duty to perform an annual retrospective review for compliance with the exemption. |
Name | | | Age | | | Position |
Peter Zaffino | | | 55 | | | Chairman of the Board |
Adam Burk | | | 45 | | | Director |
Alan Colberg* | | | 60 | | | Director |
Lucy Fato | | | 55 | | | Director |
Shane Fitzsimons | | | 54 | | | Director |
Jonathan Gray | | | 52 | | | Director |
Marilyn Hirsch* | | | 53 | | | Director |
Christopher Lynch | | | 64 | | | Director |
Mark Lyons | | | 65 | | | Director |
Elaine Rocha | | | 49 | | | Director |
Amy Schioldager | | | 59 | | | Director |
Patricia Walsh* | | | 56 | | | Director |
Kevin Hogan | | | 59 | | | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Elias Habayeb | | | 49 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Todd Solash | | | 46 | | | Executive Vice President and President of Individual Retirement and Life Insurance |
Katherine Anderson | | | 59 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer |
David Ditillo | | | 46 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer |
Terri Fiedler | | | 58 | | | Executive Vice President and President of Financial Distributors |
Amber Miller | | | 50 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Auditor |
Christine Nixon | | | 57 | | | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Jonathan Novak | | | 50 | | | Executive Vice President and President of Institutional Markets |
Elizabeth Palmer | | | 58 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer |
Timothy Prister | | | 58 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
Sabyasachi Ray | | | 57 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer |
Robert Scheinerman | | | 57 | | | Executive Vice President and President of Group Retirement |
Alan Smith | | | 54 | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer |
* | Each of these director nominees is expected to be appointed to our Board at or prior to the time of the IPO. |
• | the requirement that a majority of our Board consists of independent directors; |
• | the requirement that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; |
• | the requirement that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors; and |
• | the requirement for an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees. |
Named Executive Officer | | | Title as of December 31, 2021 |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | Chief Executive Officer |
Elias F. Habayeb(1) | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Todd P. Solash | | | Chief Executive Officer, Individual Retirement and Life Insurance |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | Chief Executive Officer, Group Retirement |
Geoffrey N. Cornell(2) | | | Former Chief Investment Officer |
Thomas J. Diemer(3) | | | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
(1) | Mr. Habayeb was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SAFG effective as of November 19, 2021. |
(2) | Mr. Cornell will cease to be our Chief Investment Officer on March 31, 2022. |
(3) | Mr. Diemer served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer through November 19, 2021. |
Principle | | | Component | | | Application |
Attract and retain the best talent | | | Offer market-competitive compensation opportunities to attract and retain the best employees and leaders for AIG’s various business needs | | | ✔ Compensation levels set with reference to market data for talent peers with relevant experience and skillsets in the insurance and financial services industries where AIG competes for talent |
Principle | | | Component | | | Application |
Pay for performance | | | Create a pay for performance culture by offering short-term incentive (“STI”) and long-term incentive (“LTI”) compensation opportunities that reward employees for individual contributions and business performance Provide a market-competitive, performance-driven compensation structure through a four-part program that consists of base salary, STI, LTI and benefits | | | ✔ Majority of compensation is variable and at-risk ✔ Incentives tied to AIG performance, business performance and individual contributions ✔ Objective performance measures and goals used, which are clearly disclosed ✔ Compensation provides significant upside and downside potential for superior performance and under performance |
Align interests with AIG shareholders | | | Motivate all AIG employees to deliver long-term, sustainable and profitable growth, while balancing risk to create long-term, sustainable value for shareholders Align the long-term economic interests of key employees with those of AIG’s shareholders by ensuring that a meaningful component of their compensation is provided in equity Avoid incentives that encourage employees to take unnecessary or excessive risks that could threaten the value or reputation of AIG by rewarding both annual and long-term performance Maintain strong compensation best practices by meeting evolving standards of compensation governance and complying with regulations applicable to employee compensation | | | ✔ Majority of compensation delivered in equity-based vehicles ✔ Executives subject to risk management policies, including a clawback policy and anti- hedging and pledging policies ✔ Performance goals are set with rigorous standards commensurate with both the opportunity and AIG’s risk guidelines |
What AIG Does: | | | What AIG Avoids: |
✔ Pay for performance ✔ Deliver majority of executive compensation in the form of at-risk, performance-based pay ✔ Align performance objectives with AIG’s strategy ✔ Engage with AIG’s shareholders on matters including executive compensation and governance ✔ Prohibit pledging and hedging of AIG securities ✔ Cap payout opportunities for named executive officers under AIG incentive plans ✔ Maintain a robust clawback policy ✔ Maintain double-trigger change-in-control benefits ✔ Conduct annual compensation risk assessment ✔ Engage an independent compensation consultant | | | ✘ No tax gross-ups other than for tax equalization and relocation benefits ✘ No excessive perquisites, benefits or pension payments ✘ No reloading or repricing of stock options or stock appreciation rights ✘ No equity grants below 100% of fair market value ✘ No dividends or dividend equivalents vest unless and until long-term incentive awards vest |
• | Provides perspective and data reflecting compensation levels and insight into pay practices |
• | Comprises companies of a similar size and business model as AIG that draw from the same pool of talent as AIG |
The Allstate Corporation | | | CIGNA Corporation | | | The Progressive Corporation |
American Express Company | | | Citigroup Inc. | | | Prudential Financial Inc. |
Bank of America Corporation | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co | | | The Travelers Companies, Inc. |
BlackRock, Inc. | | | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | | U.S. Bancorp |
Capital One Financial Corporation | | | Manulife Financial Corp. | | | Wells Fargo & Company |
Chubb Limited | | | MetLife Inc. | | |
2021 Compensation Component | | | Kevin T. Hogan | | | Elias F. Habayeb | | | Todd P. Solash | | | Robert J. Scheinerman | | | Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | Thomas J. Diemer |
Base Salary | | | 1,250,000 | | | 800,000 | | | $950,000 | | | $650,000 | | | $900,000 | | | $500,000 |
Target STI | | | 2,250,000 | | | 1,050,000 | | | $1,500,000 | | | $820,000 | | | $1,100,000 | | | $700,000 |
Target LTI | | | 4,000,000 | | | 1,200,000 | | | $2,000,000 | | | $980,000 | | | $1,500,000 | | | $800,000 |
Target Direct Compensation | | | 7,500,000 | | | 3,050,000 | | | $4,450,000 | | | $2,450,000 | | | $3,500,000 | | | $2,000,000 |
Performance Metric | | | Threshold (50%) | | | Target (100%) | | | Stretch (125%) | | | Maximum (150%) | | | Actual | | | Achieved | | | Weighting | | | % Achieved (Weighted)(1) |
Life and Retirement Normalized Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity | | | 11.0% | | | 12.9% | | | 13.9% | | | 14.8% | | | 13.2% | | | 108% | | | 70% | | | 76% |
Life and Retirement GOE (Net)(2) | | | $1,694M | | | $1,613M | | | $1,553M | | | $1,493M | | | $1,601M | | | 105% | | | 30% | | | 32% |
Life and Retirement Quantitative Performance Score: | | | 107% |
(1) | Components in this column do not sum to the total due to rounding. |
(2) | The GOE (Net) was determined inclusive of the incremental STI funding incurred for achieving the relevant goal. Accordingly, the 2021 GOE (Net) was $1,597 million prior to adding the incremental STI funding of $4.4 million which resulted in revised GOE (Net) of $1,601 million. |
| | 2021 Target STI Award | | | Business Performance Score | | | Individual Performance | | | 2021 Actual STI Award | |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | $2,250,000 | | | 107% | | | 100% | | | $2,407,500 |
Elias F. Habayeb | | | $1,050,000 | | | 137% | | | 111% | | | $1,600,000 |
| | 2021 Target STI Award | | | 2021 Actual STI Award | |
Todd P. Solash | | | $1,500,000 | | | $1,725,000 |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | $820,000 | | | $984,000 |
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | $1,100,000 | | | $1,100,000 |
Thomas J. Diemer | | | $700,000 | | | $700,000 |
• | For Mr. Hogan: Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) 50%, Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) 25% and stock options 25% |
• | For Messrs. Habayeb, Solash, Scheinerman, Cornell and Diemer: RSUs 75% and stock options 25% |
Named Executive Officer | | | 2021 Target LTI Value | | | 2021 Individual Modifier | | | 2021 Actual LTI Grant Value |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | $4,000,000 | | | 100% | | | $4,000,000 |
Elias F. Habayeb | | | $1,200,000 | | | 100% | | | $1,200,000 |
Todd P. Solash | | | $2,000,000 | | | 100% | | | $2,000,000 |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | $980,000 | | | 100% | | | $980,000 |
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | $1,500,000 | | | 100% | | | $1,600,000 |
Thomas J. Diemer | | | $800,000 | | | 100% | | | $800,000 |
• | Improvement in Accident Year Combined Ratio, As Adjusted, including Average Annual Losses (“Adjusted AYCR inc. AALS”), measured annually |
○ | Metric capped at target if Accident Year Combined Ratio, as Adjusted, including Average Annual Losses is higher at the end of the three-year performance period than it was immediately preceding the start of the performance period |
• | Core Normalized BVPS growth, measured annually |
• | Core Normalized Return on Attributed Common Equity, measured in the third year |
Metrics (Measurement Basis) | | | Performance Goal (% Payout) | | | Relevant Metrics | | | Earned Performance | | | Total Earned Performance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thres. (50%) | | | Target (100%) | | | Max. (200%) | | | FY’19A | | | FY’20A | | | FY’21A | | | FY’19A | | | FY’20A | | | FY’21A | | | Inception-to- Date | ||
Adjusted AYCR incl. AALs (Annual and Three- Year Improvement) | | | 0.5pt | | | 1pt | | | 2pts | | | 4.5pts | | | 1.9pts | | | 3.7pts | | | 200% | | | 188% | | | 200% | | | 196% |
Core Normalized BVPS (Annual Growth) | | | 5% | | | 10% | | | 15% | | | 16.6% | | | 12.9% | | | 19.3% | | | 200% | | | 158% | | | 200% | | | 186% |
Messrs. Habayeb, Solash, Scheinerman, Cornell and Diemer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200 | | | 173 | | | 200 | | | 191 | ||||||
Core Normalized ROCE (FY’21) | | | 9% | | | 10% | | | 11% | | | 8.6% | | | 6.7% | | | 7.4% | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | — | | | — |
Mr. Hogan(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200 | | | 173 | | | 80 | | | 127 |
(1) | For Mr. Hogan, 2019 PSU award is capped at 100% based on AIG’s TSR at the end of the performance period 12/31/2021. |
Qualifying Termination | | | • | | | Termination by AIG without “cause” |
| • | | | Covered executive resigns for “good reason”, including for qualifying executives after a “change in control” | ||
Severance Payment | | | • | | | Pre-determined multiplier applied to salary and three-year average of actual STI payments |
| • | | | Severance multiple is 1.0 or 1.5 depending on an executive’s grade | ||
| • | | | Severance multiple increases to 1.5 or 2.0 for a qualifying termination within two years following a change in control |
Management | | | CMRC | | | AIG Inc. Board |
• AIG Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer approves compensation for our named executive officers • As appropriate, other members of the executive team, such as representatives from human resources, will attend CMRC meetings to provide opinions and recommendations • No members of management participate in discussions concerning their own compensation | | | • Reviews compensation for our named executive officers • Oversees AIG’s compensation and benefit programs • Oversees AIG’s management development and succession planning programs for executive management • Oversees the assessment of risks related to AIG’s compensation programs • Reviews periodic updates provided on initiatives and progress in human capital, including diversity, equity and inclusion • Produces AIG’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis report on executive compensation • Engages an independent consultant | | | • Approves CMRC recommendations on compensation philosophy, and the development and implementation of AIG’s compensation programs • Approves CMRC recommendations on AIG’s equity plans |
• Provides views on: • How AIG’s compensation program and proposals for senior executives compare to market practices in the insurance industry, financial services and more broadly; • “Best practices” and how they apply to AIG; • The design and implementation of current and proposed executive compensation programs; | | | • Responds to questions raised by the CMRC and other stakeholders in the executive compensation process; • Participates in discussions pertaining to compensation and risk, assessing the process and conclusions; and • Participates in discussions on performance goals that are proposed by management for the CMRC’s approval. |
• | whether the plan design or administration may encourage excessive or unnecessary risk-taking; |
• | whether the plan has appropriate safeguards in place to discourage fraudulent behavior; |
• | whether the plan incorporates appropriate risk mitigants to lower risk (including deferrals, clawback conditions (see the section titled “—AIG Clawback Policy” below) and capped payouts); and |
• | whether payments are based on pre-established performance goals, including risk-adjusted metrics. |
Covered Employees | | | • All AIG executive officers • Any other AIG employees as determined by the CMRC |
Covered Compensation | | | • Generally, includes any bonus, equity or equity-based award, or any other incentive compensation granted since 2013 • Compensation paid, and awards granted, while a covered employee is subject to this clawback policy |
Triggering Events | | | • Material financial restatement • Award or receipt of covered compensation based on materially inaccurate financial statements or performance metrics that are materially inaccurately determined • Failure of risk management, including a supervisory role or material violation of AIG’s risk policies • An action or omission that results in material financial or reputational harm to AIG |
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CMRC Authority | | | • Determining whether a triggering event has occurred • Ability to require forfeiture or repayment of all or any portion of any unpaid covered compensation or covered compensation paid in the 12 months preceding the triggering event • The 12-month time horizon will be extended to a longer period if required by any applicable statute or government regulation |
• | Adjusted Pre-tax Income (APTI) is derived by excluding the items set forth below from income from continuing operations before income tax. This definition is consistent across our segments. These items |
• | changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits; |
• | changes in benefit reserves and deferred policy acquisition costs, value of business acquired, and deferred sales inducements related to net realized gains and losses; |
• | changes in the fair value of equity securities; |
• | net investment income on Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) funds withheld assets held by AIG in support of Fortitude Re’s reinsurance obligations to AIG post deconsolidation of Fortitude Re (Fortitude Re funds withheld assets); |
• | following deconsolidation of Fortitude Re, net realized gains and losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets; |
• | loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt; |
• | all net realized gains and losses except earned income (periodic settlements and changes in settlement accruals) on derivative instruments used for non-qualifying (economic) hedging or for asset replication. Earned income on such economic hedges is reclassified from net realized gains and losses to specific APTI line items based on the economic risk being hedged (e.g. net investment income and interest credited to policyholder account balances); |
• | income or loss from discontinued operations; |
• | net loss reserve discount benefit (charge); |
• | pension expense related to lump sum payments to former employees; |
• | net gain or loss on divestitures; |
• | non-operating litigation reserves and settlements; |
• | restructuring and other costs related to initiatives designed to reduce operating expenses, improve efficiency and simplify our organization; |
• | the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain; |
• | integration and transaction costs associated with acquiring or divesting businesses; |
• | losses from the impairment of goodwill; and |
• | non-recurring costs associated with the implementation of non-ordinary course legal or regulatory changes or changes to accounting principles. |
• | Adjusted After-tax Income (AATI) attributable to AIG common shareholders is derived by excluding the tax effected APTI adjustments described above, dividends on preferred stock, noncontrolling interest on net realized gains (losses), other non-operating expenses and the following tax items from net income attributable to AIG: |
• | deferred income tax valuation allowance releases and charges; |
• | changes in uncertain tax positions and other tax items related to legacy matters having no relevance to our current businesses or operating performance; and |
• | net tax charge related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. |
• | AIG Return on Common Equity (ROCE)—Adjusted After-tax Income Excluding Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) adjusted for the cumulative unrealized gains and losses related to Fortitude Re funds withheld assets and Deferred Tax Assets (DTA) (Adjusted Return |
• | Adjusted After-tax Income Attributable to Life and Retirement is derived by subtracting attributed interest expense, income tax expense and attributed dividends on preferred stock from APTI. Attributed debt and the related interest expense and dividends on preferred stock are calculated based on our internal allocation model. Tax expense or benefit is calculated based on an internal attribution methodology that considers among other things the taxing jurisdiction in which the segments conduct business, as well as the deductibility of expenses in those jurisdictions. |
• | Core Adjusted Attributed Common Equity is an attribution of AIG’s Adjusted Common Shareholders’ Equity to these segments based on our internal capital model, which incorporates the segments’ respective risk profiles. Adjusted Attributed Common Equity represents our best estimates based on current facts and circumstances and will change over time. |
• | Life and Retirement Adjusted Segment Common Equity is based on segment equity adjusted for the attribution of debt and preferred stock (Segment Common Equity) and is consistent with AIG’s Adjusted Common Shareholders’ Equity definition. |
• | Core Return on Common Equity—Adjusted After-tax Income (Adjusted Return on Attributed Common Equity) is used to show the rate of return on Adjusted Attributed Common Equity. Adjusted Return on Attributed Common Equity is derived by dividing actual or annualized Adjusted After-tax Income by average Adjusted Attributed Common Equity. |
• | Life and Retirement Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity—Adjusted After-tax Income (Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity) is used to show the rate of return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity. Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity is derived by dividing actual or annualized Adjusted After-tax Income by Average Adjusted Segment Common Equity. |
• | Core Normalized Return on Attributed Common Equity further adjusts Adjusted Return on Attributed Common Equity for the effects of certain volatile or market-related items. We believe this measure is useful to investors for performance management because it presents the trends in Adjusted Return on Attributed Common Equity without the impact of certain items that can experience volatility in our short-term results. Normalized Return on Attributed Common Equity is derived by excluding the following tax-adjusted effects from Adjusted Return on Attributed Common Equity: the difference between actual and expected (1) catastrophe losses, (2) alternative investment returns, (3) Direct Investment Book and Global Capital Markets returns, (4) fair value changes on fixed maturity securities; update of actuarial assumptions; and prior year loss reserve development. |
• | Life and Retirement Normalized Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity further adjusts Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity for the effects of certain volatile or market-related items. We believe this measure is useful to investors for performance management because it presents the trends in Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity without the impact of certain items that can experience volatility in our short-term results. Normalized Return on Adjusted Segment Common Equity is derived by excluding the following tax-adjusted effects from Return on Adjusted Segment |
• | Ratios: We, along with most property and casualty insurance companies, use the loss ratio, the expense ratio and the combined ratio as measures of underwriting performance. These ratios are relative measurements that describe, for every $100 of net premiums earned, the amount of losses and loss adjustment expenses (which for General Insurance excludes net loss reserve discount), and the amount of other underwriting expenses that would be incurred. A combined ratio of less than 100 indicates underwriting income and a combined ratio of over 100 indicates an underwriting loss. Our ratios are calculated using the relevant segment information calculated under GAAP, and thus may not be comparable to similar ratios calculated for regulatory reporting purposes. The underwriting environment varies across countries and products, as does the degree of litigation activity, all of which affect such ratios. In addition, investment returns, local taxes, cost of capital, regulation, product type and competition can have an effect on pricing and consequently on profitability as reflected in underwriting income and associated ratios. |
• | Accident year loss and Accident year combined ratios, as adjusted (Accident year loss ratio, ex-CAT and Accident year combined ratio, ex-CAT) exclude catastrophe losses (CATs) and related reinstatement premiums, prior year development (PYD), net of premium adjustments, and the impact of reserve discounting. Natural catastrophe losses are generally weather or seismic events, in each case, having a net impact on AIG in excess of $10 million and man-made catastrophe losses, such as terrorism and civil disorders that exceed the $10 million threshold. We believe that as adjusted ratios are meaningful measures of our underwriting results on an ongoing basis as they exclude catastrophes and the impact of reserve discounting which are outside of management’s control. We also exclude prior year development to provide transparency related to current accident year results. Underwriting ratios are computed as follows: |
• | Loss Ratio = Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred ÷ Net premiums earned (NPE) |
• | Acquisition Ratio = Total acquisition expenses ÷ NPE |
• | General Operating Expense Ratio = General operating expenses ÷ NPE |
• | Expense Ratio = Acquisition ratio + General operating expense ratio |
• | Combined Ratio = Loss ratio + Expense ratio |
• | CATs and Reinstatement Premiums = [Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred – (CATs)] ÷ [NPE +/(-) Reinstatement premiums related to catastrophes] – Loss ratio |
• | Accident Year Loss Ratio, As Adjusted (AYLR ex-CAT) = [Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred – CATs – PYD] ÷ [NPE +/(-) Reinstatement premiums related to catastrophes +/(-) Prior year premiums + Adjustment for ceded premium under reinsurance contracts related to prior accident years] |
• | Accident Year Combined Ratio, As Adjusted (AYCR ex-CAT) = AYLR ex-CAT + Expense ratio |
• | Prior Year Development net of reinsurance and prior year premiums = [Loss and loss adjustment expenses incurred – CATs – PYD] ÷ [NPE +/(-) Reinstatement premiums related to catastrophes +/(-) Prior year premiums] – Loss ratio – CATs and reinstatement premiums ratio |
| | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||
Underwriting Ratios | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Loss ratio | | | 64.2 | | | 71.0 | | | 65.2 |
Catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums | | | (5.4) | | | (10.3) | | | (4.8) |
Prior year development, net of reinsurance and prior year premiums | | | 0.6 | | | 0.1 | | | 1.1 |
Adjustment for ceded premiums under reinsurance contracts and other | | | — | | | — | | | 0.1 |
Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted | | | 59.4 | | | 60.8 | | | 61.6 |
| | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||
Underwriting Ratios | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Acquisition ratio | | | 19.6 | | | 20.4 | | | 21.8 |
General operating expense ratio | | | 12.0 | | | 12.9 | | | 12.6 |
Expense ratio | | | 31.6 | | | 33.3 | | | 34.4 |
Combined ratio | | | 95.8 | | | 104.3 | | | 99.6 |
Accident year combined ratio, as adjusted* | | | 91.0 | | | 94.1 | | | 96.0 |
* | In addition, for purposes of performance metrics, Accident Year Combined Ratio, as Adjusted was further adjusted for certain business factors. |
• | Accident Year Combined Ratio, As Adjusted, including Average Annual Losses is derived by adding the average annual losses (AAL) expressed as a percentage of net premiums earned, to the Accident Year Combined Ratio, As Adjusted. The AAL is the mean of the probabilistic expected catastrophe loss distribution that is calculated based on our catastrophe model. |
• | Combined Ratio Improvement Relative to Peers represents General Insurance’s combined ratio compared to peers’ combined ratio computed using a weighted average based on the respective net premiums earned for each peer. |
• | Life and Retirement GOE (Net) represents GOE on an adjusted pre-tax income basis normalized for certain legal settlements and other business factors. |
• | Core Normalized Book Value per Common Share is derived by dividing Core Adjusted Attributed Common Equity adjusted for cumulative dividends paid to common shareholders over the three-year LTI performance period and the tax-adjusted effects of (1) inception to date changes in the Adverse Development Cover reinsurance agreement deferred gain (including inception to date amortization related to the deferred gain) resulting from changes in the underlying loss reserves, (2) the difference between actual and expected catastrophe losses, and (3) the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, by total common shares outstanding. |
• | Relative Tangible Book Value Per Common Share (BVPS) represents Tangible book value per common share compared to peers’ Tangible book value per common share. Tangible book value per common share is derived by dividing Total AIG common shareholders’ equity, excluding goodwill, value of business acquired, value of distribution channel acquired and other intangible assets, by total common shares outstanding. |
Name and Principal Position | | | Year | | | Salary ($) | | | Bonus ($)(1) | | | Stock Awards ($)(2) | | | Option Awards ($)(2) | | | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)(3) | | | Change in Pension Value ($)(4) | | | All Other Compensation ($)(5) | | | Total ($) |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | 2021 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | | 3,262,558 | | | 999,999 | | | 2,407,500 | | | 0 | | | 85,188 | | | 8,005,245 | |
Elias F. Habayeb | | | 2021 | | | 758,655 | | | | | 1,168,373 | | | 374,989 | | | 1,600,000 | | | 0 | | | 26,373 | | | 3,928,390 | |
Todd P. Solash | | | 2021 | | | 950,000 | | | 1,395,000 | | | 1,563,786 | | | 500,000 | | | 1,725,000 | | | 0 | | | 26,423 | | | 6,160,209 |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | 2021 | | | 650,000 | | | 375,000 | | | 766,238 | | | 244,998 | | | 984,000 | | | 0 | | | 26,373 | | | 3,046,609 |
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | 2021 | | | 755,962 | | | 500,000 | | | 2,311,038 | | | 375,000 | | | 1,100,000 | | | 0 | | | 26,373 | | | 5,068,373 |
Thomas J. Diemer | | | 2021 | | | 500,000 | | | 250,000 | | | 625,514 | | | 200,000 | | | 700,000 | | | 2,029 | | | 26,373 | | | 2,303,916 |
(1) | Amounts include the first installment of the April 2020 Leadership Continuity Awards that were paid in May. The second installment will be paid in May 2022. For Mr. Solash, amount includes first installment of the April 2020 Leadership Continuity Award that was paid in May ($375,000), the last installment of his sign-on bonus paid in June ($20,000) and the first installment of his November 2020 Leadership Continuity Award paid in November ($1,000,000). The second installment of his November 2020 leadership continuity award will be paid in November 2022. |
(2) | 2021 Stock and Option Awards. The “Stock Awards” column represents the grant date fair value of (i) the 2021 PSUs for Mr. Hogan based on target performance, which was the probable outcome of the performance conditions; and (ii) 2021 RSUs that vest based on continued service through the performance period. See “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2021 Compensation Decisions and Outcomes—AIG’s 2021 Long-Term Incentive Awards” for further information. The 2021 PSUs and 2021 RSUs, together with the 2021 stock options represented in the “Option Awards” column, comprise the 2021 LTI awards and were granted under the LTI plan. For Mr. Hogan the grant date fair value of the 2021 PSUs at the target and maximum levels of performance are $2,220,034 and $4,440,068 respectively. |
(3) | 2021 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation. The amounts represent the awards earned under the AIG STI plan for 2021 performance as determined in the first quarter of 2022. 100% of each award was vested and paid in February 2022. See “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2021 Compensation Decisions and Outcomes—2021 Short-Term Incentive Awards” for further information. |
(4) | The amount in this column represents the total change of the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefit, including any payments made during the year, under AIG’s defined benefit (pension) plans, including the Qualified Retirement Plan and the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan. These Plans are described in “—Post-Employment Compensation—Pension Benefits.” |
(5) | (a) Perquisites. This column includes the incremental costs of perquisites and benefits. The following table details the incremental cost to AIG of perquisites received by Mr. Hogan in 2021. |
Name | | | Personal Use of Company Pool Cars ($)(i) | | | Flexible PerquisiteAllowance ($) (ii) | | | Other ($)(iii) | | | Total ($) |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | 6,378 | | | 35,000 | | | 17,437 | | | 58,815 |
(i) | Amount in this column includes the incremental costs of driver overtime compensation, fuel and maintenance attributable to personal use of company pool cars. |
(ii) | Amount in this column reflects payment of the annual cash perquisite allowance of $35,000, which the CMRC approved when it eliminated perquisites such as financial and estate planning. |
(iii) | Amount in this column reflects the cost of tax preparation services related to a prior international assignment. |
(b) | Other Benefits. |
| | | | Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Plan Awards(1) | | | Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Plan Awards2) | | | All Other Stock Awards (# of AIG Shares or Units)(3) | | | All Other Option Awards (# of Securities Underlying Options)(4) | | | Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)(4) | | | Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Awards ($)(5) | ||||||||||||||
Name | | | Grant Date | | | Threshold ($) | | | Target ($) | | | Maximum ($) | | | Threshold ($) | | | Target ($) | | | Maximum ($) | | |||||||||||
Kevin T. Hogan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
2021 STI | | | 2/22/2021 | | | 0 | | | 2,250,000 | | | 4,500,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2021 PSUs | | | 3/11/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 21,281 | | | 42,562 | | | 85,124 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 2,220,034 |
2021 RSUs | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 23,640 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,042,524 |
2021 Options | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 85,470 | | | 44.10 | | | 999,999 |
Elias F. Habayeb | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
2021 STI | | | 2/22/2021 | | | 0 | | | 1,050,000 | | | 2,100,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2021 RSUs | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 21,276 | | | — | | | — | | | 938,272 |
2021 Options | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 25,641 | | | 44.10 | | | 300,000 |
2021 RSUs | | | 3/4/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 4,973 | | | — | | | — | | | 230,101 |
2021 Options | | | 3/4/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,355 | | | 46.27 | | | 74,989 |
Todd P. Solash | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
2021 STI | | | 2/22/2021 | | | 0 | | | 1,500,000 | | | 3,000,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2021 RSUs | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 35,460 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,563,786 |
2021 Options | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 42,375 | | | 44.10 | | | 500,000 |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
2021 STI | | | 2/22/2021 | | | 0 | | | 820,000 | | | 1,640,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2021 RSUs | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,375 | | | — | | | — | | | 766,238 |
2021 Options | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 20,940 | | | 44.10 | | | 244,998 |
Thomas Diemer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
2021 STI | | | 2/22/2021 | | | 0 | | | 700,000 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
2021 RSUs | | | 2/22/2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14,184 | | | | | | | 625,514 | ||||||||
2021 Options | | | 2/22/2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17,094 | | | 44.10 | | | 200,000 | |||||||
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
2021 STI | | | 5/26/2021 | | | 0 | | | 1,100,000 | | | 2,200,000 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
2021 RSUs | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 16,548 | | | — | | | — | | | 729,767 |
2021 Options | | | 2/22/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17,094 | | | 44.10 | | | 200,000 |
2021 RSUs | | | 5/26/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 20,185 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,036,903 |
2021 RSUs | | | 5/26/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10,597 | | | — | | | — | | | 544,368 |
2021 Options | | | 5/26/2021 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 16,129 | | | 51.37 | | | 175,000 |
(1) | Amounts shown reflect the range of possible cash payouts under the AIG STI plan for 2021 performance. Actual amounts earned, as determined in the first quarter of 2022, are reflected in the 2021 Summary Compensation Table under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation. For more information on the 2021 STI awards, including the applicable performance metrics, please see “— Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2021 Compensation Decisions and Outcomes—2021 Short-Term Incentive Awards.” |
(2) | Amounts shown reflect the potential range of 2021 PSUs that were granted and may be earned under the LTI plan. Actual amounts earned are based on achieving pre-established goals across three financial objectives over the 2021-2023 performance period. Results will be certified by the CMRC in the first quarter of 2024. For more information on the 2021 PSUs including the applicable performance metrics please see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2021 Compensation Decisions and Outcomes—AIG’s 2021 Long-Term Incentive Awards.” Holders of 2021 PSUs are entitled to dividend |
(3) | Amounts shown reflect the grant of 2021 RSUs made under the AIG LTI plan. For more information on these awards, please see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2021 Compensation Decisions and Outcomes—AIG's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Awards.” Holders of 2021 RSUs are entitled to dividend equivalent rights in the form of cash beginning with the first dividend record date following the applicable grant date, which are subject to the same vesting conditions as the related RSUs and are paid if and when such related shares are delivered. |
(4) | Amounts shown reflect the grant of 2021 stock options made under the AIG LTI plan. For more information on these awards, please see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—2021 Compensation Decisions and Outcomes—AIG's 2021 Long-Term Incentive Awards.” Stock options granted in 2021 have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the underlying shares of AIG common stock on the NYSE on the grant date. |
(5) | Amounts shown represent the grant date fair value of the awards determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The fair value of time-vesting RSUs was based on the AIG common stock closing price on the grant date. The fair value of the options granted in 2021 was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes model. The following assumptions were used for stock options granted: |
| | February 22, 2021 Grant | | | March 4, 2021 Grant | | | May 26, 2021 Grant | |
Expected annual dividend yield (a) | | | 2.90% | | | 2.77% | | | 2.49% |
Expected Volatility (b) | | | 36.85% | | | 34.80% | | | 28.25% |
Risk-free interest rate (c) | | | 0.94% | | | 1.04% | | | 1.14% |
Expected Term (d) | | | 6.43 years | | | 6.41 years | | | 6.30 years |
(a) | The dividend yield is the projected annualized AIG dividend yield estimated by Bloomberg Professional service as of the valuation date. |
(b) | The expected volatility is based on the implied volatility of 24 months stock option estimated by the Bloomberg Professional service as of the valuation date. |
(c) | The risk-free interest rate is the continuously compounded interest rate for the term between the valuation date and the expiration date that is assumed to be constant and equal to the interpolated value between the closest data points on the U.S. dollar LIBOR-swap curve as of the valuation date. |
(d) | The contractual term is 10 years from the date of grant. |
| | Option Awards(1) | | | | | Stock Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name | | | Year Granted | | | Number of Securities underlying Unexercised Options (Exercisable) | | | Number of Securities underlying Unexercised Options (Unexercisable) | | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards (Number of Securities underlying Unexercised and Unearned Options) | | | Exercise Price ($) | | | Expiration Date | | | Award Type(2) | | | Unvested (Not Subject to Performance Conditions) | | | Equity Incentive Plan Awards (Unearned and Unvested) | ||||||
| Number | | | Market Value ($)(3) | | | Number | | | Market Value ($)(3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Hogan | | | 2021 | | | | | 85,470 | | | | | 44.10 | | | 2/22/2031 | | | 2021 RSUs | | | 23,640 | | | 1,344,170 | | | | | ||||
| | 2020 | | | | | 116,959 | | | | | 32.43 | | | 3/11/2030 | | | 2021 PSUs | | | | | | | 21,281 | | | 1,210,038 | |||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 122,850 | | | | | 44.28 | | | 3/18/2029 | | | 2020 RSUs | | | 27,983 | | | 1,591,113 | | | | | |||||
| | 2018 | | | 125,418 | | | | | | | 55.94 | | | 3/13/2028 | | | 2020 PSUs | | | | | | | 32,647 | | | 1,917,376 | |||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 RSUs | | | 24,924 | | | 1,417,179 | | | | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 PSUs | | | 23,172 | | | 1,317,560 | | | | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | 99,719 | | | 5,670,022 | | | 55,002 | | | 127,413 | |||||||
Elias Habayeb | | | 2021 | | | | | 6,355 | | | | | 46.27 | | | 3/4/2031 | | | 2021 RSUs | | | 26,249 | | | 1,492,518 | | | | | ||||
| | 2021 | | | | | 25,641 | | | | | 44.10 | | | 2/22/2031 | | | 2020 RSUs | | | 30,286 | | | 1,722,062 | | | | | |||||
| | 2020 | | | | | 35.087 | | | | | 32.43 | | | 3/11/2030 | | | 2019 PSUs | | | 6,494 | | | 369,249 | | | | | |||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 36,855 | | | | | 44.28 | | | 3/18/2029 | | | 2019 RSUs | | | 14,954 | | | 850,284 | | | | | |||||
| | 2018 | | | 25,083 | | | | | | | 55.94 | | | 3/13/2028 | | | Total | | | 77,983 | | | 4,434,113 | | | | | |||||
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Todd Solash | | | 2021 | | | | | 42,735 | | | | | 44.10 | | | 2/22/2031 | | | 2021 RSUs | | | 35,460 | | | 2,016,256 | | | | | ||||
| | 2020 | | | | | 35,087 | | | | | 32.43 | | | 3/11/2030 | | | 2020 RSUs | | | 40,359 | | | 2,294,813 | | | | | |||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 8,000 | | | | | 53.32 | | | 6/24/2029 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 27,027 | | | | | 44.28 | | | 3/18/2029 | | | 2019 RSUs | | | 14,180 | | | 806,275 | | | | | |||||
| | 2018 | | | 18,394 | | | | | | | 55.94 | | | 3/13/2028 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 PSUs | | | 6,343 | | | 360,663 | | | | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | 96,342 | | | 5,478,066 | | | | | |||||||||
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Robert J. Scheinerman | | | 2021 | | | | | 20,940 | | | | | 44.10 | | | 2/22/2031 | | | 2021 RSUs | | | 17,375 | | | 987,943 | | | | | ||||
| | 2020 | | | | | 28,654 | | | | | 32.43 | | | 3/11/2030 | | | 2020 RSUs | | | 32,149 | | | 1,827,992 | | | | | |||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 6,500 | | | | | 53.32 | | | 6/24/2029 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 22,113 | | | | | 44.28 | | | 3/18/2029 | | | 2019 RSUs | | | 11,583 | | | 658,609 | | | | | |||||
| | 2018 | | | 15,050 | | | | | | | 55.94 | | | 3/13/2028 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 PSUs | | | 6,240 | | | 354,806 | | | | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | 67,347 | | | 3,829,350 | | | | | |||||||||
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | 2021 | | | | | 16,129 | | | | | 51.37 | | | 5/26/2031 | | | 2021 RSUs | | | 47,330 | | | 2,691,184 | | | | | ||||
| | 2021 | | | | | 17,094 | | | | | 44.10 | | | 2/22/2031 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | 2020 | | | | | 25,584 | | | | | 32.43 | | | 3/11/2030 | | | 2020 RSUs | | | 22,083 | | | 1,255,639 | | | | | |||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 24,570 | | | | | 44.28 | | | 3/18/2029 | | | 2019 RSUs | | | 16,201 | | | 921,189 | | | | | |||||
| | 2018 | | | 16,722 | | | | | | | 55.94 | | | 3/13/2028 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 PSUs | | | 4,329 | | | 246,147 | | | | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | 89,943 | | | 5,114,159 | | | | | |||||||||
Thomas J. Diemer | | | 2021 | | | | | 17,094 | | | | | 44.10 | | | 2/22/2031 | | | 2021 RSUs | | | 14,184 | | | 806,502 | | | | | ||||
| | 2020 | | | | | 23,391 | | | | | 32.43 | | | 3/11/2030 | | | 2020 RSUs | | | 26,905 | | | 1,529,818 | | | | | |||||
| | 2019 | | | | | 24,570 | | | | | 44.28 | | | 3/18/2029 | | | 2019 RSUs | | | 12,462 | | | 708,589 | | | | | |||||
| | 2018 | | | 16,722 | | | | | | | 55.94 | | | 3/13/2028 | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2019 PSUs | | | 5,364 | | | 304,997 | | | | | |||||||||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | 58,915 | | | 3,349,907 | | | | |
(1) | Stock Options. Stock options granted in 2021, 2020 and 2019 have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the underlying shares of AIG common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant and have a 10-year term from the date of grant. All of the stock options granted in 2021 will vest in full in January 2024. All of the stock options granted in 2020 will vest in full in January 2023. All of the stock options granted in 2019 vested in full in January 2022. |
(2) | PSUs. |
(3) | Based on the closing sale price of AIG common stock on the NYSE on December 31, 2021 of $56.86 per share. |
| | Stock-Based Awards Vested in 2021(1) | ||||
Name | | | Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting | | | Value Realized on Vesting ($) |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | 77,502 | | | 2,877,649 |
Elias F. Habayeb | | | 31,284 | | | 1,161,575 |
Todd P. Solash | | | 13,583 | | | 504,337 |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | 11,661 | | | 432,973 |
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | 12,347 | | | 458,444 |
Thomas J. Diemer | | | 12,347 | | | 458,444 |
(1) | Represents the 2018 RSUs and 2018 PSUs, and for Mr. Habayeb his 2017 Continuity RSUs (and for all such awards, the related dividend equivalent rights) that vested in January 2021 (based on the value of the underlying shares of AIG common stock on the vesting date). |
Name | | | Plan Name | | | Years of Credited Service(1) | | | Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)(2) | | | Payments During 2021 ($) |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 25.917 | | | 918,456 | | | 0 |
| | Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 25.917 | | | 1,116,681 | | | 0 | |
| | Total | | | | | 2,035,137 | | | 0 | ||
Elias F. Habayeb | | | Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 7.917 | | | 219,587 | | | 0 |
| | Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 6.917 | | | 284,924 | | | 0 | |
| | Total | | | | | 504,511 | | | 0 | ||
Todd P. Solash | | | Qualified Retirement Plan | | | n/a | | | n/a | | | n/a |
| | Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | | | n/a | | | n/a | | | n/a | |
| | Total | | | n/a | | | n/a | | | n/a | |
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 11.917 | | | 383,140 | | | 0 |
| | Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 11.917 | | | 105,593 | | | 0 | |
| | Total | | | | | 488,733 | | | 0 | ||
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 22.083 | | | 664,575 | | | 0 |
| | Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 22.083 | | | 107,926 | | | 0 | |
| | Total | | | | | 772,501 | | | 0 | ||
Thomas J. Diemer | | | Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 1.833 | | | 35,775 | | | 0 |
| | Non-Qualified Retirement Plan | | | 1.833 | | | 64,342 | | | 0 | |
| | Total | | | | | 100,117 | | | 0 |
(1) | The named executive officers had the following years of service with AIG as of December 31, 2021: Mr. Hogan – 32.500; Mr. Habayeb – 15.333; Mr. Solash – 4.879; Mr. Scheinerman – 18.428; and Mr. Cornell – 28.605; Mr. Diemer – 8.846. |
(2) | The actuarial present values of the accumulated benefits are based on service and earnings as of December 31, 2021 (the pension plan measurement date for purposes of AIG’s financial statement reporting). The actuarial present values of the accumulated benefits under the Plans are calculated based on payment of a life annuity beginning at age 65, or current age if older. The discount rate assumption is 2.75% for the Qualified Retirement Plan. The discount rate assumption is 2.66% for the Non-Qualified Retirement Plan. The mortality assumptions are based on the Pri-2012 annuitant white collar mortality table projected using the AIG improvement scale. |
• | For qualifying terminations not in connection with a Change in Control, severance in an amount equal to the product of a multiplier times the sum of base salary and the average amount of STI paid for the preceding three completed calendar years. The multiplier is either 1 or 1.5 depending on the executive’s grade level. For qualifying terminations within two years following a Change in Control, severance in an amount equal to the product of a multiplier times the sum of base salary and the better of (a) the average amount of STI paid to the executive for the preceding three completed calendar years, or (b) the executive’s target STI for the most recently completed calendar year preceding the termination year. The multiplier is either 1.5 or 2 depending on the executive’s grade level. Each of Messrs. Diemer, Solash, Cornell and Scheinerman is eligible for the lower multiplier; and |
• | For terminations on and after April 1 of the termination year (after January 1 in the event of qualifying termination within two years following a Change in Control), a pro-rata annual STI award for the year of termination based on the participant’s target amount and actual company (and/or, if applicable, business unit or function) performance (or, for a qualifying termination within two years following a Change in Control, the greater of (i) a participant’s target amount and (ii) a participant’s STI amount determined based on actual performance), paid at the same time as such STI awards are regularly paid to similarly situated active employees. |
• | engaging in, being employed by, rendering services to or acquiring financial interests in certain businesses that are competitive with AIG for a period of six months after termination; |
• | interfering with AIG’s business relationships with customers, suppliers or consultants for a period of six months after termination; |
• | soliciting or hiring AIG employees for a period of one year after termination; |
• | making false or disparaging comments about AIG or its affiliates; and |
• | disclosing AIG’s confidential information at any time following termination. |
• | “Cause” generally means |
• | the participant’s conviction, whether following trial or by plea of guilty or nolo contendere (or similar plea), in a criminal proceeding (1) on a misdemeanor charge involving fraud, false statements or misleading omissions, wrongful taking, embezzlement, bribery, forgery, counterfeiting or extortion, (2) on a felony charge or (3) on an equivalent charge to those in clauses (1) and (2) in jurisdictions which do not use those designations; |
• | the participant’s engagement in any conduct which constitutes an employment disqualification under applicable law (including statutory disqualification as defined under the Exchange Act); |
• | the participant’s violation of any securities or commodities laws, any rules or regulations issued pursuant to such laws, or the rules and regulations of any securities or commodities exchange or association of which AIG or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates is a member; or |
• | the participant’s material violation of AIG’s codes of conduct or any other AIG policy as in effect from time to time. |
• | “Change in Control” of AIG generally means |
• | individuals who, on the effective date of the 2012 ESP, constitute the Board of Directors of AIG (or subsequent directors whose election or nomination was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of such directors, including by approval of the proxy statement in which such person is named as a nominee for director) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; |
• | any person is or becomes a beneficial owner of 50% or more of AIG’s voting securities (for this purpose, person is as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act); |
• | consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving AIG that results in any person becoming the beneficial owner of 50% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the entity resulting from such transaction; |
• | a sale of all or substantially all of AIG’s assets; or |
• | AIG’s stockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of AIG. |
• | “Good Reason” generally means a reduction of more than 20% in the participant’s annual target direct compensation. In the event of a Change in Control, the definition of Good Reason shall also mean, (1) a greater than 20% decrease in total direct compensation, (2) a material diminution in the participant’s authority, duties or responsibilities, (3) relocation of greater than 50 miles or (4) change in reporting for Executive Vice Presidents and above. |
Name | | | Annual Short- Term Incentive ($)(1) | | | Severance ($)(2) | | | Medical and Life Insurance ($)(3) | | | Pension Plan Credit ($)(4) | | | Unvested Options ($)(5) | | | Unvested Stock Awards ($)(6) | | | Total ($) |
Kevin T. Hogan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG for “Cause” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG w/o “Cause” | | | 2,407,500 | | | 5,373,750 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 5,493,359 | | | 13,635,312 | | | 26,949,921 | |
By Executive w/o “Good Reason” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By Executive with “Good Reason” | | | 2,407,500 | | | 5,373,750 | | | 40,000 | | | | | | | | | 7,821,250 | |||
Qualifying Termination following a Change in Control(7) | | | 2,407,500 | | | 7,165,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 5,493,359 | | | 13,635,312 | | | 28,741,171 | |
Death | | | 2,250,000 | | | | | | | | | 5,493,359 | | | 13,635,312 | | | 21,378,671 | |||
Disability(8) | | | 2,407,500 | | | | | | | | | 5,493,359 | | | 13,635,312 | | | 21,536,171 | |||
Retirement | | | 2,407,500 | | | | | | | | | 5,493,359 | | | 13,635,312 | | | 21,536,171 | |||
Elias F. Habayeb | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG for “Cause” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG w/o “Cause” | | | 1,123,500 | | | 2,583,333 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,715,290 | | | 4,948,503 | | | 10,410,626 | |
By Executive w/o “Good Reason” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By Executive with “Good Reason” | | | 1,123,500 | | | 2,583,333 | | | 40,000 | | | | | | | | | 3,746,833 | |||
Qualifying Termination following a Change in Control(7) | | | 1,123,500 | | | 3,575,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,715,290 | | | 4,948,503 | | | 11,402,293 | |
Death | | | 1,050,000 | | | | | | | | | 1,715,290 | | | 4,557,287 | | | 7,322,577 | |||
Disability(8) | | | 1,123,500 | | | | | | | | | 1,715,290 | | | 4,948,503 | | | 7,787,293 | |||
Retirement | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Todd P. Solash | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG for “Cause” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG w/o “Cause” | | | 1,605,000 | | | 3,294,208 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,770,794 | | | 5,976,149 | | | 12,686,151 | |
By Executive w/o “Good Reason” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By Executive with “Good Reason” | | | 1,605,000 | | | 3,294,208 | | | 40,000 | | | | | | | | | 4,939,208 | |||
Qualifying Termination following a Change in Control(7) | | | 1,605,000 | | | 5,050,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,770,794 | | | 5,976,149 | | | 14,441,943 | |
Death | | | 1,500,000 | | | | | | | | | 1,770,794 | | | 5,605,197 | | | 8,875,991 | |||
Disability(8) | | | 1,605,000 | | | | | | | | | 1,770,794 | | | 5,976,149 | | | 9,351,943 | |||
Retirement | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Robert J. Scheinerman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG for “Cause” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG w/o “Cause” | | | 877,400 | | | 1,739,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,268,403 | | | 4,160,669 | | | 8,085,472 | |
By Executive w/o “Good Reason” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By Executive with “Good Reason” | | | 877,400 | | | 1,739,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | | | | | 2,656,400 |
Name | | | Annual Short- Term Incentive ($)(1) | | | Severance ($)(2) | | | Medical and Life Insurance ($)(3) | | | Pension Plan Credit ($)(4) | | | Unvested Options ($)(5) | | | Unvested Stock Awards ($)(6) | | | Total ($) |
Qualifying Termination following a Change in Control(7) | | | 877,400 | | | 2,580,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,268,403 | | | 4,160,669 | | | 8,926,472 | |
Death | | | 820,000 | | | | | | | | | 1,268,403 | | | 3,857,698 | | | 5,946,101 | |||
Disability(8) | | | 877,400 | | | | | | | | | 1,268,403 | | | 4,160,669 | | | 6,306,472 | |||
Retirement | | | 877,400 | | | | | | | | | 1,268,403 | | | 4,160,669 | | | 6,306,472 | |||
Geoffrey N. Cornell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG for “Cause” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG w/o “Cause” | | | 1,177,000 | | | 2,270,667 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,240,775 | | | 4,342,881 | | | 9,071,323 | |
By Executive w/o “Good Reason” | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By Executive with “Good Reason” | | | 1,177,000 | | | 2,270,667 | | | 40,000 | | | | | | | | | 3,487,667 | |||
Qualifying Termination following a Change in Control(7) | | | 1,177,000 | | | 3,500,000 | | | 40,000 | | | | | 1,240,775 | | | 4,342,881 | | | 10,300,656 | |
Death | | | 1,100,000 | | | | | | | | | 1,240,775 | | | 4,082,107 | | | 6,422,882 | |||
Disability(8) | | | 1,177,000 | | | | | | | | | 1,240,775 | | | 4,342,881 | | | 6,760,656 | |||
Retirement | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Thomas J. Diemer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
By AIG w/o “Cause” | | | 700,000 | | | 1,696,667 | | | 40,000 | | | 2,029 | | | 1,098,652 | | | 3,635,615 | | | 7,172,963 |
(1) | These amounts represent annual STI payments for which our current named executive officers would have been eligible pursuant to the 2012 ESP had they been terminated on December 31, 2021. Under the 2012 ESP, earned STI awards are prorated based on the number of full months the executive was employed in the termination year. Except in the case of death, these STI payments are based on the named executive officer’s target amount and actual business or function performance and paid at the same time such STI awards are regularly paid to similarly situated active employees. In the case of death, a named executive officer’s STI payment is based on his target amount and paid as soon as administratively possible after the date of death (but in no event later than March 15th of the following year). |
(2) | Severance would have been paid as a lump sum cash payment as soon as practicable and in no event later than 60 days following the termination date. See the description of the 2012 ESP above for more information on severance payments and benefits. Amounts include outstanding tranches of Leadership Continuity Awards that were granted in 2020 and 2021 (Mr. Habayeb - $600,000; Mr. Solash - $1,375,000; Mr. Scheinerman - $375,000; Mr. Cornell - $500,000; and Mr. Diemer - $450,000). |
(3) | The amounts in this column reflect a lump sum payment of 40,000 that can be used to pay for continued healthcare and life insurance coverage following a qualifying termination. The amounts do not include medical and life insurance benefits upon permanent disability or death to the extent that they are generally available to all salaried employees. All of the current named executive officers are eligible participants under the AIG medical and life insurance plans. |
(4) | The amount shown for all of the termination events is the increase, if any, above the accumulated value of pension benefits shown in the 2021 Pension Benefits table, calculated using the same assumptions. Where there is no increase in value, the amount shown in this column is zero. For Mr. Solash, the amount shown in the column is zero because he does not participate in the Plans. For information on pension benefits generally, see “—Post-Employment Compensation—Pension Benefits.” |
(5) | The amounts in this column represent the total market value of unvested stock options as of December 31, 2021 that would accelerate upon termination, based on the difference between the exercise price of the options and the closing sale price of shares of AIG common stock on the NYSE of $56.86 on December 31, 2021. The amounts in this column include the stock options vesting in the case of a named executive’s |
(6) | The amounts in this column represent the total market value (based on the closing sale price on the NYSE of $56.86 on December 31, 2021) of shares of AIG common stock underlying unvested equity-based awards as of December 31, 2021. For the 2019 PSU awards, the amounts in this column include the named executive’s actual earned PSUs for the 2019-2021 performance period (as determined by the CMRC in the first quarter of 2022) that vested in January 2021 in the case of a named executive’s involuntary termination without Cause, involuntary termination without Cause within 24 months following a Change in Control, retirement or disability. Target performance is reflected in the case of death. |
(7) | This row includes amounts that would be paid under the 2012 ESP upon a termination by AIG without Cause or resignation by the executive for Good Reason within 24 months following a Change in Control. Under the outstanding PSU and RSU awards, the amounts in this row include only termination by AIG without Cause or resignation by the executive for Good Reason within 24 months following a Change in Control, with the amount of PSUs vesting shown (i) at the actual amounts earned for the 2019 PSUs (as determined by the CMRC in the first quarter of 2022) that vested in January 2022 and (ii) at target for the 2020 PSUs. However, with respect to the 2020 PSUs, for a Change in Control that occurs following a performance period, the actual PSUs vesting, if any, would be based on actual performance, and for a Change in Control that occurs during a performance period, the CMRC may determine to use actual performance through the date of the Change in Control rather than target performance to determine the actual PSUs vesting, if any. |
(8) | Amounts shown in this row represent the amounts the executive would be entitled to receive upon experiencing a disability. |
• | each person known to own beneficially more than five percent of our common stock, including the selling stockholder; |
• | each of our directors; |
• | each of our named executive officers; and |
• | all of our current directors and executive officers as a group. |
| | Shares Beneficially Owned Before the Offering and After the Offering | |||||||
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | | | Number of Shares Owned | | | Percent of Class Before the Offering (%) | | | Percent of Class After the Offering (%) |
Directors and Named Executive Officers | | | | | | | |||
Peter Zaffino | | | | | | | |||
Adam Burk | | | | | | | |||
Lucy Fato | | | | | | | |||
Shane Fitzsimons | | | | | | | |||
Jonathan Gray | | | | | | | |||
Christopher Lynch | | | | | | | |||
Mark Lyons | | | | | | | |||
Elaine Rocha | | | | | | | |||
Amy Schioldager | | | | | | | |||
Kevin Hogan | | | | | | | |||
Elias Habayeb | | | | | | | |||
Todd Solash | | | | | | | |||
Robert Scheinerman | | | | | | | |||
All current directors and executive officers as a group (persons) | | | | | | | |||
Geoffrey Cornell | | | | | | | |||
Thomas Diemer | | | | | | |
(2) |
• | until AIG ceases to beneficially own more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, AIG will be entitled to designate a majority of the directors on the Board; |
• | thereafter, and until AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 5% of our outstanding common stock, AIG will be entitled to designate a number of the total number of directors entitled to serve on the Board proportionate to the percentage of our outstanding common stock beneficially owned by AIG, rounded up to the nearest whole number; and |
• | thereafter, AIG will not have the right to designate directors to serve on the Board under the Separation Agreement. |
• | at the option of AIG, the Board will appoint a director designated by AIG to the audit committee of the Board, who, until the date immediately preceding the first anniversary of the date upon which the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part is declared effective, need not be an independent director; |
• | at any time during which the Board includes a director designated by AIG who is also an independent director, at least one member of the audit committee of the Board will be a director designated by AIG, so long as the director meets certain standards for membership on the committee; |
• | until AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 25% of our outstanding common stock, if the Board has a compensation committee, AIG will be entitled to designate a number of the total number of directors entitled to serve on the compensation committee proportionate to the percentage of our outstanding common stock beneficially owned by AIG, rounded up to the nearest whole number, provided that following the date on which AIG ceases to beneficially own more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, such directors must be independent directors; |
• | until AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 25% of our outstanding common stock, if the Board has a nominating and governance committee, AIG will be entitled to designate a number of the total number of directors entitled to serve on the nominating and governance committee proportionate to the percentage of our outstanding common stock beneficially owned by AIG, rounded up to the nearest whole number, provided that following the date on which AIG ceases to beneficially own more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, such directors must be independent directors; |
• | as of the completion of this offering, the Board will establish an executive committee, and until AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 25% of our outstanding common stock, AIG will be entitled to designate a number of the total number of directors entitled to serve on the executive committee proportionate to the percentage of our outstanding common stock beneficially owned by AIG, rounded up to the nearest whole number; and |
• | until AIG ceases to beneficially own more than 50% of our outstanding common stock, subject to certain exceptions, the compensation committee, the nominating and governance committee and the executive committee will only act with the consent of a majority of the members of the committee, which majority must include a director designated by AIG. |
• | any merger, consolidation or similar transaction (or any amendment to or termination of an agreement to enter into such a transaction) involving us or any of our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other person, on the other hand; other than (i) an acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of such other person or (ii) a disposition of 100% of the capital stock of a subsidiary of us, in each case involving consideration not exceeding $250 million; |
• | any acquisition or disposition of securities, assets or liabilities (including through reinsurance on a proportional or non-proportional basis whether involving full or partial risk transfer or for other purposes of surplus or capital relief) involving consideration or book value exceeding a specified threshold, other than transactions involving assets invested in our consolidated general account and approved in accordance with our established policies and procedures to monitor invested assets; |
• | any increase or decrease in our authorized capital stock, or the creation of any new class or series of our capital stock; |
• | any issuance or acquisition (including stock buy-backs, redemptions, and other reductions of capital) of capital stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or equity-linked securities, subject to certain exceptions; |
• | any issuance or acquisition (including redemptions, prepayments, open-market or negotiated repurchases or other transactions reducing the outstanding debt) of any debt security of, to or from a third party, in each case involving an aggregate principal amount exceeding a specified threshold; |
• | any other incurrence or guarantee of a debt obligation to or of a third party having a principal amount exceeding a specified threshold, subject to certain exceptions; |
• | entry into or termination of any joint venture, cooperation or similar arrangements involving assets having a book value exceeding a specified threshold; |
• | the listing or delisting of securities on a securities exchange, other than the listing or delisting of debt securities on the NYSE or any other securities exchange located solely in the United States; |
• | (A) the formation of, or delegation of authority to, any new committee, or subcommittee thereof, of our Board, (B) the delegation of authority to any existing committee or subcommittee of our Board not set forth in the committee’s charter or authorized by our Board prior to the completion of this offering or (C) any amendments to the charter (or equivalent authorizing document) of any committee, including any action to increase or decrease size of any committee (whether by amendment or otherwise), except in each case as required by applicable law; |
• | the amendment (or approval or recommendation of the amendment) of our certificate of incorporation or by-laws; |
• | any filing or the making of any petition under bankruptcy laws, any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, any admission of an inability to meet obligations generally as they become due or any other act the consequence of which is to subject us or any subsidiary to a proceeding under bankruptcy laws; |
• | any commencement or settlement of material litigation or any regulatory proceedings if such litigation or regulatory proceeding could be material to AIG or could have an adverse effect on AIG’s reputation or relationship with any governmental authority; |
• | entry into any material written agreement or settlement with, or any material written commitment to, a regulatory agency or other governmental authority, or any settlement of a material enforcement action if such agreement, settlement or commitment could be material to AIG or could have an adverse effect on AIG’s reputation or relationship with any governmental authority; |
• | any dissolution or winding-up of SAFG; |
• | the election, appointment, hiring, dismissal or removal (other than for cause) of our chief executive officer or chief financial officer; |
• | the entry into, termination of or material amendment of any material contract with a third party, subject to certain exceptions; |
• | any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of common stock, except pursuant to a share repurchase authorization previously approved by AIG; |
• | any action that could result in AIG being required to make regulatory filings with or seek approval or consent from a governmental authority, other than any as contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement; |
• | any material change to the nature or scope of our business immediately prior to the completion of this offering; or |
• | any material change in hedging strategy. |
• | we are required to continue to provide AIG with information and data relating to our and our subsidiaries’ business and financial results and access to our personnel, data and systems, and to maintain disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial period, as further provided therein during certain periods, including as long as AIG is required to consolidate our financial results with its financial results and, thereafter, until the later of (i) the date when AIG is no longer required to account in its financial statements for its holdings in us under an equity accounting method or to consolidate our financial results with its financial results and (ii) the date on which AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 20% of our outstanding common stock; |
• | until the date on which AIG is no longer required to account in its financial statements for its holdings in us under an equity accounting method, AIG will have certain access and cooperation rights with respect to the independent public registered accounting firm responsible for the audit of our financial statements and to our internal audit function; |
• | until the date on which AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 20% of our outstanding common stock, we will consult and coordinate with AIG with respect to public disclosures and filings, including in connection with our quarterly and annual financial results; and |
• | during any period in which AIG is or may be deemed to control us for applicable regulatory purposes, and in any case at all times prior to the date on which AIG ceases to beneficially own at least 10% of our outstanding common stock, we will provide AIG with information, records and documents requested or demanded by regulatory authorities or relating to regulatory filings, reports, responses or communications, and provide access to our offices, employees and management to regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or oversight authority over AIG. |
• | assets used primarily in or are primarily related to the operation or conduct of the business, operations and activities of the SAFG segment of AIG conducted immediately prior to the Separation Time (which, under the Separation Agreement, means Eastern Time on the date of consummation of this offering or such other date as AIG and the Company may mutually agree) by either the Company or AIG or any of their subsidiaries, as described in this prospectus (the “SAFG Business”), including equity interests of specified entities, assets reflected on the pro forma condensed balance sheet of the SAFG Business, including any notes thereto, as of , 2022, as presented in this prospectus) (the “SAFG Balance Sheet”) (subject to dispositions of such assets subsequent to the date thereof), assets of the nature or type that would have resulted in them being included as assets on a pro forma combined balance sheet of our Company prepared in accordance with such balance sheet, assets expressly provided by the Separation Agreement or certain other agreements to be transferred to or owned by us, certain contracts, accounts receivable, books and records, intellectual property, technology, information technology, permits and real and personal property, will be transferred to or retained by the Company or one of our subsidiaries; |
• | liabilities included or reflected as liabilities on the SAFG Balance Sheet (subject to discharge of such liabilities subsequent to the date thereof), liabilities of a nature or type that would have resulted in them being included as liabilities on a pro forma combined balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with such balance sheet, certain accounts payable, liabilities expressly provided by the Separation Agreement or certain other agreements as liabilities to be assumed by the Company or its subsidiaries, liabilities relating to or arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to, at or after the Separation Time to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the SAFG Business or an asset allocated to the Company or one of our subsidiaries as described in the preceding bullet point, liabilities relating to or arising out of contracts, intellectual property, technology, information technology, permits, real or |
• | all assets and liabilities, other than the assets and liabilities allocated to the company or one of our subsidiaries as provided in the preceding two bullet points, will be transferred to, assumed by or retained by AIG or on of its subsidiaries. |
• | information technology services, |
• | certain finance and tax capabilities, |
• | risk management and internal audit functions, |
• | legal functions, |
• | operational services, |
• | services related to real estate, |
• | human resources, |
• | marketing services, and |
• | various other miscellaneous services. |
• | amend the organizational documents of SAFG or any of our material subsidiaries, in either case so as to include provisions that would disproportionately adversely affect Blackstone in any material respect relative to AIG, in each case in their capacities as holders of our common stock, after taking into account differences in their respective ownership levels; |
• | effect a voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of SAFG; |
• | repurchase shares of common stock, if such repurchase would result in Blackstone owning more than 9.9% of our then-outstanding common stock; |
• | other than (x) with respect to documentation relating to our separation from AIG, (y) any modification, amendment, termination of, or entry into any material contract between us and AIG (an “Affiliate Contract”) that is on arm’s-length terms, fair and reasonable to us in all material respects or in the ordinary course of business consistent with historical practice or (z) any modification, amendment or termination of, or entry into, any Affiliate Contracts in connection with our separation from AIG, (A) modify, amend (in any material respect) or terminate (other than as a result of the expiration of the term thereof) any Affiliate Contract, or waive, release or assign any material rights or claims thereunder or (B) enter into any Affiliate Contract, in each of cases (A) and (B) on terms that are adverse in any material respect to Blackstone; provided that the consent of Blackstone shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; and |
• | following the completion of this offering, effect a voluntary deregistration or delisting of our common stock. |
• | if the purchaser of such shares is an affiliate of Blackstone and agrees to become bound by the Blackstone Stockholders’ Agreement; |
• | after the first, second and third anniversary of the closing of this offering, Blackstone may sell up to 25%, 67% and 75%, respectively, of its initial investment in 9.9% of our outstanding common stock; |
• | after the fifth anniversary of the closing of this offering, Blackstone may sell any shares of our common stock; |
• | in connection with any share repurchase by us or AIG, to cause Blackstone’s ownership not to exceed 9.9% of our then-outstanding common stock; |
• | in connection with a change of control of our company that is approved and recommended to our stockholders by our Board; and |
• | with our consent (or, for so long as AIG owns at least 50% of our common stock, with AIG’s consent). |
• | AHAC and NUFIC provide guarantees with respect to all obligations arising from certain insurance policies issued by the Company. The Company paid no fees with respect to these guarantees for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. For further information with respect to these guarantees, see Note 21 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
• | AIG provides a full and unconditional guarantee of all outstanding debt of AIGLH. This includes: |
• | A guarantee made by AIG in connection with an aggregate amount of $350 million promissory notes issued by AIGLH to an SAFG subsidiary pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction in 2020. The promissory notes of $150,000,000 and $200,000,000 have maturity dates of up to four and five years, respectively, and interest rates of 2.52% and 2.40%, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid no fees for the guarantees and no payments were made under these guarantees. |
• | A guarantee made by AIG in connection with junior subordinated debentures of AIGLH, a subsidiary of the Company, which as of December 31, 2021 consisted of $54 million of 8.500% junior subordinated debentures due July 2030, $142 million of 8.125% junior subordinated debentures due March 2046 and $31 million of 7.570% junior subordinated debentures due December 2046. |
• | $282 million aggregate principal amount consisting of certain notes due and bonds payable. For further information, see “Recapitalization—Indebtedness Remaining Outstanding Following this Offering.” |
• | Under an Amended and Restated Tax Payment Allocation Agreement, dated June 6, 2011, between AIG and AIG Bermuda, AIG has agreed to indemnify AIG Bermuda for certain tax liabilities resulting from adjustments made by the IRS or other appropriate authorities. During June 2021, AIG made a payment of $354 million to the U.S. Treasury related to this indemnification. For additional information, see Note 19 and Note 20 to our audited consolidated financial statements. |
• | Under the terms of six transactions entered into between 2012 and 2014 that securitized portfolios of certain debt securities owned by SAFG, SAFG was obligated to make certain capital contributions to such a securitization VIE in the event that the VIE was unable to redeem any rated notes it had issued on the relevant redemption date. AIG Inc. had provided a guarantee to the six securitization VIEs of the obligations of SAFG to make such capital contributions when due. During the year ended December 31, 2021, SAFG terminated these six VIEs and recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $145 million. |
• | On January 1, 2015, the Company entered into a revolving loan facility with AIG Inc. pursuant to which the borrowers can, on a several basis, borrow monies from AIG Inc. (as lender), subject to certain terms and conditions. The total aggregate amount of loans borrowed by all borrowers under the facility cannot exceed $500 million with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 15 basis points. The loan facility also sets forth individual maximum borrowing limits for each borrower. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were no amounts owed under this agreement. |
• | On April 1, 2015, AIGLH entered into a revolving loan facility with AIG Inc. pursuant to which AIGLH can borrow monies from AIG Inc. (as lender), subject to certain terms and conditions. The total aggregate amount of loans borrowed under the facility cannot exceed $500 million with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 15 basis points. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were no amounts owed under this agreement. |
• | On August 14, 2018, AIG Life UK entered into a revolving loan facility with AIG Inc. pursuant to which AIG Life UK can borrow monies from AIG Inc. (as lender), subject to certain terms and conditions. Any principal amounts borrowed under this facility bear an interest rate of LIBOR plus 15 basis points and may be repaid and re-borrowed, in whole or in part, from time to time, without penalty. However, the total aggregate amount of loans borrowed under the facility cannot exceed $25 million. As of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were no amounts owed under this agreement. |
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($ in million) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Types of Related Party Transactions | | | | | | | |||
Promissory Notes | | | $(17) | | | $(4) | | | $(8) |
Other Intercompany Funding Arrangements | | | (3) | | | (7) | | | (26) |
Derivative Agreements | | | (17) | | | (19) | | | — |
Tax Sharing Agreements | | | (1,532) | | | (1,707) | | | (1,176) |
General Operating Services | | | (229) | | | (204) | | | (226) |
Advisory Services | | | 88 | | | 88 | | | 85 |
Compensation and Other Arrangements Concerning Employees | | | (237) | | | (254) | | | (249) |
Total | | | $(1,947) | | | $(2,107) | | | $(1,600) |
• | prior to such time, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
• | upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder, those shares owned (i) by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
• | at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 662∕3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
• | any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty; |
• | acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; |
• | unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions; or |
• | any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. |
• | if the purchaser of such shares is an affiliate of Blackstone and agrees to become bound by the Blackstone Stockholders’ Agreement; |
• | after the first, second and third anniversary of the closing of this offering, Blackstone may sell up to 25%, 67% and 75%, respectively, of its initial investment in 9.9% of our outstanding common stock; |
• | after the fifth anniversary of the closing of this offering, Blackstone may sell any shares of our common stock; |
• | in connection with any share repurchase by us or AIG, to cause Blackstone’s ownership not to exceed 9.9% of our then-outstanding common stock; |
• | in connection with a change of control of our company that is approved and recommended to our stockholders by our Board; and |
• | with our consent (or, for so long as AIG owns at least 50% of our common stock, with AIG’s consent). |
• | 1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately shares immediately after this offering; and |
• | the average reported weekly trading volume of our common stock on the NYSE during the four calendar weeks preceding the date of filing a Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities Pursuant to Rule 144 with respect to the sale. |
• | an individual who is neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation that is not created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate that is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on income from non-U.S. sources which is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; or |
• | a trust unless (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions or (ii) it has in effect a valid election under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. |
(i) | such gain is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by such Non-U.S. Holder, in which event such Non-U.S. Holder generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such gain in substantially the same manner as a U.S. person (except as provided by an applicable tax treaty) and, if it is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, may also be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower rate if provided by an applicable tax treaty); |
(ii) | such Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of such sale, exchange or other disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which event such gain (net of certain U.S. source losses) generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (except as provided by an applicable tax treaty); or |
(iii) | we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of (x) the five-year period ending on the date of such sale, exchange or other disposition and (y) such Non-U.S. Holder’s holding period with respect to such common stock, and certain other conditions are met. |
Underwriter | | | Number of Shares |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | | | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | | | |
Piper Sandler & Co. | | | |
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| | Per Share | | | Without Option | | | With Option | |
Public offering price | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ |
Underwriting discount | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ |
Proceeds, before expenses, to the selling stockholder | | | $ | | | $ | | | $ |
• | does not constitute a disclosure document or a prospectus under Chapter 6D.2 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the “Corporations Act”); |
• | has not been, and will not be, lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), as a disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act; and |
• | may only be provided in Australia to select investors who are able to demonstrate that they fall within one or more of the categories of investors, available under section 708 of the Corporations Act (“Exempt Investors”). |
(i) | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation; |
(ii) | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters; or |
(iii) | in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, |
(a) | to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA; |
(b) | to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA; or |
(c) | otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. |
(a) | a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or |
(b) | a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, |
(i) | to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA; |
(ii) | where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; |
(iii) | where the transfer is by operation of law; |
(iv) | as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or |
(v) | as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018 of Singapore. |
(i) | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined under Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation; |
(ii) | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of underwriters for any such offer; or |
(iii) | in any other circumstances falling within Section 86 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”), |
• | “AATOI” — adjusted after-tax operating income attributable to our common stockholders; |
• | “ABS” — asset-backed securities; |
• | “APTOI” — adjusted pre-tax operating income; |
• | “AUA” — assets under administration; |
• | “AUM” — assets under management; |
• | “AUMA” — assets under management and administration; |
• | “CDO” — collateralized debt obligations; |
• | “CDS” — credit default swap; |
• | “CMBS” — commercial mortgage-backed securities; |
• | “DAC” — deferred policy acquisition costs; |
• | “DSI” — deferred sales inducement; |
• | “FASB” — the Financial Accounting Standards Board; |
• | “GAAP” — accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; |
• | “GIC” — guaranteed investment contract; |
• | “GMDB” — guaranteed minimum death benefits; |
• | “GMWB” — guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits; |
• | “ISDA” — the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.; |
• | “NAIC” — National Association of Insurance Commissioners; |
• | “PRT” — pension risk transfer; |
• | “RMBS” — residential mortgage-backed securities; |
• | “S&P” — Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC; |
• | “SEC” — the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; |
• | “URR” — unearned revenue reserve; |
• | “VIX” — volatility index; |
• | “VIE” — variable interest entity; and |
• | “VOBA” — value of business acquired. |
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(in millions, except for share data) | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 |
Assets: | | | | | ||
Investments: | | | | | ||
Fixed maturity securities: | | | | | ||
Bonds available for sale, at fair value, net of allowance for credit losses of $78 in 2021 and $131 in 2020 (amortized cost: 2021 - $182,593; 2020 - $174,562)* | | | $198,568 | | | $197,941 |
Other bond securities, at fair value (See Note 5)* | | | 2,082 | | | 780 |
Equity securities, at fair value (See Note 5)* | | | 242 | | | 609 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $496 in 2021 and $657 in 2020* | | | 39,388 | | | 38,314 |
Other invested assets (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $7,104; 2020 - $5,171)* | | | 10,567 | | | 13,395 |
Short-term investments, including restricted cash of $57 in 2021 and $58 in 2020 (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $1,455; 2020 - $3,851)* | | | 5,471 | | | 9,235 |
Total investments | | | 256,318 | | | 260,274 |
Cash* | | | 537 | | | 654 |
Accrued investment income* | | | 1,760 | | | 1,781 |
Premiums and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses and disputes of $1 in 2021 and $2 in 2020 | | | 884 | | | 860 |
Reinsurance assets - Fortitude Re, net of allowance for credit losses and disputes of $0 in 2021 and $0 in 2020 | | | 28,472 | | | 29,158 |
Reinsurance assets - other, net of allowance for credit losses and disputes of $101 in 2021 and $83 in 2020 | | | 2,932 | | | 2,707 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 4,837 | | | 3,640 |
Deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 8,058 | | | 7,363 |
Other assets, including restricted cash of $7 in 2021 and $206 in 2020 (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $684; 2020 - $755)* | | | 3,303 | | | 3,428 |
Separate account assets, at fair value | | | 109,111 | | | 100,290 |
Total assets | | | $416,212 | | | $410,155 |
Liabilities: | | | | | ||
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts | | | $57,751 | | | 54,660 |
Policyholder contract deposits (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $9,824; 2020 - $10,121) | | | 156,846 | | | 154,892 |
Other policyholder funds | | | 2,849 | | | 2,492 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $7,974; 2020 - $7,749) | | | 35,144 | | | 36,789 |
Other liabilities (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $191; 2020 - $245)* | | | 9,903 | | | 9,954 |
Short-term debt | | | 8,317 | | | — |
Long-term debt | | | 427 | | | 905 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities (portion measured at fair value: 2021 - $5; 2020 - $950)* | | | 6,936 | | | 10,341 |
Separate account liabilities | | | 109,111 | | | 100,290 |
Total liabilities | | | $387,284 | | | $370,323 |
Contingencies, commitments and guarantees (See Note 15) | | | | | ||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | $83 | | | 51 |
SAFG Shareholders' equity: | | | | | ||
Common stock class A, $1.00 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 90,100 shares issued | | | — | | | — |
Common stock class B, $1.00 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; 9,900 shares issued | | | — | | | — |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,060 | | | — |
Retained earnings | | | 8,859 | | | — |
Shareholder's Net Investment | | | — | | | 22,579 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 10,167 | | | 14,653 |
Total SAFG Shareholders' equity | | | 27,086 | | | 37,232 |
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests | | | 1,759 | | | 2,549 |
Total equity | | | $28,845 | | | $39,781 |
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity | | | $416,212 | | | $410,155 |
* | See Note 9 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Premiums | | | $5,637 | | | $4,341 | | | $3,501 |
Policy fees | | | 3,051 | | | 2,874 | | | 2,930 |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | |||
Net investment income - excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 9,897 | | | 9,089 | | | 9,176 |
Net investment income - Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 1,775 | | | 1,427 | | | 1,598 |
Total net investment income | | | 11,672 | | | 10,516 | | | 10,774 |
Net realized gains (losses): | | | | | | | |||
Net realized gains (losses) - excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets and embedded derivative | | | 1,618 | | | (765) | | | (159) |
Net realized gains on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 924 | | | 1,002 | | | 262 |
Net realized losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Total net realized gains (losses) | | | 1,855 | | | (3,741) | | | (5,064) |
Advisory fee income | | | 597 | | | 553 | | | 572 |
Other income | | | 578 | | | 519 | | | 497 |
Total revenues | | | $23,390 | | | $15,062 | | | $13,210 |
Benefits and expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder benefits | | | 8,050 | | | 6,602 | | | 5,335 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 3,549 | | | 3,528 | | | 3,614 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 1,057 | | | 543 | | | 674 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 680 | | | 604 | | | 564 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 322 | | | 316 | | | 322 |
General operating expenses | | | 2,104 | | | 2,027 | | | 1,975 |
Interest expense | | | 389 | | | 490 | | | 555 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | 219 | | | 10 | | | 32 |
Net (gain) loss on divestitures | | | (3,081) | | | — | | | — |
Net (gain) loss on Fortitude Re transactions | | | (26) | | | 91 | | | — |
Total benefits and expenses | | | $13,263 | | | $14,211 | | | $13,071 |
Income before income tax expense (benefit) | | | 10,127 | | | 851 | | | 139 |
Income tax expense (benefit): | | | | | | | |||
Current | | | 1,946 | | | 1,724 | | | 1,315 |
Deferred | | | (103) | | | (1,739) | | | (1,483) |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | $1,843 | | | $(15) | | | $(168) |
Net income | | | 8,284 | | | 866 | | | 307 |
Less: | | | | | | | |||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | 929 | | | 224 | | | 257 |
Net income attributable to SAFG | | | $7,355 | | | $642 | | | $50 |
| | | | | | ||||
Income (loss) per common share attributable to SAFG common shareholders: | | | | | | | |||
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | $76,127 | | | $6,420 | | | $500 |
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | $50,101 | | | $6,420 | | | $500 |
Weighted average shares outstanding: | | | | | | | |||
Class A - Basic and diluted | | | 90,100 | | | 90,100 | | | 90,100 |
Class B - Basic and diluted | | | 9,900 | | | 9,900 | | | 9,900 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Net income | | | $8,284 | | | $866 | | | $307 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | | | | | | | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity securities on which allowance for credit losses was taken | | | 22 | | | (62) | | | — |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity securities on which other-than-temporary credit impairments were taken | | | — | | | — | | | 673 |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of all other investments | | | (4,509) | | | 5,337 | | | 6,227 |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments | | | (20) | | | 57 | | | 18 |
Change in retirement plan liabilities | | | 1 | | | (2) | | | (2) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | | (4,506) | | | 5,330 | | | 6,916 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | | | 3,778 | | | 6,196 | | | 7,223 |
Less: | | | | | | | |||
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | 929 | | | 230 | | | 265 |
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to SAFG | | | $2,849 | | | $5,966 | | | $6,958 |
(in millions) | | | Common Stock Class A | | | Common Stock Class B | | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | | Retained Earnings | | | Shareholders’ Net Investment | | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | | | Total SAFG Shareholders’ Equity | | | Non- Redeemable Non- Controlling Interests | | | Total Shareholders’ Equity |
Balance, January 1, 2019 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $23,970 | | | $2,421 | | | $26,391 | | | $2,073 | | | $28,464 |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Change in net investment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,555) | | | — | | | (1,555) | | | — | | | (1,555) |
Net income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 50 | | | — | | | 50 | | | 257 | | | 307 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,908 | | | 6,908 | | | 8 | | | 6,916 |
Changes in noncontrolling interests due to divestitures and acquisitions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 120 | | | 120 |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 255 | | | 255 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (838) | | | (838) |
Other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 11 | | | — | | | 11 | | | (1) | | | 10 |
Balance, December 31, 2019 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $22,476 | | | $9,329 | | | $31,805 | | | $1,874 | | | $33,679 |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (246) | | | — | | | (246) | | | — | | | (246) |
Change in net investment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (296) | | | — | | | (296) | | | — | | | (296) |
Net income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 642 | | | — | | | 642 | | | 224 | | | 866 |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,324 | | | 5,324 | | | 6 | | | 5,330 |
Changes in noncontrolling interests due to divestitures and acquisitions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 633 | | | 633 |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 268 | | | 268 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (454) | | | (454) |
Other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3 | | | — | | | 3 | | | (2) | | | 1 |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $22,579 | | | $14,653 | | | $37,232 | | | $2,549 | | | $39,781 |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Change in net investment | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (13,004) | | | — | | | (13,004) | | | — | | | (13,004) |
Net income | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7,355 | | | — | | | 7,355 | | | 929 | | | 8,284 |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (4,506) | | | (4,506) | | | — | | | (4,506) |
Changes in noncontrolling interests due to divestitures and acquisitions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (373) | | | (373) |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 264 | | | 264 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1,611) | | | (1,611) |
Other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (11) | | | 20 | | | 9 | | | 1 | | | 10 |
Reorganization transactions | | | — | | | — | | | 8,060 | | | 8,859 | | | (16,919) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Balance, December 31, 2021 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $8,060 | | | $8,859 | | | $— | | | $10,167 | | | $27,086 | | | $1,759 | | | $28,845 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |||
Net income | | | $8,284 | | | $866 | | | $307 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | |||
Noncash revenues, expenses, gains and losses included in income: | | | | | | | |||
Net (gain) loss on Fortitude Re transactions | | | (26) | | | 20 | | | — |
General operating and other expenses | | | 122 | | | 82 | | | 75 |
Net (gains) on sales of securities available for sale and other assets | | | (1,737) | | | (747) | | | (551) |
Net (gain) loss on divestitures | | | (3,081) | | | — | | | — |
Losses on extinguishment of debt | | | 219 | | | 10 | | | 32 |
Unrealized gains in earnings - net | | | (1,573) | | | (343) | | | (112) |
Equity in loss from equity method investments, net of dividends or distributions | | | 33 | | | 70 | | | 205 |
Depreciation and other amortization | | | 562 | | | 325 | | | 294 |
Impairments of assets | | | 32 | | | 80 | | | 174 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | |||
Insurance reserves | | | 2,161 | | | 1,972 | | | 1,256 |
Premiums and other receivables and payables - net | | | 226 | | | 575 | | | (47) |
Funds held relating to Fortitude Re Reinsurance Contracts | | | (1,160) | | | 2,351 | | | 3,329 |
Reinsurance assets and funds held under reinsurance treaties | | | 155 | | | 271 | | | 534 |
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs | | | (1,000) | | | (889) | | | (1,168) |
Current and deferred income taxes - net | | | (70) | | | (1,930) | | | (1,359) |
Other, net | | | (686) | | | 614 | | | (524) |
Total adjustments | | | (5,823) | | | 2,461 | | | 2,138 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 2,461 | | | 3,327 | | | 2,445 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Proceeds from (payments for) | | | | | | | |||
Sales or distributions of: | | | | | | | |||
Available for sale securities | | | 10,762 | | | 11,929 | | | 11,887 |
Other securities | | | 318 | | | 405 | | | 3,344 |
Other invested assets | | | 4,615 | | | 1,787 | | | 2,461 |
Divestitures, net | | | 1,084 | | | — | | | — |
Maturities of fixed maturity securities available for sale | | | 20,420 | | | 15,507 | | | 14,833 |
Principal payments received on mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 6,646 | | | 5,961 | | | 4,219 |
Purchases of: | | | | | | | |||
Available for sale securities | | | (36,641) | | | (35,635) | | | (35,433) |
Other securities | | | (1,591) | | | (117) | | | (76) |
Other invested assets | | | (2,498) | | | (1,962) | | | (2,420) |
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | (7,930) | | | (5,486) | | | (8,449) |
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and restricted cash acquired | | | — | | | — | | | (77) |
Net change in short-term investments | | | 3,439 | | | (1,237) | | | (1,845) |
Net change in derivative assets and liabilities | | | (507) | | | 1,234 | | | 1,186 |
Other, net | | | (84) | | | (295) | | | (5) |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (1,967) | | | (7,909) | | | (10,375) |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Proceeds from (payments for) | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | 25,387 | | | 22,438 | | | 26,114 |
Policyholder contract withdrawals | | | (22,481) | | | (17,845) | | | (19,813) |
Issuance of long-term debt | | | — | | | — | | | 250 |
Issuance of short-term debt | | | 345 | | | — | | | — |
Issuance of debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 4,683 | | | 2,314 | | | 3,266 |
Repayments of long-term debt | | | (568) | | | (11) | | | — |
Repayments of short-term debt | | | (248) | | | — | | | — |
Repayments of debt of consolidated investment entities | | | (5,125) | | | (2,451) | | | (1,580) |
Distributions to Class B shareholder | | | (34) | | | — | | | — |
Distributions to AIG | | | (1,543) | | | (472) | | | (1,624) |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | | | (1,611) | | | (454) | | | (838) |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | | | 296 | | | 317 | | | 316 |
Net change in securities lending and repurchase agreements | | | 9 | | | 646 | | | 1,894 |
Other, net | | | 81 | | | 184 | | | (66) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | (809) | | | 4,666 | | | 7,919 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash | | | (2) | | | 7 | | | — |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash | | | (317) | | | 91 | | | (11) |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year | | | 918 | | | 827 | | | 838 |
Cash and restricted cash at end of year | | | $601 | | | $918 | | | $827 |
Supplementary Disclosure of Consolidated Cash Flow Information | |||||||||
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Cash | | | $537 | | | $654 | | | $596 |
Restricted cash included in Short-term investments* | | | 57 | | | 58 | | | 28 |
Restricted cash included in Other assets* | | | 7 | | | 206 | | | 203 |
Total cash and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | | $601 | | | $918 | | | $827 |
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Cash paid during the period for: | | | | | | | |||
Interest | | | $364 | | | $279 | | | $308 |
Taxes | | | $1,913 | | | $1,915 | | | $1,191 |
Non-cash investing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Fixed maturity securities, designated available for sale, received in connection with pension risk transfer transactions | | | $(2,284) | | | $(1,140) | | | $(1,072) |
Fixed maturity securities, designated available for sale, received in connection with reinsurance transactions | | | $(161) | | | $(424) | | | $— |
Fixed maturity securities, designated available for sale, transferred in connection with reinsurance transactions | | | $647 | | | $706 | | | $551 |
Investment assets received in conjunction with fund establishment | | | $(85) | | | $(532) | | | $— |
Investment assets transferred in conjunction with fund establishment | | | $85 | | | $— | | | $— |
SAFG distribution of AIG common stock to AIG | | | $38 | | | $— | | | $— |
Fixed maturity securities, designated as fair value option, transferred to repay debt of consolidated investment entities | | | $1,257 | | | $— | | | $— |
Fixed maturity securities, designated available for sale, transferred to repay debt of consolidated investment entities | | | $605 | | | $— | | | $— |
Minority ownership acquired in Fortitude Holdings | | | $(100) | | | $— | | | $— |
Divestiture of certain Cap Corp legal entities | | | $56 | | | $— | | | $— |
Consideration received from divested businesses | | | $3,740 | | | $— | | | $— |
Fixed maturity securities, designated available for sale, transferred to a non-consolidated SAFG affiliate | | | $423 | | | $— | | | $— |
Fixed maturity securities, designated available for sale, transferred from a non-consolidated SAFG affiliate | | | $(423) | | | $— | | | $— |
Non-cash financing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Interest credited to policyholder contract deposits included in financing activities | | | $3,549 | | | $3,786 | | | $3,787 |
Fee income debited to policyholder contract deposits included in financing activities | | | $(1,690) | | | $(1,710) | | | $(1,733) |
Equity interest in funds sold to SAFG affiliates | | | $— | | | $532 | | | $— |
Repayments of debt of consolidated investment entities utilizing fixed maturity securities | | | $(1,862) | | | $— | | | $— |
Issuance of short-term debt to AIG | | | $8,300 | | | $— | | | $— |
Short-term debt forgiven by AIG | | | $(96) | | | $— | | | $— |
Non-cash capital contributions | | | $728 | | | $85 | | | $109 |
Non-cash capital distributions | | | $(12,197) | | | $(44) | | | $(41) |
* | Includes funds held for tax sharing payments to SAFG Parent, security deposits, replacement reserve deposits related to affordable housing investments. |
1. | Overview and Basis of Presentation |
• | Valuation of future policy benefit liabilities and timing and extent of loss recognition; |
• | Valuation of liabilities for guaranteed benefit features of variable annuity products, fixed annuity products and fixed index annuity products, including the valuation of embedded derivatives; |
• | Estimated gross profits (“EGPs”) to value DAC and unearned revenue for investment-oriented products; |
• | Reinsurance assets, including the allowance for credit losses; |
• | Goodwill impairment; |
• | Allowance for credit losses primarily on loans and available for sale fixed maturity securities; |
• | Liability for legal contingencies; |
• | Fair value measurements of certain financial assets and liabilities; and |
• | Income tax assets and liabilities, including recoverability of our net deferred tax asset and the predictability of future tax operating profitability of the character necessary to realize the net deferred tax asset. |
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
• | Fixed maturity and equity securities |
• | Other invested assets |
• | Short-term investments |
• | Net investment income |
• | Net realized gains (losses) |
• | Allowance for credit losses/Other-than-temporary impairments |
• | Mortgage and other loans receivable – net of allowance |
• | Reinsurance assets – net of allowance |
• | Deferred policy acquisition costs |
• | Value of business acquired |
• | Deferred sales inducements |
• | Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
• | Non-deferrable insurance commissions |
• | Derivative assets and liabilities, at fair value |
• | Future policy benefits |
• | Policyholder contract deposits |
• | Other policyholder funds |
• | Short-term and Long-term debt |
• | Debt of consolidated investment entities |
• | Legal contingencies |
• | Requires the review and if necessary, update of future policy benefit assumptions at least annually for traditional and limited pay long duration contracts, with the recognition and separate presentation of any resulting re-measurement gain or loss (except for discount rate changes as noted above) in the income statement. |
• | Simplifies the amortization of DAC to a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contracts with adjustments for unexpected terminations, but no longer requires an impairment test. |
• | Increased disclosures of disaggregated roll-forwards of several balances, including: liabilities for future policy benefits, deferred acquisition costs, account balances, market risk benefits, separate account liabilities and information about significant inputs, judgments and methods used in measurement and changes thereto and impact of those changes. |
3. | Segment Information |
• | Individual Retirement – consists of fixed annuities, fixed index annuities, variable annuities and retail mutual funds. On February 8, 2021 the Company announced the execution of a definitive agreement with Touchstone to sell certain assets of Life and Retirement’s Retail Mutual Funds business. This Touchstone transaction closed on July 16, 2021. For further information on this sale see Note 1. |
• | Group Retirement – consists of record-keeping, plan administrative and compliance services, financial planning and advisory solutions offered to employer defined contribution plans and their participants, along with proprietary and non-proprietary annuities, advisory and brokerage products offered outside of plan. |
• | Life Insurance – primary products in the U.S. include term life and universal life insurance. The International business issues individual life, whole life and group life insurance in the United Kingdom, and distributes medical insurance in Ireland. |
• | Institutional Markets – consists of stable value wrap products, structured settlement and pension risk transfer annuities, corporate- and bank-owned life insurance, high net worth products and GICs. |
• | Corporate and Other – consists primarily of: |
– | Corporate expenses not attributable to our other segments. |
– | Interest expense on financial debt. |
– | Results of our consolidated investment entities. |
– | Institutional asset management business, which includes managing assets for non-consolidated affiliates. |
– | Results of our legacy insurance lines ceded to Fortitude Re. |
• | net pre-tax income (losses) from noncontrolling interests related to consolidated investment entities; |
• | restructuring and other costs related to initiatives designed to reduce operating expenses, improve efficiency and simplify our organization; |
• | non-recurring costs associated with the implementation of non-ordinary course legal or regulatory changes or changes to accounting principles; |
• | integration and transaction costs associated with acquiring or divesting businesses; |
• | non-operating litigation reserves and settlements; |
• | loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt; |
• | losses from the impairment of goodwill, if any; and; |
• | income and loss from divested or run-off business, if any. |
(in millions) | | | Individual Retirement | | | Group Retirement | | | Life Insurance | | | Institutional Markets | | | Corporate and Other | | | Elimi- nations | | | Total SAFG | | | Adjust- ments | | | Total Consolidated |
2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Premiums | | | $191 | | | $22 | | | $1,573 | | | $3,774 | | | $86 | | | $— | | | $5,646 | | | $(9) | | | $5,637 |
Policy fees | | | 962 | | | 522 | | | 1,380 | | | 187 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,051 | | | — | | | 3,051 |
Net investment income(a) | | | 4,334 | | | 2,413 | | | 1,621 | | | 1,155 | | | 443 | | | (49) | | | 9,917 | | | 1,755 | | | 11,672 |
Net realized gains(a)(b) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 701 | | | — | | | 701 | | | 1,154 | | | 1,855 |
Advisory fee and other income | | | 592 | | | 337 | | | 110 | | | 2 | | | 134 | | | — | | | 1,175 | | | — | | | 1,175 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | $6,079 | | | $3,294 | | | $4,684 | | | $5,118 | | | $1,364 | | | $(49) | | | $20,490 | | | $2,900 | | | $23,390 |
Policyholder benefits | | | 580 | | | 76 | | | 3,231 | | | 4,141 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,028 | | | 22 | | | 8,050 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 1,791 | | | 1,150 | | | 354 | | | 274 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,569 | | | (20) | | | 3,549 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 744 | | | 61 | | | 164 | | | 6 | | | — | | | — | | | 975 | | | 82 | | | 1,057 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 397 | | | 121 | | | 132 | | | 27 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 680 | | | — | | | 680 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 189 | | | 133 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 322 | | | — | | | 322 |
General operating expenses | | | 437 | | | 445 | | | 682 | | | 77 | | | 375 | | | — | | | 2,016 | | | 88 | | | 2,104 |
Interest expense | | | 46 | | | 35 | | | 25 | | | 9 | | | 286 | | | (47) | | | 354 | | | 35 | | | 389 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 219 | | | 219 |
(Gain) on divestitures | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3,081) | | | (3,081) |
Net (gain) on Fortitude Re transactions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (26) | | | (26) |
Total benefits and expenses | | | $4,184 | | | $2,021 | | | $4,588 | | | $4,534 | | | $664 | | | $(47) | | | $15,944 | | | $(2,681) | | | $13,263 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (861) | | | — | | | (861) | | | | | ||
Adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss) | | | $1,895 | | | $1,273 | | | $96 | | | $584 | | | $(161) | | | $(2) | | | $3,685 | | | | | ||
Adjustments to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Total revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,900 | | | | | ||||||||
Total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,681) | | | | | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 861 | | | | | ||||||||
Income before Income tax expense | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $10,127 | | | | | $10,127 |
(in millions) | | | Individual Retirement | | | Group Retirement | | | Life Insurance | | | Institutional Markets | | | Corporate and Other | | | Elimi- nations | | | Total SAFG | | | Adjust- ments | | | Total Consolidated |
2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Premiums | | | $151 | | | $19 | | | $1,526 | | | $2,564 | | | $74 | | | $— | | | $4,334 | | | $7 | | | $4,341 |
Policy fees | | | 861 | | | 443 | | | 1,384 | | | 186 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,874 | | | — | | | 2,874 |
Net Investment income(a) | | | 4,105 | | | 2,213 | | | 1,532 | | | 931 | | | 346 | | | (43) | | | 9,084 | | | 1,432 | | | 10,516 |
Net realized gains (losses)(a)(b) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 54 | | | — | | | 54 | | | (3,795) | | | (3,741) |
Advisory fee and other income | | | 571 | | | 272 | | | 94 | | | 1 | | | 122 | | | — | | | 1,060 | | | 12 | | | 1,072 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | $5,688 | | | $2,947 | | | $4,536 | | | $3,682 | | | $596 | | | $(43) | | | $17,406 | | | $(2,344) | | | $15,062 |
Policyholder benefits | | | 411 | | | 74 | | | 3,219 | | | 2,886 | | | — | | | — | | | 6,590 | | | 12 | | | 6,602 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 1,751 | | | 1,125 | | | 373 | | | 303 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,552 | | | (24) | | | 3,528 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 556 | | | 15 | | | 25 | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | 601 | | | (58) | | | 543 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 334 | | | 117 | | | 119 | | | 31 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 604 | | | — | | | 604 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 205 | | | 111 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 316 | | | — | | | 316 |
General operating expenses | | | 427 | | | 488 | | | 624 | | | 79 | | | 309 | | | (7) | | | 1,920 | | | 107 | | | 2,027 |
Interest expense | | | 62 | | | 42 | | | 30 | | | 11 | | | 324 | | | (34) | | | 435 | | | 55 | | | 490 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 10 | | | 10 |
Net loss on Fortitude Re transactions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 91 | | | 91 |
Total benefits and expenses | | | $3,746 | | | $1,972 | | | $4,390 | | | $3,315 | | | $636 | | | $(41) | | | $14,018 | | | $193 | | | $14,211 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (194) | | | — | | | (194) | | | | | ||
Adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss) | | | $1,942 | | | $975 | | | $146 | | | $367 | | | $(234) | | | $(2) | | | $3,194 | | | | | ||
Adjustments to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Total revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (2,344) | | | | | ||||||||
Total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 193 | | | | | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 194 | | | | | ||||||||
Income before Income tax (benefit) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $851 | | | | | $851 |
(in millions) | | | Individual Retirement | | | Group Retirement | | | Life Insurance | | | Institutional Markets | | | Corporate and Other | | | Elimi- nations | | | Total SAFG | | | Adjust- ments | | | Total Consolidated |
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Premiums | | | $104 | | | $16 | | | $1,438 | | | $1,877 | | | $58 | | | $— | | | $3,493 | | | $8 | | | $3,501 |
Policy fees | | | 811 | | | 429 | | | 1,503 | | | 188 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,931 | | | (1) | | | 2,930 |
Net Investment income(a) | | | 4,163 | | | 2,262 | | | 1,503 | | | 902 | | | 211 | | | (20) | | | 9,021 | | | 1,753 | | | 10,774 |
Net realized gains (losses)(a)(b) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 285 | | | — | | | 285 | | | (5,349) | | | (5,064) |
Advisory fee and other income | | | 606 | | | 261 | | | 86 | | | 1 | | | 114 | | | — | | | 1,068 | | | 1 | | | 1,069 |
Total adjusted revenues | | | $5,684 | | | $2,968 | | | $4,530 | | | $2,968 | | | $668 | | | $(20) | | | $16,798 | | | $(3,588) | | | $13,210 |
Policyholder benefits | | | 391 | | | 63 | | | 2,708 | | | 2,174 | | | — | | | — | | | 5,336 | | | (1) | | | 5,335 |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 1,726 | | | 1,147 | | | 374 | | | 356 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,603 | | | 11 | | | 3,614 |
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired | | | 480 | | | 81 | | | 140 | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | 706 | | | (32) | | | 674 |
Non-deferrable insurance commissions | | | 318 | | | 113 | | | 99 | | | 31 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 564 | | | — | | | 564 |
Advisory fee expenses | | | 219 | | | 103 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 322 | | | — | | | 322 |
General operating expenses | | | 468 | | | 459 | | | 657 | | | 69 | | | 295 | | | (6) | | | 1,942 | | | 33 | | | 1,975 |
Interest expense | | | 72 | | | 44 | | | 30 | | | 11 | | | 367 | | | (13) | | | 511 | | | 44 | | | 555 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 32 | | | 32 |
Net (gain) loss on Fortitude Re transactions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total benefits and expenses | | | $3,674 | | | $2,010 | | | $4,008 | | | $2,646 | | | $665 | | | $(19) | | | $12,984 | | | $87 | | | $13,071 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (230) | | | — | | | (230) | | | | | ||
Adjusted pre-tax operating income (loss) | | | $2,010 | | | $958 | | | $522 | | | $322 | | | $(227) | | | $(1) | | | $3,584 | | | $ | | | |
Adjustments to: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Total revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (3,588) | | | | | ||||||||
Total expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 | | | | | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 230 | | | | | ||||||||
Income before Income tax (benefit) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $139 | | | | | $139 |
(a) | Adjustments include Fortitude Re activity. This is comprised of $2,012 million, $(1,549) million and $(3,307) million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively. |
(b) | Net realized gains (losses) includes the gains (losses) related to the disposition of real estate investments. |
| | Total Revenues* | | | Real Estate and Other Fixed Assets, Net of Accumulated Depreciation | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
North America | | | $22,866 | | | $14,642 | | | $12,845 | | | $286 | | | $364 | | | $357 |
International | | | 524 | | | 420 | | | 365 | | | 37 | | | 39 | | | 37 |
Consolidated | | | $23,390 | | | $15,062 | | | $13,210 | | | $323 | | | $403 | | | $394 |
* | Revenues are generally reported according to the geographic location of the legal entity. International revenues consist of revenues from Laya and AIG Life (UK). |
• | Level 1: Fair value measurements based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that we have the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities. Market price data generally is obtained from exchange or dealer markets. We do not adjust the quoted price for such instruments. |
• | Level 2: Fair value measurements based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. |
• | Level 3: Fair value measurements based on valuation techniques that use significant inputs that are unobservable. Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair values of positions classified in Level 3. The circumstances for using these measurements include those in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. Therefore, we must make certain assumptions about the inputs a hypothetical market participant would use to value that asset or liability. |
• | Our Own Credit Risk. Fair value measurements for certain liabilities incorporate our own credit risk by determining the explicit cost for each counterparty to protect against its net credit exposure to us at the balance sheet date by reference to observable AIG credit default swaps (“CDS”) or cash bond spreads. We calculate the effect of credit spread changes using discounted cash flow techniques that incorporate current market interest rates. A derivative counterparty’s net credit exposure to us is determined based on master netting agreements, when applicable, which take into consideration all derivative positions with us, as well as collateral we post with the counterparty at the balance sheet date. We also incorporate our own risk of non-performance in the valuation of the embedded derivatives associated with variable annuity and fixed index annuity and life contracts. The non-performance risk adjustment (“NPA”) reflects a market participant’s view of our claims-paying ability by incorporating an additional spread to the swap curve used to discount projected benefit cash flows in the valuation of these embedded derivatives. The non-performance risk adjustment is calculated by constructing forward rates based on a weighted average of observable corporate credit indices to approximate the claims-paying ability rating of our insurance operations companies. |
• | Counterparty Credit Risk. Fair value measurements for freestanding derivatives incorporate counterparty credit by determining the explicit cost for us to protect against our net credit exposure to each counterparty at the balance sheet date by reference to observable counterparty CDS spreads, when available. When not available, other directly or indirectly observable credit spreads will be used to derive the best estimates of the counterparty spreads. Our net credit exposure to a counterparty is determined based on master netting agreements, which take into consideration all derivative positions with the counterparty, as well as collateral posted by the counterparty at the balance sheet date. |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Counterparty Netting(a) | | | Cash Collateral | | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $— | | | $1,712 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $1,712 |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Counterparty Netting(a) | | | Cash Collateral | | | Total |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | — | | | 7,281 | | | 1,395 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,676 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 7 | | | 6,390 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 6,397 |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | 138,156 | | | 1,907 | | | — | | | — | | | 140,063 |
RMBS(b) | | | — | | | 7,363 | | | 7,595 | | | — | | | — | | | 14,958 |
CMBS | | | — | | | 10,228 | | | 1,072 | | | — | | | — | | | 11,300 |
CLO/ABS(c) | | | — | | | 5,024 | | | 10,438 | | | — | | | — | | | 15,462 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 7 | | | 176,154 | | | 22,407 | | | — | | | — | | | 198,568 |
Other bond securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | — | | | 50 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 50 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | — | | | 17 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 17 |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | 866 | | | 134 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,000 |
RMBS(d) | | | — | | | 93 | | | 106 | | | — | | | — | | | 199 |
CMBS | | | — | | | 201 | | | 33 | | | — | | | — | | | 234 |
CLO/ABS | | | — | | | 228 | | | 354 | | | — | | | — | | | 582 |
Total other bond securities | | | — | | | 1,455 | | | 627 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,082 |
Equity securities(e) | | | 238 | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | 242 |
Other invested assets(f) | | | — | | | — | | | 1,892 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,892 |
Derivative assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | — | | | 1,911 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,911 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | 672 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 672 |
Equity contracts | | | 7 | | | 4,184 | | | 479 | | | — | | | — | | | 4,670 |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | — | | | 1 |
Other contracts | | | — | | | 1 | | | 12 | | | — | | | — | | | 13 |
Counterparty netting and cash collateral | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (5,785) | | | (798) | | | (6,583) |
Total derivative assets | | | 7 | | | 6,768 | | | 492 | | | (5,785) | | | (798) | | | 684 |
Short-term investments | | | 1 | | | 1,454 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,455 |
Separate account assets | | | 105,221 | | | 3,890 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 109,111 |
Total | | | $105,474 | | | $189,723 | | | $25,420 | | | $(5,785) | | | $(798) | | | $314,034 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Policyholder contract deposits(g) | | | $— | | | $130 | | | $9,694 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $9,824 |
Derivative liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | 1 | | | 1,575 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,576 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | 366 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 366 |
Equity contracts | | | 1 | | | 4,048 | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | 4,071 |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Other contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Counterparty netting and cash collateral | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (5,785) | | | (37) | | | (5,822) |
Total derivative liabilities | | | 2 | | | 5,989 | | | 22 | | | (5,785) | | | (37) | | | 191 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable(h) | | | $— | | | $— | | | $7,974 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $7,974 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | 5 |
Total | | | $2 | | | $6,119 | | | $17,695 | | | $(5,785) | | | $(37) | | | $17,994 |
December 31, 2020 (in millions) | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Counterparty Netting(a) | | | Cash Collateral | | | Total |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $— | | | $1,896 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $1,896 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | — | | | 7,512 | | | 2,057 | | | — | | | — | | | 9,569 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 1 | | | 5,737 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5,738 |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | 135,705 | | | 1,709 | | | — | | | — | | | 137,414 |
RMBS(b) | | | — | | | 9,757 | | | 8,104 | | | — | | | — | | | 17,861 |
CMBS | | | — | | | 10,473 | | | 886 | | | — | | | — | | | 11,359 |
CLO/ABS(c) | | | — | | | 5,216 | | | 8,888 | | | — | | | — | | | 14,104 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 1 | | | 176,296 | | | 21,644 | | | — | | | — | | | 197,941 |
Other bond securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Non-U.S. governments | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
RMBS(d) | | | — | | | 107 | | | 96 | | | — | | | — | | | 203 |
CMBS | | | — | | | 173 | | | 45 | | | — | | | — | | | 218 |
CLO/ABS | | | — | | | 166 | | | 193 | | | — | | | — | | | 359 |
Total other bond securities | | | — | | | 446 | | | 334 | | | — | | | — | | | 780 |
Equity securities(e) | | | 517 | | | 50 | | | 42 | | | — | | | — | | | 609 |
Other invested assets(f) | | | — | | | — | | | 1,771 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,771 |
Derivative assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | — | | | 1,804 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,804 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | 472 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 472 |
Equity contracts | | | 9 | | | 6,515 | | | 195 | | | — | | | — | | | 6,719 |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | — | | | 2 | | | — | | | — | | | 2 |
Other contracts | | | — | | | 1 | | | 13 | | | — | | | — | | | 14 |
Counterparty netting and cash collateral | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (7,723) | | | (533) | | | (8,256) |
Total derivative assets | | | 9 | | | 8,792 | | | 210 | | | (7,723) | | | (533) | | | 755 |
Short-term investments | | | 534 | | | 3,317 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 3,851 |
Separate account assets | | | 96,560 | | | 3,730 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 100,290 |
Total | | | $97,621 | | | $192,631 | | | $24,001 | | | $(7,723) | | | $(533) | | | $305,997 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Policyholder contract deposits(g) | | | $— | | | $83 | | | $10,038 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $10,121 |
Derivative liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | 1 | | | 1,467 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1,468 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | 685 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 685 |
Equity contracts | | | 14 | | | 5,774 | | | 49 | | | — | | | — | | | 5,837 |
Credit contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Other contracts | | | — | | | — | | | 6 | | | — | | | — | | | 6 |
Counterparty netting and cash collateral | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (7,723) | | | (28) | | | (7,751) |
December 31, 2020 (in millions) | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Counterparty Netting(a) | | | Cash Collateral | | | Total |
Total derivative liabilities | | | 15 | | | 7,926 | | | 55 | | | (7,723) | | | (28) | | | 245 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable(h) | | | — | | | — | | | 7,749 | | | — | | | — | | | 7,749 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | — | | | — | | | 950 | | | — | | | — | | | 950 |
Total | | | $15 | | | $8,009 | | | $18,792 | | | $(7,723) | | | $(28) | | | $19,065 |
(a) | Represents netting of derivative exposures covered by qualifying master netting agreements. |
(b) | Includes investments in RMBS issued by related parties of $38 million and $9 million classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, includes investments in RMBS issued by related parties of $35 million and $14 million classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. |
(c) | Includes investments in CLO/ABS issued by related parties of $862 million classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, includes investments in CLO/ABS issued by related parties of $1.0 billion classified as Level 3 as of December 31, 2020. |
(d) | Includes investments in RMBS issued by related parties of $0.2 million classified as Level 2 as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, includes investments in RMBS issued by related parties of $0.6 million classified as Level 2 as of December 31, 2020. |
(e) | There were no investments in equity securities issued by related parties classified as Level 1 as of December 31, 2021. Additionally, includes investments in equity securities issued by related parties of $31 million classified as Level 1 as of December 31, 2020. |
(f) | Excludes investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent), which totaled $5.2 billion and $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. |
(g) | Excludes basis adjustments for fair value hedges. |
(h) | As discussed in Note 7, the Fortitude Re funds withheld payable is created through modco and funds withheld reinsurance arrangements where the investments supporting the reinsurance agreements are withheld by and continue to reside on SAFG’s balance sheet. This embedded derivative is valued as a total return swap with reference to the fair value of the invested assets held by SAFG, which are primarily available for sale securities. |
(in millions) | | | Fair Value Beginning of Year | | | Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income | | | Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss | | | Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net | | | Gross Transfers In | | | Gross Transfers Out | | | Other | | | Fair Value End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income on Instruments Held at End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (loss) for Recurring Level 3 Instruments Held at End of Year |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $2,057 | | | $7 | | | $(5) | | | $(342) | | | $— | | | $(260) | | | $(62) | | | $1,395 | | | $— | | | $141 |
Corporate debt | | | 1,709 | | | (10) | | | (25) | | | 109 | | | 373 | | | (249) | | | — | | | 1,907 | | | — | | | (180) |
RMBS | | | 8,104 | | | 415 | | | (104) | | | (782) | | | 8 | | | (46) | | | — | | | 7,595 | | | — | | | (185) |
CMBS | | | 886 | | | 25 | | | (45) | | | 253 | | | 53 | | | (100) | | | — | | | 1,072 | | | — | | | 36 |
CLO/ABS | | | 8,888 | | | 24 | | | (270) | | | 1,990 | | | 655 | | | (849) | | | — | | | 10,438 | | | — | | | (437) |
Total bonds available for sale(a) | | | 21,644 | | | 461 | | | (449) | | | 1,228 | | | 1,089 | | | (1,504) | | | (62) | | | 22,407 | | | — | | | (625) |
Other bond securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Corporate debt | | | — | | | (1) | | | — | | | 135 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 134 | | | (1) | | | — |
RMBS | | | 96 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 8 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 106 | | | (2) | | | — |
CMBS | | | 45 | | | — | | | — | | | (17) | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | 33 | | | (3) | | | — |
CLO/ABS | | | 193 | | | (4) | | | — | | | 165 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 354 | | | (27) | | | — |
Total other bond securities | | | 334 | | | (3) | | | — | | | 291 | | | 5 | | | — | | | — | | | 627 | | | (33) | | | — |
Equity securities | | | 42 | | | 11 | | | — | | | (120) | | | 70 | | | (1) | | | — | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | — |
Other invested assets | | | 1,771 | | | 641 | | | (15) | | | (569) | | | 64 | | | — | | | — | | | 1,892 | | | 612 | | | — |
Total | | | $23,791 | | | $1,110 | | | $(464) | | | $830 | | | $1,228 | | | $(1,505) | | | $(62) | | | $24,928 | | | $582 | | | $(625) |
(in millions) | | | Fair Value Beginning of Year | | | Net Realized and Unrealized (Gains) Losses Included in Income | | | Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss | | | Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net | | | Gross Transfers In | | | Gross Transfers Out | | | Other | | | Fair Value End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income on Instruments Held at End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for Recurring Level 3 Instruments Held at End of Year |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | $10,038 | | | $(769) | | | $— | | | $479 | | | $— | | | $(54) | | | $— | | | $9,694 | | | $1,860 | | | $— |
Derivative liabilities, net: | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Equity contracts | | | (146) | | | (22) | | | — | | | (271) | | | (71) | | | 53 | | | — | | | (457) | | | 19 | | | — |
Credit Contracts | | | (2) | | | 11 | | | — | | | (10) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | | | (2) | | | — |
Other contracts | | | (7) | | | (62) | | | — | | | 57 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (12) | | | 63 | | | — |
Total derivative liabilities, net(b) | | | (155) | | | (73) | | | — | | | (224) | | | (71) | | | 53 | | | — | | | (470) | | | 80 | | | — |
Fortitude Re funds withheld Payable | | | 7,749 | | | 687 | | | — | | | (462) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 7,974 | | | 1,766 | | | — |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 951 | | | 179 | | | — | | | (1,125) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | — |
Total | | | $18,583 | | | $24 | | | $— | | | $(1,332) | | | $(71) | | | $(1) | | | $— | | | $17,203 | | | $3,710 | | | $— |
(in millions) | | | Fair Value Beginning of Year | | | Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income | | | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net | | | Gross Transfers In | | | Gross Transfers Out | | | Fair Value End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income on Instruments Held at End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for Recurring Level 3 Instruments Held at End of Year |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $2,067 | | | $7 | | | $210 | | | $121 | | | $27 | | | $(375) | | | $2,057 | | | $— | | | $207 |
Corporate debt | | | 1,164 | | | (75) | | | 30 | | | 116 | | | 962 | | | (488) | | | 1,709 | | | — | | | 55 |
RMBS | | | 8,674 | | | 497 | | | (202) | | | (575) | | | 8 | | | (298) | | | 8,104 | | | — | | | (42) |
CMBS | | | 856 | | | 18 | | | 47 | | | 12 | | | 23 | | | (70) | | | 886 | | | — | | | 48 |
CLO/ABS | | | 6,517 | | | 37 | | | 156 | | | 667 | | | 2,172 | | | (661) | | | 8,888 | | | — | | | 166 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 19,278 | | | 484 | | | 241 | | | 341 | | | 3,192 | | | (1,892) | | | 21,644 | | | — | | | 434 |
Other bond securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
RMBS | | | 96 | | | 5 | | | — | | | (4) | | | — | | | (1) | | | 96 | | | 2 | | | — |
CMBS | | | 46 | | | (1) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 45 | | | (1) | | | — |
CLO/ABS | | | 243 | | | 45 | | | — | | | (95) | | | — | | | — | | | 193 | | | 26 | | | — |
Total other bond securities | | | 385 | | | 49 | | | — | | | (99) | | | — | | | (1) | | | 334 | | | 27 | | | — |
Equity securities | | | — | | | (1) | | | 1 | | | 41 | | | 2 | | | (1) | | | 42 | | | — | | | — |
Other invested assets | | | 784 | | | 96 | | | (4) | | | 745 | | | 150 | | | — | | | 1,771 | | | 61 | | | — |
Total | | | $20,447 | | | $628 | | | $238 | | | $1,028 | | | $3,344 | | | $(1,894) | | | $23,791 | | | $88 | | | $434 |
(in millions) | | | Fair Value Beginning of Year | | | Net Realized and Unrealized (Gains) Losses Included in Income | | | Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss | | | Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net | | | Gross Transfers In | | | Gross Transfers Out | | | Fair Value End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Income on Instruments Held at End of Year | | | Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for Recurring Level 3 Instruments Held at End of Year |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | $7,073 | | | $2,757 | | | $— | | | $208 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $10,038 | | | $(1,515) | | | $— |
Derivative liabilities, net: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Equity contracts | | | (144) | | | 5 | | | — | | | (10) | | | — | | | 3 | | | (146) | | | (34) | | | — |
Credit contracts | | | (3) | | | (42) | | | — | | | 43 | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | — |
Other contracts | | | (6) | | | (57) | | | — | | | 56 | | | — | | | — | | | (7) | | | 57 | | | — |
Total derivative liabilities, net(b) | | | (153) | | | (94) | | | — | | | 89 | | | — | | | 3 | | | (155) | | | 21 | | | — |
Fortitude Re funds withheld Payable | | | 4,412 | | | 3,978 | | | — | | | (641) | | | — | | | — | | | 7,749 | | | (1,815) | | | — |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 845 | | | 102 | | | — | | | 3 | | | — | | | — | | | 950 | | | (102) | | | — |
Total | | | $12,177 | | | $6,743 | | | $— | | | $(341) | | | $— | | | $3 | | | $18,582 | | | $(3,411) | | | $— |
(a) | As a result of the adoption of the Financial Instruments Credit Losses Standard on January 1, 2020, credit losses are included in net realized and unrealized (gains) losses included in income. |
(b) | Total Level 3 derivative exposures have been netted in these tables for presentation purposes only. |
(in millions) | | | Policy Fees | | | Net Investment Income | | | Net Realized Gains (Losses) | | | Interest Expense / Loss on Extinguishment of Debt | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Bonds available for sale(a) | | | $— | | | $472 | | | $(11) | | | $— | | | $461 |
Other bond securities | | | — | | | (3) | | | — | | | — | | | (3) |
Equity securities | | | — | | | 11 | | | — | | | — | | | 11 |
Other invested assets | | | — | | | 630 | | | 11 | | | — | | | 641 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | $— | | | $— | | | $(769) | | | $— | | | $(769) |
Derivative liabilities, net | | | (59) | | | — | | | (14) | | | — | | | (73) |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | — | | | — | | | 687 | | | — | | | 687 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities(b) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 179 | | | 179 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Bonds available for sale(a) | | | $— | | | $497 | | | $(13) | | | $— | | | $484 |
Other bond securities | | | — | | | 49 | | | — | | | — | | | 49 |
Equity securities | | | — | | | (1) | | | — | | | — | | | (1) |
Other invested assets | | | — | | | 94 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 96 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | $— | | | $— | | | $2,757 | | | $— | | | $2,757 |
Derivative liabilities, net | | | (59) | | | — | | | (35) | | | — | | | (94) |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | — | | | — | | | 3,978 | | | — | | | 3,978 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities(b) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 102 | | | 102 |
(a) | As a result of the adoption of the Financial Instruments Credit Losses Standard on January 1, 2020, credit losses are included in net realized gains (losses). |
(b) | For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, includes $145 million of loss on extinguishment of debt, and $34 million of interest expense. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, includes $102 million of interest expense. |
(in millions) | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Issuances and Settlements* | | | Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net* |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $36 | | | $(212) | | | $(166) | | | $(342) |
Corporate debt | | | 424 | | | (36) | | | (279) | | | 109 |
RMBS | | | 637 | | | (1) | | | (1,418) | | | (782) |
CMBS | | | 334 | | | (15) | | | (66) | | | 253 |
CLO/ABS | | | 4,125 | | | (21) | | | (2,114) | | | 1,990 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 5,556 | | | (285) | | | (4,043) | | | 1,228 |
Other bond securities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Corporate debt | | | 86 | | | — | | | 49 | | | 135 |
RMBS | | | 28 | | | — | | | (20) | | | 8 |
CMBS | | | — | | | (17) | | | — | | | (17) |
CLO/ABS | | | 214 | | | — | | | (49) | | | 165 |
Total other bond securities | | | 328 | | | (17) | | | (20) | | | 291 |
Equity securities | | | 2 | | | — | | | (122) | | | (120) |
Other invested assets | | | 578 | | | — | | | (1,147) | | | (569) |
Total assets | | | $6,464 | | | $(302) | | | $(5,332) | | | $830 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | $— | | | $812 | | | $(333) | | | $479 |
Derivative liabilities, net | | | (272) | | | — | | | 48 | | | (224) |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | — | | | — | | | (462) | | | (462) |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | — | | | — | | | (1,125) | | | (1,125) |
Total liabilities | | | $(272) | | | $812 | | | $(1,872) | | | $(1,332) |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $216 | | | $(20) | | | $(75) | | | $121 |
Corporate debt | | | 230 | | | (20) | | | (94) | | | 116 |
RMBS | | | 872 | | | — | | | (1,447) | | | (575) |
CMBS | | | 66 | | | (17) | | | (37) | | | 12 |
CLO/ABS | | | 1,898 | | | (387) | | | (844) | | | 667 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | 3,282 | | | (444) | | | (2,497) | | | 341 |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
RMBS | | | 22 | | | — | | | (26) | | | (4) |
CMBS | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
CLO/ABS | | | 35 | | | (53) | | | (77) | | | (95) |
Total other bond securities | | | 57 | | | (53) | | | (103) | | | (99) |
Equity securities | | | 36 | | | — | | | 5 | | | 41 |
Other invested assets | | | 793 | | | — | | | (48) | | | 745 |
Total assets | | | $4,168 | | | $(497) | | | $(2,643) | | | $1,028 |
(in millions) | | | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Issuances and Settlements* | | | Purchases, Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net* |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Policyholder contract deposits | | | $— | | | $714 | | | $(506) | | | $208 |
Derivative liabilities, net | | | (65) | | | — | | | 154 | | | 89 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | — | | | — | | | (641) | | | (641) |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 3 | | | — | | | — | | | 3 |
Total liabilities | | | $(62) | | | $714 | | | $(993) | | | $(341) |
* | There were no issuances during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. |
(in millions) | | | Fair Value at December 31, 2021 | | | Valuation Technique | | | Unobservable Input(a) | | | Range (Weighted Average)(b) |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $1,364 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 2.92% - 3.27% (3.10%) |
Corporate debt | | | 1,789 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 1.75% - 7.05% (4.40%) |
RMBS(d) | | | 7,141 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Constant prepayment rate | | | 5.18% - 18.41% (11.79%) |
| | | | | | Loss severity | | | 24.87% - 72.64% (48.75%) | |||
| | | | | | Constant default rate | | | 1.01% - 5.74% (3.37%) | |||
| | | | | | Yield | | | 1.72% - 4.08% (2.90%) | |||
CLO/ABS(d) | | | 8,251 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 2.07% - 4.19% (3.13%) |
CMBS | | | 887 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 1.54% - 4.49% (3.02%) |
Liabilities(e): | | | | | | | | | ||||
Embedded derivatives within Policyholder contract deposits: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWB) | | | 2,472 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Equity volatility | | | 5.95%- 46.65% |
| | | | | | Base lapse rate | | | 0.16%- 12.60% | |||
| | | | | | Dynamic lapse multiplier(c) | | | 20%- 186% | |||
| | | | | | Mortality multiplier(c)(d) | | | 38%- 147% | |||
| | | | | | Utilization | | | 90%- 100% | |||
| | | | | | Equity / interest-rate correlation | | | 20%- 40% | |||
| | | | | | NPA(g) | | | 0.01% - 1.40% | |||
Index Annuities including certain GMWB | | | 6,445 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Lapse rate | | | 0.50% - 50.00% |
| | | | | | Dynamic lapse multiplier(c) | | | 20.00% - 186.00% | |||
| | | | | | Mortality multiplier(f) | | | 24.00% - 180.00% | |||
| | | | | | Utilization(h) | | | 60.00% - 95.00% | |||
| | | | | | Option Budget | | | 0% - 4.00% | |||
| | | | | | NPA(g) | | | 0.01% - 1.40% | |||
Index Life | | | 765 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Base lapse rate | | | 0.00% - 37.97% |
| | | | | | Mortality rate | | | 0.002% - 100.00% | |||
| | | | | | NPA(g) | | | 0.01% - 1.40% |
(in millions) | | | Fair Value at December 31, 2020 | | | Valuation Technique | | | Unobservable Input(a) | | | Range (Weighted Average)(b) |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $1,621 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 2.81% - 3.39% (3.10%) |
Corporate debt | | | 1,365 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 2.03% - 6.39% (4.21%) |
RMBS(d) | | | 7,799 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Constant prepayment rate | | | 3.94% - 11.86% (7.90%) |
| | | | | | Loss severity | | | 28.29% - 78.99% (53.64%) | |||
| | | | | | Constant default rate | | | 1.33% - 6.12% (3.72%) | |||
| | | | | | Yield | | | 1.72% - 4.39% (3.05%) | |||
CLO/ABS(d) | | | 7,962 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 2.18% - 4.47% (3.33%) |
CMBS | | | 556 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 1.45% - 7.61% (3.41%) |
Liabilities(e): | | | | | | | | | ||||
Embedded derivatives within Policyholder contract deposits | | | | | | | | | ||||
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWB) | | | 3,702 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Equity volatility | | | 6.45% - 50.85% |
| | | | | | Base lapse rate | | | 0.16% - 12.60% | |||
| | | | | | Dynamic lapse multiplier(c) | | | 50.00% - 143.00% | |||
| | | | | | Mortality multiplier(c)(d) | | | 38.00% - 147.00% | |||
| | | | | | Utilization | | | 90.00% - 100.00% | |||
| | | | | | Equity / interest-rate correlation | | | 20.00% - 40.00% | |||
| | | | | | NPA(g) | | | 0.06% - 1.48% | |||
Index Annuities including certain GMWB | | | 5,631 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Lapse rate | | | 0.38% - 50.00% |
| | | | | | Mortality multiplier(f) | | | 24.00% - 180.00% | |||
| | | | | | Utilization(h) | | | 80.00% - 100.00% | |||
| | | | | | Option budget | | | 0.00% - 4.00% | |||
| | | | | | NPA(g) | | | 0.06% - 1.48% | |||
Index Life | | | 649 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Base lapse rate | | | 0.00% - 37.97% |
| | | | | | Mortality rate | | | 0.00% - 100.00% | |||
| | | | | | NPA(g) | | | 0.06% - 1.48% | |||
Guaranteed investment contract | | | 38 | | | Black Scholes | | | Equity volatility | | | 27.85% |
| | | | option pricing model | | | Borrowing cost | | | 0.44% | ||
| | | | | | Dividend yield | | | 1.58% | |||
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | 947 | | | Discounted cash flow | | | Yield | | | 13.00% |
(a) | Represents discount rates, estimates and assumptions that we believe would be used by market participants when valuing these assets and liabilities. |
(b) | The weighted averaging for fixed maturity securities is based on the estimated fair value of the securities. Because the valuation methodology for embedded derivatives within Policyholder contract deposits uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, management believes that presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation. |
(c) | The ranges for these inputs vary due to the different GMWB product specifications and policyholder characteristics across in force policies. Policyholder characteristics that affect these ranges include age, policy duration, and gender. |
(d) | Information received from third-party valuation service providers. The ranges of the unobservable inputs for constant prepayment rate, loss severity and constant default rate relate to each of the individual underlying mortgage loans that comprise the entire portfolio of securities in the RMBS and CLO securitization vehicles and not necessarily to the securitization vehicle bonds (tranches) purchased by us. The ranges of these inputs do not directly correlate to changes in the fair values of the tranches purchased by us, because there are other factors relevant to the fair values of specific tranches owned by us including, but not limited to, purchase price, position in the waterfall, senior versus subordinated position and attachment points. |
(e) | The Fortitude Re funds withheld payable has been excluded from the above table. As discussed in Note 7, the Fortitude Re funds withheld payable is created through modco and funds withheld reinsurance arrangements where the investments supporting the reinsurance agreements are withheld by and continue to reside on SAFG’s balance sheet. This embedded derivative is valued as a total return swap with reference to the fair value of the invested assets held by SAFG. Accordingly, the unobservable inputs utilized in the valuation of the embedded derivative are a component of the invested assets supporting the reinsurance agreements that are held on SAFG’s balance sheet. |
(f) | Mortality inputs are shown as multipliers of the 2012 Individual Annuity Mortality Basic table. |
(g) | The non-performance risk adjustment (NPA) applied as a spread over risk-free curve for discounting. |
(h) | The partial withdrawal utilization unobservable input range shown applies only to policies with guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit riders that are accounted for as an embedded derivative. The total embedded derivative liability related to these guarantees at December 31, 2021 is approximately $1.2 billion. The remaining guaranteed minimum riders on the Index Annuities are valued under the accounting guidance for certain nontraditional long-duration contracts. |
• | Long-term equity volatilities represent equity volatility beyond the period for which observable equity volatilities are available. Increases in assumed volatility will generally increase the fair value of both the projected cash flows from rider fees as well as the projected cash flows related to benefit payments. Therefore, the net change in the fair value of the liability may be either a decrease or an increase, depending on the relative changes in projected rider fees and projected benefit payments. |
• | Equity / interest rate correlation estimates the relationship between changes in equity returns and interest rates in the economic scenario generator used to value our GMWB embedded derivatives. In general, a higher positive correlation assumes that equity markets and interest rates move in a more correlated fashion, which generally increases the fair value of the liability. |
• | Base lapse rate assumptions are determined by company experience and judgment and are adjusted at the contract level using a dynamic lapse function, which reduces the base lapse rate when the contract is in-the-money (when the contract holder’s guaranteed value, as estimated by the company, is worth more than their underlying account value). Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower in periods when a surrender charge applies. Increases in assumed lapse rates will generally decrease the fair value of the liability, as fewer policyholders would persist to collect guaranteed withdrawal amounts. |
• | Mortality rate assumptions, which vary by age and gender, are based on company experience and include a mortality improvement assumption. Increases in assumed mortality rates will decrease the fair value of the liability, while lower mortality rate assumptions will generally increase the fair value of the liability, because guaranteed payments will be made for a longer period of time. |
• | Utilization assumptions estimate the timing when policyholders with a GMWB will elect to utilize their benefit and begin taking withdrawals. The assumptions may vary by the type of guarantee, tax-qualified status, the contract’s withdrawal history and the age of the policyholder. Utilization assumptions are based on company experience, which includes partial withdrawal behavior. Increases in assumed utilization rates will generally increase the fair value of the liability. |
• | Option budget estimates the expected long-term cost of options used to hedge exposures associated with equity price changes. The level of option budgets determines future costs of the options, which impacts the growth in account value and the valuation of embedded derivatives. |
| | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | ||||||||
(in millions) | | | Investment Category Includes | | | Fair Value Using NAV Per Share (or its equivalent) | | | Unfunded Commitments | | | Fair Value Using NAV Per Share (or its equivalent) | | | Unfunded Commitments |
Investment Category | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Private equity funds: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Leveraged buyout | | | Debt and/or equity investments made as part of a transaction in which assets of mature companies are acquired from the current shareholders, typically with the use of financial leverage | | | $1,762 | | | $1,229 | | | $1,118 | | | $1,403 |
Real Estate | | | Investments in real estate properties and infrastructure positions, including power plants and other energy generating facilities | | | 490 | | | 365 | | | 427 | | | 374 |
Venture capital | | | Early-stage, high-potential, growth companies expected to generate a return through an eventual realization event, such as an initial public offering or sale of the company | | | 194 | | | 135 | | | 140 | | | 128 |
Growth equity | | | Funds that make investments in established companies for the purpose of growing their businesses | | | 637 | | | 37 | | | 400 | | | 35 |
Mezzanine | | | Funds that make investments in the junior debt and equity securities of leveraged companies | | | 306 | | | 268 | | | 186 | | | 57 |
Other | | | Includes distressed funds that invest in securities of companies that are in default or under bankruptcy protection, as well as funds that have multi-strategy, and other strategies | | | 921 | | | 324 | | | 466 | | | 301 |
Total private equity funds | | | | | 4,310 | | | 2,358 | | | 2,737 | | | 2,298 | |
Hedge funds: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Event-driven | | | Securities of companies undergoing material structural changes, including mergers, acquisitions and other reorganizations | | | 18 | | | — | | | 22 | | | — |
Long-short | | | Securities that the manager believes are undervalued, with corresponding short positions to hedge market risk | | | 404 | | | — | | | 342 | | | — |
Macro | | | Investments that take long and short positions in financial instruments based on a top-down view of certain economic and capital market conditions | | | 370 | | | — | | | 286 | | | — |
Other | | | Includes investments held in funds that are less liquid, as well as other strategies which allow for broader allocation between public and private investments | | | 110 | | | — | | | 13 | | | — |
Total hedge funds | | | | | 902 | | | — | | | 663 | | | — | |
Total | | | | | $5,212 | | | $2,358 | | | $3,400 | | | $2,298 |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | Gain (Loss) | ||||||
| 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||
Assets: | | | | | | | |||
Other bond securities | | | $26 | | | $72 | | | $429 |
Alternative investments(a) | | | 1,083 | | | 290 | | | 233 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | |||
Policyholder contract deposits(b) | | | 7 | | | (9) | | | (10) |
Debt of consolidated investment entities(c) | | | (179) | | | (102) | | | (143) |
Total gain | | | $937 | | | $251 | | | $509 |
(a) | Includes certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment partnerships. |
(b) | Represents GICs. |
(c) | Primarily related to six transactions securitizing certain debt portfolios previously owned by SAFG and its affiliates. For additional information, see Note 9. |
| | Assets at Fair Value | | | Impairment Charges | ||||||||||||||||
| | Non-Recurring Basis | | | December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Other investments | | | $— | | | $— | | | $89 | | | $89 | | | $6 | | | $77 | | | $76 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable* | | | — | | | $— | | | $15 | | | $15 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— |
Other assets | | | — | | | 14 | | | — | | | 14 | | | 1 | | | 5 | | | — |
Total | | | $— | | | $14 | | | $104 | | | $118 | | | $7 | | | $82 | | | $76 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
Other investments | | | $— | | | $— | | | $376 | | | $376 | | | | | | | |||
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | | | | | |||
Other assets | | | — | | | 18 | | | — | | | 18 | | | | | | | |||
Total | | | $— | | | $18 | | | $376 | | | $394 | | | | | | |
* | Mortgage and other loans receivable are carried at lower of cost or fair value. |
• | Mortgage and other loans receivable: Fair values of loans on commercial real estate and other loans receivable are estimated for disclosure purposes using discounted cash flow calculations based on discount rates that we believe market participants would use in determining the price that they would pay for such assets. For certain loans, our current incremental lending rates for similar types of loans are used as the discount rates, because we believe this rate approximates the rates market participants |
• | Other invested assets: The majority of the Other invested assets that are not measured at fair value represent time deposits with the original maturity at purchase greater than one year. The fair value of long-term time deposits is determined using the expected discounted future cash flow. |
• | Cash and short-term investments: The carrying amounts of these assets approximate fair values because of the relatively short period of time between origination and expected realization, and their limited exposure to credit risk. |
• | Policyholder contract deposits associated with investment-type contracts: Fair values for policyholder contract deposits associated with investment-type contracts not accounted for at fair value are estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based on interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those of the contracts being valued. When no similar contracts are being offered, the discount rate is the appropriate swap rate (if available) or current risk-free interest rate consistent with the currency in which the cash flows are denominated. To determine fair value, other factors include current policyholder account values and related surrender charges and other assumptions include expectations about policyholder behavior and an appropriate risk margin. |
• | Other liabilities: The majority of the Other liabilities that are financial instruments not measured at fair value represent secured financing arrangements, including repurchase agreements. The carrying amounts of these liabilities approximate fair value, because the financing arrangements are short-term and are secured by cash or other liquid collateral. |
• | Fortitude Re funds withheld payable: The funds withheld payable contains an embedded derivative and the changes in its fair value are recognized in earnings each period. The difference between the total Fortitude Re funds withheld payable and the embedded derivative represents the host contract. |
• | Short-term and long-term debt and debt of consolidated investment entities: Fair values of these obligations were determined by reference to quoted market prices, when available and appropriate, or discounted cash flow calculations based upon our current market observable implicit credit spread rates for similar types of borrowings with maturities consistent with those remaining for the debt being valued. |
• | Separate Account Liabilities—Investment Contracts: Only the portion of separate account liabilities related to products that are investment contracts are reflected in the table below. Separate account liabilities are recorded at the amount credited to the contract holder, which reflects the change in fair value of the corresponding separate account assets including contract holder deposits less withdrawals and fees; therefore, carrying value approximates fair value. |
| | Estimated Fair Value | | | Carrying Value | ||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | | ||
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | $— | | | $52 | | | $41,077 | | | $41,129 | | | $39,373 |
Other invested assets | | | — | | | 193 | | | — | | | 193 | | | 193 |
Short-term investments | | | — | | | 4,016 | | | — | | | 4,016 | | | 4,016 |
Cash | | | 537 | | | — | | | — | | | 537 | | | 537 |
Other assets | | | 7 | | | — | | | — | | | 7 | | | 7 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Policyholder contract deposits associated | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
with investment-type contracts | | | — | | | 169 | | | 142,974 | | | 143,143 | | | 133,043 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | — | | | — | | | 27,170 | | | 27,170 | | | 27,170 |
Other liabilities | | | — | | | 3,704 | | | — | | | 3,704 | | | 3,704 |
Short-term debt | | | — | | | — | | | 8,317 | | | 8,317 | | | 8,317 |
Long-term debt | | | — | | | 586 | | | — | | | 586 | | | 427 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | — | | | 3,077 | | | 3,810 | | | 6,887 | | | 6,931 |
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts | | | — | | | 104,126 | | | — | | | 104,126 | | | 104,126 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | $— | | | $60 | | | $40,966 | | | $41,026 | | | $38,314 |
Other invested assets | | | — | | | 174 | | | — | | | 174 | | | 174 |
Short-term investments | | | — | | | 5,384 | | | — | | | 5,384 | | | 5,384 |
Cash | | | 654 | | | — | | | — | | | 654 | | | 654 |
Other assets | | | 204 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 206 | | | 206 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Policyholder contract deposits associated | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
with investment-type contracts | | | — | | | 214 | | | 144,357 | | | 144,571 | | | 130,396 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld payable | | | — | | | — | | | 29,040 | | | 29,040 | | | 29,040 |
Other liabilities | | | — | | | 3,695 | | | — | | | 3,695 | | | 3,695 |
Short-term debt | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Long-term debt | | | — | | | 884 | | | 265 | | | 1,149 | | | 905 |
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | — | | | 1,837 | | | 7,783 | | | 9,620 | | | 9,390 |
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts | | | — | | | 95,610 | | | — | | | 95,610 | | | 95,610 |
(in millions) | | | Amortized Cost or Cost(a) | | | Allowance for Credit Losses(b) | | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value(a) |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $1,406 | | | $— | | | $306 | | | $— | | | $1,712 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 7,321 | | | — | | | 1,362 | | | (7) | | | 8,676 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 6,026 | | | — | | | 495 | | | (124) | | | 6,397 |
Corporate debt | | | 128,417 | | | (72) | | | 12,674 | | | (956) | | | 140,063 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
RMBS | | | 13,236 | | | (6) | | | 1,762 | | | (34) | | | 14,958 |
CMBS | | | 10,903 | | | — | | | 451 | | | (54) | | | 11,300 |
CLO/ABS | | | 15,284 | | | — | | | 278 | | | (100) | | | 15,462 |
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 39,423 | | | (6) | | | 2,491 | | | (188) | | | 41,720 |
Total bonds available for sale(c) | | | $182,593 | | | $(78) | | | $17,328 | | | $(1,275) | | | $198,568 |
(in millions) | | | Amortized Cost or Cost(a) | | | Allowance for Credit Losses(b) | | | Gross Unrealized Gains | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value(a) |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $1,476 | | | $— | | | $425 | | | $(5) | | | $1,896 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 7,957 | | | — | | | 1,619 | | | (7) | | | 9,569 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 4,973 | | | (2) | | | 797 | | | (30) | | | 5,738 |
Corporate debt | | | 120,067 | | | (116) | | | 17,897 | | | (434) | | | 137,414 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
RMBS | | | 15,715 | | | (12) | | | 2,182 | | | (24) | | | 17,861 |
CMBS | | | 10,582 | | | (1) | | | 828 | | | (50) | | | 11,359 |
CLO/ABS | | | 13,792 | | | — | | | 406 | | | (94) | | | 14,104 |
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 40,089 | | | (13) | | | 3,416 | | | (168) | | | 43,324 |
Total bonds available for sale(c) | | | $174,562 | | | $(131) | | | $24,154 | | | $(644) | | | $197,941 |
(a) | The table above includes available for sale securities issued by related parties. This includes RMBS securities which had a fair value of $47 million and $49 million, and an amortized cost of $44 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, this includes CLO/ABS securities which had a fair value of $862 million and $1.0 billion and an amortized cost of $823 million and $977 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
(b) | Represents the allowance for credit losses that has been recognized. Changes in the allowance for credit losses are recorded in Net realized gains (losses) and are not recognized in other comprehensive income. |
(c) | At December 31, 2021 and 2020, bonds available for sale held by us that were below investment grade or not rated totaled $20.4 billion and $21.1 billion, respectively. |
| | Less than 12 Months | | | 12 Months or More | | | Total | ||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Fair Value | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | | | Gross Unrealized Losses |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 201 | | | 4 | | | 48 | | | 3 | | | 249 | | | 7 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 1,198 | | | 58 | | | 376 | | | 66 | | | 1,574 | | | 124 |
Corporate debt | | | 19,916 | | | 513 | | | 6,922 | | | 387 | | | 26,838 | | | 900 |
RMBS | | | 1,235 | | | 30 | | | 27 | | | 2 | | | 1,262 | | | 32 |
CMBS | | | 2,498 | | | 36 | | | 79 | | | 18 | | | 2,577 | | | 54 |
CLO/ABS | | | 6,369 | | | 91 | | | 161 | | | 9 | | | 6,530 | | | 100 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | $31,417 | | | $732 | | | $7,613 | | | $485 | | | $39,030 | | | $1,217 |
| | Less than 12 Months | | | 12 Months or More | | | Total | ||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Fair Value | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | | | Gross Unrealized Losses | | | Fair Value | | | Gross Unrealized Losses |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $49 | | | $5 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $49 | | | $5 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 234 | | | 4 | | | 78 | | | 3 | | | 312 | | | 7 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 78 | | | 2 | | | 118 | | | 26 | | | 196 | | | 28 |
Corporate debt | | | 8,455 | | | 275 | | | 1,001 | | | 72 | | | 9,456 | | | 347 |
RMBS | | | 417 | | | 7 | | | 94 | | | 8 | | | 511 | | | 15 |
CMBS | | | 873 | | | 36 | | | 233 | | | 13 | | | 1,106 | | | 49 |
CLO/ABS | | | 3,998 | | | 57 | | | 2,021 | | | 37 | | | 6,019 | | | 94 |
Total bonds available for sale | | | $14,104 | | | $386 | | | $3,545 | | | $159 | | | $17,649 | | | $545 |
| | Total Fixed Maturity Securities Available for Sale | ||||
(in millions) | | | Amortized Cost, Net of Allowance | | | Fair Value |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | ||
Due in one year or less | | | $2,959 | | | $2,982 |
Due after one year through five years | | | 20,430 | | | 21,298 |
Due after five years through ten years | | | 30,966 | | | 33,118 |
Due after ten years | | | 88,743 | | | 99,450 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 39,417 | | | 41,720 |
Total | | | $182,515 | | | $198,568 |
| | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Gross Realized Gains | | | Gross Realized Losses | | | Gross Realized Gains | | | Gross Realized Losses | | | Gross Realized Gains | | | Gross Realized Losses |
Fixed maturity securities | | | $894 | | | $(144) | | | $1,022 | | | $440 | | | $429 | | | $204 |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
(in millions) | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total | | | Fair Value | | | Percent of Total |
Fixed maturity securities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Obligations of states, municipalities, and political subdivisions | | | $50 | | | 2% | | | $— | | | —% |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 17 | | | 1 | | | — | | | — |
Corporate debt | | | 1,000 | | | 43 | | | — | | | — |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized: | | | | | | | | | ||||
RMBS | | | 199 | | | 9 | | | 203 | | | 14 |
CMBS | | | 234 | | | 10 | | | 218 | | | 16 |
CLO/ABS and other collateralized | | | 582 | | | 25 | | | 359 | | | 26 |
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 1,015 | | | 44 | | | 780 | | | 56 |
Total fixed maturity securities | | | 2,082 | | | 90 | | | 780 | | | 56 |
Equity securities(a) | | | 242 | | | 10 | | | 609 | | | 44 |
Total | | | $2,324 | | | 100% | | | $1,389 | | | 100% |
(a) | The table above includes other securities measured at fair value issued by related parties, which are primarily SAFG affiliates that are not consolidated. This includes equity securities which had a fair value of $31 million as of December 31, 2020. There were no equity securities with related parties as of December 31, 2021. |
(in millions) | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 |
Alternative investments(a)(b) | | | $7,527 | | | $6,107 |
Investment real estate(c) | | | 2,349 | | | 6,908 |
All other investments(d) | | | 691 | | | 380 |
Total(e) | | | $10,567 | | | $13,395 |
(a) | At December 31, 2021, included hedge funds of $1.0 billion, and private equity funds of $6.5 billion. At December 31, 2020, included hedge funds of $0.8 billion, private equity funds of $5.0 billion, and affordable housing partnerships of $257 million. |
(b) | At December 31, 2021, approximately 73% of our hedge fund portfolio is available for redemption in 2022. The remaining 27% will be available for redemption between 2023 and 2028. |
(c) | Net of accumulated depreciation of $493 million and $555 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively, excluding affordable housing partnerships. The accumulated depreciation related to the investment real estate held by affordable housing partnerships is $123 million and $595 million in 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
(d) | Includes SAFG’s 3.5% ownership interest in Fortitude Holdings which is recorded using the measurement alternative for equity interest and is carried at cost, which was $100 million as of December 31, 2021. |
(e) | Includes investments in related parties, which totaled $11 million and $45 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Operating results: | | | | | | | |||
Total revenues | | | $9,425 | | | $2,375 | | | $1,363 |
Total expenses | | | (674) | | | (778) | | | (867) |
Net income | | | $8,751 | | | $1,597 | | | $496 |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
Balance sheet: | | | | | | | |||
Total assets | | | | | $33,894 | | | $25,886 | |
Total liabilities | | | | | $(4,453) | | | $(3,224) |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |||||||
(in millions) | | | Carrying Value | | | Ownership Percentage | | | Carrying Value | | | Ownership Percentage |
Equity method investments | | | $2,797 | | | Various | | | $2,385 | | | Various |
• | Interest income and related expenses, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts with changes in the timing and the amount of expected principal and interest cash flows reflected in yield, as applicable. |
• | Dividend income from common and preferred stocks. |
• | Realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments in other securities and investments for which we elected the fair value option. |
• | Earnings from alternative investments. |
• | Prepayment premiums. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total |
Available for sale fixed maturity securities, including short-term investments | | | $6,837 | | | $1,296 | | | $8,133 | | | $6,841 | | | $1,279 | | | $8,120 | | | $6,820 | | | $1,330 | | | $8,150 |
Other fixed maturity securities | | | 17 | | | 9 | | | 26 | | | 66 | | | 6 | | | 72 | | | 417 | | | 12 | | | 429 |
Equity securities | | | (290) | | | — | | | (290) | | | 255 | | | — | | | 255 | | | 65 | | | — | | | 65 |
Interest on mortgage and other loans | | | 1,479 | | | 184 | | | 1,663 | | | 1,489 | | | 166 | | | 1,655 | | | 1,486 | | | 156 | | | 1,642 |
Alternative investments(a) | | | 1,851 | | | 318 | | | 2,169 | | | 584 | | | 12 | | | 596 | | | 449 | | | 139 | | | 588 |
Real estate | | | 204 | | | — | | | 204 | | | 177 | | | — | | | 177 | | | 235 | | | — | | | 235 |
Other investments | | | 115 | | | — | | | 115 | | | 13 | | | — | | | 13 | | | 50 | | | — | | | 50 |
Total investment income | | | 10,213 | | | 1,807 | | | 12,020 | | | 9,425 | | | 1,463 | | | 10,888 | | | 9,522 | | | 1,637 | | | 11,159 |
Investment expenses | | | 316 | | | 32 | | | 348 | | | 336 | | | 36 | | | 372 | | | 346 | | | 39 | | | 385 |
Net investment income | | | $9,897 | | | $1,775 | | | $11,672 | | | $9,089 | | | $1,427 | | | $10,516 | | | $9,176 | | | $1,598 | | | $10,774 |
(a) | Included income from hedge funds, private equity funds and affordable housing partnerships. Hedge funds are recorded as of the balance sheet date. Private equity funds are generally reported on a one-quarter lag. |
• | Sales or full redemptions of available for sale fixed maturity securities, real estate and other alternative investments. |
• | Reductions to the amortized cost basis of available for sale fixed maturity securities that have been written down due to our intent to sell them or it being more likely than not that we will be required to sell them. |
• | Changes in the allowance for credit losses on bonds available for sale, mortgage and other loans receivable, and loans commitments. |
• | Changes in fair value of free standing and embedded derivatives, including changes in the non-performance adjustment, except for those instruments that are designated as hedging instruments when the change in the fair value of the hedged item is not reported in Net realized gains (losses). |
• | Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions. |
• | Changes in fair value of the embedded derivative related to the Fortitude Re funds withheld assets. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total | | | Excluding Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Fortitude Re Funds Withheld Assets | | | Total |
Sales of fixed maturity securities | | | $103 | | | $647 | | | $750 | | | $(78) | | | $660 | | | $582 | | | $16 | | | $209 | | | $225 |
Other-than-temporary impairments | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (119) | | | — | | | (119) |
Change in allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities | | | 8 | | | 3 | | | 11 | | | (186) | | | 17 | | | (169) | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Change in allowance for credit losses on loans | | | 133 | | | 8 | | | 141 | | | (61) | | | 3 | | | (58) | | | (28) | | | (13) | | | (41) |
Foreign exchange transactions, net of related hedges | | | 305 | | | 20 | | | 325 | | | 89 | | | (5) | | | 84 | | | 264 | | | 10 | | | 274 |
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges(a) | | | 94 | | | — | | | 94 | | | 162 | | | — | | | 162 | | | (333) | | | — | | | (333) |
Index annuity and indexed life embedded derivatives, net of related hedges | | | 11 | | | — | | | 11 | | | (766) | | | — | | | (766) | | | (348) | | | — | | | (348) |
All other derivatives and hedge accounting | | | (6) | | | 9 | | | 3 | | | (97) | | | 423 | | | 326 | | | (44) | | | 99 | | | 55 |
Other(b) | | | 970 | | | 237 | | | 1,207 | | | 172 | | | (96) | | | 76 | | | 433 | | | (43) | | | 390 |
Net realized gains (losses) – excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | 1,618 | | | 924 | | | 2,542 | | | (765) | | | 1,002 | | | 237 | | | (159) | | | 262 | | | 103 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | — | | | (687) | | | (687) | | | — | | | (3,978) | | | (3,978) | | | — | | | (5,167) | | | (5,167) |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | $1,618 | | | $237 | | | $1,855 | | | $(765) | | | $(2,976) | | | $(3,741) | | | $(159) | | | $(4,905) | | | $(5,064) |
(a) | The 2020 and 2019 changes in Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges was revised from $89 million and $(340) million to $162 million and $(333) million, respectively. The 2020 and 2019 Index annuity and Index life embedded derivatives, net of related hedges was revised from $(695) million and $(340) million to $(762) million and $(348) million, respectively. The 2020 and 2019 All other derivatives and hedge accounting excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets were revised from $95 million and $(45) million to $97 million and $(44) million, respectively. These revisions have no impact on SAFG’s consolidated financial statements and are not considered material to the previously issued financial statements. |
(b) | In 2021, primarily includes gains from the sale of global real estate investments of $969 million, and gains from the sale of certain affordable housing partnerships of $208 million. In 2019, includes $300 million as a result of sales in investment real estate properties. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | ||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments: | | | | | ||
Fixed maturity securities | | | $(7,457) | | | $8,895 |
Total increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | $(7,457) | | | $8,895 |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Equities | | | Other Invested Assets | | | Total | | | Equities | | | Other Invested Assets | | | Total |
Net gains and losses recognized during the year on equity securities | | | $(290) | | | $1,362 | | | $1,072 | | | $255 | | | $375 | | | $630 |
Less: Net gains and losses recognized during the year on equity securities sold during the year | | | (255) | | | 30 | | | (225) | | | (36) | | | 54 | | | 18 |
Unrealized gains and losses recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date | | | $(35) | | | $1,332 | | | $1,297 | | | $291 | | | $321 | | | $612 |
• | Current delinquency rates; |
• | Expected default rates and the timing of such defaults; |
• | Loss severity and the timing of any recovery; and |
• | Expected prepayment speeds. |
• | Expected default rates and the timing of such defaults; |
• | Loss severity and the timing of any recovery; and |
• | Scenarios specific to the issuer and the security, which may also include estimates of outcomes of corporate restructurings, political and macroeconomic factors, stability and financial strength of the issuer, the value of any secondary sources of repayment and the disposition of assets. |
Year Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Structured | | | Non- Structured | | | Total | | | Structured | | | Non- Structured | | | Total |
Balance, beginning of year* | | | $14 | | | $117 | | | $131 | | | $5 | | | $— | | | $5 |
Additions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Securities for which allowance for credit losses were not previously recorded | | | 3 | | | 46 | | | 49 | | | 28 | | | 211 | | | 239 |
Purchases of available for sale debt securities accounted for as purchased credit deteriorated assets | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 25 | | | — | | | 25 |
Accretion of available for sale debt securities accounted for as purchased credit deteriorated assets | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | — | | | 1 |
Reductions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Securities sold during the period | | | (4) | | | (19) | | | (23) | | | (3) | | | (21) | | | (24) |
Intent to sell security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of amortized cost basis | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Additional net increases or decreases to the allowance for credit losses on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period, for which there was no intent to sell before recovery amortized cost basis | | | (5) | | | (55) | | | (60) | | | (42) | | | (4) | | | (46) |
Write-offs charged against the allowance | | | — | | | (19) | | | (19) | | | — | | | (69) | | | (69) |
Recoveries of amounts previously written off | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Other | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Balance, end of year | | | $8 | | | $70 | | | $78 | | | $14 | | | $117 | | | $131 |
* | The beginning balance incorporates the Day 1 gross up on PCD assets held as of January 1, 2020. |
• | Current delinquency rates; |
• | Expected default rates and the timing of such defaults; |
• | Loss severity and the timing of any recovery; and |
• | Expected prepayment speeds. |
Year Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Unpaid principal balance | | | $— | | | $607 |
Allowance for expected credit losses at acquisition | | | — | | | (25) |
Purchase (discount) premium | | | — | | | (139) |
Purchase price | | | $— | | | $443 |
(in millions) | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 |
Fixed maturity securities available for sale | | | $3,582 | | | $3,636 |
| | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Overnight and Continuous | | | up to 30 days | | | 31 - 90 days | | | 91 - 364 days | | | 365 days or greater | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Non-U.S. governments | | | $48 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $48 |
Corporate debt | | | 128 | | | 61 | | | 22 | | | — | | | — | | | 211 |
Total | | | $176 | | | $61 | | | $22 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $259 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Non-U.S. governments | | | $63 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $63 |
Corporate debt | | | 96 | | | 97 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 193 |
Total | | | $159 | | | $97 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $256 |
| | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Overnight and Continuous | | | up to 30 days | | | 31 - 90 days | | | 91 - 364 days | | | 365 days or greater | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $— | | | $— | | | $106 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $106 |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | 534 | | | 2,640 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,174 |
Non-U.S. government | | | — | | | — | | | 43 | | | — | | | — | | | 43 |
Total | | | $— | | | $534 | | | $2,789 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $3,323 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Bonds available for sale: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | $— | | | $— | | | $103 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $103 |
Corporate debt | | | — | | | 982 | | | 2,295 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,277 |
Non-U.S. government | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total | | | $— | | | $982 | | | $2,398 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $3,380 |
(in millions) | | | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 |
Commercial mortgages(a) | | | $30,528 | | | $31,030 |
Residential mortgages | | | 4,672 | | | 3,587 |
Life insurance policy loans | | | 1,832 | | | 1,972 |
Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable(b) | | | 2,852 | | | 2,382 |
Total mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 39,884 | | | 38,971 |
Allowance for credit losses(c) | | | (496) | | | (657) |
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net | | | $39,388 | | | $38,314 |
(a) | Commercial mortgages primarily represent loans for multifamily apartments, offices and retail properties, with exposures in New York and California representing the largest geographic concentrations (aggregating approximately 22% and 10%, respectively, at December 31, 2021, and 25% and 10%, respectively, at December 31, 2020). The weighted average loan-to-value ratio for NY and CA was 51% and 53% at December 31, 2021, respectively and 47% and 47% at December 31, 2020, respectively. The debt service coverage ratio for NY and CA was 2.0X and 1.9X at December 31, 2021, respectively, and 1.6X and 1.9X at December 31, 2020, respectively. |
(b) | Includes loans held for sale which are carried at lower of cost or fair value (LCOM) and are collateralized primarily by hotels. As of December 31, 2021, the net carrying value of these loans was $15 million. |
(c) | Does not include allowance for credit losses of $57 million and $57 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020 in relation to off-balance-sheet commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans, which is recorded in Other liabilities. |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | Prior | | | Total |
>1.2X | | | $1,861 | | | $1,520 | | | $4,915 | | | $3,300 | | | $2,997 | | | $9,005 | | | $23,598 |
1.00 - 1.20X | | | 463 | | | 810 | | | 598 | | | 1,030 | | | 88 | | | 1,684 | | | 4,673 |
<1.00X | | | — | | | 27 | | | 71 | | | 826 | | | — | | | 1,333 | | | 2,257 |
Total commercial mortgages | | | $2,324 | | | $2,357 | | | $5,584 | | | $5,156 | | | $3,085 | | | $12,022 | | | $30,528 |
December 31, 2020 (in millions) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | Prior | | | Total |
>1.2X | | | $1,766 | | | $5,328 | | | $4,694 | | | $3,185 | | | $3,649 | | | $9,139 | | | $27,761 |
1.00 - 1.20X | | | 645 | | | 416 | | | 355 | | | 144 | | | 113 | | | 780 | | | 2,453 |
<1.00X | | | 2 | | | 72 | | | 343 | | | 87 | | | 79 | | | 233 | | | 816 |
Total commercial mortgages | | | $2,413 | | | $5,816 | | | $5,392 | | | $3,416 | | | $3,841 | | | $10,152 | | | $31,030 |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | Prior | | | Total |
Less than 65% | | | $1,859 | | | $1,935 | | | $3,912 | | | $4,072 | | | $2,384 | | | $8,264 | | | $22,426 |
65% to 75% | | | 304 | | | 396 | | | 1,672 | | | 1,084 | | | 340 | | | 2,814 | | | 6,610 |
76% to 80% | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 188 | | | 259 | | | 447 |
Greater than 80% | | | 161 | | | 26 | | | — | | | — | | | 173 | | | 685 | | | 1,045 |
Total commercial mortgages | | | $2,324 | | | $2,357 | | | $5,584 | | | $5,156 | | | $3,085 | | | $12,022 | | | $30,528 |
December 31, 2020 (in millions) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | Prior | | | Total |
Less than 65% | | | $2,117 | | | $3,580 | | | $3,360 | | | $1,967 | | | $2,305 | | | $6,805 | | | $20,134 |
65% to 75% | | | 266 | | | 2,187 | | | 1,801 | | | 1,203 | | | 832 | | | 2,228 | | | 8,517 |
76% to 80% | | | 28 | | | 30 | | | 31 | | | — | | | 59 | | | 396 | | | 544 |
Greater than 80% | | | 2 | | | 19 | | | 200 | | | 246 | | | 645 | | | 723 | | | 1,835 |
Total commercial mortgages | | | $2,413 | | | $5,816 | | | $5,392 | | | $3,416 | | | $3,841 | | | $10,152 | | | $31,030 |
(a) | The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments, including principal and interest. Our weighted average debt service coverage ratio was 1.9X and 2.2X at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The debt service coverage ratios have been updated within the last three months. |
(b) | The loan-to-value ratio compares the current unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan. Our weighted average loan-to-value ratio was 57% and 60% at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The loan-to-value ratios have been updated within the last three to nine months. |
| | Number of Loans | | | Class | | | Percent of Total $ | |||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in millions) | | | Apartments | | | Offices | | | Retail | | | Industrial | | | Hotel | | | Others | | | Total(c) | | |||||
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Credit Quality Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Indicator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
In good standing | | | 613 | | | $12,394 | | | $8,370 | | | $4,026 | | | $3,262 | | | $1,726 | | | $301 | | | $30,079 | | | 99% |
Restructured(a) | | | 7 | | | — | | | 269 | | | 17 | | | — | | | 104 | | | — | | | 390 | | | 1 |
90 days or less delinquent | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
>90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure | | | 4 | | | — | | | 59 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 59 | | | — |
Total(b) | | | 624 | | | $12,394 | | | $8,698 | | | $4,043 | | | $3,262 | | | $1,830 | | | $301 | | | $30,528 | | | 100% |
Allowance for credit losses | | | | | $93 | | | $193 | | | $69 | | | $39 | | | $23 | | | $6 | | | $423 | | | 1% | |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Credit Quality Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Indicator: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
In good standing | | | 661 | | | $12,134 | | | $9,000 | | | $4,324 | | | $3,096 | | | $1,805 | | | $328 | | | $30,687 | | | 99% |
Restructured(a) | | | 5 | | | — | | | 34 | | | 41 | | | — | | | 2 | | | — | | | 77 | | | — |
90 days or less delinquent | | | 3 | | | — | | | 87 | | | — | | | — | | | 76 | | | — | | | 163 | | | 1 |
>90 days delinquent or in process of foreclosure | | | 3 | | | — | | | 45 | | | — | | | — | | | 58 | | | — | | | 103 | | | — |
Total(b) | | | 672 | | | $12,134 | | | $9,166 | | | $4,365 | | | $3,096 | | | $1,941 | | | $328 | | | $31,030 | | | 100% |
Total allowance for credit losses | | | — | | | $122 | | | $212 | | | $113 | | | $42 | | | $49 | | | $8 | | | $546 | | | 2% |
(a) | Loans that have been modified in troubled debt restructurings and are performing according to their restructured terms. For additional discussion of troubled debt restructurings see below. |
(b) | Does not reflect allowance for credit losses. |
(c) | Our commercial mortgage loan portfolio is current as to payments of principal and interest, for both periods presented. There were no significant amounts of nonperforming commercial mortgages (defined as those loans where payment of contractual principal or interest is more than 90 days past due) during any of the periods presented. |
December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | Prior | | | Total |
FICO*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
780 and greater | | | $1,398 | | | $678 | | | $284 | | | $100 | | | $107 | | | $325 | | | $2,892 |
720 - 779 | | | 1,118 | | | 225 | | | 83 | | | 41 | | | 36 | | | 94 | | | 1,597 |
660 - 719 | | | 44 | | | 39 | | | 20 | | | 11 | | | 13 | | | 33 | | | 160 |
600 - 659 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 6 | | | 15 |
Less than 600 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 6 | | | 8 |
Total residential mortgages | | | $2,561 | | | $943 | | | $389 | | | $156 | | | $159 | | | $464 | | | $4,672 |
December 31, 2020 (in millions) | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | Prior | | | Total |
FICO*: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
780 and greater | | | $418 | | | $605 | | | $266 | | | $261 | | | $407 | | | $258 | | | $2,215 |
720 - 779 | | | 396 | | | 333 | | | 99 | | | 101 | | | 133 | | | 80 | | | 1,142 |
660 - 719 | | | 15 | | | 59 | | | 27 | | | 27 | | | 38 | | | 30 | | | 196 |
600 - 659 | | | 1 | | | 5 | | | 6 | | | 4 | | | 3 | | | 6 | | | 25 |
Less than 600 | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | 5 | | | 9 |
Total residential mortgages | | | $830 | | | $1,002 | | | $399 | | | $394 | | | $583 | | | $379 | | | $3,587 |
* | Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) is the credit quality indicator used to evaluate consumer credit risk for residential mortgage loan borrowers and have been updated within the last three months. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Commercial Mortgages | | | Other Loans | | | Total | | | Commercial Mortgages | | | Other Loans | | | Total | | | Commercial Mortgages | | | Other Loans | | | Total |
Allowance, beginning of year | | | $546 | | | $111 | | | $657 | | | $266 | | | $91 | | | $357 | | | $249 | | | $74 | | | $323 |
Initial allowance upon CECL adoption | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 272 | | | 2 | | | 274 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Loans charged off | | | (1) | | | — | | | (1) | | | (12) | | | (5) | | | (17) | | | (2) | | | (3) | | | (5) |
Recoveries of loans previously charged off | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Net charge-offs | | | (1) | | | — | | | (1) | | | (12) | | | (5) | | | (17) | | | (2) | | | (3) | | | (5) |
Addition to (release of) allowance | | | (122) | | | (19) | | | (141) | | | 20 | | | 23 | | | 43 | | | 19 | | | 20 | | | 39 |
Divestitures | | | — | | | (19) | | | (19) | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Allowance, end of year(b) | | | $423 | | | $73 | | | $496 | | | $546 | | | $111 | | | $657 | | | $266 | | | $91 | | | $357 |
(a) | Does not include allowance for credit losses of $57 million and $57 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020 in relation to off-balance-sheet commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans, which is recorded in Other liabilities. |
(b) | The December 31, 2019 total allowance was calculated prior to the adoption of Financial Instruments Credit Losses Standard on January 1, 2020. Of the total allowance, $10 million relates to individually assessed credit losses on $135 million of commercial mortgages at December 31, 2019. |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Assets | | | | | ||
Reinsurance assets, net of allowance | | | $2,932 | | | $2,707 |
Reinsurance assets - Fortitude Re, net of allowance | | | 28,472 | | | 29,158 |
Total Assets | | | $31,404 | | | $31,865 |
At December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Liabilities | | | | | ||
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts | | | $57,751 | | | $54,660 |
Policyholder contract deposits | | | 156,846 | | | 154,892 |
Other policyholder funds | | | 2,849 | | | 2,492 |
Total Liabilities | | | $217,446 | | | $212,044 |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Premiums | | | | | | | |||
Direct | | | $4,604 | | | $4,384 | | | $4,370 |
Assumed(a) | | | 2,265 | | | 1,073 | | | 232 |
Ceded | | | (1,232) | | | (1,116) | | | (1,101) |
Net | | | $5,637 | | | $4,341 | | | $3,501 |
Policy Fees | | | | | | | |||
Direct | | | $3,131 | | | $2,957 | | | $3,024 |
Assumed | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Ceded | | | (80) | | | (83) | | | (94) |
Net | | | $3,051 | | | $2,874 | | | $2,930 |
Policyholder benefits | | | | | | | |||
Direct | | | $10,583 | | | $9,092 | | | $7,907 |
Assumed | | | 78 | | | 32 | | | 1 |
Ceded | | | (2,611) | | | (2,522) | | | (2,573) |
Net | | | $8,050 | | | $6,602 | | | $5,335 |
(a) | Assumed premiums includes premium from pension risk transfer agreements of $2.3 billion, $1.1 billion, and $214 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. |
At December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | |||||||
(in millions) | | | Carrying Value | | | Fair Value | | | Carrying Value | | | Fair Value | | | Corresponding Accounting Policy |
Fixed maturity securities - available for sale | | | $27,180 | | | $27,180 | | | $30,500 | | | $30,500 | | | Fair value through other comprehensive income |
Fixed maturity securities - fair value option | | | 1,593 | | | 1,593 | | | 121 | | | 121 | | | Fair value through net investment income |
Commercial mortgage loans | | | 3,179 | | | 3,383 | | | 3,191 | | | 3,490 | | | Amortized cost |
Real estate investments | | | 201 | | | 395 | | | 358 | | | 585 | | | Amortized cost |
Private equity funds / hedge funds | | | 1,606 | | | 1,606 | | | 1,168 | | | 1,168 | | | Fair value through net investment income |
Policy loans | | | 380 | | | 380 | | | 413 | | | 413 | | | Amortized cost |
Short-term Investments | | | 50 | | | 50 | | | 34 | | | 34 | | | Fair value through net investment income |
Funds withheld investment assets | | | 34,189 | | | 34,587 | | | 35,785 | | | 36,311 | | | |
Derivative assets, net(a) | | | 81 | | | 81 | | | — | | | — | | | Fair value through realized gains (losses) |
Other(b) | | | 476 | | | 476 | | | 478 | | | 478 | | | Amortized cost |
Total | | | $34,746 | | | $35,144 | | | $36,263 | | | $36,789 | | |
(a) | The derivative assets have been presented net of cash collateral. The derivative assets supporting the Fortitude Re funds withheld arrangements had a fair market value of $387 million and $361 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020; respectively. These derivative assets are fully collateralized either by cash or securities. |
(b) | Primarily comprised of Cash and Accrued investment income. |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Net investment income - Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | $1,775 | | | $1,427 | | | $1,598 |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets: | | | | | | | |||
Net realized gains Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 924 | | | 1,002 | | | 262 |
Net realized losses Fortitude Re embedded derivatives | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Net realized gains (losses) on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 237 | | | (2,976) | | | (4,905) |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense) | | | 2,012 | | | (1,549) | | | (3,307) |
Income tax benefit (expense)(a) | | | (423) | | | 325 | | | 694 |
Net Income (Loss) | | | 1,589 | | | (1,224) | | | (2,613) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of the invested assets supporting the Fortitude Re modco arrangement classified as available for sale(a) | | | (1,488) | | | 1,165 | | | 2,479 |
Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | | $101 | | | $(59) | | | $(134) |
(a) | The income tax expense (benefit) and the tax impact in OCI was computed using SAFG’s U.S. statutory tax rate of 21%. |
• | Paid and unpaid amounts recoverable; |
• | Whether the balance is in dispute or subject to legal collection; |
• | The relative financial health of the reinsurer as classified by the Obligor Risk Ratings (“ORRs”) we assign to each reinsurer based upon our financial reviews; insurers that are financially troubled (i.e., in run-off, have voluntarily or involuntarily been placed in receivership, are insolvent, are in the process of liquidation or otherwise subject to formal or informal regulatory restriction) are assigned ORRs that will generate a significant allowance; and |
• | Whether collateral and collateral arrangements exist. |
Year Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $83 | | | $40 |
Initial allowance upon CECL adoption | | | — | | | 22 |
Current period provision for expected credit losses and disputes | | | 18 | | | 21 |
Write-offs charged against the allowance for credit losses and disputes | | | — | | | — |
Balance, end of year | | | $101 | | | $83 |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $7,241 | | | $7,939 | | | $9,175 |
Impact of CECL adoption | | | — | | | 15 | | | — |
Capitalizations | | | 1,000 | | | 889 | | | 1,168 |
Amortization expense | | | (1,046) | | | (532) | | | (659) |
Change related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 760 | | | (1,085) | | | (1,746) |
Other, including foreign exchange | | | (6) | | | 15 | | | 1 |
Balance, end of year | | | $7,949 | | | $7,241 | | | $7,939 |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $122 | | | $130 | | | $146 |
Acquisitions | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Amortization expense | | | (11) | | | (11) | | | (15) |
Change related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (1) | | | 2 | | | (4) |
Other, including foreign exchange | | | (1) | | | 1 | | | 3 |
Balance, end of year | | | $109 | | | $122 | | | $130 |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $285 | | | $437 | | | $755 |
Capitalizations | | | 11 | | | 11 | | | 20 |
Amortization expense | | | (116) | | | (64) | | | (79) |
Change related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 127 | | | (99) | | | (259) |
Balance, end of year | | | $307 | | | $285 | | | $437 |
(in millions) | | | Real Estate and Investment Entities(c) | | | Securitization and Repackaging Vehicles | | | Affordable Housing Partnerships | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Bonds available for sale | | | $— | | | $5,393 | | | $— | | | $5,393 |
Other bond securities | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Equity securities | | | 223 | | | — | | | — | | | 223 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | — | | | 2,359 | | | — | | | 2,359 |
Other invested assets | | | | | | | | | ||||
Alternative investments(a) | | | 3,017 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,017 |
Investment Real Estate | | | 2,257 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,257 |
Short-term investments | | | 467 | | | 151 | | | — | | | 618 |
Cash | | | 93 | | | — | | | — | | | 93 |
Accrued investment income | | | — | | | 15 | | | — | | | 15 |
Other assets | | | 188 | | | 557 | | | — | | | 745 |
Total assets(b) | | | $6,245 | | | $8,475 | | | $— | | | $14,720 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | $1,743 | | | $5,193 | | | $— | | | $6,936 |
Other Liabilities | | | 112 | | | 723 | | | — | | | 835 |
Total liabilities | | | $1,855 | | | $5,916 | | | $— | | | $7,771 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Bonds available for sale | | | $— | | | $6,139 | | | $— | | | $6,139 |
Other bond securities | | | — | | | 97 | | | — | | | 97 |
Equity securities | | | 507 | | | — | | | — | | | 507 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable | | | — | | | 2,731 | | | — | | | 2,731 |
Other invested assets | | | | | | | | | ||||
Alternative investments(a) | | | 2,689 | | | — | | | — | | | 2,689 |
Investment Real Estate | | | 3,156 | | | — | | | 3,558 | | | 6,714 |
Short-term investments | | | 364 | | | 1,515 | | | — | | | 1,879 |
Cash | | | 128 | | | — | | | 203 | | | 331 |
Accrued investment income | | | — | | | 38 | | | — | | | 38 |
Other assets | | | 290 | | | 130 | | | 243 | | | 663 |
Total assets(b) | | | $7,134 | | | $10,650 | | | $4,004 | | | $21,788 |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Debt of consolidated investment entities | | | $2,505 | | | $5,477 | | | $2,287 | | | $10,269 |
Other Liabilities | | | 180 | | | 227 | | | 187 | | | 594 |
Total liabilities | | | $2,685 | | | $5,704 | | | $2,474 | | | $10,863 |
(a) | Comprised primarily of investments in real estate joint ventures at December 31, 2021 and 2020. |
(b) | The assets of each VIE can be used only to settle specific obligations of that VIE. |
(c) | Off-balance sheet exposure primarily consisting of commitments by insurance operations and affiliates into real estate and investment entities. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, together the Company and AIG affiliates have commitments to internal parties of $2.4 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively and commitments to external parties of $0.6 billion and $0.7 billion, respectively. At December 31, 2021, $1.5 billion out of the internal commitments was from subsidiaries of SAFG entities and $0.9 billion was from other AIG affiliates, respectively. At December 31, 2020, $1.3 billion out of the internal commitments was from subsidiaries of SAFG entities, and $1.1 billion was from other AIG affiliates, respectively. |
(in millions) | | | Real Estate and Investment Entities | | | Securitization and Repackaging Vehicles | | | Affordable Housing Partnerships | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Total Revenue | | | $1,639 | | | $247 | | | $450 | | | $2,336 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | $858 | | | $3 | | | $68 | | | $929 |
Net income (loss) attributable to SAFG | | | $525 | | | $(33) | | | $304 | | | $796 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Total Revenue | | | $477 | | | $386 | | | $275 | | | $1,138 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | $173 | | | $4 | | | $31 | | | $208 |
Net income attributable to SAFG | | | $229 | | | $137 | | | $131 | | | $497 |
December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Total Revenue | | | $458 | | | $566 | | | $279 | | | $1,303 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | | | $227 | | | $4 | | | $27 | | | $258 |
Net income attributable to SAFG | | | $120 | | | $265 | | | $136 | | | $521 |
| | | | Maximum Exposure to Loss | ||||||||
(in millions) | | | Total VIE Assets | | | On-Balance Sheet(b) | | | Off-Balance Sheet(c) | | | Total |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Real estate and investment entities(a) | | | $309,866 | | | $4,459 | | | $2,452 | | | $6,911 |
Affordable housing partnerships | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total | | | $309,866 | | | $4,459 | | | $2,452 | | | $6,911 |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Real estate and investment entities(a) | | | $174,752 | | | $3,120 | | | $2,369 | | | $5,489 |
Affordable housing partnerships | | | 2,801 | | | 368 | | | 4 | | | 372 |
Total | | | $177,553 | | | $3,488 | | | $2,373 | | | $5,861 |
(a) | Comprised primarily of hedge funds and private equity funds. |
(b) | At December 31, 2021 and 2020, $4.5 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively, of our total unconsolidated VIE assets were recorded as Other invested assets. |
(c) | These amounts represent our unfunded commitments to invest in private equity funds and hedge funds. |
10. | Derivatives and Hedge Accounting |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| | Gross Derivative Assets | | | Gross Derivative Liabilities | | | Gross Derivative Assets | | | Gross Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | $352 | | | $274 | | | $980 | | | $14 | | | $902 | | | $302 | | | $441 | | | $9 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 4,058 | | | 262 | | | 2,861 | | | 55 | | | 1,139 | | | 92 | | | 4,096 | | | 248 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||
Interest rate contracts | | | 28,056 | | | 1,637 | | | 23,219 | | | 1,562 | | | 37,679 | | | 1,502 | | | 24,182 | | | 1,459 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 4,047 | | | 410 | | | 5,413 | | | 311 | | | 3,236 | | | 380 | | | 5,852 | | | 437 |
Equity contracts | | | 60,192 | | | 4,670 | | | 38,932 | | | 4,071 | | | 56,427 | | | 6,719 | | | 40,598 | | | 5,837 |
Credit contracts | | | 1,840 | | | 1 | | | — | | | — | | | 3,680 | | | 2 | | | — | | | — |
Other contracts(b) | | | 43,839 | | | 13 | | | 133 | | | — | | | 43,461 | | | 14 | | | 54 | | | 6 |
Total derivatives, gross | | | $142,384 | | | $7,267 | | | $71,538 | | | $6,013 | | | $146,524 | | | $9,011 | | | $75,223 | | | $7,996 |
Counterparty netting(c) | | | | | (5,785) | | | | | (5,785) | | | | | (7,723) | | | | | (7,723) | ||||
Cash collateral(d) | | | | | (798) | | | | | (37) | | | | | (533) | | | | | (28) | ||||
Total derivatives on Consolidated Balance Sheets(e) | | | | | $684 | | | | | $191 | | | | | $755 | | | | | $245 |
(a) | Fair value amounts are shown before the effects of counterparty netting adjustments and offsetting cash collateral. |
(b) | Consists primarily of stable value wraps and contracts with multiple underlying exposures. |
(c) | Represents netting of derivative exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement. |
(d) | Represents cash collateral posted and received that is eligible for netting. |
(e) | Freestanding derivatives only, excludes embedded derivatives. Derivative instrument assets and liabilities are recorded in Other assets and Other liabilities, respectively. Fair value of assets related to bifurcated embedded derivatives was zero at both December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Fair value of liabilities related to bifurcated embedded derivatives was $17.7 billion and $17.8 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2021 and 2020. A bifurcated embedded derivative is generally presented with the host contract in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Embedded derivatives are primarily related to guarantee features in variable annuity products, which include equity and interest rate components, and the funds withheld arrangement with Fortitude Re. For additional information see Note 7. |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
| | Gross Derivative Assets | | | Gross Derivative Liabilities | | | Gross Derivative Assets | | | Gross Derivative Liabilities | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value | | | Notional Amount | | | Fair Value |
Total derivatives with related parties | | | $96,862 | | | $7,182 | | | $68,623 | | | $5,778 | | | $103,326 | | | $8,938 | | | $70,128 | | | $7,722 |
Total derivatives with third parties | | | 45,522 | | | 85 | | | 2,915 | | | 235 | | | 43,198 | | | 73 | | | 5,095 | | | 274 |
Total derivatives, gross | | | $142,384 | | | $7,267 | | | $71,538 | | | $6,013 | | | $146,524 | | | $9,011 | | | $75,223 | | | $7,996 |
| | December 31, 2021 | | | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
(in millions) | | | Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities) | | | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments Included In the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)(a) | | | Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities) | | | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustments Included In the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)(b) |
Balance sheet line item in which: hedged item is recorded: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale at fair value | | | $7,478 | | | $— | | | $5,182 | | | $— |
Commercial mortgage and other loans | | | — | | | (6) | | | 159 | | | 4 |
Policyholder contract deposits(c) | | | (1,500) | | | (79) | | | (1,315) | | | (133) |
(a) | The cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments disclosed for commercial mortgage and other loans relates to hedging relationships discontinued during the year. |
(b) | There were no material fair value hedging adjustments for hedged assets and liabilities for which hedge accounting has been discontinued. |
(c) | This relates to fair value hedges on GICs. |
| | Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings for: | | | ||||||||
(in millions) | | | Hedging Derivatives(a)(c) | | | Excluded Components(b)(c) | | | Hedged Items | | | Net Impact |
Year ended December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Interest rate contracts: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Realized gains/(losses) | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | (62) | | | 18 | | | 54 | | | 10 |
Net investment income | | | 9 | | | — | | | (11) | | | (2) |
Foreign exchange contracts: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Realized gains/(losses) | | | 260 | | | 31 | | | (260) | | | 31 |
Year ended December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Interest rate contracts: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Realized gains/(losses) | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 47 | | | 1 | | | (53) | | | (5) |
Net investment income | | | (6) | | | — | | | 5 | | | (1) |
Foreign exchange contracts: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Realized gains/(losses) | | | (298) | | | 98 | | | 298 | | | 98 |
Year ended December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Interest rate contracts: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Realized gains/(losses) | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— |
Interest credited to policyholder account balances | | | 46 | | | 6 | | | (52) | | | — |
Net investment income | | | (1) | | | — | | | 1 | | | — |
Foreign exchange contracts: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Realized gains/(losses) | | | (59) | | | 136 | | | 59 | | | 136 |
(a) | Gains and losses on derivative instruments designated and qualifying in fair value hedges that are included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness. |
(b) | Gains and losses on derivative instruments designated and qualifying in fair value hedges that are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness and recognized in earnings on a mark-to-market basis. |
(c) | Primarily consists of gains and losses with related parties. |
Years Ended December 31, | | | Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings | ||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
By Derivative Type: | | | | | | | |||
Interest rate contracts | | | $(585) | | | $1,643 | | | $1,109 |
Foreign exchange contracts | | | 476 | | | (239) | | | (6) |
Equity contracts | | | (742) | | | 206 | | | (204) |
Credit contracts | | | (11) | | | 42 | | | (4) |
Other contracts | | | 64 | | | 60 | | | 65 |
Embedded derivatives within policyholder contract deposits | | | 1,450 | | | (2,154) | | | (1,510) |
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Total(a) | | | $(35) | | | $(4,420) | | | $(5,717) |
Years Ended December 31, | | | Gains (Losses) Recognized in Earnings | ||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
By Classification: | | | | | | | |||
Policy fees | | | $62 | | | $62 | | | $68 |
Net investment income | | | 6 | | | 2 | | | — |
Net realized gains (losses) - excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 555 | | | (916) | | | (734) |
Net realized gains on Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | 33 | | | 398 | | | 104 |
Net realized losses on Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | (687) | | | (3,978) | | | (5,167) |
Policyholder benefits | | | (4) | | | 12 | | | 12 |
Total(a) | | | $(35) | | | $(4,420) | | | $(5,717) |
(a) | Includes gains (losses) with AIG Markets, Inc. and AIG Financial Products Corp. of $(363) million, $2,350 million and $1,656 million for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Fortitude Re was a related party prior to AIG deconsolidating it on June 2, 2020. |
11. | Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
(in millions) | | | Life Insurance | | | Corporate and Other Operations | | | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2019: | | | | | | | |||
Goodwill - gross | | | $223 | | | $53 | | | $276 |
Accumulated impairments | | | (67) | | | (10) | | | (77) |
Net goodwill | | | 156 | | | 43 | | | 199 |
Increase (decrease) due to: | | | | | | | |||
Other(a) | | | 8 | | | 1 | | | 9 |
Balance at December 31, 2019: | | | | | | | |||
Goodwill - gross | | | 231 | | | 54 | | | 285 |
Accumulated impairments | | | (67) | | | (10) | | | (77) |
Net goodwill | | | 164 | | | 44 | | | 208 |
Increase (decrease) due to: | | | | | | | |||
Other(a) | | | 10 | | | — | | | 10 |
Balance at December 31, 2020: | | | | | | | |||
Goodwill - gross | | | 241 | | | 54 | | | 295 |
Accumulated impairments | | | (67) | | | (10) | | | (77) |
Net goodwill | | | 174 | | | 44 | | | 218 |
Increase (decrease) due to: | | | | | | | |||
Dispositions | | | — | | | (21) | | | (21) |
Other(a) | | | (5) | | | — | | | (5) |
Balance at December 31, 2021: | | | | | | | |||
Goodwill - gross | | | 236 | | | 33 | | | 269 |
Accumulated impairments | | | (67) | | | (10) | | | (77) |
Net goodwill | | | $169 | | | $23 | | | $192 |
(a) | Other primarily relates to changes in foreign currencies. |
(in millions) | | | Life Insurance | | | Corporate and Other Operations | | | Total |
Other intangible assets | | | | | | | |||
Balance at January 1, 2019 | | | $30 | | | $11 | | | $41 |
Increase (decrease) due to: | | | | | | | |||
Amortization | | | (4) | | | (2) | | | (6) |
Other | | | (2) | | | 2 | | | — |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | | | $24 | | | $11 | | | $35 |
Increase (decrease) due to: | | | | | | | |||
Amortization | | | (4) | | | (2) | | | (6) |
Other | | | 3 | | | (1) | | | 2 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 | | | $23 | | | $8 | | | $31 |
Increase (decrease) due to: | | | | | | | |||
Dispositions | | | — | | | (5) | | | (5) |
Amortization | | | (4) | | | (3) | | | (7) |
Other | | | (1) | | | — | | | (1) |
Balance at December 31, 2021 | | | $18 | | | $— | | | $18 |
12. | Insurance Liabilities |
| | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $4,751 | | | $3,794 | | | $2,907 |
Incurred guaranteed benefits* | | | 603 | | | 1,034 | | | 507 |
Paid guaranteed benefits | | | (489) | | | (470) | | | (469) |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (360) | | | 393 | | | 849 |
Balance, end of year | | | $4,505 | | | $4,751 | | | $3,794 |
* | Incurred guaranteed benefits include the portion of assessments established as additions to reserves as well as changes in estimates (assumption unlockings) affecting these reserves. Incurred benefits, excluding changes in annual actuarial assumption updates, are approximately 67% of fees assessments collected for these universal life policies with secondary guarantees and similar features. |
At December 31, | ||||||
(dollars in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Account value | | | $3,313 | | | $3,078 |
Net amount at risk | | | 65,801 | | | 63,721 |
Average attained age of contract holders | | | 53 | | | 53 |
At December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Traditional Benefits | | | Interest-Sensitive Benefits | | | Total | | | Traditional Benefits | | | Interest-Sensitive Benefits | | | Total |
Future policy benefits: | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Individual Retirement | | | $1,374 | | | $1,530 | | | $2,904 | | | $1,311 | | | $1,389 | | | $2,700 |
Group Retirement | | | 226 | | | 245 | | | 471 | | | 282 | | | 221 | | | 503 |
Life Insurance | | | 12,037 | | | 4,928 | | | 16,965 | | | 11,518 | | | 5,123 | | | 16,641 |
Institutional Markets | | | 14,194 | | | — | | | 14,194 | | | 11,093 | | | — | | | 11,093 |
Fortitude Re | | | 23,217 | | | — | | | 23,217 | | | 23,669 | | | 54 | | | 23,723 |
Total Future policy benefits | | | $51,048 | | | $6,703 | | | $57,751 | | | $47,873 | | | $6,787 | | | $54,660 |
* | Traditional benefits represent future policy benefits for traditional long-duration insurance contracts such as life contingent payout annuities, participating life, traditional life and accident and health insurance. Interest-sensitive benefits represent future policy benefits for investment-oriented contracts such as universal life, variable and fixed annuities, and fixed index annuities. |
At December 31, | ||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Policyholder contract deposits(a)(b): | | | | | ||
Individual Retirement | | | $87,664 | | | $85,098 |
Group Retirement | | | 44,087 | | | 43,804 |
Life Insurance | | | 10,299 | | | 10,283 |
Institutional Markets | | | 10,970 | | | 11,560 |
Fortitude Re(c) | | | 3,826 | | | 4,147 |
Total Policyholder contract deposits | | | $156,846 | | | $154,892 |
(a) | As of December 31, 2021, reserves related to Embedded Derivatives as part of Policyholder contract deposit include $8.0 billion in Individual Retirement, $891 million in Group Retirement, $765 million in Life Insurance and $54 million in Institutional Markets. As of December 31, 2020, reserves related to Embedded Derivatives as part of Policyholder contract deposit include $8.4 billion in individual retirement, $989 million in Group Retirement, $649 million in Life Insurance and $38 million in Institutional Markets. |
(b) | As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, FHLB funding agreements included in Policyholder contract deposits include $1.1 billion in Individual Retirement, $209 million in Group Retirement and $2.2 billion in Institutional Markets. |
(c) | Balances related to Fortitude Re are a component of Corporate and Other. |
December 31, 2021 | | | Gross Amounts | | | Payments due by period | | | ||||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2022 | | | 2023-2024 | | | 2025-2026 | | | Thereafter | | | Stated Interest rates | |||
FHLB Facility | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
FHLB of Dallas | | | $3,357 | | | — | | | 227 | | | 254 | | | $2,876 | | | DNA Auction* + 22 to 30 bps |
FHLB of New York | | | 241 | | | — | | | 94 | | | 147 | | | — | | | 1.52% to 2.70% |
| | $3,598 | | | — | | | 321 | | | 401 | | | $2,876 | | |
* | Discount Note Advance (“DNA”) Auction is based on either a 4-Week or 3-Month tenor, depending on contractual terms of each borrowing. |
13. | Fixed, Fixed Index and Variable Annuity Contracts |
At December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | ||||||
(in millions) | | | Individual Retirement | | | Group Retirement | | | Individual Retirement | | | Group Retirement |
Equity Funds | | | $28,524 | | | $33,718 | | | $25,994 | | | $30,733 |
Bond Funds | | | 4,651 | | | 4,364 | | | 4,499 | | | 4,154 |
Balanced Funds | | | 23,018 | | | 6,293 | | | 21,340 | | | 5,636 |
Money Market Funds | | | 546 | | | 459 | | | 627 | | | 506 |
Total | | | $56,739 | | | $44,834 | | | $52,460 | | | $41,029 |
At December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
(dollars in millions) | | | Return of Account Value | | | Return of Premium | | | Rollups | | | Highest Contract Value Attained |
Account values: | | | | | | | | | ||||
General Account | | | $382 | | | $4,055 | | | $447 | | | $1,366 |
Separate Accounts | | | 3,543 | | | 34,811 | | | 2,453 | | | 15,932 |
Total Account Values | | | $3,925 | | | $38,866 | | | $2,900 | | | $17,298 |
Net amount at risk – Gross | | | $— | | | $22 | | | $363 | | | $341 |
Net amount at risk – Net | | | $— | | | $21 | | | $327 | | | $257 |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 66 | | | 70 | | | 75 | | | 71 |
Percentage of policyholders age 70 and over | | | 27.8% | | | 47.0% | | | 66.9% | | | 58.1% |
Range of guaranteed minimum return rates | | | 0.0%-4.5% | |||||||||
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Account values: | | | | | | | | | ||||
General Account | | | $267 | | | $4,124 | | | $459 | | | $1,426 |
Separate Accounts | | | 2,357 | | | 32,414 | | | 2,448 | | | 15,241 |
Total Account Values | | | $2,624 | | | $36,538 | | | $2,907 | | | $16,667 |
Net amount at risk – Gross | | | $— | | | $19 | | | $396 | | | $372 |
Net amount at risk – Net | | | $— | | | $18 | | | $355 | | | $276 |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 66 | | | 69 | | | 76 | | | 72 |
Percentage of policyholders age 70 and over | | | 26.6% | | | 43.6% | | | 65.4% | | | 56.0% |
Range of guaranteed minimum return rates | | | 0.0%-4.5% |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $382 | | | $371 | | | $355 |
Reserve increase (decrease) | | | 103 | | | 36 | | | 40 |
Benefits paid | | | (33) | | | (41) | | | (39) |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (7) | | | 16 | | | 15 |
Balance, end of year | | | $445 | | | $382 | | | $371 |
(dollars in millions) | | | Return of Value | | | Return of Premium | | | Rollups(a) | | | Highest Contract Value Attained |
Account values: | | | | | | | | | ||||
General Account | | | $35 | | | $5,511 | | | $18,863 | | | $4 |
Separate Accounts | | | 290 | | | 6,056 | | | 38,419 | | | 69 |
Total Account Values | | | $325 | | | $11,567 | | | $57,282 | | | $73 |
Net amount at risk - Gross | | | $— | | | $9 | | | $152 | | | $— |
Net amount at risk – Net | | | $— | | | $9 | | | $152 | | | $— |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 64 | | | 64 | | | 63 | | | 68 |
Percentage of policyholders age 70 and over | | | 14.9% | | | 17.9% | | | 14.2% | | | 31.1% |
Range of guaranteed minimum return rates | | | 0.0%-4.5% |
(dollars in millions) | | | Return of Value | | | Return of Premium | | | Rollups(a) | | | Highest Contract Value Attained |
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Account values: | | | | | | | | | ||||
General Account | | | $28 | | | $5,563 | | | $19,053 | | | $3 |
Separate Accounts | | | 220 | | | 5,527 | | | 35,226 | | | 56 |
Total Account Values | | | $248 | | | $11,090 | | | $54,279 | | | $59 |
Net amount at risk - Gross | | | $— | | | $10 | | | $170 | | | $— |
Net amount at risk – Net | | | $— | | | $10 | | | $170 | | | $— |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 64 | | | 64 | | | 62 | | | 67 |
Percentage of policyholders age 70 and over | | | 13.5% | | | 16.6% | | | 13.0% | | | 29.2% |
Range of guaranteed minimum return rates | | | 0.0%-4.5% |
(a) | Group Retirement guaranteed rollup benefits revert to the Return of Premium at age 70. As of December 31, 2021, this includes 192,606 contracts for policyholders age 70 and over, with associated account values of $8.3 billion held in the general account and $8.5 billion held in separate accounts; as of December 31, 2020, this includes 181,793 contracts for policyholders age 70 and over, with associated account values of $7.8 billion held in the general account and $7.1 billion held in separate accounts. These contracts which have reverted to return of premium benefits due to the attained age of the policyholder represent a net amount at risk of $19 million and $20 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. |
Years Ended December 31, | | ||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $40 | | | $21 | | | $32 |
Reserve increase (decrease) | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | (10) |
Benefits paid | | | (2) | | | (2) | | | (1) |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (6) | | | 19 | | | — |
Balance, end of year | | | $35 | | | $40 | | | $21 |
(a) | The assumed reinsurance reserves for GMDB liability related to variable annuity contract is $16.0 million, $16.7 million and $15.3 million as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively. |
(dollars in millions) | | | Fixed Annuities | | | Fixed Index Annuities | | | Total |
At December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | |||
Account values(a): | | | | | | | |||
Fixed Accounts | | | $3,541 | | | $487 | | | $4,028 |
Indexed Accounts | | | — | | | 6,361 | | | 6,361 |
Total Account Values | | | $3,541 | | | $6,848 | | | $10,389 |
GMWB and GMDB Reserve: | | | | | | | |||
Base Reserve | | | $270 | | | $467 | | | $737 |
Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 187 | | | 161 | | | 348 |
Total GMWB and GMDB Reserve | | | $457 | | | $628 | | | $1,085 |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 68 | | | 67 | | | — |
(dollars in millions) | | | Fixed Annuities | | | Fixed Index Annuities | | | Total |
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | |||
Account values(a): | | | | | | | |||
Fixed Accounts | | | $3,067 | | | $504 | | | $3,571 |
Indexed Accounts | | | — | | | 5,945 | | | 5,945 |
Total Account Values | | | $3,067 | | | $6,449 | | | $9,516 |
GMWB and GMDB Reserve: | | | | | | | |||
Base Reserve | | | $138 | | | $371 | | | $509 |
Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 215 | | | 266 | | | 481 |
Total GMWB and GMDB Reserve | | | $353 | | | $637 | | | $990 |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 67 | | | 67 | | | — |
(a) | Fixed annuities that offer GMWB exposures and fixed index annuities that offer GMWB and GMDB exposures are offered through the general account. |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $353 | | | $38 | | | $14 |
Reserve increase (decrease)* | | | 132 | | | 100 | | | 24 |
Benefits paid | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (28) | | | 215 | | | — |
Balance, end of year | | | $457 | | | $353 | | | $38 |
* | Reserve increase in Fixed Annuities products with GMWB liability is driven by the sale of a new product issued in 2017. |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $637 | | | $439 | | | $153 |
Reserve increase (decrease)* | | | 94 | | | 74 | | | 153 |
Benefits paid | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (103) | | | 124 | | | 133 |
Balance, end of year | | | $628 | | | $637 | | | $439 |
At December 31, 2021 | |||||||||
(dollars in millions) | | | Fixed Annuities | | | Fixed Index Annuities | | | Total |
Account values(a): | | | | | | | |||
Fixed Account | | | $603 | | | $129 | | | $732 |
Indexed Accounts | | | — | | | 1,409 | | | 1,409 |
Total Account Values | | | $603 | | | $1,538 | | | $2,141 |
GMWB Reserves: | | | | | | | |||
Base Reserve | | | $42 | | | $101 | | | $143 |
Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 5 | | | 46 | | | 51 |
Total GMWB Reserves | | | $47 | | | $147 | | | $194 |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 69 | | | 68 | | | — |
At December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | |||
Account values(a): | | | | | | | |||
Fixed Account | | | $546 | | | $131 | | | $677 |
Indexed Accounts | | | — | | | 1,391 | | | 1,391 |
Total Account Values | | | $546 | | | $1,522 | | | $2,068 |
GMWB Reserves: | | | | | | | |||
Base Reserve | | | $24 | | | $71 | | | $95 |
Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments | | | 8 | | | 62 | | | 70 |
Total GMWB Reserves | | | $32 | | | $133 | | | $165 |
Average attained age of contract holders by product | | | 71 | | | 67 | | | — |
(a) | Fixed annuities and fixed index annuities that offer GMWB exposures are offered through the general account. |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $32 | | | $5 | | | $1 |
Reserve increase (decrease) | | | 18 | | | 19 | | | 4 |
Benefits paid | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (3) | | | 8 | | | — |
Balance, end of year | | | $47 | | | $32 | | | $5 |
* | Reserve increase in Fixed Annuities products with GMWB liability is driven by the sale of a new product issued in 2017. |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Balance, beginning of year | | | $133 | | | $103 | | | $26 |
Reserve increase (decrease) | | | 30 | | | 12 | | | 29 |
Benefits paid | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Changes related to unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (16) | | | 18 | | | 48 |
Balance, end of year | | | $147 | | | $133 | | | $103 |
14. | Debt |
At December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Range of Interest Rate(s) | | | Maturity Date(s) | | | Balance at December 31, 2021 | | | Balance at December 31, 2020 |
Short-term debt issued by SAFG: | | | | | | | | | ||||
Affiliated senior promissory note with AIG, Inc. | | | LIBOR+100bps | | | 2022 | | | $8,317 | | | — |
Total short-term debt | | | | | | | 8,317 | | | — | ||
Long-term debt issued by SAFG: | | | | | | | | | ||||
AIGLH notes and bonds payable | | | 6.63% - 7.50% | | | 2025 - 2029 | | | $200 | | | $282 |
AIGLH junior subordinated debt | | | 7.57% - 8.50% | | | 2030 - 2046 | | | 227 | | | 361 |
Affiliated note with AIG Europe S.A. | | | | | | | — | | | 9 | ||
Affiliated note with Lexington Insurance Company | | | | | | | — | | | 253 | ||
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | 427 | | | 905 | ||
Debt of consolidated investment entities - not guaranteed by SAFG | | | 0.00% - 8.07% | | | 2022 - 2051 | | | 6,936 | | | 10,341 |
Total debt | | | | | | | $15,680 | | | $11,246 |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | Year Ending | ||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Total | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | Thereafter |
Short-term and long-term debt issued by SAFG: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||
AIGLH notes and bonds payable | | | $200 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $101 | | | $— | | | $99 |
AIGLH junior subordinated debt | | | 227 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 227 |
Affiliated senior promissory note with AIG, Inc. | | | 8,317 | | | 8,317 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Total short-term and long-term debt issued by SAFG(a) | | | $8,744 | | | $8,317 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $101 | | | $— | | | $326 |
(a) | Does not reflect $6.9 billion of notes issued by consolidated investment entities for which recourse is limited to the assets of the respective investment entities and for which there is no recourse to the general credit of SAFG. |
At December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | Size | | | Available Amount | | | Expiration | | | Effective Date |
AIG Life Holdings (January 2015) | | | $500 | | | $500 | | | N/A* | | | 1/1/2015 |
AIG Life Holdings (April 2015) | | | $500 | | | $500 | | | N/A* | | | 4/1/2015 |
AIG Life Limited | | | $25 | | | $25 | | | 8/14/2023 | | | 8/14/2018 |
* | These credit facilities are intended to be evergreen. |
15. | Contingencies, Commitments and Guarantees |
(in millions) | | | |
2022 | | | $21 |
2023 | | | 17 |
2024 | | | 9 |
2025 | | | 8 |
2026 | | | 7 |
Remaining years after 2026 | | | 10 |
Total undiscounted lease payments | | | 72 |
Less: Present value adjustment | | | 6 |
Net lease liabilities | | | $66 |
• | For additional discussion on commitments and guarantees associated with VIEs see Note 9 |
• | For additional disclosures about derivatives see Note 10 |
• | For additional disclosures about debt see Note 14 |
• | For additional disclosures about related parties see Note 21 |
16. | Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |
(in millions) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Fixed Maturity Securities on Which Other-Than- Temporary Credit Impairments Were Taken | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of All Other Investments | | | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | | | Retirement Plan Liabilities Adjustment | | | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2019, net of tax | | | $(138) | | | $2,599 | | | $(50) | | | $10 | | | $2,421 |
Change in unrealized appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
of investments | | | 850 | | | 11,762 | | | — | | | — | | | 12,612 |
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
adjustment and other | | | 9 | | | (2,011) | | | — | | | — | | | (2,002) |
Change in future policy benefits | | | — | | | (2,049) | | | — | | | — | | | (2,049) |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments | | | — | | | — | | | 15 | | | — | | | 15 |
Change in net actuarial loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (3) | | | (3) |
Change in deferred tax asset (liability) | | | (186) | | | (1,475) | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | (1,657) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 673 | | | 6,227 | | | 18 | | | (2) | | | 6,916 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | 8 | | | — | | | 8 |
Balance, December 31, 2019, net of tax | | | $535 | | | $8,826 | | | $(40) | | | $8 | | | $9,329 |
(in millions) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Fixed Maturity Securities on Which Allowance for Credit Losses Was Taken | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of All Other Investments | | | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | | | Retirement Plan Liabilities Adjustment | | | Total |
Balance, January 1, 2020, net of tax | | | $— | | | $9,361 | | | $(40) | | | $8 | | | $9,329 |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (89) | | | 8,984 | | | — | | | — | | | 8,895 |
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs adjustment and other | | | 11 | | | (1,194) | | | — | | | — | | | (1,183) |
Change in future policy benefits | | | — | | | (870) | | | — | | | — | | | (870) |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments | | | — | | | — | | | 61 | | | — | | | 61 |
Change in net actuarial loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | (2) | | | (2) |
Change in deferred tax asset (liability) | | | 16 | | | (1,583) | | | (4) | | | — | | | (1,571) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | | | (62) | | | 5,337 | | | 57 | | | (2) | | | 5,330 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | 6 | | | — | | | 6 |
Balance, December 31, 2020, net of tax | | | $(62) | | | $14,698 | | | $11 | | | $6 | | | $14,653 |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | 39 | | | (7,496) | | | — | | | — | | | (7,457) |
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs adjustment and other | | | (11) | | | 973 | | | — | | | — | | | 962 |
Change in future policy benefits | | | — | | | 915 | | | — | | | — | | | 915 |
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments | | | — | | | — | | | (22) | | | — | | | (22) |
Change in net actuarial loss | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Change in deferred tax asset (liability) | | | (6) | | | 1,099 | | | 2 | | | — | | | 1,095 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss) | | | 22 | | | (4,509) | | | (20) | | | 1 | | | (4,506) |
Other | | | — | | | 20 | | | — | | | — | | | 20 |
Noncontrolling interests | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Balance, December 31, 2021, net of tax | | | $(40) | | | $10,209 | | | $(9) | | | $7 | | | $10,167 |
(in millions) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Fixed Maturity Securities on Which Other-Than- Temporary Credit Impairments Were Taken | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of All Other Investments | | | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | | | Retirement Plan Liabilities Adjustment | | | Total |
December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Unrealized change arising during period | | | $858 | | | $7,928 | | | $15 | | | $(3) | | | $8,798 |
Less: Reclassification adjustments included in net income | | | (1) | | | 226 | | | — | | | — | | | 225 |
Total other comprehensive income, before income tax expense (benefit) | | | 859 | | | 7,702 | | | 15 | | | (3) | | | 8,573 |
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 186 | | | 1,475 | | | (3) | | | (1) | | | 1,657 |
Total other comprehensive income, net of income tax expense (benefit) | | | $673 | | | $6,227 | | | $18 | | | $(2) | | | $6,916 |
(in millions) | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Fixed Maturity Securities on Which Allowance for Credit Losses Was Taken | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of All Other Investments | | | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments | | | Retirement Plan Liabilities Adjustment | | | Total |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Unrealized change arising during period | | | $(107) | | | $7,558 | | | $60 | | | $(2) | | | $7,509 |
Less: Reclassification adjustments included in net income | | | (29) | | | 636 | | | — | | | — | | | 607 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before income tax expense (benefit) | | | (78) | | | 6,922 | | | 60 | | | (2) | | | 6,902 |
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) | | | (16) | | | 1,585 | | | 3 | | | — | | | 1,572 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit) | | | $(62) | | | $5,337 | | | $57 | | | $(2) | | | $5,330 |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Unrealized change arising during period | | | $28 | | | $(4,860) | | | $(21) | | | $1 | | | $(4,852) |
Less: Reclassification adjustments included in net income | | | — | | | 748 | | | — | | | — | | | 748 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before income tax expense (benefit) | | | 28 | | | (5,608) | | | (21) | | | 1 | | | (5,600) |
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 6 | | | (1,099) | | | (1) | | | — | | | (1,094) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax expense (benefit) | | | $22 | | | $(4,509) | | | $(20) | | | $1 | | | $(4,506) |
Years Ended December 31, | | | Amount Reclassified from AOCI | | | Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) | ||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | | ||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity securities on which allowance for credit losses was taken | | | | | | | | | ||||
Investments | | | $— | | | $(29) | | | $— | | | Net realized gains (losses) |
Total | | | — | | | (29) | | | — | | | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity securities on which other-than-temporary credit impairments were taken | | | | | | | | | ||||
Investments | | | $— | | | $— | | | $(1) | | | Net realized gains (losses) |
Total | | | — | | | — | | | (1) | | | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of all other investments | | | | | | | | | ||||
Investments | | | $748 | | | $636 | | | $226 | | | Net realized gains (losses) |
Total | | | 748 | | | 636 | | | 226 | | | |
Change in retirement plan liabilities adjustment | | | | | | | | | ||||
Prior-service credit | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | |
Actuarial losses | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | |
Total | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | |
Total reclassifications for the year | | | $748 | | | $607 | | | $225 | | |
(in millions) | | | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest |
Balance, December 31, 2019 | | | $— |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | | | 50 |
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | 1 |
Balance, December 31, 2020 | | | 51 |
Contributions from noncontrolling interests | | | 32 |
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | | | — |
Balance, December 31, 2021 | | | $83 |
17. | Earnings Per Common Share |
| | Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||
(dollars in millions, except per common share data) | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class A | | | Class B | | | Class A | | | Class B |
Net income available to SAFG common shareholders - basic and diluted | | | $6,859 | | | $496 | | | $578 | | | $64 | | | $45 | | | 5 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted(a) | | | 90,100 | | | 9,900 | | | 90,100 | | | 9,900 | | | 90,100 | | | 9,900 |
Earnings per share - basic and diluted | | | $76,127 | | | $50,101 | | | $6,420 | | | $6,420 | | | $500 | | | 500 |
(a) | On November 1, 2021, following the completion of the stock split and recapitalization, 90,100 shares of Class A Common Stock and 9,900 shares of Class B Common Stock were outstanding. This number of shares remained outstanding at December 31, 2021. The results of the stock split have been applied retrospectively for periods prior to November 1, 2021. |
18. | Statutory Financial Data and Restrictions |
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Years Ended December 31, | | | | | | | |||
Statutory net income (loss)(a): | | | | | | | |||
Insurance Operations companies: | | | | | | | |||
Domestic | | | $2,588 | | | $482 | | | $325 |
Foreign | | | (4) | | | 6 | | | 7 |
Total Insurance Operations companies | | | $2,584 | | | $488 | | | $332 |
At December 31, | | | | | | | |||
Statutory capital and surplus(a): | | | | | | | |||
Insurance Operations companies: | | | | | | | |||
Domestic | | | $12,471 | | | $10,960 | | | |
Foreign | | | 612 | | | 646 | | | |
Total Insurance Operations companies | | | $13,083 | | | $11,606 | | | |
Aggregate minimum required statutory capital and surplus: | | | | | | | |||
Insurance Operations companies: | | | | | | | |||
Domestic | | | $3,903 | | | $3,574 | | | |
Foreign | | | 208 | | | 201 | | | |
Total Insurance Operations companies | | | $4,111 | | | $3,775 | | |
(a) | The 2021 amounts reflect our best estimate of the statutory net income, capital and surplus as of the dates these financial statements were issued. |
• | Effective December 31, 2019 and periods through September 30, 2020, AGL, a life insurance subsidiary domiciled in Texas, implemented a permitted statutory accounting practice to recognize an admitted asset related to the notional value of coverage defined in an excess of loss reinsurance agreement. This reinsurance agreement has a 20-year term and provides coverage to AGL for aggregate claims incurred during the agreement term associated with guaranteed living benefits on certain fixed index annuities generally issued prior to April 2019 (“Block 1”) exceeding an attachment point as defined in the agreement. |
• | Effective October 1, 2020 and periods through September 30, 2023, this permitted practice was expanded to similarly recognize an additional admitted asset related to the net notional value of coverage as defined in a separate excess of loss reinsurance agreement. This additional reinsurance agreement has a 25-year term and provides coverage to the subsidiary for aggregate excess of loss claims associated with guaranteed living benefits on a block of fixed index annuities generally issued in April 2019 or later, including new business issued after the effective date (“Block 2”). |
• | Effective December 31, 2020, this expanded permitted practice also extended the term of the permitted practice for Block 1 from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2023. The reinsurance agreement covering contracts in Block 1 was also amended to conform certain provisions with the Block 2 reinsurance agreement. |
19. | Employee Benefits |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Share-based compensation expense - pre-tax | | | $88 | | | $74 | | | $74 |
Share-based compensation expense - after tax | | | 70 | | | 58 | | | 58 |
20. | Income Taxes |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
U.S. | | | $9,518 | | | $827 | | | $115 |
Foreign | | | 609 | | | 24 | | | 24 |
Total | | | $10,127 | | | $851 | | | $139 |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
U.S. and Foreign components of actual income tax expense: | | | | | | | |||
U.S.: | | | | | | | |||
Current | | | $1,943 | | | $1,714 | | | $1,310 |
Deferred | | | (81) | | | (1,726) | | | (1,471) |
Foreign: | | | | | | | |||
Current | | | 3 | | | 10 | | | 5 |
Deferred | | | (22) | | | (13) | | | (12) |
Total | | | $1,843 | | | $(15) | | | $(168) |
Years Ended December 31, | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in millions) | | | Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | | | Tax Expense/ (Benefit) | | | Percent of Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | | | Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | | | Tax Expense/ (Benefit) | | | Percent of Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | | | Pre-Tax Income (Loss) | | | Tax Expense/ (Benefit) | | | Percent of Pre-Tax Income (loss) |
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate | | | $10,127 | | | $2,127 | | | 21.0% | | | $851 | | | $178 | | | 21.0% | | | $139 | | | $29 | | | 21.0% |
Adjustments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||
Uncertain tax positions | | | — | | | (69) | | | (0.7) | | | — | | | 17 | | | 2.0 | | | — | | | 35 | | | 25.2 |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income | | | — | | | (108) | | | (1.1) | | | — | | | (100) | | | (11.8) | | | — | | | (114) | | | (82.0) |
Non-controlling interest | | | — | | | (197) | | | (1.9) | | | — | | | (47) | | | (5.5) | | | — | | | (52) | | | (37.4) |
Dividends received deduction | | | — | | | (37) | | | (0.4) | | | — | | | (39) | | | (4.6) | | | — | | | (40) | | | (28.8) |
State income taxes | | | — | | | 105 | | | 1.0 | | | — | | | (4) | | | (0.5) | | | — | | | 14 | | | 10.0 |
Other | | | — | | | (5) | | | — | | | — | | | 1 | | | 0.1 | | | — | | | 5 | | | 3.6 |
Adjustments to prior year tax returns | | | — | | | (3) | | | — | | | — | | | (27) | | | (3.2) | | | — | | | (49) | | | (35.3) |
Share based compensation payments excess tax deduction | | | — | | | 4 | | | — | | | — | | | 10 | | | 1.2 | | | — | | | 7 | | | 5.0 |
Valuation allowance | | | — | | | 26 | | | 0.3 | | | — | | | (4) | | | (0.5) | | | — | | | (3) | | | (2.2) |
Consolidated total amounts | | | $10,127 | | | $1,843 | | | 18.2% | | | $851 | | | $(15) | | | (1.8)% | | | $139 | | | $(168) | | | (120.9)% |
December 31, | ||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Deferred tax assets: | | | | | ||
Losses and tax credit carryforwards | | | $214 | | | $423 |
Basis differences on investments | | | 3,044 | | | 3,843 |
Fortitude Re funds withheld embedded derivative | | | 541 | | | 942 |
Life policy reserves | | | 3,809 | | | 2,690 |
Accruals not currently deductible, and other | | | 4 | | | — |
Investments in foreign subsidiaries | | | 1 | | | 13 |
Loss reserve discount | | | — | | | 2 |
Fixed assets and intangible assets | | | 1,160 | | | 1,079 |
Other | | | 237 | | | 225 |
Employee benefits | | | — | | | — |
Total deferred tax assets | | | 9,010 | | | 9,217 |
Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | ||
Employee benefits | | | (32) | | | (15) |
Accruals not currently deductible, and other | | | — | | | (4) |
Deferred policy acquisition costs | | | (1,646) | | | (1,714) |
Unrealized (gains)/losses related to available for sale debt securities | | | (2,561) | | | (3,730) |
Total deferred tax liabilities | | | (4,239) | | | (5,463) |
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | | | 4,771 | | | 3,754 |
Valuation allowance | | | (169) | | | (126) |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | | | $4,602 | | | $3,628 |
December 31, 2021 | | | Gross | | | Tax Effected | | | Periods(a) | | | Unlimited Carryforward Periods and Carryforward Periods(a) 2028 - After | |||||||||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2022 | | | 2023 | | | 2024 | | | 2025 | | | 2026 | | | 2027 | | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | | | $580 | | | $122 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $122 |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards | | | | | 10 | | | — | | | 10 | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Other carryforwards | | | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | | | — | |
Total SAFG U.S. federal tax loss and credit carryforwards on a U.S. GAAP basis | | | | | $132 | | | $— | | | $10 | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $— | | | $122 |
(a) | Carryforward periods are based on U.S. tax laws governing utilization of tax attributes. Expiration periods are based on the year the carryforward was generated. |
• | the nature, frequency, and amount of cumulative financial reporting income and losses in recent years; |
• | the sustainability of recent operating profitability of our subsidiaries; |
• | the predictability of future operating profitability of the character necessary to realize the net deferred tax asset, including forecasts of future income for each of our businesses and actual and planned business and operational changes; |
• | the carryforward periods for the net operating loss, capital loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards, including the effect of reversing taxable temporary differences; and |
• | prudent and feasible actions and tax planning strategies that would be implemented, if necessary, to protect against the loss of the deferred tax asset. |
| | 2021 | | | 2020 | |
U.S. deferred tax assets | | | $6,931 | | | $7,130 |
Net deferred tax assets in OCI | | | (2,559) | | | (3,721) |
US valuation allowance | | | (18) | | | — |
Net U.S. deferred tax assets | | | 4,354 | | | 3,409 |
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets | | | 401 | | | 345 |
Foreign, state & local valuation allowance | | | (151) | | | (126) |
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax assets | | | 250 | | | 219 |
Subtotal - Net U.S, foreign, state & local deferred tax assets | | | 4,604 | | | 3,628 |
Net foreign, state & local deferred tax liabilities | | | (2) | | | — |
Total SAFG net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | | | $4,602 | | | $3,628 |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year | | | $917 | | | $1,173 | | | $1,173 |
Increases in tax positions for prior years | | | — | | | 1 | | | — |
Decreases in tax positions for prior years | | | (899) | | | (5) | | | — |
Increases in tax positions for current year | | | — | | | — | | | — |
Settlements | | | — | | | (252) | | | — |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits, end of year | | | $18 | | | $917 | | | $1,173 |
At December 31, 2021 | | | Open Tax Years |
Major Tax Jurisdiction | | | |
United States | | | 2007-2020 |
United Kingdom | | | 2020 |
21. | Related Parties |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(dollars in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Other income | | | $85 | | | $88 | | | $85 |
Net investment income - excluding Fortitude Re funds withheld assets | | | (14) | | | (12) | | | 26 |
Total revenues | | | $71 | | | $76 | | | $111 |
Expenses: | | | | | | | |||
General operating and other expenses | | | $349 | | | $317 | | | $342 |
Interest expense | | | 82 | | | 146 | | | 186 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | | | 145 | | | — | | | — |
Total expenses | | | $576 | | | $463 | | | $528 |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Policy administration services: | | | | | | | |||
Expenses incurred | | | $— | | | $— | | | $71 |
Expenses recovered | | | $— | | | $(12) | | | $(65) |
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Payment or refund: | | | | | | | |||
SAFG | | | $1,537 | | | $1,716 | | | $1,191 |
Cap Corp | | | (5) | | | (9) | | | (15) |
Total | | | $1,532 | | | $1,707 | | | $1,176 |
22. | Subsequent Events |
At December 31, 2021 (in millions) | | | Cost(a)(b) | | | Fair Value(b) | | | Amount at which shown in the Balance Sheet |
Fixed maturities: | | | | | | | |||
U.S. government and government sponsored entities | | | $1,406 | | | $1,712 | | | $1,712 |
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions | | | 7,372 | | | 8,726 | | | 8,726 |
Non-U.S. governments | | | 6,043 | | | 6,415 | | | 6,415 |
Public utilities | | | 19,750 | | | 21,422 | | | 21,422 |
All other corporate debt securities | | | 109,666 | | | 119,641 | | | 119,641 |
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized | | | 40,438 | | | 42,734 | | | 42,734 |
Total fixed maturity securities | | | 184,675 | | | 200,650 | | | 200,650 |
Equity securities and mutual funds: | | | | | | | |||
Common stock: | | | | | | | |||
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other | | | 231 | | | 231 | | | 231 |
Total common stock | | | 231 | | | 231 | | | 231 |
Preferred stock | | | 10 | | | 10 | | | 10 |
Mutual funds | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Total equity securities and mutual funds | | | 242 | | | 242 | | | 242 |
Mortgage and other loans receivable, net of allowance: | | | | | | | |||
Commercial mortgages | | | 30,528 | | | 31,780 | | | 30,528 |
Residential mortgages | | | 4,672 | | | 4,675 | | | 4,672 |
Life insurance policy loans | | | 1,832 | | | 1,817 | | | 1,832 |
Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable | | | 2,852 | | | 2,872 | | | 2,852 |
Total mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 39,884 | | | 41,144 | | | 39,884 |
Allowance for credit losses | | | (496) | | | — | | | (496) |
Total mortgage and other loans receivable, net of allowance | | | 39,388 | | | 41,144 | | | 39,388 |
Other invested assets(c) | | | 11,183 | | | 10,567 | | | 10,567 |
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates fair value)(d) | | | 5,471 | | | 5,471 | | | 5,471 |
Derivative assets(e)(f) | | | 684 | | | 684 | | | 684 |
Total investments | | | $241,643 | | | $258,758 | | | $257,002 |
(a) | Original cost of fixed maturities is reduced by repayments and adjusted for amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. |
(b) | The table above includes available for sale securities issued by related parties. This includes RMBS securities which had a fair value of $47 million and an amortized cost of $44 million. Additionally, this includes CLO/ABS securities which had a fair value of $862 million and an amortized cost of $823 million. |
(c) | Includes $11 million of investments in related parties. |
(d) | Includes $1.0 billion of receivables with related parties. |
(e) | Includes $662 million of derivative assets with related parties and excludes $2 million of derivative liabilities with related parties. |
(f) | Excludes $191 million of derivative liabilities. |
December 31, (in millions, except per common share data) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 |
Assets: | | | | | ||
Short-term investments | | | $465 | | | $520 |
Other investments | | | 142 | | | 849 |
Total investments | | | 607 | | | 1,369 |
Cash | | | 2 | | | — |
Due from affiliates - net(a) | | | 1 | | | 4 |
Intercompany tax receivable(a) | | | 25 | | | 68 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 3,999 | | | 3,061 |
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries(a) | | | 34,840 | | | 35,397 |
Other assets(b) | | | 43 | | | 186 |
Total assets | | | $39,517 | | | $40,085 |
Liabilities: | | | | | ||
Due to affiliate(a) | | | $58 | | | $57 |
Deferred tax liabilities | | | 3,858 | | | 2,704 |
Short-term debt | | | 8,317 | | | — |
Other liabilities | | | 198 | | | 92 |
Total liabilities | | | 12,431 | | | 2,853 |
SAFG Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | ||
Common stock class A, $1 par value; 180,000 shares authorized; 90,100 shares issued | | | $— | | | $— |
Common stock class B, $1 par value; 20,000 shares authorized; 9,900 shares issued | | | — | | | — |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 8,060 | | | — |
Retained earnings | | | 8,859 | | | — |
Shareholder’s net investment | | | — | | | 22,579 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 10,167 | | | 14,653 |
Total SAFG Shareholders’ equity | | | 27,086 | | | 37,232 |
Total liabilities and equity | | | $39,517 | | | $40,085 |
(a) | Eliminated for the consolidated SAFG financial statements. |
(b) | At December 31, 2021 and 2020, included restricted cash of $0 and $9 million, respectively. |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Revenues: | | | | | | | |||
Equity in undistributed net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries(a) | | | $3,504 | | | $113 | | | $(1,563) |
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries(a) | | | 1,893 | | | 422 | | | 1,574 |
Net investment income | | | 365 | | | 235 | | | 191 |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | 62 | | | (3) | | | 13 |
Expenses: | | | | | | | |||
Interest expense | | | 18 | | | 2 | | | — |
Net (gain) loss on sale of divested businesses | | | (2,438) | | | — | | | — |
Other expenses | | | 191 | | | 130 | | | 120 |
Income before income tax expense (benefit) | | | 8,053 | | | 635 | | | 95 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | 698 | | | (7) | | | 45 |
Net income attributable to SAFG Parent | | | 7,355 | | | 642 | | | 50 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | | | (4,506) | | | 5,324 | | | 6,908 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to SAFG Parent | | | $2,849 | | | $5,966 | | | $6,958 |
(a) | Eliminated for the consolidated SAFG financial statements. |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | | $519 | | | $405 | | | $1,543 |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Contributions to subsidiaries | | | — | | | (135) | | | — |
Sales or distributions of: | | | | | | | |||
Available for sale securities | | | 132 | | | 2 | | | (6) |
Other invested assets | | | 232 | | | 187 | | | 65 |
Maturities of fixed maturity securities available for sale | | | 86 | | | 13 | | | 15 |
Principal payments received on mortgage and other loans receivable | | | 61 | | | 59 | | | 62 |
Purchase of: | | | | | | | |||
Other invested assets | | | (23) | | | (7) | | | (11) |
Mortgage and other loans receivable issued | | | (26) | | | (17) | | | (47) |
Net change in short-term investments | | | 54 | | | (191) | | | (102) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | | | 516 | | | (89) | | | (24) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Distributions to AIG | | | (1,008) | | | (450) | | | (1,520) |
Distributions to Class B shareholder | | | (34) | | | — | | | — |
Contributions from AIG | | | — | | | 135 | | | — |
Net cash used in financing activities | | | (1,042) | | | (315) | | | (1,520) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash | | | (7) | | | 1 | | | (1) |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year | | | 9 | | | 8 | | | 9 |
Cash and restricted cash at end of year | | | $2 | | | $9 | | | $8 |
Years Ended December 31, (in millions) | | | 2021 | | | 2020 | | | 2019 |
Cash | | | $2 | | | $— | | | $— |
Restricted cash included in Other assets | | | — | | | 9 | | | 8 |
Total cash and restricted cash shown in Statements of Cash Flows – SAFG Parent Company Only | | | $2 | | | $9 | | | $8 |
Cash (paid) received during the period for: | | | | | | | |||
Taxes: | | | | | | | |||
Income tax authorities | | | $32 | | | $39 | | | $60 |
Intercompany non-cash financing and investing activities: | | | | | | | |||
Capital distributions | | | 12,144 | | | — | | | — |
Capital contributions | | | 403 | | | 126 | | | 139 |
Segment (in millions) | | | Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired | | | Future Policy Benefits | | | Policy and Contract Claims | | | Unearned Premiums |
2021 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Individual Retirement | | | $2,660 | | | $2,904 | | | $30 | | | $— |
Group Retirement | | | 727 | | | 471 | | | 1 | | | — |
Life Insurance | | | 4,644 | | | 16,965 | | | 1,369 | | | 62 |
Institutional Markets | | | 27 | | | 14,194 | | | 59 | | | — |
Corporate and Other | | | — | | | 23,217 | | | 70 | | | 6 |
| | $8,058 | | | $57,751 | | | $1,529 | | | $68 | |
2020 | | | | | | | | | ||||
Individual Retirement | | | $2,427 | | | $2,700 | | | $30 | | | $— |
Group Retirement | | | 560 | | | 503 | | | 1 | | | — |
Life Insurance | | | 4,350 | | | 16,641 | | | 1,222 | | | 50 |
Institutional Markets | | | 26 | | | 11,093 | | | 40 | | | — |
Corporate and Other | | | — | | | 23,723 | | | 66 | | | 7 |
| | $7,363 | | | $54,660 | | | $1,359 | | | $57 |
Segment (in millions) | | | Premiums and Policy Fees | | | Net Investment Income | | | Other Income(a) | | | Benefits(b) | | | Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired | | | Other Operating Expenses |
2021 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Individual Retirement | | | $1,152 | | | $4,356 | | | $592 | | | $2,381 | | | $806 | | | $1,049 |
Group Retirement | | | 544 | | | 2,396 | | | 337 | | | 1,227 | | | 67 | | | 722 |
Life Insurance | | | 2,953 | | | 1,614 | | | 110 | | | 3,597 | | | 178 | | | 842 |
Institutional Markets | | | 3,953 | | | 1,134 | | | 2 | | | 4,394 | | | 6 | | | 108 |
Corporate and Other | | | 86 | | | 2,172 | | | 134 | | | — | | | — | | | 385 |
| | $8,688 | | | $11,672 | | | $1,175 | | | $11,599 | | | $1,057 | | | $3,106 | |
2020 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Individual Retirement | | | $1,013 | | | $4,154 | | | $577 | | | $2,170 | | | $523 | | | $1,011 |
Group Retirement | | | 462 | | | 2,193 | | | 275 | | | 1,200 | | | 7 | | | 741 |
Life Insurance | | | 2,909 | | | 1,520 | | | 96 | | | 3,593 | | | 8 | | | 764 |
Institutional Markets | | | 2,757 | | | 917 | | | 2 | | | 3,167 | | | 5 | | | 117 |
Corporate and Other | | | 74 | | | 1,732 | | | 122 | | | — | | | — | | | 314 |
| | $7,215 | | | $10,516 | | | $1,072 | | | $10,130 | | | $543 | | | $2,947 | |
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||
Individual Retirement | | | $914 | | | $4,342 | | | $606 | | | $2,145 | | | $454 | | | $1,016 |
Group Retirement | | | 445 | | | 2,269 | | | 261 | | | 1,215 | | | 81 | | | 682 |
Life Insurance | | | 2,941 | | | 1,494 | | | 87 | | | 3,081 | | | 134 | | | 764 |
Institutional Markets | | | 2,072 | | | 884 | | | 1 | | | 2,509 | | | 5 | | | 101 |
Corporate and Other | | | 59 | | | 1,785 | | | 114 | | | (1) | | | — | | | 298 |
| | $6,431 | | | $10,774 | | | $1,069 | | | $8,949 | | | $674 | | | $2,861 |
(a) | Other income represents advisory fee income and other income balances. |
(b) | Benefits represents policyholder benefits and interest credited to policyholder account balances. |
(in millions) | | | Gross Amount | | | Ceded to Other Companies | | | Assumed from Other Companies | | | Net Amount | | | Percent of Amount Assumed to Net |
2021 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Life insurance in force | | | $1,280,090 | | | $363,008 | | | $192 | | | $917,274 | | | —% |
Premiums Earned: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Life Insurance and Annuities | | | $4,504 | | | 1,196 | | | 2,265 | | | 5,573 | | | 40.6% |
Accident and Health | | | 100 | | | 36 | | | — | | | 64 | | | — |
Total | | | $4,604 | | | 1,232 | | | 2,265 | | | 5,637 | | | 40.2% |
2020 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Life insurance in force | | | $1,243,389 | | | $349,453 | | | $225 | | | $894,161 | | | —% |
Premiums Earned: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Life Insurance and Annuities | | | $4,273 | | | 1,072 | | | 1,073 | | | 4,274 | | | 25.1% |
Accident and Health | | | 111 | | | 44 | | | — | | | 67 | | | — |
Total | | | $4,384 | | | 1,116 | | | 1,073 | | | 4,341 | | | 24.7% |
2019 | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Life insurance in force | | | $1,185,771 | | | $322,890 | | | $279 | | | $863,160 | | | —% |
Premiums Earned: | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
Life Insurance and Annuities | | | $4,234 | | | 1,048 | | | 232 | | | 3,418 | | | 6.8% |
Accident and Health | | | 136 | | | 53 | | | — | | | 83 | | | — |
Total | | | $4,370 | | | $1,101 | | | $232 | | | $3,501 | | | 6.6% |
J.P. Morgan | | | Morgan Stanley | | | Piper Sandler |
Item 13. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. |
SEC Registration Fee | | | $ |
FINRA Filing Fee | | | |
Listing Fee | | | |
Printing Fees and Expenses | | | |
Accounting Fees and Expenses | | | |
Legal Fees and Expenses | | | |
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses | | | |
Transfer Agent Fees and Expenses | | | |
Miscellaneous | | | |
Total | | | $ |
Item 14. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
• | any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty; |
• | acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; |
• | unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchases, redemptions or other distributions; or |
• | any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit. |
Item 15. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities. |
Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
Item 17. | Undertakings. |
(a) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
(b) | The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that: |
(1) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
(2) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
Exhibit Number | | | Exhibit Description |
1.1# | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement. |
3.1# | | | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. |
3.2# | | | Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. |
4.1# | | | Form of Common Stock Certificate. |
5.1# | | | Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. |
| | Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. and Argon Holdco LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Inc.). | |
| | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021, between American International Group, Inc. and Argon Holdco LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Inc.). | |
10.3# | | | Form of Separation Agreement, dated as of , between SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. and American International Group, Inc. |
10.4# | | | Trademark License Agreement, dated as of , between SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. and American International Group, Inc. |
10.5# | | | Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of , between SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. and American International Group, Inc. |
10.6# | | | Form of Transition Services Agreement, dated as of , between SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. and American International Group, Inc. |
| | Commitment Letter, dated as of November 2, 2021, between Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. and SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. | |
| | Separately Managed Account Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. and American General Life Insurance Company. | |
| | Separately Managed Account Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. and The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company. | |
| | Separately Managed Account Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. and AGC Life Insurance Company. | |
| | Separately Managed Account Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. and AIG Life of Bermuda, Ltd. | |
| | Separately Managed Account Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, between Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. and AIG Life Ltd. | |
| | Amended and Restated Combination Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2020 between Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and American General Life Insurance Company. | |
| | Amended and Restated Combination Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2020, between Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company. |
Exhibit Number | | | Exhibit Description |
| | Amended and Restated Modified Coinsurance Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2020, between Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd. and The United States Life Insurance Company In The City of New York. | |
10.16#† | | | Equity Incentive Plan Documents. |
10.17# | | | Tax Matters Agreement dated as of , between SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. and American International Group, Inc. |
| | Senior Promissory Note dated as of November 1, 2021, by American International Group, Inc., as payee, and SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., as maker. | |
| | 18-Month Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2022, among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., as borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. | |
| | Three-Year Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2022, among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., as borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. | |
21.1# | | | List of Subsidiaries of SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., as of . |
| | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. | |
23.2# | | | Consent of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). |
| | Consent of Oliver Wyman Actuarial Consulting, Inc. | |
| | Powers of Attorney (contained on signature pages to the Registration Statement on Form S-1). | |
| | Consent of Alan Colberg to be named as a director nominee. | |
| | Consent of Marilyn Hirsch to be named as a director nominee. | |
| | Consent of Patricia Walsh to be named as a director nominee. | |
| | Filing Fee Table |
* | Filed herewith. |
† | Identifies each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
# | To be filed by amendment. |
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| | By: | | | /s/ Kevin Hogan | |
| | | | Name: Kevin Hogan | ||
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/s/ Kevin Hogan | | | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | | | March 28, 2022 |
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/s/ Elias Habayeb | | | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President (Principal Financial Officer) | | | March 28, 2022 |
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/s/ Christopher Filiaggi | | | Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | | | March 28, 2022 |
Christopher Filiaggi | | | | | ||
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/s/ Peter Zaffino | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Peter Zaffino | | | | | ||
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/s/ Adam Burk | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Adam Burk | | | | | ||
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/s/ Lucy Fato | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Lucy Fato | | | | | ||
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/s/ Shane Fitzsimons | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Shane Fitzsimons | | | | | ||
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/s/ Jonathan Gray | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Jonathan Gray | | | | | ||
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/s/ Christopher Lynch | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Christopher Lynch | | | | | ||
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/s/ Mark Lyons | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Mark Lyons | | | | | ||
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/s/ Elaine Rocha | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Elaine Rocha | | | | | ||
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/s/ Amy Schioldager | | | Director | | | March 28, 2022 |
Amy Schioldager | | | | |
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
by and among
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.,
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
AND
ARGON HOLDCO LLC
Dated as of November 2, 2021
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Defined Terms |
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Interpretation |
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Board Composition |
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Compensation |
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Other Rights of Stockholder Designees |
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Board Meetings |
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Certain Actions |
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Indemnification |
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ARTICLE III INFORMATION |
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Information Rights |
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Information Protection |
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Corporate Opportunities |
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ARTICLE IV REGISTRATION RIGHTS |
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Demand Registrations |
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Piggyback Registrations |
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Registration Expenses |
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Registration Procedures |
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Registration Limitations |
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Indemnification |
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Rule 144 Reporting |
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ARTICLE V EQUITY LOCK-UP |
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Sales and Transfers |
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Drag-Along Right |
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Tag-Along Right |
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL COVENANTS |
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Exchange Right |
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Spin-Offs or Split-Offs |
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Standstill |
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Preemptive Rights |
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Dividend Policy |
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Certain Actions |
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Certain Transactions |
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ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Notices |
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Amendment; Waiver |
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Assignment |
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Third Parties |
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Governing Law |
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Arbitration; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial |
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Specific Performance |
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Entire Agreement |
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Severability |
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Table of Contents, Headings and Captions |
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Grant of Consent |
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Counterparts |
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No Recourse |
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Certain Adjustments |
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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 2, 2021, is by and among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AIG”), and Argon Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Stockholder”).
WHEREAS, AIG and the Stockholder entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021 (the “SPA”), pursuant to which AIG agreed to sell to the Stockholder, and the Stockholder agreed to purchase from AIG, 9,900 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Purchased Shares”), representing 9.9% of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of such date (such transaction, the “Share Purchase”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the SPA; and
WHEREAS, the SPA contemplates that, in connection with the consummation of the Share Purchase, the parties hereto would enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:
“AAA” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(a).
“Acquirer” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c).
“Adjusted Book Value” means shareholder’s equity, excluding Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and adjusted for the cumulative unrealized gains and losses related to Fortitude Re funds withheld assets, calculated using the same methodologies, adjustments, procedures and assumptions as the Calculation Methodologies.
“Adjusted Separation Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet set forth on Section 3.6(d)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Affiliate” of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have the meanings correlative to the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder. For purposes of this Agreement (other than Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 7.13), neither Blackstone nor any investment funds or investment vehicles affiliated with, or managed or advised by, Blackstone or its affiliates or any portfolio company (as such term is commonly understood in the private equity industry) or investment of Blackstone or of any such investment fund or investment vehicle shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the Stockholder.
“Affiliate Contract” means any material Contract between any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and AIG or any Subsidiary of AIG (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary), on the other hand.
“Affordable Housing Transaction” means the transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021, by and between AIG and Aztec Holdco LLC.
“AGL” means American General Life Insurance Company.
“AIG” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“AIG Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of AIG and, to the extent issued pursuant to Section 6.1(b), any non-voting common stock or non-voting preferred stock of AIG.
“Applicable Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, written rule or regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, constitution or treaty enacted, promulgated, issued, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity applicable to any Person or such Person’s businesses, properties, assets or rights, as may be amended from time to time.
“Beneficially Own,” “Beneficially Owned” or “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Blackout Period” means (i) until a Fall-Away Event, the Company’s regularly quarterly restricted trading period during which directors and executive officers of the Company are not permitted to trade under the insider trading policy of the Company then in effect or (ii) a reasonable period not in excess of the applicable limits specified below in the event that the Company determines in good faith that any registration or sale pursuant to any registration statement would reasonably be expected to interfere with any bona fide financing of, or material transaction under consideration by, the Company, require disclosure of material information that has not been disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company, or otherwise materially adversely affect the Company. Notwithstanding anything otherwise to the contrary, with respect to any Blackout Periods described in clause (ii) above, (A) until a Fall-Away Event, the length of any such Blackout Period shall not exceed thirty (30) days and, in any (12) month period, (x) the number of such Blackout Periods shall not exceed three (3) and (y) the length of all such Blackout Periods shall not exceed ninety (90) days in the aggregate, and (B) following a Fall-Away Event, the length of any such Blackout Period shall not exceed sixty (60) days and, in any (12) month period, (x) the number of such Blackout Periods shall not exceed three (3) and (y) the length of all such Blackout Periods shall not exceed one-hundred-and-twenty (120) days in the aggregate.
“Blackstone” means Blackstone Inc.
“Blackstone Related Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.
“Board Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are required or authorized by Applicable Law to be closed.
“Bylaws” means the Bylaws of the Company immediately following the Closing, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time thereafter in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.
“Calculation Methodologies” are those line-item adjustments, methodologies, procedures and assumptions set forth on Section 1.1(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Change of Control” means, with respect to any specified Person, the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any other Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of other Persons of more than 50% of the outstanding equity of such specified Person or all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of such specified Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case, whether through a merger, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction involving such specified Person, other than any such acquisition by any other Person or group of other Persons where more than 50% of the outstanding equity of the ultimate parent entity of such other Person or group is, immediately after such acquisition, Beneficially Owned by the equityholders of such specified Person immediately prior to such acquisition.
“Charter” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company immediately following the Closing, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time thereafter in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.
“Closing” means the closing of the Share Purchase pursuant to the SPA.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Commitment Letter” means that certain Commitment Letter, dated November 2, 2021 (as may be amended or modified from time to time), among the Company, the Investment Manager and AIG.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Business” means the life and retirement insurance business, with such adjustments as reflected in the Separation Balance Sheet, as conducted by AIG and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the date of the SPA.
“Company Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company and the Class B common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company.
“Contract” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument, license or other enforceable arrangement or agreement.
“Demand Registrations” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“Director” means any member of the Board.
“Drag-Along Acquirer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Drag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Drag-Along Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Exchange Consideration” equals (i) the Exchange Value divided by (ii) the VWAP as of the date of the exchange.
“Exchange Right” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).
“Exchange Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b).
“Exchange Value” equals (i) a number equal to a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Exchange Shares being exchanged at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date on which any notice of exchange has been made multiplied by (ii) 1.1x Adjusted Book Value of the Company as of the month-end prior to the date on which any such exchange notice has been made, calculated in a manner consistent with the Adjusted Separation Balance Sheet.
“Fall-Away Event” means the first date on or after the date hereof on which the Stockholder ceases to hold 50% or more of the Company Common Stock held by the Stockholder as of the Closing (excluding shares of Company Common Stock repurchased by the Company from the Stockholder for the purposes of ensuring that the Stockholder holds less than 9.9% of the outstanding Company Common Stock).
“Governmental Entity” means any domestic or foreign court, tribunal, commission or governmental authority, instrumentality (including any legislature, commission, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental branch, bureau or department) or agency or any self-regulatory body.
“Identified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(c).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(c).
“Independent Director” means a Director who qualifies as an independent director within the meaning of Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual (or, if the Company Common Stock has a primary listing on a stock exchange that is not the New York Stock Exchange, the rules and listing standards of such stock exchange).
“Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Insurance Company” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is required to be licensed as an insurer or reinsurer.
“Investment Manager” means Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company.
“IPO” means the consummation of an initial public offering of shares of Company Common Stock in connection with which such shares of Company Common Stock become listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, whether pursuant to an initial underwritten public offering of Company Common Stock that is registered under the Securities Act or a distribution of Company Common Stock by AIG to existing equityholders that would result in securities of the Company being registered under the Exchange Act.
“Long-Form Registrations” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“Master SMA Agreements” means those certain Master SMA Agreements set forth on Exhibit A of the Commitment Letter (as such agreements may be amended or modified from time to time) between, on the one hand, AGL, and certain current or future life insurance company Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates (each, as defined in the Commitment Letter) of AGL that are or may become (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6(d) of the Commitment Letter) party to such Master SMA Agreements, and, on the other hand, the Investment Manager.
“New Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“NewCo” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
“Non-Employee Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).
“Observer” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(f).
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Entity or other entity.
“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
“Preemptive Rights Election Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c).
“Preemptive Rights Exercise Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(c).
“Preemptive Rights Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b).
“Preemptive Rights Portion” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Prospective Subscriber” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a).
“Purchased Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Registrable Securities” means (a) the Company Common Stock held by the Stockholder and (b) any other securities issued in respect of the securities described in clause (a) of this definition, including by way of a dividend, distribution or equity split or in connection with an exchange or a combination of shares, recapitalization, or reclassification. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities at the earliest date when they (i) have been distributed to the public pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act, (ii) have been sold to the public in compliance with Rule 144 (or any similar or successor rule then in force) or (iii) have been repurchased by the Company or any Subsidiary.
“Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Restriction Period” means the period commencing on the date following an IPO and ending on the fifth anniversary of the closing of the IPO.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Sell” means, with respect to Company Common Stock (including the Purchased Shares) or AIG Common Stock, as applicable, to, directly or indirectly, (i) sell, pledge, offer to sell or pledge, contract to sell or pledge, sell or grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, purchase or acquire any option to sell, or otherwise dispose or transfer any such securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities or (ii) enter into any swap, derivative or any other similar agreement or any similar transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of such securities, whether any such swap, derivative or other similar transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities or other securities, in cash or otherwise. “Sale” has the meaning correlative to the foregoing.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule (including any attachments thereto) delivered by AIG to the Stockholder in connection with, and constituting a part of, the SPA.
“Separation” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Principles.
“Separation Balance Sheet” means the balance sheet set forth on Section 3.6(d)(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Separation Documentation” means the separation agreement and other customary agreements for a separation on terms consistent with the Separation Principles.
“Separation Principles” means the separation principles set forth in Section 5.9 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Share Purchase” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“Shelf Take-down” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).
“SPA” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Stockholder Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).
“Stockholder Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“Subsidiary” of any Person at the time in question means another Person more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock or other voting interests of which, or more than 50% of the equity securities of which, is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
“Tag-Along Acquirer” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Tag-Along Exercise Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Tag-Along Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Tag-Along Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“VWAP” means, as of a particular date, the average of the volume weighted averages of the trading prices of shares of common stock of AIG or Acquirer, as applicable, on the New York Stock Exchange (or a comparable national stock exchange in the United States, such as the Nasdaq Stock Market) (as reported by Bloomberg L.P. or, if such information is no longer available from Bloomberg L.P., as available from a comparable internationally recognized source determined by AIG or Acquirer, on the one hand, and the Stockholder, on the other hand, each acting reasonably), on each of the twenty (20) most recent consecutive trading days on which such shares of common stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (or a comparable national stock exchange in the United States, such as the Nasdaq Stock Market) (each such day, a “trading day”) ending on (and including) the trading day that is the trading day immediately prior to such date.
1.2 Interpretation. When reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference shall be to an Article or a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. All references herein to any agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation are to the agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations promulgated under said statutes) and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation including any successor to said section. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Whenever the words “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Whenever the word “or” is used in this Agreement, it shall not be exclusive. Whenever the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and shall not mean simply “if.” Whenever the singular is used herein, the same shall include the plural, and whenever the plural is used herein, the same shall include the singular, where appropriate. Whenever the word “Dollars” or the “$” sign appear in this Agreement, they shall be construed to mean United States Dollars, and all transactions under this Agreement shall be in United States Dollars. This Agreement has been fully negotiated by both parties and shall not be construed by any Governmental Entity against either party by virtue of the fact that such party was the drafting party.
ARTICLE II
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
2.1 Board Composition.
(a) Board Size. From and after the Closing until the occurrence of a Fall-Away Event, the Board shall at all times have 11 members, subject to the death or unanticipated resignation of a member of the Board (which member shall be replaced as promptly as practicable).
(b) Independent Directors. Prior to the termination of the Commitment Letter, the Company agrees that, from and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (as defined in the SPA), the Board shall have at least three Independent Directors.
(c) Stockholder Designee. AIG and the Company shall take such actions so that, as of the Closing, Jonathan Gray, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone, is appointed as a member of the Board as the person designated by the Stockholder. Thereafter, and until the occurrence of a Fall-Away Event, at any election of directors of the Company, the Stockholder shall be entitled to designate one person for nomination for election to the Board, and the Board or any committee of the Board, as applicable, shall nominate for election such designee, with the identity of such designee subject to approval of the Company (not to be unreasonably withheld), but only if the election of such person to the Board would be necessary so that there be one person on the Board designated by the Stockholder, and subject, in all cases, to Applicable Law (including any eligibility and independence requirements under the Exchange Act or the applicable stock exchange rules and federal securities laws and regulations); provided that in no event shall the Stockholder have a right to designate a number of persons for nomination for election representing more than 9.9% of the whole Board. Each such person whom the Stockholder shall designate pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) and who is thereafter elected to the Board to serve as a Director shall be referred to herein as a “Stockholder Designee.” AIG agrees that, at all times when the Stockholder is entitled to designate a Stockholder Designee pursuant to this Section 2.1(c), AIG shall not vote, or execute a written consent in lieu thereof with respect to, shares of Company Common Stock in favor of any proposal to remove (with or without cause) the Stockholder Designee. The Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), at all times when the Stockholder is entitled to designate a Stockholder Designee pursuant to this Section 2.1(c), to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors, the Stockholder Designee, to nominate and recommend such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein and include such recommendation in the proxy statement (or consent solicitation or similar document) of the Company relating to the election of Directors and to solicit proxies or consents in favor thereof to the same extent, and in a manner no less favorable, as the Company solicits proxies or consents in favor of the other nominees of the Board. AIG hereby agrees with the Company that, at all times when the Stockholder is entitled to designate a Stockholder Designee pursuant to this Section 2.1(c), AIG shall vote, or execute a written consent in lieu thereof with respect to, all of the Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by it, or cause all of the Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by it, to be voted, or cause a written consent in lieu thereof to be executed, to elect the Stockholder Designee for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors. The Stockholder hereby agrees with the Company, severally and not jointly, that, at all times when the Stockholder is entitled to designate a Stockholder Designee pursuant to this Section 2.1(c), the Stockholder shall vote, or execute a written consent in lieu thereof with respect to, all of the Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by it, or cause all of the Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by it, to be voted, or cause a written consent in lieu thereof to be executed, to elect the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing Directors.
(d) Committees. At all times when the Stockholder is entitled to designate a Stockholder Designee pursuant to Section 2.1(c), (i) to the extent permitted by Applicable Law (including any eligibility requirements under the Exchange Act or the applicable stock exchange rules and federal securities laws and regulations), the Stockholder Designee shall be entitled to serve on each committee of the Board and (ii) the committees of the Board shall include an audit committee.
(e) Vacancy. In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, retirement, disability, removal or resignation of the Stockholder Designee, the remaining Directors and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), cause the vacancy created thereby to be filled by a new Stockholder Designee. In the event that any person designated by the Stockholder shall fail to be elected to the Board at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors (or consent in lieu of meeting), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such person (or alternative person selected by the Stockholder) to be elected to the Board as soon as practicable thereafter.
(f) Board Observer. At all times when the Stockholder is entitled to designate a Stockholder Designee pursuant to Section 2.1(c), if the Board at any time consists of fewer than eleven (11) members, the Stockholder Designee shall automatically cease to be a Director and instead become a board observer (an “Observer”); provided that, if the Board subsequently consists of eleven (11) or more members, the Board shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, take actions to cause such Observer to become a Director. The Observer shall (i) have the right to receive notice of and to attend and participate in (but not vote on any matters on which the Directors are entitled to vote) meetings of the Board and any committee of the Board, (ii) have the right to receive Board Materials to the same extent that, and in the same manner as, the Stockholder Designee would be entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.3 if he or she were continuing to serve on the Board and the same committees of the Board on which he or she was serving immediately prior to becoming an Observer, subject to all the limitations and obligations set forth therein, including such customary confidentiality obligations as apply to members of the Board generally, and (iii) have the right to reimbursement of expenses to the same extent that the Stockholder Designee would be entitled to receive such reimbursement pursuant to Section 2.2 if he or she were continuing to serve on the Board and the same committees of the Board on which he or she was serving immediately prior to becoming an Observer, subject to the limitations set forth therein. The Observer shall have no right to vote on any matter presented to the Board or committee of the Board.
(g) Resignation. From and after a Fall-Away Event, upon receipt of a written request from the Company to the Stockholder Designee or the Stockholder, the Stockholder Designee shall (and the Stockholder shall use reasonable best efforts to take such actions to cause the Stockholder Designee to) immediately tender his or her resignation as a Director, or, if requested, the Stockholder agrees to vote its Company Common Stock to remove such Stockholder Designee from the Board.
(h) Chief Executive Officer Designee. AIG and the Company shall take such actions so that, as of the Closing, the then-serving Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall be appointed as a member of the Board. Thereafter, the Company hereby agrees that, at any election of directors of the Company prior to the Fall-Away Event, the then-serving Chief Executive Officer of the Company shall be nominated for election to the Board.
2.2 Compensation. The Stockholder Designee shall not be entitled to compensation for service as a member of the Board (including any fees and equity awards), except for reimbursement of expenses for service as a member of the Board to the extent that such reimbursement is provided to any other member of the Board.
2.3 Other Rights of Stockholder Designees. The Stockholder Designee serving on the Board shall be entitled to receive due and timely notice of and to attend and participate in all meetings of the Board and committees of the Board, at the same time and in the same manner as the other Directors are entitled to receive, attend or participate in such meetings in their capacities as Directors. The Stockholder Designee serving on the Board shall be entitled to receive, at the same time and in the same manner as other Directors are entitled to receive in their capacities as Directors, any and all resolutions relating to action taken by the Board or committees of the Board by written consent and any other information and materials provided to members of the Board or committees of the Board, including any updates regarding the Separation that are provided to the Board or any committees of the Board (collectively, the “Board Materials”), in each case (i) subject to such customary confidentiality obligations as apply to members of the Board generally and (ii) except (A) as prohibited by Applicable Law or (B) to the extent that the Company determines in good faith, after consulting with legal counsel, that including the Stockholder Designee in a meeting of the Board or committee of the Board (or portion thereof) or providing or disclosing Board Materials to the Stockholder Designee would reasonably be expected to prevent the Company from asserting attorney-client privilege (to the extent that that such attorney-client privilege is not governed by a common interest privilege or doctrine) with respect to matters discussed at such meeting or disclosed in such Board Materials; provided that such Board Materials will be provided to the Stockholder Designee with redactions or other customary limitations, in each case, to the extent feasible to do so in a manner that would avoid the effect set forth in this clause (B). In the event that the Stockholder Designee is excluded from any portion of any meeting of the Board or any committee of the Board or is precluded from receipt of any Board Materials pursuant to this Section 2.3, the Stockholder Designee shall be informed of such exclusion or preclusion in writing.
2.4 Board Meetings. The Board and committees of the Board shall meet in accordance with the Bylaws; provided that the Board and committees of the Board shall meet at least quarterly.
2.5 Certain Actions. (a) From and after the Closing until the occurrence of a Fall- Away Event, the Company will not, and will cause the Company Subsidiaries and the Company Business not to, without the prior written consent of the Stockholder:
(i) amend the organizational documents of (A) the Company or (B) the Company Subsidiaries that are material to the Company Business, in either case so as to include provisions that would disproportionately adversely affect the Stockholder in any material respect relative to AIG, in each case in their capacities as holders of Company Common Stock, after taking into account differences in their respective ownership levels (for example, rights that are typically provided by a company to a parent company that consolidates a company);
(ii) effect a voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;
(iii) repurchase shares of Company Common Stock, if such repurchase would result in the Stockholder owning, of record, more than 9.9% of the then-outstanding Company Common Stock;
(iv) other than (x) with respect to the Separation Documentation (which shall be governed by the terms of the Separation Principles), (y) any modification, amendment or termination of, or entry into, any Affiliate Contract that is on arm’s length terms, fair and reasonable to the Company Business in all material respects or in the ordinary course of business consistent with historical practice, or (z) any modification, amendment or termination of, or entry into, any Affiliate Contracts in connection with the Separation in accordance with the Separation Documentation, (A) modify, amend (in any material respect) or terminate (other than, as a result of the expiration of the term thereof) any Affiliate Contract, or waive, release or assign any material rights or claims thereunder or (B) enter into any Affiliate Contract, in each of cases (A) and (B), on terms that are adverse in any material respect to the Stockholder; provided that the consent of the Stockholder in respect of this Section 2.5(a)(iv) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned;
(v) following an IPO, effect a voluntary deregistration of the Company Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting of the Company Common Stock with any applicable national securities exchange; or
(vi) agree to take any of the foregoing actions; provided that the consent of the Stockholder in respect of this Section 2.5(a)(vi) as it relates to Section 2.5(a)(iv) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
(b) From and after the Closing until the earlier of the closing of the IPO and the occurrence of a Fall-Away Event, the Company will not, and will cause the Company Subsidiaries and the Company Business not to, without the prior written consent of the Stockholder:
(i) declare, set a record date or set aside or pay any dividends or distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) on, or effect any redemption, repurchase or other acquisition in respect of, shares of Company Common Stock that are not declared, paid or effected, or otherwise transfer or make payments in respect of the equity interests in the Company that are not made, on a pro rata basis with respect to all holders of shares of Company Common Stock; provided that, in connection with the Separation, the Company shall be permitted to set a record date, set aside or pay any dividend or distribution, or otherwise transfer or make payments in respect of the equity interests in the Company, to AIG and/or any of its Subsidiaries on a non-pro rata basis (such that the Stockholder and its Affiliates will not be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or payment) in respect of the Affordable Housing Transaction (it being agreed that the aggregate impact of any such dividend, distribution or payment shall be determined in accordance with the Calculation Methodologies and reflected in full in the calculation of each of the Interim Adjusted Book Value (as defined in the SPA) and Final Adjusted Book Value (as defined in the SPA));
(ii) effect any split, combine or reclassify any of the Company’s outstanding capital stock or equity securities or issue or authorize the issuance of any other stock or securities (including any derivatives securities) in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares or other interests representing any of the Company’s outstanding capital stock or equity securities, in each case, that is not on a proportionate basis with respect to all holders thereof;
(iii) other than with respect to any Insurance Company, incur, assume, guarantee, refinance, be allocated or become obligated with respect to any third-party indebtedness (including by issuance of debt securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, but excluding any intercompany indebtedness or payables owed to AIG or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Section 2.5(b)(iv)) in excess of, in each case outstanding at any one time, (x) ten billion U.S. dollars ($10,000,000,000) of new third-party indebtedness issued by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in a total aggregate principal amount on a consolidated basis (excluding guaranteed investment contracts, FHLB short-term financings and other ordinary course operating indebtedness, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) plus (y) two billion U.S. dollars ($2,000,000,000) of third-party indebtedness issued by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries under a customary revolving credit facility on market terms; provided that the consent of the Stockholder in respect of this Section 2.5(b)(iii) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned;
(iv) other than (x) repayments of intercompany indebtedness and payables to AIG or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (which repayments are not subject to limitation) and (y) the incurrence of ordinary course intercompany indebtedness consistent with historical practice, on terms (including with respect to interest rates) consistent with historical practice with respect to existing ordinary course intercompany indebtedness), (A) repay, forgive or otherwise cancel any indebtedness or payables between the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and AIG or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries), on the other hand, (B) loan any amounts to AIG or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and the wholly owned Company Subsidiaries) or (C) incur any indebtedness to AIG or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and the wholly owned Company Subsidiaries); provided that, in connection with the Separation, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be permitted to incur (including through the creation or distribution of one or more intercompany notes to AIG and/or its Subsidiaries) and, from the proceeds of the third-party indebtedness set forth in subclause (x) of Section 2.5(b)(iii), repay up to an aggregate of eight billion three hundred million U.S. dollars ($8,300,000,000) of intercompany indebtedness and/or payables (on terms (including with respect to interest rates) and conditions consistent with historical practice with respect to existing intercompany indebtedness or payables, as applicable) between the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and AIG or its Subsidiaries (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries), on the other hand; provided, further, that the amount of such repayment shall be reflected in full in the calculation of Final Adjusted Book Value; provided, further, that any portion of intercompany indebtedness (including any portion of the eight billion three hundred million U.S. dollars ($8,300,000,000) of intercompany indebtedness) and/or payables that is incurred but not so repaid shall (1) remain outstanding unless forgiven or otherwise cancelled by AIG in its discretion and (2) be reflected in full in the calculation of Final Adjusted Book Value;
(v) enter into any new material line of business that would subject the Stockholder or its Affiliates to obligations under the Bank Holding Company Act or any other Applicable Law that governs banking or similar entities; or
(vi) agree to take any of the foregoing actions; provided that the consent of the Stockholder in respect of this Section 2.5(b)(vi), insofar as it relates to Section 2.5(b)(iii) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
2.6 Indemnification. The Stockholder Designee shall be entitled to indemnification and exculpation from the Company, and to be insured under the director and officer insurance policy of the Company, to the same extent as other members of the Board (in their capacities as Directors) pursuant to the Company’s Charter and Bylaws; provided, that the Company hereby agrees that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 15.11 of the Bylaws, (i) any failure of the Stockholder Designee to provide notice as so required by Section 15.11 of the Bylaws shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under Article XV of the Bylaws unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually prejudices the interests of the Company and (ii) in connection with the Stockholder Designee’s indemnification and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to Section 15.11 of the Bylaws, such Stockholder Designee shall be required to include detailed invoices and other relevant documentation only to the extent such documentation is available to the Stockholder Designee.
ARTICLE III
INFORMATION
3.1 Information Rights. From and after the Closing until the occurrence of a Fall- Away Event, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, on an ongoing and confidential basis, provide the Stockholder with such information regarding the financial results and business of Company, including with respect to information required for regulatory or compliance purposes, as is reasonably requested by the Stockholder. In addition, prior to the IPO, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide the Stockholder (on behalf of Blackstone), (a) within 75 days after the end of each fiscal quarter, with consolidated financial statements of the Company (including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) and (b) at the same time and in the same manner as the Directors, with Board Materials, and the Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that Blackstone shall be entitled to use and rely on the information furnished to the Stockholder (on behalf of Blackstone) pursuant to this sentence in the preparation of the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Blackstone (including the notes thereto, if any, and the qualitative narrative disclosures in such reports filed with the SEC related to the foregoing) filed in each report required to be filed by Blackstone pursuant to the Exchange Act with the SEC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required pursuant to this Section 3.1 to provide or disclose any information (i) where the provision or disclosure would be prohibited under Applicable Law or (ii) to the extent that the Company determines in good faith, after consulting with legal counsel, that (x) providing or disclosing such information would reasonably be expected to (1) breach a contractual obligation of confidentiality owed by the Company to a third party or the fiduciary obligations of Directors (2) prevent the Company from asserting any attorney-client privilege (to the extent that that such attorney-client privilege concerns are not governed by a common interest privilege or doctrine) with respect to matters to be provided or disclosed in Board Materials or (y) withholding such information is necessary as a result of an actual or reasonably likely conflict of interest between the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Stockholder and its Affiliates, on the other hand; provided that the Company shall use reasonable efforts to provide or disclose such information with redactions or other customary limitations, in each case, to the extent feasible to do so in a manner that would avoid the effect set forth in the this clause (ii). All such nonpublic, proprietary or other confidential information relating to the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, the Company Business, the Separation or the IPO so furnished pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall be referred to herein as the “Information”; provided that “Information” shall not include information that (A) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Stockholder, any Stockholder Representative or any Stockholder Designee in violation of this Section 3.1, (B) was or becomes available to the Stockholder or its Affiliates or its or their respective directors, officers, other employees, partners, members, managers, professional representatives (including legal counsel, accountants, tax advisors, consultants and financial advisors of such Person) or agents (such Persons, other than the Stockholder and the Company or its Subsidiaries, the “Stockholder Representatives”) on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure to the Stockholder, any Stockholder Representative or any Stockholder Designee by the Company or its Affiliates or a Person acting on behalf of the foregoing, (C) was or becomes available to the Stockholder, any Stockholder Representative or any Stockholder Designee from a source other than the Company or its Affiliates or a Person acting on behalf of the foregoing; provided that such source is not known by the Stockholder or any such Stockholder Representative to be bound by an obligation of confidentiality with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (D) is independently developed by the Stockholder or any Stockholder Representative without the use of or reference to any Information. Subject to Section 3.2, the Stockholder shall, and shall direct the Stockholder Representatives (with the Stockholder liable hereunder for any Stockholder Representative’s failure to comply with such direction, subject to any joinder or other agreements to which such Stockholder Representatives are party with or for the benefit of the Company) to, (1) maintain in accordance with this Section 3.1 the confidentiality of such Information received by it from the Company or any of its Affiliates, (2) not disclose or reveal any such information to any Person, other than to Stockholder Representatives, in each case only to the extent the Stockholder determines in good faith that such Stockholder Representative needs to know such information for the purpose of (I) evaluating, monitoring or taking any other action with respect to the investment by the Stockholder in the Company, (II) ensuring compliance with the terms of, enforcing, defending or understanding any right or obligation in respect of this Agreement, the Charter, the Bylaws, the Master SMA Agreements, the Commitment Letter and any other agreement with respect to the investment by the Stockholder in the Company and (3) not use such information other than for the purposes described in the foregoing clause (2); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 3.1, Information may be disclosed or revealed (v) by Blackstone, to the extent required by Applicable Law or applicable accounting principles (including accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America) as then in effect, including any interpretations thereof, in the audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Blackstone (including the notes thereto, if any, and the qualitative narrative disclosures in such reports filed with the SEC related to the foregoing); (w) by Blackstone, the Stockholder or the Stockholder Representatives to the extent that the Company consents thereto in writing; (x) by the Stockholder to a Governmental Entity to the extent required by Applicable Law or as requested by a Governmental Entity in connection with routine examinations or oversight by such Governmental Entity; provided that any such examination or oversight is not targeted at AIG, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries, the Company Business, the Separation, the IPO, the Information or this Agreement; (y) by the Stockholder and the Stockholder Representatives to the extent that the Stockholder or the Stockholder Representatives are legally compelled to do so or are required to do so to comply with Applicable Law or legal process or Governmental Entity request or for any legally required tax or accounting purposes; provided that, prior to making such disclosure permitted pursuant to this clause (y), the Stockholder or the Stockholder Representative, as applicable, shall, to the extent legally permissible, give written notice to the Company describing in reasonable detail the proposed content of such disclosure to the extent related to the Information, and shall allow the Company, at its sole cost and expense, to seek a protective order to prevent the required disclosure; provided further that, in the absence of such protective order, or if the Company otherwise waives the confidentiality requirements set forth in this Section 3.1 in connection with such requirement, the Stockholder or the Stockholder Representative shall disclose only that portion of the Information that is legally compelled to be disclosed (it being understood that the proviso in this clause (y) shall not apply to any disclosure by Blackstone pursuant to the foregoing clause (v)); and (z) by the Stockholder and the Stockholder Representatives to any prospective transferee permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (subject to Article V) as part of customary “due diligence” reviews; provided that (1) such prospective transferee agrees to be bound by a customary confidentiality agreement or similar written obligation for the benefit of the Company and (2) this clause (z) shall not permit the disclosure of Board Materials without the prior written consent of the Company.
3.2 Information Protection. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Stockholder to (i) provide to any Person, including any Governmental Entity (including in connection with any application, filing or notification by AIG, the Company or Stockholder) (A) nonpublic or other financial or sensitive personally identifiable information of Blackstone, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, managers or partners, or its or their control persons or direct or indirect equityholders and their respective directors, officers, employees, managers or partners (collectively with Blackstone, the “Blackstone Related Persons”) or (B) any other nonpublic, proprietary or other confidential information of a Blackstone Related Person that exceeds the scope of information that such Blackstone Related Person has historically provided to a Governmental Entity in connection with a similar governmental application, filing or notification, or (ii) disclose to any Person, including any Governmental Entity (including in connection with any application, filing or notification by AIG, the Company or Stockholder), the identities of direct or indirect limited partners, stockholders, members or beneficiaries of Blackstone or any of its Affiliates, in each of cases (i) or (ii), (x) unless the failure to provide or disclose such information to a Governmental Entity that has requested or requires such information would reasonably be expected to impede the consummation of the Separation or the IPO, in which case the Stockholder shall be required to provide or disclose such information to the applicable Governmental Entity and (y) except for National Association of Insurance Commissioners biographical information (or substantially similar biographical information requirements of foreign regulatory bodies). Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that Stockholder is required to provide or disclose any such information pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Stockholder (A) shall be entitled to enter into good-faith discussions with the applicable Governmental Entity and use reasonable best efforts to seek to promptly resolve any requests by or requirements of such Governmental Entity for such information prior to providing such information and (B) may provide any such sensitive or confidential information directly to the applicable Governmental Entity requesting such information without providing or disclosing such information to AIG or the Company to the extent permitted by the applicable Governmental Entity. All appearances, submissions, presentations, briefs, and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of the Blackstone Related Persons before any Governmental Entity shall be controlled by the Stockholder.
3.3 Corporate Opportunities.
(a) In recognition and anticipation of the fact that (i) certain directors, principals, officers, employees and/or other representatives of the Stockholder and its Affiliates may serve as a director of the Company, (ii) the Stockholder and its Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage or proposes to engage, and (iii) members of the Board who are not employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (“Non-Employee Directors”) and their respective Affiliates may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Company, directly or indirectly, may engage or proposes to engage, the provisions of this Section 3.3 are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Company with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve the Stockholder, the Non-Employee Directors or their respective Affiliates, as applicable, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Company and its directors and stockholders in connection therewith. The Company hereby agrees that none of (A) the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, (B) AIG or any of its Affiliates or (C) the Non-Employee Directors or his or her Affiliates (the Persons identified in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above being referred to, collectively, as “Identified Persons” and, individually, as an “Identified Person”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by (but otherwise subject to) Applicable Law, have any duty to refrain from, directly or indirectly, (1) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Company or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage or (2) otherwise competing with the Company or any of its Affiliates, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Identified Person shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Company for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person engages in any such activities. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in, or right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may be a corporate opportunity for an Identified Person and the Company or any of its Affiliates, except as provided in Section 3.3(b). Subject to Section 3.3(b), in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity that may be a corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself and the Company or any of its Affiliates, such Identified Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or other business opportunity to the Company or any of its Affiliates and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall not be liable to the Company or its stockholders or to any Affiliate of the Company for breach of any fiduciary duty as a stockholder or director of the Company solely by reason of the fact that such Identified Person pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, herself or himself, or offers or directs such corporate opportunity to another Person or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.3, the Company does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any Non- Employee Director (including any Non-Employee Director who serves as an officer of the Company) if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company, and the provisions of Section 3.3(a) shall not apply to any such corporate opportunity.
(c) The Company agrees that it will include in its organizational documents a waiver of corporate opportunity provision substantially identical to the provisions set forth in Sections 3.3(a) and 3.3(b).
ARTICLE IV
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
4.1 Demand Registrations.
(a) Subject to and without limiting any of the obligations of the Stockholder set forth in Section 5.1, (i) the Stockholder may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of its Registrable Securities on Form S-1 (excluding a Shelf Registration) or any successor long-form registration statement (“Long-Form Registrations”) subject to and in accordance with Section 4.1(b) and (ii) the Stockholder may, if available, request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of its Registrable Securities on a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 or any successor short-form registration statement (a “Shelf Registration”), in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), to be effective at any time from and following the first anniversary of the date on which the Company completes an IPO (or, in the event that the IPO is not completed prior to November 2, 2023, at any time from and following the Stockholder’s exercise of the Exchange Right) (subject to the expiration or waiver of the applicable lock-up period relating to such IPO), subject to and in accordance with Section 4.1(b); provided, that (A) the Stockholder shall be entitled to no more than one (1) Shelf Registration during each three (3)-year period and an aggregate of three (3) Shelf Registrations hereunder, (B) the Stockholder shall not be entitled to any Long-Form Registrations at any time when the Company is eligible to effect a Shelf Registration and (C) each Shelf Registration must include all of the Registrable Securities then held by the Stockholder. All registrations requested pursuant to this Section 4.1 by the Stockholder are referred to herein as “Demand Registrations.” Each request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of shares requested to be registered and the intended method of distribution.
(b) The Stockholder shall be entitled to demand an aggregate of four (4) underwritten public offerings hereunder whether in the form of Long-Form Registrations or take-downs off a Shelf Registration (each, a “Shelf Take-down”) hereunder; provided that (i) the aggregate offering value of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered in any underwritten public offering whether in the form of a Long-Form Registration or Shelf Take-down must be at least two percent (2%) of the then-outstanding Company Common Stock (or any such lesser amount if all of the Registrable Securities held by the Stockholder are requested to be included in such offering) and (ii) the Stockholder shall not be entitled to demand an underwritten public offering in the form of a Long-Form Registration if the Company is then eligible to effect such offering as a Shelf Take-down.
(c) If a Demand Registration is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, if any, that can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering, then the Company shall include (i) first, all Registrable Securities requested to be sold by the Stockholder in such Demand Registration up to that number of securities that in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering and (ii) second, any other securities requested to be included.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to effect any Demand Registration during any period in which the Company and/or AIG is restricted from effecting a registration, offering or sale of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to a lock-up or similar agreement entered into in connection with any offering or sale of Company Common Stock registered with the SEC and, if requested by the Company or AIG, the Stockholder shall enter into a lock-up or similar agreement with the managing underwriters in connection therewith; provided, that the restriction period thereunder shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of the Company’s IPO or ninety (90) days after the effective date of any other public offering, and (ii) the Company may postpone the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a Demand Registration or suspend the use of a prospectus that is part of a Shelf Registration (and therefore suspend sales of Registrable Securities thereunder in accordance with Section 4.5(a)) during any Blackout Period; provided that only in such event, the Stockholder shall be entitled to withdraw such request for a Demand Registration and, if so withdrawn, such Demand Registration shall not count against the total number of Long-Form Registrations and Shelf Take-downs provided for in Section 4.1(b).
(e) If any Demand Registration, including any Shelf Take-down, is an underwritten offering, then the Stockholder shall have the right to select the managing underwriters to administer such offering, which managing underwriters must be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The IPO shall not be deemed to be a Demand Registration for this purpose.
(f) The Stockholder agrees, subject to Section 3.1, to treat as confidential the receipt of any notice hereunder and the information contained therein to the extent such information constitutes material non-public information within the meaning of the federal securities laws, and not to disclose or use any such material non-public information without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as any such material non-public information is or becomes available to the public generally (other than as a result of disclosure by the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder Representatives in breach of the terms of this Agreement).
(g) For so long as the Stockholder holds any Registrable Securities, the Company and its Affiliates shall not, without the Stockholder’s prior written consent, enter into any Contract providing another Person with registration rights that would conflict with the provisions of this Article IV.
4.2 Piggyback Registrations. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, following the first anniversary of the date on which the Company completes an IPO (or, in the event that the IPO is not completed prior to November 2, 2023, at any time from and following the Stockholder’s exercise of the Exchange Right) (subject to the expiration or waiver of the IPO lock-up), whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities for sale for cash under the Securities Act, whether proposed to be offered for sale by the Company or by any other Person (other than (i) pursuant to a Demand Registration, (ii) in connection with any registration on Form S-4, S-8 or any successor or similar form, (iii) in connection with a registration relating to a merger, acquisition, business combination transaction or reorganization of the Company or other transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act or (iv) a registration in which the only securities being registered are common stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered) and the registration form to be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company shall give prompt written notice to the Stockholder of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Section 4.2(b) and Section 4.2(c), shall use reasonable best efforts to include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein from the Stockholder within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Company’s notice.
(b) If the Piggyback Registration of which the Company gives notice is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Stockholder as a part of the written notice given. In such event, the right of the Stockholder to registration pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) shall be conditioned upon the Stockholder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of the Stockholder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. If the Stockholder exercises its Piggyback Registration rights it shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the representative of the managing underwriters selected by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.2, if the underwriters advise the Company that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, the underwriters may (subject to the limitations set forth below) limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included in the registration and underwriting. The Company shall so advise the Stockholder, and the number of shares of securities that are entitled to be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, to the Company for securities being sold for its own account, (ii) second, to the Stockholder; and (iii) third, to any other holders of the Company’s securities.
(c) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not the Stockholder has elected to include securities in such registration. The Stockholder shall not have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in the offering pursuant to this Section 4.2(c) following its exercise of its Piggyback Registration rights.
4.3 Registration Expenses. All expenses incurred in connection with any registration statement or registration under the Securities Act (including a Long-Form Registration, Shelf Registration or Shelf Take-down) covering shares held by seller of securities pursuant to a registration under this Agreement, including all registration, qualification and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, filing expenses, printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company (including the fees and disbursements of one, but not more than one, outside legal counsel for sellers of securities pursuant to a registration under this Agreement) and all independent certified public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts and commissions) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being herein called “Registration Expenses”), shall be borne by the Company, and the Company also shall pay all of its internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each seller of securities pursuant to a registration under this Agreement shall bear and pay (i) all underwriting discounts and commissions and (ii) any stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities sold for such seller’s account.
4.4 Registration Procedures. (a) With respect to a registration of Registrable Securities, subject to Section 4.2(c) and Section 4.5, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) keep such registration effective for a period ending on the earlier of the date that is one-hundred and twenty (120) days from the effective date of the registration statement or such time as the Stockholder has completed the distribution described in the registration statement relating thereto; (ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement for the period set forth in (i) above; (iii) furnish such number of prospectuses, including any preliminary prospectuses, and other documents incident thereto, including any amendment of or supplement to the prospectus, as the Stockholder may from time to time reasonably request; (iv) notify the Stockholder (to the extent selling Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then existing, and following such notification promptly prepare and furnish to such Stockholder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then existing; (v) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC; (vi) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Section 4.4 to be listed on the national securities exchange on which securities of the same class as such Registrable Securities are then listed, if any; (vii) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter in an underwritten offering; (viii) take such actions as shall be reasonably requested by the Stockholder or the lead managing underwriter of an underwritten offering to facilitate such offering, including without limitation, making customary road show presentations and, in a customary manner, holding meetings with and making calls to potential investors; and (ix) enter into customary agreements (including, in the case of an underwritten offering, one or more underwriting agreements in customary form, and including provisions with respect to indemnification and contribution in customary form) and in connection therewith: (A) make such representations and warranties to the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in similar underwritten offerings; (B) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company addressed to the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in sales of securities or underwritten offerings; (C) obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from the Company’s independent certified public accountants addressed to the underwriters, if any, which letters shall be customary in form and shall cover matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters to underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; (D) deliver such documents and certificates as the sole underwriter or managing underwriter, if any, or its counsel, shall reasonably request to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made in accordance with Section 4.4(a)(ix)(A) above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement; and (E) facilitate the settlement of such Registrable Securities through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company. The above, as set forth in Section 4.4(a)(iii) through Section 4.4(a)(viii), shall be done at such times as customarily occur in similar offerings.
(b) The Stockholder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding the Stockholder and the distribution proposed by the Stockholder as the Company may reasonably request or as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Article IV.
4.5 Registration Limitations. (a) Subject to Section 4.4(a), the Company will use reasonable efforts to prepare such supplements or amendments (including a post-effective amendment), if required by Applicable Law, to each applicable registration statement and file any other required document so that such registration statement will be available at all times during the period for which such registration statement is required pursuant to this Agreement to be effective; provided, that no such supplement, amendment or filing will be required during a Blackout Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, from time to time, by providing written notice to the Stockholder, to postpone the filing of any registration statement for any Long-Form Registration or Shelf Registration and to require the holders of Registrable Securities to suspend the use of the prospectus for sales of Registrable Securities in connection with any Long-Form Registration, Shelf Registration or Shelf Take-down during any Blackout Period. No sales may be made by the Stockholder under any registration statement during any Blackout Period of which the Company has provided notice to the Stockholder. In the event of a Blackout Period under clause (ii) of the definition thereof, the Company shall notify the Stockholder promptly upon each of the commencement and the termination of each Blackout Period. In connection with the expiration of any Blackout Period, the Company, to the extent necessary and as required by Applicable Law, shall as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare supplements or amendments, including a post-effective amendment, to the registration statement or the prospectus, or any document incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document, so that the applicable registration statement will be available for registration of registrable securities as contemplated hereby. A Blackout Period described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof shall be deemed to have expired when the Company has notified the Stockholder that the Blackout Period has so expired and the registration statement is available. Upon expiration of a Blackout Period described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, any additional duration of a Blackout Period will be deemed to be a Blackout Period described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof and subject to the limitations therein.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Section 4.1 and Section 4.2, and the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, shall terminate upon the Stockholder ceasing to hold 75% or more of the Company Common Stock held by the Stockholder as of the Closing.
4.6 Indemnification.
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Stockholder, each of its Affiliates and its and their officers, directors and managers, and each person controlling the Stockholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages, and liabilities (or actions, proceedings, or settlements in respect thereof) arising out of or based on: (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any prospectus or other document incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, (ii) any 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 (iii) any violation (or alleged violation) by the Company of the Securities Act, any state securities laws or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any offering covered by such registration, qualification or compliance, and the Company will reimburse the Stockholder, each of its officers, directors and managers, and each person controlling the Stockholder as provided above, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission based upon written information furnished to the Company by the Stockholder, any of the Stockholder’s officers, directors or managers, or any person controlling the Stockholder as provided above specifically for use therein; and provided, further, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, the Stockholder will, if Registrable Securities held by the Stockholder are included in the securities as to which any registration, qualification, or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, officers, managers, legal counsel and accountants, and each underwriter, if any, of the Company’s securities covered by such a registration statement, and each person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on: (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any such registration statement, prospectus or other document, or (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and the Company’s officers, directors and managers, legal counsel, and accountants, persons, underwriters, or control persons as provided above, for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Stockholder and stated by the Stockholder to be specifically for use therein; provided, however, that the obligations of the Stockholder hereunder shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claims, losses, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Stockholder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided further that the obligations of the Stockholder hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds received by the Stockholder from the sale of securities under any such registration statement or offering hereunder.
(c)
(i) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.6(c) (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense; and provided further, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 4.6(c) to the extent such failure is not prejudicial. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
(ii) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.6(c) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to herein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.6(c), to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.
4.7 Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available to the Stockholder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Company, following the first anniversary of the date on which the Company completes an IPO, agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:
(a) make and keep current public information available, within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, at all times after it has become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act;
(b) file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and Exchange Act (after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c) so long as the Stockholder Beneficially Owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to the Stockholder forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144 (at any time commencing ninety (90) days after the effective date of the first registration filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general public), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as the Stockholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without registration (in each case to the extent not readily publicly available).
ARTICLE V
EQUITY LOCK-UP
5.1 Sales and Transfers.
(a) From and after the Closing, subject to the rights of the Stockholder under Section 6.1, the Stockholder and its Affiliates shall not Sell any shares of Company Common Stock (including Purchased Shares), except as follows:
(i) the Stockholder and its Affiliates will be permitted to Sell shares of Company Common Stock to the Stockholder’s Affiliates; provided that such Affiliates agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as if they were the Stockholder;
(ii) following the IPO, the Stockholder and its Affiliates will be permitted to Sell shares of Company Common Stock, in one or more transactions effected pursuant to the Stockholder’s registration rights pursuant to Article IV, in privately negotiated transactions with a third-party purchaser or on the stock exchange upon which the Company Common Stock is listed pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, in each case, as follows: (A) after the first anniversary of the closing of the IPO, up to 25% of the Purchased Shares owned by the Stockholder as of Closing; (B) after the second anniversary of the closing of the IPO, up to an additional 42% of the Purchased Shares owned by the Stockholder as of the Closing (for a total of 67% of the Purchased Shares when including the Purchased Shares permitted to be transferred pursuant to the immediately preceding subclause (A)); (C) after the third anniversary of the closing of the IPO, up to an additional 8% of the Purchased Shares owned by the Stockholder as of the Closing (for a total of 75% of the Purchased Shares when including the Purchased Shares permitted to be transferred pursuant to the preceding subclauses (A) and (B)); and (D) after the fifth anniversary of the closing of the IPO, any shares of Company Common Stock (and the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.1(a) shall henceforth no longer apply); provided that, following an IPO, the restrictions set forth in this Article V on the Stockholder’s ability to Sell shares of Company Common Stock shall terminate if the Company or the Company Subsidiaries enter into any business that would subject the Stockholder or its Affiliates to obligations under the Bank Holding Company Act or any other Applicable Law that governs banking or similar entities;
(iii) the Stockholder and its Affiliates will be permitted to Sell shares of Company Common Stock in connection with any share repurchase by AIG or the Company to cause the Stockholder’s ownership, of record, to not exceed 9.9% of the then-outstanding Company Common Stock;
(iv) the Stockholder and its Affiliates will be permitted to Sell shares of Company Common Stock in connection with a Change of Control of the Company that is approved and recommended to the Stockholders of the Company by the Board;
(v) the Stockholder and its Affiliates will be permitted to Sell shares of Company Common Stock to the extent permitted or required pursuant to Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 6.1; and
(vi) the Stockholder and its Affiliates will be permitted to Sell shares of Company Common Stock with the prior written consent of the Company (or, for so long as AIG Beneficially Owns Company Common Stock representing at least fifty (50%) of the then-outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, AIG).
(b) In the event that the IPO is not completed prior to November 2, 2023, then the restrictions on the Stockholder’s ability to Sell shares of Company Common Stock set forth in Section 5.1(a)(ii) above shall be deemed to have commenced as of such date and not as of the closing of the IPO as provided therein.
(c) During the Restriction Period, the Stockholder’s right to Sell Purchased Shares will be subject to such restrictions (and with the benefit of any exceptions) as provided in the applicable lock-up agreement with the underwriters in any public offering (including the IPO) by the Company or AIG; provided that the lock-up period in the case of the IPO shall not be longer than one-hundred and eighty (180) days and in the case of any public offering following the IPO shall not be longer than ninety (90) days; provided further that the Stockholder shall be provided with notice of any waiver of the terms of the lock-up agreement to be executed by AIG in connection with the relevant public offering and AIG shall make provision such that any such waiver shall operate as a waiver of the lock-up agreement of the Stockholder.
(d) If the Stockholder is permitted to Sell any shares of Company Common Stock hereunder, then, upon the request of the Stockholder in the event the Stockholder desires to Sell any or all of the shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by it, including to a third-party purchaser, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with the Stockholder in taking any action reasonably necessary to transfer such shares pursuant to any such Sale, including by instructing the transfer agent to transfer any such Company Common Stock subject to the Sale without restrictive legends and taking other similar or administrative actions which are necessary to transfer such shares pursuant to any such Sale.
5.2 Drag-Along Right.
(a) Prior to an IPO, if any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons who is not an Affiliate of AIG (such Person or group, a “Drag- Along Acquirer”) offers to acquire an amount of shares of Company Common Stock (whether in connection with a merger or consolidation of the Company, an offer to purchase shares directed to all stockholders, or otherwise) in a transaction that would constitute a Change of Control of the Company (a “Drag-Along Sale”), then (i) AIG may deliver to the Stockholder a written notice with respect to such Drag-Along Sale (a “Drag-Along Notice”) and (ii) the Stockholder shall thereafter be required to participate in such transaction on the same terms and conditions as AIG in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.2.
(b) The Drag-Along Notice will include the material terms and conditions of the Drag-Along Sale, including (i) the identity of the Drag-Along Acquirer, (ii) the aggregate transaction value, the per share price and the form of consideration (or the right to elect the form of consideration) to be received by AIG and the Stockholder and any other material terms and conditions of the proposed Drag-Along Sale (which per share price and form of consideration (or the right to elect the form of consideration) and other material terms and conditions shall be the same for AIG and the Stockholder and, if such consideration consists in part or in whole of properties, assets or rights other than cash, AIG will provide such information relating to such non-cash consideration as is available to AIG (provided that information available to AIG upon request shall be deemed to be available) and the Stockholder may reasonably request in order to evaluate such non-cash consideration), (iii) the date of anticipated closing of the proposed Drag- Along Sale (which shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days after the date the Drag-Along Notice is delivered), (iv) the action or actions required of the Stockholder in order to complete or facilitate such proposed Drag Along Sale, (v) a percentage, expressed as a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Company Common Stock which AIG intends to Sell in such Drag-Along Sale and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by AIG and (vi) copies of the definitive transaction documents relating to the Drag-Along Sale.
(c) In connection with a Drag-Along Sale, the Stockholder shall be obligated to (i) vote all of such Stockholder’s shares in favor of the Drag-Along Sale, to the extent the consummation of such sale requires stockholder approval, and shall take any other action reasonably required to waive any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law (including Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law), (ii) transfer, at the same time and place and on the same terms and conditions as AIG (including with the same right to elect the form of consideration as is offered to AIG), a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock which the Stockholder then Beneficially Owns multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Company Common Stock which AIG intends to Sell in such Drag-Along Sale and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by AIG, and (iii) execute and deliver all documents reasonably necessary to effectuate such transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.2, (1) the Stockholder shall not be subject to any non-compete covenant, non-solicitation covenant or other similar provision that would bind or purport to restrict the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, including any restriction or limitation on the ability of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates to invest in any other Person (it being understood that the Stockholder may be subject to confidentiality restrictions (and with the benefit of any exceptions) on the same terms as AIG), (2) the Stockholder shall not be required to make representations and warranties or covenants or provide indemnities as to any other Person participating in such Drag-Along Sale and the Stockholder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties (but, subject to clause (4) of this proviso, may be required to provide several but not joint indemnities with respect to breaches of representations and warranties made by the Company) about the Company Business (it being understood that the Stockholder may be required to make customary representations and warranties as to its ownership of shares of Company Common Stock, authority, power and legal right to enter into and consummate a purchase or merger agreement and as to whether it has engaged a broker in connection with any such transaction); (3) the Stockholder shall not be liable for the breach of any covenant by any other holder of Company Common Stock or the Company (but shall bear liability severally for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made specifically by it or relating to its specific ownership of shares of Company Common Stock); and (4) liability relating to representations, warranties and covenants (and related indemnities) and other indemnification obligations regarding the Company Business assumed in connection with the Drag-Along Sale shall be shared by AIG and the Stockholder severally and not jointly pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of Company Common Stock actually transferred by AIG and the Stockholder in such Drag-Along Sale and, in any event, in the case of the Stockholder, shall not exceed the proceeds actually received by the Stockholder in such Drag-Along Sale.
(d) If AIG is offered the opportunity in a Drag-Along Sale to receive all or a portion of its consideration in the form of securities of the Drag-Along Acquirer or an Affiliate thereof, or otherwise to rollover or contribute its shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Drag-Along Sale into securities of the Drag-Along Acquirer or any Affiliate thereof, then AIG shall make provision so that the Stockholder shall be offered the same opportunity in such Drag-Along Sale (irrespective of any rollover election, if applicable, made by AIG with respect to such transaction).
(e) At the closing of any Drag-Along Sale, the Stockholder shall deliver, against receipt of the consideration specified in the Drag-Along Notice, any certificates representing the shares of Company Common Stock which such Stockholder Beneficially Owns, with all endorsements necessary for transfer; provided that the Company will return, or cause the return of, such certificates promptly upon the termination of such proposed Drag-Along Sale or the determination that such proposed Drag-Along Sale will not be consummated.
(f) The provisions of this Section 5.2 shall terminate upon the closing of an IPO.
5.3 Tag-Along Right.
(a) Prior to an IPO, in the event the Drag-Along Right is not exercised but AIG elects to Sell in a transaction with any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons (such Person or group, a “Tag-Along Acquirer”) any of the shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by AIG (a “Tag-Along Sale”), then (i) AIG shall deliver to the Stockholder a written notice with respect to such Tag-Along Sale (a “Tag- Along Notice”) and (ii) the Stockholder shall have the right to participate as a seller in the Tag- Along Sale on the same terms and conditions as AIG in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.3.
(b) The Tag-Along Notice will include the material terms and conditions of the Tag- Along Sale, including (i) the identity of the Tag-Along Acquirer, (ii) the aggregate transaction value, the per share price and the form of consideration (or the right to elect the form of consideration) to be received by AIG and the Stockholder and any other material terms and conditions of the proposed Tag-Along Sale (which per share price and form of consideration (or the right to elect the form of consideration) and other material terms and conditions shall be the same for AIG and the Stockholder and, if such consideration consists in part or in whole of properties, assets or rights other than cash, AIG will provide such information relating to such non-cash consideration as is available to AIG (provided that information available to AIG upon request shall be deemed to be available) and the Stockholder may reasonably request in order to evaluate such non-cash consideration), (iii) the date of anticipated closing of the proposed Tag- Along Sale (which shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days after the date the Tag-Along Notice is delivered), (iv) a percentage, expressed as a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Company Common Stock which AIG intends to Sell in such Tag-Along Sale and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by AIG and (v) copies of the definitive transaction documents relating to the Tag-Along Sale.
(c) The Stockholder shall have the right, exercisable by delivery of a notice to AIG at any time within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Tag-Along Notice (the “Tag-Along Exercise Notice”), to elect to Sell in connection with the Tag-Along Sale, and on the terms and conditions set forth in the Tag-Along Notice, up to a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock which the Stockholder then Beneficially Owns multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Company Common Stock which AIG intends to Sell in such Tag-Along Sale and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by AIG; provided that, if AIG sells Company Common Stock in such Tag- Along Sale such that AIG ceases to own, directly or indirectly, at least 25% of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock, then the Stockholder may Sell up to 100% of shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder in any such Tag-Along Sale (and AIG may not Sell any shares of Company Common Stock in such Tag-Along Sale unless the Tag-Along Acquirer acquires such amount of shares of Company Common Stock elected by the Stockholder pursuant to this proviso). Subject to the proviso of the immediately preceding sentence, if the Tag-Along Acquirer is unwilling to purchase all of the shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be transferred by AIG and the Stockholder (determined in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 5.3(c)), then AIG and the Stockholder shall reduce, pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be transferred by AIG and the Stockholder in such Tag-Along Sale, the amount of shares of Company Common Stock that each otherwise would have sold so as to permit AIG and the Stockholder to sell the amount of shares of Company Common Stock that the Tag-Along Acquirer is willing to purchase.
(d) AIG and the Stockholder shall, to the extent that the Stockholder has elected to participate in such Tag-Along Sale pursuant to this Section 5.3, transfer to the Tag-Along Acquirer, at the same time and place and on the same terms and conditions, the shares of Company Common Stock proposed to be transferred by them in accordance with this Section 5.3; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.3, (i) the Stockholder shall not be subject to any non-compete covenant, non-solicitation covenant or other similar provision that would bind or purport to restrict the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, including any restriction or limitation on the ability of the Stockholder or any of its Affiliates to invest in any other Person (it being understood that the Stockholder may be subject to confidentiality restrictions (and with the benefit of any exceptions) on the same terms as AIG), (ii) the Stockholder shall not be required to make representations and warranties or covenants or provide indemnities as to any other Person participating in such Tag-Along Sale and the Stockholder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties (but, subject to clause (iv) of this proviso, shall be required to provide several but not joint indemnities with respect to breaches of representations and warranties made by the Company) about the Company Business (it being understood that the Stockholder may be required to make customary representations and warranties as to its ownership of shares of Company Common Stock, authority, power and legal right to enter into and consummate a purchase or merger agreement and as to whether it has engaged a broker in connection with any such transaction); (iii) the Stockholder shall not be liable for the breach of any covenant by any other holder of Company Common Stock or the Company (but shall bear liability severally for breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made specifically by it or relating to its specific ownership of shares of Company Common Stock); and (iv) liability relating to representations, warranties and covenants (and related indemnities) and other indemnification obligations regarding the Company Business assumed in connection with the Tag-Along Sale shall be shared by AIG and the Stockholder severally and not jointly pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of Company Common Stock actually transferred by AIG and the Stockholder in such Tag-Along Sale, and, in any event, in the case of the Stockholder, shall not exceed the proceeds actually received by the Stockholder in such Tag-Along Sale.
(e) If AIG is offered the opportunity in a Tag-Along Sale to receive all or a portion of its consideration in the form of securities of the Tag-Along Acquirer or an Affiliate thereof, or otherwise to rollover or contribute its shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Tag-Along Sale into securities of the Tag-Along Acquirer or any Affiliate thereof, then AIG shall make provision so that the Stockholder shall be offered the same opportunity in such Tag-Along Sale (irrespective of any rollover election, if applicable, made by AIG with respect to such transaction).
(f) If, at the end of the 180th day after the date of the effectiveness of the Tag-Along Exercise Notice, the Tag-Along Sale has not been completed, then the Stockholder shall be released from the Stockholder’s obligations under the Tag-Along Exercise Notice, the Tag- Along Exercise Notice shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for a separate Tag-Along Notice to be furnished to the Stockholder, and the terms and provisions of this Section 5.3 separately complied with, in order to consummate a transaction that would constitute a Tag- Along Sale pursuant to this Section 5.3.
(g) The provisions of this Section 5.3 shall terminate upon the closing of an IPO.
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
6.1 Exchange Right.
(a) The Company shall, and AIG shall cause the Company to, complete an IPO prior to the 24-month anniversary of the Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary under Article V, if the Company has not completed an IPO on or prior to the 24-month anniversary of the Closing, then, from and after such date until the occurrence of an IPO, the Stockholder shall have the right (and shall be entitled to obtain specific performance) to require AIG and the Company to effect an IPO, including through requiring the Company to file a registration statement on Form S-1 or other appropriate form, complete an audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and take such other actions as are reasonably necessary to complete an IPO.
(b) If an IPO is not completed prior to the 36-month anniversary of the Closing, then, from and after such date until the occurrence of an IPO, the Stockholder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to elect at any time and from time to time to (i) require AIG to exchange (the “Exchange Right”) all or a portion of the Purchased Shares (such shares, the “Exchange Shares”) for a number of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of AIG Common Stock (which shares shall be unregistered shares under the Securities Act) equal to the Exchange Consideration; provided that (A) in no event shall AIG be required to issue more than 250,000,000 shares of AIG Common Stock in the aggregate pursuant to the foregoing Exchange Right and (B) if, at any time following the date hereof, AIG or its Subsidiaries have a line of business that would, after giving effect to the Exchange Right (whether or not such Exchange Right is actually exercised by the Stockholder), subject the Stockholder or its Affiliates to obligations under the Bank Holding Company Act or any other Applicable Law that governs banking or similar entities, then (1) the number of shares of AIG Common Stock issued to the Stockholder pursuant to any subsequent exercise of the Exchange Right, together with any shares of AIG Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder, shall not exceed 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock, (2) each share of AIG Common Stock that would (but for the foregoing clause (1)) otherwise be issued to the Stockholder pursuant to the foregoing Exchange Right shall be a share of non-voting common stock or non-voting preferred stock of AIG that otherwise has the same rights, powers, preferences and designations as the AIG Common Stock, and (3) AIG shall make provision to convert such number of shares of AIG Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder pursuant to any prior exercise of the Exchange Right in excess of 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of AIG Common Stock to an equivalent number of shares of non-voting common stock or non-voting preferred stock of AIG that otherwise have the same rights, powers, preferences and designations as the AIG Common Stock, except that in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (2) and (3), each such share of non-voting common stock or non-voting preferred stock shall convert into a share of common stock, par value $2.50 per share, of AIG upon the transfer of such share of non-voting common stock or non-voting preferred stock by the Stockholder to a third party to the extent that such conversion upon a third-party transfer may be permitted without causing such share to be considered a “voting security” for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act or any other Applicable Law that governs banking or similar entities, and (ii) Sell such shares of AIG Common Stock or any Purchased Shares it holds, each without any transfer restrictions (other than restrictions in respect of unregistered securities under applicable securities laws (it being understood that the Stockholder shall have the rights set forth in Article IV with respect to any resale of such unregistered securities, mutatis mutandis)). Prior to any permitted exercise by the Stockholder of such Exchange Right, at the Stockholder’s request, AIG shall use reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary to render inapplicable to the Exchange Right any limitations set forth in Article XIII (or any successor provisions thereof) of AIG’s certificate of incorporation (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) and/or AIG’s Tax Asset Protection Plan (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and any successor thereto); provided that AIG shall not be required to take any such action to the extent that AIG determines, after consultation with the Stockholder and acting in good faith, that it is reasonably likely to jeopardize, endanger or defer in any material respect the availability to AIG’s consolidated federal income tax return group of a material amount of net operating losses (or any other tax attributes that would be limited pursuant to Sections 382 or 383 of the Code), and to the extent that AIG does not take any such action, then AIG shall cooperate with the Stockholder to facilitate the Stockholder’s exercise of the Exchange Right and sale of AIG Common Stock of (which facilitation may include facilitating sequential exchanges by the Stockholder such that following such sequential exchanges, the Stockholder may exchange and sell all of the Exchange Shares), in each case, in a manner that would not jeopardize, endanger or defer in any material respect the availability to AIG’s consolidated federal income tax return group of such net operating losses or tax attributes.
(c) If, prior to the completion of the IPO, there is a Change of Control of AIG, then AIG shall make provision such that the ultimate acquirer in such Change of Control transaction (the “Acquirer”) shall assume the Exchange Right obligations of AIG hereunder; provided that the Acquirer shall have the right to (and, if an IPO has not been completed prior to the 36-month anniversary of the Closing and the Acquirer does not have freely tradable marketable securities at the time the Exchange Right is exercised, shall be required to) pay cash in lieu of issuing equity at a price equal to the Exchange Value. For purposes of this Section 6.1, “freely tradable marketable securities” means equity securities that are freely traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market or another comparable national stock exchange in the United States without any restriction, whether restrictions arising from or pursuant to Contract or Applicable Law and including any restrictions or limitations as to time or volume thereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) under no circumstances will the Stockholder be entitled to both (A) require that AIG and/or the Company complete an IPO and (B) exercise the Exchange Right and (ii) the rights of the Stockholder under this Section 6.1 shall terminate automatically upon an IPO.
(e) From and after exercise of the Exchange Right, the Stockholder shall have the registration rights set forth in Article IV, with respect to the shares of AIG Common Stock that are received pursuant to the Stockholder’s exercise of the Exchange Right, mutatis mutandis.
6.2 Spin-Offs or Split-Offs. In the event that the Separation or the IPO results in the creation of a newly formed holding company which will be the direct or indirect parent of the Company and will own, directly or indirectly, all of the Company Business effective as of the Separation or the IPO (such company, “NewCo”), including by way of spin-off, split-off, carve-out, demerger, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction, then, in connection with the Separation or the IPO, AIG and the Company shall cause NewCo to enter into a Stockholders and Registration Rights Agreement with the Stockholder that provides the Stockholder with rights vis-à-vis such NewCo that are substantially identical to those set forth in this Agreement, such that NewCo shall be bound by, and subject to, all of the obligations of the Company as if NewCo were the Company hereunder, mutatis mutandis, and such Stockholders and Registration Rights Agreement shall be binding on and enforceable against NewCo, and AIG, NewCo and the Stockholder shall enter into such agreement, and such agreement shall supersede and replace, in all respects, this Agreement.
6.3 Standstill. Without the prior written approval of the Board, during the Restriction Period, the Stockholder shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, in any manner, alone or in concert with other Persons, (i) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another person, by joining a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, any securities of the Company or any rights decoupled from the underlying securities, in either case, that would result in the Stockholder (together with its Affiliates), having Beneficial Ownership in more than 9.9% in the aggregate of the shares of the Company Common Stock outstanding at such time, (ii) (A) make, engage in, or in any way knowingly participate in, directly or indirectly, any “solicitation” of proxies (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC but without regard to the exclusion set forth in Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv)) or become a “participant” in any contested “solicitation” (as such terms are defined or used under the Exchange Act) for the election of directors with respect to the Company, in each case, other than a “solicitation” or acting as a “participant” in support of all of the nominees of the Board at any stockholder meeting or (B) make or be the proponent of any stockholder proposal (pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or otherwise), (iii) enter, agree to enter, publicly propose or publicly offer to enter into any merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, change in control transaction or other similar extraordinary transaction involving the Company (unless such transaction is affirmatively recommended by the Board) or (iv) enter into any agreements with any third party with respect to taking any of the actions set forth in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.3 shall restrict or prohibit (A) the Stockholder Designee from taking any action, or refraining from taking any action, which he or she determines is necessary or appropriate in light of his or her fiduciary duties as a Director, (B) the ability of the Stockholder to Sell shares of Company Common Stock to the extent permitted pursuant to Sections 5.2 or 5.3 or acquire shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 6.4 (or any New Securities issued pursuant to Section 6.4), in each case, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (C) compliance by the Stockholder with, or the exercise by the Stockholder of any of its rights under, this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Stockholder and the Stockholder Representatives engaging in discussions with, and responding to inquiries from, current and former directors and executive officers, investment bankers and other industry participants regarding the Stockholder’s investment in the Company, the nature of the Company Business and partnership, transaction or other opportunities involving the Company or the Stockholder shall not be subject to or constitute a violation of this Section 6.3 so long as they are without the purpose or intent of taking any action set forth in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii).
6.4 Preemptive Rights.
(a) Until the earlier of (i) the closing of the IPO and (ii) the Fall-Away Event, if the Company proposes to issue or sell any capital stock of, other equity or voting interests in, or equity-linked securities of, the Company, including shares of Company Common Stock and any securities that are convertible or exchangeable into (or exercisable for) shares of Company Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of, other equity or voting interests in, or equity-linked securities of, the Company, including warrants, options or other rights in respect thereof (such securities, “New Securities”) to any Person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons (each, a “Prospective Subscriber”), then the Stockholder shall be afforded the opportunity to acquire from the Company up to its Preemptive Right Portion (as defined below) of the New Securities for the same price and on the same terms as that offered to each Prospective Subscriber in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 6.4. The amount of New Securities that the Stockholder shall be entitled to purchase in the aggregate shall be determined by multiplying (A) the total number of such offered shares of New Securities by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the “Preemptive Rights Portion”).
(b) The Company shall give a written notice (the “Preemptive Rights Notice”) to the Stockholder at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the issuance and sale of the New Securities. The Preemptive Rights Notice will include the material terms and conditions of such issuance or sale, including (i) the number of such New Securities to be offered, (ii) the price per security of the New Securities and the other material terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Securities, (iii) the identity of each Prospective Subscriber and (iv) the proposed date of the issuance or sale of the New Securities.
(c) By notification to the Company within ten (10) Business Days after the Preemptive Rights Notice is given (the “Preemptive Rights Election Period”), the Stockholder may elect in writing (the “Preemptive Rights Exercise Notice”) to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the same time and place and on the same terms and conditions as each Prospective Subscriber, up to the Preemptive Rights Portion of the New Securities. If, at the termination of the Preemptive Rights Election Period, the Stockholder has not exercised its rights under this Section 6.4 to purchase New Securities, the Stockholder shall be deemed to have waived any and all of its rights under this Section 6.4 solely with respect to such issuance and sale of New Securities and the Company may offer and sell such New Securities to any Person or Persons.
(d) The Stockholder shall purchase the New Securities that it has elected to purchase under this Section 6.4 concurrently with the related issuance and sale of such New Securities by the Company (subject to the receipt of any required approvals) to the Prospective Subscribers. If the proposed issuance and sale by the Company of securities which gave rise to the exercise by the Stockholder of its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be terminated or abandoned by the Company without the issuance and sale of any New Securities, then the purchase rights of the Stockholder pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall also terminate as to such proposed issuance and sale by the Company (but not any subsequent or future issuance and sale), and any funds in respect thereof paid to the Company or any other Person by the Stockholder in respect thereof shall be promptly refunded in full.
(e) If, at the end of the 120th day after the date of the effectiveness of the Preemptive Rights Exercise Notice, the Company has not completed the applicable issuance and sale of New Securities, then the Stockholder shall be released from the Stockholder’s obligations under the written commitment, the Preemptive Rights Exercise Notice shall terminate, and it shall be necessary for a separate Preemptive Rights Notice to be furnished to the Stockholder, and the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4 separately complied with, in order to consummate such issuance and sale pursuant to this Section 6.4.
(f) The provisions of this Section 6.4 shall not apply to issuances of New Securities by the Company: (i) to the Company or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries; (ii) upon the exercise or conversion of any exchangeable, exercisable or convertible securities of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, issued after the date hereof in a transaction for which the Stockholder had the opportunity to exercise its preemptive rights pursuant to this Section 6.4; (iii) to officers, employees, directors, independent contractors or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with such Person’s employment, independent contractor or consulting agreements or arrangements with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries; (iv) (A) as consideration payable to sellers in any business combination or acquisition transaction involving the acquisition of all or a part of a third party or a business of such third party by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, (B) in connection with any joint venture or strategic partnership that is entered into for bona fide commercial or strategic purposes and not for purposes of raising capital (as determined by the Board or the appropriate committee of the Board in good faith), or (C) to third-party financial institutions, commercial lenders or any similar third parties in connection with the incurrence or guarantee of indebtedness by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries in a bona fide debt financing transaction (as determined by the Board or the appropriate committee of the Board in good faith); (v) in connection with any stock split, stock dividend paid on a proportionate basis to all holders of Company Common Stock; or (vi) in, or after the closing of, an IPO.
(g) The election by the Stockholder to not exercise its preemptive rights under this Section 6.4 in any one issuance and sale shall not affect its rights as to any subsequent proposed issuance and sale of New Securities. The Company and the Stockholder shall cooperate in good faith to facilitate the exercise of the Stockholder’s rights pursuant to this Section 6.4.
6.5 Dividend Policy. Subject to Applicable Law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.5(b), (i) after the Closing and prior to the completion of the IPO, the Company shall pay regular quarterly dividends to all holders of Company Common Stock consistent with historical practices of the Company with respect to ordinary course dividends (other than with respect to the non-pro rata dividends permitted pursuant to this Agreement or the Separation Principles), and (ii) after the completion of the IPO, the Board shall determine the Company’s dividend policy.
6.6 Certain Actions. The Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that the Board will take actions with respect to those matters for which the Board is required to take action pursuant to the Master SMA Agreements in the manner specified therein.
6.7 Certain Transactions. The Stockholder acknowledges and agrees that until the date on which the Company ceases to be a member of AIG’s consolidated federal income tax return group, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be permitted to consummate transactions that accelerate taxable income up to an amount that does not materially exceed the amount of taxable income needed for AIG to utilize existing foreign tax credits.
6.8 Logo. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, until a Fall-Away Event, AIG hereby grants Blackstone a non-exclusive, limited, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, and royalty-free license to use the name (including trade name) and logo of AIG in reports to investors and marketing materials to potential investors that discuss the Stockholder’s investment in the Company; provided, that (a) Blackstone will use such name and logo only in such form and appearance as used by AIG from time to time, (b) AIG shall be entitled to require removal and/or cessation of any use of its name or logo if, in its reasonable discretion, the use thereof by Blackstone dilutes the name or logo or misappropriates the associated goodwill and such problem is not cured within five (5) Business Days’ notice thereof, and (c) such name and logo shall not be used in connection with any goods, services, materials or messages, or in any form or manner, that is illegal, slanderous, libelous, defamatory or disparaging. For clarity, Blackstone may refer to the AIG name at all times (i) as required by Applicable Law and (ii) in a neutral, non-trademark, “fair use” manner to describe accurately the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
7.1 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by email if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
if to the Company, to:
SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Attention: General Counsel
Email: chris.nixon@aig.com
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Edward D. Herlihy
Mark A. Stagliano
Email: edherlihy@wlrk.com
dklam@wlrk.com
mastagliano@wlrk.com
if to AIG, to:
American International Group, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
41st Floor
New York, New York 10020
Attention: General Counsel
Email: lucy.fato@aig.com
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Edward D. Herlihy
Mark A. Stagliano
Email: edherlihy@wlrk.com
dklam@wlrk.com
mastagliano@wlrk.com
if to the Stockholder, to:
Argon Holdco LLC
c/o Blackstone Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: John G. Finley
Email: john.finley@blackstone.com
with a copy (not constituting notice) to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Elizabeth A. Cooper
Email: ecooper@stblaw.com
katherine.krause@stblaw.com
7.2 Amendment; Waiver.
(a) This Agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented, modified or terminated, in each case, only by a written instrument signed by each of the Company, AIG and the Stockholder.
(b) A provision of this Agreement may only be waived by a written instrument signed by the party waiving a right hereunder. No delay on the part of a party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of a party of any right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege.
7.3 Assignment. Except as permitted by Article V, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by a party without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any such assignment that is not consented to shall be null and void; provided that the Stockholder may, without the prior written consent of either AIG or the Company, assign its rights and interests, and delegate its obligations, under this Agreement to an Affiliate thereof to which the Stockholder assigns the shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Stockholder; provided, however, that no such assignment or delegation shall relieve the Stockholder of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
7.4 Third Parties. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any rights or remedies.
7.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws, to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
7.6 Arbitration; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Each party hereto hereby agrees that any action, directly or indirectly, arising out of, under or relating to this Agreement, other than such actions in respect of Section 6.1 or 6.3 (which actions shall be exclusively governed by Section 7.6(b)) shall exclusively be resolved by a panel of three arbitrators in a confidential expedited arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures, and judgment on the award rendered by such arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Unless the parties to such action otherwise agree to conduct any arbitration proceeding pursuant to this Section 7.6(a) elsewhere, such proceeding shall be seated and any decision shall be rendered in New York, New York. The arbitration hearings shall take place in New York, New York at a venue to be selected by mutual agreement of the parties to such action. The award rendered by the arbitrators shall be reasoned, final and binding on the parties to the action; provided that (i) by agreeing to arbitration, the parties do not intend to deprive any court with jurisdiction of its ability to issue an injunction, order of specific enforcement, attachment or other form of provisional remedy or non-monetary relief and a request for such remedies by a party to a court shall not be deemed a waiver of this agreement to arbitrate, and (ii) in addition to the authority conferred upon the tribunal by the rules specified above, the tribunal shall also have the authority to grant provisional remedies, including injunctive relief. Any settlement discussions or arbitration proceedings to settle the action occurring under this Agreement shall be conducted in strict confidence. Except as necessary to enforce an award or as required by Applicable Law, no information or documents produced, generated or exchanged in connection with settlement discussions or arbitration proceedings (including any award(s) that might be rendered by the tribunal) shall be disclosed to any Person without the prior written consent of all parties to the settlement or arbitration proceedings. This restriction shall not apply to public records or other documents obtained by the parties in the normal course of business independent of any settlement discussions or arbitration proceedings.
(b) Each party hereto hereby agrees that any action directly or indirectly, arising out of, under or relating to Section 6.1 or 6.3 or for an injunction, order of specific enforcement, attachment or other form of provisional remedy or non-monetary relief shall be brought in and shall exclusively be heard and determined by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and, solely in connection with any such action contemplated by this Section 7.6(b), (i) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the foregoing and (ii) solely with respect to the actions contemplated by this Section 7.6(b), (A) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue in respect of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware courts, (B) irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is an inconvenient forum or does not have personal jurisdiction over any party hereto, and (C) agrees that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action in the manner provided herein or in such other manner as may be permitted by Applicable Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO OTHER PARTY OR REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY THEREOF HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.6(B).
7.7 Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, without the necessity of posting bond or other undertaking, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in accordance with this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. In the event that any action is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives any defense or counterclaim, that there is an adequate remedy at law. The parties further agree that nothing contained in this Section 7.7 shall require a party to institute any action for (or limit such party’s right to institute any action for) specific performance under this Section 7.7 before exercising any other right under this Agreement.
7.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
7.9 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Law in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained herein.
7.10 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
7.11 Grant of Consent. Any vote, consent or approval of, or designation by, or other action of, the Company, AIG or the Stockholder hereunder shall be effective if notice of such vote, consent, approval, designation or action is provided in accordance with Section 7.1 hereof.
7.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Each party may deliver its signed counterpart of this Agreement to the other party by means of electronic mail or any other electronic medium utilizing image scan technology, and such delivery will have the same legal effect as hand delivery of an originally executed counterpart.
7.13 No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or otherwise, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, may only be made against, the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement (in the preamble and signature pages hereto) in their capacities as parties to this Agreement and no former, current or future equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers or general or limited partners of any of the Persons that are not expressly identified herein as parties to this Agreement or any former, current or future stockholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, Affiliate or agent of any of the foregoing, or any other non-party, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any representations, warranties or statements made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of either party against the other party, in no event shall either party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages for breach of this Agreement from, any non-party, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or Applicable Law, or otherwise. The non-parties shall be express third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 7.13, entitled to enforce this Section 7.13 as though each such non-party were a party to this Agreement.
7.14 Certain Adjustments. In the event of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, any stock combination or similar event, any references to a number of shares of Company Common Stock shall be appropriately adjusted to give effect to such stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, any stock combination or similar event.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement on the day and year first above written.
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EXECUTION VERSION
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
AND
ARGON HOLDCO LLC
DATED AS OF JULY 14, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS...................................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 1.1 |
Definitions......................................................................................................................................... |
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Article II PURCHASE OF THE SHARES.......................................................................................................................... |
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Section 2.1 |
Purchase and Sale of Shares.............................................................................................................. |
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Section 2.2 |
Closing............................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 2.3 |
Closing Deliveries............................................................................................................................. |
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Section 2.4 |
Withholding....................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 2.5 |
Purchase Price Adjustment................................................................................................................ |
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Section 2.6 |
Company Capitalization.................................................................................................................... |
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Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER............................................................................. |
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Section 3.1 |
Organization, Standing and Corporate Power................................................................................... |
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Section 3.2 |
Capital Structure................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 3.3 |
Subsidiaries........................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 3.4 |
Authority............................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 3.5 |
Noncontravention; Consents............................................................................................................. |
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Section 3.6 |
Financial Statements; SEC Reports................................................................................................... |
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Section 3.7 |
No Undisclosed Liabilities................................................................................................................ |
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Section 3.8 |
No Material Adverse Effect; Absence of Changes............................................................................ |
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Section 3.9 |
Taxes.................................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 3.10 |
Compliance with Applicable Law; Permits....................................................................................... |
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Section 3.11 |
Litigation........................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 3.12 |
Brokers.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 3.13 |
Sufficiency of Assets......................................................................................................................... |
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Section 3.14 |
Employee Matters.............................................................................................................................. |
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Section 3.15 |
Insurance Matters.............................................................................................................................. |
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Section 3.16 |
No Other Representation or Warranty............................................................................................... |
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Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER.............................................................................. |
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Section 4.1 |
Organization and Standing................................................................................................................ |
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Section 4.2 |
Authority............................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 4.3 |
Noncontravention; Consents............................................................................................................. |
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Section 4.4 |
Compliance with Applicable Law..................................................................................................... |
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Section 4.5 |
Purchase Not for Distribution............................................................................................................ |
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Section 4.6 |
Litigation........................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 4.7 |
Sufficiency of Funds.......................................................................................................................... |
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Section 4.8 |
Limited Guaranty............................................................................................................................... |
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Section 4.9 |
Brokers.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 4.10 |
No Other Representation or Warranty............................................................................................... |
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Article V COVENANTS..................................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.1 |
Conduct of Business......................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.2 |
Access to Information....................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.3 |
Reasonable Best Efforts.................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.4 |
Consents, Approvals and Filings...................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.5 |
Public Announcements..................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.6 |
Further Assurances........................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.7 |
Company Financing.......................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.8 |
Stockholders Agreement.................................................................................................................. |
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Section 5.9 |
Separation......................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.10 |
Plan Assets........................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 5.11 |
Corporate Governance...................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.12 |
Tax Matters...................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 5.13 |
SMA Cooperation............................................................................................................................. |
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Article VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT........................................................................................................................... |
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Section 6.1 |
Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations........................................................................................... |
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Section 6.2 |
Conditions to Obligations of Buyer.................................................................................................. |
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Section 6.3 |
Conditions to Obligations of Seller.................................................................................................. |
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Article VII SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION................................................................................................................ |
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Section 7.1 |
Survival............................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 7.2 |
Indemnification by Seller................................................................................................................. |
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Section 7.3 |
Indemnification by Buyer................................................................................................................ |
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Section 7.4 |
Claims Procedure.............................................................................................................................. |
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Section 7.5 |
Payment............................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 7.6 |
Exclusive Remedies.......................................................................................................................... |
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Section 7.7 |
Damages........................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 7.8 |
Right to Recover............................................................................................................................... |
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Section 7.9 |
Double Claims.................................................................................................................................. |
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Article VIII TERMINATION............................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 8.1 |
Termination of Agreement............................................................................................................... |
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Section 8.2 |
Effect of Termination....................................................................................................................... |
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Article IX GENERAL PROVISIONS................................................................................................................................ |
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Section 9.1 |
Fees and Expenses............................................................................................................................ |
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Section 9.2 |
Notices.............................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 9.3 |
Interpretation.................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 9.4 |
Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries................................................................................... |
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Section 9.5 |
Governing Law................................................................................................................................. |
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Section 9.6 |
Assignment....................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 9.7 |
Jurisdiction; Enforcement................................................................................................................. |
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Section 9.8 |
Severability; Amendment; Waiver................................................................................................... |
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Section 9.9 |
Certain Limitations........................................................................................................................... |
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Section 9.10 |
Non-Recourse.................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 9.11 |
No Offset........................................................................................................................................... |
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Section 9.12 |
Counterparts...................................................................................................................................... |
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 14, 2021 (this “Agreement”), is made by and between American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Argon Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”).
WHEREAS, Seller owns 100 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), par value $1.00 per share, of SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), representing 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller desires to (i) cause the Company to effect a stock split and recapitalization of the Common Stock into 90,100 shares of Class A common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “New Class A Common Stock”), and 9,900 shares of Class B common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “New Class B Common Stock” and, together with the New Class A Common Stock, the “New Common Stock”) and (ii) sell and convey to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase and acquire from Seller, 9,900 shares of New Class B Common Stock (the “Purchased Shares”), representing 9.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of New Common Stock following such purchase; and
WHEREAS, at and in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the applicable Company Subsidiaries will enter into separately managed account agreements with Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Investment Manager”), in the form attached hereto as Schedule A of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, pursuant to which Investment Manager will perform certain investment management services for such Company Subsidiaries (the “SMA Agreements”) and (b) the Investment Manager, Seller and the Company will enter into a commitment letter in connection with the SMA Agreements and this Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule A of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, pursuant to which the Investment Manager and the Company will agree to certain terms and conditions associated with the SMA Agreements as set forth in such commitment letter (the “SMA Commitment Letter”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Action” means (a) any civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, claim, litigation, audit, inquiry or examination, in each case, before a Governmental Entity or (b) any arbitration proceeding or similar proceeding.
“Adjusted After Tax Income” has the meaning set forth in the Calculation Methodologies.
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“Adjusted Book Value” means shareholder’s equity, excluding Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and adjusted for the cumulative unrealized gains and losses related to Fortitude Re funds withheld assets, calculated using the same methodologies, adjustments, procedures and assumptions as the Calculation Methodologies.
“Adjusted Separation Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(d).
“Affiliate” of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have the meanings correlative to the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of Buyer. For purposes of this Agreement, other than for purposes of the definition of “Buyer Indemnitee” and Section 9.10, neither Blackstone nor any investment funds or investment vehicles affiliated with, or managed or advised by, Blackstone or any portfolio company (as such term is commonly understood in the private equity industry) or investment of Blackstone or of any such investment fund or investment vehicle shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of Buyer.
“Affiliate Contract” means any material Contract between any of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and Seller or any Subsidiary of Seller (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary), on the other hand.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“AH Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b)(iv).
“AH Transaction” means the transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Seller and Aztec Holdco LLC.
“AICPA” means American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
“Applicable Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, written rule or regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, constitution or treaty enacted, promulgated, issued, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity applicable to any Person or such Person’s businesses, properties, assets or rights, as may be amended from time to time.
“Audit Opinion” means a report of independent auditors for an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the AICPA of the balance sheets of the in-scope entities and partially in-scope entities as of March 31, 2021.
“Audited Company Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Board” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Blackstone” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(b).
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“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are required or authorized by Applicable Law to be closed.
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Buyer Indemnitee” means Buyer, each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns.
“Buyer Material Adverse Effect” means any change, development, event or effect that is, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the Outside Date.
“Buyer Party” means Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer that is a party to any Transaction Agreement.
“Calculation Methodologies” are those line-item adjustments, methodologies, procedures and assumptions set forth on Section 1.1(d) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Closing Adjusted Book Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Closing Separation Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Closing Adjusted Separation Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Closing Pro Forma Roll-Forward Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Closing Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Company Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(d).
“Company Business” means the life and retirement insurance business, with such adjustments as reflected in the Separation Balance Sheet, (i) as conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the date hereof for purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III (other than Section 3.13) and Article IV and the covenants and agreements set forth in Article V (as well as the provisions of this Article I and Article IX with respect to the foregoing), and (ii) as conducted by Seller and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Separation for purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.13
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and the Separation Principles (as well as the provisions of this Article I and Article IX with respect to the foregoing).
“Company Subsidiaries” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“Confidentiality Agreement” means the confidentiality agreement, dated March 6, 2021, between Seller and Blackstone.
“Contract” means any contract, agreement, indenture, note, bond, loan, instrument, license or other enforceable arrangement or agreement.
“Covered Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(b).
“Deal Adjustments” has the meaning set forth in the Calculation Methodologies.
“Deal Perimeter Adjustments” has the meaning set forth in the Calculation Methodologies.
“Deductible” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).
“Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(e).
“Disputed Item” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(e).
“Enforceability Exceptions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Equity Commitment Letter” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Equity Provider” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“Equity Provider Related Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(e).
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(h).
“Final Adjusted Book Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(f).
“Final Pro Forma Roll-Forward Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(f).
“Final Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(f).
“Financial Supplement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(d).
“Fraud” means actual and intentional fraud by a party to this Agreement with the specific intent to deceive or mislead in connection with the making of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III or Article IV, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, “Fraud” does not include constructive fraud or any torts based on negligence or recklessness.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
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“Giveback Equity” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
“Governmental Entity” means any domestic or foreign court, tribunal, commission or governmental authority, instrumentality (including any legislature, commission, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental branch, bureau or department) or agency or any self-regulatory body.
“HSR Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.
“Hybrid Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.
“Hybrid Securities Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7.
“Indemnification Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Independent Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(g).
“Insurance Company” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is required to be licensed as an insurer or reinsurer.
“Insurance Contracts” means the insurance or annuity policies and contracts (including side letters), together with all binders, slips, certificates, endorsements and riders thereto, issued, entered into, acquired or assumed (by reinsurance or otherwise) by any Insurance Company prior to the Closing.
“Insurance Regulator” means, with respect to any jurisdiction, the Governmental Entity charged with the supervision of insurance companies in such jurisdiction.
“Interim Adjusted Book Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Interim Pro Forma Roll-Forward Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Interim Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Investment Assets” means the investment assets, including general account and separate account assets, of the Insurance Companies.
“Investment Manager” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“IPO” means the consummation of an initial public offering of securities by the Company, whether pursuant to an initial underwritten public offering of securities that is registered under the Securities Act or an initial public offering of the Company Business structured as a secondary offering of securities by Seller or a distribution of securities by the Company to existing
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equityholders that would result in securities of the Company being registered under the Exchange Act.
“Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of (a) with respect to Seller, those Persons listed in Section 1.1(a) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and (b) with respect to Buyer, those Persons listed in Section 1.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule.
“Liability” means any liability, damage, expense or obligation of any kind, character or description (including in respect of Taxes), whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, asserted or unasserted, executory, determined or determinable or otherwise.
“Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Limited Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any change, development, event or effect that has a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company Business, taken as a whole, but excluding any such change, development, event or effect resulting from or arising out of (a) general political, economic or securities or financial market conditions (including changes in interest rates or changes in equity or debt prices and corresponding changes in the value of the Investment Assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries), (b) any occurrence or condition generally affecting participants in any jurisdiction or geographic area in any segment of the industries or markets in which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries participate, including the deferred and immediate annuity, variable annuity or life insurance industries, (c) any change or proposed change after the date hereof in GAAP, SAP or Applicable Law, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof (including changes after the date hereof in GAAP or SAP prescribed or permitted by the applicable insurance regulatory authority and accounting pronouncements of the SEC, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the Financial Accounting Standards Board), (d) natural or man-made catastrophe events, hostilities, acts of war or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening thereof, (e) any epidemic, pandemic or similar outbreak, (f) the COVID-19 virus outbreak and efforts by Governmental Entities in response thereto and the consequences of such efforts, (g) the negotiation, execution and delivery of, or compliance with the express terms of, or the taking of any action expressly required by, this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreements, or the public announcement of, or consummation in accordance with the terms hereof of, any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including the Separation) (including the effect thereof on the relationships (contractual or otherwise) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates with policyholders, clients, customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, service providers or Governmental Entities) (it being understood that this clause (g) shall be disregarded for purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in the first sentence of Section 3.5 and the related condition to the Closing), (h) the effects of any breach, violation or non-performance of any provision of this Agreement by Buyer or any of its Affiliates, (i) the identity of or facts related to Buyer or its Affiliates or the effect of any action taken by Seller, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates at the express written request of Buyer, (j) changes in the value of any Investment Assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries, (k) any downgrade or threatened
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downgrade or change or development in the financial strength or other rating assigned to the Company or any Company Subsidiaries by any rating agency (provided, that this clause (k) shall not by itself exclude the underlying causes of any such downgrade, change, development, event or effect to the extent such underlying causes are not otherwise excluded by clauses (a) through (l) (other than this clause (k)) hereof), or (l) any failure of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to meet any financial projections or targets, including any estimates or expectations of revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself, or any failure by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to meet its internal or published projections, budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (provided, that this clause (l) shall not by itself exclude the underlying causes giving rise or contributing to any such failure to the extent such underlying causes are not otherwise excluded by clauses (a) through (k), except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), to the extent that such change, development, event or effect has a disproportionately adverse effect on the Company Business, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the same industry (in which case the incremental disproportionately adverse effect may be taken into account determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect).
“New Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“New Class B Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“New Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Notice Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(c).
“Organizational Documents” of a Person means the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of such Person.
“Outside Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b).
“Permitted Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any (a) carriers’, mechanics’, materialmens’ or similar Lien arising in the ordinary course of business imposed by Applicable Law for amounts not yet due, (b) Lien arising from any act of Buyer or any of its Affiliates, (c) Lien that is disclosed in Section 1.1(c) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule under the heading “Permitted Liens”, (d) Lien for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet due and payable or due and payable but not delinquent or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith and, in each case, for which adequate reserves are reflected in accordance with GAAP, (e) Lien arising under a conditional sales Contract or equipment lease with a third party, (f) Lien in favor of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (g) restrictions under applicable federal and state securities laws and (h) Lien or other imperfection of title that does not materially detract from the current value or materially interfere with the current use of the properties or rights affected thereby.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Entity or other entity.
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“Plan Asset Issue” means that any assets of a Covered Account constitute Plan Assets.
“Plan Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(b).
“Pro Forma Roll-Forward Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(d).
“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Purchase Price Cap” means $2,200,000,000.
“Purchased Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Reconciliation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(d).
“Representative” means any Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, attorneys, accountants, consultants and other representatives.
“Resolution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(f).
“SAP” means, for each of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, the statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted in respect of such Person by the applicable Insurance Regulator for such Person’s state of domicile.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” means the disclosure schedule (including any attachments thereto) delivered by Seller to Buyer in connection with, and constituting a part of, this Agreement.
“Seller Fundamental Representations” means those representations and warranties of the Seller and the Company set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization, Standing and Corporate Power), Section 3.2(a) (Capital Structure), Section 3.4 (Authority), and Section 3.12 (Brokers).
“Seller Indemnitee” means Seller, each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and permitted assigns.
“Seller SEC Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(h).
“Separation” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Principles.
“Separation Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(d).
“Separation Documentation” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).
“Separation Principles” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(a).
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“SMA Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“SMA Commitment Letter” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Specified Amount” means $19,176,000,000.
“Specified Transaction Agreements” means the SMA Agreements and the SMA Commitment Letter.
“Statutory Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
“Stockholders Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.8.
“Subsidiary” of any Person at the time in question means another Person more than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock or other voting interests of which, or more than 50% of the equity securities of which, is at such time owned directly or indirectly by such first Person.
“Target Adjusted Book Value” means $20,202,000,000.
“Tax Authority” means any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax.
“Tax Proceeding” means any audit, examination, contest, litigation, dispute or other proceeding with respect to Taxes or with or against any Tax Authority.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, estimate, extension request, information statement, or claim for refund filed or required to be filed in connection with any Tax, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and any amendment thereof.
“Taxes” means any and all federal, state, local, or foreign taxes charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including any income, franchise, profits, gains, premium, property (real or personal), sales, use, excise, employment, unemployment, payroll, withholding, gross receipts, license, stamp, occupation, social security (or similar, including FICA), disability, workers’ compensation, windfall profits, environmental, capital stock, transfer, stamp, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind or any charge, assessment or deficiencies of any kind in the nature of taxes, including in each case any interest, penalties, or additions thereto, whether disputed or not.
“third-party claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4(a).
“Transaction Agreements” means this Agreement, the SMA Agreements, the SMA Commitment Letter and the Stockholders Agreement.
“Transaction Expenses” means, without duplication, all liabilities incurred by a party for fees, expenses, costs or charges as a result of the contemplation, negotiation, efforts to consummate or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any fees and expenses of investment bankers, attorneys, accountants, actuaries or other advisors, and any fees
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payable by such party to Governmental Entities or other third parties, in each case, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Treasury Regulations” means all proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time.
“Willful Breach” means, with respect to any breaches of or failures to perform any of the covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement, a material breach that is a consequence of an act or failure to act undertaken by the breaching party with actual knowledge that such party’s act or failure to act would result in or constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell and convey to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase and acquire from Seller, the Purchased Shares for an aggregate purchase price equal to two billion two hundred million U.S. dollars ($2,200,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”), to be paid in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds as contemplated by Section 2.3. The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment after the Closing in accordance with Section 2.5.
Section 2.2 Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely by exchange of documents and signatures (or their electronic counterparts) at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, the third (3rd) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the Closing), unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties (it being agreed that at either party’s request, the other party shall consider in good faith whether the Closing Date shall be the last Business Day of a calendar month). The Closing shall for all purposes under this Agreement be deemed effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the day on which the Closing occurs, and such date and time are herein referred to as the “Closing Date.”
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Section 2.4 Withholding. Buyer and any other applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payments made pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of any such payment under any applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, and paid to the proper Tax Authority pursuant to any applicable Tax Law, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a change in Applicable Law, provided Seller complies with its obligation pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(iv), no deduction or withholding of Tax shall be made from the Purchase Price. Buyer shall promptly, and in no event later than three (3) Business Days prior to Closing, notify Seller of its intention to make any deduction or withholding required pursuant to a change in Applicable Law and shall cooperate with Seller to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any such deduction or withholding.
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final and binding on the parties hereto), of immediately available funds in an amount equal to 9.9% multiplied by the absolute value of the difference between the Interim Adjusted Book Value and the Target Adjusted Book Value; and
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purposes of the purchase price adjustment in Section 2.5(b); provided, that, with respect to any payment made to Buyer, such payment shall be made (i) in cash if Buyer owns 9.900% of the outstanding equity of the Company and (ii) in such number of Purchased Shares as would result in Buyer owning 9.900% of the outstanding equity of the Company, plus cash in excess of such amount.
Section 2.6 Company Capitalization. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, cause the Organizational Documents of the Company to be amended, and take such other actions as are necessary, to effect a stock split and recapitalization of the outstanding Common Stock into 90,100 shares of New Class A Common Stock and 9,900 shares of New Class B Common Stock. Upon the completion of such stock split and recapitalization, the New Common Stock shall be the only authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, and all of the outstanding shares of New Common Stock shall be pari passu and identical in all respects, other than with respect to the right of the New Class A Common Stock to receive one hundred percent (100%) of any AH Distribution.
Except as (a) disclosed in any report, schedule, form, statement or other document filed with or furnished to the SEC by Seller since December 31, 2019 and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, other than disclosure contained in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward-Looking Statements” sections thereof, it being understood that any matter disclosed in any such report, schedule, form, statement or other document shall not be deemed disclosed for purposes of Section 3.1, Section 3.2 or Section 3.4, (b) set forth in the Seller Disclosure Schedule (it being understood that any information set forth in one Section or subsection of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to and qualify the Section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and each other Section or subsection of this Agreement or the Seller Disclosure Schedule to the extent the relevance to such Section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
(a) Each of Seller and the Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Each of Seller and the Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease or otherwise hold the assets, rights and properties owned, leased or otherwise held by it and to carry on its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to have such power and authority (i) has not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the Outside Date and (iii) would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Agreements. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification necessary, other than where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3 Subsidiaries. Each Subsidiary of the Company (a “Company Subsidiary”) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation, formation or organization and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease or otherwise hold the assets, rights and properties owned, leased or otherwise held by it and to carry on its business as now being conducted, in each case except where the failure to be in good standing or have such power and authority has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity, as applicable, to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No Company Subsidiary is an insured depository institution within the meaning of section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. § 1813(c)).
Section 3.4 Authority. Each of Seller, the Company and each applicable Company Subsidiary has the requisite corporate or other power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as applicable. The execution and delivery by each of Seller, the Company and each applicable Company Subsidiary of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and the consummation by each of Seller, the Company and each applicable Company Subsidiary of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, as applicable, have been or, with respect to the Transaction Agreements to be executed and delivered after the date of this Agreement, will be, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller, the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, as applicable. Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which Seller, the Company or a Company Subsidiary is or will be a party has been or, with respect to the Transaction Agreements to be executed and delivered after the date of this Agreement, will be, duly executed and delivered by Seller, the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, as applicable, and, assuming this Agreement and such other Transaction Agreements constitute legal, valid and binding agreements of the other parties hereto and thereto, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller, the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, as applicable, enforceable against Seller, the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, except that (a) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
Section 3.5 Noncontravention; Consents. The execution and delivery by each of Seller, the Company and each applicable Company Subsidiary of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not (a) conflict with any of the provisions of the
Organizational Documents of Seller or the Company, (b) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, give any contracting party the right to terminate, modify, cancel or accelerate or receive any payment, or provide its consent, under, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any property, asset or right of Seller, or the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, or the Company Business, as applicable, under, any Contract to which such Person is a party or (c) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene any Applicable Law applicable to Seller, or the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c), as (I) has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (II) would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the Outside Date and (III) would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Agreements. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notice to, any third party or Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to Seller or the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements by Seller or the Company, as applicable, or the consummation by Seller or the Company, as applicable, of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (i) the filing required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), (ii) filings with the SEC, (iii) consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices in connection with the Separation and (iv) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices that, if not obtained or made, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to (A) have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (B) be materially adverse to the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the Outside Date or (III) have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as applicable, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Agreements.
disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, to Seller’s auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of Seller, (1) all “significant deficiencies” or “material weaknesses” in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the Company or any Company Subsidiaries’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company or such Company Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting. No material weakness in the Company’s or any Company Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting or reportable conditions existed as of December 31, 2020.
Section 3.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liability, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, that is required to be reflected in a balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (a) those liabilities provided for or disclosed in the Company Balance Sheet, or in the notes thereto, (b) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since March 31, 2021, (c) liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Separation) and the other Transaction Agreements, (d) liabilities that will no longer be liabilities of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the completion of the Separation and (e) other liabilities that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8 No Material Adverse Effect; Absence of Changes. (a) Since December 31, 2020, there has not been any event or change that has had or would reasonably be expected have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) since December 31, 2020 and prior to the date hereof, each of Seller, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has conducted the Company Business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business (other than in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Separation) and any alternatives thereto) and (c) since March 31, 2021 and prior to the date hereof, the Company has not (i) taken any action that, if taken after the date of this Agreement, would require the consent of Buyer pursuant to Sections 5.1(b)(vi) and (vii) or (ii) declared or paid any dividends; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, compliance with this Section 3.8(c) shall not be a condition, and shall not be considered for purpose of determining the satisfaction of any condition, precedent to the Closing, and any breach of this Section 3.8(c) shall not give rise to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Article VII, but any breach of this Section 3.8(c) shall be treated in accordance with the final sentence of Section 2.5(c).
Section 3.9 Taxes. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
Section 3.11 Litigation. There are no Actions pending against the Company or the Company Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company Business, taken as a whole. There is no order of any Governmental Entity
in effect or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company Business, taken as a whole.
Section 3.12 Brokers. Seller is solely responsible for the payment of the fees and expenses of any broker, investment banker, financial adviser or other Person acting in a similar capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates.
Section 3.13 Sufficiency of Assets. The assets, rights and properties held by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as of the completion of the Separation, when taken together with all of the other agreements entered into in connection with the Separation (including in respect of transition services), shall be sufficient for the conduct of the Company Business in all material respects.
Section 3.15 Insurance Matters. Except as has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect:
SECTION 3.16 No Other Representation or Warranty. Except for the representations and warranties expressly contained in this Article III, none of Seller, the Company or any other Person on behalf of Seller or the Company makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Seller, the Company, the Company Business or otherwise, or with respect to any information provided to Buyer or its Affiliates or its or their Representatives in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and Buyer hereby disclaims any reliance on any representations and warranties, except for the representations and warranties expressly contained in this Article III. None of Seller, the Company or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to Buyer or its Affiliates or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Buyer or its Affiliates or its or their Representatives, the use by any of the foregoing of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or any other material made available to Buyer or its Affiliates or its or their Representatives in certain “data rooms” or management presentations in connection with any consideration and review of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, unless any such information is expressly subject to a representation or warranty contained in this Article III.
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization and Standing. Buyer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Section 4.2 Authority. Buyer has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by each Buyer Party of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is or will be a party and the consummation by each Buyer Party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been and, with respect to the Transaction Agreements to be executed and delivered after the date of this Agreement, will be, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Buyer Party. Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which a Buyer Party is or will be a party has been or, with respect to the Transaction Agreements to be executed and delivered after the date of this Agreement, will be, duly executed and delivered by such Buyer Party and, assuming this Agreement and such other Transaction Agreements constitute legal, valid and binding agreements of the other parties hereto and thereto, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Buyer Party, enforceable against such Buyer Party in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
Section 4.3 Noncontravention; Consents. The execution and delivery by Buyer and each Buyer Party of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements by to which it is or will be a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by such Buyer Party will not (a) conflict with any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of any Buyer Party, (b) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict with, result in
a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, give any contracting party the right to terminate, cancel or accelerate any payment under, or result in the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any property, asset or right of any Buyer Party under, any material Contract to which any Buyer Party is a party or (c) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene any Applicable Law, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) above, as (i) has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect and (ii) would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer and the Buyer Parties, as applicable, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Agreements. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notice to, any third party or Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to any Buyer Party in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements by the Buyer Parties or the consummation by the Buyer Parties of any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except (i) for the filing required under the HSR Act, (ii) for such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect and (iii) as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer and the Buyer Parties, as applicable, to perform their obligations under the Transaction Agreements.
Section 4.4 Compliance with Applicable Law. Buyer is in compliance with all Applicable Law, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Purchase Not for Distribution. The Purchased Shares will be acquired by Buyer for its own account and not with a view to distribution. Buyer will not resell, transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of any Purchased Shares, except in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any applicable state securities laws, or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom. Buyer (a) has made its own inquiry and investigation into, and, based thereon, has formed an independent judgment concerning, the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Company Business and (b) has been furnished with or given access to certain information about the Company, the Company Subsidiaries and the Company Business.
Section 4.6 Litigation. There are no Actions pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened in writing against or affecting Buyer or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, any of its Affiliates, that (a) seek to restrain or enjoin the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (b) would reasonably be expected to have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect. There is no order of any Governmental Entity in effect or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened against Buyer or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, any of its Affiliates, that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.7 Sufficiency of Funds. Buyer is a party to and has accepted a fully executed equity commitment letter, dated as of the date hereof (the “Equity Commitment Letter”), from Blackstone Holdings II L.P. (the “Equity Provider”) pursuant to which the Equity Provider has agreed, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Equity Commitment Letter, to invest in Buyer the amounts set forth therein. Buyer has delivered to Seller a true, complete and correct copy of the executed Equity Commitment Letter. As of the date hereof, the Equity
Commitment Letter is in full force and effect and has not been amended, restated or otherwise modified or waived, and the commitments contained therein have not been withdrawn, modified or rescinded in any respect. Assuming the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 are satisfied at the Closing, Buyer will have at the Closing cash proceeds sufficient to pay the Purchase Price at the Closing. The obligations of Buyer to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not conditioned upon the availability to Buyer or any of its Affiliates of any debt, equity or other financing in any amount whatsoever.
Section 4.8 Limited Guaranty. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Buyer has delivered to Seller the limited guaranty, dated as of the date hereof (the “Limited Guaranty”), addressed to Seller from the Equity Provider, guaranteeing certain obligations of Buyer under this Agreement on the terms set forth therein. As of the date hereof, the Limited Guaranty is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Equity Provider, enforceable against the Equity Provider in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
Section 4.9 Brokers. Buyer is solely responsible for the payment of the fees and expenses of any broker, investment banker, financial adviser or other Person acting in a similar capacity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Transaction Agreements based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer or any of its Affiliates.
Section 4.10 No Other Representation or Warranty. Except for the representations and warranties expressly contained in this Article IV, none of Buyer or any other Person on behalf of Buyer makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Buyer or otherwise, or with respect to any information provided to Seller, the Company or their Affiliates or their Representatives in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and Seller hereby disclaims any reliance on any representations and warranties, except for the representations and warranties expressly contained in this Article IV. None of Buyer or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to Seller, the Company or their Affiliates or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Seller, the Company or their Affiliates or their Representatives, the use by any of the foregoing of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or any other material made available to Seller, the Company or their Affiliates or their Representatives in certain “data rooms” or management presentations in connection with any consideration and review of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, unless any such information is expressly subject to a representation or warranty contained in this Article IV.
Section 5.2 Access to Information. From the date of this Agreement through the earlier of the Closing and such time as this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Article VIII, Seller shall cause the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to provide, solely in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, Buyer and its Representatives with, upon reasonable advance notice and during regular business hours, reasonable access to the offices, properties, assets, books, Contracts, insurance policies and business, regulatory, financial and other records, and management and Representatives of the Company, as Buyer may request from time to time; provided that any such access pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be conducted in accordance with Applicable Law, under the supervision of Seller’s personnel and in such a manner as to not to unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. The foregoing notwithstanding, Seller shall not be required to cause the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to provide such access if it would unreasonably disrupt the operations of Seller or its Subsidiaries (including the Company and the Company Subsidiaries), would cause a violation of any Contract, would, in the reasonable judgment of Seller or the Company, result in a loss of privilege or trade secret protection or would constitute a violation of any Applicable Law, and in any such event, the parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make appropriate substitute arrangements in a manner that does not result in such loss or violation. In addition, to the extent that Seller undertake and completes an appraisal of the assets of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries prior to the Closing, Seller shall promptly deliver a copy of such appraisal to Buyer and provide Buyer with access to such reasonable and supporting information underlying such appraisal, including any third-party provider involved in its preparation, as may be reasonably requested by Buyer.
Section 5.3 Reasonable Best Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions and other agreements set forth in this Agreement, other than with respect to obtaining permits, orders or other consents, approvals or authorizations of Governmental Entities (which shall be exclusively governed by Section 5.4), each party agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.
Section 5.5 Public Announcements. Each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, consult with the other party before issuing, and provide the other party with the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement with respect to such matters unless the other party consents in advance in writing (which shall include email) (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as may be required by Applicable Law or by the requirements of any securities exchange; provided that, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law or the requirements of any such securities exchange and to the extent reasonably practicable, the disclosing party under this exception shall provide the non-disclosing party a reasonable opportunity to review any such disclosure; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any press release or other public statement to the extent the statements therein with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby are consistent in all material respects with statements previously issued in compliance with this Section 5.5.
Section 5.6 Further Assurances. Each of Seller and Buyer shall execute and deliver, or shall cause to be executed and delivered, such documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and shall take, or shall cause to be taken, such further actions, in each case as may be reasonably requested by any other party to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 5.7 Company Financing. Buyer agrees that, in the event that, at any time before or after the Closing, the Company offers for sale in a private or public offering of securities (the “Hybrid Securities Offering”) subordinated debt securities (the “Hybrid Securities”), then Buyer shall (a) consider in good faith purchasing, or causing to be purchased, at least $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Hybrid Securities in or concurrently with the Hybrid Securities Offering, on the same terms and conditions as such Hybrid Securities are issued and sold to other investors in the Hybrid Securities Offering; provided, that any such purchase by Buyer shall require the mutual agreement of Buyer and the Company, and (b) use good faith efforts to assist the Company with the offering and sale of the Hybrid Securities in the Hybrid Securities Offering; provided that such good faith efforts shall not require, or be construed to require, Buyer or its Affiliate to purchase any such Hybrid Securities in such Hybrid Securities Offering.
Section 5.8 Stockholders Agreement. Prior to the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall negotiate in good faith the form of a definitive stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”), by and among the Company, Seller and Buyer, having the terms set forth in Section 5.8 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule; provided, that, until such time as such definitive form is completed, executed and delivered by the parties, the terms set forth in Section 5.8 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall control and be binding upon the Company, Seller and Buyer from and after the Closing, and references in this Agreement to the “Stockholders Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to such binding terms.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Seller and the Company shall take certain actions to effect the Separation in accordance with the separation principles set forth in Section 5.9 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule hereto (the “Separation Principles”). From and after the date hereof, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall cause the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to, take all actions and do all things necessary, proper and advisable, subject to the requirements of Applicable Law and of any Governmental Entity, to prepare, execute and perform the separation agreement and other customary agreements for a separation on terms consistent with the Separation Principles (such agreements and other documentation, the “Separation Documentation”).
Section 5.10 Plan Assets. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall not allow, and shall cause the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to not allow, any portion of any assets in any Covered Account to constitute Plan Assets. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing if Seller (or any of its Affiliates) becomes aware that there is a reasonable likelihood that any of the Covered Accounts’ assets constitute Plan Assets, which notice shall identify the applicable Covered Account(s). Seller and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to remediate any Plan Asset Issue as soon as reasonably as practicable following the date a Plan Asset Issue is identified or notified to the Company. The parties expressly agree that compliance with this covenant shall not be a condition to Closing, and the presence of a Plan Asset Issue shall not be a basis not to consummate the Closing.
(a) Prior to the Closing, Seller shall take all actions necessary to cause the Board as of the Closing to be comprised of eleven (11) directors, consisting of nine (9) directors designated by Seller, one (1) director designated by Buyer and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as of immediately prior to the Closing.
Section 5.13 SMA Cooperation. Prior to the Closing, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Existing AUM (as defined in the SMA Agreements) to equal $50,000,000,000 in accordance with the terms of the SMA Commitment Letter in the aggregate; provided, that it shall not be a condition to the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that the Existing AUM shall equal or exceed such amount. Prior to the Closing, Buyer and Seller shall, Seller shall cause the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to, cooperate in good faith in connection with preparing for the appointment of the Investment Manager under, and successfully implementing the arrangements contemplated by, the SMA Agreements.
Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations. The obligations of Buyer and Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer in writing at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:
Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Seller in writing at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:
Section 7.1 Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall survive in full force and effect until the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, at which time they shall terminate (and no claims shall be made for indemnification under Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 thereafter), except: (a) the Seller Fundamental Representations shall each survive in full force and effect until the date that is six (6) years after the Closing Date, (b) the representations and warranties made in Section 3.13 shall survive in full force and effect until the three (3)-month anniversary of the IPO, and (c) the covenants and agreements that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Closing (including those relating to the Separation) shall survive in full force and effect to the extent they so apply or are to be performed after the Closing.
Section 7.5 Payment. In the event a claim for indemnification under this Article VII has been finally determined, the amount of such final determination shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party on demand in immediately available funds. Except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code, the parties agree to treat, for income tax purposes, such payment as an adjustment to the purchase price. Any claim, action, suit, arbitration or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity, and the liability for and amount of damages therefor, shall be deemed to be “finally determined” for purposes of this Article VII when the parties hereto have so determined by mutual agreement or, if disputed, when an order, injunction or decree of a Governmental Entity that has become final and non-appealable has been entered into with respect to such claim, action, suit, arbitration or proceeding.
Section 7.6 Exclusive Remedies. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that other than Fraud, following the Closing, (a) the indemnification provisions of this Article VII shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the parties hereto for any breach of the representations or warranties contained in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument delivered hereunder, (b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained herein shall give rise to any right on the part of any party hereto to rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (c) the indemnification provisions of this Article VII shall be the sole and exclusive monetary remedies of the parties hereto for any breach or non‑fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation contained in this Agreement; provided that this clause (c) does not preclude any party from bringing an action for specific performance or other equitable remedy to require any party to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 7.7 Damages. Seller and Buyer agree that with respect to each indemnification obligation set forth in this Article VII, the Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligation shall not include Liabilities arising from any consequential (including consequential, lost profit damages and diminution in value), indirect, incidental, punitive, exemplary, incidental or special damages (and, in each case, whether or not foreseeable), except to the extent payable to a third party in respect of a third-party claim. For purposes of calculating the amount of any Liability under this Article VII, each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement shall be read without regard to any “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect,” “Buyer Material Adverse Effect” or other similar qualification contained in or otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty, other than the representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.8(a). For purposes of determining whether a breach of any representation or warranty made in this Agreement has occurred, each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement shall be read with regard to any “materiality” or other similar qualification contained in or otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty but any “Material Adverse Effect” or other similar
qualification contained in or otherwise applicable to such representation or warranty shall be read as “material to the Company Business, taken as a whole”.
Section 7.8 Right to Recover. If an Indemnifying Party has paid an amount in discharge of any claim under this Agreement and the Indemnified Party recovers (whether by payment, discount, credit, relief, insurance or otherwise) from a non-affiliated third party a sum which indemnifies or compensates the Indemnified Party (in whole or in part) in respect of the Liability which is the subject matter of the claim, Buyer or Seller, as applicable, shall procure that all steps are taken as may reasonably be required to pay to Seller or Buyer, as applicable, as soon as practicable after receipt an amount equal to (a) any sum recovered from the non-affiliated third party less any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in obtaining such recovery or (b) if less, the amount previously paid by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to any right of action (whether pursuant to contract, arising under Applicable Law or otherwise) which the Indemnified Party may have against any other Person with respect to any matter giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.
Section 7.9 Double Claims. No Indemnified Party shall be entitled to recover from an Indemnifying Party under this Article VII more than once in respect of the same Liability (notwithstanding that such Liability may result from breaches of multiple provisions of this Agreement).
Section 8.1 Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(d) by Buyer, in writing, if a breach of any provision of this Agreement that has been committed by Seller would cause the failure of a condition to Closing set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) and such breach is not capable of being cured or, if capable of being cured, is not cured before the earlier of (i) the Outside Date and (ii) the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after Seller receives written notice from Buyer that Buyer intends to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d); provided, that Buyer is not then in material breach of this Agreement;
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, this Agreement shall become null and void and of no further force and effect without liability of either party (or any Representative of such party) to the other party to this Agreement; provided, that (a) subject to the two immediately following sentences, no such termination shall relieve a party from liability for any Fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement, (b) Section 1.1, Section 5.5, this Section 8.2 and Article IX shall survive termination and (c) if requested in writing by Seller, Buyer shall return to Seller or destroy (and provide a certificate of destruction) all documents received by Buyer or any of its Affiliates or its or their Representatives from or on behalf of Seller, the Company, their respective Affiliates and their respective Representatives relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether obtained before or after the execution hereof (it being agreed that the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, solely in the event that the Closing does not occur, the maximum aggregate liability of Buyer and the Equity Provider for any Liability suffered as a result of any breach of this Agreement (including any Willful Breach), the Equity Commitment Letter or the Limited Guaranty, or the failure of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby to be consummated, or in respect of any oral representation made or alleged to be have been made in connection herewith or therewith, whether in equity or at law, in contract, in tort or otherwise, shall not exceed and shall be limited to the Purchase Price, and in no event shall Seller seek to, and Seller shall cause its controlled Affiliates, directors, and officers not to seek to, recover any money damages (including consequential, indirect or punitive damages) in excess of such amount in respect of any such breach, failure or
representation. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, solely in the event that the Closing does not occur and Seller commences an Action seeking monetary damages for any breach of this Agreement (including any Willful Breach), the Equity Commitment Letter or the Limited Guaranty, or the failure of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby to be consummated, upon payment of damages in an amount up to the Purchase Price, Buyer and the Equity Provider shall not have any further liability or obligation to Seller or any of its equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers or general or limited partners or any former, current or future stockholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, Affiliate or agent of any of the foregoing relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the Limited Guaranty, or the failure of the any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby to be consummated, whether in equity or at law, in contract, in tort or otherwise, and in such event, Seller shall not seek to, and shall cause its controlled Affiliates, directors, and officers not to seek to, recover any money damages (including consequential, indirect or punitive damages, or damages on account of a Willful Breach) from Buyer or the Equity Provider for any such breach or failure.
Section 9.1 Fees and Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, whether or not the purchase and sale of the Purchased Shares is consummated, each party shall pay its own Transaction Expenses incident to preparing for, entering into and carrying out the Transaction Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer shall pay, when due, and be responsible for, any sales, use transfer, documentary, stamp, recording, value added, conveyance, goods and services or similar Taxes and fees imposed on or payable solely as a result of the transfer and sale of the Purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that Buyer shall not be responsible, and shall not bear any such taxes that would not have resulted if the transfer and sale of the Purchased Shares was the only relevant transaction for purposes of determining whether such Tax applies under Applicable Law. The party required by Applicable Law to do so shall file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all Taxes referenced in the immediately preceding sentence and, if required by Applicable Law, the other party shall, or shall cause its respective Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.
Section 9.2 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by e-mail if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
if to Buyer, to:
Argon
Holdco LLC
c/o The Blackstone Group Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: John G. Finley
Email: john.finley@blackstone.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Elizabeth A. Cooper
Email: ecooper@stblaw.com
katherine.krause@stblaw.com
and
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, New York 10001
Attention: Todd Freed
Jon Hlafter
Email: todd.freed@skadden.com
jon.hlafter@skadden.com
if to Seller, to:
American
International Group, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
41st Floor
New York, New York 10020
Attention: General Counsel
Email: lucy.fato@aig.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton,
Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Edward D. Herlihy
Mark
A. Stagliano
Email: edherlihy@wlrk.com
dklam@wlrk.com
mastagliano@wlrk.com
Section 9.3 Interpretation. When reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. All references herein to any agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation are to the agreement, instrument, statute, rule or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, include any rules and regulations promulgated under said statutes) and to any section of any statute, rule or regulation including any successor to said section. Any fact or item disclosed in any Section or subsection of each of the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to apply to and qualify the Section or subsection of this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and each other Section or subsection of this Agreement or the Seller Disclosure Schedule to the extent the relevance to such Section or subsection is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure. Disclosure of any item in the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material item, fact, exception of fact, event or circumstance or that occurrence or non-occurrence of any change or effect related to such item has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Whenever the words “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Whenever the word “or” is used in this Agreement, it shall not be exclusive. Whenever the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and shall not mean simply “if.” Whenever the singular is used herein, the same shall include the plural, and whenever the plural is used herein, the same shall include the singular, where appropriate. Whenever the word “Dollars” or the “$” sign appear in this Agreement, they shall be construed to mean United States Dollars, and all transactions under this Agreement shall be in United States Dollars. All percentages resulting from calculations pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement will be set forth in decimals and rounded to the nearest thousandth. This Agreement has been fully negotiated by both parties and shall not be construed by any Governmental Entity against either party by virtue of the fact that such party was the drafting party.
Section 9.4 Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including all Exhibits and Schedules hereto), the Confidentiality Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, the Limited Guaranty and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article IX, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement any rights or remedies.
Section 9.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute arising hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws, to the extent such principles or rules are not mandatorily applicable by statute and would permit or require the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.
Section 9.6 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment that is not consented to shall be null and void; provided that Buyer may, without the prior written consent of Seller, assign its rights and interests, and delegate its obligations, under this Agreement to an Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that no such assignment or delegation shall (i) relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder or (ii) impair or delay, in any material respect, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
(a) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if (and only if) such court finds it lacks jurisdiction, the federal court of the United States of America sitting in Delaware, or if (and only if) such court finds it lacks jurisdiction, any other court located in the State of Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof, for purposes of enforcing this Agreement or determining any claim arising from or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In any such action, suit or other proceeding, each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise any claim that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that such action, suit or other proceeding is not subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that such action, suit or other proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such action, suit or other proceeding is improper. Each party also agrees that any final and non-appealable judgment against a party in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding will be conclusive and binding on such party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment will be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment. Any process or other paper to be served in connection with any action or proceeding under this Agreement shall, if delivered or sent in accordance with Section 9.2, constitute good, proper and sufficient service thereof. Notwithstanding this Section 9.7(a), the determination of the Closing Purchase Price shall be made
as set forth in Section 2.5; provided, that any dispute over the obligations of the parties under Section 2.5 shall be subject to this Section 9.7.
Section 9.10 Non-Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or otherwise, this Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, may only be made against, the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to this Agreement (in the preamble and signature pages hereto) in their capacities as parties to this Agreement or the Persons that are expressly identified as parties to any other Transaction Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the Limited Guaranty in their capacities as parties to such agreements, and no former, current or future equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers or general or limited partners of any of the Persons that are expressly identified herein as parties to such agreements or any former, current or future stockholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, Affiliate or agent of any of the foregoing, or any other non-party, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or in respect of any representations, warranties or statements made or alleged to be made in connection herewith or therewith (except to the extent such Person is expressly identified as a party to such other agreement). Without limiting the rights of either party against the other party, in no event shall either party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages for breach of this Agreement from, any non-party, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or Applicable Law, or otherwise. The non-parties specified above shall be express third-party beneficiaries of this Section 9.10.
Section 9.11 No Offset. No party to this Agreement may offset any amount due to any other party or any of such other party’s Affiliates against any amount owed or alleged to be owed from such other party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement without the written consent of such other party.
Section 9.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. Each party may deliver its signed counterpart of this Agreement to the other party by means of electronic mail or any other electronic medium utilizing image scan technology, and such delivery will have the same legal effect as hand delivery of an originally executed counterpart.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Mark Lyons
Name: Mark Lyons
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to L&R Stock Purchase Agreement]
ARGON HOLDCO LLC
By: Blackstone Holdings II L.P., its sole member
By: Blackstone Holdings I/II GP L.L.C., its general partner
By: /s/ Michael Chae
Name: Michael Chae
Title: Chief Financial Officer
[Signature Page to L&R Stock Purchase Agreement]
Exhibit 10.7
EXECUTION VERSION
SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
November 2, 2021
Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
c/o Blackstone Inc.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Commitment Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Master SMA Agreements set forth on Exhibit A (as such agreements may be amended or modified from time to time, the “Master SMA Agreements”) between, on the one hand, American General Life Insurance Company (“L&R”), and certain current or future life insurance company Subsidiaries and/or Affiliates of L&R that are or may become (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6(d) below) party to such Master SMA Agreements (each of L&R and Parent, and such other current or future Subsidiaries of Parent, a “Company” and collectively, the “Companies”), and, on the other hand, Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investment Manager”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Inc. (“Blackstone”). SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) is an indirect Subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AIG”), and L&R is an indirect Subsidiary of Parent.
Reference is also made to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021 (the “Signing Date”), by and between Argon Holdco LLC (“Buyer”), and AIG (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which AIG shall sell and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from AIG, an amount of shares of common stock of Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for all purposes hereunder, this Agreement (as defined below) shall be effective on September 30, 2021 and any reference to the “Effective Date,” “the date hereof” or “the date first written above,” shall be deemed to be references to September 30, 2021 as the context so requires.
Pursuant to, and in consideration of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Investment Manager’s support of each Company’s investment strategy and the services required of it from and after the Effective Date (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) (such date, the “Effective Date”), under the Master SMA Agreements, the Investment Manager has dedicated, and will dedicate, significant efforts and has expended, and will expend, significant resources, including by hiring employees, entering into service agreements and other contractual arrangements, investing in information technology systems, making regulatory filings and corresponding with regulators, expanding its office space and committing additional time and resources of personnel of the Investment Manager and its Affiliates, in each case, in developing and implementing each Company’s investment management and asset allocation strategy that is expected to result in significant benefits to the Companies and their respective Affiliates. In order to induce the Investment Manager to expend the resources necessary to successfully implement the arrangements contemplated by the Master SMA Agreements and to ensure the preservation of the covenants and agreements set forth in the Master SMA Agreements, and in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in such Master SMA Agreements, and the expected benefits to be derived by the Companies from the relationship between the Investment Manager and the Companies under the applicable Master SMA Agreements, and any New Master SMA Agreements (as defined below) entered into with the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, Parent is entering into this agreement (this “Agreement”) on its own behalf and as the parent company of the Companies, with the Investment Manager and, solely for the purposes of Sections 4, 6, 8 and 13 hereof, AIG, as follows:
1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the applicable Master SMA Agreement.
2. Termination of the Master SMA Agreements. Except in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3(c) hereof, Parent shall not cause, permit or suffer itself, any Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate the Master SMA Agreement that such Company is a party to for so long as any sub-manager agreement (“Sub-Manager Agreement”) pursuant to which any Sub-Manager manages assets of such Company remains effective.
3. Termination of Sub-Manager Agreements. Parent shall not cause, permit or suffer itself, any Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate any Sub-Manager Agreement, except, following the Initial Term (as defined below), in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 3(b) hereof.
(a) The “Term” with respect to each Master SMA Agreement and Sub-Manager Agreement will be deemed to commence on the Effective Date, and will (i) initially end on the earlier of the sixth (6th) anniversary of the (x) Initial AUM Satisfaction Date and (y) December 31, 2021 (the “Initial Term End Date”) and thereafter (ii) automatically renew (beginning on the sixth (6th) anniversary hereof) for additional two (2) year periods (any such subsequent two (2) year period, a “Renewal Term” and the end of any such Renewal Term, a “Renewal Term End”) unless terminated in accordance with Section 3(b) or Section 3(c).
(b) Termination for Adverse Performance:
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Following the Initial Term, Parent may make an election to cause, or permit, itself or a Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate any Sub-Manager Agreement on or after the sixth anniversary hereof (i.e., from the end of the Initial Term) (such date, an “SMA Termination Election Date”); provided, that:
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such Company has provided written notice to the Investment Manager of such termination (an “SMA Termination Notice”);
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the SMA Termination Notice has been authorized by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all of the directors of Parent, excluding Blackstone’s representative (the “Directors”), acting reasonably and in good faith (an SMA Termination Notice delivered with such approval, a “Valid SMA Termination Notice”); and
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no such termination shall be effective on any date earlier than the 6 month anniversary of the applicable SMA Termination Election Date (the “SMA Termination Effective Date”).
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Parent shall not cause, permit or suffer itself, any Company or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate any Sub-Manager Agreement pursuant to Section 3(b)(i) unless a majority of the independent directors of Parent, excluding Blackstone’s representative (the “Independent Directors”), acting reasonably and in good faith, determine that “unsatisfactory long term performance” (as described in the two-part test in clause (1) below) has occurred and has not yet been cured in accordance with this Section 3(b)(ii):
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unsatisfactory long term performance by the Sub-Manager pursuant to such Sub-Manager Agreements shall be determined separately with respect to Existing AUM, on the one hand, and New AUM, on the other hand, in each case, based on the following two required testing conditions: |
(i) first, whether the performance on the Existing AUM or New AUM, as applicable, measured on a “total return” basis (calculated in accordance with Exhibit G) underperformed the applicable pro forma Benchmark return in respect of such Existing AUM portfolio or New AUM portfolio, as applicable, by at least 5% (or 5 basis points, if greater, solely in a scenario where the applicable Benchmark return is between -0.5% and 0.5%) calculated on a portfolio-wide basis (which, if true, shall trigger an asset class by asset class performance review of the individual Blackstone Asset Classes pursuant to clause (ii) below); and
(ii) second, whether any individual Blackstone Asset Class has underperformed the Benchmark opposite such Blackstone Asset Class on Exhibit B hereto by at least 10% (or 5 basis points, if greater, solely in a scenario where the applicable Benchmark return is between -0.5% and 0.5%) (in each case, as calculated in the manner set forth on Exhibit G hereto);
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provided, that the determination of Existing AUM in clause (1) above shall be subject to Blackstone’s right, exercisable within one year of Closing, to develop a schedule of assets (not to exceed the Aggregate Exemption Cap (as defined below)), which shall be excluded from Existing AUM for purposes of the performance calculations and testing hereunder; |
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provided, that “unsatisfactory long term performance” with respect to any particular Blackstone Asset Class shall be determined on a “total return” basis (as calculated in accordance with Exhibit G) and calculated separately with respect to Existing AUM, on the one hand, and New AUM, on the other hand (using similar methodologies); provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that “unsatisfactory long term performance” with respect to any particular Blackstone Asset Class shall only be capable of being triggered if the conditions set forth in the tests in clause (i) and clause (ii) (as applied to such Blackstone Asset Class) are both satisfied; |
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provided, that for purposes of determining “unsatisfactory long term performance,” (1) the performance of each of (a) the applicable Benchmark and (b) each Blackstone Asset Class under the Sub-Manager Agreements shall be measured quarterly on a five-year rolling basis beginning on the earlier of (x) the fifth anniversary of the month-end of the date (the “Initial AUM Satisfaction Date”) on which the Companies have contributed Subject Assets to the Portfolio with an aggregate value at least equal to $50 billion, where the value of a Subject Asset for this purpose is fixed at the market value of such Subject Asset on the date of contribution to the Portfolio, and (y) December 31, 2026 (such five-year period, the “Performance Measurement Period”) and (2) the performance of any Subject Assets which a Company has directed the Investment Manager to buy, retain or sell in a circumstance where the Investment Manager has provided written notice to such Company delivered on or prior to the date of such purchase, retention or sale stating that the Investment Manager is not supportive of such purchase, retention or sale (in whole or in part) shall be excluded for purposes of performance testing; |
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provided, however, that in the case of the failure of both testing conditions described in clause (1) above, the Independent Directors shall deliver written notice of such finding (a “Performance Notice”) to the Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall thereafter be afforded a one-year cure period or such longer period of time as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors (a “Performance Cure Period”) to address the Independent Directors’ concerns pursuant to a cure strategy to be proposed in writing by the Investment Manager to the Independent Directors reasonably promptly following the delivery of the Performance Notice (but in no event delivered more than thirty (30) calendar days following delivery of the Performance Notice) and approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Independent Directors, acting reasonably and in good faith, prior to the commencement of such Performance Cure Period (it being understood that the Performance Cure Period shall be tolled until such affirmative vote unless the failure to achieve an affirmative vote is due to the failure of the Investment Manager to deliver a cure strategy within thirty (30) calendar days following delivery of the Performance Notice); |
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provided, that at the end of a Performance Cure Period, the Independent Directors, acting reasonably and in good faith, shall determine by majority affirmative vote whether a satisfactory cure has been achieved relative to the approved cure strategy (it being understood that (x) if the event described in clause (1)(ii) is no longer continuing with respect to the applicable Blackstone Asset Class, a satisfactory cure shall have been achieved with respect to such event and (y) a satisfactory cure of the event described in clause (1)(i) shall not automatically result in a deemed satisfactory cure with respect to any Blackstone Asset Class for which the event described in clause (1)(ii) is continuing); and |
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if the Independent Directors determine that a satisfactory cure has been achieved relative to the approved cure strategy in respect of any Performance Notice, then the applicable Performance Notice shall be deemed rescinded and no corresponding SMA Termination Notice shall be issued or deemed issued in respect thereof. |
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To the extent a termination occurs in respect of any Blackstone Asset Class comprising the Existing AUM as a result of unsatisfactory long term performance with respect to such Blackstone Asset Class determined in accordance with this Section 3(b), (i) none of the Existing AUM comprising the Blackstone Asset Class subject to such termination shall be reinvested by the Investment Manager during the applicable cure period and transition period unless mutually agreed with the Directors of Parent and (ii) the Investment Manager will no longer charge Management Fees on the remaining Existing AUM comprising the Blackstone Asset Class subject to such termination and will not charge Management Fees with respect thereto from the date of delivery of the Performance Notice until such time as the Existing AUM comprising such Blackstone Asset Class matures or is sold and is thereafter reinvested in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or, if applicable, until such time as the unsatisfactory long term performance has been cured in accordance with this Section 3(b) (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that (i) nothing herein shall change the Subject Asset Minimums set forth on Exhibit C and (ii) AIG’s obligations shall continue to operate independently of this clause (8) and shall not be affected hereby). |
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In connection with this Section 3(b), the Investment Manager shall deliver to Parent within 45 days after the end of the calendar quarter ending on December 31, 2021 and each calendar quarter thereafter during the Term a calculation of the performance of the Existing AUM and the New AUM measured on a “total return” basis calculated in accordance with Exhibit G and this Section 3(b), together with reasonable supporting detail, in each case in the form mutually agreed by Parent and the Investment Manager, which shall include information regarding the handling of realized gains or losses and how such items are utilized or spread over time (subject, in each case, to reasonable delays in the event of late receipt of necessary information). |
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For purposes of this Agreement, the “Aggregate Exemption Cap” shall mean the dollar amount, measured as of the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date, equal to the greater of (x) $5 billion and (y) the sum of (A) 20% of the Existing AUM allocated to the “Private high grade, project finance and other long-dated investments” Blackstone Asset Class and (B) 10% of the Existing AUM allocated to all other Blackstone Asset Classes. |
(iii) From and after the Initial Term End Date, to the extent no Valid SMA Termination Notice has been delivered in accordance with this Section 3(b) and the SMA Termination Effective Date has not occurred, the Term with respect to each Sub-Manager Agreement (for which no Valid SMA Termination Notice has been delivered or the SMA Termination Effective Date has not occurred) shall continue.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3, during or following the Initial Term, Parent may cause or permit the Companies to terminate the Master SMA Agreements and the Sub-Manager Agreements at any time by providing written notice to the Investment Manager that each of Parent and each Company has determined that an event described in clauses (i) through (iii) below has occurred, and Parent may cause or permit the Companies to terminate the applicable Sub-Manager Agreements (but not the Master SMA Agreements) as more fully provided in clause (v)(2) below at any time by providing written notice to the Investment Manager that each of Parent and each Company has determined that an event described in clause (iv) below has occurred.
(i) a Cause Event;
(ii) the occurrence of an Equity Hold Breach;
(iii) the Investment Manager being in material breach of a material covenant of a Master SMA Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Investment Manager’s obligation to adhere to the Investment Guidelines); or
(iv) a material adverse change occurs at the Investment Manager such that the Investment Manager or one of its Sub-Managers is unable to manage such Blackstone Asset Class as provided for in the applicable Master SMA Agreement due to a complete loss of capability with respect to a particular Blackstone Asset Class;
(v) provided, that
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solely with respect to any event described in clause (iii) above that neither constitutes nor results from a Cause Event, the Investment Manager shall have the right to cure such an event within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of such event from the relevant Company (the “Cure Period”) and Parent shall, and shall cause each applicable Company to, cooperate in good faith with the Investment Manager as the Investment Manager seeks to cure any such breach; |
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with respect to any event described in clause (iv) above, (x) any determination of an event described in clause (iv) shall apply solely with respect to the affected Blackstone Asset Class and Parent may only cause or permit itself or a Company to terminate any Sub-Manager Agreement that relates to the affected Blackstone Asset Class, (y) the Investment Manager shall have the right to cure such event within three (3) months after the occurrence of such event and (z) Section 3(b) shall continue to apply with respect to any potential determination of “unsatisfactory long-term performance” and any cure periods related thereto with respect to all other Blackstone Asset Classes; |
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any termination by the Companies as provided in this Section 3(c) shall require the affirmative approval of at least a majority of the Directors of Parent and the delivery of written notice to the Investment Manager of such termination at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such termination; and |
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for the avoidance of doubt, any dispute as to the occurrence of an event described clauses (c)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 3 or (solely in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv)) the cure thereof, shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement |
(d) A “Cause Event” shall mean the Investment Manager (x) is no longer able to carry on its investment advisory business as a going concern under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or (y) is performing its obligations under any Master SMA Agreement with gross negligence, willful misconduct or reckless disregard of any of such obligations.
(e) An “Equity Hold Breach” shall be deemed to occur if Buyer (together with its Affiliates) Sells (as defined in that certain Stockholders Agreement by and among Parent, AIG and Buyer dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Stockholders Agreement”)) any Initial Shares (each of the foregoing, a “Buyer Share Sale”) such that it no longer retains the Minimum Ownership (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, a Buyer Share Sale shall not include any Sale (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), disposition or other change in Share Ownership arising out of or resulting from (s) any Sale of the Initial Shares done with the prior written consent of Parent (or, if applicable, AIG) pursuant to Section 5.1(a)(vi) of the Stockholders Agreement, (t) the exercise by Buyer of its rights pursuant to the proviso set forth in Section 5.1(a)(ii) of the Stockholders Agreement, (u) the exercise by AIG of its rights pursuant to Section 5.2 (Drag-Along Right) of the Stockholders Agreement, (v) the exercise by Buyer of its rights pursuant to Section 5.3 (Tag-Along Right) of the Stockholders Agreement, (w) the exercise by Buyer of its rights pursuant to Section 6.1 (Exchange Right) of the Stockholders Agreement (and including any subsequent Sale of AIG Common Stock (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement)), (x) pro rata participation by Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer in any share repurchase by AIG or Parent or any other action taken by AIG or Parent to cause Buyer and its Affiliates’ aggregate ownership of AIG or Parent, as applicable, to remain below 9.9% pursuant to Section 5.1(a)(iii) of the Stockholders Agreement, (y) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of Persons of more than 50% of the outstanding equity of Parent or all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case whether though a merger, consolidated, dissolution, liquidation, recapitalization, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction involving Parent (including a sale of Parent by its stockholders), other than any acquisition by a Person or group of Persons where more than 50% of the outstanding equity of the ultimate parent entity of such Person or group is, immediately after such acquisition, beneficially owned by the equityholders of Parent immediately prior to such acquisition (any such transaction described in this clause (y), an “Acquisition Transaction”); provided that, if the consideration received by Buyer in any such Acquisition Transaction consists (in whole or in part) of freely tradeable marketable securities (as defined in Section 6.1 of the Stockholders Agreement) of a Person other than Parent (“Acquiror”), then such freely tradeable marketable securities shall be deemed for all purposes hereunder to be the “Initial Shares” subject to the Minimum Ownership provisions set forth herein; provided further, that the Share Ownership percentages shall be adjusted to give effect to such Acquisition Transaction and shall reflect the aggregate percentage of equity securities of Acquiror owned by Buyer and the Share Ownership percentage of Buyer immediately prior to such Acquisition Transaction and the exceptions in this definition set forth in this sentence shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to any stockholders agreement (or similar organizational document) entered into with such Person or an Affiliate thereof in connection with or as a result of such Acquisition Transaction and/or the Acquiror, as applicable, or (z) any Sale or other direct or indirect transfer, assignment or other disposition or reallocation of the Initial Shares between or among Buyer and any Affiliate of Buyer, including any transfers to an Affiliate of Buyer of any interest or participation in any investment funds or investment vehicles affiliated with, or managed or advised by, the Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer. The exceptions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to such Sales made by any Affiliate of Buyer, mutatis mutandis, following a Sale or other direct or indirect transfer, assignment or other disposition or reallocation of the Initial Shares between or among Buyer and any Affiliate of Buyer.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Initial Shares” shall mean (x) prior to the Separation (as used herein, such term shall have the meaning given thereto in the Stock Purchase Agreement) or the IPO (as used herein, such term shall have the meaning given thereto in the Stockholders Agreement) and, to the extent there is no IPO Corporation (as defined below), as of and following the Separation, the number of Purchased Shares (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) and (y) as of and following the Separation or the IPO to the extent there is an IPO Corporation, the number of shares of the IPO Corporation issued to Buyer and its Affiliates in connection with the formation of the IPO Corporation; provided, that in each case, such number of shares shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, any stock combination or other like changes with respect to the number of shares of Parent and the IPO Corporation, as applicable; provided, further that the number of Initial Shares (but not the proportion of Initial Shares held by the Buyer) shall be reduced by the number of shares sold pursuant to any sale, disposition or other change of Share Ownership that is excluded from the definition of Buyer Share Sale.
(ii) “Minimum Ownership” means Share Ownership of at least (i) 100% with respect to any date prior to the first anniversary of the closing of the IPO, (ii) 75% with respect to any date beginning on the first anniversary of the closing of the IPO until the second anniversary of the closing of the IPO, (iii) 33% with respect to any date beginning on the second anniversary of the closing of the IPO until the third anniversary of the closing of the IPO, (iv) 25% with respect to any date beginning on the third anniversary of the closing of the IPO until the fifth anniversary of the closing of the IPO, and (v) 0% with respect to any date beginning on the fifth anniversary of the closing of the IPO; provided that, in the event that the IPO is not consummated prior to the 24-month anniversary of the Closing Date, then the applicable anniversaries set forth in this definition shall be measured by reference to the two year anniversary of the Closing Date and not by reference to the closing of the IPO, mutatis mutandis.
(iii) “Share Ownership” shall mean the percentage, as of the date of calculation, of Initial Shares then held by Buyer and its Affiliates.
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions contained in Section 2 and this Section 3 do not and shall not be deemed to constitute an obligation of a Company in respect of its rights to terminate the Master SMA Agreement to which it is a party, which rights are set forth solely therein. Any breach of this Agreement by Parent, and any termination by a Company of the Master SMA Agreement to which it is a party in any manner that is not consistent with the provisions of Section 2 or this Section 3, will give rise to remedies solely against Parent (or its successors or assigns) on behalf of itself and on behalf of any such Company, as described in Sections 4 and 5 below.
(h) For the avoidance of doubt, (i) following the termination of any Master SMA Agreement pursuant to Section 3(c)(i), Section 3(c)(ii) or Section 3(c)(iii) of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall cease to be entitled to be paid its Management Fee from the effective date of such termination and the Subject Asset Minimums set forth on Exhibit C will be reduced to zero (0) from the such effective date and (ii) solely with respect to New AUM, following the termination of any Sub-Manager Agreement pursuant to Section 3(b) or Section 3(c)(iv) of this Agreement, with respect to any Blackstone Asset Class to which such terminated Sub-Manager Agreement relates, (x) the Investment Manager shall not make new investments for the relevant Blackstone Asset Class, except with respect to any investment that was reflected on the final pipeline report (or similar reporting document) delivered to the Company prior to the applicable SMA Termination Election Date, (y) the Investment Manager shall continue to manage and shall only be entitled to be paid its Management Fee with respect to New AUM following the effective date of such termination and until such time as the subject assets mature or are sold and (z) the amount of New AUM related to the terminated Blackstone Asset Class shall be deemed reduced as expressly provided in Section 6(i)(ii)(3) (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that this clause (ii) shall not affect Subject Asset Minimums with respect to Existing AUM or any Blackstone Asset Class not subject to termination). For the avoidance of doubt, following the termination of any Sub-Manager Agreement pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Agreement with respect to Existing AUM allocated to any Blackstone Asset Class, the Investment Manager shall cease to be entitled to be paid its Management Fee with respect to such Existing AUM allocated to such Blackstone Asset Class from the commencement of any cure period related thereto; provided, that Management Fees shall begin to accrue once again following any successful cure.
4. Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto agrees that irreparable damage would occur and that the other party would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached and that money damages or other legal remedies would not be an adequate remedy for any such failure to perform or breach. It is accordingly agreed that, without posting a bond or other undertaking, each party shall be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In the event that any such action is brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, no party shall allege, and each party hereby waives the defense or counterclaim, that there is an adequate remedy at law. The parties hereto further agree that (a) by seeking any remedy provided for in this Section 4, a party hereto shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to such party hereto under this Agreement and (b) nothing contained in this Section 4 shall require any party hereto to institute any action for (or limit such party’s right to institute any action for) specific performance under this Section 4 before exercising any other right under this Agreement.
5. Remedy in the Event of Company Termination. If either (a) a Company or any of Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries terminates the Master SMA Agreement that such Company is a party to or any Sub-Manager Agreement in any manner that is not consistent with the provisions of Section 2 or Section 3, above, or (b) a Company or any of Parent’s Subsidiaries breaches (or causes a breach of) the Master SMA Agreement that such Company is a party to or any Sub-Manager Agreement, in either case in a manner that causes the Investment Manager or any Sub-Manager, as applicable, to terminate such Master SMA Agreement or Sub-Manager Agreement, the Investment Manager shall be entitled to receive from Parent or such Company as compensation for the costs incurred in performing services under, and the failure to receive the benefits reasonably anticipated by, such Master SMA Agreement or Sub-Manager Agreement, as applicable, the full amount of damages available at law in the same manner and to the same extent as if such Master SMA Agreement or Sub-Manager Agreement, as applicable, had been terminated by or at the direction of Parent in violation of the terms of this Agreement.
6. Subject Assets.
(a) Each of AIG (for so long as Parent is a Subsidiary of AIG) and Parent, on behalf of itself and each of the Companies, covenants and agrees to and with the Investment Manager that, at all times during the Term, the Investment Manager shall be appointed pursuant to the Master SMA Agreements to supervise and direct the investment and reinvestment of all Subject Assets. Subject to the exclusions set forth in Section 6(b)(i), “Subject Assets” shall mean all assets allocated to the Blackstone Asset Classes existing as of the date hereof and any additional assets allocated to the Blackstone Asset Classes thereafter (including, for the avoidance of doubt, at any future date), in each case, relating to, originating from, or associated with the Subject Companies and/or as otherwise provided herein; provided, that to the extent a termination relating to New AUM in respect of a Blackstone Asset Class pursuant to Section 3(b) has occurred, then such New AUM corresponding to such Blackstone Asset Class shall cease to be considered “Subject Assets” for purposes of this Section 6(a) from and after the date of such termination. Subject to the exclusions set forth in Section 6(b)(ii), “Subject Companies” shall mean Parent’s Subsidiaries that are life insurance companies (including their respective successors and assigns), in each case existing as of the Signing Date and thereafter (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as of any future date), and any other Subsidiaries of Parent as may be agreed from time to time by Parent and the Investment Manager in writing. “Blackstone Asset Classes” shall mean the asset classes described in Exhibit B. For the avoidance of doubt, allocation of Subject Assets among the Blackstone Asset Classes shall be in accordance with the Allocation Guidelines and may result in 0% allocation to a specific Blackstone Asset Class listed on Exhibit B.
(b) Subject Assets Exclusions.
(i) Subject Assets shall not include assets (x) of any New York-domiciled insurance company Subsidiaries of Parent or any non- insurance company Subsidiaries of Parent (an “Excluded Company”), unless otherwise agreed by Parent and the Investment Manager in writing (in which case the Subsidiary to which such assets relate shall no longer constitute an Excluded Company), (y) managed by an Affiliate of Parent or (z) described on Schedule I. For the avoidance of doubt, Subject Assets shall not include assets not allocated (or no longer allocated) to the Blackstone Asset Classes.
(ii) Subject Companies shall not include Excluded Companies.
(c) During the Term, Parent and, until such time as Parent is no longer a Subsidiary, AIG (i) shall not cause, permit or suffer any Subject Company to appoint, retain or otherwise designate any Person other than the Investment Manager or any wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (including through any sub-management or sub- advisory relationship) to provide investment management or advisory services with respect to Subject Assets or, except as described on Schedule I, any Blackstone Asset Class and (ii) shall not, and they shall cause each Subject Company not to, take any action, including any action with respect to any direct or indirect inquiry, offer or proposal relating to the provision of investment management or advisory services (including through any sub-management or sub-advisory relationship) with respect to Subject Assets or, except as described on Schedule I, any Blackstone Asset Class to, from or by any other party, that would reasonably be expected to impede or interfere with, the obligations of AIG, Parent or the Subject Companies under this Section 6. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6(c) shall prohibit or restrict a Subject Company from making investments or commitments directly or through a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent acting as investment manager (the “AIG Affiliated Manager”) in any “Alternative asset” (as described in Exhibit B) that is sponsored or managed by an entity that is not an affiliate of the Investment Manager (a “Non-Blackstone External Manager”) (a “Non-Blackstone Product”), which Non-Blackstone Product would, if acquired on the Effective Date, be listed on such Subject Company’s Schedule BA.
(d) In furtherance of the foregoing, to the extent that a Subject Company has not entered into a separate Master SMA Agreement with the Investment Manager on the date hereof with effect on the Effective Date, each of AIG (for so long as Parent is a Subsidiary of AIG) and Parent shall cause such Subject Company to promptly enter into a separate master SMA agreement with the Investment Manager substantially in the form of the Master SMA Agreements (each of such master SMA agreements, a “New Master SMA Agreement”), subject to such New Master SMA Agreement including terms (other than terms that would impede or interfere with the obligations relating to such Subject Company under Section 6(a)) that may be required (i) pursuant to any applicable reinsurance or other agreement(s) between such Subject Company and the applicable ceding company(ies), reinsurer(s) and/or other transaction party(ies),(ii) by any applicable governmental or regulatory authority as a condition to such governmental or regulatory authority approving the applicable reinsurance or other transaction or (iii) to comply with laws and regulations applicable to the Subject Company or its investments. Exhibit A hereto shall be amended by the parties to reflect any New Master SMA Agreement promptly following the execution of any New Master SMA Agreement.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, (i) a direct or indirect change of ownership or control of, or other merger or business combination (whether by acquisition of stock, merger, business combination, consolidation or otherwise) involving, Parent, L&R or any Subject Company shall not be a termination event with respect to this Agreement and/or any Master SMA Agreement to which any such Subject Company is party to, as applicable, and this Agreement and each Master SMA Agreement shall continue in accordance with its terms following any such change of ownership, control or other transaction and (ii) notwithstanding any transfer of a Subject Asset (including by means of any transaction in which a Subject Company is sold and its assets reacquired from the acquirer of such Subject Company), such Subject Asset shall remain a Subject Asset.
(f) Parent shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the aggregate value of the Subject Assets equal or exceed the AUM Mandate, where the value of a Subject Asset for purposes of this clause (i) is fixed at the market value of such Subject Asset on the date of allocation, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the aggregate value of the contributions of Subject Assets by the Companies to the Portfolio (either in cash or such other assets as mutually agreed) with respect to each calendar quarter equals or exceeds the Quarterly AUM Increase Amount, where the value of a Subject Asset for purposes of this clause (ii) is fixed at the market value of such Subject Asset on the date of contribution to the Portfolio and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts, and cause each Subject Company to use commercially reasonable efforts, to provide in a timely manner such information and assistance as is reasonably requested by the Investment Manager in order to ensure the Investment Manager and each Sub-Manager are able to perform the services set forth in the Master SMA Agreements and Sub-Manager Agreements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree the Parent shall have a grace period from the Effective Date until December 31, 2021 during which the Parent shall not be in breach of its obligations under this Section 6(f) if the Subject Assets allocated do not exceed the AUM Mandate. For purposes of this Agreement, the “AUM Mandate” means, with respect to a calendar quarter, the aggregate amount listed on Exhibit C with respect to such calendar quarter and the “Quarterly AUM Increase Amount” equals the difference between (x) the “Aggregate Subject Assets” set forth in Exhibit C for such calendar quarter, minus (y) the “Aggregate Subject Assets” set forth in Exhibit C for the immediately prior calendar quarter.
(g) No portion of the Subject Assets shall, and Parent and, until such time as Parent is no longer a Subsidiary, AIG shall not allow any Subject Assets to, constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder of any plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. Parent and, until such time as Parent is no longer a Subsidiary, AIG shall promptly notify the Investment Manager in writing if AIG or any of its Affiliates becomes aware that there is a reasonable likelihood that any of the Subject Assets are or will constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder of any plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, which notice shall identify the applicable account(s). Parent and, until such time as Parent is no longer a Subsidiary, AIG shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remediate the occurrence of any Subject Assets constituting “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder of any plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code as soon as reasonably as practicable following the date such issue is identified or notified to the Investment Manager.
(h) With respect to AIG (for so long as Parent is a Subsidiary of AIG), Parent and each Subject Company, from the Effective Date until the termination of this Agreement, prior to entering into any agreement or arrangement with respect to, or effecting, directly or indirectly, any proposed change in ownership, sale of any voting securities or share exchange, or any proposed sale, exchange, dividend, transfer or other distribution or liquidation of all or a significant portion of its assets in one or a series of transactions, or any significant recapitalization, reclassification of its outstanding securities, or any acquisition or merger or business combination transaction (whether by acquisition of stock, assets, merger, business combination, consolidation or otherwise), Parent, on its own behalf or on behalf of any applicable Subject Company, will give reasonable advance notice to the Investment Manager in writing thereof and, if requested by the Investment Manager, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange in connection therewith for proper provisions to be made upon terms and conditions satisfactory to the Investment Manager so that successors and assigns of the applicable Subject Company, or purchasers or recipients of such assets, in such transaction assume all of the obligations of Parent or any applicable Subject Company (including the obligation to appoint the Investment Manager to supervise and direct the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Subject Companies allocated to the Blackstone Asset Classes) set forth in the Master SMA Agreement to which it is a party and/or this Agreement, as applicable; provided that in connection with any such assumption of obligations, Parent shall be released from the obligations assumed by such successors and assigns or purchasers or recipients and any Make Whole Amount payable by Parent shall be reduced proportionately.
(i) True Up Payments.
(i) With respect to each Testing Period, if the Minimum Quarterly Fee exceeds the Actual Amount Invoiced (the difference thereof, the “Make Whole Amount”), Parent shall pay (or cause the payment of) the Make Whole Amount to the Investment Manager within ten (10) Business Days of the delivery to Parent of the invoice setting forth the Actual Amount Invoiced, subject to adjustment to take into account the principles set forth in clauses (ii)-(v) below and the application of the “corridor” below. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the Make Whole Amount shall be subject to the principles set forth below and in Section 6(i)(iv) to take into account changes in market values of securities relating to Existing AUM or New AUM.
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The “Actual Amount Invoiced” with respect to any Testing Period shall be equal to the Management Fees charged to the Companies during the Testing Period in accordance with Schedule 2 of the applicable Master SMA Agreements. The Actual Amount Invoiced will be calculated and tracked separately for Corridor AUM and Non-Corridor AUM. Beginning in the 29th calendar quarter and thereafter, the Actual Amount Invoiced will be equal to the sum of (i) the Actual Amount Invoiced for Corridor AUM plus (ii) the Actual Amount Invoiced for Non-Corridor AUM, as set forth in Exhibit F. |
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The “Minimum Quarterly Fee” shall be calculated with respect to each calendar quarter separately with respect to Corridor AUM and Non-Corridor AUM, as applicable. For each calendar quarter in Corridor Years 1 to 7, the Minimum Quarterly Fee will equal the sum of (i) with respect to Non-Corridor AUM, the greater of (x) the Actual Amount Invoiced and (y) the applicable Minimum Quarterly Fee on Non-Corridor AUM set forth in Exhibit E, and (ii) with respect to Corridor AUM, the Corridor Minimum Quarterly Fee (as defined below) with respect to such calendar quarter based on the application of the “corridor” set forth in clause (iii) below. For each calendar quarter thereafter, the Minimum Quarterly Fee will equal the greater of (x) the Actual Amount Invoiced and (y) the applicable Minimum Quarterly Fee set forth on Exhibit F. The calculation of the Minimum Quarterly Fee with respect to any calendar quarter shall be reduced, as applicable, by the product of (x) the aggregate amount invested by the Companies directly in Blackstone Funds pursuant to any Master SMA Agreement as of the final date of such calendar quarter and (y) 0.45% per annum (calculated on a quarterly basis). For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding sentence is designed to ensure that the Companies do not pay Blackstone two layers of management fees in connection with direct investments in Blackstone Funds. |
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) for all calendar quarters following a SMA Termination Effective Date for a New AUM asset class strategy, subject to Section 3(h) (and including any termination pursuant to Section 3(c)(iv)), the applicable amounts of New AUM pertaining to such Blackstone Asset Class and the related fee amounts on Exhibits C, D, E and F shall be deemed reduced to reflect the termination of the applicable Sub- Manager Agreements based on the share of the New AUM allocated to such Blackstone Asset Class to which the Sub- Manager Agreements relate pursuant to the Allocation Guidelines over the five (5) year period ending on the SMA Termination Election Date, and (y) following the effective date of a termination pursuant to Section 3(c)(i), Section 3(c)(ii) or Section 3(c)(iii) hereof, the applicable amounts of New AUM in Exhibit D and Exhibit E shall be deemed reduced to zero (0). |
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A “Testing Period” shall mean a calendar quarter (or portion thereof in the case of the first Testing Period and the final Testing Period, as applicable); provided that the first Testing Period shall begin on the earlier of (x) the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date and (y) December 31, 2021. |
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“Existing AUM” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2 of the Master SMA Agreements. |
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“New AUM” has the meaning set forth in Schedule 2 of the Master SMA Agreements. |
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“Corridor AUM” means the amounts set forth on Exhibit D under the heading “Corridor AUM”. |
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“Corridor Minimum Quarterly Fee” means (i) with respect to all Testing Periods of a Corridor Year other than the last Testing Period of a Corridor Year, the amount set forth under the heading “Base Fee” in Exhibit D and (ii) with respect to the last Testing Period of Corridor Year, an amount equal to (x) the sum of the amounts set forth in the applicable column indicated in Exhibit D as the “Minimum Quarterly Fee” for each of the four Testing Periods of such Corridor Year based on the application of the “corridor” set forth in clause (iii) below minus (y) the sum of the amounts set forth under the heading “Base Fee” in Exhibit D for each of the first three Testing Period of such Corridor Year. |
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“Corridor Year” means the period beginning on the earlier of (x) the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date and (y) December 31, 2021 and ending on the last day of the calendar quarter in which one-year anniversary thereof occurs and the successive one-year periods following such initial period; provided that the final Corridor Year shall begin on the applicable anniversary thereof and end of the last day of the Term. |
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“Net Market Value Reduction” means with respect to any Testing Period, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the total capital contributions with respect to each security in the Portfolio representing the purchase price or acquisition cost thereof over the then Average Month-End Net Asset Value thereof to the extent such decrease in the Average Month-End Net Asset Value is solely as a result of changes in the prices of such securities during such Testing Period. |
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(iii) A “corridor” has been established in respect of the run-off of Existing AUM for purposes hereof which assumes a ratable 7-year runoff and reinvestment of assets under management (with such run-off and reinvestment representing the Corridor AUM), as follows:
(1) Corridor Year 1: 14.29% expected but a corridor width of +/- 5% resulting in 13.57% to 15.00%
(2) Corridor Year 2: 14.29% expected but a corridor width of +/- 6.5% resulting in 13.36% to 15.21%
(3) Corridor Year 3: 14.29% expected but a corridor width of +/- 7.5% resulting in 13.21% to 15.36%
(4) Corridor Year 4: 14.29% expected but a corridor width of +/- 8.5% resulting in 13.07% to 15.50%
(5) Corridor Year 5: 14.29% expected but a corridor width of +/- 10% resulting in 12.86% to 15.71%
(6) Corridor Year 6: 14.29% expected but a corridor width of +/- 10% resulting in 12.86% to 15.71%; and
for the avoidance of doubt, the upper and lower bound Corridor AUMs calculated pursuant to this Section 6(i)(iii) will be calculated with reference to the Existing AUM as of the Effective Date of $50 billion.
(iv) In the event (x) the Companies have complied with the Subject Asset Minimums in accordance with Exhibit C, where the value of a Subject Asset for this purpose is fixed at the market value of such Subject Asset on the date of contribution to the Portfolio, and (y) a Make Whole Amount is due under Section 6(i), the amount of any such required Make Whole Amount with respect to any Testing Period in years 1 to 7 and thereafter shall be reduced (not below zero) by an amount equal to sum of (1) the product of (i) 0.30% per annum (calculated quarterly) and (ii) the Net Market Value Reduction then outstanding with respect to Existing AUM and (2) the product of (i) 0.45% per annum (calculated quarterly) and (ii) the Net Market Value Reduction then outstanding with respect to New AUM.
(v) In the event that a termination occurs pursuant to Section 3(b) in respect of any Blackstone Asset Class comprising the Existing AUM, the amount of any Makewhole Amount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Management Fees on such Existing AUM comprising such Blackstone Asset Class that would have been charged but for Investment Manager’s agreement not to charge such fees as set forth in Section 3(b)(ii)(8).
(j) In the event with respect to any year, the actual run-off of the Existing AUM is within the applicable “corridor” above for such Corridor Year, then the Minimum Quarterly Fee payable with respect to Corridor AUM for purposes of calculating the amounts in clause (ii) of the definition of “Corridor Minimum Quarterly Fee” shall equal the amount set forth under the heading “Base Fee” in Exhibit D (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that during any Corridor Year in which the “corridor” applies in respect of the Corridor AUM, in the event the Actual Amount Invoiced in respect of Corridor AUM is higher than such amount under the heading “Base Fee”, the Companies shall only be responsible for payment of the lower scheduled amount set forth under the heading “Base Fee” in Exhibit D and as further described in clause (k)(i) below) except in the circumstance contemplated by clause (l) below where Parent has affirmatively consented).
(k) In the event with respect to any Corridor Year, the actual run-off of the Existing AUM is not within the applicable “corridor” above for such Corridor Year, then the “Minimum Quarterly Fee” for purposes of calculating the amounts in clause (ii) of the definition of “Corridor Minimum Quarterly Fee” with respect thereto shall be calculated as follows:
(i) in the event of an acceleration of run-off of the Existing AUM that is higher than the upper bound of the applicable “corridor” above, then the Minimum Quarterly Fee payable with respect to Corridor AUM shall equal the amounts set forth under the heading “High Corridor Fee” in Exhibit D (subject to adjustment pursuant to clause (l) below) with respect to the applicable Testing Periods (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that in the event of an acceleration of run-off of the Existing AUM that is higher than the upper bound of the applicable “corridor”, in the event the Actual Amount Invoiced in respect of Corridor AUM is higher than such amount under the heading “High Corridor Fee”, the Companies shall only be responsible for payment of the lower scheduled amount set forth under the heading “High Corridor Fee” in Exhibit D and as further described in this clause (k)(i)) except in the circumstance contemplated by clause (l) below where Parent has affirmatively consented); and
(ii) in the event of a deceleration of run-off of the Existing AUM that is lower than the lower bound of the applicable “corridor” above, then the Minimum Quarterly Fee payable with respect to Corridor AUM shall equal the amounts set forth under the heading “Low Corridor Fee” in Exhibit D with respect to the applicable Testing Periods.
(l) Investment Manager shall not reposition or reinvest more than $7.143 billion of Existing AUM in any Corridor Year without Parent’s affirmative written consent; provided that in the case of clause (k)(i) where Parent has provided such consent for the Investment Manager to reposition or reinvest more than $7.143 billion of Existing AUM in any Corridor Year, to the extent the Actual Amount Invoiced for services provided by the Investment Manager exceeds the Minimum Quarterly Fee pursuant to clause (k)(i) above, then for the avoidance of doubt Parent or the Companies will pay the Actual Amount Invoiced in respect of such services (it being understood, for greater certainty, that any additional assets awarded to the Investment Manager by the Companies above such threshold shall be deemed to be consented to by Parent for purposes hereof).
(m) From the end of Corridor Year 6 and thereafter or, in the event of a complete runoff of the Existing AUM before the end of Corridor Year 6, the date of such complete runoff, then the Minimum Quarterly Fee shall equal the amount set forth under the heading “Base Fee” in Exhibit D (calculated without regard to the “corridor” construct above).
(n) All references to “value”, “fair value”, “fair market value” and “market value” for purposes of this Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, shall mean value as determined in accordance with Schedule 2 to the applicable Master SMA Agreement.
(o) Allocation to Blackstone-Insurance Designed Products. The Investment Manager confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that any Company invested in a fixed income product or strategy managed or sub-managed by the Investment Manager or its Affiliates and that is specifically designed for (or, as reasonably determined by Blackstone, is customarily held in investment portfolios of) insurance company investors (“Blackstone-Insurance Designed Products”) will be allocated investment opportunities thereto on a fair and equitable basis, in each case in accordance with the Investment Manager’s or its Affiliate’s applicable allocation policies and procedures related thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall be applicable with respect to any Blackstone-Insurance Designed Products that any Company invests in following the Effective Date and shall apply to future Subject Companies.
7. AIG. AIG shall cause Parent and its Affiliates to comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Master SMA Agreements; provided, that AIG’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate at such time as Parent is no longer a Subsidiary of AIG.
8. Governing Law. To the extent consistent with any mandatorily applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law thereof that would permit or require the application of the law of another jurisdiction and are not mandatorily applicable by law.
9. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) shall first be resolved through good faith negotiation by the parties, with the claiming party providing written notice of the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”) to the other party, which notice shall describe in sufficient detail the nature of the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved between the parties within thirty (30) Business Days after the claiming party delivers the Notice of Dispute (provided that such thirty (30)-Business Day period may be extended upon agreement of the parties), then, at the election of either party, the Dispute shall be finally settled as follows:
(a) The arbitration shall be conducted by a single (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.
(b) The arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA from its list of qualified arbitrators and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with deciding or hearing the Dispute.
(c) The arbitration shall be conducted in an expedited manner. There shall be one round of prehearing submissions by each party, whether simultaneous or sequential as directed by the tribunal, and no reply or rejoinder submissions shall be made unless the tribunal expressly so authorizes. The hearing shall be held within four (4) months of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and shall continue, to the extent practicable, from Business Day to Business Day until completed. There shall be no post-hearing submissions except as directed by the tribunal, and before ordering such submissions, the tribunal shall identify for the parties, on the basis of its assessment of the case as of that time, the specific issues or matters it believes should be addressed. The tribunal shall endeavor to render its award within six (6) weeks of the last day of the hearing. The tribunal may modify this schedule for good cause shown. Failure to comply with any time period set out in this Section 9 shall not affect in any way the jurisdiction of the tribunal or the validity of its award.
(d) Any request for production of documents or other information is subject to the express authorization of the tribunal, which shall endeavor to ensure that any such requests are as limited and disciplined as is consistent with the just resolution of the dispute. The parties expressly waive any right to seek evidence under 9 U.S.C. § 7 or any similar provision. A party may request, and the tribunal should authorize, production only of specific documents or narrow and specific categories of documents that are critical to the fair presentation of a party’s case and reasonably believed to exist and be in the possession, custody or control of the other party.
(e) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitral tribunal, the AAA, the parties, their counsel, accountants and auditors, insurers and re- insurers or any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding. These confidentiality obligations shall not apply (i) if disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligations or in judicial or administrative proceedings or as necessary for tax purposes (including in connection with an audit or other examination relating to taxes) or (ii) as far as disclosure is necessary to enforce the rights arising out of the award.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the tribunal may grant specific performance or injunctive relief where authorized under this Agreement or applicable law. The tribunal shall have the authority to make orders for interim relief necessary to preserve a party’s rights, including preliminary injunctive relief. The parties agree that any ruling by the tribunal on interim measures shall be deemed to be a final award with respect to the subject matter of the ruling and shall be fully enforceable as such. Each party hereby acknowledges that money damages may be an inadequate remedy for a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered in the event that this Agreement is breached. Therefore, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement by the other party or its Affiliates, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, seek an injunction to prohibit such breach or anticipated breach. Each party acknowledges and agrees that an injunction is a proper, but not exclusive, remedy available to each party and that the harm from any breach or anticipated breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement would be irreparable and immediate.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 8 of this Agreement, the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 9 and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.
(h) The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the County of New York, State of New York, as well as all appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from any of the foregoing, for the limited purpose of: (i) an application to compel arbitration or to resolve any dispute concerning the validity or effectiveness of this agreement to arbitrate; or (ii) an application for relief in aid of arbitration or enforcement of an arbitration award (including an application for a restraining order and/or injunction to preserve the party’s rights). A request to a court for any of the foregoing remedies shall not be deemed incompatible with or a waiver of any party’s right to arbitrate. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.
(i) The costs of administration of the arbitration and any arbitrator’s fees shall be borne equally by the parties, unless the arbitrator determines that such costs or a part thereof shall otherwise be borne by the parties.
(j) The award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without having to amend this Agreement pursuant to Section 15, the parties may by written agreement: (i) vary the procedures set forth above in Sections 9(a)-(j) or (ii) otherwise utilize another form of dispute resolution to address any Dispute in lieu of the arrangement described in this Section 9.
10. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereby (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the other would not, in the event of a proceeding, seek to enforce the forgoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this paragraph.
11. Assignment; Successors; Waivers. Except as required by Section 12 below, this Agreement shall not be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of Blackstone, in the case of a proposed assignment by Parent or AIG, or Parent, in the case of a proposed assignment by Blackstone (which, in the case of any assignment to an Affiliate of the Investment Manager, shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 11 shall be void. This Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance may be extended, in writing at any time by the party or parties entitled to the benefit thereof. Any such waiver shall be validly and sufficiently authorized for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to any party, it is authorized in writing by an authorized representative of such party. The failure of any party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach.
12. IPO Corporation. In the event the Separation or the IPO results or is expected to result in the creation of a newly formed holding company which will be the direct or indirect parent of Parent and will own, directly or indirectly, all of the Company Business (as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) effective as of the Separation or the IPO (the “IPO Corporation”), then, in connection with such Separation or IPO, Parent shall cause the IPO Corporation to enter into a letter agreement with the Investment Manager in form and substance substantially identical to this Agreement under which the IPO Corporation shall be bound by, and subject to, all of the obligations of Parent as if the IPO Corporation were Parent under this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, and such letter agreement shall be binding on and enforceable against the IPO Corporation.
13. Marketing. Without the prior written consent of the Investment Manager, neither AIG, Parent nor their respective insurance company Subsidiaries shall use or cause the use of any descriptive marketing language relating to the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates (including Blackstone) in any advertising of any of the foregoing parties’ life and retirement or other products in the independent marketing organization (IMO), broker/dealer or bank channels. Without the prior written consent of Parent, neither the Investment Manager nor its Affiliates shall use or cause the use of any descriptive marketing language relating to AIG, Parent or their respective insurance company Subsidiaries in any advertising of the foregoing parties’ asset management or investment management services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties each acknowledge that disclosures made in the ordinary course for non-advertising purposes, including in relation to an entity’s status as a public company disclosure and Blackstone’s obligations in respect of Blackstone Funds, shall not be deemed to violate the terms of this Section 13.
14. Severability. To the extent this Agreement may be in conflict with any applicable law, this Agreement shall be construed to the greatest extent practicable in a manner consistent with such law. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to affect the validity or legality of any other provision of this Agreement.
15. Counterparts; Amendment. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound or as may otherwise be provided for herein.
16. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, facsimile, e-mail, or mailed by first class, registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and registry fees prepaid and addressed as follows:
(a) If to Parent:
SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Attention: General Counsel
Email: chris.nixon@aig.com
(b) If to AIG:
American International Group, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
41st Floor
New York, New York 10020
Attention: General Counsel
Email: lucy.fato@aig.com
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Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Robert Young, General Counsel
Email: robert.young@blackstone.com
Addresses may be changed by notice in writing signed by the addressee.
17. Certain Terms. The term “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to AIG or any Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Parent) any entity of which AIG or such Company or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of AIG or such Company (or a combination thereof), as applicable, directly or indirectly owns, beneficially or of record, 50% or more of the voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, the voting interests, the economic interests, the general or limited partnership interests, the capital accounts or the distribution rights, as applicable, whether in the form of common stock, shares, membership, general, special or limited partnership interests or otherwise, “Affiliate” of any Person shall mean another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person (and, for the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have the meanings correlative to the foregoing), and “Person” shall mean any natural person, general or limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, firm, association or organization or other legal entity.
If the above correctly reflects our understanding and agreement with respect to the foregoing matters, please so confirm by signing a copy of this letter, and returning it to us, in the space provided below.
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[Signature Page to Commitment Letter]
Exhibit 10.8
EXECUTION VERSION
MASTER SMA AGREEMENT
This Master SMA Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated on November 2, 2021 and effective as of September 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between American General Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) and Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. (the “Investment Manager”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for all purposes hereunder, this Agreement shall be effective on September 30, 2021 and any reference to the “Effective Date,” “the date hereof” or “the date first written above,” shall be deemed to be references to September 30, 2021, as the context so requires.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the services of the Investment Manager, an investment adviser registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), to serve as investment manager for a portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios (the assets in such portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios, which shall be notionally segregated on the books and records of the Company, and together with all additions, substitutions and alterations thereto, are collectively referred to herein as the “Portfolio”) with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in such Portfolio, and to provide other advisory services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Investment Manager wishes to accept such appointment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Appointment of Investment Manager. |
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Portfolio with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the terms hereof, including those set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time by either (i) an agreement in writing of the Company and the Investment Manager or (ii) in accordance with Section 2(b), the “Investment Guidelines”), and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment.
(b) The Company shall retain discretion over asset allocation decisions, including, without limitation and for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to allocations of assets to and from the Portfolio generally, allocations to and from the Portfolio as compared to the portfolios of the Company’s Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager and allocations of assets among the Sub-Managers (as defined below). On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided the Investment Manager with certain asset allocation information with respect to the Portfolio. On or prior to the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date (as defined below), the Company shall provide the Investment Manager with its annual investment plan with respect to the Portfolio (as shall be revised on an annual basis and may otherwise be amended or updated by the Company from time to time, the “Allocation Guidelines”), and thereafter shall provide the Investment Manager with any subsequent versions of the Allocation Guidelines as well as any amendments or updates thereto impacting the Portfolio as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company agrees to provide the Investment Manager with reasonable advance written notice of any upcoming revisions, amendments or updates to the Allocation Guidelines impacting the Portfolio and, upon receipt thereof, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree upon the manner and timing in which such revisions, amendments or updates are to be implemented with respect to the Portfolio (with such implementation period to be determined based upon the asset class(es) in question and the circumstances giving rise to such change, including, for the avoidance of doubt, applicable liquidity constraints and/or contractual obligations with respect to existing investments or investments in progress) (an “Allocation Transition Plan”) prior to the effectiveness thereof. References to the Investment Guidelines herein shall be deemed to include the Allocation Guidelines as they may be amended by any Allocation Transition Plan. To the extent the Allocation Guidelines are revised, amended or updated after the date hereof, except as set forth in any Allocation Transition Plan, such amended Allocation Guidelines will only apply on a prospective basis and will not affect any existing investments or investments in process as of the date of such revision, amendment or update. For purposes of this Agreement, “Initial AUM Satisfaction Date” shall mean the date on which the Company and its Affiliates have contributed assets to the Portfolio and the portfolios of its Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager with an aggregate value at least equal to $50 billion (where the value of such assets is fixed at the market value of such assets on the date of contribution to such portfolios).
(c) In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (i) to act with good faith, (ii) of loyalty to the Company, (iii) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts to the Company, (iv) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading the Company, and (v) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines. The duties and obligations set forth in this paragraph (c) are referred to herein as the “Standard of Care”.
2. | Management Authority; Powers of Investment Manager; Sub-Managers. |
(a) For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the powers conferred upon it by Section 1, the Investment Manager shall be responsible for the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the Investment Guidelines. Subject to the Investment Guidelines and any Strategy-Specific Limitations (as defined below), the Investment Manager shall have full and exclusive authority and discretion with respect to the decisions to be made regarding the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio. In connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall have full authority as the Company’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and full power in its name, place and stead, without obtaining the prior approval of the Company (except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement) and, to the extent consistent with Section 3(b), at the Company’s expense, to:
(i) source, identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the Portfolio, monitor and review the investments held in the Portfolio and analyze the progress of such investments;
(ii) make investment decisions in respect of the Portfolio (including taking actions with respect to the acquisition, purchase, consummation, satisfaction, exchange, liquidation, transfer and other dispositions of investments), including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, investments in (A) Blackstone Funds and (B) investments in debt obligations or equity of any portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, debt obligations or equity managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, and/or securitizations managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds;
(iii) execute confidentiality agreements and other customary and appropriate documentation in connection with investments and prospective investments;
(iv) make reasonable investment representations on behalf of the Company in connection with making investments;
(v) enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements, instruments and other undertakings for and on behalf of the Company and/or the Portfolio as the Investment Manager may reasonably determine to be reasonably necessary, advisable or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of this Agreement;
(vi) buy, sell, hold and trade, in or on any market or exchange within or outside the United States or otherwise, preferred and common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, securities convertible into preferred or common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, debt securities of and/or loans to domestic and foreign governmental issuers (including federal, state, municipal, governmental sponsored agency, global and regional development bank and export-import bank issuers) and domestic and foreign corporate issuers, investment company securities, money-market securities, partnership interests (including making capital commitments with respect thereto and the funding thereof), mortgage and asset backed securities, foreign currencies, bank and debtor-in-possession loans, trade receivables, and commercial paper selected by the Investment Manager in its discretion;
(vii) lend money for the Portfolio, on a secured or unsecured basis, including in transactions described in clause (vi) above and in furtherance of the foregoing, to do anything which Investment Manager shall deem advisable in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the taking of action to preserve the Company’s rights, including sending notices of default and pursuing remedies, including, without limitation, the liquidation of collateral, and holding for the Company originally-executed loan agreements, notes, mortgages, security agreements and similar instruments;
(viii) exercise on behalf of the Company, and direct the exercise by the Custodian where appropriate of, all rights conferred by the Portfolio’s investments including, by way of example but without limitation, voting rights and the exercise of remedies;
(ix) execute on the Company’s behalf notices, demands and other documents relating to the enforcement of Company’s rights, as principal or agent, relating to an investment;
(x) retain third parties, including Affiliates of the Investment Manager to provide services relating to the Portfolio and its investments;
(xi) pursue or defend litigation and other proceedings arising out of or relating to the Portfolio and its investments; provided, that, with respect to any litigation or other proceeding in which no other client of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates is a party, the Investment Manager shall obtain the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to pursuing or defending such litigation or proceeding on the Company’s behalf,
(xii) advise the Company to select, open, maintain or close one or more sub-accounts with any Custodian (as defined below) pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement (as defined below);
(xiii) transfer funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) or securities (by transfer via the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or otherwise) (A) between the Portfolio’s Custodians (if more than one), (B) between sub-accounts maintained by any Custodian for the Portfolio, (C) subject to Section 19(d), between the Portfolio and any account owned by other clients of the Investment Manager or (D) to or from any brokers or dealers engaged by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Company in connection with the investments permitted herein; provided, that in recognition of the Investment Manager’s authority to transfer funds or securities between the Portfolio’s Custodians, the Company will (i) provide a copy of this Agreement to each Custodian that will be sending any Portfolio assets to non-affiliated Custodians and (ii) specify to such Custodian(s) the Company accounts maintained with Custodians, which shall be in a writing signed by the Company and provided to the sending Custodian that states with particularity the name and account numbers on sending and receiving accounts (including the ABA routing number(s) or name(s) of the receiving Custodian);
(xiv) execute on the Company’s behalf agreements and other documents pertaining to the formation, governance and management of legal entities the Investment Manager deems necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of or relating to investments; provided that, the Company has provided its prior written consent to the formation of such legal entities;
(xv) subject to Section 5, select and open, maintain, and close one or more trading accounts with brokers and dealers for the execution of transactions on behalf of the Company; and
(xvi) effect such other investment transactions involving the assets in the Company’s name and solely for the Portfolio, including to execute agreements with counterparties on the Company’s behalf as the Investment Manager deems appropriate from time to time in order to carry out the Investment Manager’s responsibilities hereunder; provided that such authority shall not include the authority to execute repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending, swaps, futures, options or other derivatives on the Company’s behalf, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(a), without the Company’s consent, no investment shall be made by the Investment Manager for or on behalf of the Company that causes the Company to incur indebtedness for borrowed money, or otherwise that employs leverage at the Company level, provided that the foregoing shall not limit the investment in any vehicle that uses leverage or other borrowing without direct recourse to the Company.
(b) The Investment Guidelines, including any amendments or supplements thereto, shall comply with the insurance laws and regulations of the State of Texas, other guidance published or formally distributed by insurance regulators and any other laws or regulations applicable to the parties with respect to the investments of the Company (“Applicable Investment Law”). If, due to a change in Applicable Investment Law, the Company reasonably determines that the Investment Guidelines no longer conform to Applicable Investment Law, the Company may, by written notice to the Investment Manager, revise the Investment Guidelines in order to cause the Investment Guidelines to conform to Applicable Investment Law; provided, that any such amendments shall apply exclusively on a prospective basis from the effective date of such amendment (which date may not be retroactive).
(c) In accordance with the Investment Manager’s policies and procedures set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto, and subject to the Investment Guidelines, the Investment Manager or its agent is authorized, but shall not be required, to vote, tender or convert any securities in the Portfolio; to execute waivers, consents and other instruments with respect to such securities; to endorse, transfer or deliver such securities or to consent to any class action, plan of reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation or similar plan with reference to such securities; and the Investment Manager shall not incur any liability to the Company by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any such discretion in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investment Manager may, subject to the Allocation Guidelines, delegate any or all of its discretionary investment, advisory and other rights, powers, functions and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliate investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Manager”); provided, that any such delegation shall be revocable by the Investment Manager in its sole and absolute discretion consistent with the terms and conditions related to the appointment of such Sub-Manager; provided, further, that the Investment Manager and the Company shall mutually agree upon the investment limitations applicable to any Sub-Manager (such limitations, “Strategy-Specific Limitations”) prior to the effectiveness of any such delegation. No delegation by the Investment Manager of any of its duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Sub- Manager pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall relieve the Investment Manager of any liability hereunder. The Investment Manager shall remain fully accountable to the Company for any acts or omissions of any such Sub-Managers as if such acts or omissions were its own.
(e) The Company shall maintain oversight for functions provided to the Company by the Investment Manager and the Company shall monitor services annually for quality assurance.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have the right, subject to the terms governing the investment by the Portfolio in any asset within the Portfolio, as applicable, to direct the acquisition, retention or disposition of any asset by or in the Portfolio, as applicable, in accordance with instructions provided by the Company to the Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such acquisition, retention or disposition in accordance with such instructions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Investment Manager did not breach the Standard of Care or fail to comply with the Investment Guidelines in connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall not be responsible for the timing of any sale, the inability to consummate any sale or to obtain fair market value for any asset in any sale executed at the Company’s direction in accordance with this Section 2(f).
3. | Compensation; Expenses. |
(a) The Company agrees to pay the Investment Manager or its designee a management fee (“Management Fee”) for the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, calculated and paid in accordance with Schedule 2 attached hereto.
(b) The Investment Manager will be responsible for any costs and expenses of providing to the Portfolio the office overhead necessary for the Portfolio’s operations and the compensation of the Investment Manager’s and its Affiliates’ personnel, in each case except as otherwise expressly provided herein; provided, that the Company shall be responsible for Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses of the Investment Manager and any Sub-Managers. Any Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses payable by the Company hereunder will be paid by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by the Company of an invoice for such expenses, detailing the calculation of such expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses” means all fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in connection with the Portfolio’s operations (which shall generally include those third-party and out-of-pocket expenses borne by other clients of the Investment Manager or any Sub-Manager, as applicable, in connection with the Blackstone Asset Classes) and allocated to the Portfolio on an equitable basis in conformity with customary insurance accounting principles consistently applied, including:
(i) all fees, costs and expenses of, or relating to, third-party service providers, including valuation agents, tax advisors, accountants, administrators, legal counsel, auditors, paying agents, investment bankers, depositaries, custodians, sub-custodians, consultants, ratings agencies, loan pricing service providers, loan servicers, special servicers, administrative agents, advisors and other professionals (e.g., senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, other similar professionals and other service providers) including costs, expenses and fees charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio for such third-party services;
(ii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Portfolio (including the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any amounts incurred by the Investment Manager’s Affiliates in connection with actual or prospective investments in which the account is expected to participate) in connection with discovering, investigating, evaluating, developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments which are not ultimately consummated, including without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel and advisory, consulting, printing and other related costs and expenses and any liquidated damages, reverse termination fees and/or similar payments and commitment fees in respect of investments that are not ultimately consummated;
(iii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with making investments, including sourcing, evaluating, developing, investigating, negotiating, structuring, trading, acquiring, settling, monitoring and holding investments or investment strategies, including, without limitation, any costs or expenses related to any financing, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, obtaining credit ratings, any legal, sourcing, advisory, consulting, engineering and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Investment Manager is not reimbursed by the subject of an investment or other third parties) including fees, costs and expenses charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio with respect to any funds, vehicles, products, customized solutions, single- investor funds and accounts that are sponsored or managed by the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates or portfolio companies thereof (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) in which the Portfolio invests (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any management fees and/or other fees and expenses, including performance-based compensation, payable or allocable to any Sub-Manager or its Affiliates in respect of the Portfolio’s investment in any Blackstone Fund), which amounts shall not offset or reduce any Blackstone Fund management fees or, except as expressly provided in Schedule 2 hereto, the Management Fee;
(iv) any fees, costs and expenses associated with the organization or maintenance of any vehicle used to acquire, hold or dispose of one or more of Portfolio’s investment(s) or otherwise facilitating the Portfolio’s investment activities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any vehicle established primarily or solely for the benefit of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, including without limitation any travel and accommodation expenses related to such entity and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates) reasonably necessary and/or advisable for the maintenance and operation of such entity, or other overhead expenses in connection therewith;
(v) all brokerage costs, prime brokerage fees, custodial and transfer agency fees and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees; private placement fees, loan fees, commissions, valuation fees, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting costs, commissions and discounts; costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, costs of trade clearance and settlement, corporate action processing, trade confirmation and reconciliation, and other out-of-pocket investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, monitoring or disposing of investments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with investments into Blackstone Funds or underlying investments made by such Blackstone Funds);
(vi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses related to legal, tax and regulatory compliance-related matters relating to the Portfolio and its activities, including expenses relating to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory reporting obligations specifically relating to the Portfolio’s activities and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates relating to the Portfolio and its activities (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including, in any case, the Advisers Act and similar regulations that generally relate to the Investment Manager’s overall business);
(vii) in each case, to the extent the applicable transaction is permitted hereunder, interest and fees and expenses arising out of all borrowings and guarantees made by, or other leverage incurred by, the Portfolio (if any), including through any credit facilities, including, but not limited to, the arranging, negotiation or documentation thereof and related legal expenses, and any and all costs and expenses incurred for or resulting from any spot foreign exchange trades;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation involving the Portfolio or an investment, including, as the context requires, portfolio companies, holding companies, special purpose vehicles and other entities through which the Portfolio’s investments are held, including portfolio entities, or otherwise relating thereto, the amount of any judgments, assessments, fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, directors and officers, liability or other insurance (including title insurance) and, without duplication of the amounts payable under Section 6, indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs or investments of the Portfolio, in each case, to the extent such costs, expenses and amounts relate to claims or matters that are otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6;
(ix) any liquidated damages, forfeited deposits, reverse termination fees or other similar payments with respect to an investment;
(x) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of terminating, dissolving or winding-up the Portfolio and/or liquidating its assets;
(xi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Portfolio’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements, tax returns and K-1s), accounting services and other printing, publishing and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Portfolio and its activities;
(xii) any taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges levied against the Portfolio and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Portfolio and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements actually paid in connection therewith; and
(xiii) the expenses of any independent client representative of the Portfolio (if appointed).
For the avoidance of doubt, Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses described above shall be understood to include the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any such expenses borne directly or indirectly through any Blackstone Fund or other applicable underlying investment fund, vehicle or account.
(c) The Investment Manager confirms that in connection with any investment or commitment by the Company with respect to or in any Blackstone Fund, the Company will receive customary “most favored nations” economic rights with respect thereto based on the prevailing “most favored nation” provision available to third-party investors with a capital commitment to such Blackstone Fund that is equal to or less than the capital commitment of the Company and its Affiliates in the aggregate, and subject to customary conditions and limitations, including, for the avoidance of doubt, rights described in the underlying governing documents and disclosure documents of such Blackstone Fund and the disclosure documents provided to the Company in connection with this Agreement.
4. | Custodian. |
(a) The assets of the Portfolio shall be held in the custody of one or more custodians, trustees, securities intermediaries or other entities duly appointed by the Company with prior written notice to the Investment Manager from a list of acceptable custodians or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Investment Manager (each, a “Custodian”), in one or more accounts at each such Custodian pursuant to custodial, trust or similar agreements approved by the Company (each, a “Custodial Agreement”). The Investment Manager may advise the Company to (i) open new sub-accounts under any Custodial Agreement, and cause the assets of the Portfolio to be held in such sub-accounts established with the applicable Custodian in accordance with such Custodial Agreement or (ii) make changes to, or retain additional, Custodian(s). The Investment Manager is expressly authorized to give instructions to each Custodian, in writing, with respect to all investment decisions regarding the Portfolio, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 4(b). The Company shall instruct each Custodian to send the Investment Manager duplicate copies of all Portfolio statements given to the Company by the Custodian. The Company acknowledges that it receives Portfolio statements from each Custodian at least quarterly.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including any authority granted to the Investment Manager pursuant to this Agreement), the Investment Manager shall not act as custodian or otherwise withdraw, hold (directly or indirectly) or take possession, custody, title, or ownership of any funds or securities of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager is not authorized to receive any Portfolio funds or securities. The Company shall instruct the Custodian to cooperate with the Investment Manager in connection with the Investment Manager’s performance of its services hereunder, including to take all steps necessary or appropriate to settle purchases, sales and trades made by the Company with respect to the Portfolio, including delivery of certificates, payment of funds and such other acts as may be necessary to fulfill such responsibilities. The Investment Manager shall give notice and directions to the Custodian (and copies thereof as required by the Company) with respect to the transactions regarding the Portfolio in such manner as agreed upon between the Custodian and the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall not be responsible or liable for any payments, distributions, deliveries and receipts with respect to the assets in the Portfolio or any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of the Custodian, including but not limited to any loss arising from, on account of or in connection with the Custodian failing to timely notify the Investment Manager of any vote, corporate action or similar transaction. The Investment Manager and the Company agree that any provision in any Custodial Agreement under which the Investment Manager is authorized or permitted to withdraw Client funds or securities maintained with the Custodian upon the Investment Manager’s instruction to the Custodian (with the exception of instructions to the Custodian from the Investment Manager authorized or permitted by this Agreement) is hereby declared null and void, it being the parties’ intent that the Investment Manager shall not have custody of the Company’s funds or securities for purposes of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act.
5. Brokerage. The Company hereby delegates to the Investment Manager sole and exclusive authority to designate the brokers or dealers from the list set forth on Schedule 4, as may be updated from time to time by the Company with the consent of the Investment Manager (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), through whom all purchases and sales on behalf of the Portfolio will be made. To the extent permitted by applicable law and included on Schedule 4, such brokers or dealers may include Affiliates of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager will reasonably determine the rate or rates, if any, to be paid for brokerage services provided to the Portfolio. In selecting brokers or dealers from Schedule 4 to effect transactions on behalf of the Portfolio, the Investment Manager, subject to its overall duty to obtain “best execution” of Portfolio transactions, will have authority to and may consider the full range and quality of the ability of the brokers or dealers to execute transactions efficiently, their responsiveness to the Investment Manager’s instructions, their facilities, reliability and financial responsibility and the value of any research or other services or products they provide. The Investment Manager will not be obligated to seek in advance competitive bidding for the most favorable commission rate applicable to any particular transaction for the Portfolio or to select any broker-dealer on the basis of its purported posted commission rate. As long as the services or other products provided by a particular broker or dealer included on Schedule 4 (whether directly or through a third party) qualify as “brokerage and research” services within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and relevant Securities and Exchange Commission interpretations of that section) and the Investment Manager determines in good faith that the amount of commission charged by such broker or dealer is reasonable in relation to the value of such “brokerage and research services,” the Investment Manager may utilize the services of that broker or dealer to execute transactions for the Portfolio on an agency basis even if (i) the Portfolio would incur higher transaction costs than it would have incurred had another broker or dealer been used and (ii) the Portfolio does not necessarily benefit from the research or products provided by that broker or dealer.
6. | Limitation of Liability; Indemnification. |
(a) The Investment Manager does not guarantee the future performance of the Portfolio or any specific level of performance, the success of any investment decision or strategy that the Investment Manager may use, or the success of the Investment Manager’s overall management of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager does not provide any express or implied warranty as to the performance or profitability of the Portfolio or any part thereof or that any specific investment objectives will be successfully met. The Company understands that investment decisions made by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Portfolio are subject to various market, currency, economic, political and business risks, and that those investment decisions will not always be profitable.
(b) The Investment Manager, any Affiliate of the Investment Manager or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Investment Manager or any such Affiliate (each, an “Investment Manager Party”) shall not be liable for any loss, liability, damage, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the defense of proceedings) (“Losses”) resulting from: (i) any act or omission (including any such acts or omissions deemed to constitute willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith) of any independent representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person (other than any Sub-Manager or Affiliate of the Investment Manager) who is selected, engaged or retained by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of ministerial services, without investment management discretion, under this Agreement; provided, that such representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person is selected and monitored by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates, representatives or other related persons, as applicable, in good faith with reasonable care; (ii) any act or failure to act by any Custodian or, subject to clause (i) above, any other third party; (iii) the failure by the Investment Manager to adhere to any limitations or restrictions contained in the Investment Guidelines as a result of changes in market value, additions to or withdrawals from the Portfolio, portfolio rebalancing or other non- volitional acts of the Investment Manager; (iv) any act or omission by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, unless such act or omission constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager; or (v) revisions to the Investment Guidelines pursuant to Section 2(b). The Investment Manager shall have no liability for any Losses suffered, and shall be fully indemnified by the Company for any Losses it may suffer, as the result of any actions it takes or any actions it does not take based on instructions received from any of the authorized persons of the Company reasonably believed by the Investment Manager to be genuine. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Investment Manager and each Investment Manager Party from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any such Investment Manager Party in connection with the performance of their activities hereunder on behalf of the Portfolio; provided, that no Investment Manager Party shall be so indemnified to the extent such Losses have been incurred or suffered by such Investment Manager Party by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith of an Investment Manager Party or a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager. Nothing herein shall require the Company to reimburse or indemnify the Investment Manager for the Investment Manager’s own income tax liabilities. The Investment Manager may consult with legal counsel at its cost and expense concerning any question which may arise with reference to this Agreement or its duties hereunder.
(c) The Investment Manager shall indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any such Affiliate (each, a “Company Party”) against any Losses to the extent arising from any gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager, in each case only as finally determined in a final decision on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding.
(d) The federal and state securities laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore nothing in this Agreement will waive or limit any rights that the Company may have under those laws.
7. | Termination. |
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice (a “Termination Notice”) or such shorter period of time as the parties may agree in writing.
(b) Termination of this Agreement shall not, however, affect liabilities and obligations incurred or arising from transactions that are in process prior to the termination date, or consummation of transactions that are in process prior to the receipt by one party of the other party’s notice of termination, provided that, for the foregoing purposes, a transaction shall only be “in process” at the relevant time if it is the subject of a letter of intent or contractual or other legally binding commitment, written agreement in principle or definitive agreement to invest. Following a Termination Notice, the Investment Manager shall cooperate with the Company and provide such assistance as is reasonably required for a prompt and orderly transition of the Portfolio and functions and business to the Company and/or any third party designated by the Company. Such transfer of functions and business shall include the transfer of books, records, documents and evidence of the Company’s investments or rights and obligations in (and ownership of) such investments.
8. | Representations, Warranties and Covenants. |
(a) | The Company represents and warrants to the Investment Manager as follows: |
(i) the Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Company, (B) any provision of the constituent documents of the Company, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Company is an insurance company;
(vi) the Company is not an investment company (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) nor exempt from the definition of investment company by reason of Section 3(c)(1) of such Act;
(vii) the Company is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(viii) the Company is a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”) as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QIB;
(ix) the Company is a “qualified purchaser” (“QP”) as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QP;
(x) no portion of the assets contained in the Portfolio constitute or will constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) of any employee benefit plan or plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
(xi) the Company has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Company is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xii) the Company’s interest in any investment shall be acquired and/or is being acquired for its own account solely for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement) and the Company has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Company is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the terms and conditions of this Agreement including those risks associated with the investment program described hereunder, the term, fee and expense structure provided for hereunder and is able to bear such risks, including a complete loss of capital;
(xiii) the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 4, the Investment Manager shall under no circumstances act as custodian of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio or cash pending contribution to or distribution from any such investment or take or have title to or possession of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager shall not have the power or authority to amend the terms of any of the Company’s custody arrangements with respect to the Portfolio or related cash or to appoint a custodian without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall notify each Custodian prior to its appointment as a custodian to the Portfolio of the limitations with respect to the Investment Manager set out in this Section 8(a)(xiv);
(xiv) the Company acknowledges that the Investment Manager is not responsible for the management or diversification of the Company’s entire portfolio of investments and agrees that the only responsibility which the Investment Manager shall have with respect to such portfolio is to manage, within the applicable Investment Guidelines and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the investments in the Portfolio;
(xv) the Company has been given the opportunity to (A) ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Investment Manager and each of its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of, and other matters pertaining to, this Agreement and (B) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement that the Investment Manager can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense;
(xvi) the Company has received, carefully reviewed and understands the disclosures set forth in Part 2 of the Investment Manager’s Form ADV filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Supplemental Disclosure Memorandum delivered to the Company prior to the date of execution hereof, including the description of potential conflicts of interest and other risk factors associated with the provision of the services described herein; and
(xvii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Company shall be deemed made by the Company on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect; provided that in the case of clause (x) the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if the representation or warranty made in clause (x) ceases to be true in any respect.
(b) The Investment Manager represents and warrants, and with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii) below, covenants, to the Company as follows:
(i) the Investment Manager has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Investment Manager, enforceable against the Investment Manager in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investment Manager do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Investment Manager, (B) any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Investment Manager, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Investment Manager is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investment Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Investment Manager in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Investment Manager is registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser”;
(vi) the assets in the account are and shall remain (A) the exclusive property of the Company; (B) held for the benefit of the Company; and (C) subject to the control of the Company (other than any such assets that are held in a reinsurance trust account, which shall be subject to the limitations of the applicable reinsurance trust agreement);
(vii) the Investment Manager shall continue to be registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser” for as long as this Agreement is in full force and effect or until this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 7;
(viii) the Investment Manager (A) has and shall maintain all required governmental and regulatory registrations and memberships necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and to act as described in this Agreement and (B) has completed, obtained and performed (in each case, as applicable) all filings, approvals, authorizations, consents and examinations required by any government or governmental authority for its acts contemplated by this Agreement;
(ix) the Investment Manager has established, maintained and implemented compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(x) the Investment Manager has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by OFAC including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Investment Manager is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xi) there are no actions, suits, proceedings or formal investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of the Investment Manager after reasonable inquiry, threatened against the Investment Manager or its principals, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any self-regulatory organization or exchange, which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the ability of the Investment Manager to comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and
(xii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Investment Manager shall be deemed made by the Investment Manager on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Investment Manager shall immediately notify the Company if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect.
9. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, facsimile, e-mail, or mailed by first class, registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and registry fees prepaid and addressed as follows:
(a) | If to the Company: |
American General Life Insurance Company
2727-A Allen Parkway, 3-D1
Houston, Texas 77019
Attention: | General Counsel |
chris.nixon@aig.com |
(b) | If to the Investment Manager: |
Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Email: robert.young@blackstone.com
Attention: Robert Young, General Counsel
Addresses may be changed by notice in writing signed by the addressee.
10. No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, that the Investment Manager may assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, further, that such Affiliate assumes the obligations of the Investment Manager hereunder and written notice is provided to the Company with respect thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “assign” shall have the meaning given the term “assignment” in Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act and Rule 202(a)(1)-1 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, in each case provided that such successor or assignee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Governing Law. To the extent consistent with any mandatorily applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law thereof that would permit or require the application of the law of another jurisdiction and are not mandatorily applicable by law.
12. | Texas Insurance Law Requirements. |
(a) If the Company is placed in receivership or seized by the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance (the “Commissioner”) under the Chapter 443 of the Texas Insurance Code: (1) all of the rights of the Company under this Agreement extend to the receiver or the Commissioner; and (2) all books and records will immediately be made available to the receiver or the Commissioner and shall be turned over to the receiver or the Commissioner immediately upon the receiver’s or the Commissioner’s request.
(b) The Investment Manager does not have any automatic right to terminate this Agreement if the Company is placed in receivership pursuant to Chapter 443 of the Texas Insurance Code.
(c) The Investment Manager agrees to continue to maintain any systems, programs, or other infrastructure notwithstanding a seizure by the Commissioner under Chapter 443 of the Texas Insurance Code, and will make them available to the receiver for so long as the Investment Manager continues to receive timely payment for services rendered.
(d) Other than in respect of investments permitted by the Investment Guidelines and applicable investment laws and regulations under the Texas Insurance Code, the Company shall not advance funds to the Investment Manager under this Agreement, except to pay fees and expenses pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
13. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) shall first be resolved through good faith negotiation by the parties, with the claiming party providing written notice of the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”) to the other party, which notice shall describe in sufficient detail the nature of the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved between the parties within thirty (30) Business Days after the claiming party delivers the Notice of Dispute (provided that such thirty (30)-Business Day period may be extended upon agreement of the parties), then, at the election of either party, the Dispute shall be finally settled as follows:
(a) The arbitration shall be conducted by a single (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.
(b) The arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA from its list of qualified arbitrators and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with deciding or hearing the Dispute.
(c) The arbitration shall be conducted in an expedited manner. There shall be one round of prehearing submissions by each party, whether simultaneous or sequential as directed by the tribunal, and no reply or rejoinder submissions shall be made unless the tribunal expressly so authorizes. The hearing shall be held within four (4) months of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and shall continue, to the extent practicable, from Business Day to Business Day until completed. There shall be no post-hearing submissions except as directed by the tribunal, and before ordering such submissions, the tribunal shall identify for the parties, on the basis of its assessment of the case as of that time, the specific issues or matters it believes should be addressed. The tribunal shall endeavor to render its award within six (6) weeks of the last day of the hearing. The tribunal may modify this schedule for good cause shown. Failure to comply with any time period set out in this Section 13 shall not affect in any way the jurisdiction of the tribunal or the validity of its award.
(d) Any request for production of documents or other information is subject to the express authorization of the tribunal, which shall endeavor to ensure that any such requests are as limited and disciplined as is consistent with the just resolution of the dispute. The parties expressly waive any right to seek evidence under 9 U.S.C. § 7 or any similar provision. A party may request, and the tribunal should authorize, production only of specific documents or narrow and specific categories of documents that are critical to the fair presentation of a party’s case and reasonably believed to exist and be in the possession, custody or control of the other party.
(e) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitral tribunal, the AAA, the parties, their counsel, accountants and auditors, insurers and re-insurers or any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding. These confidentiality obligations shall not apply (i) if disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligations or in judicial or administrative proceedings or as necessary for tax purposes (including in connection with an audit or other examination relating to taxes) or (ii) as far as disclosure is necessary to enforce the rights arising out of the award.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the tribunal may grant specific performance or injunctive relief where authorized under this Agreement or applicable law. The tribunal shall have the authority to make orders for interim relief necessary to preserve a party’s rights, including preliminary injunctive relief. The parties agree that any ruling by the tribunal on interim measures shall be deemed to be a final award with respect to the subject matter of the ruling and shall be fully enforceable as such. Each party hereby acknowledges that money damages may be an inadequate remedy for a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered in the event that this Agreement is breached. Therefore, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement by the other party or its Affiliates, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, seek an injunction to prohibit such breach or anticipated breach. Each party acknowledges and agrees that an injunction is a proper, but not exclusive, remedy available to each party and that the harm from any breach or anticipated breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement would be irreparable and immediate.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 11 of this Agreement, the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 13 and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.
(h) The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the County of New York, State of New York, as well as all appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from any of the foregoing, for the limited purpose of: (i) an application to compel arbitration or to resolve any dispute concerning the validity or effectiveness of this agreement to arbitrate; or (ii) an application for relief in aid of arbitration or enforcement of an arbitration award (including an application for a restraining order and/or injunction to preserve the party’s rights). A request to a court for any of the foregoing remedies shall not be deemed incompatible with or a waiver of any party’s right to arbitrate. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.
(i) The costs of administration of the arbitration and any arbitrator’s fees shall be borne equally by the parties, unless the arbitrator determines that such costs or a part thereof shall otherwise be borne by the parties.
(j) The award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without having to amend this Agreement pursuant to Section 26, the parties may by written agreement: (i) vary the procedures set forth above in Sections 13(a)-(j) or (ii) otherwise utilize another form of dispute resolution to address any Dispute in lieu of the arrangement described in this Section 13. For the avoidance of doubt, if a dispute, controversy or claim relates to the issue or question of whether a party has breached its obligations under Section 22, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be deemed to be a “Dispute” hereunder and be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.
14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereby (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the other would not, in the event of a proceeding, seek to enforce the forgoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this paragraph.
15. Right to Audit. The Company and its representatives shall have the right, at the Company’s expense, to conduct an audit of the relevant books, records and accounts of the Investment Manager related to the Portfolio during normal business hours upon giving reasonable notice of their intent to conduct such an audit. In the event of such audit, the Investment Manager shall comply with the reasonable requests of the Company and its representatives and provide access to all books, records and accounts necessary to the audit and the Company shall reimburse the Investment Manager for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with such audit.
16. Books and Records. All books and records developed or maintained under or related to this Agreement shall remain the property of the Company and under its control. The Investment Manager shall keep and maintain proper books and records wherein shall be recorded the business transacted by it on behalf of, in the name of, or on account of the Company in respect of the Portfolio.
17. Reports. The Investment Manager shall furnish the Company with such reports relating to the Portfolio and in such form and at such intervals as are set forth on Schedule 5, and any additional reports and other information (a) as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investment Manager, (b) as shall be required by law or (c) as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the Portfolio; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any such request shall be deemed reasonable if made to enable the Company to comply with (i) applicable law or regulation (including statutory insurance reporting, tax reporting, or financial reporting requirements), (ii) requirements of generally accepted accounting principles or applicable statutory accounting principles, (iii) requests by, or requirements of, rating agencies or (iv) requests by, or requirements of, any governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates. In the case of any reports or other information reasonably requested by the Company and not included on Schedule 5, the Investment Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver such reports and other information on a timely basis in order for the Company to comply with any applicable deadlines. The Company and the Investment Manager shall cooperate in good faith to adjust such Schedule 5 to reflect any updated investment mandates or other changes as may be agreed between the parties from time to time.
18. Force Majeure. No party to this Agreement shall be liable for damages resulting from delayed or defective performance when such delays arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or gross negligence of the offending party, except in the case of delays or defective performance arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicable causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, terrorism, acts of the state in its sovereign capacity, fires, floods, earthquakes, power failure, disabling strikes, epidemics (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to COVID-19), quarantine restrictions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with COVID-19) and freight embargoes.
19. Non-Exclusive Dealings with and by Investment Manager Parties; Conflicts of Interest.
(a) Although nothing herein shall require the Investment Manager to devote its full time or any material portion of its time to the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall furnish continuous investment management services for the Portfolio and, in that connection, devote to such services such of its time and activity (and the time and activity of its employees) during normal Business Days and hours as it shall reasonably determine to be necessary for the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective(s); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 19(a) shall preclude the Investment Manager Parties from acting, consistent with the foregoing, either individually or as a member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, trustee, officer, official, employee or agent of any entity, in connection with any type of enterprise (whether or not for profit), regardless of whether the Company, Portfolio or any Investment Manager Party has dealings with or invests in such enterprise.
(b) The Company understands that the Investment Manager will continue to furnish investment management and advisory services to others, and that the Investment Manager shall be at all times free, in its discretion, to make recommendations to others which may be the same as, or may be different from those made to the Portfolio. The Company further understands that the Investment Manager Parties may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Investment Manager may recommend. Actions with respect to securities of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action which the Investment Manager Parties or other investors may take with respect thereto. Furthermore, the Company understands and agrees that each Investment Manager Party shall have the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Investment Manager and any other Investment Manager Party and no knowledge or expertise of any Investment Manager Parties or any opportunities available to such Investment Manager Parties shall be imputed to the Investment Manager or any other Investment Manager Parties.
(c) The Company agrees that the Investment Manager may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of the Investment Manager Parties are directors or officers, or companies as to which the Investment Manager Parties have any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information, unless the Investment Manager either determines in good faith that it may appropriately do so without disclosing such conflict to the Company or discloses such conflict to the Company prior to rendering such advice or services with respect to the Portfolio.
(d) From time to time, when determined by the Investment Manager to be in the best interest of the Company, the Portfolio may purchase securities from or sell securities to another account (including, without limitation, public or private collective investment vehicles) managed, maintained or trusteed by the Investment Manager or an Affiliate at prevailing market levels in accordance with applicable law and utilizing such pricing methodology determined to be fair and equitable to the Company in the Investment Manager’s good faith judgment.
(e) Consistent with applicable law, the Company hereby authorizes the Investment Manager to effect securities transactions on behalf of the Portfolio with its affiliated broker-dealers, and understands that such affiliated broker-dealers may retain commissions in connection with effecting any transactions for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager and any affiliated broker-dealers are also hereby authorized, consistent with applicable law, by the Company to execute agency cross transactions on behalf of the Portfolio. Agency cross transactions may facilitate a purchase or sale of a block of securities for the Portfolio at a predetermined price and may avoid unfavorable price movements which might otherwise be suffered if the purchase or sale order were exposed to the market. However, the Investment Manager and its affiliated broker-dealers may receive commissions from, and therefore may have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to an agency cross transaction. The Company understands that its authority to the Investment Manager to effect agency cross transactions for the Company is terminable at will without penalty, effective upon receipt by the Investment Manager of written notice from the Company.
20. Aggregation and Allocation of Orders. The Company acknowledges that circumstances may arise under which the Investment Manager determines that, while it would be both desirable and suitable that a particular security or other investment be purchased or sold for the account of more than one of the Investment Manager’s clients’ accounts, there is a limited supply or demand for the security or other investment. Under such circumstances, the Company acknowledges that, while the Investment Manager will seek to allocate the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment among those accounts on a fair and reasonable basis, the Investment Manager shall not be required to assure equality of treatment among all of its clients (including that the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment will be proportionally allocated among those clients according to any particular or predetermined standards or criteria). Where, because of prevailing market conditions, it is not possible to obtain the same price or time of execution for all of the securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio, the Investment Manager may average the various prices and charge or credit the Portfolio with the average price.
21. Investment Manager Independent. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for, bind or represent the Company or the Company’s shareholders in any way, except as expressly provided herein, and shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall create or constitute the Investment Manager and the Company as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of any other person, except as expressly provided herein.
22. | Confidentiality. |
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or required by applicable law, rule, regulation, court order or subpoena, or as requested or required by applicable regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company, the Investment Manager or their applicable Affiliates (including in connection with any periodic or episodic reporting obligations required thereby), (i) all information related to or received from the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ identities, financial affairs and investment activities, and the Portfolio (collectively, the “Company Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary to the Company, and the Investment Manager shall keep all such Company Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information (other than information obtained directly from the Portfolio’s actual and prospective investments and not specific to the Company or any Affiliate thereof) for any purpose other than as permitted hereunder) this Section 22; and (ii) all information related to or received from the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates, including information related to any separately-managed account, Blackstone Fund or other investment sourced by the Investment Manager (collectively, the “Transaction Confidential Information” and, together with the Company Confidential Information, the “Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary by each party, and each party shall keep all such Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information for any purpose other than as permitted under) this Section 22. The term “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (w) is in the public domain or comes into the public domain other than through breach of this Agreement; (x) already is known by the recipient or subsequently comes into the possession of the recipient from a third party who is not, as far as the recipient is aware, known by the recipient to owe the provider an obligation of confidence in relation to it; (y) is developed by the recipient independently of, and without reference to, any Confidential Information received hereunder; or (z) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by the provider, its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. Either party may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate, to the extent necessary to satisfy its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or in connection with their respective accounting, financial, tax, audit, legal or other ordinary course corporate activities and the Company may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate in connection with the management of the Company’s assets by such Affiliate; provided, that, in each case, each such Affiliate, employee and advisor has been made aware of the confidential nature of such information and agrees to keep such information confidential and the disclosing party shall remain liable for any breaches by such persons in accordance with this Section 22.
(b) Each party agrees to take all reasonable measures, including, without limitation, measures taken by such party to safeguard its own confidential information, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives to any person (it being understood that such party shall be responsible for any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives in violation of this Section 22), except (i) as otherwise permitted by the other party in writing, or (ii) as permitted by this Section 22.
(c) If the Investment Manager is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Company Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Investment Manager or its Affiliates) or if the Company is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Transaction Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates), the Investment Manager or the Company, as the case may be, shall notify the other party in writing promptly upon receipt of such court order, subpoena or request or similar process, unless otherwise prohibited by law, in order to permit the other party to apply for an appropriate protective order or to take such other action as such other party deems appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Investment Manager from using certain Company Confidential Information for purposes of compiling a “Track Record” of performance of the Portfolio and other similar, customary marketing materials, provided that such presentation is on an aggregate basis and does not, directly or indirectly, identify the Company.
(d) Each party acknowledges and agrees that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 22 by it, its employees, agents, representatives, or its contractors, sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. In addition to all other remedies available at law or at equity, each party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy in respect of any claim brought with respect to this Section 22. In the event of litigation relating to this Section 22, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in favor of a party (the “non-breaching party”) under this Section 22, the breaching party will reimburse the non-breaching party for its costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such litigation.
(e) Nothing in this Section 22 shall prevent any disclosure of Company Confidential Information as the Investment Manager determines reasonably and in good faith is appropriate in connection with the proper conduct of the business or activities of the Investment Manager of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or of any Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing, in the event of: (i) in any investor register or side letter, or in any other communications with investors in such Blackstone Fund to the extent that the Investment Manager reasonably determines such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate (and in the best interests of such Blackstone Fund) in connection with such Blackstone Fund’s activities, (ii) to any representative, portfolio company or prospective portfolio company, attorney, accountant, lender, financing source, advisor, service provider or agent of such Blackstone Fund or of the Company in connection with this Agreement, (iii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, including any money laundering or anti-terrorist laws, rules or regulations, or pursuant to a governmental request, or (iv) for tax purposes; provided that, in each case, with respect to (i) – (iv) above, the Company shall be treated to the same extent as other investors in the relevant Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Investment Manager from disclosing the participation of the Company in or alongside any Blackstone Fund to investors in such Blackstone Fund and prospective investors in such Blackstone Fund that in the course of their due diligence request disclosure of the identity of the existing investors in (or alongside) such Blackstone Fund.
23. MNPI. The Investment Manager will contact the Company’s compliance team in accordance with such processes as may be agreed from time to time by the Investment Manager and the Company in writing (which may be by email) prior to disclosing to any other Company personnel any information that the Investment Manager has reason to believe constitutes material non-public information the use or possession of which by Company personnel could restrict the Company from trading in any publicly traded security under United States federal securities laws (“MNPI”). The Investment Manager will not disclose such MNPI to any other Company personnel without prior written consent (which may be by email) from the Company’s compliance team.
24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than as expressed herein.
25. Severability. To the extent this Agreement may be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation, this Agreement shall be construed to the greatest extent practicable in a manner consistent with such law or regulation. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to affect the validity or legality of any other provision of this Agreement.
26. Counterparts; Amendment. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound or as may otherwise be provided for herein.
27. Business Day. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York.
28. Affiliate. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliate” or “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any natural person, firm, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or other entity (“person”), any other person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. “Control” (including the terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
BLACKSTONE ISG-I ADVISORS L.L.C. | |
/s/ Jeffrey Iverson |
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Name: Jeffrey Iverson | |
Title: Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer |
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AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||
/s/ Elias Habayeb |
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Name: | Elias Habayeb | |
Title: | Executive Vice President |
[Signature Page to Master SMA Agreement]
Exhibit 10.9
EXECUTION VERSION
MASTER SMA AGREEMENT
This Master SMA Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated on November 2, 2021 and effective as of September 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) and Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. (the “Investment Manager”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for all purposes hereunder, this Agreement shall be effective on September 30, 2021 and any reference to the “Effective Date,” “the date hereof” or “the date first written above,” shall be deemed to be references to September 30, 2021, as the context so requires.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the services of the Investment Manager, an investment adviser registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), to serve as investment manager for a portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios (the assets in such portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios, which shall be notionally segregated on the books and records of the Company, and together with all additions, substitutions and alterations thereto, are collectively referred to herein as the “Portfolio”) with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in such Portfolio, and to provide other advisory services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Investment Manager wishes to accept such appointment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Investment Manager.
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Portfolio with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the terms hereof, including those set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time by either (i) an agreement in writing of the Company and the Investment Manager or (ii) in accordance with Section 2(b), the “Investment Guidelines”), and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment.
(b) The Company shall retain discretion over asset allocation decisions, including, without limitation and for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to allocations of assets to and from the Portfolio generally, allocations to and from the Portfolio as compared to the portfolios of the Company’s Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager and allocations of assets among the Sub-Managers (as defined below). On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided the Investment Manager with certain asset allocation information with respect to the Portfolio. On or prior to the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date (as defined below), the Company shall provide the Investment Manager with its annual investment plan with respect to the Portfolio (as shall be revised on an annual basis and may otherwise be amended or updated by the Company from time to time, the “Allocation Guidelines”), and thereafter shall provide the Investment Manager with any subsequent versions of the Allocation Guidelines as well as any amendments or updates thereto impacting the Portfolio as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company agrees to provide the Investment Manager with reasonable advance written notice of any upcoming revisions, amendments or updates to the Allocation Guidelines impacting the Portfolio and, upon receipt thereof, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree upon the manner and timing in which such revisions, amendments or updates are to be implemented with respect to the Portfolio (with such implementation period to be determined based upon the asset class(es) in question and the circumstances giving rise to such change, including, for the avoidance of doubt, applicable liquidity constraints and/or contractual obligations with respect to existing investments or investments in progress) (an “Allocation Transition Plan”) prior to the effectiveness thereof. References to the Investment Guidelines herein shall be deemed to include the Allocation Guidelines as they may be amended by any Allocation Transition Plan. To the extent the Allocation Guidelines are revised, amended or updated after the date hereof, except as set forth in any Allocation Transition Plan, such amended Allocation Guidelines will only apply on a prospective basis and will not affect any existing investments or investments in process as of the date of such revision, amendment or update. For purposes of this Agreement, “Initial AUM Satisfaction Date” shall mean the date on which the Company and its Affiliates have contributed assets to the Portfolio and the portfolios of its Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager with an aggregate value at least equal to $50 billion (where the value of such assets is fixed at the market value of such assets on the date of contribution to such portfolios).
(c) In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (i) to act with good faith, (ii) of loyalty to the Company, (iii) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts to the Company, (iv) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading the Company, and (v) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines. The duties and obligations set forth in this paragraph (c) are referred to herein as the “Standard of Care”.
2. Management Authority; Powers of Investment Manager; Sub-Managers.
(a) For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the powers conferred upon it by Section 1, the Investment Manager shall be responsible for the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the Investment Guidelines. Subject to the Investment Guidelines and any Strategy-Specific Limitations (as defined below), the Investment Manager shall have full and exclusive authority and discretion with respect to the decisions to be made regarding the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio. In connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall have full authority as the Company’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and full power in its name, place and stead, without obtaining the prior approval of the Company (except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement) and, to the extent consistent with Section 3(b), at the Company’s expense, to:
(i) source, identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the Portfolio, monitor and review the investments held in the Portfolio and analyze the progress of such investments;
(ii) make investment decisions in respect of the Portfolio (including taking actions with respect to the acquisition, purchase, consummation, satisfaction, exchange, liquidation, transfer and other dispositions of investments), including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, investments in (A) Blackstone Funds and (B) investments in debt obligations or equity of any portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, debt obligations or equity managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, and/or securitizations managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds;
(iii) execute confidentiality agreements and other customary and appropriate documentation in connection with investments and prospective investments;
(iv) make reasonable investment representations on behalf of the Company in connection with making investments;
(v) enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements, instruments and other undertakings for and on behalf of the Company and/or the Portfolio as the Investment Manager may reasonably determine to be reasonably necessary, advisable or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of this Agreement;
(vi) buy, sell, hold and trade, in or on any market or exchange within or outside the United States or otherwise, preferred and common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, securities convertible into preferred or common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, debt securities of and/or loans to domestic and foreign governmental issuers (including federal, state, municipal, governmental sponsored agency, global and regional development bank and export-import bank issuers) and domestic and foreign corporate issuers, investment company securities, money-market securities, partnership interests (including making capital commitments with respect thereto and the funding thereof), mortgage and asset backed securities, foreign currencies, bank and debtor-in-possession loans, trade receivables, and commercial paper selected by the Investment Manager in its discretion;
(vii) lend money for the Portfolio, on a secured or unsecured basis, including in transactions described in clause (vi) above and in furtherance of the foregoing, to do anything which Investment Manager shall deem advisable in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the taking of action to preserve the Company’s rights, including sending notices of default and pursuing remedies, including, without limitation, the liquidation of collateral, and holding for the Company originally-executed loan agreements, notes, mortgages, security agreements and similar instruments;
(viii) exercise on behalf of the Company, and direct the exercise by the Custodian where appropriate of, all rights conferred by the Portfolio’s investments including, by way of example but without limitation, voting rights and the exercise of remedies;
(ix) execute on the Company’s behalf notices, demands and other documents relating to the enforcement of Company’s rights, as principal or agent, relating to an investment;
(x) retain third parties, including Affiliates of the Investment Manager to provide services relating to the Portfolio and its investments;
(xi) pursue or defend litigation and other proceedings arising out of or relating to the Portfolio and its investments; provided, that, with respect to any litigation or other proceeding in which no other client of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates is a party, the Investment Manager shall obtain the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to pursuing or defending such litigation or proceeding on the Company’s behalf,
(xii) advise the Company to select, open, maintain or close one or more sub-accounts with any Custodian (as defined below) pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement (as defined below);
(xiii) transfer funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) or securities (by transfer via the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or otherwise) (A) between the Portfolio’s Custodians (if more than one), (B) between sub-accounts maintained by any Custodian for the Portfolio, (C) subject to Section 19(d), between the Portfolio and any account owned by other clients of the Investment Manager or (D) to or from any brokers or dealers engaged by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Company in connection with the investments permitted herein; provided, that in recognition of the Investment Manager’s authority to transfer funds or securities between the Portfolio’s Custodians, the Company will (i) provide a copy of this Agreement to each Custodian that will be sending any Portfolio assets to non-affiliated Custodians and (ii) specify to such Custodian(s) the Company accounts maintained with Custodians, which shall be in a writing signed by the Company and provided to the sending Custodian that states with particularity the name and account numbers on sending and receiving accounts (including the ABA routing number(s) or name(s) of the receiving Custodian);
(xiv) execute on the Company’s behalf agreements and other documents pertaining to the formation, governance and management of legal entities the Investment Manager deems necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of or relating to investments; provided that, the Company has provided its prior written consent to the formation of such legal entities;
(xv) subject to Section 5, select and open, maintain, and close one or more trading accounts with brokers and dealers for the execution of transactions on behalf of the Company; and
(xvi) effect such other investment transactions involving the assets in the Company’s name and solely for the Portfolio, including to execute agreements with counterparties on the Company’s behalf as the Investment Manager deems appropriate from time to time in order to carry out the Investment Manager’s responsibilities hereunder; provided that such authority shall not include the authority to execute repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending, swaps, futures, options or other derivatives on the Company’s behalf, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(a), without the Company’s consent, no investment shall be made by the Investment Manager for or on behalf of the Company that causes the Company to incur indebtedness for borrowed money, or otherwise that employs leverage at the Company level, provided that the foregoing shall not limit the investment in any vehicle that uses leverage or other borrowing without direct recourse to the Company.
(b) The Investment Guidelines, including any amendments or supplements thereto, shall comply with the insurance laws and regulations of the State of Texas, other guidance published or formally distributed by insurance regulators and any other laws or regulations applicable to the parties with respect to the investments of the Company (“Applicable Investment Law”). If, due to a change in Applicable Investment Law, the Company reasonably determines that the Investment Guidelines no longer conform to Applicable Investment Law, the Company may, by written notice to the Investment Manager, revise the Investment Guidelines in order to cause the Investment Guidelines to conform to Applicable Investment Law; provided, that any such amendments shall apply exclusively on a prospective basis from the effective date of such amendment (which date may not be retroactive).
(c) In accordance with the Investment Manager’s policies and procedures set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto, and subject to the Investment Guidelines, the Investment Manager or its agent is authorized, but shall not be required, to vote, tender or convert any securities in the Portfolio; to execute waivers, consents and other instruments with respect to such securities; to endorse, transfer or deliver such securities or to consent to any class action, plan of reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation or similar plan with reference to such securities; and the Investment Manager shall not incur any liability to the Company by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any such discretion in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investment Manager may, subject to the Allocation Guidelines, delegate any or all of its discretionary investment, advisory and other rights, powers, functions and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliate investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Manager”); provided, that any such delegation shall be revocable by the Investment Manager in its sole and absolute discretion consistent with the terms and conditions related to the appointment of such Sub-Manager; provided, further, that the Investment Manager and the Company shall mutually agree upon the investment limitations applicable to any Sub-Manager (such limitations, “Strategy-Specific Limitations”) prior to the effectiveness of any such delegation. No delegation by the Investment Manager of any of its duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Sub-Manager pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall relieve the Investment Manager of any liability hereunder. The Investment Manager shall remain fully accountable to the Company for any acts or omissions of any such Sub-Managers as if such acts or omissions were its own.
(e) The Company shall maintain oversight for functions provided to the Company by the Investment Manager and the Company shall monitor services annually for quality assurance.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have the right, subject to the terms governing the investment by the Portfolio in any asset within the Portfolio, as applicable, to direct the acquisition, retention or disposition of any asset by or in the Portfolio, as applicable, in accordance with instructions provided by the Company to the Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such acquisition, retention or disposition in accordance with such instructions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Investment Manager did not breach the Standard of Care or fail to comply with the Investment Guidelines in connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall not be responsible for the timing of any sale, the inability to consummate any sale or to obtain fair market value for any asset in any sale executed at the Company’s direction in accordance with this Section 2(f).
3. Compensation; Expenses.
(a) The Company agrees to pay the Investment Manager or its designee a management fee (“Management Fee”) for the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, calculated and paid in accordance with Schedule 2 attached hereto.
(b) The Investment Manager will be responsible for any costs and expenses of providing to the Portfolio the office overhead necessary for the Portfolio’s operations and the compensation of the Investment Manager’s and its Affiliates’ personnel, in each case except as otherwise expressly provided herein; provided, that the Company shall be responsible for Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses of the Investment Manager and any Sub-Managers. Any Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses payable by the Company hereunder will be paid by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by the Company of an invoice for such expenses, detailing the calculation of such expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses” means all fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in connection with the Portfolio’s operations (which shall generally include those third-party and out-of-pocket expenses borne by other clients of the Investment Manager or any Sub-Manager, as applicable, in connection with the Blackstone Asset Classes) and allocated to the Portfolio on an equitable basis in conformity with customary insurance accounting principles consistently applied, including:
(i) all fees, costs and expenses of, or relating to, third-party service providers, including valuation agents, tax advisors, accountants, administrators, legal counsel, auditors, paying agents, investment bankers, depositaries, custodians, sub-custodians, consultants, ratings agencies, loan pricing service providers, loan servicers, special servicers, administrative agents, advisors and other professionals (e.g., senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, other similar professionals and other service providers) including costs, expenses and fees charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio for such third-party services;
(ii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Portfolio (including the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any amounts incurred by the Investment Manager’s Affiliates in connection with actual or prospective investments in which the account is expected to participate) in connection with discovering, investigating, evaluating, developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments which are not ultimately consummated, including without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel and advisory, consulting, printing and other related costs and expenses and any liquidated damages, reverse termination fees and/or similar payments and commitment fees in respect of investments that are not ultimately consummated;
(iii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with making investments, including sourcing, evaluating, developing, investigating, negotiating, structuring, trading, acquiring, settling, monitoring and holding investments or investment strategies, including, without limitation, any costs or expenses related to any financing, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, obtaining credit ratings, any legal, sourcing, advisory, consulting, engineering and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Investment Manager is not reimbursed by the subject of an investment or other third parties) including fees, costs and expenses charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio with respect to any funds, vehicles, products, customized solutions, single- investor funds and accounts that are sponsored or managed by the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates or portfolio companies thereof (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) in which the Portfolio invests (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any management fees and/or other fees and expenses, including performance-based compensation, payable or allocable to any Sub-Manager or its Affiliates in respect of the Portfolio’s investment in any Blackstone Fund), which amounts shall not offset or reduce any Blackstone Fund management fees or, except as expressly provided in Schedule 2 hereto, the Management Fee;
(iv) any fees, costs and expenses associated with the organization or maintenance of any vehicle used to acquire, hold or dispose of one or more of Portfolio’s investment(s) or otherwise facilitating the Portfolio’s investment activities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any vehicle established primarily or solely for the benefit of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, including without limitation any travel and accommodation expenses related to such entity and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates) reasonably necessary and/or advisable for the maintenance and operation of such entity, or other overhead expenses in connection therewith;
(v) all brokerage costs, prime brokerage fees, custodial and transfer agency fees and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees; private placement fees, loan fees, commissions, valuation fees, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting costs, commissions and discounts; costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, costs of trade clearance and settlement, corporate action processing, trade confirmation and reconciliation, and other out-of-pocket investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, monitoring or disposing of investments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with investments into Blackstone Funds or underlying investments made by such Blackstone Funds);
(vi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses related to legal, tax and regulatory compliance-related matters relating to the Portfolio and its activities, including expenses relating to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory reporting obligations specifically relating to the Portfolio’s activities and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates relating to the Portfolio and its activities (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including, in any case, the Advisers Act and similar regulations that generally relate to the Investment Manager’s overall business);
(vii) in each case, to the extent the applicable transaction is permitted hereunder, interest and fees and expenses arising out of all borrowings and guarantees made by, or other leverage incurred by, the Portfolio (if any), including through any credit facilities, including, but not limited to, the arranging, negotiation or documentation thereof and related legal expenses, and any and all costs and expenses incurred for or resulting from any spot foreign exchange trades;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation involving the Portfolio or an investment, including, as the context requires, portfolio companies, holding companies, special purpose vehicles and other entities through which the Portfolio’s investments are held, including portfolio entities, or otherwise relating thereto, the amount of any judgments, assessments, fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, directors and officers, liability or other insurance (including title insurance) and, without duplication of the amounts payable under Section 6, indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs or investments of the Portfolio, in each case, to the extent such costs, expenses and amounts relate to claims or matters that are otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6;
(ix) any liquidated damages, forfeited deposits, reverse termination fees or other similar payments with respect to an investment;
(x) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of terminating, dissolving or winding-up the Portfolio and/or liquidating its assets;
(xi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Portfolio’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements, tax returns and K-1s), accounting services and other printing, publishing and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Portfolio and its activities;
(xii) any taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges levied against the Portfolio and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Portfolio and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements actually paid in connection therewith; and
(xiii) the expenses of any independent client representative of the Portfolio (if appointed).
For the avoidance of doubt, Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses described above shall be understood to include the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any such expenses borne directly or indirectly through any Blackstone Fund or other applicable underlying investment fund, vehicle or account.
(c) The Investment Manager confirms that in connection with any investment or commitment by the Company with respect to or in any Blackstone Fund, the Company will receive customary “most favored nations” economic rights with respect thereto based on the prevailing “most favored nation” provision available to third-party investors with a capital commitment to such Blackstone Fund that is equal to or less than the capital commitment of the Company and its Affiliates in the aggregate, and subject to customary conditions and limitations, including, for the avoidance of doubt, rights described in the underlying governing documents and disclosure documents of such Blackstone Fund and the disclosure documents provided to the Company in connection with this Agreement.
4. Custodian.
(a) The assets of the Portfolio shall be held in the custody of one or more custodians, trustees, securities intermediaries or other entities duly appointed by the Company with prior written notice to the Investment Manager from a list of acceptable custodians or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Investment Manager (each, a “Custodian”), in one or more accounts at each such Custodian pursuant to custodial, trust or similar agreements approved by the Company (each, a “Custodial Agreement”). The Investment Manager may advise the Company to (i) open new sub-accounts under any Custodial Agreement, and cause the assets of the Portfolio to be held in such sub-accounts established with the applicable Custodian in accordance with such Custodial Agreement or (ii) make changes to, or retain additional, Custodian(s). The Investment Manager is expressly authorized to give instructions to each Custodian, in writing, with respect to all investment decisions regarding the Portfolio, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 4(b). The Company shall instruct each Custodian to send the Investment Manager duplicate copies of all Portfolio statements given to the Company by the Custodian. The Company acknowledges that it receives Portfolio statements from each Custodian at least quarterly.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including any authority granted to the Investment Manager pursuant to this Agreement), the Investment Manager shall not act as custodian or otherwise withdraw, hold (directly or indirectly) or take possession, custody, title, or ownership of any funds or securities of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager is not authorized to receive any Portfolio funds or securities. The Company shall instruct the Custodian to cooperate with the Investment Manager in connection with the Investment Manager’s performance of its services hereunder, including to take all steps necessary or appropriate to settle purchases, sales and trades made by the Company with respect to the Portfolio, including delivery of certificates, payment of funds and such other acts as may be necessary to fulfill such responsibilities. The Investment Manager shall give notice and directions to the Custodian (and copies thereof as required by the Company) with respect to the transactions regarding the Portfolio in such manner as agreed upon between the Custodian and the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall not be responsible or liable for any payments, distributions, deliveries and receipts with respect to the assets in the Portfolio or any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of the Custodian, including but not limited to any loss arising from, on account of or in connection with the Custodian failing to timely notify the Investment Manager of any vote, corporate action or similar transaction. The Investment Manager and the Company agree that any provision in any Custodial Agreement under which the Investment Manager is authorized or permitted to withdraw Client funds or securities maintained with the Custodian upon the Investment Manager’s instruction to the Custodian (with the exception of instructions to the Custodian from the Investment Manager authorized or permitted by this Agreement) is hereby declared null and void, it being the parties’ intent that the Investment Manager shall not have custody of the Company’s funds or securities for purposes of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act.
5. Brokerage. The Company hereby delegates to the Investment Manager sole and exclusive authority to designate the brokers or dealers from the list set forth on Schedule 4, as may be updated from time to time by the Company with the consent of the Investment Manager (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), through whom all purchases and sales on behalf of the Portfolio will be made. To the extent permitted by applicable law and included on Schedule 4, such brokers or dealers may include Affiliates of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager will reasonably determine the rate or rates, if any, to be paid for brokerage services provided to the Portfolio. In selecting brokers or dealers from Schedule 4 to effect transactions on behalf of the Portfolio, the Investment Manager, subject to its overall duty to obtain “best execution” of Portfolio transactions, will have authority to and may consider the full range and quality of the ability of the brokers or dealers to execute transactions efficiently, their responsiveness to the Investment Manager’s instructions, their facilities, reliability and financial responsibility and the value of any research or other services or products they provide. The Investment Manager will not be obligated to seek in advance competitive bidding for the most favorable commission rate applicable to any particular transaction for the Portfolio or to select any broker-dealer on the basis of its purported posted commission rate. As long as the services or other products provided by a particular broker or dealer included on Schedule 4 (whether directly or through a third party) qualify as “brokerage and research” services within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and relevant Securities and Exchange Commission interpretations of that section) and the Investment Manager determines in good faith that the amount of commission charged by such broker or dealer is reasonable in relation to the value of such “brokerage and research services,” the Investment Manager may utilize the services of that broker or dealer to execute transactions for the Portfolio on an agency basis even if (i) the Portfolio would incur higher transaction costs than it would have incurred had another broker or dealer been used and (ii) the Portfolio does not necessarily benefit from the research or products provided by that broker or dealer.
6. Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) The Investment Manager does not guarantee the future performance of the Portfolio or any specific level of performance, the success of any investment decision or strategy that the Investment Manager may use, or the success of the Investment Manager’s overall management of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager does not provide any express or implied warranty as to the performance or profitability of the Portfolio or any part thereof or that any specific investment objectives will be successfully met. The Company understands that investment decisions made by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Portfolio are subject to various market, currency, economic, political and business risks, and that those investment decisions will not always be profitable.
(b) The Investment Manager, any Affiliate of the Investment Manager or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Investment Manager or any such Affiliate (each, an “Investment Manager Party”) shall not be liable for any loss, liability, damage, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the defense of proceedings) (“Losses”) resulting from: (i) any act or omission (including any such acts or omissions deemed to constitute willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith) of any independent representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person (other than any Sub-Manager or Affiliate of the Investment Manager) who is selected, engaged or retained by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of ministerial services, without investment management discretion, under this Agreement; provided, that such representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person is selected and monitored by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates, representatives or other related persons, as applicable, in good faith with reasonable care; (ii) any act or failure to act by any Custodian or, subject to clause (i) above, any other third party; (iii) the failure by the Investment Manager to adhere to any limitations or restrictions contained in the Investment Guidelines as a result of changes in market value, additions to or withdrawals from the Portfolio, portfolio rebalancing or other non- volitional acts of the Investment Manager; (iv) any act or omission by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, unless such act or omission constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager; or (v) revisions to the Investment Guidelines pursuant to Section 2(b). The Investment Manager shall have no liability for any Losses suffered, and shall be fully indemnified by the Company for any Losses it may suffer, as the result of any actions it takes or any actions it does not take based on instructions received from any of the authorized persons of the Company reasonably believed by the Investment Manager to be genuine. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Investment Manager and each Investment Manager Party from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any such Investment Manager Party in connection with the performance of their activities hereunder on behalf of the Portfolio; provided, that no Investment Manager Party shall be so indemnified to the extent such Losses have been incurred or suffered by such Investment Manager Party by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith of an Investment Manager Party or a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager. Nothing herein shall require the Company to reimburse or indemnify the Investment Manager for the Investment Manager’s own income tax liabilities. The Investment Manager may consult with legal counsel at its cost and expense concerning any question which may arise with reference to this Agreement or its duties hereunder.
(c) The Investment Manager shall indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any such Affiliate (each, a “Company Party”) against any Losses to the extent arising from any gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager, in each case only as finally determined in a final decision on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding.
(d) The federal and state securities laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore nothing in this Agreement will waive or limit any rights that the Company may have under those laws.
7. Termination.
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice (a “Termination Notice”) or such shorter period of time as the parties may agree in writing.
(b) Termination of this Agreement shall not, however, affect liabilities and obligations incurred or arising from transactions that are in process prior to the termination date, or consummation of transactions that are in process prior to the receipt by one party of the other party’s notice of termination, provided that, for the foregoing purposes, a transaction shall only be “in process” at the relevant time if it is the subject of a letter of intent or contractual or other legally binding commitment, written agreement in principle or definitive agreement to invest. Following a Termination Notice, the Investment Manager shall cooperate with the Company and provide such assistance as is reasonably required for a prompt and orderly transition of the Portfolio and functions and business to the Company and/or any third party designated by the Company. Such transfer of functions and business shall include the transfer of books, records, documents and evidence of the Company’s investments or rights and obligations in (and ownership of) such investments.
8. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Investment Manager as follows:
(i) the Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Company, (B) any provision of the constituent documents of the Company, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Company is an insurance company;
(vi) the Company is not an investment company (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) nor exempt from the definition of investment company by reason of Section 3(c)(1) of such Act;
(vii) the Company is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(viii) the Company is a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”) as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QIB;
(ix) the Company is a “qualified purchaser” (“QP”) as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QP;
(x) no portion of the assets contained in the Portfolio constitute or will constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) of any employee benefit plan or plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
(xi) the Company has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Company is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xii) the Company’s interest in any investment shall be acquired and/or is being acquired for its own account solely for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement) and the Company has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Company is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the terms and conditions of this Agreement including those risks associated with the investment program described hereunder, the term, fee and expense structure provided for hereunder and is able to bear such risks, including a complete loss of capital;
(xiii) the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 4, the Investment Manager shall under no circumstances act as custodian of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio or cash pending contribution to or distribution from any such investment or take or have title to or possession of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager shall not have the power or authority to amend the terms of any of the Company’s custody arrangements with respect to the Portfolio or related cash or to appoint a custodian without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall notify each Custodian prior to its appointment as a custodian to the Portfolio of the limitations with respect to the Investment Manager set out in this Section 8(a)(xiv);
(xiv) the Company acknowledges that the Investment Manager is not responsible for the management or diversification of the Company’s entire portfolio of investments and agrees that the only responsibility which the Investment Manager shall have with respect to such portfolio is to manage, within the applicable Investment Guidelines and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the investments in the Portfolio;
(xv) the Company has been given the opportunity to (A) ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Investment Manager and each of its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of, and other matters pertaining to, this Agreement and (B) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement that the Investment Manager can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense;
(xvi) the Company has received, carefully reviewed and understands the disclosures set forth in Part 2 of the Investment Manager’s Form ADV filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Supplemental Disclosure Memorandum delivered to the Company prior to the date of execution hereof, including the description of potential conflicts of interest and other risk factors associated with the provision of the services described herein; and
(xvii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Company shall be deemed made by the Company on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect; provided that in the case of clause (x) the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if the representation or warranty made in clause (x) ceases to be true in any respect.
(b) The Investment Manager represents and warrants, and with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii) below, covenants, to the Company as follows:
(i) the Investment Manager has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Investment Manager, enforceable against the Investment Manager in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investment Manager do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Investment Manager, (B) any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Investment Manager, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Investment Manager is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investment Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Investment Manager in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Investment Manager is registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser”;
(vi) the assets in the account are and shall remain (A) the exclusive property of the Company; (B) held for the benefit of the Company; and (C) subject to the control of the Company (other than any such assets that are held in a reinsurance trust account, which shall be subject to the limitations of the applicable reinsurance trust agreement);
(vii) the Investment Manager shall continue to be registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser” for as long as this Agreement is in full force and effect or until this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 7;
(viii) the Investment Manager (A) has and shall maintain all required governmental and regulatory registrations and memberships necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and to act as described in this Agreement and (B) has completed, obtained and performed (in each case, as applicable) all filings, approvals, authorizations, consents and examinations required by any government or governmental authority for its acts contemplated by this Agreement;
(ix) the Investment Manager has established, maintained and implemented compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(x) the Investment Manager has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by OFAC including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Investment Manager is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xi) there are no actions, suits, proceedings or formal investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of the Investment Manager after reasonable inquiry, threatened against the Investment Manager or its principals, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any self-regulatory organization or exchange, which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the ability of the Investment Manager to comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and
(xii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Investment Manager shall be deemed made by the Investment Manager on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Investment Manager shall immediately notify the Company if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect.
9. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, facsimile, e-mail, or mailed by first class, registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and registry fees prepaid and addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Company:
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company
2727-A Allen Parkway, 3-D1
Houston, Texas 77019
Attention: General Counsel
chris.nixon@aig.com
(b) If to the Investment Manager:
Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Email: robert.young@blackstone.com
Attention: Robert Young, General Counsel
Addresses may be changed by notice in writing signed by the addressee.
10. No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, that the Investment Manager may assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, further, that such Affiliate assumes the obligations of the Investment Manager hereunder and written notice is provided to the Company with respect thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “assign” shall have the meaning given the term “assignment” in Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act and Rule 202(a)(1)-1 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, in each case provided that such successor or assignee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Governing Law. To the extent consistent with any mandatorily applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law thereof that would permit or require the application of the law of another jurisdiction and are not mandatorily applicable by law.
12. Texas Insurance Law Requirements.
(a) If the Company is placed in receivership or seized by the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance (the “Commissioner”) under the Chapter 443 of the Texas Insurance Code: (1) all of the rights of the Company under this Agreement extend to the receiver or the Commissioner; and (2) all books and records will immediately be made available to the receiver or the Commissioner and shall be turned over to the receiver or the Commissioner immediately upon the receiver’s or the Commissioner’s request.
(b) The Investment Manager does not have any automatic right to terminate this Agreement if the Company is placed in receivership pursuant to Chapter 443 of the Texas Insurance Code.
(c) The Investment Manager agrees to continue to maintain any systems, programs, or other infrastructure notwithstanding a seizure by the Commissioner under Chapter 443 of the Texas Insurance Code, and will make them available to the receiver for so long as the Investment Manager continues to receive timely payment for services rendered.
(d) Other than in respect of investments permitted by the Investment Guidelines and applicable investment laws and regulations under the Texas Insurance Code, the Company shall not advance funds to the Investment Manager under this Agreement, except to pay fees and expenses pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
13. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) shall first be resolved through good faith negotiation by the parties, with the claiming party providing written notice of the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”) to the other party, which notice shall describe in sufficient detail the nature of the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved between the parties within thirty (30) Business Days after the claiming party delivers the Notice of Dispute (provided that such thirty (30)-Business Day period may be extended upon agreement of the parties), then, at the election of either party, the Dispute shall be finally settled as follows:
(a) The arbitration shall be conducted by a single (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.
(b) The arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA from its list of qualified arbitrators and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with deciding or hearing the Dispute.
(c) The arbitration shall be conducted in an expedited manner. There shall be one round of prehearing submissions by each party, whether simultaneous or sequential as directed by the tribunal, and no reply or rejoinder submissions shall be made unless the tribunal expressly so authorizes. The hearing shall be held within four (4) months of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and shall continue, to the extent practicable, from Business Day to Business Day until completed. There shall be no post-hearing submissions except as directed by the tribunal, and before ordering such submissions, the tribunal shall identify for the parties, on the basis of its assessment of the case as of that time, the specific issues or matters it believes should be addressed. The tribunal shall endeavor to render its award within six (6) weeks of the last day of the hearing. The tribunal may modify this schedule for good cause shown. Failure to comply with any time period set out in this Section 13 shall not affect in any way the jurisdiction of the tribunal or the validity of its award.
(d) Any request for production of documents or other information is subject to the express authorization of the tribunal, which shall endeavor to ensure that any such requests are as limited and disciplined as is consistent with the just resolution of the dispute. The parties expressly waive any right to seek evidence under 9 U.S.C. § 7 or any similar provision. A party may request, and the tribunal should authorize, production only of specific documents or narrow and specific categories of documents that are critical to the fair presentation of a party’s case and reasonably believed to exist and be in the possession, custody or control of the other party.
(e) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitral tribunal, the AAA, the parties, their counsel, accountants and auditors, insurers and re-insurers or any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding. These confidentiality obligations shall not apply (i) if disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligations or in judicial or administrative proceedings or as necessary for tax purposes (including in connection with an audit or other examination relating to taxes) or (ii) as far as disclosure is necessary to enforce the rights arising out of the award.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the tribunal may grant specific performance or injunctive relief where authorized under this Agreement or applicable law. The tribunal shall have the authority to make orders for interim relief necessary to preserve a party’s rights, including preliminary injunctive relief. The parties agree that any ruling by the tribunal on interim measures shall be deemed to be a final award with respect to the subject matter of the ruling and shall be fully enforceable as such. Each party hereby acknowledges that money damages may be an inadequate remedy for a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered in the event that this Agreement is breached. Therefore, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement by the other party or its Affiliates, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, seek an injunction to prohibit such breach or anticipated breach. Each party acknowledges and agrees that an injunction is a proper, but not exclusive, remedy available to each party and that the harm from any breach or anticipated breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement would be irreparable and immediate.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 11 of this Agreement, the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 13 and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.
(h) The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the County of New York, State of New York, as well as all appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from any of the foregoing, for the limited purpose of: (i) an application to compel arbitration or to resolve any dispute concerning the validity or effectiveness of this agreement to arbitrate; or (ii) an application for relief in aid of arbitration or enforcement of an arbitration award (including an application for a restraining order and/or injunction to preserve the party’s rights). A request to a court for any of the foregoing remedies shall not be deemed incompatible with or a waiver of any party’s right to arbitrate. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.
(i) The costs of administration of the arbitration and any arbitrator’s fees shall be borne equally by the parties, unless the arbitrator determines that such costs or a part thereof shall otherwise be borne by the parties.
(j) The award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without having to amend this Agreement pursuant to Section 26, the parties may by written agreement: (i) vary the procedures set forth above in Sections 13(a)-(j) or (ii) otherwise utilize another form of dispute resolution to address any Dispute in lieu of the arrangement described in this Section 13. For the avoidance of doubt, if a dispute, controversy or claim relates to the issue or question of whether a party has breached its obligations under Section 22, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be deemed to be a “Dispute” hereunder and be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.
14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereby (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the other would not, in the event of a proceeding, seek to enforce the forgoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this paragraph.
15. Right to Audit. The Company and its representatives shall have the right, at the Company’s expense, to conduct an audit of the relevant books, records and accounts of the Investment Manager related to the Portfolio during normal business hours upon giving reasonable notice of their intent to conduct such an audit. In the event of such audit, the Investment Manager shall comply with the reasonable requests of the Company and its representatives and provide access to all books, records and accounts necessary to the audit and the Company shall reimburse the Investment Manager for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with such audit.
16. Books and Records. All books and records developed or maintained under or related to this Agreement shall remain the property of the Company and under its control. The Investment Manager shall keep and maintain proper books and records wherein shall be recorded the business transacted by it on behalf of, in the name of, or on account of the Company in respect of the Portfolio.
17. Reports. The Investment Manager shall furnish the Company with such reports relating to the Portfolio and in such form and at such intervals as are set forth on Schedule 5, and any additional reports and other information (a) as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investment Manager, (b) as shall be required by law or (c) as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the Portfolio; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any such request shall be deemed reasonable if made to enable the Company to comply with (i) applicable law or regulation (including statutory insurance reporting, tax reporting, or financial reporting requirements), (ii) requirements of generally accepted accounting principles or applicable statutory accounting principles, (iii) requests by, or requirements of, rating agencies or (iv) requests by, or requirements of, any governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates. In the case of any reports or other information reasonably requested by the Company and not included on Schedule 5, the Investment Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver such reports and other information on a timely basis in order for the Company to comply with any applicable deadlines. The Company and the Investment Manager shall cooperate in good faith to adjust such Schedule 5 to reflect any updated investment mandates or other changes as may be agreed between the parties from time to time.
18. Force Majeure. No party to this Agreement shall be liable for damages resulting from delayed or defective performance when such delays arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or gross negligence of the offending party, except in the case of delays or defective performance arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicable causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, terrorism, acts of the state in its sovereign capacity, fires, floods, earthquakes, power failure, disabling strikes, epidemics (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to COVID-19), quarantine restrictions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with COVID-19) and freight embargoes.
19. Non-Exclusive Dealings with and by Investment Manager Parties; Conflicts of Interest.
(a) Although nothing herein shall require the Investment Manager to devote its full time or any material portion of its time to the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall furnish continuous investment management services for the Portfolio and, in that connection, devote to such services such of its time and activity (and the time and activity of its employees) during normal Business Days and hours as it shall reasonably determine to be necessary for the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective(s); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 19(a) shall preclude the Investment Manager Parties from acting, consistent with the foregoing, either individually or as a member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, trustee, officer, official, employee or agent of any entity, in connection with any type of enterprise (whether or not for profit), regardless of whether the Company, Portfolio or any Investment Manager Party has dealings with or invests in such enterprise.
(b) The Company understands that the Investment Manager will continue to furnish investment management and advisory services to others, and that the Investment Manager shall be at all times free, in its discretion, to make recommendations to others which may be the same as, or may be different from those made to the Portfolio. The Company further understands that the Investment Manager Parties may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Investment Manager may recommend. Actions with respect to securities of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action which the Investment Manager Parties or other investors may take with respect thereto. Furthermore, the Company understands and agrees that each Investment Manager Party shall have the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Investment Manager and any other Investment Manager Party and no knowledge or expertise of any Investment Manager Parties or any opportunities available to such Investment Manager Parties shall be imputed to the Investment Manager or any other Investment Manager Parties.
(c) The Company agrees that the Investment Manager may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of the Investment Manager Parties are directors or officers, or companies as to which the Investment Manager Parties have any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information, unless the Investment Manager either determines in good faith that it may appropriately do so without disclosing such conflict to the Company or discloses such conflict to the Company prior to rendering such advice or services with respect to the Portfolio.
(d) From time to time, when determined by the Investment Manager to be in the best interest of the Company, the Portfolio may purchase securities from or sell securities to another account (including, without limitation, public or private collective investment vehicles) managed, maintained or trusteed by the Investment Manager or an Affiliate at prevailing market levels in accordance with applicable law and utilizing such pricing methodology determined to be fair and equitable to the Company in the Investment Manager’s good faith judgment.
(e) Consistent with applicable law, the Company hereby authorizes the Investment Manager to effect securities transactions on behalf of the Portfolio with its affiliated broker-dealers, and understands that such affiliated broker-dealers may retain commissions in connection with effecting any transactions for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager and any affiliated broker-dealers are also hereby authorized, consistent with applicable law, by the Company to execute agency cross transactions on behalf of the Portfolio. Agency cross transactions may facilitate a purchase or sale of a block of securities for the Portfolio at a predetermined price and may avoid unfavorable price movements which might otherwise be suffered if the purchase or sale order were exposed to the market. However, the Investment Manager and its affiliated broker-dealers may receive commissions from, and therefore may have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to an agency cross transaction. The Company understands that its authority to the Investment Manager to effect agency cross transactions for the Company is terminable at will without penalty, effective upon receipt by the Investment Manager of written notice from the Company.
20. Aggregation and Allocation of Orders. The Company acknowledges that circumstances may arise under which the Investment Manager determines that, while it would be both desirable and suitable that a particular security or other investment be purchased or sold for the account of more than one of the Investment Manager’s clients’ accounts, there is a limited supply or demand for the security or other investment. Under such circumstances, the Company acknowledges that, while the Investment Manager will seek to allocate the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment among those accounts on a fair and reasonable basis, the Investment Manager shall not be required to assure equality of treatment among all of its clients (including that the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment will be proportionally allocated among those clients according to any particular or predetermined standards or criteria). Where, because of prevailing market conditions, it is not possible to obtain the same price or time of execution for all of the securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio, the Investment Manager may average the various prices and charge or credit the Portfolio with the average price.
21. Investment Manager Independent. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for, bind or represent the Company or the Company’s shareholders in any way, except as expressly provided herein, and shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall create or constitute the Investment Manager and the Company as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of any other person, except as expressly provided herein.
22. Confidentiality.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or required by applicable law, rule, regulation, court order or subpoena, or as requested or required by applicable regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company, the Investment Manager or their applicable Affiliates (including in connection with any periodic or episodic reporting obligations required thereby), (i) all information related to or received from the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ identities, financial affairs and investment activities, and the Portfolio (collectively, the “Company Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary to the Company, and the Investment Manager shall keep all such Company Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information (other than information obtained directly from the Portfolio’s actual and prospective investments and not specific to the Company or any Affiliate thereof) for any purpose other than as permitted hereunder) this Section 22; and (ii) all information related to or received from the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates, including information related to any separately-managed account, Blackstone Fund or other investment sourced by the Investment Manager (collectively, the “Transaction Confidential Information” and, together with the Company Confidential Information, the “Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary by each party, and each party shall keep all such Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information for any purpose other than as permitted under) this Section 22. The term “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (w) is in the public domain or comes into the public domain other than through breach of this Agreement; (x) already is known by the recipient or subsequently comes into the possession of the recipient from a third party who is not, as far as the recipient is aware, known by the recipient to owe the provider an obligation of confidence in relation to it; (y) is developed by the recipient independently of, and without reference to, any Confidential Information received hereunder; or (z) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by the provider, its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. Either party may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate, to the extent necessary to satisfy its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or in connection with their respective accounting, financial, tax, audit, legal or other ordinary course corporate activities and the Company may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate in connection with the management of the Company’s assets by such Affiliate; provided, that, in each case, each such Affiliate, employee and advisor has been made aware of the confidential nature of such information and agrees to keep such information confidential and the disclosing party shall remain liable for any breaches by such persons in accordance with this Section 22.
(b) Each party agrees to take all reasonable measures, including, without limitation, measures taken by such party to safeguard its own confidential information, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub -contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives to any person (it being understood that such party shall be responsible for any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives in violation of this Section 22), except (i) as otherwise permitted by the other party in writing, or (ii) as permitted by this Section 22.
(c) If the Investment Manager is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Company Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Investment Manager or its Affiliates) or if the Company is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Transaction Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates), the Investment Manager or the Company, as the case may be, shall notify the other party in writing promptly upon receipt of such court order, subpoena or request or similar process, unless otherwise prohibited by law, in order to permit the other party to apply for an appropriate protective order or to take such other action as such other party deems appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Investment Manager from using certain Company Confidential Information for purposes of compiling a “Track Record” of performance of the Portfolio and other similar, customary marketing materials, provided that such presentation is on an aggregate basis and does not, directly or indirectly, identify the Company.
(d) Each party acknowledges and agrees that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 22 by it, its employees, agents, representatives, or its contractors, sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. In addition to all other remedies available at law or at equity, each party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy in respect of any claim brought with respect to this Section 22. In the event of litigation relating to this Section 22, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in favor of a party (the “non-breaching party”) under this Section 22, the breaching party will reimburse the non-breaching party for its costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such litigation.
(e) Nothing in this Section 22 shall prevent any disclosure of Company Confidential Information as the Investment Manager determines reasonably and in good faith is appropriate in connection with the proper conduct of the business or activities of the Investment Manager of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or of any Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing, in the event of: (i) in any investor register or side letter, or in any other communications with investors in such Blackstone Fund to the extent that the Investment Manager reasonably determines such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate (and in the best interests of such Blackstone Fund) in connection with such Blackstone Fund’s activities, (ii) to any representative, portfolio company or prospective portfolio company, attorney, accountant, lender, financing source, advisor, service provider or agent of such Blackstone Fund or of the Company in connection with this Agreement, (iii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, including any money laundering or anti-terrorist laws, rules or regulations, or pursuant to a governmental request, or (iv) for tax purposes; provided that, in each case, with respect to (i) – (iv) above, the Company shall be treated to the same extent as other investors in the relevant Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Investment Manager from disclosing the participation of the Company in or alongside any Blackstone Fund to investors in such Blackstone Fund and prospective investors in such Blackstone Fund that in the course of their due diligence request disclosure of the identity of the existing investors in (or alongside) such Blackstone Fund.
23. MNPI. The Investment Manager will contact the Company’s compliance team in accordance with such processes as may be agreed from time to time by the Investment Manager and the Company in writing (which may be by email) prior to disclosing to any other Company personnel any information that the Investment Manager has reason to believe constitutes material non-public information the use or possession of which by Company personnel could restrict the Company from trading in any publicly traded security under United States federal securities laws (“MNPI”). The Investment Manager will not disclose such MNPI to any other Company personnel without prior written consent (which may be by email) from the Company’s compliance team.
24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than as expressed herein.
25. Severability. To the extent this Agreement may be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation, this Agreement shall be construed to the greatest extent practicable in a manner consistent with such law or regulation. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to affect the validity or legality of any other provision of this Agreement.
26. Counterparts; Amendment. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound or as may otherwise be provided for herein.
27. Business Day. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York.
28. Affiliate. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliate” or “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any natural person, firm, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or other entity (“person”), any other person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. “Control” (including the terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
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Exhibit 10.10
EXECUTION VERSION
MASTER SMA AGREEMENT
This Master SMA Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated on November 2, 2021 and effective as of September 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between AGC Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) and Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. (the “Investment Manager”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for all purposes hereunder, this Agreement shall be effective on September 30, 2021 and any reference to the “Effective Date,” “the date hereof” or “the date first written above,” shall be deemed to be references to September 30, 2021, as the context so requires.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the services of the Investment Manager, an investment adviser registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), to serve as investment manager for a portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios (the assets in such portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios, which shall be notionally segregated on the books and records of the Company, and together with all additions, substitutions and alterations thereto, are collectively referred to herein as the “Portfolio”) with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in such Portfolio, and to provide other advisory services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Investment Manager wishes to accept such appointment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Investment Manager.
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Portfolio with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the terms hereof, including those set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time by either (i) an agreement in writing of the Company and the Investment Manager or (ii) in accordance with Section 2(b), the “Investment Guidelines”), and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment.
(b) The Company shall retain discretion over asset allocation decisions, including, without limitation and for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to allocations of assets to and from the Portfolio generally, allocations to and from the Portfolio as compared to the portfolios of the Company’s Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager and allocations of assets among the Sub-Managers (as defined below). On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided the Investment Manager with certain asset allocation information with respect to the Portfolio. On or prior to the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date (as defined below), the Company shall provide the Investment Manager with its annual investment plan with respect to the Portfolio (as shall be revised on an annual basis and may otherwise be amended or updated by the Company from time to time, the “Allocation Guidelines”), and thereafter shall provide the Investment Manager with any subsequent versions of the Allocation Guidelines as well as any amendments or updates thereto impacting the Portfolio as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company agrees to provide the Investment Manager with reasonable advance written notice of any upcoming revisions, amendments or updates to the Allocation Guidelines impacting the Portfolio and, upon receipt thereof, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree upon the manner and timing in which such revisions, amendments or updates are to be implemented with respect to the Portfolio (with such implementation period to be determined based upon the asset class(es) in question and the circumstances giving rise to such change, including, for the avoidance of doubt, applicable liquidity constraints and/or contractual obligations with respect to existing investments or investments in progress) (an “Allocation Transition Plan”) prior to the effectiveness thereof. References to the Investment Guidelines herein shall be deemed to include the Allocation Guidelines as they may be amended by any Allocation Transition Plan. To the extent the Allocation Guidelines are revised, amended or updated after the date hereof, except as set forth in any Allocation Transition Plan, such amended Allocation Guidelines will only apply on a prospective basis and will not affect any existing investments or investments in process as of the date of such revision, amendment or update. For purposes of this Agreement, “Initial AUM Satisfaction Date” shall mean the date on which the Company and its Affiliates have contributed assets to the Portfolio and the portfolios of its Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager with an aggregate value at least equal to $50 billion (where the value of such assets is fixed at the market value of such assets on the date of contribution to such portfolios).
(c) In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (i) to act with good faith, (ii) of loyalty to the Company, (iii) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts to the Company, (iv) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading the Company, and (v) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines. The duties and obligations set forth in this paragraph (c) are referred to herein as the “Standard of Care”.
2. Management Authority; Powers of Investment Manager; Sub-Managers.
(a) For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the powers conferred upon it by Section 1, the Investment Manager shall be responsible for the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the Investment Guidelines. Subject to the Investment Guidelines and any Strategy-Specific Limitations (as defined below), the Investment Manager shall have full and exclusive authority and discretion with respect to the decisions to be made regarding the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio. In connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall have full authority as the Company’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and full power in its name, place and stead, without obtaining the prior approval of the Company (except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement) and, to the extent consistent with Section 3(b), at the Company’s expense, to:
(i) source, identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the Portfolio, monitor and review the investments held in the Portfolio and analyze the progress of such investments;
(ii) make investment decisions in respect of the Portfolio (including taking actions with respect to the acquisition, purchase, consummation, satisfaction, exchange, liquidation, transfer and other dispositions of investments), including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, investments in (A) Blackstone Funds and (B) investments in debt obligations or equity of any portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, debt obligations or equity managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, and/or securitizations managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds;
(iii) execute confidentiality agreements and other customary and appropriate documentation in connection with investments and prospective investments;
(iv) make reasonable investment representations on behalf of the Company in connection with making investments;
(v) enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements, instruments and other undertakings for and on behalf of the Company and/or the Portfolio as the Investment Manager may reasonably determine to be reasonably necessary, advisable or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of this Agreement;
(vi) buy, sell, hold and trade, in or on any market or exchange within or outside the United States or otherwise, preferred and common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, securities convertible into preferred or common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, debt securities of and/or loans to domestic and foreign governmental issuers (including federal, state, municipal, governmental sponsored agency, global and regional development bank and export-import bank issuers) and domestic and foreign corporate issuers, investment company securities, money-market securities, partnership interests (including making capital commitments with respect thereto and the funding thereof), mortgage and asset backed securities, foreign currencies, bank and debtor-in-possession loans, trade receivables, and commercial paper selected by the Investment Manager in its discretion;
(vii) lend money for the Portfolio, on a secured or unsecured basis, including in transactions described in clause (vi) above and in furtherance of the foregoing, to do anything which Investment Manager shall deem advisable in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the taking of action to preserve the Company’s rights, including sending notices of default and pursuing remedies, including, without limitation, the liquidation of collateral, and holding for the Company originally-executed loan agreements, notes, mortgages, security agreements and similar instruments;
(viii) exercise on behalf of the Company, and direct the exercise by the Custodian where appropriate of, all rights conferred by the Portfolio’s investments including, by way of example but without limitation, voting rights and the exercise of remedies;
(ix) execute on the Company’s behalf notices, demands and other documents relating to the enforcement of Company’s rights, as principal or agent, relating to an investment;
(x) retain third parties, including Affiliates of the Investment Manager to provide services relating to the Portfolio and its investments;
(xi) pursue or defend litigation and other proceedings arising out of or relating to the Portfolio and its investments; provided, that, with respect to any litigation or other proceeding in which no other client of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates is a party, the Investment Manager shall obtain the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to pursuing or defending such litigation or proceeding on the Company’s behalf,
(xii) advise the Company to select, open, maintain or close one or more sub-accounts with any Custodian (as defined below) pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement (as defined below);
(xiii) transfer funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) or securities (by transfer via the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or otherwise) (A) between the Portfolio’s Custodians (if more than one), (B) between sub-accounts maintained by any Custodian for the Portfolio, (C) subject to Section 19(d), between the Portfolio and any account owned by other clients of the Investment Manager or (D) to or from any brokers or dealers engaged by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Company in connection with the investments permitted herein; provided, that in recognition of the Investment Manager’s authority to transfer funds or securities between the Portfolio’s Custodians, the Company will (i) provide a copy of this Agreement to each Custodian that will be sending any Portfolio assets to non-affiliated Custodians and (ii) specify to such Custodian(s) the Company accounts maintained with Custodians, which shall be in a writing signed by the Company and provided to the sending Custodian that states with particularity the name and account numbers on sending and receiving accounts (including the ABA routing number(s) or name(s) of the receiving Custodian);
(xiv) execute on the Company’s behalf agreements and other documents pertaining to the formation, governance and management of legal entities the Investment Manager deems necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of or relating to investments; provided that, the Company has provided its prior written consent to the formation of such legal entities;
(xv) subject to Section 5, select and open, maintain, and close one or more trading accounts with brokers and dealers for the execution of transactions on behalf of the Company; and
(xvi) effect such other investment transactions involving the assets in the Company’s name and solely for the Portfolio, including to execute agreements with counterparties on the Company’s behalf as the Investment Manager deems appropriate from time to time in order to carry out the Investment Manager’s responsibilities hereunder; provided that such authority shall not include the authority to execute repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending, swaps, futures, options or other derivatives on the Company’s behalf, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(a), without the Company’s consent, no investment shall be made by the Investment Manager for or on behalf of the Company that causes the Company to incur indebtedness for borrowed money, or otherwise that employs leverage at the Company level, provided that the foregoing shall not limit the investment in any vehicle that uses leverage or other borrowing without direct recourse to the Company.
(b) The Investment Guidelines, including any amendments or supplements thereto, shall comply with the insurance laws and regulations of the State of Missouri, other guidance published or formally distributed by insurance regulators and any other laws or regulations applicable to the parties with respect to the investments of the Company (“Applicable Investment Law”). If, due to a change in Applicable Investment Law, the Company reasonably determines that the Investment Guidelines no longer conform to Applicable Investment Law, the Company may, by written notice to the Investment Manager, revise the Investment Guidelines in order to cause the Investment Guidelines to conform to Applicable Investment Law; provided, that any such amendments shall apply exclusively on a prospective basis from the effective date of such amendment (which date may not be retroactive).
(c) In accordance with the Investment Manager’s policies and procedures set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto, and subject to the Investment Guidelines, the Investment Manager or its agent is authorized, but shall not be required, to vote, tender or convert any securities in the Portfolio; to execute waivers, consents and other instruments with respect to such securities; to endorse, transfer or deliver such securities or to consent to any class action, plan of reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation or similar plan with reference to such securities; and the Investment Manager shall not incur any liability to the Company by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any such discretion in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investment Manager may, subject to the Allocation Guidelines, delegate any or all of its discretionary investment, advisory and other rights, powers, functions and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliate investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Manager”); provided, that any such delegation shall be revocable by the Investment Manager in its sole and absolute discretion consistent with the terms and conditions related to the appointment of such Sub-Manager; provided, further, that the Investment Manager and the Company shall mutually agree upon the investment limitations applicable to any Sub-Manager (such limitations, “Strategy-Specific Limitations”) prior to the effectiveness of any such delegation. No delegation by the Investment Manager of any of its duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Sub-Manager pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall relieve the Investment Manager of any liability hereunder. The Investment Manager shall remain fully accountable to the Company for any acts or omissions of any such Sub-Managers as if such acts or omissions were its own.
(e) The Company shall maintain oversight for functions provided to the Company by the Investment Manager and the Company shall monitor services annually for quality assurance.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have the right, subject to the terms governing the investment by the Portfolio in any asset within the Portfolio, as applicable, to direct the acquisition, retention or disposition of any asset by or in the Portfolio, as applicable, in accordance with instructions provided by the Company to the Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such acquisition, retention or disposition in accordance with such instructions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Investment Manager did not breach the Standard of Care or fail to comply with the Investment Guidelines in connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall not be responsible for the timing of any sale, the inability to consummate any sale or to obtain fair market value for any asset in any sale executed at the Company’s direction in accordance with this Section 2(f).
3. Compensation; Expenses.
(a) The Company agrees to pay the Investment Manager or its designee a management fee (“Management Fee”) for the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, calculated and paid in accordance with Schedule 2 attached hereto.
(b) The Investment Manager will be responsible for any costs and expenses of providing to the Portfolio the office overhead necessary for the Portfolio’s operations and the compensation of the Investment Manager’s and its Affiliates’ personnel, in each case except as otherwise expressly provided herein; provided, that the Company shall be responsible for Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses of the Investment Manager and any Sub-Managers. Any Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses payable by the Company hereunder will be paid by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by the Company of an invoice for such expenses, detailing the calculation of such expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses” means all fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in connection with the Portfolio’s operations (which shall generally include those third-party and out-of-pocket expenses borne by other clients of the Investment Manager or any Sub-Manager, as applicable, in connection with the Blackstone Asset Classes) and allocated to the Portfolio on an equitable basis in conformity with customary insurance accounting practices consistently applied, including:
(i) all fees, costs and expenses of, or relating to, third-party service providers, including valuation agents, tax advisors, accountants, administrators, legal counsel, auditors, paying agents, investment bankers, depositaries, custodians, sub-custodians, consultants, ratings agencies, loan pricing service providers, loan servicers, special servicers, administrative agents, advisors and other professionals (e.g., senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, other similar professionals and other service providers) including costs, expenses and fees charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio for such third-party services;
(ii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Portfolio (including the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any amounts incurred by the Investment Manager’s Affiliates in connection with actual or prospective investments in which the account is expected to participate) in connection with discovering, investigating, evaluating, developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments which are not ultimately consummated, including without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel and advisory, consulting, printing and other related costs and expenses and any liquidated damages, reverse termination fees and/or similar payments and commitment fees in respect of investments that are not ultimately consummated;
(iii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with making investments, including sourcing, evaluating, developing, investigating, negotiating, structuring, trading, acquiring, settling, monitoring and holding investments or investment strategies, including, without limitation, any costs or expenses related to any financing, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, obtaining credit ratings, any legal, sourcing, advisory, consulting, engineering and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Investment Manager is not reimbursed by the subject of an investment or other third parties) including fees, costs and expenses charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio with respect to any funds, vehicles, products, customized solutions, single-investor funds and accounts that are sponsored or managed by the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates or portfolio companies thereof (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) in which the Portfolio invests (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any management fees and/or other fees and expenses, including performance-based compensation, payable or allocable to any Sub-Manager or its Affiliates in respect of the Portfolio’s investment in any Blackstone Fund), which amounts shall not offset or reduce any Blackstone Fund management fees or, except as expressly provided in Schedule 2 hereto, the Management Fee;
(iv) any fees, costs and expenses associated with the organization or maintenance of any vehicle used to acquire, hold or dispose of one or more of Portfolio’s investment(s) or otherwise facilitating the Portfolio’s investment activities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any vehicle established primarily or solely for the benefit of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, including without limitation any travel and accommodation expenses related to such entity and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates) reasonably necessary and/or advisable for the maintenance and operation of such entity, or other overhead expenses in connection therewith;
(v) all brokerage costs, prime brokerage fees, custodial and transfer agency fees and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees; private placement fees, loan fees, commissions, valuation fees, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting costs, commissions and discounts; costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, costs of trade clearance and settlement, corporate action processing, trade confirmation and reconciliation, and other out-of-pocket investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, monitoring or disposing of investments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with investments into Blackstone Funds or underlying investments made by such Blackstone Funds);
(vi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses related to legal, tax and regulatory compliance-related matters relating to the Portfolio and its activities, including expenses relating to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory reporting obligations specifically relating to the Portfolio’s activities and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates relating to the Portfolio and its activities (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including, in any case, the Advisers Act and similar regulations that generally relate to the Investment Manager’s overall business);
(vii) in each case, to the extent the applicable transaction is permitted hereunder, interest and fees and expenses arising out of all borrowings and guarantees made by, or other leverage incurred by, the Portfolio (if any), including through any credit facilities, including, but not limited to, the arranging, negotiation or documentation thereof and related legal expenses, and any and all costs and expenses incurred for or resulting from any spot foreign exchange trades;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation involving the Portfolio or an investment, including, as the context requires, portfolio companies, holding companies, special purpose vehicles and other entities through which the Portfolio’s investments are held, including portfolio entities, or otherwise relating thereto, the amount of any judgments, assessments, fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, directors and officers, liability or other insurance (including title insurance) and, without duplication of the amounts payable under Section 6, indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs or investments of the Portfolio, in each case, to the extent such costs, expenses and amounts relate to claims or matters that are otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6;
(ix) any liquidated damages, forfeited deposits, reverse termination fees or other similar payments with respect to an investment;
(x) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of terminating, dissolving or winding-up the Portfolio and/or liquidating its assets;
(xi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Portfolio’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements, tax returns and K-1s), accounting services and other printing, publishing and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Portfolio and its activities;
(xii) any taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges levied against the Portfolio and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Portfolio and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements actually paid in connection therewith; and
(xiii) the expenses of any independent client representative of the Portfolio (if appointed).
For the avoidance of doubt, Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses described above shall be understood to include the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any such expenses borne directly or indirectly through any Blackstone Fund or other applicable underlying investment fund, vehicle or account.
(c) The Investment Manager confirms that in connection with any investment or commitment by the Company with respect to or in any Blackstone Fund, the Company will receive customary “most favored nations” economic rights with respect thereto based on the prevailing “most favored nation” provision available to third-party investors with a capital commitment to such Blackstone Fund that is equal to or less than the capital commitment of the Company and its Affiliates in the aggregate, and subject to customary conditions and limitations, including, for the avoidance of doubt, rights described in the underlying governing documents and disclosure documents of such Blackstone Fund and the disclosure documents provided to the Company in connection with this Agreement.
4. Custodian.
(a) The assets of the Portfolio shall be held in the custody of one or more custodians, trustees, securities intermediaries or other entities duly appointed by the Company with prior written notice to the Investment Manager from a list of acceptable custodians or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Investment Manager (each, a “Custodian”), in one or more accounts at each such Custodian pursuant to custodial, trust or similar agreements approved by the Company (each, a “Custodial Agreement”). The Investment Manager may advise the Company to (i) open new sub-accounts under any Custodial Agreement, and cause the assets of the Portfolio to be held in such sub-accounts established with the applicable Custodian in accordance with such Custodial Agreement or (ii) make changes to, or retain additional, Custodian(s). The Investment Manager is expressly authorized to give instructions to each Custodian, in writing, with respect to all investment decisions regarding the Portfolio, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 4(b). The Company shall instruct each Custodian to send the Investment Manager duplicate copies of all Portfolio statements given to the Company by the Custodian. The Company acknowledges that it receives Portfolio statements from each Custodian at least quarterly.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including any authority granted to the Investment Manager pursuant to this Agreement), the Investment Manager shall not act as custodian or otherwise withdraw, hold (directly or indirectly) or take possession, custody, title, or ownership of any funds or securities of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager is not authorized to receive any Portfolio funds or securities. The Company shall instruct the Custodian to cooperate with the Investment Manager in connection with the Investment Manager’s performance of its services hereunder, including to take all steps necessary or appropriate to settle purchases, sales and trades made by the Company with respect to the Portfolio, including delivery of certificates, payment of funds and such other acts as may be necessary to fulfill such responsibilities. The Investment Manager shall give notice and directions to the Custodian (and copies thereof as required by the Company) with respect to the transactions regarding the Portfolio in such manner as agreed upon between the Custodian and the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall not be responsible or liable for any payments, distributions, deliveries and receipts with respect to the assets in the Portfolio or any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of the Custodian, including but not limited to any loss arising from, on account of or in connection with the Custodian failing to timely notify the Investment Manager of any vote, corporate action or similar transaction. The Investment Manager and the Company agree that any provision in any Custodial Agreement under which the Investment Manager is authorized or permitted to withdraw Client funds or securities maintained with the Custodian upon the Investment Manager’s instruction to the Custodian (with the exception of instructions to the Custodian from the Investment Manager authorized or permitted by this Agreement) is hereby declared null and void, it being the parties’ intent that the Investment Manager shall not have custody of the Company’s funds or securities for purposes of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act.
5. Brokerage. The Company hereby delegates to the Investment Manager sole and exclusive authority to designate the brokers or dealers from the list set forth on Schedule 4, as may be updated from time to time by the Company with the consent of the Investment Manager (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), through whom all purchases and sales on behalf of the Portfolio will be made. To the extent permitted by applicable law and included on Schedule 4, such brokers or dealers may include Affiliates of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager will reasonably determine the rate or rates, if any, to be paid for brokerage services provided to the Portfolio. In selecting brokers or dealers from Schedule 4 to effect transactions on behalf of the Portfolio, the Investment Manager, subject to its overall duty to obtain “best execution” of Portfolio transactions, will have authority to and may consider the full range and quality of the ability of the brokers or dealers to execute transactions efficiently, their responsiveness to the Investment Manager’s instructions, their facilities, reliability and financial responsibility and the value of any research or other services or products they provide. The Investment Manager will not be obligated to seek in advance competitive bidding for the most favorable commission rate applicable to any particular transaction for the Portfolio or to select any broker-dealer on the basis of its purported posted commission rate. As long as the services or other products provided by a particular broker or dealer included on Schedule 4 (whether directly or through a third party) qualify as “brokerage and research” services within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and relevant Securities and Exchange Commission interpretations of that section) and the Investment Manager determines in good faith that the amount of commission charged by such broker or dealer is reasonable in relation to the value of such “brokerage and research services,” the Investment Manager may utilize the services of that broker or dealer to execute transactions for the Portfolio on an agency basis even if (i) the Portfolio would incur higher transaction costs than it would have incurred had another broker or dealer been used and (ii) the Portfolio does not necessarily benefit from the research or products provided by that broker or dealer.
6. Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) The Investment Manager does not guarantee the future performance of the Portfolio or any specific level of performance, the success of any investment decision or strategy that the Investment Manager may use, or the success of the Investment Manager’s overall management of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager does not provide any express or implied warranty as to the performance or profitability of the Portfolio or any part thereof or that any specific investment objectives will be successfully met. The Company understands that investment decisions made by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Portfolio are subject to various market, currency, economic, political and business risks, and that those investment decisions will not always be profitable.
(b) The Investment Manager, any Affiliate of the Investment Manager or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Investment Manager or any such Affiliate (each, an “Investment Manager Party”) shall not be liable for any loss, liability, damage, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the defense of proceedings) (“Losses”) resulting from: (i) any act or omission (including any such acts or omissions deemed to constitute willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith) of any independent representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person (other than any Sub-Manager or Affiliate of the Investment Manager) who is selected, engaged or retained by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of ministerial services, without investment management discretion, under this Agreement; provided, that such representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person is selected and monitored by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates, representatives or other related persons, as applicable, in good faith with reasonable care; (ii) any act or failure to act by any Custodian or, subject to clause (i) above, any other third party; (iii) the failure by the Investment Manager to adhere to any limitations or restrictions contained in the Investment Guidelines as a result of changes in market value, additions to or withdrawals from the Portfolio, portfolio rebalancing or other non-volitional acts of the Investment Manager; (iv) any act or omission by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, unless such act or omission constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager; or (v) revisions to the Investment Guidelines pursuant to Section 2(b). The Investment Manager shall have no liability for any Losses suffered, and shall be fully indemnified by the Company for any Losses it may suffer, as the result of any actions it takes or any actions it does not take based on instructions received from any of the authorized persons of the Company reasonably believed by the Investment Manager to be genuine. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Investment Manager and each Investment Manager Party from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any such Investment Manager Party in connection with the performance of their activities hereunder on behalf of the Portfolio; provided, that no Investment Manager Party shall be so indemnified to the extent such Losses have been incurred or suffered by such Investment Manager Party by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith of an Investment Manager Party or a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager. Nothing herein shall require the Company to reimburse or indemnify the Investment Manager for the Investment Manager’s own income tax liabilities. The Investment Manager may consult with legal counsel at its cost and expense concerning any question which may arise with reference to this Agreement or its duties hereunder.
(c) The Investment Manager shall indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any such Affiliate (each, a “Company Party”) against any Losses to the extent arising from any gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager, in each case only as finally determined in a final decision on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding.
(d) The federal and state securities laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore nothing in this Agreement will waive or limit any rights that the Company may have under those laws.
7. Termination.
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice (a “Termination Notice”) or such shorter period of time as the parties may agree in writing.
(b) Termination of this Agreement shall not, however, affect liabilities and obligations incurred or arising from transactions that are in process prior to the termination date, or consummation of transactions that are in process prior to the receipt by one party of the other party’s notice of termination, provided that, for the foregoing purposes, a transaction shall only be “in process” at the relevant time if it is the subject of a letter of intent or contractual or other legally binding commitment, written agreement in principle or definitive agreement to invest. Following a Termination Notice, the Investment Manager shall cooperate with the Company and provide such assistance as is reasonably required for a prompt and orderly transition of the Portfolio and functions and business to the Company and/or any third party designated by the Company. Such transfer of functions and business shall include the transfer of books, records, documents and evidence of the Company’s investments or rights and obligations in (and ownership of) such investments.
8. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Investment Manager as follows:
(i) the Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Company, (B) any provision of the constituent documents of the Company, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Company is an insurance company;
(vi) the Company is not an investment company (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) nor exempt from the definition of investment company by reason of Section 3(c)(1) of such Act;
(vii) the Company is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(viii) the Company is a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”) as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QIB;
(ix) the Company is a “qualified purchaser” (“QP”) as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QP;
(x) no portion of the assets contained in the Portfolio constitute or will constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) of any employee benefit plan or plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
(xi) the Company has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Company is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xii) the Company’s interest in any investment shall be acquired and/or is being acquired for its own account solely for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement) and the Company has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Company is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the terms and conditions of this Agreement including those risks associated with the investment program described hereunder, the term, fee and expense structure provided for hereunder and is able to bear such risks, including a complete loss of capital;
(xiii) the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 4, the Investment Manager shall under no circumstances act as custodian of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio or cash pending contribution to or distribution from any such investment or take or have title to or possession of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager shall not have the power or authority to amend the terms of any of the Company’s custody arrangements with respect to the Portfolio or related cash or to appoint a custodian without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall notify each Custodian prior to its appointment as a custodian to the Portfolio of the limitations with respect to the Investment Manager set out in this Section 8(a)(xiv);
(xiv) the Company acknowledges that the Investment Manager is not responsible for the management or diversification of the Company’s entire portfolio of investments and agrees that the only responsibility which the Investment Manager shall have with respect to such portfolio is to manage, within the applicable Investment Guidelines and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the investments in the Portfolio;
(xv) the Company has been given the opportunity to (A) ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Investment Manager and each of its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of, and other matters pertaining to, this Agreement and (B) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement that the Investment Manager can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense;
(xvi) the Company has received, carefully reviewed and understands the disclosures set forth in Part 2 of the Investment Manager’s Form ADV filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Supplemental Disclosure Memorandum delivered to the Company prior to the date of execution hereof, including the description of potential conflicts of interest and other risk factors associated with the provision of the services described herein; and
(xvii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Company shall be deemed made by the Company on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect; provided that in the case of clause (x) the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if the representation or warranty made in clause (x) ceases to be true in any respect.
(b) The Investment Manager represents and warrants, and with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii) below, covenants, to the Company as follows:
(i) the Investment Manager has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Investment Manager, enforceable against the Investment Manager in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investment Manager do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Investment Manager, (B) any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Investment Manager, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Investment Manager is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investment Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Investment Manager in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Investment Manager is registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser”;
(vi) the assets in the account are and shall remain (A) the exclusive property of the Company; (B) held for the benefit of the Company; and (C) subject to the control of the Company (other than any such assets that are held in a reinsurance trust account, which shall be subject to the limitations of the applicable reinsurance trust agreement);
(vii) the Investment Manager shall continue to be registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser” for as long as this Agreement is in full force and effect or until this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 7;
(viii) the Investment Manager (A) has and shall maintain all required governmental and regulatory registrations and memberships necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and to act as described in this Agreement and (B) has completed, obtained and performed (in each case, as applicable) all filings, approvals, authorizations, consents and examinations required by any government or governmental authority for its acts contemplated by this Agreement;
(ix) the Investment Manager has established, maintained and implemented compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(x) the Investment Manager has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by OFAC including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Investment Manager is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xi) there are no actions, suits, proceedings or formal investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of the Investment Manager after reasonable inquiry, threatened against the Investment Manager or its principals, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any self-regulatory organization or exchange, which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the ability of the Investment Manager to comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and
(xii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Investment Manager shall be deemed made by the Investment Manager on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Investment Manager shall immediately notify the Company if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect.
9. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, facsimile, e-mail, or mailed by first class, registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and registry fees prepaid and addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Company:
AGC Life Insurance Company
2727-A Allen Parkway, 3-D1
Houston, Texas 77019
Attention: Chris Nixon
chris.nixon@aig.com
(b) If to the Investment Manager:
Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Email: robert.young@blackstone.com
Attention: Robert Young, General Counsel
Addresses may be changed by notice in writing signed by the addressee.
10. No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, that the Investment Manager may assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, further, that such Affiliate assumes the obligations of the Investment Manager hereunder and written notice is provided to the Company with respect thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “assign” shall have the meaning given the term “assignment” in Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act and Rule 202(a)(1)-1 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, in each case provided that such successor or assignee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Governing Law. To the extent consistent with any mandatorily applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law thereof that would permit or require the application of the law of another jurisdiction and are not mandatorily applicable by law.
12. Missouri Insurance Law Requirements.
(a) If the Company is placed in receivership or seized by the Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (the “Director”) under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 of the Missouri Revised Statutes: (1) all of the rights of the Company under this Agreement extend to the receiver or the Director; and (2) all books and records will immediately be made available to the receiver or the Director and shall be turned over to the receiver or the Director immediately upon the receiver’s or the Director’s request.
(b) The Investment Manager does not have any automatic right to terminate this Agreement if the Company is placed in receivership pursuant to sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.
(c) The Investment Manager agrees to continue to maintain any systems, programs, or other infrastructure notwithstanding a seizure by the Director under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, and will make them available to the receiver for so long as the Investment Manager continues to receive timely payment for services rendered.
(d) Other than in respect of investments permitted by the Investment Guidelines and applicable investment laws and regulations under the Missouri Revised Statutes, the Company shall not advance funds to the Investment Manager under this Agreement, except to pay fees and expenses pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
13. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) shall first be resolved through good faith negotiation by the parties, with the claiming party providing written notice of the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”) to the other party, which notice shall describe in sufficient detail the nature of the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved between the parties within thirty (30) Business Days after the claiming party delivers the Notice of Dispute (provided that such thirty (30)-Business Day period may be extended upon agreement of the parties), then, at the election of either party, the Dispute shall be finally settled as follows:
(a) The arbitration shall be conducted by a single (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.
(b) The arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA from its list of qualified arbitrators and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with deciding or hearing the Dispute.
(c) The arbitration shall be conducted in an expedited manner. There shall be one round of prehearing submissions by each party, whether simultaneous or sequential as directed by the tribunal, and no reply or rejoinder submissions shall be made unless the tribunal expressly so authorizes. The hearing shall be held within four (4) months of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and shall continue, to the extent practicable, from Business Day to Business Day until completed. There shall be no post-hearing submissions except as directed by the tribunal, and before ordering such submissions, the tribunal shall identify for the parties, on the basis of its assessment of the case as of that time, the specific issues or matters it believes should be addressed. The tribunal shall endeavor to render its award within six (6) weeks of the last day of the hearing. The tribunal may modify this schedule for good cause shown. Failure to comply with any time period set out in this Section 13 shall not affect in any way the jurisdiction of the tribunal or the validity of its award.
(d) Any request for production of documents or other information is subject to the express authorization of the tribunal, which shall endeavor to ensure that any such requests are as limited and disciplined as is consistent with the just resolution of the dispute. The parties expressly waive any right to seek evidence under 9 U.S.C. § 7 or any similar provision. A party may request, and the tribunal should authorize, production only of specific documents or narrow and specific categories of documents that are critical to the fair presentation of a party’s case and reasonably believed to exist and be in the possession, custody or control of the other party.
(e) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitral tribunal, the AAA, the parties, their counsel, accountants and auditors, insurers and re-insurers or any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding. These confidentiality obligations shall not apply (i) if disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligations or in judicial or administrative proceedings or as necessary for tax purposes (including in connection with an audit or other examination relating to taxes) or (ii) as far as disclosure is necessary to enforce the rights arising out of the award.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the tribunal may grant specific performance or injunctive relief where authorized under this Agreement or applicable law. The tribunal shall have the authority to make orders for interim relief necessary to preserve a party’s rights, including preliminary injunctive relief. The parties agree that any ruling by the tribunal on interim measures shall be deemed to be a final award with respect to the subject matter of the ruling and shall be fully enforceable as such. Each party hereby acknowledges that money damages may be an inadequate remedy for a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered in the event that this Agreement is breached. Therefore, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement by the other party or its Affiliates, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, seek an injunction to prohibit such breach or anticipated breach. Each party acknowledges and agrees that an injunction is a proper, but not exclusive, remedy available to each party and that the harm from any breach or anticipated breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement would be irreparable and immediate.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 11 of this Agreement, the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 13 and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.
(h) The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the County of New York, State of New York, as well as all appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from any of the foregoing, for the limited purpose of: (i) an application to compel arbitration or to resolve any dispute concerning the validity or effectiveness of this agreement to arbitrate; or (ii) an application for relief in aid of arbitration or enforcement of an arbitration award (including an application for a restraining order and/or injunction to preserve the party’s rights). A request to a court for any of the foregoing remedies shall not be deemed incompatible with or a waiver of any party’s right to arbitrate. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.
(i) The costs of administration of the arbitration and any arbitrator’s fees shall be borne equally by the parties, unless the arbitrator determines that such costs or a part thereof shall otherwise be borne by the parties.
(j) The award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without having to amend this Agreement pursuant to Section 26, the parties may by written agreement: (i) vary the procedures set forth above in Sections 13(a)-(j) or (ii) otherwise utilize another form of dispute resolution to address any Dispute in lieu of the arrangement described in this Section 13. For the avoidance of doubt, if a dispute, controversy or claim relates to the issue or question of whether a party has breached its obligations under Section 22, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be deemed to be a “Dispute” hereunder and be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.
14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereby (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the other would not, in the event of a proceeding, seek to enforce the forgoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this paragraph.
15. Right to Audit. The Company and its representatives shall have the right, at the Company’s expense, to conduct an audit of the relevant books, records and accounts of the Investment Manager related to the Portfolio during normal business hours upon giving reasonable notice of their intent to conduct such an audit. In the event of such audit, the Investment Manager shall comply with the reasonable requests of the Company and its representatives and provide access to all books, records and accounts necessary to the audit and the Company shall reimburse the Investment Manager for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with such audit.
16. Books and Records. All books and records developed or maintained under or related to this Agreement shall remain the property of the Company and under its control. The Investment Manager shall keep and maintain proper books and records wherein shall be recorded the business transacted by it on behalf of, in the name of, or on account of the Company in respect of the Portfolio and which shall include such accounting information as is necessary to support the reasonableness of the fees and expenses hereunder.
17. Reports. The Investment Manager shall furnish the Company with such reports relating to the Portfolio and in such form and at such intervals as are set forth on Schedule 5, and any additional reports and other information (a) as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investment Manager, (b) as shall be required by law or (c) as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the Portfolio; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt any such request shall be deemed reasonable if made to enable the Company to comply with (i) applicable law or regulation (including statutory insurance reporting, tax reporting, or financial reporting requirements), (ii) requirements of generally accepted accounting principles or applicable statutory accounting principles, (iii) requests by, or requirements of, rating agencies or (iv) requests by, or requirements of, any governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates. In the case of any reports or other information reasonably requested by the Company and not included on Schedule 5, the Investment Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver such reports and other information on a timely basis in order for the Company to comply with any applicable deadlines. The Company and the Investment Manager shall cooperate in good faith to adjust such Schedule 5 to reflect any updated investment mandates or other changes as may be agreed between the parties from time to time.
18. Force Majeure. No party to this Agreement shall be liable for damages resulting from delayed or defective performance when such delays arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or gross negligence of the offending party, except in the case of delays or defective performance arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicable causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, terrorism, acts of the state in its sovereign capacity, fires, floods, earthquakes, power failure, disabling strikes, epidemics (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to COVID-19), quarantine restrictions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with COVID-19) and freight embargoes.
19. Non-Exclusive Dealings with and by Investment Manager Parties; Conflicts of Interest.
(a) Although nothing herein shall require the Investment Manager to devote its full time or any material portion of its time to the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall furnish continuous investment management services for the Portfolio and, in that connection, devote to such services such of its time and activity (and the time and activity of its employees) during normal Business Days and hours as it shall reasonably determine to be necessary for the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective(s); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 19(a) shall preclude the Investment Manager Parties from acting, consistent with the foregoing, either individually or as a member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, trustee, officer, official, employee or agent of any entity, in connection with any type of enterprise (whether or not for profit), regardless of whether the Company, Portfolio or any Investment Manager Party has dealings with or invests in such enterprise.
(b) The Company understands that the Investment Manager will continue to furnish investment management and advisory services to others, and that the Investment Manager shall be at all times free, in its discretion, to make recommendations to others which may be the same as, or may be different from those made to the Portfolio. The Company further understands that the Investment Manager Parties may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Investment Manager may recommend. Actions with respect to securities of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action which the Investment Manager Parties or other investors may take with respect thereto. Furthermore, the Company understands and agrees that each Investment Manager Party shall have the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Investment Manager and any other Investment Manager Party and no knowledge or expertise of any Investment Manager Parties or any opportunities available to such Investment Manager Parties shall be imputed to the Investment Manager or any other Investment Manager Parties.
(c) The Company agrees that the Investment Manager may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of the Investment Manager Parties are directors or officers, or companies as to which the Investment Manager Parties have any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information, unless the Investment Manager either determines in good faith that it may appropriately do so without disclosing such conflict to the Company or discloses such conflict to the Company prior to rendering such advice or services with respect to the Portfolio.
(d) From time to time, when determined by the Investment Manager to be in the best interest of the Company, the Portfolio may purchase securities from or sell securities to another account (including, without limitation, public or private collective investment vehicles) managed, maintained or trusteed by the Investment Manager or an Affiliate at prevailing market levels in accordance with applicable law and utilizing such pricing methodology determined to be fair and equitable to the Company in the Investment Manager’s good faith judgment.
(e) Consistent with applicable law, the Company hereby authorizes the Investment Manager to effect securities transactions on behalf of the Portfolio with its affiliated broker-dealers, and understands that such affiliated broker-dealers may retain commissions in connection with effecting any transactions for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager and any affiliated broker-dealers are also hereby authorized, consistent with applicable law, by the Company to execute agency cross transactions on behalf of the Portfolio. Agency cross transactions may facilitate a purchase or sale of a block of securities for the Portfolio at a predetermined price and may avoid unfavorable price movements which might otherwise be suffered if the purchase or sale order were exposed to the market. However, the Investment Manager and its affiliated broker-dealers may receive commissions from, and therefore may have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to an agency cross transaction. The Company understands that its authority to the Investment Manager to effect agency cross transactions for the Company is terminable at will without penalty, effective upon receipt by the Investment Manager of written notice from the Company.
20. Aggregation and Allocation of Orders. The Company acknowledges that circumstances may arise under which the Investment Manager determines that, while it would be both desirable and suitable that a particular security or other investment be purchased or sold for the account of more than one of the Investment Manager’s clients’ accounts, there is a limited supply or demand for the security or other investment. Under such circumstances, the Company acknowledges that, while the Investment Manager will seek to allocate the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment among those accounts on a fair and reasonable basis, the Investment Manager shall not be required to assure equality of treatment among all of its clients (including that the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment will be proportionally allocated among those clients according to any particular or predetermined standards or criteria). Where, because of prevailing market conditions, it is not possible to obtain the same price or time of execution for all of the securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio, the Investment Manager may average the various prices and charge or credit the Portfolio with the average price.
21. Investment Manager Independent. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for, bind or represent the Company or the Company’s shareholders in any way, except as expressly provided herein, and shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall create or constitute the Investment Manager and the Company as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of any other person, except as expressly provided herein.
22. Confidentiality.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or required by applicable law, rule, regulation, court order or subpoena, or as requested or required by applicable regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company, the Investment Manager or their applicable Affiliates (including in connection with any periodic or episodic reporting obligations required thereby), (i) all information related to or received from the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ identities, financial affairs and investment activities, and the Portfolio (collectively, the “Company Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary to the Company, and the Investment Manager shall keep all such Company Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information (other than information obtained directly from the Portfolio’s actual and prospective investments and not specific to the Company or any Affiliate thereof) for any purpose other than as permitted hereunder) this Section 22; and (ii) all information related to or received from the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates, including information related to any separately-managed account, Blackstone Fund or other investment sourced by the Investment Manager (collectively, the “Transaction Confidential Information” and, together with the Company Confidential Information, the “Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary by each party, and each party shall keep all such Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information for any purpose other than as permitted under) this Section 22. The term “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (w) is in the public domain or comes into the public domain other than through breach of this Agreement; (x) already is known by the recipient or subsequently comes into the possession of the recipient from a third party who is not, as far as the recipient is aware, known by the recipient to owe the provider an obligation of confidence in relation to it; (y) is developed by the recipient independently of, and without reference to, any Confidential Information received hereunder; or (z) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by the provider, its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. Either party may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate, to the extent necessary to satisfy its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or in connection with their respective accounting, financial, tax, audit, legal or other ordinary course corporate activities and the Company may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate in connection with the management of the Company’s assets by such Affiliate; provided, that, in each case, each such Affiliate, employee and advisor has been made aware of the confidential nature of such information and agrees to keep such information confidential and the disclosing party shall remain liable for any breaches by such persons in accordance with this Section 22.
(b) Each party agrees to take all reasonable measures, including, without limitation, measures taken by such party to safeguard its own confidential information, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives to any person (it being understood that such party shall be responsible for any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives in violation of this Section 22), except (i) as otherwise permitted by the other party in writing, or (ii) as permitted by this Section 22.
(c) If the Investment Manager is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Company Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Investment Manager or its Affiliates) or if the Company is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Transaction Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates), the Investment Manager or the Company, as the case may be, shall notify the other party in writing promptly upon receipt of such court order, subpoena or request or similar process, unless otherwise prohibited by law, in order to permit the other party to apply for an appropriate protective order or to take such other action as such other party deems appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Investment Manager from using certain Company Confidential Information for purposes of compiling a “Track Record” of performance of the Portfolio and other similar, customary marketing materials, provided that such presentation is on an aggregate basis and does not, directly or indirectly, identify the Company.
(d) Each party acknowledges and agrees that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 22 by it, its employees, agents, representatives, or its contractors, sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. In addition to all other remedies available at law or at equity, each party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy in respect of any claim brought with respect to this Section 22. In the event of litigation relating to this Section 22, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in favor of a party (the “non-breaching party”) under this Section 22, the breaching party will reimburse the non-breaching party for its costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such litigation.
(e) Nothing in this Section 22 shall prevent any disclosure of Company Confidential Information as the Investment Manager determines reasonably and in good faith is appropriate in connection with the proper conduct of the business or activities of the Investment Manager of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or of any Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing, in the event of: (i) in any investor register or side letter, or in any other communications with investors in such Blackstone Fund to the extent that the Investment Manager reasonably determines such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate (and in the best interests of such Blackstone Fund) in connection with such Blackstone Fund’s activities, (ii) to any representative, portfolio company or prospective portfolio company, attorney, accountant, lender, financing source, advisor, service provider or agent of such Blackstone Fund or of the Company in connection with this Agreement, (iii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, including any money laundering or anti-terrorist laws, rules or regulations, or pursuant to a governmental request, or (iv) for tax purposes; provided that, in each case, with respect to (i) – (iv) above, the Company shall be treated to the same extent as other investors in the relevant Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Investment Manager from disclosing the participation of the Company in or alongside any Blackstone Fund to investors in such Blackstone Fund and prospective investors in such Blackstone Fund that in the course of their due diligence request disclosure of the identity of the existing investors in (or alongside) such Blackstone Fund.
23. MNPI. The Investment Manager will contact the Company’s compliance team in accordance with such processes as may be agreed from time to time by the Investment Manager and the Company in writing (which may be by email) prior to disclosing to any other Company personnel any information that the Investment Manager has reason to believe constitutes material non-public information the use or possession of which by Company personnel could restrict the Company from trading in any publicly traded security under United States federal securities laws (“MNPI”). The Investment Manager will not disclose such MNPI to any other Company personnel without prior written consent (which may be by email) from the Company’s compliance team.
24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than as expressed herein.
25. Severability. To the extent this Agreement may be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation, this Agreement shall be construed to the greatest extent practicable in a manner consistent with such law or regulation. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to affect the validity or legality of any other provision of this Agreement.
26. Counterparts; Amendment. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound or as may otherwise be provided for herein.
27. Business Day. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York.
28. Affiliate. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliate” or “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any natural person, firm, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or other entity (“person”), any other person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. “Control” (including the terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
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AGC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY |
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Exhibit 10.11
EXECUTION VERSION
MASTER SMA AGREEMENT
This Master SMA Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated on November 2, 2021 and effective as of September 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between AIG Life of Bermuda, Ltd. (the “Company”) and Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. (the “Investment Manager”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for all purposes hereunder, this Agreement shall be effective on September 30, 2021 and any reference to the “Effective Date,” “the date hereof” or “the date first written above,” shall be deemed to be references to September 30, 2021, as the context so requires.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the services of the Investment Manager, an investment adviser registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), to serve as investment manager for a portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios (the assets in such portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios, which shall be notionally segregated on the books and records of the Company, and together with all additions, substitutions and alterations thereto, are collectively referred to herein as the “Portfolio”) with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in such Portfolio, and to provide other advisory services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Investment Manager wishes to accept such appointment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Investment Manager.
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Portfolio with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the terms hereof, including those set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time by either (i) an agreement in writing of the Company and the Investment Manager or (ii) in accordance with Section 2(b), the “Investment Guidelines”), and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment.
(b) The Company shall retain discretion over asset allocation decisions, including, without limitation and for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to allocations of assets to and from the Portfolio generally, allocations to and from the Portfolio as compared to the portfolios of the Company’s Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager and allocations of assets among the Sub-Managers (as defined below). On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided the Investment Manager with certain asset allocation information with respect to the Portfolio. On or prior to the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date (as defined below), the Company shall provide the Investment Manager with its annual investment plan with respect to the Portfolio (as shall be revised on an annual basis and may otherwise be amended or updated by the Company from time to time, the “Allocation Guidelines”), and thereafter shall provide the Investment Manager with any subsequent versions of the Allocation Guidelines as well as any amendments or updates thereto impacting the Portfolio as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company agrees to provide the Investment Manager with reasonable advance written notice of any upcoming revisions, amendments or updates to the Allocation Guidelines impacting the Portfolio and, upon receipt thereof, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree upon the manner and timing in which such revisions, amendments or updates are to be implemented with respect to the Portfolio (with such implementation period to be determined based upon the asset class(es) in question and the circumstances giving rise to such change, including, for the avoidance of doubt, applicable liquidity constraints and/or contractual obligations with respect to existing investments or investments in progress) (an “Allocation Transition Plan”) prior to the effectiveness thereof. References to the Investment Guidelines herein shall be deemed to include the Allocation Guidelines as they may be amended by any Allocation Transition Plan. To the extent the Allocation Guidelines are revised, amended or updated after the date hereof, except as set forth in any Allocation Transition Plan, such amended Allocation Guidelines will only apply on a prospective basis and will not affect any existing investments or investments in process as of the date of such revision, amendment or update. For purposes of this Agreement, “Initial AUM Satisfaction Date” shall mean the date on which the Company and its Affiliates have contributed assets to the Portfolio and the portfolios of its Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager with an aggregate value at least equal to $50 billion (where the value of such assets is fixed at the market value of such assets on the date of contribution to such portfolios).
(c) In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (i) to act with good faith, (ii) of loyalty to the Company, (iii) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts to the Company, (iv) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading the Company, and (v) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines. The duties and obligations set forth in this paragraph (c) are referred to herein as the “Standard of Care”.
2. Management Authority; Powers of Investment Manager; Sub-Managers.
(a) For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the powers conferred upon it by Section 1, the Investment Manager shall be responsible for the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the Investment Guidelines. Subject to the Investment Guidelines and any Strategy-Specific Limitations (as defined below), the Investment Manager shall have full and exclusive authority and discretion with respect to the decisions to be made regarding the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio. In connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall have full authority as the Company’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and full power in its name, place and stead, without obtaining the prior approval of the Company (except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement) and, to the extent consistent with Section 3(b), at the Company’s expense, to:
(i) source, identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the Portfolio, monitor and review the investments held in the Portfolio and analyze the progress of such investments;
(ii) make investment decisions in respect of the Portfolio (including taking actions with respect to the acquisition, purchase, consummation, satisfaction, exchange, liquidation, transfer and other dispositions of investments), including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, investments in (A) Blackstone Funds and (B) investments in debt obligations or equity of any portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, debt obligations or equity managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, and/or securitizations managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds;
(iii) execute confidentiality agreements and other customary and appropriate documentation in connection with investments and prospective investments;
(iv) make reasonable investment representations on behalf of the Company in connection with making investments;
(v) enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements, instruments and other undertakings for and on behalf of the Company and/or the Portfolio as the Investment Manager may reasonably determine to be reasonably necessary, advisable or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of this Agreement;
(vi) buy, sell, hold and trade, in or on any market or exchange within or outside the United States or otherwise, preferred and common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, securities convertible into preferred or common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, debt securities of and/or loans to domestic and foreign governmental issuers (including federal, state, municipal, governmental sponsored agency, global and regional development bank and export-import bank issuers) and domestic and foreign corporate issuers, investment company securities, money-market securities, partnership interests (including making capital commitments with respect thereto and the funding thereof), mortgage and asset backed securities, foreign currencies, bank and debtor-in-possession loans, trade receivables, and commercial paper selected by the Investment Manager in its discretion;
(vii) lend money for the Portfolio, on a secured or unsecured basis, including in transactions described in clause (vi) above and in furtherance of the foregoing, to do anything which Investment Manager shall deem advisable in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the taking of action to preserve the Company’s rights, including sending notices of default and pursuing remedies, including, without limitation, the liquidation of collateral, and holding for the Company originally-executed loan agreements, notes, mortgages, security agreements and similar instruments;
(viii) exercise on behalf of the Company, and direct the exercise by the Custodian where appropriate of, all rights conferred by the Portfolio’s investments including, by way of example but without limitation, voting rights and the exercise of remedies;
(ix) execute on the Company’s behalf notices, demands and other documents relating to the enforcement of Company’s rights, as principal or agent, relating to an investment;
(x) retain third parties, including Affiliates of the Investment Manager to provide services relating to the Portfolio and its investments;
(xi) pursue or defend litigation and other proceedings arising out of or relating to the Portfolio and its investments; provided, that, with respect to any litigation or other proceeding in which no other client of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates is a party, the Investment Manager shall obtain the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to pursuing or defending such litigation or proceeding on the Company’s behalf,
(xii) advise the Company to select, open, maintain or close one or more sub-accounts with any Custodian (as defined below) pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement (as defined below);
(xiii) transfer funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) or securities (by transfer via the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or otherwise) (A) between the Portfolio’s Custodians (if more than one), (B) between sub-accounts maintained by any Custodian for the Portfolio, (C) subject to Section 19(d), between the Portfolio and any account owned by other clients of the Investment Manager or (D) to or from any brokers or dealers engaged by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Company in connection with the investments permitted herein; provided, that in recognition of the Investment Manager’s authority to transfer funds or securities between the Portfolio’s Custodians, the Company will (i) provide a copy of this Agreement to each Custodian that will be sending any Portfolio assets to non-affiliated Custodians and (ii) specify to such Custodian(s) the Company accounts maintained with Custodians, which shall be in a writing signed by the Company and provided to the sending Custodian that states with particularity the name and account numbers on sending and receiving accounts (including the ABA routing number(s) or name(s) of the receiving Custodian);
(xiv) execute on the Company’s behalf agreements and other documents pertaining to the formation, governance and management of legal entities the Investment Manager deems necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of or relating to investments; provided that, the Company has provided its prior written consent to the formation of such legal entities;
(xv) subject to Section 5, select and open, maintain, and close one or more trading accounts with brokers and dealers for the execution of transactions on behalf of the Company; and
(xvi) effect such other investment transactions involving the assets in the Company’s name and solely for the Portfolio, including to execute agreements with counterparties on the Company’s behalf as the Investment Manager deems appropriate from time to time in order to carry out the Investment Manager’s responsibilities hereunder; provided that such authority shall not include the authority to execute repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending, swaps, futures, options or other derivatives on the Company’s behalf, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(a), without the Company’s consent, no investment shall be made by the Investment Manager for or on behalf of the Company that causes the Company to incur indebtedness for borrowed money, or otherwise that employs leverage at the Company level, provided that the foregoing shall not limit the investment in any vehicle that uses leverage or other borrowing without direct recourse to the Company.
(b) The Investment Guidelines, including any amendments or supplements thereto, shall comply with the insurance laws and regulations of Bermuda, other guidance published or formally distributed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “BMA”) and any other laws or regulations applicable to the parties with respect to the investments of the Company (“Applicable Investment Law”). If, due to a change in Applicable Investment Law, the Company reasonably determines that the Investment Guidelines no longer conform to Applicable Investment Law, the Company may, by written notice to the Investment Manager, revise the Investment Guidelines in order to cause the Investment Guidelines to conform to Applicable Investment Law; provided, that any such amendments shall apply exclusively on a prospective basis from the effective date of such amendment (which date may not be retroactive).
(c) In accordance with the Investment Manager’s policies and procedures set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto, and subject to the Investment Guidelines, the Investment Manager or its agent is authorized, but shall not be required, to vote, tender or convert any securities in the Portfolio; to execute waivers, consents and other instruments with respect to such securities; to endorse, transfer or deliver such securities or to consent to any class action, plan of reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation or similar plan with reference to such securities; and the Investment Manager shall not incur any liability to the Company by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any such discretion in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investment Manager may, subject to the Allocation Guidelines, delegate any or all of its discretionary investment, advisory and other rights, powers, functions and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliate investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Manager”); provided, that any such delegation shall be revocable by the Investment Manager in its sole and absolute discretion consistent with the terms and conditions related to the appointment of such Sub-Manager; provided, further, that the Investment Manager and the Company shall mutually agree upon the investment limitations applicable to any Sub-Manager (such limitations, “Strategy-Specific Limitations”) prior to the effectiveness of any such delegation. No delegation by the Investment Manager of any of its duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Sub-Manager pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall relieve the Investment Manager of any liability hereunder. The Investment Manager shall remain fully accountable to the Company for any acts or omissions of any such Sub-Managers as if such acts or omissions were its own.
(e) The Company shall maintain oversight for functions provided to the Company by the Investment Manager and the Company shall monitor services annually for quality assurance.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have the right, subject to the terms governing the investment by the Portfolio in any asset within the Portfolio, as applicable, to direct the acquisition, retention or disposition of any asset by or in the Portfolio, as applicable, in accordance with instructions provided by the Company to the Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such acquisition, retention or disposition in accordance with such instructions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Investment Manager did not breach the Standard of Care or fail to comply with the Investment Guidelines in connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall not be responsible for the timing of any sale, the inability to consummate any sale or to obtain fair market value for any asset in any sale executed at the Company’s direction in accordance with this Section 2(f).
3. Compensation; Expenses.
(a) The Company agrees to pay the Investment Manager or its designee a management fee (“Management Fee”) for the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, calculated and paid in accordance with Schedule 2 attached hereto.
(b) The Investment Manager will be responsible for any costs and expenses of providing to the Portfolio the office overhead necessary for the Portfolio’s operations and the compensation of the Investment Manager’s and its Affiliates’ personnel, in each case except as otherwise expressly provided herein; provided, that the Company shall be responsible for Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses of the Investment Manager and any Sub-Managers. Any Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses payable by the Company hereunder will be paid by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by the Company of an invoice for such expenses, detailing the calculation of such expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses” means all fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in connection with the Portfolio’s operations (which shall generally include those third-party and out-of-pocket expenses borne by other clients of the Investment Manager or any Sub-Manager, as applicable, in connection with the Blackstone Asset Classes) and allocated to the Portfolio on an equitable basis in conformity with customary insurance accounting principles consistently applied, including:
(i) all fees, costs and expenses of, or relating to, third-party service providers, including valuation agents, tax advisors, accountants, administrators, legal counsel, auditors, paying agents, investment bankers, depositaries, custodians, sub-custodians, consultants, ratings agencies, loan pricing service providers, loan servicers, special servicers, administrative agents, advisors and other professionals (e.g., senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, other similar professionals and other service providers) including costs, expenses and fees charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio for such third-party services;
(ii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Portfolio (including the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any amounts incurred by the Investment Manager’s Affiliates in connection with actual or prospective investments in which the account is expected to participate) in connection with discovering, investigating, evaluating, developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments which are not ultimately consummated, including without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel and advisory, consulting, printing and other related costs and expenses and any liquidated damages, reverse termination fees and/or similar payments and commitment fees in respect of investments that are not ultimately consummated;
(iii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with making investments, including sourcing, evaluating, developing, investigating, negotiating, structuring, trading, acquiring, settling, monitoring and holding investments or investment strategies, including, without limitation, any costs or expenses related to any financing, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, obtaining credit ratings, any legal, sourcing, advisory, consulting, engineering and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Investment Manager is not reimbursed by the subject of an investment or other third parties) including fees, costs and expenses charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio with respect to any funds, vehicles, products, customized solutions, single-investor funds and accounts that are sponsored or managed by the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates or portfolio companies thereof (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) in which the Portfolio invests (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any management fees and/or other fees and expenses, including performance-based compensation, payable or allocable to any Sub-Manager or its Affiliates in respect of the Portfolio’s investment in any Blackstone Fund), which amounts shall not offset or reduce any Blackstone Fund management fees or, except as expressly provided in Schedule 2 hereto, the Management Fee;
(iv) any fees, costs and expenses associated with the organization or maintenance of any vehicle used to acquire, hold or dispose of one or more of Portfolio’s investment(s) or otherwise facilitating the Portfolio’s investment activities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any vehicle established primarily or solely for the benefit of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, including without limitation any travel and accommodation expenses related to such entity and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates) reasonably necessary and/or advisable for the maintenance and operation of such entity, or other overhead expenses in connection therewith;
(v) all brokerage costs, prime brokerage fees, custodial and transfer agency fees and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees; private placement fees, loan fees, commissions, valuation fees, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting costs, commissions and discounts; costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, costs of trade clearance and settlement, corporate action processing, trade confirmation and reconciliation, and other out-of-pocket investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, monitoring or disposing of investments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with investments into Blackstone Funds or underlying investments made by such Blackstone Funds);
(vi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses related to legal, tax and regulatory compliance-related matters relating to the Portfolio and its activities, including expenses relating to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory reporting obligations specifically relating to the Portfolio’s activities and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates relating to the Portfolio and its activities (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including, in any case, the Advisers Act and similar regulations that generally relate to the Investment Manager’s overall business);
(vii) in each case, to the extent the applicable transaction is permitted hereunder, interest and fees and expenses arising out of all borrowings and guarantees made by, or other leverage incurred by, the Portfolio (if any), including through any credit facilities, including, but not limited to, the arranging, negotiation or documentation thereof and related legal expenses, and any and all costs and expenses incurred for or resulting from any spot foreign exchange trades;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation involving the Portfolio or an investment, including, as the context requires, portfolio companies, holding companies, special purpose vehicles and other entities through which the Portfolio’s investments are held, including portfolio entities, or otherwise relating thereto, the amount of any judgments, assessments, fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, directors and officers, liability or other insurance (including title insurance) and, without duplication of the amounts payable under Section 6, indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs or investments of the Portfolio, in each case, to the extent such costs, expenses and amounts relate to claims or matters that are otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6;
(ix) any liquidated damages, forfeited deposits, reverse termination fees or other similar payments with respect to an investment;
(x) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of terminating, dissolving or winding-up the Portfolio and/or liquidating its assets;
(xi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Portfolio’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements, tax returns and K-1s), accounting services and other printing, publishing and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Portfolio and its activities;
(xii) any taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges levied against the Portfolio and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Portfolio and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements actually paid in connection therewith; and
(xiii) the expenses of any independent client representative of the Portfolio (if appointed).
For the avoidance of doubt, Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses described above shall be understood to include the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any such expenses borne directly or indirectly through any Blackstone Fund or other applicable underlying investment fund, vehicle or account.
(c) The Investment Manager confirms that in connection with any investment or commitment by the Company with respect to or in any Blackstone Fund, the Company will receive customary “most favored nations” economic rights with respect thereto based on the prevailing “most favored nation” provision available to third-party investors with a capital commitment to such Blackstone Fund that is equal to or less than the capital commitment of the Company and its Affiliates in the aggregate, and subject to customary conditions and limitations, including, for the avoidance of doubt, rights described in the underlying governing documents and disclosure documents of such Blackstone Fund and the disclosure documents provided to the Company in connection with this Agreement.
4. Custodian.
(a) The assets of the Portfolio shall be held in the custody of one or more custodians, trustees, securities intermediaries or other entities duly appointed by the Company with prior written notice to the Investment Manager from a list of acceptable custodians or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Investment Manager (each, a “Custodian”), in one or more accounts at each such Custodian pursuant to custodial, trust or similar agreements approved by the Company (each, a “Custodial Agreement”). The Investment Manager may advise the Company to (i) open new sub-accounts under any Custodial Agreement, and cause the assets of the Portfolio to be held in such sub-accounts established with the applicable Custodian in accordance with such Custodial Agreement or (ii) make changes to, or retain additional, Custodian(s). The Investment Manager is expressly authorized to give instructions to each Custodian, in writing, with respect to all investment decisions regarding the Portfolio, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 4(b). The Company shall instruct each Custodian to send the Investment Manager duplicate copies of all Portfolio statements given to the Company by the Custodian. The Company acknowledges that it receives Portfolio statements from each Custodian at least quarterly.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including any authority granted to the Investment Manager pursuant to this Agreement), the Investment Manager shall not act as custodian or otherwise withdraw, hold (directly or indirectly) or take possession, custody, title, or ownership of any funds or securities of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager is not authorized to receive any Portfolio funds or securities. The Company shall instruct the Custodian to cooperate with the Investment Manager in connection with the Investment Manager’s performance of its services hereunder, including to take all steps necessary or appropriate to settle purchases, sales and trades made by the Company with respect to the Portfolio, including delivery of certificates, payment of funds and such other acts as may be necessary to fulfill such responsibilities. The Investment Manager shall give notice and directions to the Custodian (and copies thereof as required by the Company) with respect to the transactions regarding the Portfolio in such manner as agreed upon between the Custodian and the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall not be responsible or liable for any payments, distributions, deliveries and receipts with respect to the assets in the Portfolio or any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of the Custodian, including but not limited to any loss arising from, on account of or in connection with the Custodian failing to timely notify the Investment Manager of any vote, corporate action or similar transaction. The Investment Manager and the Company agree that any provision in any Custodial Agreement under which the Investment Manager is authorized or permitted to withdraw Client funds or securities maintained with the Custodian upon the Investment Manager’s instruction to the Custodian (with the exception of instructions to the Custodian from the Investment Manager authorized or permitted by this Agreement) is hereby declared null and void, it being the parties’ intent that the Investment Manager shall not have custody of the Company’s funds or securities for purposes of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act.
5. Brokerage. The Company hereby delegates to the Investment Manager sole and exclusive authority to designate the brokers or dealers from the list set forth on Schedule 4, as may be updated from time to time by the Company with the consent of the Investment Manager (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), through whom all purchases and sales on behalf of the Portfolio will be made. To the extent permitted by applicable law and included on Schedule 4, such brokers or dealers may include Affiliates of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager will reasonably determine the rate or rates, if any, to be paid for brokerage services provided to the Portfolio. In selecting brokers or dealers from Schedule 4 to effect transactions on behalf of the Portfolio, the Investment Manager, subject to its overall duty to obtain “best execution” of Portfolio transactions, will have authority to and may consider the full range and quality of the ability of the brokers or dealers to execute transactions efficiently, their responsiveness to the Investment Manager’s instructions, their facilities, reliability and financial responsibility and the value of any research or other services or products they provide. The Investment Manager will not be obligated to seek in advance competitive bidding for the most favorable commission rate applicable to any particular transaction for the Portfolio or to select any broker-dealer on the basis of its purported posted commission rate. As long as the services or other products provided by a particular broker or dealer included on Schedule 4 (whether directly or through a third party) qualify as “brokerage and research” services within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and relevant Securities and Exchange Commission interpretations of that section) and the Investment Manager determines in good faith that the amount of commission charged by such broker or dealer is reasonable in relation to the value of such “brokerage and research services,” the Investment Manager may utilize the services of that broker or dealer to execute transactions for the Portfolio on an agency basis even if (i) the Portfolio would incur higher transaction costs than it would have incurred had another broker or dealer been used and (ii) the Portfolio does not necessarily benefit from the research or products provided by that broker or dealer.
6. Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.
(a) The Investment Manager does not guarantee the future performance of the Portfolio or any specific level of performance, the success of any investment decision or strategy that the Investment Manager may use, or the success of the Investment Manager’s overall management of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager does not provide any express or implied warranty as to the performance or profitability of the Portfolio or any part thereof or that any specific investment objectives will be successfully met. The Company understands that investment decisions made by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Portfolio are subject to various market, currency, economic, political and business risks, and that those investment decisions will not always be profitable.
(b) The Investment Manager, any Affiliate of the Investment Manager or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Investment Manager or any such Affiliate (each, an “Investment Manager Party”) shall not be liable for any loss, liability, damage, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the defense of proceedings) (“Losses”) resulting from: (i) any act or omission (including any such acts or omissions deemed to constitute willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith) of any independent representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person (other than any Sub-Manager or Affiliate of the Investment Manager) who is selected, engaged or retained by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of ministerial services, without investment management discretion, under this Agreement; provided, that such representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person is selected and monitored by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates, representatives or other related persons, as applicable, in good faith with reasonable care; (ii) any act or failure to act by any Custodian or, subject to clause (i) above, any other third party; (iii) the failure by the Investment Manager to adhere to any limitations or restrictions contained in the Investment Guidelines as a result of changes in market value, additions to or withdrawals from the Portfolio, portfolio rebalancing or other non-volitional acts of the Investment Manager; (iv) any act or omission by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, unless such act or omission constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager; or (v) revisions to the Investment Guidelines pursuant to Section 2(b). The Investment Manager shall have no liability for any Losses suffered, and shall be fully indemnified by the Company for any Losses it may suffer, as the result of any actions it takes or any actions it does not take based on instructions received from any of the authorized persons of the Company reasonably believed by the Investment Manager to be genuine. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Investment Manager and each Investment Manager Party from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any such Investment Manager Party in connection with the performance of their activities hereunder on behalf of the Portfolio; provided, that no Investment Manager Party shall be so indemnified to the extent such Losses have been incurred or suffered by such Investment Manager Party by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith of an Investment Manager Party or a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager. Nothing herein shall require the Company to reimburse or indemnify the Investment Manager for the Investment Manager’s own income tax liabilities. The Investment Manager may consult with legal counsel at its cost and expense concerning any question which may arise with reference to this Agreement or its duties hereunder.
(c) The Investment Manager shall indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any such Affiliate (each, a “Company Party”) against any Losses to the extent arising from any gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager, in each case only as finally determined in a final decision on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding.
(d) The federal and state securities laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore nothing in this Agreement will waive or limit any rights that the Company may have under those laws.
7. Termination.
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ prior written notice (a “Termination Notice”) or such shorter period of time as the parties may agree in writing.
(b) Termination of this Agreement shall not, however, affect liabilities and obligations incurred or arising from transactions that are in process prior to the termination date, or consummation of transactions that are in process prior to the receipt by one party of the other party’s notice of termination, provided that, for the foregoing purposes, a transaction shall only be “in process” at the relevant time if it is the subject of a letter of intent or contractual or other legally binding commitment, written agreement in principle or definitive agreement to invest. Following a Termination Notice, the Investment Manager shall cooperate with the Company and provide such assistance as is reasonably required for a prompt and orderly transition of the Portfolio and functions and business to the Company and/or any third party designated by the Company. Such transfer of functions and business shall include the transfer of books, records, documents and evidence of the Company’s investments or rights and obligations in (and ownership of) such investments.
8. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Investment Manager as follows:
(i) the Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Company, (B) any provision of the constituent documents of the Company, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Company is incorporated as a Bermuda exempted company with limited liability, validly existing under the law of Bermuda, and is registered as an insurer under the Insurance Act 1978 (the “Insurance Act”) and its related rules and regulations;
(vi) the Company is not an investment company (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) nor exempt from the definition of investment company by reason of Section 3(c)(1) of such Act;
(vii) the Company is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(viii) the Company is a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”) as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QIB;
(ix) the Company is a “qualified purchaser” (“QP”) as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QP;
(x) no portion of the assets contained in the Portfolio constitute or will constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) of any employee benefit plan or plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
(xi) the Company has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the Insurance Act, the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997, the Anti-Terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) Act 2004, Proceeds of Crime (Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing and Supervision) Act 2008 and the Proceeds of Crime (Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing) Regulations 2008, each as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations, sanctions programs or guidance notes issued by the BMA and the Company is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xii) the Company’s interest in any investment shall be acquired and/or is being acquired for its own account solely for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement) and the Company has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Company is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the terms and conditions of this Agreement including those risks associated with the investment program described hereunder, the term, fee and expense structure provided for hereunder and is able to bear such risks, including a complete loss of capital;
(xiii) the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 4, the Investment Manager shall under no circumstances act as custodian of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio or cash pending contribution to or distribution from any such investment or take or have title to or possession of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager shall not have the power or authority to amend the terms of any of the Company’s custody arrangements with respect to the Portfolio or related cash or to appoint a custodian without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall notify each Custodian prior to its appointment as a custodian to the Portfolio of the limitations with respect to the Investment Manager set out in this Section 8(a)(xiv);
(xiv) the Company acknowledges that the Investment Manager is not responsible for the management or diversification of the Company’s entire portfolio of investments and agrees that the only responsibility which the Investment Manager shall have with respect to such portfolio is to manage, within the applicable Investment Guidelines and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the investments in the Portfolio;
(xv) the Company has been given the opportunity to (A) ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Investment Manager and each of its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of, and other matters pertaining to, this Agreement and (B) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement that the Investment Manager can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense;
(xvi) the Company has received, carefully reviewed and understands the disclosures set forth in Part 2 of the Investment Manager’s Form ADV filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Supplemental Disclosure Memorandum delivered to the Company prior to the date of execution hereof, including the description of potential conflicts of interest and other risk factors associated with the provision of the services described herein; and
(xvii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Company shall be deemed made by the Company on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect; provided that in the case of clause (x) the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if the representation or warranty made in clause (x) ceases to be true in any respect.
(b) The Investment Manager represents and warrants, and with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii) below, covenants, to the Company as follows:
(i) the Investment Manager has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Investment Manager, enforceable against the Investment Manager in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investment Manager do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Investment Manager, (B) any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Investment Manager, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Investment Manager is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investment Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Investment Manager in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Investment Manager is registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser”;
(vi) the assets in the account are and shall remain (A) the exclusive property of the Company; (B) held for the benefit of the Company; and (C) subject to the control of the Company (other than any such assets that are held in a reinsurance trust account, which shall be subject to the limitations of the applicable reinsurance trust agreement);
(vii) the Investment Manager shall continue to be registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser” for as long as this Agreement is in full force and effect or until this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 7;
(viii) the Investment Manager (A) has and shall maintain all required governmental and regulatory registrations and memberships necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and to act as described in this Agreement and (B) has completed, obtained and performed (in each case, as applicable) all filings, approvals, authorizations, consents and examinations required by any government or governmental authority for its acts contemplated by this Agreement;
(ix) the Investment Manager has established, maintained and implemented compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(x) the Investment Manager has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs) and the Investment Manager is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xi) there are no actions, suits, proceedings or formal investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of the Investment Manager after reasonable inquiry, threatened against the Investment Manager or its principals, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any self-regulatory organization or exchange, which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the ability of the Investment Manager to comply with its obligations under this Agreement; and
(xii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Investment Manager shall be deemed made by the Investment Manager on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Investment Manager shall immediately notify the Company if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect.
9. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, facsimile, e-mail, or mailed by first class, registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and registry fees prepaid and addressed as follows:
(a) If to the Company:
AIG Life of Bermuda, Ltd.
27 Richmond Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
Attention: General Counsel
With a copy to:
SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 750
Woodlands Hills, CA 91367
Attention: General Counsel
chris.nixon@aig.com
(b) If to the Investment Manager:
Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Email: robert.young@blackstone.com
Attention: Robert Young, General Counsel
Addresses may be changed by notice in writing signed by the addressee.
10. No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, that the Investment Manager may assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, further, that such Affiliate assumes the obligations of the Investment Manager hereunder and written notice is provided to the Company with respect thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “assign” shall have the meaning given the term “assignment” in Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act and Rule 202(a)(1)-1 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, in each case provided that such successor or assignee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Governing Law. To the extent consistent with any mandatorily applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law thereof that would permit or require the application of the law of another jurisdiction and are not mandatorily applicable by law.
12. Bermuda Company and Insurance Law Requirements.
(a) If the Company becomes the subject of any winding up proceedings under the Companies Act 1981 (as amended) (the “Companies Act”) including a petition for winding up of the Company under the Companies Act presented by the BMA pursuant to powers conferred by section 35 of the Insurance Act (“Winding Up Proceeding”): (1) all of the rights of the Company under this Agreement extend to the provisional liquidator or the liquidator of the Company (the “Liquidator”); and (2) all books and records will immediately be made available to the Liquidator and shall be turned over to the Liquidator immediately upon the Liquidator’s request.
(b) The Investment Manager does not have any automatic right to terminate this Agreement if the Company becomes the subject of a Winding Up Proceeding.
(c) The Investment Manager agrees to continue to maintain any systems, programs, or other infrastructure notwithstanding the Winding Up Proceeding, and will make them available to the Liquidator for so long as the Investment Manager continues to receive timely payment for services rendered.
(d) Other than in respect of investments permitted by the Investment Guidelines and applicable investment laws under the Insurance Act and its related rules and regulations, the Company shall not advance funds to the Investment Manager under this Agreement, except to pay fees and expenses pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(e) If the Company becomes the subject of any direction (a “Direction”) issued by the BMA pursuant to section 32 of the Insurance Act, including a Direction not to make any investments of a specified class or a Direction directing the Company to maintain in, or transfer and keep in the custody of a specified bank, assets of such value and description as may be specified in the Direction, the Company shall inform the Investment Manager of any such Direction and the Investment Manager shall comply therewith as soon as reasonably practicable.
(f) The Investment Manager shall: (i) at all times carry out and provide the services under this Agreement in accordance with the applicable laws of Bermuda as they apply to the Company and its investments; and (ii) to the extent required, cooperate with the BMA in connection with the services provided by the Investment Manager under this Agreement.
13. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) shall first be resolved through good faith negotiation by the parties, with the claiming party providing written notice of the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”) to the other party, which notice shall describe in sufficient detail the nature of the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved between the parties within thirty (30) Business Days after the claiming party delivers the Notice of Dispute (provided that such thirty (30)-Business Day period may be extended upon agreement of the parties), then, at the election of either party, the Dispute shall be finally settled as follows:
(a) The arbitration shall be conducted by a single (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.
(b) The arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA from its list of qualified arbitrators and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with deciding or hearing the Dispute.
(c) The arbitration shall be conducted in an expedited manner. There shall be one round of prehearing submissions by each party, whether simultaneous or sequential as directed by the tribunal, and no reply or rejoinder submissions shall be made unless the tribunal expressly so authorizes. The hearing shall be held within four (4) months of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and shall continue, to the extent practicable, from Business Day to Business Day until completed. There shall be no post-hearing submissions except as directed by the tribunal, and before ordering such submissions, the tribunal shall identify for the parties, on the basis of its assessment of the case as of that time, the specific issues or matters it believes should be addressed. The tribunal shall endeavor to render its award within six (6) weeks of the last day of the hearing. The tribunal may modify this schedule for good cause shown. Failure to comply with any time period set out in this Section 13 shall not affect in any way the jurisdiction of the tribunal or the validity of its award.
(d) Any request for production of documents or other information is subject to the express authorization of the tribunal, which shall endeavor to ensure that any such requests are as limited and disciplined as is consistent with the just resolution of the dispute. The parties expressly waive any right to seek evidence under 9 U.S.C. § 7 or any similar provision. A party may request, and the tribunal should authorize, production only of specific documents or narrow and specific categories of documents that are critical to the fair presentation of a party’s case and reasonably believed to exist and be in the possession, custody or control of the other party.
(e) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitral tribunal, the AAA, the parties, their counsel, accountants and auditors, insurers and re-insurers or any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding. These confidentiality obligations shall not apply (i) if disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligations or in judicial or administrative proceedings or as necessary for tax purposes (including in connection with an audit or other examination relating to taxes) or (ii) as far as disclosure is necessary to enforce the rights arising out of the award.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the tribunal may grant specific performance or injunctive relief where authorized under this Agreement or applicable law. The tribunal shall have the authority to make orders for interim relief necessary to preserve a party’s rights, including preliminary injunctive relief. The parties agree that any ruling by the tribunal on interim measures shall be deemed to be a final award with respect to the subject matter of the ruling and shall be fully enforceable as such. Each party hereby acknowledges that money damages may be an inadequate remedy for a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered in the event that this Agreement is breached. Therefore, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement by the other party or its Affiliates, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, seek an injunction to prohibit such breach or anticipated breach. Each party acknowledges and agrees that an injunction is a proper, but not exclusive, remedy available to each party and that the harm from any breach or anticipated breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement would be irreparable and immediate.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 11 of this Agreement, the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 13 and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.
(h) The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the County of New York, State of New York, as well as all appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from any of the foregoing, for the limited purpose of: (i) an application to compel arbitration or to resolve any dispute concerning the validity or effectiveness of this agreement to arbitrate; or (ii) an application for relief in aid of arbitration or enforcement of an arbitration award (including an application for a restraining order and/or injunction to preserve the party’s rights). A request to a court for any of the foregoing remedies shall not be deemed incompatible with or a waiver of any party’s right to arbitrate. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.
(i) The costs of administration of the arbitration and any arbitrator’s fees shall be borne equally by the parties, unless the arbitrator determines that such costs or a part thereof shall otherwise be borne by the parties.
(j) The award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without having to amend this Agreement pursuant to Section 26, the parties may by written agreement: (i) vary the procedures set forth above in Sections 13(a)-(j) or (ii) otherwise utilize another form of dispute resolution to address any Dispute in lieu of the arrangement described in this Section 13. For the avoidance of doubt, if a dispute, controversy or claim relates to the issue or question of whether a party has breached its obligations under Section 22, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be deemed to be a “Dispute” hereunder and be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.
14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereby (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the other would not, in the event of a proceeding, seek to enforce the forgoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this paragraph.
15. Right to Audit. The Company and its representatives shall have the right, at the Company’s expense, to conduct an audit of the relevant books, records and accounts of the Investment Manager related to the Portfolio during normal business hours upon giving reasonable notice of their intent to conduct such an audit. In the event of such audit, the Investment Manager shall comply with the reasonable requests of the Company and its representatives and provide access to all books, records and accounts necessary to the audit and the Company shall reimburse the Investment Manager for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with such audit.
16. Books and Records. All books and records developed or maintained under or related to this Agreement shall remain the property of the Company and under its control. The Investment Manager shall keep and maintain proper books and records wherein shall be recorded in a timely manner the business transacted by it on behalf of, in the name of, or on account of the Company in respect of the Portfolio.
17. Reports. The Investment Manager shall furnish the Company with such reports relating to the Portfolio and in such form and at such intervals as are set forth on Schedule 5, and any additional reports and other information (a) as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investment Manager, (b) as shall be required by law or (c) as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the Portfolio; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, any such request shall be deemed reasonable if made to enable the Company to comply with (i) applicable law or regulation (including statutory insurance reporting, tax reporting, or financial reporting requirements), (ii) requirements of generally accepted accounting principles or applicable statutory accounting principles, (iii) requests by, or requirements of, rating agencies or (iv) requests by, or requirements of, any governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates. In the case of any reports or other information reasonably requested by the Company and not included on Schedule 5, the Investment Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver such reports and other information on a timely basis in order for the Company to comply with any applicable deadlines. The Company and the Investment Manager shall cooperate in good faith to adjust such Schedule 5 to reflect any updated investment mandates or other changes as may be agreed between the parties from time to time.
18. Force Majeure. No party to this Agreement shall be liable for damages resulting from delayed or defective performance when such delays arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or gross negligence of the offending party, except in the case of delays or defective performance arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicable causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, terrorism, acts of the state in its sovereign capacity, fires, floods, earthquakes, power failure, disabling strikes, epidemics (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to COVID-19), quarantine restrictions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with COVID-19) and freight embargoes.
19. Non-Exclusive Dealings with and by Investment Manager Parties; Conflicts of Interest.
(a) Although nothing herein shall require the Investment Manager to devote its full time or any material portion of its time to the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall furnish continuous investment management services for the Portfolio and, in that connection, devote to such services such of its time and activity (and the time and activity of its employees) during normal Business Days and hours as it shall reasonably determine to be necessary for the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective(s); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 19(a) shall preclude the Investment Manager Parties from acting, consistent with the foregoing, either individually or as a member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, trustee, officer, official, employee or agent of any entity, in connection with any type of enterprise (whether or not for profit), regardless of whether the Company, Portfolio or any Investment Manager Party has dealings with or invests in such enterprise.
(b) The Company understands that the Investment Manager will continue to furnish investment management and advisory services to others, and that the Investment Manager shall be at all times free, in its discretion, to make recommendations to others which may be the same as, or may be different from those made to the Portfolio. The Company further understands that the Investment Manager Parties may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Investment Manager may recommend. Actions with respect to securities of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action which the Investment Manager Parties or other investors may take with respect thereto. Furthermore, the Company understands and agrees that each Investment Manager Party shall have the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Investment Manager and any other Investment Manager Party and no knowledge or expertise of any Investment Manager Parties or any opportunities available to such Investment Manager Parties shall be imputed to the Investment Manager or any other Investment Manager Parties.
(c) The Company agrees that the Investment Manager may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of the Investment Manager Parties are directors or officers, or companies as to which the Investment Manager Parties have any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information, unless the Investment Manager either determines in good faith that it may appropriately do so without disclosing such conflict to the Company or discloses such conflict to the Company prior to rendering such advice or services with respect to the Portfolio.
(d) From time to time, when determined by the Investment Manager to be in the best interest of the Company, the Portfolio may purchase securities from or sell securities to another account (including, without limitation, public or private collective investment vehicles) managed, maintained or trusteed by the Investment Manager or an Affiliate at prevailing market levels in accordance with applicable law and utilizing such pricing methodology determined to be fair and equitable to the Company in the Investment Manager’s good faith judgment.
(e) Consistent with applicable law, the Company hereby authorizes the Investment Manager to effect securities transactions on behalf of the Portfolio with its affiliated broker-dealers, and understands that such affiliated broker-dealers may retain commissions in connection with effecting any transactions for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager and any affiliated broker-dealers are also hereby authorized, consistent with applicable law, by the Company to execute agency cross transactions on behalf of the Portfolio. Agency cross transactions may facilitate a purchase or sale of a block of securities for the Portfolio at a predetermined price and may avoid unfavorable price movements which might otherwise be suffered if the purchase or sale order were exposed to the market. However, the Investment Manager and its affiliated broker-dealers may receive commissions from, and therefore may have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to an agency cross transaction. The Company understands that its authority to the Investment Manager to effect agency cross transactions for the Company is terminable at will without penalty, effective upon receipt by the Investment Manager of written notice from the Company.
20. Aggregation and Allocation of Orders. The Company acknowledges that circumstances may arise under which the Investment Manager determines that, while it would be both desirable and suitable that a particular security or other investment be purchased or sold for the account of more than one of the Investment Manager’s clients’ accounts, there is a limited supply or demand for the security or other investment. Under such circumstances, the Company acknowledges that, while the Investment Manager will seek to allocate the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment among those accounts on a fair and reasonable basis, the Investment Manager shall not be required to assure equality of treatment among all of its clients (including that the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment will be proportionally allocated among those clients according to any particular or predetermined standards or criteria). Where, because of prevailing market conditions, it is not possible to obtain the same price or time of execution for all of the securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio, the Investment Manager may average the various prices and charge or credit the Portfolio with the average price.
21. Investment Manager Independent. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for, bind or represent the Company or the Company’s shareholders in any way, except as expressly provided herein, and shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall create or constitute the Investment Manager and the Company as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of any other person, except as expressly provided herein.
22. Confidentiality.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or required by applicable law, rule, regulation, court order or subpoena, or as requested or required by applicable regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company, the Investment Manager or their applicable Affiliates (including in connection with any periodic or episodic reporting obligations required thereby), (i) all information related to or received from the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ identities, financial affairs and investment activities, and the Portfolio (collectively, the “Company Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary to the Company, and the Investment Manager shall keep all such Company Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information (other than information obtained directly from the Portfolio’s actual and prospective investments and not specific to the Company or any Affiliate thereof) for any purpose other than as permitted hereunder) this Section 22; and (ii) all information related to or received from the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates, including information related to any separately-managed account, Blackstone Fund or other investment sourced by the Investment Manager (collectively, the “Transaction Confidential Information” and, together with the Company Confidential Information, the “Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary by each party, and each party shall keep all such Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information for any purpose other than as permitted under) this Section 22. The term “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (w) is in the public domain or comes into the public domain other than through breach of this Agreement; (x) already is known by the recipient or subsequently comes into the possession of the recipient from a third party who is not, as far as the recipient is aware, known by the recipient to owe the provider an obligation of confidence in relation to it; (y) is developed by the recipient independently of, and without reference to, any Confidential Information received hereunder; or (z) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by the provider, its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. Either party may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate, to the extent necessary to satisfy its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or in connection with their respective accounting, financial, tax, audit, legal or other ordinary course corporate activities and the Company may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate in connection with the management of the Company’s assets by such Affiliate; provided, that, in each case, each such Affiliate, employee and advisor has been made aware of the confidential nature of such information and agrees to keep such information confidential and the disclosing party shall remain liable for any breaches by such persons in accordance with this Section 22.
(b) Each party agrees to take all reasonable measures, including, without limitation, measures taken by such party to safeguard its own confidential information, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives to any person (it being understood that such party shall be responsible for any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives in violation of this Section 22), except (i) as otherwise permitted by the other party in writing, or (ii) as permitted by this Section 22.
(c) If the Investment Manager is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Company Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Investment Manager or its Affiliates) or if the Company is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Transaction Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates), the Investment Manager or the Company, as the case may be, shall notify the other party in writing promptly upon receipt of such court order, subpoena or request or similar process, unless otherwise prohibited by law, in order to permit the other party to apply for an appropriate protective order or to take such other action as such other party deems appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Investment Manager from using certain Company Confidential Information for purposes of compiling a “Track Record” of performance of the Portfolio and other similar, customary marketing materials, provided that such presentation is on an aggregate basis and does not, directly or indirectly, identify the Company.
(d) Each party acknowledges and agrees that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 22 by it, its employees, agents, representatives, or its contractors, sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. In addition to all other remedies available at law or at equity, each party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy in respect of any claim brought with respect to this Section 22. In the event of litigation relating to this Section 22, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in favor of a party (the “non-breaching party”) under this Section 22, the breaching party will reimburse the non-breaching party for its costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such litigation.
(e) Nothing in this Section 22 shall prevent any disclosure of Company Confidential Information as the Investment Manager determines reasonably and in good faith is appropriate in connection with the proper conduct of the business or activities of the Investment Manager of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or of any Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing, in the event of: (i) in any investor register or side letter, or in any other communications with investors in such Blackstone Fund to the extent that the Investment Manager reasonably determines such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate (and in the best interests of such Blackstone Fund) in connection with such Blackstone Fund’s activities, (ii) to any representative, portfolio company or prospective portfolio company, attorney, accountant, lender, financing source, advisor, service provider or agent of such Blackstone Fund or of the Company in connection with this Agreement, (iii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, including any money laundering or anti-terrorist laws, rules or regulations, or pursuant to a governmental request, or (iv) for tax purposes; provided that, in each case, with respect to (i) – (iv) above, the Company shall be treated to the same extent as other investors in the relevant Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Investment Manager from disclosing the participation of the Company in or alongside any Blackstone Fund to investors in such Blackstone Fund and prospective investors in such Blackstone Fund that in the course of their due diligence request disclosure of the identity of the existing investors in (or alongside) such Blackstone Fund.
23. MNPI. The Investment Manager will contact the Company’s compliance team in accordance with such processes as may be agreed from time to time by the Investment Manager and the Company in writing (which may be by email) prior to disclosing to any other Company personnel any information that the Investment Manager has reason to believe constitutes material non-public information the use or possession of which by Company personnel could restrict the Company from trading in any publicly traded security under United States federal securities laws (“MNPI”). The Investment Manager will not disclose such MNPI to any other Company personnel without prior written consent (which may be by email) from the Company’s compliance team.
24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than as expressed herein.
25. Severability. To the extent this Agreement may be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation, this Agreement shall be construed to the greatest extent practicable in a manner consistent with such law or regulation. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to affect the validity or legality of any other provision of this Agreement.
26. Counterparts; Amendment. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound or as may otherwise be provided for herein.
27. Business Day. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York.
28. Affiliate. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliate” or “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any natural person, firm, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or other entity (“person”), any other person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. “Control” (including the terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
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/s/ Jeffrey Iverson |
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Name: Jeffrey Iverson |
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Title: Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer |
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Name: | Jonathan J. Novak | |
Title: | President |
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Exhibit 10.12
EXECUTION VERSION
MASTER SMA AGREEMENT
This Master SMA Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated on November 2, 2021 and effective as of September 30, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between AIG Life Ltd. (the “Company”) and Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C. (the “Investment Manager”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for all purposes hereunder, this Agreement shall be effective on September 30, 2021 and any reference to the “Effective Date,” “the date hereof” or “the date first written above,” shall be deemed to be references to September 30, 2021, as the context so requires.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the services of the Investment Manager, an investment adviser registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), to serve as investment manager for a portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios (the assets in such portion of the Company’s general account and/or investment portfolios, which shall be notionally segregated on the books and records of the Company, and together with all additions, substitutions and alterations thereto, are collectively referred to herein as the “Portfolio”) with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the assets in such Portfolio, and to provide other advisory services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Investment Manager wishes to accept such appointment on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | Appointment of Investment Manager. |
(a) On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company hereby appoints the Investment Manager as investment manager of the Portfolio with discretionary authority to manage the investment and reinvestment of the funds and assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the terms hereof, including those set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time by either (i) an agreement in writing of the Company and the Investment Manager or (ii) in accordance with Section 2(b), the “Investment Guidelines”), and the Investment Manager accepts such appointment.
(b) The Company shall retain discretion over asset allocation decisions, including, without limitation and for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to allocations of assets to and from the Portfolio generally, allocations to and from the Portfolio as compared to the portfolios of the Company’s Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager and allocations of assets among the Sub-Managers (as defined below). On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided the Investment Manager with certain asset allocation information with respect to the Portfolio. On or prior to the Initial AUM Satisfaction Date (as defined below), the Company shall provide the Investment Manager with its annual investment plan with respect to the Portfolio (as shall be revised on an annual basis and may otherwise be amended or updated by the Company from time to time, the “Allocation Guidelines”), and thereafter shall provide the Investment Manager with any subsequent versions of the Allocation Guidelines as well as any amendments or updates thereto impacting the Portfolio as soon as reasonably practicable. The Company agrees to provide the Investment Manager with reasonable advance written notice of any upcoming revisions, amendments or updates to the Allocation Guidelines impacting the Portfolio and, upon receipt thereof, the parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree upon the manner and timing in which such revisions, amendments or updates are to be implemented with respect to the Portfolio (with such implementation period to be determined based upon the asset class(es) in question and the circumstances giving rise to such change, including, for the avoidance of doubt, applicable liquidity constraints and/or contractual obligations with respect to existing investments or investments in progress) (an “Allocation Transition Plan”) prior to the effectiveness thereof. References to the Investment Guidelines herein shall be deemed to include the Allocation Guidelines as they may be amended by any Allocation Transition Plan. To the extent the Allocation Guidelines are revised, amended or updated after the date hereof, except as set forth in any Allocation Transition Plan, such amended Allocation Guidelines will only apply on a prospective basis and will not affect any existing investments or investments in process as of the date of such revision, amendment or update. For purposes of this Agreement, “Initial AUM Satisfaction Date” shall mean the date on which the Company and its Affiliates have contributed assets to the Portfolio and the portfolios of its Affiliates managed by the Investment Manager with an aggregate value at least equal to $50 billion (where the value of such assets is fixed at the market value of such assets on the date of contribution to such portfolios).
(c) In the course of providing the services contemplated by this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall act as a fiduciary and shall discharge its fiduciary duties and exercise each of its powers under this Agreement with the care, skill and diligence that an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, acting in a like capacity and familiar with insurance company matters, would use in the conduct of a like enterprise with like aims, taking into consideration the facts and circumstances then prevailing, and such fiduciary duties shall specifically include a duty (i) to act with good faith, (ii) of loyalty to the Company, (iii) to provide full and fair disclosure of all material facts to the Company, (iv) to employ reasonable care to avoid misleading the Company, and (v) to act in a manner consistent with the Investment Guidelines. The duties and obligations set forth in this paragraph (c) are referred to herein as the “Standard of Care”.
2. | Management Authority; Powers of Investment Manager; Sub-Managers. |
(a) For the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the generality of the powers conferred upon it by Section 1, the Investment Manager shall be responsible for the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the Investment Guidelines. Subject to the Investment Guidelines and any Strategy-Specific Limitations (as defined below), the Investment Manager shall have full and exclusive authority and discretion with respect to the decisions to be made regarding the investment and reinvestment of the assets of the Portfolio. In connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall have full authority as the Company’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and full power in its name, place and stead, without obtaining the prior approval of the Company (except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement) and, to the extent consistent with Section 3(b), at the Company’s expense, to:
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(i) source, identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the Portfolio, monitor and review the investments held in the Portfolio and analyze the progress of such investments;
(ii) make investment decisions in respect of the Portfolio (including taking actions with respect to the acquisition, purchase, consummation, satisfaction, exchange, liquidation, transfer and other dispositions of investments), including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, investments in (A) Blackstone Funds and (B) investments in debt obligations or equity of any portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, debt obligations or equity managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds, and/or securitizations managed, originated or serviced by the Investment Manager, its Affiliates or portfolio entities of Blackstone Funds;
(iii) execute confidentiality agreements and other customary and appropriate documentation in connection with investments and prospective investments;
(iv) make reasonable investment representations on behalf of the Company in connection with making investments;
(v) enter into, make and perform all contracts, agreements, instruments and other undertakings for and on behalf of the Company and/or the Portfolio as the Investment Manager may reasonably determine to be reasonably necessary, advisable or incidental to the carrying out of the purposes of this Agreement;
(vi) buy, sell, hold and trade, in or on any market or exchange within or outside the United States or otherwise, preferred and common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, securities convertible into preferred or common stock of domestic and foreign issuers, debt securities of and/or loans to domestic and foreign governmental issuers (including federal, state, municipal, governmental sponsored agency, global and regional development bank and export-import bank issuers) and domestic and foreign corporate issuers, investment company securities, money-market securities, partnership interests (including making capital commitments with respect thereto and the funding thereof), mortgage and asset backed securities, foreign currencies, bank and debtor-in-possession loans, trade receivables, and commercial paper selected by the Investment Manager in its discretion;
(vii) lend money for the Portfolio, on a secured or unsecured basis, including in transactions described in clause (vi) above and in furtherance of the foregoing, to do anything which Investment Manager shall deem advisable in connection therewith, including, without limitation, the taking of action to preserve the Company’s rights, including sending notices of default and pursuing remedies, including, without limitation, the liquidation of collateral, and holding for the Company originally-executed loan agreements, notes, mortgages, security agreements and similar instruments;
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(viii) exercise on behalf of the Company, and direct the exercise by the Custodian where appropriate of, all rights conferred by the Portfolio’s investments including, by way of example but without limitation, voting rights and the exercise of remedies;
(ix) execute on the Company’s behalf notices, demands and other documents relating to the enforcement of Company’s rights, as principal or agent, relating to an investment;
(x) retain third parties, including Affiliates of the Investment Manager to provide services relating to the Portfolio and its investments;
(xi) pursue or defend litigation and other proceedings arising out of or relating to the Portfolio and its investments; provided, that, with respect to any litigation or other proceeding in which no other client of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates is a party, the Investment Manager shall obtain the Company’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to pursuing or defending such litigation or proceeding on the Company’s behalf,
(xii) advise the Company to select, open, maintain or close one or more sub-accounts with any Custodian (as defined below) pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement (as defined below);
(xiii) transfer funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) or securities (by transfer via the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or otherwise) (A) between the Portfolio’s Custodians (if more than one), (B) between sub-accounts maintained by any Custodian for the Portfolio, (C) subject to Section 19(d), between the Portfolio and any account owned by other clients of the Investment Manager or (D) to or from any brokers or dealers engaged by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Company in connection with the investments permitted herein; provided, that in recognition of the Investment Manager’s authority to transfer funds or securities between the Portfolio’s Custodians, the Company will (i) provide a copy of this Agreement to each Custodian that will be sending any Portfolio assets to non-affiliated Custodians and (ii) specify to such Custodian(s) the Company accounts maintained with Custodians, which shall be in a writing signed by the Company and provided to the sending Custodian that states with particularity the name and account numbers on sending and receiving accounts (including the ABA routing number(s) or name(s) of the receiving Custodian);
(xiv) execute on the Company’s behalf agreements and other documents pertaining to the formation, governance and management of legal entities the Investment Manager deems necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of or relating to investments; provided that, the Company has provided its prior written consent to the formation of such legal entities;
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(xv) subject to Section 5, select and open, maintain, and close one or more trading accounts with brokers and dealers for the execution of transactions on behalf of the Company; and
(xvi) effect such other investment transactions involving the assets in the Company's name and solely for the Portfolio, including to execute agreements with counterparties on the Company's behalf as the Investment Manager deems appropriate from time to time in order to carry out the Investment Manager's responsibilities hereunder; provided that such authority shall not include the authority to execute repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements, securities lending, swaps, futures, options or other derivatives on the Company’s behalf, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2(a), without the Company’s consent, no investment shall be made by the Investment Manager for or on behalf of the Company that causes the Company to incur indebtedness for borrowed money, or otherwise that employs leverage at the Company level, provided that the foregoing shall not limit the investment in any vehicle that uses leverage or other borrowing without direct recourse to the Company.
(b) The Investment Guidelines, including any amendments or supplements thereto, shall comply with all applicable insurance laws and regulations, other guidance published or formally distributed and any other laws or regulations applicable to the parties with respect to the investments of the Company (“Applicable Investment Law”). If, due to a change in Applicable Investment Law, the Company reasonably determines that the Investment Guidelines no longer conform to Applicable Investment Law, the Company may, by written notice to the Investment Manager, revise the Investment Guidelines in order to cause the Investment Guidelines to conform to Applicable Investment Law; provided, that any such amendments shall apply exclusively on a prospective basis from the effective date of such amendment (which date may not be retroactive).
(c) In accordance with the Investment Manager's policies and procedures set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto, and subject to the Investment Guidelines, the Investment Manager or its agent is authorized, but shall not be required, to vote, tender or convert any securities in the Portfolio; to execute waivers, consents and other instruments with respect to such securities; to endorse, transfer or deliver such securities or to consent to any class action, plan of reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, liquidation or similar plan with reference to such securities; and the Investment Manager shall not incur any liability to the Company by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any such discretion in the absence of gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Investment Manager may, subject to the Allocation Guidelines, delegate any or all of its discretionary investment, advisory and other rights, powers, functions and obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliate investment advisers (each, a “Sub-Manager”); provided, that any such delegation shall be revocable by the Investment Manager in its sole and absolute discretion consistent with the terms and conditions related to the appointment of such Sub-Manager; provided, further, that the Investment Manager and the Company shall mutually agree upon the investment limitations applicable to any Sub-Manager (such limitations, “Strategy-Specific Limitations”) prior to the effectiveness of any such delegation. No delegation by the Investment Manager of any of its duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement to any Sub-Manager pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall relieve the Investment Manager of any liability hereunder. The Investment Manager shall remain fully accountable to the Company for any acts or omissions of any such Sub-Managers as if such acts or omissions were its own.
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(e) The Company shall maintain oversight for functions provided to the Company by the Investment Manager and the Company shall monitor services annually for quality assurance.
(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall have the right, subject to the terms governing the investment by the Portfolio in any asset within the Portfolio, as applicable, to direct the acquisition, retention or disposition of any asset by or in the Portfolio, as applicable, in accordance with instructions provided by the Company to the Investment Manager, and the Investment Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such acquisition, retention or disposition in accordance with such instructions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent the Investment Manager did not breach the Standard of Care or fail to comply with the Investment Guidelines in connection therewith, the Investment Manager shall not be responsible for the timing of any sale, the inability to consummate any sale or to obtain fair market value for any asset in any sale executed at the
Company’s direction in accordance with this Section 2(f).
3. | Compensation; Expenses. |
(a) The Company agrees to pay the Investment Manager or its designee a management fee (“Management Fee”) for the services provided pursuant to this Agreement, calculated and paid in accordance with Schedule 2 attached hereto.
(b) The Investment Manager will be responsible for any costs and expenses of providing to the Portfolio the office overhead necessary for the Portfolio’s operations and the compensation of the Investment Manager’s and its Affiliates’ personnel, in each case except as otherwise expressly provided herein; provided, that the Company shall be responsible for Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses of the Investment Manager and any Sub-Managers. Any Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses payable by the Company hereunder will be paid by the Company within ten (10) Business Days following receipt by the Company of an invoice for such expenses, detailing the calculation of such expenses. For purposes of this Agreement, “Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses” means all fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in connection with the Portfolio’s operations (which shall generally include those third-party and out-of-pocket expenses borne by other clients of the Investment Manager or any Sub-Manager, as applicable, in connection with the Blackstone Asset Classes) and allocated to the Portfolio on an equitable basis in conformity with customary insurance accounting principles or practices consistently applied, including:
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(i) all fees, costs and expenses of, or relating to, third-party service providers, including valuation agents, tax advisors, accountants, administrators, legal counsel, auditors, paying agents, investment bankers, depositaries, custodians, sub-custodians, consultants, ratings agencies, loan pricing service providers, loan servicers, special servicers, administrative agents, advisors and other professionals (e.g., senior advisors, industry experts, operating partners, other similar professionals and other service providers) including costs, expenses and fees charged or specifically allocated or attributed by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio for such third-party services;
(ii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, if any, incurred by or on behalf of the Portfolio (including the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any amounts incurred by the Investment Manager’s Affiliates in connection with actual or prospective investments in which the account is expected to participate) in connection with discovering, investigating, evaluating, developing, negotiating and structuring prospective or potential investments which are not ultimately consummated, including without limitation any legal, tax, administrative, accounting, travel and advisory, consulting, printing and other related costs and expenses and any liquidated damages, reverse termination fees and/or similar payments and commitment fees in respect of investments that are not ultimately consummated;
(iii) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with making investments, including sourcing, evaluating, developing, investigating, negotiating, structuring, trading, acquiring, settling, monitoring and holding investments or investment strategies, including, without limitation, any costs or expenses related to any financing, filing, auditing, tax, accounting, compliance, loan administration, travel, obtaining credit ratings, any legal, sourcing, advisory, consulting, engineering and other professional fees, costs and expenses in connection therewith (to the extent the Investment Manager is not reimbursed by the subject of an investment or other third parties) including fees, costs and expenses charged or specifically attributed or allocated by the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates to the Portfolio with respect to any funds, vehicles, products, customized solutions, single-investor funds and accounts that are sponsored or managed by the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates or portfolio companies thereof (collectively, the “Blackstone Funds”) in which the Portfolio invests (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any management fees and/or other fees and expenses, including performance-based compensation, payable or allocable to any Sub-Manager or its Affiliates in respect of the Portfolio’s investment in any Blackstone Fund), which amounts shall not offset or reduce any Blackstone Fund management fees or, except as expressly provided in Schedule 2 hereto, the Management Fee;
(iv) any fees, costs and expenses associated with the organization or maintenance of any vehicle used to acquire, hold or dispose of one or more of Portfolio’s investment(s) or otherwise facilitating the Portfolio’s investment activities, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any vehicle established primarily or solely for the benefit of the Investment Manager or its Affiliates, including without limitation any travel and accommodation expenses related to such entity and the salary and benefits of any personnel (including personnel of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates) reasonably necessary and/or advisable for the maintenance and operation of such entity, or other overhead expenses in connection therewith;
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(v) all brokerage costs, prime brokerage fees, custodial and transfer agency fees and expenses, agent bank and other bank service fees; private placement fees, loan fees, commissions, valuation fees, appraisal fees, commitment fees and underwriting costs, commissions and discounts; costs and expenses of any lenders, investment banks and other financing sources, costs of trade clearance and settlement, corporate action processing, trade confirmation and reconciliation, and other out-of-pocket investment costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with evaluating, making, holding, settling, monitoring or disposing of investments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with investments into Blackstone Funds or underlying investments made by such Blackstone Funds);
(vi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses related to legal, tax and regulatory compliance-related matters relating to the Portfolio and its activities, including expenses relating to compliance-related matters (such as developing and implementing specific policies and procedures in order to comply with certain regulatory requirements) and regulatory reporting obligations specifically relating to the Portfolio’s activities and/or other regulatory filings, notices or disclosures of the Investment Manager, Sub-Managers or their respective Affiliates relating to the Portfolio and its activities (and for the avoidance of doubt, not including, in any case, the Advisers Act and similar regulations that generally relate to the Investment Manager’s overall business);
(vii) in each case, to the extent the applicable transaction is permitted hereunder, interest and fees and expenses arising out of all borrowings and guarantees made by, or other leverage incurred by, the Portfolio (if any), including through any credit facilities, including, but not limited to, the arranging, negotiation or documentation thereof and related legal expenses, and any and all costs and expenses incurred for or resulting from any spot foreign exchange trades;
(viii) all fees, costs and expenses of any litigation involving the Portfolio or an investment, including, as the context requires, portfolio companies, holding companies, special purpose vehicles and other entities through which the Portfolio’s investments are held, including portfolio entities, or otherwise relating thereto, the amount of any judgments, assessments, fines, remediations or settlements paid in connection therewith, directors and officers, liability or other insurance (including title insurance) and, without duplication of the amounts payable under Section 6, indemnification (including advancement of any fees, costs or expenses to persons entitled to indemnification) or extraordinary expense or liability relating to the affairs or investments of the Portfolio, in each case, to the extent such costs, expenses and amounts relate to claims or matters that are otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6;
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(ix) any liquidated damages, forfeited deposits, reverse termination fees or other similar payments with respect to an investment;
(x) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of terminating, dissolving or winding-up the Portfolio and/or liquidating its assets;
(xi) all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses associated with the preparation and issuance of the Portfolio’s periodic reports and related statements (e.g., financial statements, tax returns and K-1s), accounting services and other printing, publishing and reporting-related expenses (including other notices and communications) in respect of the Portfolio and its activities;
(xii) any taxes and/or tax-related interest, fees or other governmental charges levied against the Portfolio and all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any tax audit, investigation, litigation, settlement or review of the Portfolio and the amount of any judgments, fines, remediation or settlements actually paid in connection therewith; and
(xiii) the expenses of any independent client representative of the Portfolio (if appointed).
For the avoidance of doubt, Portfolio Trading and Investment Expenses described above shall be understood to include the Portfolio’s pro rata share of any such expenses borne directly or indirectly through any Blackstone Fund or other applicable underlying investment fund, vehicle or account.
(c) The Investment Manager confirms that in connection with any investment or commitment by the Company with respect to or in any Blackstone Fund, the Company will receive customary “most favored nations” economic rights with respect thereto based on the prevailing “most favored nation” provision available to third-party investors with a capital commitment to such Blackstone Fund that is equal to or less than the capital commitment of the Company and its Affiliates in the aggregate, and subject to customary conditions and limitations, including, for the avoidance of doubt, rights described in the underlying governing documents and disclosure documents of such Blackstone Fund and the disclosure documents provided to the Company in connection with this Agreement.
4. | Custodian. |
(a) The assets of the Portfolio shall be held in the custody of one or more custodians, trustees, securities intermediaries or other entities duly appointed by the Company with prior written notice to the Investment Manager from a list of acceptable custodians or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Investment Manager (each, a “Custodian”), in one or more accounts at each such Custodian pursuant to custodial, trust or similar agreements approved by the Company (each, a “Custodial Agreement”). The Investment Manager may advise the Company to (i) open new sub-accounts under any Custodial Agreement, and cause the assets of the Portfolio to be held in such sub-accounts established with the applicable Custodian in accordance with such Custodial Agreement or (ii) make changes to, or retain additional, Custodian(s). The Investment Manager is expressly authorized to give instructions to each Custodian, in writing, with respect to all investment decisions regarding the Portfolio, subject to the limitations set forth below in Section 4(b). The Company shall instruct each Custodian to send the Investment Manager duplicate copies of all Portfolio statements given to the Company by the Custodian. The Company acknowledges that it receives Portfolio statements from each Custodian at least quarterly.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including any authority granted to the Investment Manager pursuant to this Agreement), the Investment Manager shall not act as custodian or otherwise withdraw, hold (directly or indirectly) or take possession, custody, title, or ownership of any funds or securities of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager is not authorized to receive any Portfolio funds or securities. The Company shall instruct the Custodian to cooperate with the Investment Manager in connection with the Investment Manager’s performance of its services hereunder, including to take all steps necessary or appropriate to settle purchases, sales and trades made by the Company with respect to the Portfolio, including delivery of certificates, payment of funds and such other acts as may be necessary to fulfill such responsibilities. The Investment Manager shall give notice and directions to the Custodian (and copies thereof as required by the Company) with respect to the transactions regarding the Portfolio in such manner as agreed upon between the Custodian and the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager shall not be responsible or liable for any payments, distributions, deliveries and receipts with respect to the assets in the Portfolio or any loss incurred by reason of any act or omission of the Custodian, including but not limited to any loss arising from, on account of or in connection with the Custodian failing to timely notify the Investment Manager of any vote, corporate action or similar transaction. The Investment Manager and the Company agree that any provision in any Custodial Agreement under which the Investment Manager is authorized or permitted to withdraw Client funds or securities maintained with the Custodian upon the Investment Manager’s instruction to the Custodian (with the exception of instructions to the Custodian from the Investment Manager authorized or permitted by this Agreement) is hereby declared null and void, it being the parties’ intent that the Investment Manager shall not have custody of the Company’s funds or securities for purposes of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act.
5. Brokerage. The Company hereby delegates to the Investment Manager sole and exclusive authority to designate the brokers or dealers from the list set forth on Schedule 4, as may be updated from time to time by the Company with the consent of the Investment Manager (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), through whom all purchases and sales on behalf of the Portfolio will be made. To the extent permitted by applicable law and included on Schedule 4, such brokers or dealers may include Affiliates of the Investment Manager. The Investment Manager will reasonably determine the rate or rates, if any, to be paid for brokerage services provided to the Portfolio. In selecting brokers or dealers from Schedule 4 to effect transactions on behalf of the Portfolio, the Investment Manager, subject to its overall duty to obtain “best execution” of Portfolio transactions, will have authority to and may consider the full range and quality of the ability of the brokers or dealers to execute transactions efficiently, their responsiveness to the Investment Manager's instructions, their facilities, reliability and financial responsibility and the value of any research or other services or products they provide. The Investment Manager will not be obligated to seek in advance competitive bidding for the most favorable commission rate applicable to any particular transaction for the Portfolio or to select any broker-dealer on the basis of its purported posted commission rate. As long as the services or other products provided by a particular broker or dealer included on Schedule 4 (whether directly or through a third party) qualify as “brokerage and research” services within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and relevant Securities and Exchange Commission interpretations of that section) and the Investment Manager determines in good faith that the amount of commission charged by such broker or dealer is reasonable in relation to the value of such “brokerage and research services,” the Investment Manager may utilize the services of that broker or dealer to execute transactions for the Portfolio on an agency basis even if (i) the Portfolio would incur higher transaction costs than it would have incurred had another broker or dealer been used and (ii) the Portfolio does not necessarily benefit from the research or products provided by that broker or dealer.
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6. | Limitation of Liability; Indemnification. |
(a) The Investment Manager does not guarantee the future performance of the Portfolio or any specific level of performance, the success of any investment decision or strategy that the Investment Manager may use, or the success of the Investment Manager's overall management of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager does not provide any express or implied warranty as to the performance or profitability of the Portfolio or any part thereof or that any specific investment objectives will be successfully met. The Company understands that investment decisions made by the Investment Manager on behalf of the Portfolio are subject to various market, currency, economic, political and business risks, and that those investment decisions will not always be profitable.
(b) The Investment Manager, any Affiliate of the Investment Manager or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Investment Manager or any such Affiliate (each, an “Investment Manager Party”) shall not be liable for any loss, liability, damage, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, any interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the defense of proceedings) (“Losses”) resulting from: (i) any act or omission (including any such acts or omissions deemed to constitute willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith) of any independent representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person (other than any Sub-Manager or Affiliate of the Investment Manager) who is selected, engaged or retained by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of ministerial services, without investment management discretion, under this Agreement; provided, that such representative, consultant, independent contractor, broker, agent or other person is selected and monitored by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates, representatives or other related persons, as applicable, in good faith with reasonable care; (ii) any act or failure to act by any Custodian or, subject to clause (i) above, any other third party; (iii) the failure by the Investment Manager to adhere to any limitations or restrictions contained in the Investment Guidelines as a result of changes in market value, additions to or withdrawals from the Portfolio, portfolio rebalancing or other non-volitional acts of the Investment Manager; (iv) any act or omission by the Investment Manager in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement, unless such act or omission constituted gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager; or (v) revisions to the Investment Guidelines pursuant to Section 2(b). The Investment Manager shall have no liability for any Losses suffered, and shall be fully indemnified by the Company for any Losses it may suffer, as the result of any actions it takes or any actions it does not take based on instructions received from any of the authorized persons of the Company reasonably believed by the Investment Manager to be genuine. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Investment Manager and each Investment Manager Party from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any such Investment Manager Party in connection with the performance of their activities hereunder on behalf of the Portfolio; provided, that no Investment Manager Party shall be so indemnified to the extent such Losses have been incurred or suffered by such Investment Manager Party by reason of the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud or bad faith of an Investment Manager Party or a breach of the Standard of Care or an intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager. Nothing herein shall require the Company to reimburse or indemnify the Investment Manager for the Investment Manager’s own income tax liabilities. The Investment Manager may consult with legal counsel at its cost and expense concerning any question which may arise with reference to this Agreement or its duties hereunder.
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(c) The Investment Manager shall indemnify, defend, hold and save harmless the Company, any Affiliate of the Company or any member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any such Affiliate (each, a “Company Party”) against any Losses to the extent arising from any gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith, breach of the Standard of Care or intentional and material breach of this Agreement by the Investment Manager, in each case only as finally determined in a final decision on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding.
(d) The federal and state securities laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who act in good faith, and therefore nothing in this Agreement will waive or limit any rights that the Company may have under those laws.
7. | Termination. |
(a) Either party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days' prior written notice (a “Termination Notice”) or such shorter period of time as the parties may agree in writing.
(b) Termination of this Agreement shall not, however, affect liabilities and obligations incurred or arising from transactions that are in process prior to the termination date, or consummation of transactions that are in process prior to the receipt by one party of the other party’s notice of termination, provided that, for the foregoing purposes, a transaction shall only be “in process” at the relevant time if it is the subject of a letter of intent or contractual or other legally binding commitment, written agreement in principle or definitive agreement to invest. Following a Termination Notice, the Investment Manager shall cooperate with the Company and provide such assistance as is reasonably required for a prompt and orderly transition of the Portfolio and functions and business to the Company and/or any third party designated by the Company. Such transfer of functions and business shall include the transfer of books, records, documents and evidence of the Company’s investments or rights and obligations in (and ownership of) such investments.
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8. | Representations, Warranties and Covenants. |
(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Investment Manager as follows:
(i) the Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Company, (B) any provision of the constituent documents of the Company, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Company is an insurance company;
(vi) the Company is not an investment company (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) nor exempt from the definition of investment company by reason of Section 3(c)(1) of such Act;
(vii) the Company is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
(viii) the Company is a “qualified institutional buyer” (“QIB”) as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QIB;
(ix) the Company is a “qualified purchaser” (“QP”) as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Company will promptly notify the Investment Manager if the Company ceases to be a QP;
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(x) no portion of the assets contained in the Portfolio constitute or will constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) of any employee benefit plan or plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code;
(xi) the Company has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with applicable UK anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and regulations, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including, without limitation, the sanctions list of Her Majesty’s Treasury), and the Company is in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xii) the Company’s interest in any investment shall be acquired and/or is being acquired for its own account solely for investment and not with a view to resale or distribution thereof (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement) and the Company has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Company is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the terms and conditions of this Agreement including those risks associated with the investment program described hereunder, the term, fee and expense structure provided for hereunder and is able to bear such risks, including a complete loss of capital;
(xiii) the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in accordance with Section 4, the Investment Manager shall under no circumstances act as custodian of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio or cash pending contribution to or distribution from any such investment or take or have title to or possession of the assets of the Portfolio or any securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager shall not have the power or authority to amend the terms of any of the Company’s custody arrangements with respect to the Portfolio or related cash or to appoint a custodian without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall notify each Custodian prior to its appointment as a custodian to the Portfolio of the limitations with respect to the Investment Manager set out in this Section 8(a)(xiv);
(xiv) the Company acknowledges that the Investment Manager is not responsible for the management or diversification of the Company’s entire portfolio of investments and agrees that the only responsibility which the Investment Manager shall have with respect to such portfolio is to manage, within the applicable Investment Guidelines and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the investments in the Portfolio;
(xv) the Company has been given the opportunity to (A) ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Investment Manager and each of its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of, and other matters pertaining to, this Agreement and (B) obtain any additional information necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement that the Investment Manager can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense;
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(xvi) the Company has received, carefully reviewed and understands the disclosures set forth in Part 2 of the Investment Manager’s Form ADV filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Supplemental Disclosure Memorandum delivered to the Company prior to the date of execution hereof, including the description of potential conflicts of interest and other risk factors associated with the provision of the services described herein; and
(xvii) each representation and warranty made herein by the Company shall be deemed made by the Company on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect; provided that in the case of clause (x) the Company shall immediately notify the Investment Manager if the representation or warranty made in clause (x) ceases to be true in any respect.
(b) The Investment Manager represents and warrants, and with respect to clauses (vi), (vii), (viii), (x), (xi) and (xiii) below, covenants, to the Company as follows:
(i) the Investment Manager has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the Investment Manager, enforceable against the Investment Manager in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights or by general equity principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investment Manager do not violate (A) any law applicable to the Investment Manager, (B) any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Investment Manager, or (C) any agreement or instrument to which the Investment Manager is a party, except for such violations as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Investment Manager to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(iv) no consent of any person, and no license, permit, approval or authorization of, exemption by, report to, or registration, filing or declaration with, any governmental authority is required by the Investment Manager in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement other than those already obtained;
(v) the Investment Manager is registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser”;
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(vi) the assets in the account are and shall remain (A) the exclusive property of the Company; (B) held for the benefit of the Company; and (C) subject to the control of the Company (other than any such assets that are held in a reinsurance trust account, which shall be subject to the limitations of the applicable reinsurance trust agreement);
(vii) the Investment Manager shall continue to be registered under the Advisers Act as an “investment adviser” for as long as this Agreement is in full force and effect or until this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 7;
(viii) the Investment Manager (A) has and shall maintain all required governmental and regulatory registrations and memberships necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and to act as described in this Agreement and (B) has completed, obtained and performed (in each case, as applicable) all filings, approvals, authorizations, consents and examinations required by any government or governmental authority for its acts contemplated by this Agreement;
(ix) the Investment Manager has established, maintained and implemented compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Advisers Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(x) the Investment Manager has implemented anti-money laundering policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, as amended, applicable UK anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and regulations, and any other applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and sanctions programs (including those administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) including, without limitation, the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons administered by OFAC as such list may be amended from time to time, and any other applicable sanctions programs, and including the sanctions list of Her Majesty’s Treasury) and the Investment Manager is and will remain in compliance with such applicable laws, regulations and programs;
(xi) the Investment Manager has implemented data privacy and data security policies, procedures and systems that are designed to comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to the use, protection, privacy and/or processing of personal data (including applicable UK laws and regulations) and the Investment Manager is and will remain in compliance with such applicable laws and regulations;
(xii) there are no actions, suits, proceedings or formal investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any officer of the Investment Manager after reasonable inquiry, threatened against the Investment Manager or its principals, at law or in equity or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality or any self-regulatory organization or exchange, which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the ability of the Investment Manager to comply with its obligations under this Agreement;
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(xiii) the Investment Manager currently has, and will maintain, access to the skilled personnel, computer hardware and software, and other facilities necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement; and
(xiv) each representation and warranty made herein by the Investment Manager shall be deemed made by the Investment Manager on a continual basis, as of each date this Agreement continues to be in effect, and the Investment Manager shall immediately notify the Company if any representation or warranty made herein ceases to be true in any material respect.
9. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, facsimile, e-mail, or mailed by first class, registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and registry fees prepaid and addressed as follows:
(a) | If to the Company: |
AIG Life Ltd.
58 Fenchurch Street
London, United Kingdom EC3M 4AB
Attention: General Counsel
With a copy to:
SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Attention: General Counsel
chris.nixon@aig.com
(b) | If to the Investment Manager: |
Blackstone ISG-I Advisors L.L.C.
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Email: robert.young@blackstone.com
Attention: Robert Young, General Counsel
Addresses may be changed by notice in writing signed by the addressee.
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10. No Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by any party to this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, that the Investment Manager may assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder to any Affiliate; provided, further, that such Affiliate assumes the obligations of the Investment Manager hereunder and written notice is provided to the Company with respect thereto. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “assign” shall have the meaning given the term “assignment” in Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act and Rule 202(a)(1)-1 thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns, in each case provided that such successor or assignee agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
11. Governing Law. To the extent consistent with any mandatorily applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law thereof that would permit or require the application of the law of another jurisdiction and are not mandatorily applicable by law.
12. [Reserved].
13. Arbitration. Any controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the breach or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) shall first be resolved through good faith negotiation by the parties, with the claiming party providing written notice of the Dispute (the “Notice of Dispute”) to the other party, which notice shall describe in sufficient detail the nature of the Dispute. If the Dispute is not resolved between the parties within thirty (30) Business Days after the claiming party delivers the Notice of Dispute (provided that such thirty (30)-Business Day period may be extended upon agreement of the parties), then, at the election of either party, the Dispute shall be finally settled as follows:
(a) The arbitration shall be conducted by a single (1) arbitrator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) in effect at the time of the arbitration, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the parties. The seat of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.
(b) The arbitrator shall be selected by the AAA from its list of qualified arbitrators and shall have no actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with deciding or hearing the Dispute.
(c) The arbitration shall be conducted in an expedited manner. There shall be one round of prehearing submissions by each party, whether simultaneous or sequential as directed by the tribunal, and no reply or rejoinder submissions shall be made unless the tribunal expressly so authorizes. The hearing shall be held within four (4) months of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and shall continue, to the extent practicable, from Business Day to Business Day until completed. There shall be no post-hearing submissions except as directed by the tribunal, and before ordering such submissions, the tribunal shall identify for the parties, on the basis of its assessment of the case as of that time, the specific issues or matters it believes should be addressed. The tribunal shall endeavor to render its award within six (6) weeks of the last day of the hearing. The tribunal may modify this schedule for good cause shown. Failure to comply with any time period set out in this Section 13 shall not affect in any way the jurisdiction of the tribunal or the validity of its award.
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(d) Any request for production of documents or other information is subject to the express authorization of the tribunal, which shall endeavor to ensure that any such requests are as limited and disciplined as is consistent with the just resolution of the dispute. The parties expressly waive any right to seek evidence under 9 U.S.C. § 7 or any similar provision. A party may request, and the tribunal should authorize, production only of specific documents or narrow and specific categories of documents that are critical to the fair presentation of a party’s case and reasonably believed to exist and be in the possession, custody or control of the other party.
(e) The parties agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the arbitral tribunal, the AAA, the parties, their counsel, accountants and auditors, insurers and re-insurers or any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding. These confidentiality obligations shall not apply (i) if disclosure is required by law or regulatory obligations or in judicial or administrative proceedings or as necessary for tax purposes (including in connection with an audit or other examination relating to taxes) or (ii) as far as disclosure is necessary to enforce the rights arising out of the award.
(f) For the avoidance of doubt, the tribunal may grant specific performance or injunctive relief where authorized under this Agreement or applicable law. The tribunal shall have the authority to make orders for interim relief necessary to preserve a party’s rights, including preliminary injunctive relief. The parties agree that any ruling by the tribunal on interim measures shall be deemed to be a final award with respect to the subject matter of the ruling and shall be fully enforceable as such. Each party hereby acknowledges that money damages may be an inadequate remedy for a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of damage that will be suffered in the event that this Agreement is breached. Therefore, in the event of a breach or anticipated breach of this Agreement by the other party or its Affiliates, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each party may, in addition to any other remedies available to it, seek an injunction to prohibit such breach or anticipated breach. Each party acknowledges and agrees that an injunction is a proper, but not exclusive, remedy available to each party and that the harm from any breach or anticipated breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement would be irreparable and immediate.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 11 of this Agreement, the agreement to arbitrate set forth in this Section 13 and any arbitration conducted hereunder shall be governed by Title 9 (Arbitration) of the United States Code.
(h) The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the County of New York, State of New York, as well as all appellate courts having jurisdiction over appeals from any of the foregoing, for the limited purpose of: (i) an application to compel arbitration or to resolve any dispute concerning the validity or effectiveness of this agreement to arbitrate; or (ii) an application for relief in aid of arbitration or enforcement of an arbitration award (including an application for a restraining order and/or injunction to preserve the party’s rights). A request to a court for any of the foregoing remedies shall not be deemed incompatible with or a waiver of any party’s right to arbitrate. Each party hereby waives any requirement for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy.
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(i) The costs of administration of the arbitration and any arbitrator’s fees shall be borne equally by the parties, unless the arbitrator determines that such costs or a part thereof shall otherwise be borne by the parties.
(j) The award shall be in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets.
(k) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, without having to amend this Agreement pursuant to Section 26, the parties may by written agreement: (i) vary the procedures set forth above in Sections 13(a)-(j) or (ii) otherwise utilize another form of dispute resolution to address any Dispute in lieu of the arrangement described in this Section 13. For the avoidance of doubt, if a dispute, controversy or claim relates to the issue or question of whether a party has breached its obligations under Section 22, such dispute, controversy or claim shall be deemed to be a “Dispute” hereunder and be subject to the provisions of this Section 13.
14. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Each party hereby (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of the other has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the other would not, in the event of a proceeding, seek to enforce the forgoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this paragraph.
15. Right to Audit; Cooperation.
(a) The Company and its representatives shall have the right, at the Company’s expense, to conduct an audit of the relevant books, records, premises, people, systems, data and accounts of the Investment Manager related to the Portfolio during normal business hours upon giving reasonable notice of their intent to conduct such an audit. In the event of such audit, the Investment Manager shall comply with the reasonable requests of the Company and its representatives and provide access to all books, records, premises, people, systems, data and accounts necessary to the audit and the Company shall reimburse the Investment Manager for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with such audit.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company and the Investment Manager agree that (i) any governmental or regulatory authority with authority over the Company shall have the right to exercise the Company’s contractual right to audit the Investment Manager as set forth in Section 15(a), (ii) such governmental or regulatory authority shall be entitled to accompany the Company on any audit of the Investment Manager under Section 15(a), (iii) subject to appropriate confidentiality restrictions and Section 15(a), such governmental or regulatory authority may access and make copies of any internal audit reports and associated working papers and any recommendations prepared by or for the Investment Manager in respect of the Portfolio and (iv) subject to appropriate confidentiality restrictions and Section 15(a), such governmental or regulatory authority may access reports, working papers, recommendations and other information or findings in any external audit of the Investment Manager to the extent such audit relates to the Portfolio.
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(c) The Investment Manager agrees to, and shall procure that each of its officers, employees and representatives shall, cooperate fully with the Company in responding to any direction, request or inquiry from a governmental or regulatory authority with authority over the Company relating to the Portfolio or this Agreement, including by making itself readily available for meetings with such authority and its appointees and representatives when requested, by providing the access as set forth in Section 15(a) and (b), and answering truthfully, fully and promptly all questions which are reasonably put to it by such authority and its appointees and representatives.
16. Books and Records. All books and records developed or maintained under or related to this Agreement shall remain the property of the Company and under its control. The Investment Manager shall keep and maintain proper books and records wherein shall be recorded the business transacted by it on behalf of, in the name of, or on account of the Company in respect of the Portfolio. The Investment Manager agrees to cooperate fully with any governmental or regulatory authority with authority over the Company in providing access to the books and records referenced in this Section 16.
17. Reports. The Investment Manager shall furnish the Company with such reports relating to the Portfolio and in such form and at such intervals as are set forth on Schedule 5, and any additional reports and other information (a) as shall be mutually agreed to by the Company and the Investment Manager, (b) as shall be required by law or (c) as may be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with this Agreement or the Portfolio; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt any such request shall be deemed reasonable if made to enable the Company to comply with (i) applicable law or regulation (including statutory insurance reporting, tax reporting, or financial reporting requirements), (ii) requirements of generally accepted accounting principles or applicable statutory accounting principles, (iii) requests by, or requirements of, rating agencies or (iv) requests by, or requirements of, any governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates. In the case of any reports or other information reasonably requested by the Company and not included on Schedule 5, the Investment Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and deliver such reports and other information on a timely basis in order for the Company to comply with any applicable deadlines. The Company and the Investment Manager shall cooperate in good faith to adjust such Schedule 5 to reflect any updated investment mandates or other changes as may be agreed between the parties from time to time.
18. Force Majeure. No party to this Agreement shall be liable for damages resulting from delayed or defective performance when such delays arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or gross negligence of the offending party, except in the case of delays or defective performance arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicable causes may include, but are not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, terrorism, acts of the state in its sovereign capacity, fires, floods, earthquakes, power failure, disabling strikes, epidemics (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to COVID-19), quarantine restrictions (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with COVID-19) and freight embargoes.
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19. Non-Exclusive Dealings with and by Investment Manager Parties; Conflicts of Interest.
(a) Although nothing herein shall require the Investment Manager to devote its full time or any material portion of its time to the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall furnish continuous investment management services for the Portfolio and, in that connection, devote to such services such of its time and activity (and the time and activity of its employees) during normal Business Days and hours as it shall reasonably determine to be necessary for the Portfolio to achieve its investment objective(s); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 19(a) shall preclude the Investment Manager Parties from acting, consistent with the foregoing, either individually or as a member, partner, shareholder, principal, director, trustee, officer, official, employee or agent of any entity, in connection with any type of enterprise (whether or not for profit), regardless of whether the Company, Portfolio or any Investment Manager Party has dealings with or invests in such enterprise.
(b) The Company understands that the Investment Manager will continue to furnish investment management and advisory services to others, and that the Investment Manager shall be at all times free, in its discretion, to make recommendations to others which may be the same as, or may be different from those made to the Portfolio. The Company further understands that the Investment Manager Parties may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale the Investment Manager may recommend. Actions with respect to securities of the same kind may be the same as or different from the action which the Investment Manager Parties or other investors may take with respect thereto. Furthermore, the Company understands and agrees that each Investment Manager Party shall have the right to engage, directly or indirectly, in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Investment Manager and any other Investment Manager Party and no knowledge or expertise of any Investment Manager Parties or any opportunities available to such Investment Manager Parties shall be imputed to the Investment Manager or any other Investment Manager Parties.
(c) The Company agrees that the Investment Manager may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of the Investment Manager Parties are directors or officers, or companies as to which the Investment Manager Parties have any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information, unless the Investment Manager either determines in good faith that it may appropriately do so without disclosing such conflict to the Company or discloses such conflict to the Company prior to rendering such advice or services with respect to the Portfolio.
(d) From time to time, when determined by the Investment Manager to be in the best interest of the Company, the Portfolio may purchase securities from or sell securities to another account (including, without limitation, public or private collective investment vehicles) managed, maintained or trusteed by the Investment Manager or an Affiliate at prevailing market levels in accordance with applicable law and utilizing such pricing methodology determined to be fair and equitable to the Company in the Investment Manager's good faith judgment.
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(e) Consistent with applicable law, the Company hereby authorizes the Investment Manager to effect securities transactions on behalf of the Portfolio with its affiliated broker-dealers, and understands that such affiliated broker-dealers may retain commissions in connection with effecting any transactions for the Portfolio. The Investment Manager and any affiliated broker-dealers are also hereby authorized, consistent with applicable law, by the Company to execute agency cross transactions on behalf of the Portfolio. Agency cross transactions may facilitate a purchase or sale of a block of securities for the Portfolio at a predetermined price and may avoid unfavorable price movements which might otherwise be suffered if the purchase or sale order were exposed to the market. However, the Investment Manager and its affiliated broker-dealers may receive commissions from, and therefore may have a potentially conflicting division of loyalties and responsibilities regarding, both parties to an agency cross transaction. The Company understands that its authority to the Investment Manager to effect agency cross transactions for the Company is terminable at will without penalty, effective upon receipt by the Investment Manager of written notice from the Company.
20. Aggregation and Allocation of Orders. The Company acknowledges that circumstances may arise under which the Investment Manager determines that, while it would be both desirable and suitable that a particular security or other investment be purchased or sold for the account of more than one of the Investment Manager's clients' accounts, there is a limited supply or demand for the security or other investment. Under such circumstances, the Company acknowledges that, while the Investment Manager will seek to allocate the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment among those accounts on a fair and reasonable basis, the Investment Manager shall not be required to assure equality of treatment among all of its clients (including that the opportunity to purchase or sell that security or other investment will be proportionally allocated among those clients according to any particular or predetermined standards or criteria). Where, because of prevailing market conditions, it is not possible to obtain the same price or time of execution for all of the securities or other investments purchased or sold for the Portfolio, the Investment Manager may average the various prices and charge or credit the Portfolio with the average price.
21. Investment Manager Independent. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Investment Manager shall be deemed to be an independent contractor and shall have no authority to act for, bind or represent the Company or the Company's shareholders in any way, except as expressly provided herein, and shall not otherwise be deemed to be an agent of the Company. Nothing contained herein shall create or constitute the Investment Manager and the Company as a member of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, nor shall anything contained herein be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied, or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of any other person, except as expressly provided herein.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided herein or required by applicable law, rule, regulation, court order or subpoena, or as requested or required by applicable regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Company, the Investment Manager or their applicable Affiliates (including in connection with any periodic or episodic reporting obligations required thereby), (i) all information related to or received from the Company or any of its Affiliates, including, without limitation, the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ identities, financial affairs and investment activities, and the Portfolio (collectively, the “Company Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary to the Company, and the Investment Manager shall keep all such Company Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information (other than information obtained directly from the Portfolio’s actual and prospective investments and not specific to the Company or any Affiliate thereof) for any purpose other than as permitted hereunder) this Section 22; and (ii) all information related to or received from the Investment Manager or any of its Affiliates, including information related to any separately-managed account, Blackstone Fund or other investment sourced by the Investment Manager (collectively, the “Transaction Confidential Information” and, together with the Company Confidential Information, the “Confidential Information”), shall be regarded as confidential and proprietary by each party, and each party shall keep all such Confidential Information confidential pursuant to (and shall not use such information for any purpose other than as permitted under) this Section 22. The term “Confidential Information” does not include any information that (w) is in the public domain or comes into the public domain other than through breach of this Agreement; (x) already is known by the recipient or subsequently comes into the possession of the recipient from a third party who is not, as far as the recipient is aware, known by the recipient to owe the provider an obligation of confidence in relation to it; (y) is developed by the recipient independently of, and without reference to, any Confidential Information received hereunder; or (z) is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by the provider, its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. Either party may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate, to the extent necessary to satisfy its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or in connection with their respective accounting, financial, tax, audit, legal or other ordinary course corporate activities and the Company may disclose Confidential Information to its Affiliates and any employee or advisor of it or an Affiliate in connection with the management of the Company’s assets by such Affiliate; provided, that, in each case, each such Affiliate, employee and advisor has been made aware of the confidential nature of such information and agrees to keep such information confidential and the disclosing party shall remain liable for any breaches by such persons in accordance with this Section 22.
(b) Each party agrees to take all reasonable measures, including, without limitation, measures taken by such party to safeguard its own confidential information, to prevent any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives to any person (it being understood that such party shall be responsible for any disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees, agents and representatives or by its contractors or sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives in violation of this Section 22), except (i) as otherwise permitted by the other party in writing, or (ii) as permitted by this Section 22.
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(c) If the Investment Manager is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Company Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Investment Manager or its Affiliates) or if the Company is directed or required by court order, subpoena or other request or similar process to disclose any Transaction Confidential Information (other than disclosure that is permitted hereunder, or a request from a governmental regulatory authority with authority over the Company or its Affiliates), the Investment Manager or the Company, as the case may be, shall notify the other party in writing promptly upon receipt of such court order, subpoena or request or similar process, unless otherwise prohibited by law, in order to permit the other party to apply for an appropriate protective order or to take such other action as such other party deems appropriate. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall preclude the Investment Manager from using certain Company Confidential Information for purposes of compiling a “Track Record” of performance of the Portfolio and other similar, customary marketing materials, provided that such presentation is on an aggregate basis and does not, directly or indirectly, identify the Company.
(d) Each party acknowledges and agrees that money damages may not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this Section 22 by it, its employees, agents, representatives, or its contractors, sub-contractors and their respective employees, agents or representatives. In addition to all other remedies available at law or at equity, each party shall be entitled to seek specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy in respect of any claim brought with respect to this Section 22. In the event of litigation relating to this Section 22, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in favor of a party (the “non-breaching party”) under this Section 22, the breaching party will reimburse the non-breaching party for its costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such litigation.
(e) Nothing in this Section 22 shall prevent any disclosure of Company Confidential Information as the Investment Manager determines reasonably and in good faith is appropriate in connection with the proper conduct of the business or activities of the Investment Manager of its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or of any Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing, in the event of: (i) in any investor register or side letter, or in any other communications with investors in such Blackstone Fund to the extent that the Investment Manager reasonably determines such disclosure to be necessary or appropriate (and in the best interests of such Blackstone Fund) in connection with such Blackstone Fund’s activities, (ii) to any representative, portfolio company or prospective portfolio company, attorney, accountant, lender, financing source, advisor, service provider or agent of such Blackstone Fund or of the Company in connection with this Agreement, (iii) to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations, including any money laundering or anti-terrorist laws, rules or regulations, or pursuant to a governmental request, or (iv) for tax purposes; provided that, in each case, with respect to (i) – (iv) above, the Company shall be treated to the same extent as other investors in the relevant Blackstone Fund in or alongside which the Company is investing. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not prohibit the Investment Manager from disclosing the participation of the Company in or alongside any Blackstone Fund to investors in such Blackstone Fund and prospective investors in such Blackstone Fund that in the course of their due diligence request disclosure of the identity of the existing investors in (or alongside) such Blackstone Fund.
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23. MNPI. The Investment Manager will contact the Company’s compliance team in accordance with such processes as may be agreed from time to time by the Investment Manager and the Company in writing (which may be by email) prior to disclosing to any other Company personnel any information that the Investment Manager has reason to believe constitutes material non-public information the use or possession of which by Company personnel could restrict the Company from trading in any publicly traded security under United States federal securities laws (“MNPI”). The Investment Manager will not disclose such MNPI to any other Company personnel without prior written consent (which may be by email) from the Company’s compliance team.
24. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement other than as expressed herein.
25. Severability. To the extent this Agreement may be in conflict with any applicable law or regulation, this Agreement shall be construed to the greatest extent practicable in a manner consistent with such law or regulation. The invalidity or illegality of any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to affect the validity or legality of any other provision of this Agreement.
26. Counterparts; Amendment. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by the party to be bound or as may otherwise be provided for herein; provided that if this Agreement becomes a material outsourcing agreement under applicable law or regulation, this Agreement shall be amended by the parties to include any terms that may be required by any rules and regulations applicable to the Company.
27. Business Day. For the purpose of this Agreement, “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York or London, United Kingdom.
28. Affiliate. For the purpose of this Agreement, “affiliate” or “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any natural person, firm, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or other entity (“person”), any other person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. “Control” (including the terms, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or credit arrangement, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date and year first above written.
PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH ACCOUNTS OF QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE PERSONS, THIS BROCHURE OR DOCUMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE, AND HAS NOT BEEN, FILED WITH THE COMMISSION. THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF PARTICIPATING IN A TRADING PROGRAM OR UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF COMMODITY TRADING ADVISOR DISCLOSURE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION HAS NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS TRADING PROGRAM OR THIS BROCHURE OR ACCOUNT DOCUMENT.
BLACKSTONE ISG-I ADVISORS L.L.C. | |
/s/ Jeffrey Iverson | |
Name: Jeffrey Iverson | |
Title: Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer |
[Signature Page to Master SMA Agreement]
AIG LIFE LTD. | |
/s/ Philip C. Willcock |
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Name: Philip C. Willcock | |
Title: Director & Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Master SMA Agreement]
Exhibit 10.13
CONFIDENTIAL | EXECUTION VERSION |
AMENDED AND RESTATED
COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT
by and between
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
and
FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
Originally Effective January 1, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1 | Definitions | 1 |
ARTICLE II BASIS OF REINSURANCE AND BUSINESS REINSURED |
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Section 2.1 | Reinsurance | 13 |
Section 2.2 | Existing Reinsurance | 15 |
Section 2.3 | Insurance Contract Changes | 16 |
Section 2.4 | Follow the Fortunes; Follow the Settlements; Contested Claims | 18 |
Section 2.5 | Non-Guaranteed Elements | 20 |
Section 2.6 | Misstatement of Age, Sex or Any Other Material Fact | 21 |
Section 2.7 | Programs of Internal Replacement | 22 |
Section 2.8 | Actuarial Review | 22 |
Section 2.9 | Other Restrictions | 23 |
Section 2.10 | Reinsurer Net Retention | 26 |
ARTICLE III INITIAL PAYMENTS; SETTLEMENTS; ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS |
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Section 3.1 | Initial Payments | 26 |
Section 3.2 | Settlements | 26 |
Section 3.3 | Aggregate Expense Allowance, Investment Expenses and Surplus Participation Payments | 29 |
Section 3.4 | Delayed Payments | 29 |
Section 3.5 | Offset | 30 |
Section 3.6 | Administration | 30 |
Section 3.7 | Certain Reports | 33 |
Section 3.8 | Books and Records | 35 |
ARTICLE IV MODCO ACCOUNT; COLLATERAL TRUST |
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Section 4.1 | ModCo Account; Investment Guidelines | 36 |
Section 4.2 | Interest on Policy Loans | 42 |
Section 4.3 | Credit for Reinsurance for Modified Coinsurance Cession | 42 |
Section 4.4 | Collateral Trust | 43 |
ARTICLE V COINSURANCE CESSION |
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Section 5.1 | Coinsurance Cessions Generally | 44 |
Section 5.2 | Security Required | 44 |
Section 5.3 | Reinsurance Trust Account | 45 |
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Section 5.4 | Additional Withdrawals | 45 |
Section 5.5 | General | 46 |
ARTICLE VI OVERSIGHTS; COOPERATION |
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Section 6.1 | Oversights | 46 |
Section 6.2 | Cooperation | 46 |
ARTICLE VII TAX; GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS |
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Section 7.1 | DAC Tax Election | 46 |
Section 7.2 | Federal Excise Tax | 47 |
Section 7.3 | FATCA | 47 |
Section 7.4 | Premium Tax | 47 |
Section 7.5 | Guaranty Fund Assessments | 48 |
Section 7.6 | BEAT Tax | 48 |
Section 7.7 | Indemnification | 48 |
Section 7.8 | Return of Premium | 48 |
ARTICLE VIII INSOLVENCY |
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Section 8.1 | Insolvency of the Ceding Company | 49 |
ARTICLE IX DURATION; SURVIVAL; RECAPTURE; TERMINAL SETTLEMENT |
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Section 9.1 | Certain Definitions | 49 |
Section 9.2 | Duration | 51 |
Section 9.3 | Survival | 51 |
Section 9.4 | Recapture | 52 |
Section 9.5 | Terminal Settlement | 52 |
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.1 | Notices | 54 |
Section 10.2 | Entire Agreement, Interpretation | 55 |
Section 10.3 | Arbitration | 56 |
Section 10.4 | Governing Law | 57 |
Section 10.5 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | 57 |
Section 10.6 | Expenses | 57 |
Section 10.7 | Mode of Execution; Counterparts | 57 |
Section 10.8 | Severability | 57 |
Section 10.9 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 57 |
Section 10.10 | Treatment of Confidential Information | 58 |
Section 10.11 | Treatment of Personal Information | 59 |
Section 10.12 | Assignment | 60 |
Section 10.13 | Waivers and Amendments | 60 |
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Section 10.14 | Service of Suit | 60 |
Section 10.15 | OFAC Compliance | 61 |
Section 10.16 | Incontestability | 61 |
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1 – Expense Allowance
Schedule 1.2 – Reinsured Portfolios
Schedule 1.3 – Non-Transitioned TPAs
Schedule 2.2 – Rate Increase Disputes
Schedule 2.4 – Contests and Disputes
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A – Data and other Reporting Requirements
Exhibit A-1 – Reserve Calculation Dataset
Exhibit A-2 – Covered Insurance Policies Data
Exhibit A-3 – Cash Flow Testing Service Specifications
Exhibit A-4 – Loss Recognition Testing Service Specifications
Exhibit B – Settlement Statement
Exhibit C – Investment Guidelines
Exhibit D – Form of Collateral Trust Agreement
Exhibit E – Valuation Methodology Memorandum
Exhibit F – Par Dividend Surplus Tally Spreadsheet Memorandum
APPENDICES
Appendix A – Administrative Appendix
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is effective as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2020 (the “Amendment Date”) by and between AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas-domiciled life insurance company (the “Ceding Company”), and FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company (the “Reinsurer”), which has been executed and delivered by the Parties hereto on this 2nd day of June 2020. For purposes of this Agreement, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall each be deemed a “Party” and together, the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), the Parties entered into a COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT, effective as of the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined) (the “Original Coinsurance Agreement”), pursuant to which the Ceding Company cedes to the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer reinsures, on a modified coinsurance basis, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain risks arising in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties wish to amend and restate the Original Coinsurance Agreement in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer intend that the Ceding Company will continue to provide, or cause to be provided, administrative services for the Covered Insurance Policies in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and several promises and undertakings herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement:
“2019 Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019, by and among American International Group, Inc., Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC, Carlyle FRL, L.P., T&D United Capital Co., Ltd., The Carlyle Group L.P., solely with respect to Sections 4.05, 5.20 and 7.02 and Article X therein, and T&D Holdings, Inc., solely with respect to Article IX and Article X therein.
“953(d) Election” means the election made by the Reinsurer on or around July 15, 2019 with respect to its taxable year beginning January 1, 2018 to be treated as a domestic corporation pursuant to Section 953(d) of the Code.
“Acceptable Rating” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).
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“Accounting Period” means each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement or any fraction thereof ending on the earlier of the Recapture Effective Date or the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 9.2, as applicable. However, the initial Accounting Period shall commence on the Effective Time and end on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Closing Date falls.
“Action” has the meaning set forth in Appendix A.
“Administered Policies” has the meaning set forth in the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof.
“Administrative Appendix” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Administrative Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Administrative Services Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, at the time in question, any other Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person; provided, however, for purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” shall not include (i) the Ceding Company or any of the Ceding Company’s Affiliates (excluding Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including the Reinsurer) when applied to the Reinsurer or Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or (ii) Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including the Reinsurer, when applied to the Ceding Company or any of the Ceding Company’s Affiliates.
“Aggregate Expense Allowance” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(v).
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Alternative Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Amendment Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Annual Cession Interest Rate” means the annual yield rate, on the date of determination, of actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a remaining time to maturity of three (3) months, as such rate is published under “Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519).
“Applicable Law” means any U.S. domestic or foreign, federal, provincial, state or local statute, law, ordinance or code, or any written rules, regulations or administrative or judicial interpretations or policies issued or imposed by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any of the foregoing, any binding settlement with one or more Governmental Authorities applicable to some or all of the Covered Insurance Policies and any order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, or arbitral award, in each case, applicable to the Parties or the subject matter hereof.
“Applicable Insurance Regulations” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Applicable Privacy and Security Laws” means all Applicable Laws pertaining to the security, confidentiality, protection or privacy of the Confidential Information (including personal and health data) and Information Systems.
“ARIAS • U.S. Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a).
“ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(b).
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“Authorized Investments” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Available Statutory Economic Capital and Surplus” has the meaning ascribed thereto by or under the Insurance Act.
“Books and Records” means originals or copies of all records and all other data and information, whether created before or after the Effective Time, and in whatever form maintained, in the possession or control of the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Subcontractors and relating to the Reinsured Liabilities, including (i) administrative records, (ii) claim records, (iii) policy files, (iv) sales records, (v) files and records relating to Applicable Law, (vi) reinsurance records, (vii) underwriting records and (viii) accounting records, but excluding any (a) Tax Returns and Tax records and all other data and information with respect to Tax, (b) files, records, data and information with respect to employees, (c) records, data and information with respect to any employee benefit plan, (d) any materials prepared for the boards of directors of the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates, (e) any materials (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any records or data referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) of this definition) that do not reasonably relate to the Reinsured Liabilities ceded hereunder and/or the Ceding Company’s performance hereunder, and (f) any materials that are privileged and/or confidential.
“Buffer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)b.
“Buffer Release Evaluation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)d.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in Bermuda or in Houston, Texas are permitted or obligated by Applicable Law to be closed or (c) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or the U.S. government bond market is closed for trading.
“Capital Markets Services Agreement” means a services agreement between the Ceding Company and an Affiliate of the Ceding Company pursuant to which such Affiliate provides derivatives services or similar services, which may include, derivatives execution services, short-term cash investment and reverse repurchase and securities lending transaction services, repurchase transaction services, borrowing services, collateral management services and operational support services.
“Carlyle” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Ceding Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations” means (a) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission before the Closing Date, whether or not intentional, negligent, in bad faith or otherwise, by the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractors or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise; (b) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise (other than Reinsurer Appointed Administrators), on or after the Closing Date but prior to the Amendment Date; (c) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission on or after the Amendment Date, whether or not intentional, negligent, in bad faith or otherwise, by the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise (other than Reinsurer Appointed Administrators), other than any liability arising from any act, error or omission of the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or such other service provider made in the ordinary course of administering the Covered Insurance Policies; and (d) on or after the Amendment Date, Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from the Ceding Company’s Contest of a claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy in the circumstances described in Section 2.4(c)(iii); provided, however, that any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission undertaken by, or at the request of, or with the prior written consent or ratification of, the Reinsurer, any of its Affiliates or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall not constitute a “Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligation” and shall be deemed a Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligation.
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“Change of Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(c).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Coinsured Liabilities” means the Quota Share of Reinsured Liabilities and IMR to the extent ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder on a coinsurance basis.
“Collateral Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Trust Authorized Investments” means Authorized Investments that, other than in the case of cash and certificates of deposit, are publicly traded securities and have an NAIC SVO designation of 1 or 2.
“Collateral Trust Required Balance” means 102% multiplied by the Risk Margin Amount as of the end of the applicable Accounting Period.
“Collateral Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
“Confidential Information” means:
(a) With respect to confidentiality obligations imposed on the Reinsurer and its Affiliates and Representatives hereunder, all documents, materials and information concerning the Ceding Company and any of its Affiliates, including any derivative works thereof, as well as Personal Information, that are furnished to the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder.
(b) With respect to confidentiality obligations imposed on the Ceding Company and its Affiliates and Representatives hereunder, all documents, materials and information concerning the Reinsurer and any of its Affiliates, including any derivative works thereof, that are furnished to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Reinsurer in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, but excluding (i) any information furnished to the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives as described in clause (a) of this definition, including derivative works thereof, (ii) any information furnished to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives under any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is party, and (iii) any information furnished by the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives for the express purpose of the Ceding Company’s disclosure to a Governmental Authority pursuant to a statutory or regulatory obligation or request, including, by way of example, calculations provided for the Ceding Company’s financial statement reporting; provided, that, in each case of clause (iii), all derivative works, workpapers, memoranda and other documentation developed therefrom or prepared in connection therewith by the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives shall be protected as “Confidential Information” of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall assert its confidentiality interest to prevent or oppose disclosures by the recipient Governmental Authority to the public or other third parties (unless such disclosure is required by and made consistent with Applicable Law).
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However, Confidential Information does not include information which: (x) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is ascertainable or generally available to and known by the public other than by way of a disclosure by the receiving Party or by any Representative or Affiliate of the receiving Party in breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality attaching thereto; (y) was in the possession of, or becomes available to, the other Party or its Representatives or Affiliates on a non-confidential basis, directly or indirectly, from a source other than the disclosing Party to whom the Confidential Information pertained or its Representatives or Affiliates in breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality attaching thereto; provided, that such source is not, and was not, known to the receiving Party or its Representatives or Affiliates after reasonable inquiry to be prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal, fiduciary, or other obligation of confidentiality by the party to whom the Confidential Information pertained; or (z) was independently developed by the receiving Party or any of its Representatives or Affiliates without violating any obligations under this Agreement and without the use of, reference to, or reliance upon any other Confidential Information or any derivative thereof.
“Consultation Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
“Contest” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).
“Contested Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Covered Insurance Policies” means, with respect to any Reinsured Portfolio, (a) the policies listed in the electronic file specified in Schedule 1.2 with respect to such Reinsured Portfolio, as such electronic file may be updated from time to time in accordance with Schedule 1.2, (b) any such policy that is terminated and then subsequently issued as a reinstatement of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(b), (c) any such policy that is issued as an exchange, replacement or conversion of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(c), (d) any policy that is issued as a conversion of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(g), or (e) any policy issued as a Supplemental Contract in accordance with Section 2.1(e) or (f), in the case of each of (b) and (c), after the Effective Time and in each case of (d) and (e), after the Amendment Date.
“Deemed Paid” with respect to an item at a given time, means that liability on the item has been discharged as of such time, whether by payment, by offset, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of the liability that is Deemed Paid is measured by the amount of the consideration given for discharging the liability, not by the carrying value of the liability prior to discharge.
“Deposited Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)a..
“Derivative Margin Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Derivative Margin Requirement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
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“Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Disputed Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii).
“Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).
“Dollars” or “$” refers to United States dollars.
“ECR Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
“ECR Reporting Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
“Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017.
“Embedded Value Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Enhanced Capital Requirement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Ex Gratia Payments” means a payment that is both (a) outside the terms and conditions of the applicable Covered Insurance Policy and (b) made by or on behalf of the Ceding Company, not as a good faith settlement, adjustment, or compromise of a dispute over coverage or the amount of a claim or loss, but, rather, as a business accommodation to the beneficiary.
“Exchange Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Excluded NGE Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Excluded Policy Changes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Exigent Circumstances” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Existing Practice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
“Existing Reinsurance Agreements” means (a) all agreements, treaties, slips, binders, cover notes and other similar arrangements under which the Ceding Company has ceded to reinsurers (including those Affiliated with the Ceding Company as of the Closing Date) risks arising in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies where such agreements are (i) in-force or are treated as being in-force as of the Closing Date, (ii) terminated but under which there remains any outstanding Liability, whether known or unknown as of the Closing Date, from the reinsurer, or (iii) entered into following the Closing Date with the consent of the Reinsurer, and (b) any agreement, treaty, slip, binder, cover note or other similar arrangement entered into by the Ceding Company to replace any of such arrangements following any termination or recapture thereof, as all such arrangements may be in-force from time to time and at any time.
“Extra-Contractual Obligations” means all Liabilities not arising under the express terms and conditions of, or in excess of the applicable policy limits of, the Covered Insurance Policies, including Liabilities for fines, penalties, Taxes, fees, forfeitures, compensatory, punitive, exemplary, special, treble, bad faith, tort or any other form of extra-contractual damages, and legal fees and expenses relating thereto, which Liabilities arise from any actual or alleged act, error or omission in connection with (a) the form, sale, marketing, distribution, underwriting, production, issuance, cancellation or administration of the Covered Insurance Policies, (b) the investigation, defense, trial, settlement or handling of claims, benefits, dividends or payments under the Covered Insurance Policies, (c) the failure to pay or the delay in payment or errors in calculating or administering the payment of benefits, claims, dividends or any other amounts due or alleged to be due under or in connection with the Covered Insurance Policies, (d) escheat or unclaimed property Liabilities arising under or relating to the Covered Insurance Policies or (e) the failure of the Covered Insurance Policies to qualify for their intended Tax status. Interest required under the terms of the applicable Covered Insurance Policy or by Applicable Law (whether payable to a beneficiary or escheated) will constitute Extra-Contractual Obligations only to the extent such interest is incurred as a result of a failure of the Ceding Company, any Subcontractor or Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to act in accordance with Applicable Law and shall otherwise be deemed a Reinsured Liability pursuant to clause (x) or (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liability”.
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“Fair Market Value” means the value at which the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree to transfer an asset, reflecting the price at which a buyer and seller who are knowledgeable, self-interested and not forced would transfer an asset at an arms-length basis. For the avoidance of doubt, quoted market prices for publicly traded securities are to be utilized where available. However, to the extent “Fair Market Value” is being utilized in the context of valuing Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments or Collateral Trust Authorized Investments, “Fair Market Value” shall be as defined in the applicable agreement(s) governing such Reinsurance Trust Account(s) or Collateral Trust Account(s), as applicable.
“FATCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Federal Excise Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“FLAS” means Fortitude Life & Annuity Solutions, Inc.
“FLAS Administrative Services Agreement” means any Administrative Services Agreement between the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer and FLAS, dated on or after the Amendment Date.
“GAAP Carrying Value” means, with respect to any ModCo Asset, as of the relevant date of determination, the value thereof on the US GAAP balance sheet of the Ceding Company determined in accordance with US GAAP as of such date, including any investment income due and accrued thereon.
“Governmental Authority” means any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission, or other foreign, federal, provincial, state or local governmental or self-regulatory authority, instrumentality or body having jurisdiction over any Party.
“Guaranty Fund Assessments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.
“IMR” means the interest maintenance reserve (whether positive or negative) determined in accordance with SAP attributable from time to time to the Reinsured Liabilities.
“Independent Actuary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(d).
“Independent Valuation Expert” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(d).
“Information Systems” means any computer, computer network, computer application, imaging device, storage device or media, mobile computing device, or any other information technology that contains Confidential Information.
“Initial Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among American International Group, Inc., Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC and TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P, dated as of July 31, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2018, and Amendment No. 2 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019).
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“Initial ModCo Deposit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“Insurance Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Interest Earned on Policy Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(iii).
“Interest Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Interim Required Collateral Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i).
“Interim Return Collateral Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i).
“Internal Capital Model” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Investment Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(vi).
“Investment Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Investment Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Legally Required Ceding Company Actions” means actions related to the Administered Policies, the Administrative Services or the Retained Services that the Ceding Company is required by Applicable Law or Governmental Authorities to take without any administrator or a subcontractor acting on its behalf.
“Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Liabilities” means any and all debts, liabilities, commitments or obligations, whether direct or indirect, accrued or fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, whether arising in the past, present or future.
“LIBOR” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Long-Term Business Account” means the accounts of the Reinsurer in respect of insurance business that constitutes “long-term business” within the meaning of the Insurance Act.
“Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of the Overall Diversification Benefit calculated and allocated by the Reinsurer to its Long-Term Business Account in a consistent manner in accordance with the Reinsurer’s internal risk management policies and practices and as reported to the Reinsurer’s Board of Directors and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
“LT Account Threshold Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i).
“Margin Collateral Value” means:
(a) With respect to cash, the amount thereof; and
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(b) With respect to other ModCo Assets, the sum of (i) either (x) the closing bid prices for the applicable ModCo Asset quoted on the relevant date which appears on the display of Bloomberg FinancialMarkets Commodities News (or its successor) published by Bloomberg L.P. or such other financial information provider reasonably chosen by the Ceding Company; or (y) if the value for the applicable ModCo Asset does not so appear, the arithmetic mean of the closing bid prices quoted on the relevant date (or, if none are available on that date, as of the next preceding date) of three recognized principal market makers for such assets chosen by the Ceding Company; and (ii) the accrued interest on such ModCo Assets if not reflected in such closing bid prices.
“Material Ceding Company Administration Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(i).
“ModCo Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“ModCo Account Investment Income” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(j).
“ModCo Assets” means (a) the cash and investment assets that are specifically and separately allocated to the ModCo Account in respect of this Agreement, (b) Policy Loans under the Covered Insurance Policies, and (c) without duplication, any receivables related to cash or other investment assets posted under permitted derivatives or Short Terms Borrowing Transactions in the ModCo Account where such cash or other investment assets would otherwise no longer be recognized as a ModCo Asset.
“ModCo Reinsurance Agreements” means this Agreement, the USL Reinsurance Agreement and the VALIC Reinsurance Agreement.
“ModCo Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(k).
“NGE Change Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“NGE MAE” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
“Non-Guaranteed Element” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Non-Transitioned TPAs” means any third party administrator providing administrative services in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies which Ceding Company and Administrator have expressly agreed will continue to be overseen by Ceding Company; the Non-Transitioned TPAs as of the Amendment Date are set forth on Schedule 1.3.
“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(i).
“Original Coinsurance Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Overall Diversification Benefit” means as of any date of determination, the amount of the diversification benefit calculated by the Reinsurer under the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR) rule, in aggregate, in a consistent manner in accordance with the Reinsurer’s internal risk management policies and practices and as reported to the Reinsurer’s Board of Directors and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
“Parent” means American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Payment Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)c.
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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“Permitted Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental, judicial or regulatory body, business unit, division or other entity.
“Personal Information” means any financial or personal information provided by or on behalf of one Party to the other Party in connection with the business reinsured hereunder that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to an individual, including name, street or mailing address, electronic mail address, telephone or other contact information, employer, social security or Tax identification number, date of birth, driver’s license number, state identification card number, financial account, credit or debit card number, health and medical information or photograph or documentation of identity or residency (whether independently disclosed or contained in any disclosed document), the fact that the individual has a relationship with such Party or one or more of its Affiliates, and any other information protected by any Applicable Privacy and Security Laws.
“Policy Loans” means loans under the applicable Covered Insurance Policies.
“Premium Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.
“Premiums” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii).
“Proposed Practice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
“Quarterly Net Settlement Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Quota Share” means 100%.
“Recapture Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a).
“Recapture Penalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Recapture Triggering Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).
“Reinsurance Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Reinsurance Trust Account Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Reinsured Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i).
“Reinsured Portfolio” means each of the portfolios listed on Schedule 1.2.
“Reinsurer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Reinsurer Appointed Administrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e).
“Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations” means all Extra-Contractual Obligations other than any Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations.
“Replacement Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
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“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s consultants, attorneys, actuaries, auditors, reinsurers and retrocessionaires.
“Required Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
“Reserve Run Off” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(c).
“Restricted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Retained Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
“Risk Margin Amount” means the aggregate of the Statutory Book Value of the Risk Assets (as defined in the Investment Guidelines) and the Statutory Book Value of the Commercial Mortgage Loans with a mortgage factor used for calculating the Ceding Company’s risk-based capital requirement of CM3 or below, in each case, in the ModCo Account multiplied by the Risk Margin Factor(s) applicable to such Risk Assets.
“Risk Margin Factor” means (i) for Below Investment Grade Obligations and Commercial Mortgage Loans with a mortgage factor used for calculating the Ceding Company’s risk-based capital requirement of CM3 or below, 1.34%, and (ii) for Equity Securities, Real Estate Equity or Other Investments (each as defined in the Investment Guidelines), 5.30%.
“Sanctions Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(a).
“SAP” means, as to the Ceding Company, the statutory accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the Governmental Authority responsible for the regulation of insurance companies in the jurisdiction in which the Ceding Company is domiciled (unless otherwise specified).
“Self-Administered Policies” means, (i) if the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof is in effect, the meaning given to such term in such agreement and (ii) if no Administrative Services Agreement is in effect, the Covered Insurance Policies.
“Settlement Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Short Term Borrowing Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Shortfall Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)b..
“Significant Impairment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(i).
“Statutory Book Value” means, with respect to any ModCo Asset, as of the relevant date of determination, the carrying value thereof on the books of the Ceding Company determined in accordance with SAP as of such date, including any investment income due and accrued thereon, as such amount is adjusted in accordance with Section 4.1(f).
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“Statutory Financial Statements” means, with respect to any Party, the annual and quarterly statutory financial statements of such Party filed with the Governmental Authority charged with supervision of insurance companies in the jurisdiction of domicile of such Party to the extent such Party is required by Applicable Law to prepare and file such financial statements.
“Statutory Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, the statutory reserves required to be held by the Ceding Company with respect to the Covered Insurance Policies, as reported in Exhibits 5, 6 and 7 of its Statutory Financial Statements as of such date determined (a) in accordance with the methodologies used by the Ceding Company to calculate such amounts for purposes of its Statutory Financial Statements prepared in accordance with SAP, and (b) after giving effect to the credit for reinsurance taken by the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies for Existing Reinsurance Agreements as of such date of determination.
“Subcontractor” has the meaning set forth in Appendix A.
“Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Supplemental Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).
“Surplus Participation Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(viii).
“Tax” (or “Taxes” as the context may require) means any tax, however denominated, imposed by any federal, state, local, municipal, territorial or provincial government or any agency or political subdivision of any such government or agency charged with the collection, assessment, determination or administration of such tax for such government or subdivision (a “Taxing Authority”), including any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, Premium, sales, use, gains, goods and services, production, documentary, recording, social security, unemployment, disability, workers’ compensation, estimated, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, capital stock, occupation, personal or real property, environmental or windfall profit tax, Premiums, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Taxing Authority relating to the assessment or collection thereof.
“Taxing Authority” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tax”.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, declaration, claim for refund, certificate, bill, or other return or statement, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and any amendment thereof, filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax.
“Terminal Accounting Period” means the Accounting Period during which the Recapture Effective Date occurs.
“Terminal Settlement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Terminal Settlement Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Treasury Regulations” means the treasury regulations (including temporary and proposed treasury regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of Treasury with respect to the Code or other United States federal Tax statutes.
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“Updated Buffer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)d..
“US GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
“USL” means The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, a New York life insurance company.
“USL Reinsurance Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Modified Coinsurance Agreement, by and between USL and the Reinsurer, effective January 1, 2017 and dated as of the Amendment Date.
“VALIC” means The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, a Texas life insurance company.
“VALIC Reinsurance Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Combination Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement, by and between VALIC and the Reinsurer, effective January 1, 2017 and dated as of the Amendment Date.
“Valuation Methodology” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
ARTICLE II
BASIS OF REINSURANCE AND BUSINESS REINSURED
Section 2.1 Reinsurance.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the Ceding Company hereby cedes to the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer hereby accepts and agrees to assume and indemnity reinsure, a Quota Share of all Reinsured Liabilities and IMR on a modified coinsurance basis. Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Effective Time, the Reinsurer hereby assumes and agrees to indemnify and hold the Ceding Company harmless from and against all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations. This Agreement is solely between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer and, except as contemplated in Article VIII, shall not create any legal relationship whatsoever between the Reinsurer and any Person other than the Ceding Company. The reinsurance effected under this Agreement shall be maintained in-force, without reduction, unless such reinsurance is recaptured, terminated or reduced as provided herein. On and after the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Reinsurer shall be obligated to make payments to or on behalf of the Ceding Company, as and when due, of all Reinsured Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Reinsurer shall have no liability for any (x) Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations or (y) Ex Gratia Payments absent the Reinsurer’s prior written consent; provided, however, that any Ex Gratia Payments made or approved by any affiliated or unaffiliated Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed to be a payment consented to in writing by the Reinsurer.
(b) Upon reinstatement of any Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with its terms and the Ceding Company’s reinstatement policies, the reinsurance hereunder will be automatically reinstated with respect to such Covered Insurance Policy; provided, that, to the extent that the reinstatement of such Covered Insurance Policy requires payment of Premiums in arrears or reimbursement of claims paid, following receipt of such amounts, the Ceding Company shall transfer to the Reinsurer a Quota Share of all Premiums in arrears and a Quota Share of all reimbursements of claims paid on such Covered Insurance Policy to the extent such claims had been reimbursed by the Reinsurer hereunder.
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(c) Any conversion, exchange or replacement policy or contract arising from the Covered Insurance Policies that is converted, exchanged or replaced pursuant to and in accordance with its policy terms shall be deemed to constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement only (i) if such converted, exchanged or replaced policy carries the same policy number or a valid policy number permutation resulting from a Family Thrift Plan election on the Masterfile administration system (or similar) as the original Covered Insurance Policy so converted, exchanged or replaced or (ii) pursuant to Section 2.1(g) and, in the event of such a conversion, exchange or replacement of any Covered Insurance Policy, the Reinsurer shall reinsure the risk resulting from such conversion on the basis set forth hereby with respect to the Covered Insurance Policies.
(d) If, in the normal course of administration (other than the issuance of Supplemental Contracts, which are addressed in Section 2.1(f) below), the policy number of a Covered Insurance Policy is changed, the policy shall continue to constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) For so long as the Ceding Company retains administrative responsibilities for all of the Covered Insurance Policies and until FLAS (or a replacement thereof) is transferred to the Reinsurer or otherwise becomes an Affiliate of the Reinsurer and assumes administration of Administered Policies, Supplemental Contracts will not be Covered Insurance Policies whether or not such Supplemental Contract was derived from a Covered Insurance Policy. “Supplemental Contract” means a contract that is issued by Ceding Company to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract issued by Ceding Company pursuant to which Ceding Company retains proceeds of such life insurance policy or annuity contract for payment in accordance with such contract.
(f) Should FLAS (or a replacement thereof) be transferred to the Reinsurer or otherwise become an Affiliate of the Reinsurer and assume administration of Administered Policies, Supplemental Contracts will be reinsured as follows from and after the commencement of such administration:
(i) A Supplemental Contract issued by the Ceding Company and administered on a system utilized by FLAS (or such replacement) to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract issued and administered on a system utilized by FLAS, another Reinsurer Appointed Administrator or a Subcontractor (whether or not such life insurance policy or annuity contract is a Covered Insurance Policy), shall be a Covered Insurance Policy.
(ii) A Supplemental Contract issued and administered on a system utilized by FLAS (or such replacement) to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract issued and administered on a system utilized by the Ceding Company but that is not a Covered Insurance Policy, shall be a Covered Insurance Policy if (A) such Supplemental Contract is identified after the calendar year end in which it was issued and (B) the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree on mutually acceptable terms for such transfer and a corresponding amendment to Schedule 1.2 to add such Supplemental Contracts; provided, however, such Supplemental Contracts ceded under this Section 2.1(f)(ii) will not be ceded hereunder until after January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such Supplemental Contract is issued, provided that once ceded hereunder, such cession shall be effective as of the issue date of such Supplemental Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.1(f)(ii) shall require either the Ceding Company to cede, or the Reinsurer to reinsure, the Supplemental Contracts described in this Section 2.1(f)(ii) if, for any calendar year, the Parties do not mutually agree to do so.
(g) A conversion policy issued after the Amendment Date arising from a Covered Insurance Policy that does not carry the same policy number or a valid policy number permutation resulting from a Family Thrift Plan election on the Masterfile administration system (or similar) as the original Covered Insurance Policy so converted shall also constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that the conversion policy will not be ceded hereunder until January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such conversion policy is issued, provided that once ceded hereunder, such cession shall be effective as of the issue date of such conversion policy.
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(h) To the extent any policies are ceded to the Reinsurer as Covered Insurance Policies pursuant to Sections 2.1(c), (f) or (g) following the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company will incorporate the additional policy numbers into the programs, processes or procedures that provide data from the Ceding Company or a Subcontractor to the Reinsurer (including with respect to the applicable requirements set forth in Exhibit A). The Ceding Company will also provide the Reinsurer an annual list of policies added under these sections. In connection with the entry into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or replacement thereof), the Parties agree to enter into an amendment to Schedule 1.2 to add (i) a detailed description of the additional Supplemental Contracts ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(f), with references to the systems on which such contracts are issued and administered, and (ii) the conversion policies ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(g)
(i) For each Supplemental Contract ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(f)(ii) after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall pay to the Reinsurer, as consideration for the reinsurance hereunder, cash equal to (A) the sum of all amounts received by the Ceding Company in respect of each Supplemental Contract from the issuance date of such Supplemental Contract to the date such Supplemental Contract is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including the amount of the initial deposit into the deposit accounts of the Ceding Company upon the issuance of such Supplemental Contract, less (B) the sum of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company under such Supplemental Contract prior to the date such Supplemental Contract is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including any distribution payments, plus (C) interest thereon calculated at the Annual Cession Interest Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the Accounting Period in which such Supplemental Contract was issued from the 15th day of the second month of such Accounting Period to December 31 of the year of such issuance. For each conversion policy ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(g) after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall pay to the Reinsurer, as consideration for the reinsurance hereunder, cash equal to (I) the sum of all amounts received by the Ceding Company in respect of such conversion policy from the issuance date of such conversion policy to the date such conversion policy is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including the sum of all premium payments received by the Ceding Company in respect of such conversion policy (less any return premium thereon), less (II) the sum of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company under such conversion policy prior to the date such conversion policy is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, plus (III) interest thereon calculated at the Annual Cession Interest Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the Accounting Period in which such conversion policy was issued from 15th day of the second month of such the Accounting Period to December 31 of the year of such issuance. The payments required by this Section 2.1(i) shall be made by the Ceding Company as soon as practicable after January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which any such contract or policy was issued and the Ceding Company has determined that such contract or policy has become a Covered Insurance Policy hereunder.
Section 2.2 Existing Reinsurance.
(a) This Agreement is written on a “net” basis such that (i) amounts payable to the Reinsurer hereunder shall be adjusted to take into account amounts paid by the Ceding Company under Existing Reinsurance Agreements and (ii) amounts due from the Reinsurer hereunder shall be adjusted to take into account amounts recoverable by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies. All amounts recoverable by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements for periods (or portions of periods) prior to, on or after the Effective Time shall inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer. The Ceding Company shall bear the risk of non-collection of amounts due in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements.
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(b) The Ceding Company shall be responsible for administration of the Existing Reinsurance Agreements. However, the Ceding Company shall (i) except with respect to changes resulting from the resolution of disputes contemplated in Section 2.2(d), consult with and obtain prior written consent of the Reinsurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to Existing Reinsurance Agreements that cover both Covered Insurance Policies and other policies of the Ceding Company that are not reinsured hereunder, (x) for any pricing rate changes or cost of insurance changes under any such Existing Reinsurance Agreements initiated or agreed by Ceding Company or (y) to terminate or replace any Existing Reinsurance Agreements, and (ii) provide prior written notice to the Reinsurer of the initiation or resolution of any disputes with reinsurers thereunder.
(c) To the extent Existing Reinsurance covers only Covered Insurance Policies, the Reinsurer may make recommendations consistent with the rights of the Ceding Company under such agreements and the Ceding Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect such rights.
(d) The Reinsurer acknowledges that Existing Reinsurance on term and universal life Covered Insurance Policies may be subject to disputes arising out of yearly renewable term reinsurance agreements, including those related to pricing or underwriting practices, and the resolution of such disputes, whether by settlement or arbitral proceeding, shall be binding on the Reinsurer provided that the resolution treats Covered Insurance Policies consistently with business which the Ceding Company keeps for its own account. Schedule 2.2 sets forth a list of Existing Reinsurance Agreements for which the Ceding Company has received written notice prior to the Amendment Date of the applicable reinsurer’s intent to increase yearly renewable term rates after the Amendment Date.
Section 2.3 Insurance Contract Changes.
(a) Except as permitted in Section 2.3(b), the Ceding Company shall not voluntarily make or agree to any change to the terms or conditions of, any Covered Insurance Policy for any reason without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (other than (i) any Excluded NGE Change or any other change in Non-Guaranteed Elements, which are subject to Section 2.5 and shall not be governed by or subject to this Section 2.3, (ii) changes that are initiated by policyowners under the terms of a Covered Insurance Policy, (iii) changes required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or any Existing Reinsurance Agreement, and (iv) changes resulting from exigent circumstances that require immediate action and affect the Covered Insurance Policies due to situations including natural or manmade disaster, pandemic, governmental actions or economic circumstances, which exigent circumstances may or may not be dictated by Applicable Law; provided that such changes are (x) made to address the circumstances, (y) consistent with actions taken and changes made by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates to similar policies issued by the Ceding Company or such Affiliate that are not Covered Insurance Policies, if any, in response to the relevant situation and (z) consistent with actions taken and changes made by similarly situated insurers or financial institutions not Affiliated with the Ceding Company to similar types of insurance policies as the affected Covered Insurance Policies in response to the relevant situation (“Exigent Circumstances”, and each of the items listed in (ii), (iii) and (iv), are referred to herein as an “Excluded Policy Change”)).
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(b) The Reinsurer will provide written notification to the Ceding Company as to the Reinsurer’s acceptance or rejection of any change requiring its consent within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of notice of such change. If the Reinsurer accepts such change, the Reinsurer will share in the Quota Share of any increase or decrease in the liability of the Ceding Company on such Covered Insurance Policy. If the Reinsurer rejects any such change and determines that it would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement (i) the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company of such determination and (ii) if the Ceding Company nevertheless elects to make such change, the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if such change had not occurred. In the event that the Parties, acting in good faith, are unable to agree upon the existence or amount of such material adverse effect or how to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position, such dispute shall be referred to an Independent Actuary to determine whether such a material adverse effect has occurred and, if so, an appropriate remedy. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to such actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The Independent Actuary’s written decision as to the existence of a material adverse effect and the amount thereof and/or of how to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines that there will not be a material adverse effect, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary. The Reinsurer shall be deemed to have consented to such change if it fails to act in accordance with this Section 2.3(b) within fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt of written notice of such change.
(c) Excluded Policy Changes shall be automatically binding on the Reinsurer. Within a reasonable period of time prior to effecting any Excluded Policy Change, the Ceding Company shall provide reasonably detailed notice to the Reinsurer describing the nature of such change and the reasons for making such change. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice of any (i) change made due to Exigent Circumstances, or (ii) change required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or any Existing Reinsurance Agreement pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(iii), the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of any disagreement that such change was an Excluded Policy Change. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such change. Should the Reinsurer provide timely notice of disagreement, during the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the proposed change. In the event the Parties cannot resolve such dispute within such period, either Party may elect to refer the dispute for arbitration pursuant to Section 10.3(b). In the event of any such proceeding, the arbitration panel shall only be authorized to determine whether the disputed change is an Excluded Policy Change. If the resolution of the dispute results in a determination that the change was not an Excluded Policy Change, the Parties will use the mechanism set forth in Section 2.3(b) to value the impact of the change.
(d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Ceding Company shall not voluntarily terminate, or waive any material provisions of, the Covered Insurance Policies, except (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) as required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority or (iii) with the Reinsurer’s prior consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
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Section 2.4 Follow the Fortunes; Follow the Settlements; Contested Claims.
(a) The Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement shall attach simultaneously with that of the Ceding Company under the Covered Insurance Policies and shall be subject in all respects to the same risks, terms, rates, conditions, interpretations, assessments, waivers, modifications, alterations, cancellations and proportion of Premiums paid without any deductions as the respective insurances (or reinsurances) of the Ceding Company, the true intent of this Agreement being that the Reinsurer shall, subject to the terms, conditions, and limits of this Agreement, follow the fortunes of the Ceding Company under the Covered Insurance Policies and with respect to the Reinsured Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any Administrative Services Agreement, the Ceding Company alone and in its full discretion, as applicable, shall adjust, settle or compromise all claims and losses and shall commence, continue, defend, compromise, settle or withdraw from actions, suits or proceedings, and generally do all such matters and things relating to the validity and lapse or in-force status of any Covered Insurance Policy, any claim or loss as in its judgment may be beneficial or expedient. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Ceding Company may exercise such discretion itself or through any Subcontractor. All of the Ceding Company’s liability as determined by a court or arbitration panel or arising from a judgment, settlement, compromise or adjustment of claims or losses under the Reinsured Liabilities, including payments involving coverage issues and/or the resolution of whether such claim is required by law, regulation, or regulatory authority to be covered (or not to be excluded), shall, subject to the terms, conditions and limits of this Agreement, be binding on the Reinsurer regardless of whether such court or arbitration determination, judgment, settlement, compromise or adjustment is in respect of a liability recognized by or contrary to the governing law of this Agreement. Such court or arbitration determination, settlement, compromise or adjustment shall be considered a satisfactory proof of loss.
(b) While the Ceding Company retains ultimate decision-making authority for the handling of all claims and losses and any disposition thereof in respect of the Self-Administered Policies, from and after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall consult with the Reinsurer in good faith before (i) making a single claims payment in respect of a Self-Administered Policy in excess of $3.5 million; (ii) making a claims payment on a Self-Administered Policy that is a life insurance policy during any applicable contestability period; (iii) establishing a claims reserve with respect to a single Self-Administered Policy in excess of $3.5 million; or (iv) denying a claim in respect of a Self-Administered Policy in excess of $1 million (any claims listed in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), a “Consultation Claim”); provided, however, that such consultation rights shall (x) not apply to Self-Administered Policies that as of the Amendment Date are in pay-out status and (y) be limited to the extent that any Non-Transitioned TPAs have authority to take any of the foregoing actions on behalf of the Ceding Company without prior notice to, or consultation with, the Ceding Company. The Reinsurer shall honor the Ceding Company’s calculations of Reinsured Liabilities related to such Consultation Claims and shall settle in the ordinary course the Reinsured Liabilities as so calculated; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, the Reinsurer shall then have the right to notice a dispute subject to Section 10.3 hereof, to be resolved in accordance with Section 10.3 and the following framework:
(i) The Reinsurer shall bear the burden of proof to establish such settlement was not reasonable. When determining the reasonableness of the Ceding Company’s settlements in any such arbitration, the panel shall consider whether the settlement would have been different had this Agreement not been entered into.
(ii) If the panel determines the Ceding Company’s settlement would have been different in the absence of this Agreement being in effect, the panel shall award the Reinsurer all monetary damages, if any, to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same position had the Ceding Company’s settlements been made without regard to the existence of this Agreement. The panel shall determine the corresponding adjustments to the calculation of Reinsured Liabilities in this regard.
(iii) The panel shall not award any damages, other than legal fees and costs, to compensate the Reinsurer for the failure of the Ceding Company to act in good faith.
(iv) The remedies set forth in this Section 2.4(b) are the Reinsurer’s exclusive remedies in respect of Consultation Claims.
(v) If any Party’s position in the arbitration is determined not to have been taken or maintained in good faith and not consistent with the mutual intent of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement, the panel shall have the power to award attorneys’ fees and costs to the other Party, which shall be at the losing Party’s own expense.
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For the avoidance of doubt, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, including this Section 2.4(b) in respect of Consultation Claims, nothing herein shall deprive or otherwise limit the dispute rights of the Reinsurer with respect to any other matter set forth herein.
(c) From and after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company will, as promptly as practicable, notify the Reinsurer of the Ceding Company’s intention to contest, arbitrate, dispute or litigate (any such action, a “Contest”) any claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy (any such claim, a “Contested Claim”), and, if requested by the Reinsurer, will promptly share information pertaining thereto; provided, however, that claims denials and administrative actions in the normal course of administration and litigation initiated by a policyholder or beneficiary after such a denial or action, shall not constitute “Contested Claims”. To the extent the Reinsurer accepts participation (pursuant to the provisions below), the Ceding Company will consult with the Reinsurer with respect of such Contest. Once notified, the Reinsurer will promptly notify the Ceding Company in writing of its decision concerning participation in the Contest; provided, that if the Reinsurer has not responded in writing either way to the Ceding Company within ten (10) Business Days following its receipt of such notice from the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in such Contest. If the Reinsurer provides written notice within ten (10) Business Days following its receipt of such notice from the Ceding Company that it has elected not to participate, the Reinsurer shall promptly pay the applicable amount in full as contemplated in clause (c)(i) below. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in any Contest in respect of an Administered Policy. In addition, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in any Contest in respect of a Covered Insurance Policy initiated by or on behalf of the Ceding Company prior to the Amendment Date, and the Reinsurer hereby waives any requirement of the Ceding Company to provide notice to, or consultation with, the Reinsurer with respect to any such Contest prior to the Amendment Date, including all contests and disputes set forth on Schedule 2.4. Whether the Reinsurer accepts participation in any Contest or not, the Reinsurer will cooperate and will encourage any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to cooperate with the Ceding Company with respect to the handling of such Contest, including, by way of example, making individuals available as needed for depositions and providing information necessary to appropriately manage any Contest.
(i) If the Reinsurer does not accept participation, it will fulfil its obligation for such Contested Claim by paying the Ceding Company its Quota Share of (A) all amounts specified in clause (x) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” that are alleged to be due under the Self-Administered Policy in such Contested Claim; (B) the costs and expenses specified in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” relating to the Self-Administered Policy that is the subject of such Contested Claim to the extent such costs and expenses were incurred prior to the Ceding Company’s receipt of the Reinsurer’s notice that it will not so participate; and (C) as specified in clause (z) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities,” all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations that relate to such Contested Claim but do not arise out of or resulting from such Contest. Such payment will fully and completely satisfy all of the Reinsurer’s obligations in regards to such Contested Claim, and the Reinsurer shall not share in any reduction in the Reinsured Liabilities arising from such Contest, nor in any costs or expenses awarded or recouped by the Ceding Company in connection with such Contest. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reinsurer shall not be responsible for any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from any Contest that the Reinsurer does not accept participation in (including deemed acceptance) hereunder.
(ii) If the Reinsurer accepts participation in the Contest (including deemed acceptance pursuant to Section 2.4(c)), the Reinsurer will share, in proportion to its Quota Share: (x) in any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from the Ceding Company’s Contest, including any compromise or settlement resulting from such Contest; (y) all Reinsured Liabilities and (z) all additional costs and expenses specified in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” that arise out of or result from such Contest. Furthermore, if the Ceding Company’s Contest results in a reduction in the Ceding Company’s contractual liability, the Reinsurer will share in any such reduction in the Reinsured Liabilities in proportion to its Quota Share. To the extent the Ceding Company is awarded or recoups its costs and expenses resulting from such Contest, the Ceding Company will pay the Reinsurer the Quota Share of the amount awarded or recouped (net of costs and expenses incurred by the Ceding Company in obtaining such award or recoupment that are not so awarded or recouped). The Ceding Company will promptly advise the Reinsurer of all significant developments, including notice of legal proceedings (including consumer complaints or actions by Governmental Authorities) initiated in connection therewith.
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(iii) Any failure of the Ceding Company to timely notify the Reinsurer of the Ceding Company’s intention to Contest a claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall not limit the Reinsurer’s obligations or liabilities under this Agreement for Extra-Contractual Obligations; provided that notice of such Contest is given to the Reinsurer as soon as practicable after the Ceding Company discovers or is made aware of such failure and provided further that the Reinsurer was not materially prejudiced by such late notice. In the event that (A) the Reinsurer was materially prejudiced by a late delivered notice under this clause (iii), or (B) notice of such Contest was not given to the Reinsurer as soon as practicable after the Ceding Company discovers or is made aware of such failure, and following notice of such Contest, the Reinsurer timely elects not to participate in such Contest, the Reinsurer shall not share in any Extra-Contractual Obligations that arise out of or result from such Contest and, with respect to the costs and expenses described in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities”, shall only share in fifty percent (50%) of such costs and expenses relating to the Self-Administered Policy that is the subject of such Contested Claim that were incurred prior to the Ceding Company’s receipt of the Reinsurer’s notice that it will not so participate.
Section 2.5 Non-Guaranteed Elements.
(a) The Reinsurer acknowledges that the Ceding Company shall have the ultimate authority to establish and control (i) the non-guaranteed elements of the Covered Insurance Policies, including (A) the initial and renewal crediting rates, (B) Premiums following the expiration of the period during which Premium amounts for the applicable Covered Insurance Policies are fixed and constant (i.e., rate guarantee periods), (C) insurance charges, (D) loads and expense charges, (E) mortality and expense charges, (F) administrative expense risk charges, (G) policyholder dividends, (H) Policy Loan rates, (I) index cap and (J) participation rates and (ii) in respect of the Surplus Participation Payments, (A) the average payout timing of such payments and (B) the surplus tally calculation of such payments (each of such items, a “Non-Guaranteed Element”); provided, however, that the Ceding Company shall manage all Non-Guaranteed Elements in a manner consistent with the practices and procedures applied by the Ceding Company for its similar businesses and in accordance with Applicable Law. The Ceding Company agrees that, from and after the Amendment Date, it shall take into account the recommendations of the Reinsurer regarding the Non-Guaranteed Elements (whether in response to a change proposed by the Ceding Company or at the initiative of the Reinsurer), and, to the extent such recommendations comply with Applicable Law, the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Covered Insurance Policies and generally accepted actuarial standards of practice, the Ceding Company shall not unreasonably reject such recommendations. Each time the Ceding Company elects to change any Non-Guaranteed Elements, other than (1) any change in initial or renewal crediting rates, Policy Loan rates, index cap or participation rates, any other similar change or any change required by any Applicable Law or Governmental Authority or (2) any change in term Premiums charged in respect of term Covered Insurance Policies that have reached the end of the level-term period (each of the items listed (1) or (2), a an “Excluded NGE Change”), the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer in writing of such change to any Non-Guaranteed Elements as soon as practicable but in no case later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the effective date of such change; provided, however, that, in the case of any such change to a Non-Guaranteed Element specified in clauses (i) or (ii)(A) of the definition thereof that affects more than five percent (5%) of the Covered Insurance Policies in any Reinsured Portfolio, the Ceding Company will use its reasonable best efforts to notify the Reinsurer thirty (30) calendar days before such change takes place (each form of notice described in this sentence, an “NGE Change Notice”).
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(b) If the Reinsurer reasonably determines that any such change, or the unreasonable rejection of any recommendations by the Reinsurer, to the Non-Guaranteed Elements, other than Excluded NGE Changes, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder (an “NGE MAE”), the Reinsurer may so notify the Ceding Company in writing of such determination within twenty-five (25) calendar days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice from the Ceding Company of the change, including an NGE Change Notice. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such a notice from the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall engage an Independent Actuary, with the selection of the Independent Actuary subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to (i) determine whether the change to the Non-Guaranteed Elements will have an NGE MAE (if the existence of an NGE MAE is disputed) and (ii) if so, estimate the present value of the NGE MAE impact (if any). If the Independent Actuary determines that there will be an NGE MAE, the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if such change had not occurred. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to such Independent Actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The Independent Actuary’s written decision as to the existence and amount of any NGE MAE will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines there will not be any NGE MAE, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary. The Reinsurer hereby agrees that any change to a Non-Guaranteed Element that is initiated, recommended, approved or ratified by the Reinsurer, any Affiliate of the Reinsurer or a Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed not to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder.
(c) Within a reasonable period of time prior to effecting any Excluded NGE Change required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority, the Ceding Company shall provide reasonably detailed notice to the Reinsurer describing the nature of such change and the reasons for making such change. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice of any such Excluded NGE Change, the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of any disagreement that such change is an Excluded NGE Change. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such change. Should the Reinsurer provide timely notice of disagreement, during the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the change. In the event the Parties cannot resolve such dispute within such period, either Party may elect to refer the dispute for arbitration pursuant to Section 10.3(b). In the event of any such proceeding, the arbitration panel shall only be authorized to determine whether the disputed change is an Excluded NGE Change. If the resolution of the dispute results in a determination that the change was not an Excluded NGE Change, the Parties will use the mechanism set forth in Section 2.5(b) to value the impact of the change.
Section 2.6 Misstatement of Age, Sex or Any Other Material Fact. If the Ceding Company’s liability under any of the Covered Insurance Policies is changed because of a misstatement of age, sex or any other material fact, the Reinsurer shall: (a) assume a Quota Share of that portion of any increase in the Ceding Company’s liability resulting from the change; and (b) receive credit for a Quota Share of that portion of any decrease in the Ceding Company’s liability resulting from the change. The reinsurance with the Reinsurer shall be restated and, as applicable, adjusted between the Parties from commencement on the basis of the adjusted amounts in the Covered Insurance Policy using Premiums and reserves at the correct age and sex or other material fact. If the Ceding Company returns Premium to the policyowner or beneficiary under a Covered Insurance Policy based on contestable misrepresentation or suicide of the insured, the Reinsurer will refund the net reinsurance Premiums received on that Covered Insurance Policy to the Ceding Company as part of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount pursuant to Section 3.2.
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Section 2.7 Programs of Internal Replacement.
(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Ceding Company will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, undertake, solicit, sponsor or support any exchange program in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (an “Exchange Program”) or otherwise target in a directed, programmatic or systematic manner, the Covered Insurance Policies for replacement (a “Replacement Program”).
(b) An Exchange Program or Replacement Program shall be considered undertaken, solicited, sponsored or supported by the Ceding Company or such Affiliates if the program is initiated by the Ceding Company or any of such Affiliates and the program offers financial incentives (e.g., bonuses or commissions) for policyholders or sales representatives for the purpose of inducing the replacement of the Covered Insurance Policies. A program designed to encourage current policyholders to convert term life coverage shall not be considered to be either an Exchange Program or Replacement Program so long as such program is not specifically directed principally to policyowners of Covered Insurance Policies.
(c) The offering by the Ceding Company or any of such Affiliates to new clients and to policyholders of the Covered Insurance Policies of an insurance, annuity, or investment product that offers then-market terms that are more favorable to the policyholders of the Covered Insurance Policies in the normal course of the Ceding Company’s or such Affiliate’s business and consistent with its past practices shall not be considered to be an Exchange Program in violation of this obligation; provided, that such product is not specifically directed principally to policyowners of the Covered Insurance Policies and does not otherwise constitute a Replacement Program.
Section 2.8 Actuarial Review. The Reinsurer shall engage an independent third party actuarial firm to conduct a review (a) no less than once every thirty-six (36) months covering the Long Term Care business (as defined in Schedule 1.2 hereof) and (b) no less than every sixty (60) months covering the First Generation Universal Life and SunAmerica Life Reinsured Portfolios (each as defined in Schedule 1.2 hereof), in each case ceded by the Ceding Company hereunder, and the Reinsurer shall either pay directly, or, to the extent such review is required by a Governmental Authority, reimburse the Ceding Company for, all fees, costs and expenses of such firm. However, the Reinsurer shall obtain the prior written consent of the Ceding Company as respects the choice of such actuarial firm, as well as the lead actuarial partner working on such matter(s), prior to formalizing such engagement, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Any changes to the firm and/or lead actuarial partner shall also require the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Prior to the commencement of any such annual review, the Reinsurer and the Ceding Company shall agree on the scope of work to be performed by such third party actuarial firm; provided, that the scope of work to be performed by such third party actuarial firm must include all work reasonably necessary to satisfy the requirements of the review required pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.8 and all reporting requirements of the Reinsurer’s domestic regulators with respect to reserves ceded from the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer under this Agreement. Any additional work requested of such actuarial firm by the Ceding Company shall be the subject of a separate scope of work between the Ceding Company and such firm, the costs of which shall not be borne by the Reinsurer and shall be borne by the Ceding Company at its own expense. In addition, nothing herein shall preclude the Ceding Company from seeking from such third party actuarial firm a right to consult with such firm from time to time in the course of such review and/or a right to receive, concurrent with the Reinsurer’s receipt, copies of all draft reports and material correspondence from such third party actuarial firm, and the Reinsurer shall consent to such consultation or access requested by the Ceding Company. The Reinsurer shall, and shall cause its Reinsurer Appointed Administrator(s) to, fully cooperate with any third party actuarial firm conducting any such reviews.
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Section 2.9 Other Restrictions and Other Funding Obligations.
(a) From and after the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an investment grade (financial strength / FSR) rating from at least one of the following nationally recognized statistical rating organizations: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings Inc. (an “Acceptable Rating”).
(b) Except to the extent permitted in the following subsections of this Section 2.9, during the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), unless at the time of, and after giving effect to, such dividend, distribution or return of capital, the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, is at least 135% or, in the event (and only for so long as) the Reinsurer maintains an Acceptable Rating, 125% (the “Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage”). If the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, falls below the Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage, the Reinsurer shall not declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), until such ECR Ratio recovers to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days.
(c) On or after January 1, 2025 and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 2.9(d), the Reinsurer may make an irrevocable request for approval from the Ceding Company to replace the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b) with the provisions set forth in the following subsections of this Section 2.9, provided that the Reinsurer simultaneously makes the same request under all of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements; provided that if, at the time of such request, either (i) the aggregate “Statutory Reserves” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) ceded under all ModCo Reinsurance Agreements have declined by more than 50% since 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017, or (ii) the aggregate “Statutory Reserves” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) represent less than 50% of the total reserves held by the Reinsurer in the Long-Term Business Account (each of (i) and (ii), a “Reserve Run Off”), the Reinsurer need not make any such irrevocable request, but instead may simultaneously make irrevocable elections under all of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements, in each case upon no less than 90 days’ written notice, to replace the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b) with the provisions set forth in the following subsections of this Section 2.9.
(d) A request or election, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.9(c) cannot be made by the Reinsurer unless as of the date of such request or election (i) the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, is greater than or equal to the Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage and (ii) Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, is in excess of the LT Account Threshold Percentage. In the event that no Reserve Run Off has occurred, approval by the Ceding Company of the Reinsurer’s request pursuant to Section 2.9(c) shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that in the event that any of the Ceding Company, USL or VALIC denies the Reinsurer’s request under the applicable ModCo Reinsurance Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b) will not be replaced hereunder; and provided, further, in the event that any of the Ceding Company, USL or VALIC denies the Reinsurer’s request, the Reinsurer shall be permitted to make another such request in the future, not less than 180 days after the date of such denial. Whether or not a Reserve Run Off has occurred, in the event that the Reinsurer is in breach of any of its material obligations under any reinsurance agreement between the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall not be permitted to replace the dividend restriction set forth in Section 2.9(b) with the following provisions of this Section 2.9 without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that once the foregoing dividend restriction is replaced with the following provisions of this Section 2.9, the Reinsurer may not make any further requests or elections to replace such provision with the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b).
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(e) In the event the Ceding Company, USL and VALIC approve any request pursuant to Section 2.9(c) or the Reinsurer is entitled to make an election under Section 2.9(c), the provisions of this Section 2.9(e) shall apply for the remaining term of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing:
(i) | In the event the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, falls below 135% or, in the event (and only for so long as) the Reinsurer maintains an Acceptable Rating, 125% (the “LT Account Threshold Percentage”), the following provisions shall apply: |
a. | all Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts and collateral releases due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement shall, in lieu of payment or distribution to the Reinsurer, be deposited (or, in the case of collateral releases, retained) by the Ceding Company in the ModCo Account and retained by the Ceding Company in accordance with this Section 2.9(e) (any such retained quarterly net settlement payments or collateral releases, a “Deposited Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, any obligation of the Reinsurer to remit payment or provide collateral to the Ceding Company under this Agreement shall not be limited by this Section 2.9(e); |
b. | by the later of ninety (90) days after the date such ECR Ratio falls below the LT Account Threshold Percentage (the “Shortfall Date”) and the date on which the next Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is due under this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account additional ModCo Assets having an aggregate fair market value equal to an amount such that, when added to the sum of the Deposited Payments then held in the ModCo Account, the ModCo Account has ModCo Assets with an aggregate Statutory Book Value (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) in excess of the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 (but without regard to the requirement to fund the Buffer Amount) by at least an amount equal to 8% of the Enhanced Capital Requirement (which calculation shall take account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit) for the Long-Term Business Account as of the Shortfall Date (the “Buffer Amount”); provided, that if, on the Shortfall Date, a Reserve Run Off has occurred, the Buffer Amount will instead be an amount equal to the lesser of (x) 8% of the Enhanced Capital Requirement (which calculation shall take account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit) for the Long-Term Business Account as of the Shortfall Date and (y) 1% of the ModCo Reserves as of the Shortfall Date. For the avoidance of doubt, upon deposit by the Reinsurer of assets pursuant to this Section 2.9(e)(i)b. to fund the Buffer Amount, such assets will be assigned a Statutory Book Value on the books of the Ceding Company equal to their fair market value as of the time of deposit, and shall thereafter be accounted for in accordance with SAP, consistent with the accounting for other ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account; |
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c. | all Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts and collateral releases due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement will continue to be deposited into the ModCo Account in accordance with Section 2.9(e)(i)a. until the Reinsurer makes simultaneous written requests to the Ceding Company, USL and VALIC requesting that the Ceding Company, USL and VALIC each resume payment of “Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) and collateral releases due under each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements to the Reinsurer along with evidence that either: (x) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (x) for each ModCo Reinsurance Agreement, the “ModCo Account” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) has “ModCo Assets” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) with an aggregate Statutory Book Value (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in such ModCo Account) in excess of the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 of such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement (but without regard to the requirement to fund the “Buffer Amount” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement)) by at least the “Buffer Amount” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement) (each of (x) and (y), a “Payment Condition”); and |
d. | following a request from the Reinsurer as described above in Section 2.9(e)(i)c. and receipt of reasonably satisfactory evidence that at least one of the Payment Conditions has been satisfied, the Ceding Company shall resume making Quarterly Net Settlement Amount payments and collateral releases in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that until the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days, the Ceding Company shall continue to retain the Buffer Amount in the ModCo Account; provided that in the event that (x) the Reinsurer is not in breach of any of its material obligations under any reinsurance agreement between the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and the Reinsurer and (y) the Reinsurer provides notice (such notice to be provided not more than 75 days after the Buffer Release Evaluation Date), together with reasonably acceptable supporting evidence, to the Ceding Company that as of the last day of the immediately preceding Accounting Period (the “Buffer Release Evaluation Date”), (A) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to at least the LT Account Threshold Percentage and (B) the Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) exceeds the sum of the (I) the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date (but without regard to the requirement to fund the Buffer Amount) plus (II) 135% of the Buffer Amount if the Buffer Amount were calculated as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date rather than the Shortfall Date (the “Updated Buffer Amount”), commencing with the next quarterly calculation of the ModCo Account balance required in Section 4.1, such balance shall be calculated using the Updated Buffer Amount in lieu of the Buffer Amount. |
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(ii) The Reinsurer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), (x) if the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, is below the LT Account Threshold Percentage; (y) that would result in such ECR Ratio being below the LT Account Threshold Percentage or (z) in the event such ECR Ratio falls below the LT Account Threshold Percentage and subsequently recovers to an ECR Ratio that is greater than the LT Account Threshold Percentage, in each case of (x), (y) and (z) unless and until the ModCo Account then holds the full amount of the Buffer Amount pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.9(e)(i).
Section 2.10 Reinsurer Net Retention. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer, together with one or more of its Affiliates, shall retain net for its own account (and not reinsured or retroceded) at least 30% of the Statutory Reserves ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP); provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not take into account and shall not apply to any retrocession or similar arrangement solely between the Reinsurer and any of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE III
INITIAL PAYMENTS; SETTLEMENTS;
ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 3.1 Initial Payments.
(a) Initial ModCo Deposit. On the Closing Date, the Ceding Company shall deposit Permitted Assets with a Statutory Book Value, as of the Closing Date, equal to $25,331,667,332 into the ModCo Account (the “Initial ModCo Deposit”).
(b) Ceding Commission. On the Closing Date, the Reinsurer shall pay to the Ceding Company a ceding commission in an amount equal to $0.
Section 3.2 Settlements.
(a) A quarterly net settlement amount (the “Quarterly Net Settlement Amount”) shall be payable under this Agreement for each Accounting Period in accordance with a settlement statement substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B (the “Settlement Statement”), which shall reflect the following settlement:
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(i) a Quota Share of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company during such Accounting Period; “Reinsured Liabilities” shall mean (x) all liabilities and obligations (including death claims and other contractual benefits, such as policyholder dividends, cash surrender and withdrawal payments (net of surrender charges and fees), maturities, disability payments and income payments, endowments and interest owed under Applicable Law or the terms of the policy on policy claims) of the Ceding Company under the express terms and conditions of the Covered Insurance Policies (whether paid to a beneficiary or escheated), plus (y) all obligations of the Ceding Company for loss adjustment expenses in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies, including legal fees, court costs, pre-and post-judgment interest, and including costs and expense incurred in connection with interpleader and declaratory judgment actions and responding to subpoenas, as well as charges and expenses contractually incurred through the use of the Ceding Company’s Affiliated claims services or technical services companies providing such contest, compromise or litigation service on the Covered Insurance Policies (but excluding any part of the general office expenses and overhead of the Ceding Company), in each case, net of any such liabilities paid by the Ceding Company that are recoverable by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements, plus (z) all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations, minus
(ii) a Quota Share of “Premiums” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal (w) the gross premiums and other amounts, payments, collections, considerations, recoveries, policy fees, deposits and similar receipts received by or on behalf of the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (other than Interest Earned on Policy Loans addressed below), minus (x) 100% of any premiums and other amounts paid by the Ceding Company in respect of the Existing Reinsurance Agreements for such Accounting Period, minus (y) all refunds of unearned premiums for such Accounting Period as a result of the termination of any Covered Insurance Policies, whether due to lapse or death, or arising due to the termination of this Agreement, minus (z) any Federal Excise Tax payable pursuant to Section 7.2, minus
(iii) a Quota Share of “Interest Earned on Policy Loans” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal (x) the interest collected on Policy Loans, plus (y) the increase in accrued interest on Policy Loans, minus (z) the increase in unearned loan interest on Policy Loans during such Accounting Period, or, in the alternative, any reasonable approximation method for accrued and unearned interest as agreed to by the Parties, plus
(iv) a Quota Share of Guaranty Fund Assessments for such Accounting Period paid pursuant to Section 7.5, plus
(v) the “Aggregate Expense Allowance” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal the sum of the Expense Allowances for each Reinsured Portfolio included in the Covered Insurance Policies as calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.1, plus
(vi) the “Investment Expenses” for such Accounting Period, which means the sum of (x) aggregate fees, expenses and other amounts and costs Deemed Paid by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or designees to any Investment Manager or any other Person relating to investment advice, investment management, hedging support, derivatives advisory services, tracking of derivatives transactions, securities lending, repurchase, reverse repurchase and similar transactions and trade processing, settlement, pricing, collateral and margin management, and other related services for such transactions, in each case, relating to the ModCo Assets or relating to the custody of any ModCo Assets, plus (y) an expense allowance for investment accounting services (including maintenance of the Reinsurer accounting basis for the ModCo Assets) provided, or caused to be provided, by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates equal to 0.225 basis points times the GAAP Carrying Value of the ModCo Assets as of the beginning of such Accounting Period, plus
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(vii) the Quota Share of the total balance of Policy Loans outstanding as of the end of the Accounting Period minus the Quota Share of the total balance of Policy Loans outstanding as of the end of the preceding Accounting Period, plus
(viii) a Quota Share of “Surplus Participation Payments”, if any, made during such Accounting Period, which shall equal all amounts paid to policyholders of certain Covered Insurance Policies having a participating policyholder dividend feature that by statute or historic course of practice provides for participation rights in a separately tracked surplus tally calculation attributable to such block of Covered Insurance Policies; Surplus Participation Payments will be made consistent with the Ceding Company’s Description of Par Dividend Surplus Tally Spreadsheet memorandum, dated October 12, 2017, in effect on the Closing Date, attached as Exhibit F; provided, however, the average payout timing of such Surplus Participation Payments may be changed in accordance with Section 2.5).
Following the Amendment Date, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to develop a mutually agreeable mechanism for separately reporting to the Reinsurer all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations and Ex Gratia Payments paid by the Ceding Company during an Accounting Period.
The Ceding Company will provide a Settlement Statement to the Reinsurer for each Accounting Period on the fifteenth (15th) Business Day of the second calendar month following each Accounting Period (other than a calendar year-end Accounting Period) and on the first day of the third calendar month following each calendar year-end Accounting Period. The Settlement Statement shall also include the Ceding Company’s current list of Restricted Purchasers.
(b) The Quarterly Net Settlement Amount payable under this Agreement for each Accounting Period and any Terminal Accounting Period (as set forth in the Settlement Statement) shall be payable as follows:
(i) if the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is positive, the Reinsurer shall pay such amount to the Ceding Company no later than the later of seven (7) Business Days after the receipt by the Reinsurer of the Settlement Statement or seven (7) Business Days after the due date for the Settlement Statement; and
(ii) if the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is negative, no later than seven (7) Business Days after the due date for the Settlement Statement, the Ceding Company shall pay the absolute value of such negative amount to the Reinsurer;
provided, that any amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.2(b)(i) and (ii) shall be adjusted (positive or negative) for any amounts transferred to or paid by or on behalf of a Party during the period between the end of the Accounting Period and the date any remittance is paid hereunder.
In lieu of cash payments in respect of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount, the Parties may settle by means of an asset transfer. In such event: (A) if an amount is due the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall transfer Permitted Assets with a Fair Market Value equal to such amount and as mutually agreed upon by the Parties; or (B) if an amount is due the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall transfer assets with a Fair Market Value equal to such amount that are mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
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Section 3.3 Aggregate Expense Allowance, Investment Expenses and Surplus Participation Payments. On a quarterly basis, the Reinsurer shall pay to the Ceding Company, each as a component of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount, (a) the Aggregate Expense Allowance to cover the cost of providing administrative and other services necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of the Covered Insurance Policies and the Reinsured Liabilities in an aggregate amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.1, (b) the Investment Expenses, and (c) a Quota Share of any Surplus Participation Payments made during the Accounting Period. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.3, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree to (i) reasonable adjustments to the Aggregate Expense Allowance or Investment Expenses for one or more Reinsured Portfolios to reflect changes in the premium tax, commissions and/or administration costs of such Reinsured Portfolios or investment expenses in respect of the ModCo Assets and (ii) make a corresponding one-time payment from one Party to the other, as applicable, in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to (i), equal to the change in the fair value of the Reinsurer’s liability for the applicable future Aggregate Expense Allowance payments or Investment Expense payments, as applicable, following implementation of such adjustment as determined in accordance with the Insurance Act, including the Insurance (Prudential Standards) (Class C, Class D and Class E Solvency Requirement) Rules 2011, utilizing a discount rate to be agreed between the Parties at the time of such payment, taking account of any flooring of the Ceding Commission at $0 as of the Effective Time (an increase in the fair value of the Aggregate Expense Allowance payments or Investment Expenses payments would result in a one-time payment to the Reinsurer, while a decrease in such fair value payments would result in a one-time payment to the Ceding Company); provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made to the Ceding Commission due to any increase or decrease in (1) the Aggregate Expense Allowance that results from any increase or decrease in fees or other amounts charged by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator or (2) the Investment Expenses that results from any increase or decrease in fees or other amounts charged by any Investment Manager that is not affiliated with the Ceding Company and is designated by the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii). Any such adjustments shall be effected by an amendment to this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.13 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the adjustments made to the Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses that become effective as of the Amendment Date, the Parties shall use the following methodology to determine the one-time payment required hereunder: the one-time payment (calculated as of the Amendment Date) shall equal the midpoint of (x) the amount of the one-time payment based on the original discount rate used to determine the Ceding Commission as of the Closing Date and (y) the amount of the one-time payment based on then-current (i.e., as of the calculation date) technical provision discount rate applied to Reinsurer’s Liabilities pursuant to the Insurance Act.
Section 3.4 Delayed Payments. If there is a delayed settlement of any Quarterly Net Settlement Amount due hereunder that is actually reflected in the related Settlement Statement, interest will accrue on such payment at a per annum rate equal to (a) the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars having a maturity of three (3) months (“LIBOR”) as of the date that such payment was due (the “Determination Date”), adjusted and compounded at each three (3)-month anniversary thereof, plus (b) 1.25% (the “Interest Rate”) until settlement is made, unless the Parties mutually agree that interest on such delayed settlement payment shall be waived. If the Ceding Company determines in its reasonable good faith judgment on the relevant Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been permanently discontinued, then the Parties shall mutually agree to use as a successor base rate the alternative reference rate publicly-selected by the central bank, reserve bank, monetary authority or any similar institution (including any committee or working group thereof) that is consistent with accepted market practice on the Determination Date (the “Alternative Rate”). If the Parties use the Alternative Rate as the successor base rate pursuant to the foregoing, the Parties shall work in good faith, to the extent not provided by the terms thereof, to mutually agree upon and determine in their commercially reasonable good faith judgment the interest rate determination date and any other relevant methodology for calculating the Alternative Rate, including any adjustment factor (including any necessary spread adjustment) needed to make the Alternative Rate comparable to the LIBOR base rate, in each case in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for the Alternative Rate (including by reference to price quotations listed on futures and derivatives exchanges). For purposes of this Section 3.4, a Quarterly Net Settlement Amount will be considered overdue, and such interest will begin to accrue, on the first day immediately following the date such payment is due. For greater clarity, (i) a Quarterly Net Settlement Amount shall be deemed to be due hereunder on the last date on which such payment may be timely made under the applicable provision and (ii) interest will not accrue on any Quarterly Net Settlement Amount due the Reinsurer hereunder if the delayed settlement was caused by the Reinsurer or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, including delays caused by the inability to liquidate ModCo Assets in a timely manner that were chosen for withdrawal by the Reinsurer to fund amounts due to the Reinsurer hereunder. Further, no interest will accrue on the initial Quarterly Net Settlement Amount hereunder.
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Section 3.5 Offset.
(a) Each Party shall have, and may exercise at any time and from time to time, the right to offset any undisputed balance or balances, due from such Party to the other Party under this Agreement, and may offset the same against any undisputed balance or balances due to the former from the latter under this Agreement. In the event of any insolvency, rehabilitation, conservatorship or comparable proceeding by or against the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer, the rights of offset and recoupment set forth in this Section 3.5 shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. Balances will be considered “disputed” if one Party has contested the balance in writing to the other Party.
(b) This right of offset will not be diminished by any insurance business transfer pursuant to any Applicable Law similar in effect to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, a company voluntary arrangement pursuant to Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986, or any provision which replaces the foregoing, or has the same effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, so that the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer may continue to offset against any assignee or statutory transferee amounts due under any prior or related agreement against sums claimed under this Agreement, notwithstanding any assignment of this Agreement, or any insurance business transfer including this Agreement, or any such scheme of arrangement or company voluntary arrangement affecting liabilities under it.
Section 3.6 Administration.
(a) For the period between the Closing Date and the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company and its appointed administrators and other designees shall administer the Covered Insurance Policies and perform all accounting therefor. During such period, the Ceding Company shall be permitted to assign any of its administrative functions, including claims administration, to any of its Affiliates and/or third party administrators; provided, that the Ceding Company shall remain ultimately responsible to the policyholders for such administration. Such administration shall be conducted with no less skill, diligence and expertise as the Ceding Company applies to servicing its other business and in material conformance with the terms and conditions of the Covered Insurance Policies and all Applicable Laws; provided, further, that the performance of any material administrative services with regard to the Covered Insurance Policies by any administrator that is not an Affiliate of the Ceding Company or that is not acting as an administrator for such Covered Insurance Policy as of the Effective Time shall be subject to the advance written approval of the Reinsurer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied. Without limitation of the foregoing, in undertaking the direct and reinsurance administration and claims practices relating to the Covered Insurance Policies during such period, the Ceding Company and any administrator or other designee appointed by the Ceding Company shall act in accordance and consistent with the Ceding Company’s existing administrative and claims practices in effect on the Effective Time (each, an “Existing Practice”); provided, that, to the extent the Ceding Company or any administrator proposes to modify materially an Existing Practice from time to time following the Effective Time (an Existing Practice, as proposed to be modified from time to time, a “Proposed Practice”), the Ceding Company shall (i) not, without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), implement or agree to the implementation of the Proposed Practice and (ii) if the Reinsurer furnishes such written consent, act in accordance and consistent with the Proposed Practice. In the event that the Ceding Company or an administrator appointed by the Ceding Company implements a Proposed Practice during such period without obtaining the prior written consent of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer reasonably determines that it would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement (x) the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company of such determination, and (y) the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if the implementation of such Proposed Practice had not occurred. If the Ceding Company outsources any material administrative services during such period, the Ceding Company shall secure the Reinsurer’s right to audit and inspect the party performing such outsourced services. Following the Amendment Date, this Section 3.6(a) shall cease to apply to the Ceding Company’s administration of the Covered Insurance Policies.
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(b) Following the Amendment Date, subject to the receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals, the Parties intend to enter into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which the Ceding Company would appoint FLAS to perform certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies described therein, other than certain administrative services that the Ceding Company agrees to continue to perform in respect of such Administered Policies (the “Retained Services”). Notwithstanding any appointment by the Ceding Company of FLAS or any replacement third party administrator to perform administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies, the Ceding Company shall remain ultimately responsible to the policyholders for such administration.
(c) For any period between the Amendment Date and the date the Parties enter into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof), and for any period thereafter that the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof) is not in effect, the Ceding Company shall provide all of the administrative services in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies. For any period that the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof) is in effect, (i) pursuant to the terms of such administrative service agreement, FLAS (or any other Reinsurer Appointed Administrator) shall perform certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies described therein, other than any Retained Services; and (ii) the Ceding Company shall provide all of the administrative services in respect of the Self-Administered Policies and perform the Retained Services. All services to be performed by the Ceding Company hereunder at any point in time on or after the Amendment Date (the “Administrative Services”) shall be performed in accordance with the Appendix A hereto (the “Administrative Appendix”).
(d) The Reinsurer shall be bound by all payments and settlements entered into (i) by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator and (ii) by the Ceding Company in accordance with Section 2.4. For purposes of interpreting Sections 2.4 and 3.6, the Reinsurer shall be absolutely bound by any act or failure to act by it or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator providing all or a portion of administrative services as respects the Covered Insurance Policies reinsured hereunder.
(e) Following the Amendment Date, in addition to entering into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement and transitioning the administration of the Administered Policies to FLAS (which transition is governed by the terms of the Initial Purchase Agreement and shall not be subject to the requirements of this Section 3.6(e)), the Reinsurer shall have the right to recommend to the Ceding Company that the administration of all or a portion of the Administrative Services remaining with the Ceding Company be transferred to FLAS or an alternative administrator (each alternative administrator, FLAS and any replacement of any of the foregoing, a “Reinsurer Appointed Administrator”), and the Ceding Company shall not unreasonably withhold its consent as respects a transition to any such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator; provided, that (i) except as set forth below in Section 3.6(i), the Reinsurer shall bear all costs to transition any Administrative Services to such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, as well as any damages or costs resulting from such transition, including, without limitation, any early termination fees, any increases in service fees on business remaining with the predecessor administrator to the extent such increase in service fees results from such transition, and any other costs and expenses resulting from the transition, (ii) all requisite regulatory approvals shall have been received for such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to administer the applicable Administrative Services and (iii) the Ceding Company reserves the right to perform due diligence on any proposed Reinsurer Appointed Administrator prior to granting or withholding its consent and the Reinsurer shall give due regard to the Ceding Company’s views regarding the qualifications of any such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator; and provided, further, that any recommendation to transition Administrative Services that are being performed by any Non-Transitioned TPAs, shall be subject to the terms, conditions and limitations contained in the applicable administrative services agreements with such Non-Transitioned TPAs. Such transition may be accomplished in stages on an administration function-by-administration function basis as the Parties shall mutually agree, pursuant to a mutually acceptable administrative services agreement (or an amendment to the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof) (each such agreement, the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement and any replacement of any of the foregoing, an “Administrative Services Agreement”) having terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company, which shall include the specific services required to be performed, the accounting and reporting requirements, the service standards, financial consideration, insurance requirements and the term and termination of the arrangement.
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(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no act or failure to act by the Reinsurer or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be considered an act or failure to act by the Ceding Company for any purpose of this Agreement unless such act or failure to act is at the written direction or request of the Ceding Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Ceding Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement as a result of any failure to perform, or inadequacy in the performance of, any obligation of the Ceding Company hereunder to the extent such performance by the Ceding Company is reasonably dependent on the performance by a Reinsurer Appointed Administrator of its obligations under any Administrative Services Agreement that has not been properly, timely and fully performed.
(g) Reinsurer shall be deemed to have knowledge of, approved, consented to, and/or ratified any act or failure to act by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator. Any fact, circumstance or issue that is known or should reasonably be known by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed known by the Reinsurer.
(h) Reinsurer shall, and shall cause any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, to provide all data and any reports reasonably requested by Ceding Company in connection with the Administered Policies to enable Ceding Company to comply with all applicable financial, regulatory, tax and rating agency requirements, as well as all other filings required by Applicable Law or in connection with Actions or Legally Required Ceding Company Actions, subject to and in accordance with the terms of any applicable Administrative Services Agreement. Reinsurer shall, and shall cause any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to, prepare and deliver any such data and reports on a timely basis in order for Ceding Company to manage any Actions or comply with any filing or other mandatory deadlines required by Applicable Law or Ceding Company’s internal reporting requirements.
(i) In the event that the administration of all or a portion of the Administrative Services are transferred from the Ceding Company to FLAS or an alternative administrator pursuant to Section 3.6(e) above due to a Material Ceding Company Administration Breach, the Ceding Company shall bear all costs to transition such Administrative Services to such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, as well as any damages or costs resulting from such transition, including, without limitation, any early termination fees, any increases in service fees on business remaining with the predecessor administrator to the extent such increase in service fees results from such transition, and any other costs and expenses resulting from the transition. A “Material Ceding Company Administration Breach” shall have occurred (A) if there is any material breach by the Ceding Company in the performance of the Administrative Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, reputation, relations with regulators or financial condition of the Reinsurer or its Affiliates and such breach is not cured within twenty (20) Business Days following receipt by the Ceding Company of written notice of such breach from the Reinsurer, or (B) if there is any pattern of breaches by the Ceding Company in the performance of the Administrative Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that have caused, or would be reasonably expected to cause, material detriment to the Reinsurer, following thirty (30) Business Days written notice thereof to the Ceding Company by the Reinsurer and a one-time opportunity to cure, if such pattern of breaches is capable of being cured and material detriment to Ceding Company has not occurred. For purposes hereof, “material detriment to the Reinsurer” means (I) any remedy of specific performance, injunction, consent order or other form of equitable relief imposed on the Reinsurer that would be material to any line of business of the Reinsurer, (II) any loss by the Reinsurer of any insurance license or qualification, (III) the inability of the Reinsurer to satisfy material regulatory requirements, (IV) a determination by an applicable regulator that such activity constitutes an intentional and material violation of any material law, statute or regulation or any criminal act, or (V) any material and adverse impact on the Reinsurer’s ability to conduct its business or its relationships with regulators.
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Section 3.7 Certain Reports.
(a) The Reinsurer shall provide written notice of the occurrence of any Recapture Triggering Event within five (5) Business Days after its occurrence. In addition, the Reinsurer will provide immediate written notice to the Ceding Company in the event that (i) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, falls below 145% or (ii) to the Reinsurer’s knowledge, the occurrence of a Recapture Triggering Event pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of such term is reasonably likely to occur. The Reinsurer shall also cooperate fully with the Ceding Company and promptly respond to the Ceding Company’s reasonable inquiries from time to time concerning whether a Recapture Triggering Event has occurred. In addition to the foregoing, the Reinsurer shall also provide written notice of any of the following occurrences within five (5) Business Days of its occurrence: (i) a direct or indirect Change of Control of the Reinsurer; (ii) the Reinsurer cedes more than fifty percent (50%) of the Statutory Reserves ceded hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP) to a single “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) or (iii) the Reinsurer makes an application for any insurance business transfer pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, or any provision that replaces the foregoing, or has a substantially similar effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii), that does not constitute a Recapture Triggering Event.
(b) The Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with copies of its annual and quarterly Statutory Financial Statement (or equivalent thereof required by its domiciliary jurisdiction) promptly following the filing thereof. Concurrently, the Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with (i) in the case of its annual Statutory Financial Statement, the Reinsurer’s Available Statutory Economic Capital and Surplus as a percentage of its Enhanced Capital Requirement (“ECR Ratio”) as of the applicable year end, (ii) in the case of its quarterly Statutory Financial Statement, the Reinsurer’s best estimate of its ECR Ratio as of the applicable quarter end (in each case, the “ECR Reporting Deadline”) and (iii) loss recognition reports and cash flow testing reports on the Covered Insurance Policies. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the reasonable request of the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall also provide the Ceding Company with a report setting forth the Reinsurer’s estimate of its ECR Ratio as of any applicable month end. Each such calculation shall include (A)(I) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account both before and after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit and (II) the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio both before and after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit; and (B) reasonable supporting detail with respect to such calculations, including Reinsurer’s economic balance sheet and any filings with the Bermuda Monetary Authority required in connection with the calculation of the Reinsurer’s Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirements. The Ceding Company shall maintain the confidentiality of each such statement or report, in each case to the extent that such statement or report is not publicly available.
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(c) Except as otherwise specified in any Administrative Services Agreement, the Ceding Company shall provide the Reinsurer with the reports and data specified in Exhibit A at the times specified in Exhibit A. All reports provided by the Ceding Company pursuant to Exhibit A shall be prepared consistent with the Ceding Company’s books and records.
(d) Internal Control Support.
(i) On an annual basis, prior to the end of each calendar year commencing after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to support an assessment of internal controls related to the Settlement Statements and certain related actuarial data provided by the Ceding Company pursuant to the following sections of Exhibit A: A.2, A.4(f), A.6 and A.10.
(ii) The Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with reasonably supportable scoping details for each annual internal control assessment no later than July 1 of each year for the Ceding Company’s review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that any requirements the Reinsurer has for purposes of completing its own required annual control assessment shall be covered; and, provided, further, that the Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with such scoping details for the first calendar year commencing after the Amendment Date no later than 30 calendar days after the Amendment Date. Within 45 days of receiving the annual scoping details, the Ceding Company shall provide to the Reinsurer for its review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, an estimate of the costs for the internal control support and assessment based on the scoping details submitted by the Reinsurer.
(iii) The internal control assessment may include agreed upon procedures or selective control testing requested by the Reinsurer and approved by the Ceding Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The requirement to support this internal control assessment may be waived upon mutual agreement by the Parties.
(iv) The Parties recognize that the work required to support these internal control assessments results from the size and materiality of the Ceding Company’s business reinsured under this Agreement relative to the size and materiality of such business to Reinsurer’s overall business and, as such, the Reinsurer will be responsible for any third party costs incurred by the Ceding Company in such efforts, as well as any incremental direct internal costs incurred by the Ceding Company to support such efforts, including the cost of the Ceding Company employees assisting in the process.
(v) Promptly upon completion of the internal control assessment, the Ceding Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take commercially reasonable steps to remediate, to the Reinsurer’s reasonable satisfaction, any material deficiencies identified as a result of the internal control assessment. The Parties agree to periodically review the need for such assessment. Any agreed upon internal control assessment shall, to the extent required, be performed by a nationally registered auditing firm that routinely provides such assessments to companies of similar size and complexity as the Ceding Company.
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Section 3.8 Books and Records.
(a) The Ceding Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, preserve until such date as the obligations of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer hereunder are fully and finally satisfied and two (2) years thereafter (or such other later date as may be required by Applicable Law), all Books and Records related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. During such period, upon any reasonable request from the Reinsurer or its Representatives, the Ceding Company shall (i) provide to the Reinsurer and its Representatives reasonable access to such Books and Records during normal business hours; provided, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Ceding Company, and (ii) permit the Reinsurer and its Representatives to make copies of any such Books and Records, in each case, at no cost to the Reinsurer or its Representatives (other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses). Such Books and Records may be sought under this Section 3.8 by the Reinsurer for any reasonable purpose, including to the extent reasonably required in connection with accounting, litigation, securities law disclosure, external or internal audits, or other similar purpose.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.8(a), the Ceding Company reserves the right to withhold any Books and Records from the Reinsurer that, in the Ceding Company’s judgment, are protected from discovery by any applicable privilege and/or immunity, including the attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrines, and will notify the Reinsurer in the event any such documents are withheld. In the event that the Ceding Company withholds such privileged materials, it shall take steps as reasonably necessary to attempt to provide the Reinsurer with the information it requested without jeopardizing the privileged nature of the material withheld. However, in no event shall the Reinsurer have access to privileged materials relating to any dispute between the Reinsurer and the Ceding Company. Further, should the Reinsurer request access to materials protected by a confidentiality or protective order, the Parties will use reasonable efforts to provide access in a manner that does not violate such order.
(c) Promptly, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after completion of any inspection conducted by the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall consult with the Ceding Company with respect to any and all questions or issues raised by the inspection. If, as a result of any inspection, the Reinsurer denies or disputes coverage for any claims, the Reinsurer shall, upon the Ceding Company’s request, promptly provide the Ceding Company with a report or analysis completed by the Reinsurer or its Representatives outlining the findings of the inspection and identifying the reasons for denying or disputing such claim.
(d) The Reinsurer may request and the Ceding Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give the Reinsurer reasonable access to any Subcontractor performing administrative services in respect of the Long Term Care Reinsured Portfolio for purposes of monitoring the performance of such Subcontractor’s administration of the Long Term Care Reinsured Portfolio, as may be further agreed by the Parties from time to time; provided, however, that the Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for any costs and expenses billed to Ceding Company by such Subcontractor resulting from Reinsurer’s request for information to any such Subcontractor or other exercise of access as provided herein. The Reinsurer agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to, and shall not, direct the activities of any such Subcontractor. The Reinsurer shall keep the Ceding Company informed each time the Reinsurer seeks access to any such Subcontractor. To the extent any such Subcontractor seeks additional fees from the Ceding Company by virtue of the Reinsurer’s exercise of such access, the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer of such request and the Parties will convene to determine how to respond to such request.
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ARTICLE IV
MODCO ACCOUNT; COLLATERAL TRUST
Section 4.1 ModCo Account; Investment Guidelines.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Ceding Company (i) established one or more custodial accounts (the “ModCo Account”) and (ii) in accordance with Section 3.1(a), made the Initial ModCo Deposit. The ModCo Account and the assets maintained therein will (x) be retained, controlled, owned and maintained by the Ceding Company, (y) be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this Agreement and (z) be maintained by the Ceding Company in one or more custodial accounts segregated and distinct from the Ceding Company’s other general account assets. Such assets shall be valued, for purposes of this Agreement, according to their Statutory Book Value. In accordance with SAP, the Ceding Company elects to cede all realized capital gains and losses in respect of the ModCo Assets to the Reinsurer on a gross basis.
(b) The amount of the ModCo Reserves shall be determined for each Accounting Period by the Ceding Company in accordance with SAP consistently applied as of the last calendar day of such Accounting Period and shall be set forth in each applicable Settlement Statement; provided, that the Ceding Company shall not seek any permitted practices from a Governmental Authority that would have the effect of increasing the amount of ModCo Reserves required in respect of the liabilities ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder in accordance with SAP as applicable to Ceding Company without first consulting in good faith with the Reinsurer and considering any reasonable recommendations of the Reinsurer before proceeding; provided, that if the Ceding Company obtains any such permitted practice and does not accept the Reinsurer’s recommendations, and the Reinsurer determines that such permitted practice (x) is commercially unreasonable (viewed solely in the context of this Agreement and the other ModCo Reinsurance Agreements, without reference to any other business relationships the Ceding Company may have with any particular insured) and (y) has had a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability and/or overall economic position hereunder, then the Reinsurer must raise any such determination promptly to the Ceding Company. If the Ceding Company agrees, the Parties will cooperate to determine how to handle such situation in a mutually agreeable manner. If the Parties cannot so agree, then the Reinsurer may bring an arbitration proceeding pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof, with the Reinsurer bearing the burden of proof that such permitted practice was commercially unreasonable (viewed solely in the context of this Agreement and the other Modco Reinsurance Agreements, without reference to any other business relationships the Ceding Company may have with any particular insured), and caused a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability and/or overall economic position hereunder. The arbitration panel shall only be authorized to adjust the calculation of the ModCo Reserves required to be held in the ModCo Account as of any relevant date of determination to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position it would have been in had the Ceding Company not obtained such permitted practice (with no other damages, including any equitable awards, being permissible).
(c) For purposes of calculating the ModCo Reserves pursuant to this Agreement, the Ceding Company shall perform such calculations in a manner materially consistent with the AGL/DSA Re Valuation Methodology Memorandum, from Randy Marash to File (inclusive of the memoranda embedded therein), dated November 29, 2017, attached as Exhibit E , which sets forth the Ceding Company’s valuation methodology and basis for valuation, including valuation interest rates or assumptions, for the Covered Insurance Policies (the “Valuation Methodology”) as of the Effective Time. The Ceding Company shall not modify or change the Valuation Methodology on any of the Covered Insurance Policies without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer, unless such modifications or changes are required pursuant to SAP or otherwise under Applicable Law. In the event that the Reinsurer does not provide its consent to a modification or change requested by the Ceding Company (which change is not otherwise required by SAP or under Applicable Law, it being understood that no Reinsurer consent is required for modifications or changes required pursuant to SAP or otherwise under Applicable Law) and the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) calendar days of the Ceding Company’s request for a change in the Valuation Methodology, notwithstanding Section 10.3, the Ceding Company shall engage an Independent Actuary, with the selection of the Independent Actuary subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, and the Independent Actuary’s written determination as to whether the Ceding Company’s proposed modification or change to the Valuation Methodology is reasonable will be binding on the Parties. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to reach its determination, subject to such Independent Actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The fees and expenses of such Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Parties; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines that the Valuation Methodology shall be modified as proposed by the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary.
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(d) The ModCo Assets (other than Policy Loans) (I) will be managed and invested by the Ceding Company and/or AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC, as the investment manager appointed by the Ceding Company hereunder, and/or such other investment manager designated from time to time as provided below (each, an “Investment Manager”) in a manner consistent with the investment guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Investment Guidelines”), and (II) shall consist only of cash, any securities qualifying as admitted assets in the state of domicile of the Ceding Company, and any other form of security acceptable to the primary insurance regulatory authority in such state (“Permitted Assets”). Such assets will be free and clear of claims, liens and encumbrances running to the benefit of third parties other than those (x) arising in the ordinary course of investment management with respect to admitted assets, or (y) permitted in the Investment Guidelines; provided, that if a claim, lien or encumbrance arises with respect to any such asset, except as permitted under clause (x) and (y), the Ceding Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such claim, lien or encumbrance as promptly as practicable following its discovery thereof.
(i) The Ceding Company shall not amend, modify or otherwise change the investment guidelines pursuant to which any Investment Manager manages Permitted Assets, or, prior to the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the terms relating to the fees and expense reimbursement payable to any such Investment Manager, without the Reinsurer’s prior written consent thereto. In addition, not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of any proposed amendments to the fees payable to any Investment Manager following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall give the Reinsurer written notice of such proposal, and the Parties shall consult in good faith with respect to such proposed amendments to such fees. If the Investment Manager resigns or is removed, or, following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer requests that the Investment Manager be replaced in accordance with the requirements of this Section 4.1(d), the Ceding Company shall appoint a replacement investment manager as directed by the Reinsurer with respect to the Permitted Assets, if such replacement investment manager is reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company; provided, however, that no replacement investment manager shall have authority to engage in any of the following, for or in respect of, the Modco Assets: (A) derivatives, (B) foreign currency transactions (for the avoidance of doubt, not including foreign currency denominated securities), (C) Short Term Borrowing Transactions, or (D) Short Term Investments comprising reverse repurchase agreements, cash-out securities lending agreements or liquidity pools managed by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates.
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(ii) From time to time following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, if directed to do so by the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall appoint one or more additional Investment Managers reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company with respect to the Permitted Assets; provided, however, that no additional investment manager shall have authority to engage in any of the following, for or in respect of, the Modco Assets: (A) derivatives, (B) foreign currency transactions (for the avoidance of doubt, not including foreign currency denominated securities), (C) Short Term Borrowing Transactions, or (D) Short Term Investments comprising reverse repurchase agreements, cash-out securities lending agreements or liquidity pools managed by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates. Not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of any proposed replacement or appointment of additional Investment Managers following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer shall give the Ceding Company written notice of such proposal, and the Parties shall consult in good faith with respect to such proposed replacement or additional Investment Managers. Any replacement or additional Investment Manager shall accept its appointment by entering into an investment management agreement with respect to the Permitted Assets in a form, including the terms and conditions, reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Ceding Company shall not be responsible for any breach of the Investment Guidelines caused by an act or omission by any Investment Manager appointed at the direction of the Reinsurer; provided, that such breach was not caused by the act, failure to act or direction of the Ceding Company. Additionally, the Ceding Company agrees to consult with the Reinsurer, in advance, regarding any proposals by its Investment Managers to appoint any subadvisers in respect of ModCo Assets that are unaffiliated with the Investment Managers.
(iii) The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will cooperate reasonably to give effect to (and the Ceding Company will instruct its applicable Investment Manager to give effect to) any (x) proposal by the Reinsurer to transfer for Fair Market Value one or more assets between an account owned by the Reinsurer, on the one hand, and the ModCo Account, on the other hand; provided, that the Ceding Company shall have no obligation to take any action with respect to any transfer that could, as reasonably determined by the Ceding Company or its advisors, (i) cause any breach or exception to any provision of this Agreement (including the Investment Guidelines) or any Applicable Insurance Regulation, (ii) give rise to a requirement to obtain any regulatory approval or non-disapproval; or (iii) contravene any provision of Applicable Law, including the U.S. securities laws, or any rule promulgated thereunder; or (y) other commercially reasonable direction from the Reinsurer with respect to management of the ModCo Assets; provided that such direction does not violate this Agreement (including the Investment Guidelines), any Applicable Law or any law or regulation applicable to such Investment Managers or insurance company investments; provided, further, that, in the case of either of clause (x) or (y), any such direction from, or proposal by, the Reinsurer shall be given in writing, including by email, by its designated representative described below. The Reinsurer shall designate an authorized individual to provide such direction or proposal, and the Ceding Company shall designate an individual to receive any such direction or proposal and deliver such direction or proposal to the applicable Investment Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that the Reinsurer bears the economic risk of the ModCo Assets as described in this Agreement, and agree that, other than the obligation to (A) cooperate in giving effect to any proposal in respect of a transfer and/or (B) deliver any direction to the applicable Investment Manager as contemplated above, the Ceding Company shall have no obligation, and shall incur no liability, with respect to such direction or proposal, as applicable.
(iv) Furthermore, each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer acknowledges and agrees that any fees and expenses paid by the Ceding Company under any Capital Markets Services Agreement in respect of ModCo Assets shall constitute Investment Expenses, and that the Ceding Company shall not agree to amend any terms relating to fees and expense reimbursements payable to any Person under such Capital Markets Services Agreement in respect of ModCo Assets without the Reinsurer’s prior written consent.
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(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree that the IMR is ceded to the Reinsurer. The IMR shall be calculated by the Ceding Company.
(f) Statutory Impairments.
(i) Determinations of statutory impairments of ModCo Assets which are made by the Ceding Company shall be based upon the statutory rules and guidelines and the impairment policy used by the Ceding Company for purposes of calculating statutory impairments reflected in the Ceding Company’s Statutory Financial Statements and without regard to the existence of this Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 10.3, any disagreements with respect to determinations of statutory impairments of ModCo Assets shall be subject to this Section 4.1(f). If the Ceding Company determines that any ModCo Assets have become impaired for purposes of determining Statutory Book Value and such impairments exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate as respects any Accounting Period (a “Significant Impairment”), the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer as promptly as practicable after such determination and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days following the last day of such Accounting Period. Any report notifying the Reinsurer of a Significant Impairment shall provide the CUSIP, ISIN or similar security identifier (as applicable) for the impaired ModCo Assets and describe the reason for each such impairment and the effect on Statutory Book Value of the applicable ModCo Assets. In addition, any such report shall state whether any impaired assets are held in other portfolios of the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and, if so, shall confirm that the Statutory Book Value treatment for each such asset is consistent across all such portfolios. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of written notification of a Significant Impairment, the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of its objection (the “Objection Notice”) to any such impairment determination. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such Objection Notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such impairment determination. During the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of an Objection Notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the determination or calculation of statutory impairments of the applicable ModCo Assets. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts and work together in good faith to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which the Ceding Company is required to file the relevant Statutory Financial Statement with the relevant insurance regulator. If the Parties are unable to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which the Ceding Company is required to file a Statutory Financial Statement with an applicable insurance regulator, the Ceding Company may use its own good faith calculation of the statutory impairment for purposes of preparing its Statutory Financial Statements. If the Parties are unable to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which a quarterly settlement is due hereunder, the Parties shall use the Ceding Company’s good faith calculation of the statutory impairment for purposes of effecting such required quarterly settlement. If thereafter the dispute is ultimately decided in the Reinsurer’s favor pursuant to the arbitration process set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii), then the necessary adjustment will be made between the Parties and reflected in the quarterly settlement for the Accounting Period in which such dispute is ultimately resolved.
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(ii) In the event that the Parties cannot resolve a dispute regarding a Significant Impairment with the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of an Objection Notice, at the Reinsurer’s option, the Parties may engage one or more Independent Valuation Experts (depending on whether different asset classes are implicated in the same Significant Impairment, thereby entailing different experts for valuation purposes), with the selection of such Independent Valuation Experts subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to arbitrate the dispute. If the Parties cannot agree on the choice of expert, the process in Section 9.5(e) shall be followed for such selection. The Independent Valuation Experts shall evaluate which of the Parties’ two (2) determinations with respect to the Statutory Book Value of the relevant ModCo Assets (the “Disputed Assets”) is more reasonable in light of the evidence provided by both Parties in connection with their respective submissions to such Independent Valuation Experts. The Independent Valuation Experts shall select one and only one of the determinations submitted by the Parties. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Valuation Experts with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to each such expert’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. Each Independent Valuation Expert’s written decision as to the more reasonable Statutory Book Value of the Disputed Assets under the circumstances will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the applicable Independent Valuation Expert will be borne by the Party that such expert decides against in its determination of the more reasonable Statutory Book Value of the Disputed Assets.
(iii) In addition to the Reinsurer’s right to pursue the process set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii), if a Significant Impairment dispute cannot be resolved by the Parties within the five (5)-Business Day period following the delivery of an Objection Notice, the Reinsurer may elect to do either of the following:
(x) Instruct the Ceding Company to continue to hold any Disputed Assets in the ModCo Account and not to sell, or cause to be sold, any such Disputed Assets unless directed to do so by the Reinsurer (or unless the sale or other transfer thereof is necessary to satisfy a reinsured obligation in accordance with this Agreement or unless necessary to remain in compliance with Applicable Law and/or the Investment Guidelines); or
(y) To the extent such Disputed Assets are readily transferable, instruct the Ceding Company to transfer any such Disputed Assets to the Reinsurer.
(iv) For the sake of clarity, the risk of impairments is fully transferred to the Reinsurer as noted by the reference to line 34 (Net realized capital gains and losses) of the Summary of Operations of the Ceding Company’s Statutory Financial Statements as contained in the definition of ModCo Account Investment Income.
(g) In addition to the settlement of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for each Accounting Period, if the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets as of the end of such Accounting Period (first taking into account any transfer to the Reinsurer of any Disputed Assets pursuant Section 4.1(f)(iii)(y) above and excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) exceeded the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)), the Ceding Company shall withdraw Permitted Assets as directed by the Reinsurer having a Statutory Book Value as of the end of such Accounting Period in an amount no greater than the lesser of (x) such excess and (y) the aggregate Statutory Book Value of Permitted Assets and shall transfer cash or other Permitted Assets to the Reinsurer equal to such withdrawn amount; provided, that the Reinsurer shall direct the Ceding Company as respects allocation between cash and Permitted Assets as well as the choice of the Permitted Assets, if any, to so withdraw and transfer; provided, further, that the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets following such withdrawal shall be no less than the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)). For the sake of clarity, the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets as of the end of an Accounting Period in Sections 4.1(g) and (h) will be inclusive of any ModCo Assets held therein in respect of any ModCo Account Investment Income for such Accounting Period.
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(h) In addition to the settlement of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for each Accounting Period, if the aggregate Statutory Book Value of ModCo Assets as of the end of such Accounting Period (first taking into account any transfer to the Reinsurer of any Disputed Assets pursuant Section 4.1(f)(iii)(y) above and excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) was less than the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)), the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account cash or other Permitted Assets having an aggregate Fair Market Value or Margin Collateral Value, as applicable, as of the day of transfer sufficient to cure such shortfall. The obligation to transfer amounts for deposit into the ModCo Account as described herein shall in no manner be construed to obligate the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Account independently in any manner separate from amounts so paid by the Reinsurer for such purpose.
(i) In addition to the requirements in Section 4.1(h), if on any Business Day, the sum of (x) the portion of the aggregate Derivative Margin Requirement for the ModCo Account that has not yet been funded through the deposit of assets to the ModCo Account, plus (y) the portion of the aggregate Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement for the ModCo Account that has not yet been funded through the deposit of assets to the ModCo Account (such sum, the “Interim Required Collateral Balance”) exceeds $100 million, the Reinsurer shall deposit into the ModCo Account additional ModCo Assets having an aggregate Margin Collateral Value (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount inclusive of the $100 million threshold) as of the day of transfer at least equal to such Interim Required Collateral Balance, which amount shall be deposited into the ModCo Account no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day after which written notice of such Interim Required Collateral Balance is provided by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer; provided, however, that if such notice is received by the Reinsurer later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, the Reinsurer shall have until 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after which such notice is provided to make such deposit. In addition to the requirements in Section 4.1(g), if on any Business Day, the sum of (x) the portion of the aggregate Derivative Margin Amount for the ModCo Account in excess of the Derivative Margin Requirement, and not previously withdrawn by or transferred to Reinsurer and (y) the portion of the aggregate Short Term Collateral Amount for the ModCo Account in excess of the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement and not previously withdrawn by or transferred to Reinsurer (such sum, the “Interim Return Collateral Balance”) exceeds $100 million, the Ceding Company shall withdraw ModCo Assets as directed by the Reinsurer having an aggregate Statutory Book Value as of the date of transfer equal to the Interim Return Collateral Balance (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount inclusive of the $100 million threshold), which amount shall be transferred to Reinsurer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day after written notice of such Interim Return Collateral Balance is provided by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer via the daily report referenced below; provided, however, that if such notice is received by the Reinsurer later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, the Ceding Company shall have until 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after which such notice is provided to complete such transfer; provided, that the Reinsurer shall direct the Ceding Company as respects such allocation between cash and other ModCo Assets as well as the choice of the ModCo Assets, if any, to so withdraw and transfer; provided, further, that the aggregate Statutory Book Value of ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account following such withdrawal is no less than the sum of (i) ModCo Reserves as of the last day of the previous Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount for the ModCo Account and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount for the ModCo Account, with each of (x) and (y) measured as of the previous Business Day, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)). On each Business Day, the Ceding Company shall provide a report to the Reinsurer stating the value of the Derivatives Margin Amount and the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount, each as of the previous Business Day. The obligation to deposit such cash or other ModCo Assets into the ModCo Account as described herein shall in no manner be construed to obligate the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Account independently in any manner separate from amounts so paid by the Reinsurer for such purpose. Any amounts paid by or transferred to a Party under this Section 4.1(i) during a given Accounting Period shall be reflected in the report delivered by the Ceding Company for such Accounting Period pursuant to Section 3.2 for such Accounting Period and taken into account in determining the amounts due under Sections 4.1(g) and (h) , respectively, with respect to such Accounting Period.
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(j) “ModCo Account Investment Income” for an Accounting Period shall equal the sum of the net investment income calculated by the Ceding Company on the ModCo Assets during such Accounting Period in accordance with line 3 (Net Investment Income) (excluding the impact of any investment expenses, calculated in accordance with line 11 on the Exhibit of Net Investment Income from its Statutory Financial Statements), line 4 (Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve), line 34 (both column 1 and inset amount #1 together) (Net realized capital gains (losses), prior to reduction for taxes) and line 38 (Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses) prior to reduction for taxes) of the Summary of Operations from its Statutory Financial Statement, earned and realized; provided, however, the ModCo Account Investment Income shall not include any Interest Earned on Policy Loans. The ModCo Account Investment Income calculation will not be reduced for any investment expenses (as the Investment Expenses are a separate allowance hereunder payable by the Reinsurer). For the sake of clarity, the Reinsurer bears full investment risk of the ModCo Assets, with no independent obligation of the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Assets due to impairments or otherwise, with all such risk being transferred and effected in connection with the adjustments contemplated in Section 4.1(g) and (h) above.
(k) “ModCo Reserves” means, for each Accounting Period, an amount equal to 100% of the Quota Share of (a) the Statutory Reserves, plus (b) the IMR, minus (c) the result of (i) uncollected premium, plus (ii) deferred and accrued premium, minus (iii) advance premium (where (c) is calculated in accordance with Exhibit 1 of the Statutory Financial Statements), plus (d) the result of (i) resisted claims, plus (ii) pending claims, plus (iii) incurred but not reported claims (where (d) is calculated in accordance with Exhibit 8 of the Statutory Financial Statements), each as determined as of the last calendar day of the current Accounting Period in accordance with the methodologies used by the Ceding Company to calculate such amounts in accordance with SAP, and after giving effect to the credit for reinsurance taken by the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies for the Existing Reinsurance Agreements (for avoidance of doubt, all accruals net of reinsurance ceded are included in these amounts, such as amounts recoverable from reinsurers and other amounts receivable under Existing Reinsurance Agreements).
(l) All deposits under Section 4.1(h) shall be made no later than ten (10) Business Days after the receipt by the Reinsurer of the Settlement Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, where a deposit is made pursuant to Section 4.1(h) with respect to any year end settlement, the Ceding Company may provide a projected calculation of ModCo Reserves for such year-end at any time following December 1 prior to such year end, and the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company any collateral shortfalls reflected therein within the later of (x) ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the aforementioned report of projections and (y) the last Business Day of December of the year for which the Ceding Company is filing its Statutory Financial Statement (assuming the report on year-end collateral requirements has been reported to the Reinsurer five (5) Business Days prior to such date). Any true-ups to such amounts shall occur as part of the regular periodic settlement that follows the finalization of the Ceding Company’s annual Statutory Financial Statements.
Section 4.2 Interest on Policy Loans. Each Accounting Period and pursuant to the Settlement Statement, the Reinsurer shall participate in a Quota Share of Interest Earned on Policy Loans. Such payments will be based on the best estimate of the Ceding Company.
Section 4.3 Credit for Reinsurance for Modified Coinsurance Cession. The Ceding Company shall own the ModCo Account and the assets maintained therein, and the Reinsurer will not be required to provide reserve credit in respect of any Reinsured Liabilities ceded hereunder on a modified coinsurance basis.
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Section 4.4 Collateral Trust.
(a) Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, the Reinsurer shall establish a collateral trust account (the “Collateral Trust Account”) with a third party trustee for the benefit of the Ceding Company pursuant to the terms of a reinsurance trust agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D (the “Collateral Trust Agreement”), with such changes thereto as may be mutually agreed by the Parties. The Reinsurer shall maintain the Collateral Trust Account with Collateral Trust Authorized Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value no less than the Collateral Trust Required Balance. The Collateral Trust Required Balance shall be adjusted as of the end of each Accounting Period. The Collateral Trust Authorized Investments shall be valued according to their current Fair Market Value.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Ceding Company or any successor by operation of law, including any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the Ceding Company may draw upon the assets held in the Collateral Trust Account at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of any Party only for the following purposes: (i) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of premiums returned to the owners of the Covered Insurance Policies on account of cancellation of such policies; (ii) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of surrenders and benefits or losses paid by the Ceding Company pursuant to the provisions of the Covered Insurance Policies; (iii) to pay any other amount that the Ceding Company claims is due under this Agreement; or (iv) in the event that the Ceding Company receives notice of termination of the Collateral Trust Agreement, to fund an account with the Ceding Company in an amount at least equal to the Collateral Trust Required Balance. In the event that any amount drawn by the Ceding Company is subsequently determined not to be due, the Ceding Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amounts so drawn and, until such excess amounts are returned to the Reinsurer, such amounts, together with interest thereon accrued at the Interest Rate (or the Alternative Rate, if applicable), shall be held by the Ceding Company in trust for the complete and sole benefit of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall be entitled to all rights, title and interest in said amounts.
(c) If as of the end of any Accounting Period the Fair Market Value of Collateral Trust Authorized Investments is less than the Collateral Trust Required Balance, the Reinsurer shall deposit Collateral Trust Authorized Investments into the Collateral Trust Account having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to make up such difference. If as of the end of any Accounting Period the Fair Market Value of Collateral Trust Authorized Investments exceeds the Collateral Trust Required Balance, the Reinsurer may request the Ceding Company to release an amount up to such excess.
(d) The Reinsurer shall arrange for assets to be deposited into the Collateral Trust Account. Prior to depositing any assets with the trustee of such Collateral Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall execute assignments or endorsements in blank, or transfer legal title of such assets to the trustee of all shares, obligations or any other assets requiring assignment so that the Ceding Company, or the trustee upon the Ceding Company’s direction, may, whenever necessary, negotiate any such assets without the consent or signature of the Reinsurer or any other entity.
(e) Upon the Ceding Company’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Reinsurer may withdraw all or any of the assets held in the Collateral Trust Account and replace the withdrawn assets with other Collateral Trust Authorized Investments having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so withdrawn so as to maintain at all times on deposit Collateral Trust Authorized Investments in an amount at least equal to the Collateral Trust Required Balance.
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(f) Notwithstanding any rule of any Applicable Law regarding the existence or non-existence of irreparable injury, the provisions of this Section 4.4 are agreed to be specifically enforceable including by motion for preliminary injunction or other provisional remedies.
ARTICLE V
COINSURANCE CESSION
Section 5.1 Coinsurance Cessions Generally. At the Effective Time, no cession shall be made hereunder on a coinsurance basis.
Section 5.2 Security Required.
(a) To the extent any cession is made hereunder on a coinsurance basis, the Reinsurer shall secure its obligations with respect to the Coinsured Liabilities by, at its option, either (i) posting a “clean”, irrevocable, unconditional and evergreen letter of credit issued by a bank acceptable to the Ceding Company in its sole discretion that meets the requirements of Applicable Law and would permit the Ceding Company full credit as admitted reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities (a “Letter of Credit”), (ii) establishing and funding a reinsurance trust account (the “Reinsurance Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Ceding Company, which Reinsurance Trust Account shall consist only of cash (United States legal tender), certificates of deposit (issued by a United States bank and payable in United States legal tender) and/or investments of the types permitted by Article 3.10, § (d), or Article 5.75-1, § (d) of the Texas Insurance Code and permitted by investment guidelines mutually agreed between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer, provided, that such investments are issued by an institution that is not the parent, Subsidiary or other Affiliate of either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer (“Authorized Investments”), deposited pursuant to a trust agreement in form and substance, and with a third party trustee, in each case satisfactory to the Ceding Company in its sole discretion that, at all times, meets the requirements of any Applicable Law, and that would permit the Ceding Company full credit as admitted reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities, or (iii) a combination of both a Letter of Credit and Reinsurance Trust Account. Assets deposited into the Reinsurance Trust Account shall be valued according to their current Fair Market Value.
(b) The Reinsurer shall maintain the face amount of the Letter of Credit plus the Fair Market Value of Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments (“Collateral Value”) at an amount no less than the then-applicable Required Balance. The Required Balance shall be adjusted as of the end of each Accounting Period. “Required Balance” means, with respect to any Accounting Period, an amount equal to the Coinsured Liabilities as of the end of the most recent Accounting Period plus, to the extent required, any additional amount necessary to provide the Ceding Company full credit for reinsurance for the Coinsured Liabilities under Applicable Law.
(c) If at any time the Collateral Value is less than the Required Balance, the Reinsurer shall, at its option, either (i) deposit Authorized Investments into the Reinsurance Trust Account having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to make up such difference, (ii) secure delivery to the Ceding Company of an amendment to the existing Letter of Credit or a new Letter of Credit with a face amount sufficient to make up such difference or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).
(d) If, following the date on which payment of the applicable Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is paid, the Collateral Value exceeds the Required Balance as of the end of the immediately prior Accounting Period, the Reinsurer may request, at its option, the Ceding Company to release excess credit (whether in the form of a downward adjustment in the Letter of Credit and/or a release of assets in the Reinsurance Trust Account) in an amount no greater than the excess of the Collateral Value over the Required Balance. The Ceding Company shall cooperate in such regard; provided, that, following such reduction and/or withdrawal, the Required Balance does not exceed the Collateral Value and the Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments is at least equal to 102% of the Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance.
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Section 5.3 Reinsurance Trust Account.
(a) For so long as all or some portion of the reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities is secured through the use of the Reinsurance Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall maintain in such Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments having, with respect to any date of determination, a Fair Market Value equal to (i) the Required Balance as of such date of determination, minus (ii) the face amount of the Letter of Credit, if any, as of such date of determination (the “Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance”). As promptly as practicable following the date on which payment of the applicable Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is due, the Reinsurer shall prepare and deliver to the Ceding Company a statement (the “Reinsurance Trust Account Statement”) setting forth: (x) the Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance with respect to such Accounting Period and (y) the Fair Market Value of the assets held in the Reinsurance Trust Account as of the end of such Accounting Period.
(b) The Reinsurer shall arrange for assets to be deposited into the Reinsurance Trust Account. Prior to depositing any assets with the trustee of such Reinsurance Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall execute assignments or endorsements in blank, or transfer legal title to the trustee of all shares, obligations or any other assets requiring assignment so that the Ceding Company, or the trustee upon the Ceding Company’s direction, may, whenever necessary, negotiate any such assets without the consent or signature of the Reinsurer or any other entity. Notwithstanding the composition of assets in the Reinsurance Trust Account, all settlements with respect to the Reinsurance Trust Account between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall be in cash or its equivalent.
(c) Upon the Ceding Company’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Reinsurer may withdraw all or any of the assets held in the Reinsurance Trust Account and replace the withdrawn assets with other Authorized Investments having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so withdrawn so as to maintain at all times on deposit Authorized Investments in an amount at least equal to the Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance.
Section 5.4 Additional Withdrawals. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Ceding Company or any successor by operation of law, including any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the Ceding Company may draw upon the Letter of Credit or the assets held in the Reinsurance Trust Account at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of any Party only for the following purposes: (a) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of premiums returned to the owners of the Covered Insurance Policies on account of cancellation of such policies; (b) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of surrenders and benefits or losses paid by the Ceding Company pursuant to the provisions of the Covered Insurance Policies; (c) to pay any other amount that the Ceding Company claims is due under this Agreement; or (d) in the event that the Ceding Company receives notice of nonrenewal of any Letter of Credit or termination of any trust agreement to fund an account with the Ceding Company in an amount at least equal to the Required Balance. In the event that any amount drawn by the Ceding Company is subsequently determined not to be due, the Ceding Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amounts so drawn and, until such excess amounts are returned to the Reinsurer, such amounts, together with interest thereon accrued at the Interest Rate (or the Alternative Rate, if applicable), shall be held by the Ceding Company in trust for the complete and sole benefit of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall be entitled to all rights, title and interest in said amounts.
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Section 5.5 General.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Reinsurer agrees to take other commercially reasonable actions that are necessary to allow the Ceding Company to receive full credit as admitted reinsurance under any Applicable Law for the reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities. In the event that the Reinsurer at any time fails to meet its security obligations as set forth in this Article V, the Ceding Company shall be entitled to hold back, as funds withheld, any amounts otherwise due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement or any other agreement between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer.
(b) The Ceding Company may, at its discretion, require payment of any sum in default instead of resorting to any security held, and it shall be no defense to any such claim that the Ceding Company might have had recourse to any such security.
(c) Notwithstanding any rule of any Applicable Law regarding the existence or non-existence of irreparable injury, the provisions of this Article V are agreed to be specifically enforceable including by motion for preliminary injunction or other provisional remedies.
(d) For purposes of this Article V, “any Applicable Law” shall include but not be limited to all laws and regulations affecting the ability of the Ceding Company to take credit for reinsurance, including all such laws and regulations applicable to foreign branches of the Ceding Company.
ARTICLE VI
OVERSIGHTS; COOPERATION
Section 6.1 Oversights. Any unintentional or inadvertent delay, omission or error made in connection with this Agreement or any transaction hereunder shall not relieve either Party from any Liability that would attach to it hereunder if such delay, omission or error had not been made; provided, that such delay, omission or error is rectified upon discovery. If (a) the failure of either Party to comply with any provision of this Agreement is unintentional or the result of a misunderstanding or oversight and (b) such failure to comply is promptly rectified, both Parties shall be restored as closely as possible to the positions they would have occupied if no error or oversight had occurred.
Section 6.2 Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the other in all reasonable respects in order to accomplish the objectives of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
TAX; GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS
Section 7.1 DAC Tax Election. The Parties shall make the election provided in Section 1.848-2(g)(8) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 848 of the Code. The specifics of this election are as follows:
(a) The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall make the following election pursuant to Section 1.848-2(g)(8) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 848 of the Code. This election shall be effective for the first year in which this Agreement is effective and for all subsequent taxable years for which this Agreement remains in effect. Each Party shall make the election by timely attaching to its Tax Returns the schedule required by Section 1.848-2(g)(8)(ii) of such Treasury Regulation identifying this Agreement as one for which such election has been made.
(b) The terms used in this Article VII, and not otherwise defined in this Agreement, are defined by reference to Treasury Regulation Section 1.848-2 in effect on the date this Agreement is executed.
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(c) The Party with the net positive consideration for this Agreement for each taxable year shall capitalize specified policy acquisition expenses with respect to this Agreement without regard to the general deductions limitation of Section 848(c)(1).
(d) Both Parties shall exchange information pertaining to the amount of net consideration under this Agreement each year to ensure consistency or as otherwise required by the Internal Revenue Service.
(e) The Ceding Company shall submit a schedule to the Reinsurer by May 1 of each year of its calculation of the net consideration for the preceding calendar year. This schedule of calculations shall be accompanied by a statement signed by an officer of the Ceding Company stating that the Ceding Company shall report such net consideration in its Tax Return for the preceding calendar year.
(f) The Reinsurer may contest such calculation by providing an alternative calculation to the Ceding Company in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of Reinsurer’s receipt of the Ceding Company’s calculation. If the Reinsurer does not so notify the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall report the net consideration as determined by the Ceding Company in the Reinsurer’s Tax Return for the previous calendar year.
(g) If the Reinsurer contests the Ceding Company’s calculation of the net consideration, the Parties shall act in good faith to reach an agreement as to the correct amount within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the Reinsurer submits its alternative calculation. If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer reach agreement on an amount of net consideration, each Party shall report such amount in their respective Tax Returns for the previous calendar year. If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer do not reach agreement on the calculation of net consideration with such thirty (30) calendar day period, then the net consideration for the preceding calendar year shall be determined by an independent accounting firm, selected by the Ceding Company and reasonably acceptable to the Reinsurer, within twenty (20) calendar days after the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar day period. All fees and expenses relating to the work performed by the independent accounting firm shall be shared equally between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer.
Section 7.2 Federal Excise Tax. The Reinsurer will allow for the purpose of paying federal excise tax (“Federal Excise Tax”) the applicable percentage of Premiums payable hereunder to the extent such Premiums are subject to Federal Excise Tax and will, in all cases, indemnify the Ceding Company for any Federal Excise Tax liability with respect to the Premiums payable hereunder.
Section 7.3 FATCA. The Reinsurer shall provide to the Ceding Company, on or before the Closing Date, documentation on forms approved by the United States Internal Revenue Service establishing an exemption from withholding of Premium payable hereunder in accordance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), and the Reinsurer shall provide or otherwise make available updated documentation upon the Ceding Company’s request therefor. In the event that the Reinsurer fails to do so or ceases to be exempt from withholding in accordance with FATCA, the Ceding Company shall withhold the applicable percentage of Premium payable hereunder, and the Reinsurer shall allow such withholding. Interest shall not be payable on any amounts withheld in accordance with this paragraph, nor shall any such amounts be subject to offset.
Section 7.4 Premium Tax. The Parties agree that the Ceding Company shall be compensated for a Quota Share of any Tax imposed on Premiums (“Premium Tax”) through the Aggregate Expense Allowance mechanism set forth in Schedule 1.1 .
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Section 7.5 Guaranty Fund Assessments. The Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for a Quota Share of any guaranty fund assessments paid by the Ceding Company with respect to any Covered Insurance Policy (the “Guaranty Fund Assessments”) in accordance with Section 3.2. Any Guaranty Fund Assessments paid by the Ceding Company shall be reflected in the Settlement Statement for the applicable Accounting Period. To the extent there is any recovery of Guaranty Fund Assessments paid by the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall promptly pay the Quota Share of such recovery to the Reinsurer.
Section 7.6 BEAT Tax.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer will not seek to withdraw its 953(d) Election unless (i) the Reinsurer delivers to the Ceding Company a tax opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel, which opinion is reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company, to the effect that either, (A) the Reinsurer should remain a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code following such withdrawal, or (B) assuming the Reinsurer were no longer treated as a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code following such withdrawal, the Reinsurer should not be treated as a “related person” within the meaning of Section 59A(g) of the Code with respect to the Ceding Company or (ii) the Ceding Company consents to such withdrawal, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
(b) The Ceding Company covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Reinsurer in the preparation of a tax opinion described in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) of Section 7.6(a), including through providing a representation letter acceptable to the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer upon which the Reinsurer and its counsel can reasonably rely in the preparation of such tax opinion; provided, however, that (i) any representations requested from the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates shall be purely factual in nature, and (ii) the Reinsurer shall bear all costs and expenses associated with such tax opinion and shall indemnify the Ceding Company for any such costs and expense incurred by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates.
Section 7.7 Indemnification. The Reinsurer agrees to indemnify the Ceding Company for any Tax Liability, or interest or penalty related to such Tax Liability, that the Ceding Company may incur (a) pursuant to FATCA, (b) under Section 4371 (or any amendments or supplements thereto) of the Code, or (c) pursuant to any other withholding Tax requirement.
Section 7.8 Return of Premium. In the event any return of premium is due to the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer will return the premium paid hereunder and the Ceding Company or its agent will recover Taxes paid to the United States Government in accordance with this Article VII. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Ceding Company’s attempt to recover such Taxes is denied, contested or disputed by the United States Government, then the Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for such Taxes within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of such denial, contest or dispute.
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ARTICLE VIII
INSOLVENCY
Section 8.1 Insolvency of the Ceding Company.
(a) In the event the Ceding Company has entered into or has otherwise become subject to an order of supervision, rehabilitation, liquidation or other proceeding that is in substance the same type of proceeding as the aforementioned, but conducted under a different name, whether involuntary or otherwise, this reinsurance shall be payable directly to the Ceding Company or to its liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or statutory successor on the basis of liability of the Ceding Company, without diminution by reason of the insolvency of the Ceding Company or because the liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or statutory successor of the Ceding Company has failed to pay all or a portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver or statutory successor of the Ceding Company shall give written notice of the pendency of a claim against the Ceding Company on the Covered Insurance Policy within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the insolvency proceeding. It is further agreed that during the pendency of such claim the Reinsurer may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated, any defenses which it deems available to the Ceding Company, its liquidator, receiver or statutory successor. Such expense shall be chargeable, subject to court approval, against the Ceding Company as part of the expense of liquidation to the extent of a proportionate share of the benefit which may accrue to the Ceding Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer.
(b) Where two (2) or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elects to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though such expense had been incurred by the Ceding Company.
(c) The reinsurance provided hereunder shall be payable by the Reinsurer to the Ceding Company or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator, or statutory successor, except (i) where this Agreement specifically provides another payee of such reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the Ceding Company, (ii) where the Reinsurer with the consent of the direct insured or insureds has voluntarily assumed such Covered Insurance Policy obligations of the Ceding Company as direct obligations of the Reinsurer to the payees under such Covered Insurance Policies and in substitution for the obligations of the Ceding Company to the payees or (iii) where provided otherwise under Applicable Law.
ARTICLE IX
DURATION; SURVIVAL; RECAPTURE; TERMINAL SETTLEMENT
Section 9.1 Certain Definitions.
(a) “Recapture Triggering Event” means any of the following occurrences:
(i) the Reinsurer becomes (whether voluntary or involuntary) insolvent or has been placed into liquidation, rehabilitation, conservation, supervision, receivership, bankruptcy action or similar proceedings (whether judicial or otherwise), or there has been instituted against it proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, conservator, or trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take possession of its assets or assume control of its operations;
(ii) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, (A) falls below 125% and the Reinsurer has not cured such shortfall within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of becoming aware thereof; provided, however, such one hundred twenty (120) day cure period shall be tolled for up to ninety (90) calendar days if, prior to the end of such cure period, the Reinsurer has entered into a binding transaction to cure such shortfall but the closing of such transaction is subject to regulatory approval which the parties to such transaction are using their reasonable best efforts to obtain; and provided, further, that if such ECR Ratio is not cured in accordance with the timelines in this clause (A) but is subsequently restored to at least 125% and continuously remains at or above 125% for at least ninety (90) calendar days, the Ceding Company shall no longer have a right to recapture this Agreement as a result of such occurrence (unless and until such ECR Ratio again falls below 125%); or (B) falls below 110% and the Reinsurer has not increased such ECR Ratio to at least 125% within the shorter of any then remaining cure period set forth in clause (A) above or forty-five (45) calendar days of becoming aware thereof;
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(iii) there has been a failure by the Reinsurer to pay any amounts due hereunder in excess of $100 million or to fund the ModCo Account in an amount in excess of $100 million, in each case for which the Ceding Company shall not have received a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Reinsurer certifying that the Reinsurer disputes such amounts in good faith and, in each case, such breach has not been cured within forty-five (45) calendar days after notice from the Ceding Company of such failure;
(iv) without the Ceding Company’s prior written consent, (a) the Reinsurer undergoes a direct or indirect Change of Control to a Restricted Purchaser; or (b) the Reinsurer cedes more than fifty percent (50%) of the Statutory Reserves ceded hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP) to a single “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) that (i) at any time during such cession does not hold an investment grade (financial strength/FSR) rating from at least one of the following nationally recognized statistical rating organizations: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings Inc. or (ii) at the time of such cession, was a Restricted Purchaser; provided, however, that clause (a) and clause (b)(ii) of the Recapture Trigger Event set forth in this Section 9.1(a)(iv) shall cease to apply in the event of a Change of Control of the Ceding Company after the Amendment Date to any Person other than Parent or one or more Affiliates of Parent, provided that a Change of Control of Parent to any Person shall not constitute a Change of Control of the Ceding Company; or
(v) without the Ceding Company’s prior written consent, the Reinsurer makes an application for any insurance business transfer pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, or any provision that replaces the foregoing, or has a substantially similar effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, in each case in respect of a transaction involving a Restricted Purchaser.
(b) “Enhanced Capital Requirement” means, solely in respect of the Reinsurer for purposes of this Agreement, a capital and surplus requirement imposed by or under the Insurance Act 1978 and related regulations and in particular the provisions of Bermuda Insurance (Prudential Standards) (Class 4 and Class 3B Solvency Requirement) Rules 2008, as amended (“Insurance Act”), that is calculated by reference to (i) the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement model for the Reinsurer unless and until (ii) the Reinsurer is permitted to use a Bermuda Monetary Authority-approved internal capital model (an “Internal Capital Model”) and/or bespoke capital charges to calculate its capital and surplus, in which case the Internal Capital Model and/or bespoke capital charges, as applicable, shall be utilized for such calculation; provided, that, to the extent there has been a material change in the factors or formulae prescribed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority with respect to the components of and methodologies contained in such calculations, or the Reinsurer redomesticates to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda, the Parties shall amend this Agreement to incorporate the equivalent ratio or requirement that represents the supervisory minimum capital ratio applicable to the Reinsurer under the Applicable Laws of Bermuda or the Reinsurer’s then current jurisdiction of domicile; provided, that if (x) such supervisory minimum capital ratio results in an amount of capital required to be held by the Reinsurer that the Ceding Company reasonably determines is substantially dissimilar to the amount of capital required to be held by the Reinsurer on the date immediately prior to the effective date of such material change or redomestication and (y) the Ceding Company objects to amending this Agreement to incorporate such supervisory minimum capital ratio based on the dissimilarity cited in clause (x), then the Parties shall work in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect an alternative calculation that is reasonably equivalent to the components of and methodologies contained in the calculation of the Reinsurer’s Enhanced Capital Requirement in effect as of the Amendment Date within thirty (30) calendar days after implementation of such change and if the Parties cannot agree on any such alternative, then the Reinsurer shall, for purposes of this Agreement, continue to calculate its Enhanced Capital Requirement as if such material change had not occurred or the Reinsurer had not redomesticated, as applicable.
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(c) “Change of Control” of any Person shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Amendment Date, any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) shall acquire ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of such Person, who does not own more than fifty percent (50%) thereof as of the Amendment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any restructuring which has as its purpose the insertion of a new direct or indirect holding company parent in the chain of ownership of the Reinsurer, or the changing of any such parent holding company from one form of organization to another, shall not constitute a Change of Control of the Reinsurer if the same Persons who directly or indirectly owned the Reinsurer immediately prior thereto directly or indirectly own the Reinsurer in the same proportions as to voting and economic rights as immediately prior to such restructuring. The Parties agree that the “Acquisition” contemplated by the 2019 Purchase Agreement shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Agreement.
(d) “Restricted Purchaser” means: (A) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) set forth on a list of no more than five persons or groups whom the Ceding Company has determined would be unacceptable as a reinsurance counterparty or the owner of a reinsurance counterparty, which list may be revised by the Ceding Company no more frequently than twelve months after the previous revision (or after the Amendment Date, in the case of the first such revision) and provided to the Reinsurer in writing; and (B) any Person (x) newly formed within the last twelve (12) months, formed for, or being used principally for, the purpose of a transaction involving the Reinsurer or the business covered hereunder, or (y) affiliated with a private equity fund, hedge fund or similar investment group; provided, that the Ceding Company will not unreasonably withhold its consent to a Change of Control involving a Restricted Purchaser described in this clause (B); and provided, further, that The Carlyle Group Inc. (as successor to The Carlyle Group, L.P.) (“Carlyle”) and any of its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Restricted Purchasers, as long as (i) no Person that is not a Subsidiary of Carlyle shall acquire ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Reinsurer (including through acquiring such an interest in Carlyle) and (ii) the Reinsurer remains a Subsidiary of Carlyle continuously following the Amendment Date. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be considered a “Subsidiary” of another Person if such other Person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of such first Person.
Section 9.2 Duration. This Agreement shall continue in-force until such time as (a) the Ceding Company’s liability arising out of or related to all Covered Insurance Policies reinsured hereunder is terminated in accordance with their respective terms, and the Reinsurer has satisfied all of its obligations to the Ceding Company hereunder or (b) the Ceding Company has elected to recapture the Covered Insurance Policies in full following a Recapture Triggering Event in accordance with Section 9.4(a), and the Ceding Company has received all applicable payments which discharge such liability in full in accordance with Section 9.5.
Section 9.3 Survival. All of the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to ascertain and enforce the Parties’ rights hereunder, survive its termination in full force and effect.
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Section 9.4 Recapture.
(a) At any time following the occurrence of a Recapture Triggering Event (provided, with respect to a Recapture Triggering Event under clause (ii) of the definition of the term, that such Recapture Triggering Event has not been cured), the Ceding Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to recapture all, and not less than all, of the reinsurance of the Covered Insurance Policies ceded under this Agreement, by providing the Reinsurer with prior written notice of its intent to effect such recapture specifying the date upon which such recapture will be effective (the “Recapture Effective Date”), which Recapture Effective Date must be the last calendar day of an Accounting Period. The Ceding Company will also recapture all, and not less than all, of the reinsurance of the Covered Insurance Policies ceded under this Agreement if termination of this Agreement is awarded by an arbitration panel pursuant to Section 10.3(d); provided that the Recapture Effective Date for any such recapture shall be determined by the arbitration panel unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, upon any recapture by the Ceding Company, the Ceding Company will only recapture liabilities arising under the express terms of the Covered Insurance Policies and will not be liable for any Extra-Contractual Obligations incurred before the Recapture Effective Date other than Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations.
(c) Following any recapture pursuant to this Section 9.4, subject to the payment obligations described in Section 9.5, both the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will be fully and finally released from all rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the applicable Covered Insurance Policies, other than any payment obligations due hereunder as respects periods through the Recapture Effective Date but still unpaid on such date, any Extra-Contractual Obligations incurred before the Recapture Effective Date other than Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations, and any other obligations of the Reinsurer with respect to the Reinsured Liabilities incurred prior to the Recapture Effective Date. Following the consummation of the recapture or termination, no additional Premiums or other amounts payable under such Covered Insurance Policies shall be payable to the Reinsurer hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding the remedies contemplated by this Article IX, the Ceding Company may, in its sole discretion, require direct payment by the Reinsurer of any sum in default under this Agreement in lieu of exercising the remedies in this Article IX, and it shall be no defense to any such claim that the Ceding Company might have had other recourse.
Section 9.5 Terminal Settlement.
(a) In connection with a termination of this Agreement or recapture of the Covered Insurance Policies pursuant to Section 9.4, a Terminal Settlement will take place. In connection therewith, the Ceding Company shall deliver to the Reinsurer, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the Recapture Effective Date, a statement (the “Terminal Settlement Statement”) setting forth the Ceding Company’s computation of the Terminal Settlement, including a good faith calculation of the Embedded Value Payment. The “Terminal Settlement” shall consist of (i) the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for the Terminal Accounting Period, and (ii) the Embedded Value Payment with respect to the then in-force Covered Insurance Policies as of the Recapture Effective Date. “Embedded Value Payment” means an amount equal to (x)(A) the present value, based on the best estimate assumptions and market conditions at the Recapture Effective Date, of statutory after-tax future profits and losses from this Agreement, minus (B) the present value of the cost of capital, based on the standalone target capital for a capital ratio of 350% of company action level risk-based capital calculated under SAP where the cost of capital is the change in the amount of target capital over the projected duration of the business reinsured hereunder, net of after-tax investment income on the target capital, where (A) – (B) is adjusted for taxes, including federal income tax and DAC tax impact based on relevant tax rules applicable to the Ceding Company as of the Recapture Effective Date, all discounted at 7.8%, minus (y) the aggregate expense to the Ceding Company, not to exceed $7,000,000, associated with replacing the reinsurance provided hereunder or entering into a reasonably equivalent alternative arrangement, minus (z) the Recapture Penalty. If the Embedded Value Payment is positive, such amount will be paid by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer as part of the Terminal Settlement. If the Embedded Value Payment is negative, the absolute value of such negative amount shall be paid by the Reinsurer to the Ceding Company as part of the Terminal Settlement. “Recapture Penalty” means $12,000,000.
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(b) The Terminal Settlement shall be paid on a net basis by the Reinsurer or the Ceding Company, as the case may be, within seven (7) Business Days following the delivery by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer of the Terminal Settlement Statement. If, subsequent to the Terminal Settlement, a change is made with respect to any amounts due solely as a result of a mathematical error in the calculation of the Terminal Settlement, a supplementary accounting will take place. Any amount owed to the Ceding Company or to the Reinsurer by reason of such supplementary accounting will be paid promptly upon the completion thereof.
(c) Following the Terminal Settlement, any assets remaining in (i) the ModCo Account shall be retained by the Ceding Company, and the ModCo Account shall be terminated and (ii) the Collateral Trust Account shall be released to the Reinsurer, and the Collateral Trust Account shall be terminated in accordance with its terms.
(d) Within thirty (30) calendar days after its receipt of the Terminal Settlement Statement, the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company in writing if the Reinsurer disagrees with the Ceding Company’s calculation of the Embedded Value Payment. During the ten (10) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice of disagreement, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all disputes as to the calculation of the Embedded Value Payment that have not been resolved during such ten (10) Business Day period shall be submitted to an independent and disinterested actuarial firm (the “Independent Actuary”), as respects the ModCo Reserves, or to one or more independent and disinterested asset valuation experts, as respects the ModCo Assets (each, an “Independent Valuation Expert”), reasonably agreed to by each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer for review and determination. Should the Parties proceed with such an evaluation by an Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert(s), such evaluation shall assess which of the Parties’ two results is the more reasonable calculation in light of the evidence provided by both Parties to support their calculations. The Parties shall instruct the Independent Actuary and Independent Valuation Expert(s) to render their decisions as to the more reasonable calculation of the applicable component(s) of the Embedded Value Payment within thirty (30) calendar days after the submission of the matter for its review (or as soon thereafter as possible). The Independent Actuary’s or the Independent Valuation Expert’s decision, as applicable, shall be final and binding upon each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. All fees and expenses relating to the work performed by the Independent Actuary and the Independent Valuation Expert shall be shared equally between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. In the event of any conflict between this Section 9.5(d) and any other provision of this Agreement, the terms of this Section 9.5(d) shall control.
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(e) If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer are unable to agree upon the identity of the Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert within five (5) Business Days of beginning such process, then each Party shall submit, within seven (7) calendar days thereafter, the names of three (3) candidates to the other Party whom the submitting Party shall consider to be independent and disinterested. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each candidate for Independent Actuary must be a current Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in good standing and neither presently nor formerly retained by, employed by, or Affiliated with either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer or any company Affiliated with either within the past twelve (12) months. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each candidate for Independent Valuation Expert must be neither presently nor formerly employed by, or Affiliated with, either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer or any company Affiliated with either within the past twelve (12) months. In contacting possible candidates to serve in either such role, neither Party shall disclose the nature of the dispute nor its own position to such candidates, but may only describe the identities of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer, the type of business reinsured and/or assets in dispute and the fact that an issue exists hereunder as to the embedded value of the business hereunder and/or the assets in dispute. From the list of six (6) candidates thus produced, within five (5) Business Days, each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall strike two (2) names so that among the remaining names a disinterested actuary or disinterested valuation expert shall be chosen by drawing lots. The candidate selected from this method shall be the Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert who shall resolve the difference as described above. These same procedures shall be used as necessary for determining the Independent Actuary and/or Independent Valuation Expert for the specified disputes involving such experts as contemplated in Sections 2.3 , 2.5 and 4.1(f) , as applicable.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the Party to whom notice is to be given, (b) on the day of transmission if sent via electronic mail to the email address given below, or (c) on the Business Day after delivery to an overnight courier (such as Federal Express) or an overnight mail service (such as the Express Mail service) maintained by the United States Postal Service, to the applicable Party as follows:
To the Ceding Company:
American General Life Insurance Company
2727A Allen Parkway
Life Building 4C-2
Houston, TX 77019
E-mail: isabelle.morin@aig.com
Attention: Head of Life and Retirement Reinsurance Finance and Operations
With concurrent copies (which will not constitute notice) to:
American International Group, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
E-mail: Chris.Nixon@aig.com
Attn: General Counsel, Life & Retirement
To the Reinsurer:
Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
Chesney House – 3rd Floor
96 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
E-mail: james.bracken@fortitude-re.com
Attention: James Bracken, Chief Executive Officer
With concurrent copies (which will not constitute notice) to:
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Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
Chesney House – 3rd Floor
96 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
E-mail: jeff.burman@fortitude-re.com
Attention: Jeffrey Burman, General Counsel
Either Party may change its notice information upon fifteen (15) calendar days’ advance notice in writing to the other Party.
Section 10.2 Entire Agreement, Interpretation.
(a) With respect to the subject matter hereof, (i) this Agreement, including any Schedules, Exhibits, Appendices and documents expressly incorporated by reference herein and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto and thereto (including the Collateral Trust Agreement and the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (ii) supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, written or oral, with respect thereto. Any change to or modification of this Agreement will be made by written amendment to this Agreement, signed by the Parties.
(b) This Agreement is between sophisticated parties, each of which has reviewed this Agreement and is fully knowledgeable about its terms and conditions. The Parties therefore agree that this Agreement shall be construed without regard to the authorship of the language and without any presumption or rule of construction in favor of either of them.
(c) The table of contents, articles, titles, captions and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices referred to herein are to be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices to, this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the word “Agreement” means this Agreement, together with all Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices attached hereto or incorporated by reference, and the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine genders of such term. Any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Any statute or regulation referred to herein means such statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, includes any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute), and references to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to such section. References to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. Any agreement referred to herein includes reference to all Exhibits, Schedules and other documents or agreements attached thereto.
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Section 10.3 Arbitration.
(a) Any and all disputes or differences arising out of or relating to this Agreement for which a dispute resolution mechanism is not otherwise provided herein shall be referred to arbitration, except that disputes or differences involving the formation and/or validity of this Agreement may be submitted to the Supreme Court of the state and county of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Any arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Rules for the Resolution of U.S. Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes (Arb Prov 2014) (the “ARIAS • U.S. Rules”).
(b) However, if either Party demands arbitration of a dispute, such dispute does not relate to the formation and/or validity of this Agreement, and the total amount in dispute in such arbitration (i) is less than $1,000,000 (or, if the applicable currency is other than Dollars, the equivalent amount based on the applicable exchange rates used in the Ceding Company’s books at the date of the arbitration demand), or (ii) pertains to the determination as to whether a change by the Ceding Company of the terms or conditions of any Covered Insurance Policy is an Excluded Policy Change or a change in a Non-Guaranteed Element is an Excluded NGE Change, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules for Small Claim Disputes (Streaml Prov 2014) (the “ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules”).
(c) The arbitration panel shall be appointed in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Rules and ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable. The panel shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement, and shall not be obligated to follow the strict rules of law or evidence. In making their decision, the panel shall apply the custom and practice of the insurance and reinsurance industry, with a view to effecting the general purpose of this Agreement. Each arbitrator serving on the panel must be a life insurance or reinsurance industry professional with no less than ten (10) years of experience in such industry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the ARIAS U.S. Rules or the ARIAS U.S. Streamlined Rules, ARIAS certification shall not be required in order to act as an arbitrator on the panel.
(d) The Ceding Company shall not be restricted from seeking, and the arbitration panel shall not be restricted from awarding, termination as a remedy with respect to any claim by the Ceding Company alleging material breach of this Agreement by the Reinsurer that has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice thereof from the Ceding Company. To the extent the arbitration panel determines that there has been such a material breach and awards termination of this Agreement as a remedy, the Parties shall effect a recapture of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.3(d) shall require the arbitration panel to award termination as a remedy for material breach or to otherwise limit any other remedies that may be awarded by the panel in respect thereof. The arbitration panel shall only be permitted to award termination of this Agreement as a remedy if the Ceding Company so requests termination as a remedy or potential remedy. If the arbitration panel awards termination of this Agreement, the Parties shall request the arbitration panel to set the Recapture Effective Date unless the Parties have otherwise agreed to such date in writing.
(e) The arbitration shall take place in New York, New York.
(f) Unless prohibited by Applicable Law, the Supreme Court of the state and county of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all court proceedings that either Party may initiate in the case of a dispute involving the formation or validity of this Agreement or in connection with the arbitration, including proceedings to compel, stay, or enjoin arbitration or to confirm, vacate, modify, or correct an arbitration award. In addition, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall have the right to seek and obtain in such courts provisional relief prior to the panel being fully formed pursuant to this Section 10.3, including prior to the commencement of the arbitration proceeding.
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(g) In the event of any conflict between this Section 10.3 and the ARIAS • U.S. Rules or the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable, this Section 10.3, and not the ARIAS • U.S. Rules or the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable, will control.
Section 10.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the state of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
Section 10.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any party, other than the Parties, their successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
Section 10.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties shall each bear their respective expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of counsel, actuaries and other Representatives.
Section 10.7 Mode of Execution; Counterparts.
(a) Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, this Agreement may be executed by: (i) an original written ink signature; (ii) an exchange of facsimile copies showing the original signature; or (iii) electronic signature technology employing computer software and a digital signature or digitizer pen pad to capture an individual’s handwritten signature in such a manner that the signature is unique to the individual signing, under the sole control of the individual signing, capable of verification to authenticate the signature, and linked to the document signed in such a manner that if the data is changed, such signature is invalidated.
(b) Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, the use of any one or combination of these methods of execution shall constitute a legally binding and valid signing of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the Parties.
Section 10.8 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. In the event of such invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to reform such terms or provisions to carry out the commercial intent of the Parties as reflected herein, while curing the circumstance giving rise to the invalidity or unenforceability of such term or provision.
Section 10.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and whether made by claim, counterclaim, third person claim or otherwise. Each Party (a) certifies that no Representative or agent of the other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other Party have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10.9.
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Section 10.10 Treatment of Confidential Information.
(a) Each Party agrees that, other than as contemplated by this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement, and to the extent permitted or required to implement the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or thereby, it and its Affiliates and Representatives will keep confidential and will not use or disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information or the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices hereto.
(b) Each Party shall be permitted to disclose this Agreement and any Confidential Information of the other Party to such receiving Party’s Affiliates and its Representatives that need to know such information for the purposes below; provided , that the receiving Party advises such parties of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and their obligation to maintain its confidentiality in accordance with the terms hereof. The receiving Party shall be responsible for any breach of this provision by any of its Representatives or Affiliates.
(c) Confidential Information provided by one Party to the other Party or such Party’s Representatives or Affiliates and any reports derived therefrom may only be used by the receiving Party and its Representatives and Affiliates only for purposes relating to such receiving Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party, or for the receiving Party’s own internal administration and risk management. The receiving Party may use knowledge gleaned from the Confidential Information provided to it by the disclosing Party in the conduct of the receiving Party’s normal business, provided that no such material shall be used by the receiving Party or its Representatives or Affiliates to compete with the disclosing Party or any of the disclosing Party’s Affiliates.
(d) Nothing herein shall prohibit the receiving Party from disclosing this Agreement and any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party provided in connection herewith (i) if legally compelled to do so or as required in connection with an examination by an insurance regulatory authority or otherwise by Governmental Authorities or Applicable Law; (ii) to the extent necessary for the performance of such receiving Party’s obligations hereunder or under any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party; (iii) to enforce the rights of the receiving Party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement; (iv) as required by a Tax Authority to support a position taken on any Tax Return; or (v) as required by the rules of any stock exchange on which the stock of a receiving Party’s Affiliate is traded, as applicable. Upon any such permissible disclosures, a receiving Party must also assert the confidential nature of the Confidential Information to any third party recipient and obtain appropriate assurance of continued confidential treatment where practicable. If a receiving Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective Representatives, becomes legally compelled to disclose any Confidential Information (other than as required in connection with any insurance regulatory examination or as required to a Tax Authority to support a position on any Tax Return), the receiving Party shall notify the disclosing Party immediately and afford it an opportunity, to the full extent possible and at the disclosing Party’s own expense, to make any objections or challenges to the disclosure sought as the disclosing Party may deem appropriate. If the disclosing Party objects to or challenges disclosure, the receiving Party will take reasonable measures to cooperate with the disclosing Party, at the disclosing Party’s own expense, in its efforts to resist such disclosure. If no remedy is obtained or the disclosing Party otherwise waives its compliance herewith, the receiving Party or its Affiliates, as applicable, shall furnish only that portion of Confidential Information that it is legally required to be provided and exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that appropriate confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.
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Section 10.11 Treatment of Personal Information.
(a) The Reinsurer shall comply with its obligations under Applicable Privacy and Security Laws and shall cooperate with the Ceding Company’s efforts to comply with such laws. The Ceding Company may perform, or have a third party perform, reasonable security audits, investigations or assessments of the Reinsurer upon reasonable notice, and the Reinsurer shall provide all reasonably requested security reports, information and access. The Parties agree that, for the purposes of Applicable Privacy and Security Laws, each Party (to the extent it processes Personal Information pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) processes Personal Information as an independent data controller in its own right. Nothing in this Agreement (or the arrangements contemplated by it) is intended to construe either Party as the data processor of the other Party or as joint data controllers with one another with respect to Personal Information.
(b) Each Party agrees that, to the extent it discloses Personal Information to the other Party, such disclosure shall be in accordance with Applicable Privacy and Security Laws. Each Party also agrees that no such Personal Information shall be disclosed for monetary or other valuable consideration.
(c) The Reinsurer shall maintain a comprehensive information security program designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Information Systems and to protect all Confidential Information from unauthorized use, alteration, access, disclosure or loss. The information security program shall, at a minimum, comply with the requirements of Applicable Privacy and Security Laws and, in particular, shall include: (i) written policies and procedures, which shall be periodically assessed and revised to address changes in risks and the effectiveness of controls; and (ii) technical, administrative, physical, organizational and operational controls that are appropriate to the information security risk, including encryption of Personal Information at rest and in transit where feasible and commensurate with the sensitivity of the Personal Information, controls to limit unauthorized access to Information Systems and Confidential Information, and the use of multi-factor authentication when accessing any Information Systems of the Ceding Company or its Affiliates from outside the Ceding Company’s or its Affiliates’ network.
(d) The Reinsurer shall: (i) promptly (and without undue delay) notify the Ceding Company in writing of any reasonably suspected unauthorized or unlawful use, processing, alteration, access, disclosure, loss or unavailability of Confidential Information or Information Systems (if reasonably likely to provide unauthorized access to Confidential Information) and shall cooperate with the Ceding Company to investigate and respond to such events; and (ii) permit no third party to access or use the Confidential Information or any Information Systems of the Ceding Company except as necessary for the purposes of this Agreement or otherwise permitted hereby.
(e) The Reinsurer shall (i) immediately notify the Ceding Company of any requests from individuals regarding their Personal Information; and (ii) be responsible for responding to any requests it receives from the Ceding Company or directly from individuals regarding their Personal Information, inquiries or complaints (including any request by a data subject to exercise their rights under Applicable Privacy and Security Laws), unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing. The Ceding Company shall also promptly forward to the Reinsurer any data subject rights requests that require the Reinsurer to facilitate either Party’s compliance with Applicable Law.
(f) If and where Personal Information is disclosed or transferred internationally to the Reinsurer or its Representatives, the Reinsurer shall, as reasonably requested by the Ceding Company, cooperate with the Ceding Company in concluding the most appropriate contractual framework to comply with Applicable Privacy and Security Laws, such as standard model contract clauses approved by the European Commission (or such other transfer mechanism approved by the European Commission) or AIG’s International Data Processing and Transfer Agreement.
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(g) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing herein shall be constructed as granting or conferring rights by license or otherwise in Confidential Information disclosed to the receiving Party. Each Party shall destroy the Confidential Information of the other Party when no longer needed for the purposes described and permitted herein or to comply with Applicable Law or such Party’s internal record retention policies.
(h) The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that money damages may be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Article by the breaching Party or its Representatives and that any such breach may cause the other Party irreparable harm. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Article by the other Party or its Representatives, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.
Section 10.12 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided below in this Section 10.12, neither Party may assign any of its rights, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 10.12 shall be invalid ab initio; provided, however, that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit and bind those who, by operation of law, become successors to the Parties, including any receiver or any successor, merged or consolidated entity.
Section 10.13 Waivers and Amendments.
(a) This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties hereto, or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party waiving compliance. Any amendment requiring the approval of any state insurance department under Applicable Law shall not be effective until so approved.
(b) No delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any such right, power or privilege. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
Section 10.14 Service of Suit.
(a) At the request of the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer hereby agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction within the United States and agrees to comply with the requirements necessary to give the court jurisdiction with respect to any and all court proceedings that the Ceding Company may initiate in connection with an arbitration, including proceedings to compel, stay or enjoin arbitration or to confirm, vacate, modify or correct an arbitration award. The Reinsurer agrees to abide by the final decision of that court or of an appellate court in the event of an appeal, and consents to any effort to enforce the final decision of that court within its home jurisdiction, including the granting of full faith and credit or comity in the Reinsurer’s home jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where the Reinsurer is subject to jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section 10.14 constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the rights of the Reinsurer to remove such an action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of such a case to another court as permitted by the Applicable Laws of the United States or of any state in the United States, or to commence an action in connection with the arbitration in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. It is further agreed that service of process on the Reinsurer in such suit may be made upon Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other entity at its New York address as is specifically designated in the applicable signing page of this Agreement, and that, in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer under this Agreement, the Reinsurer will abide by the final decision of such court or of any Appellate Court in the event of an appeal.
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(b) Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other designated entity, is authorized and directed to accept service of process on behalf of the Reinsurer in any such suit and/or upon the request of the Ceding Company to give a written undertaking to the Ceding Company that they will enter a general appearance on the Reinsurer’s behalf in the event such a suit shall be instituted.
(c) Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer also hereby designates the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his or her successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Ceding Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Agreement, and hereby designates Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other entity as designated, as the entity to whom the said officer is authorized to mail such process or a true copy thereof.
(d) This Section 10.14 shall not be read to conflict with or override any obligation of the Parties hereunder to arbitrate a dispute or difference arising out of this Agreement.
Section 10.15 OFAC Compliance.
(a) Each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer represents, as to itself, that it is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations, judicial and administrative orders applicable to the Covered Insurance Policies as they pertain to applicable sanction laws and regulations, and specifically those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, as such laws may be amended from time to time (collectively the “Sanctions Laws”). Each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agrees to comply in all material respects with applicable Sanctions Laws throughout the term of this Agreement as respects the subject matter hereof. Neither Party shall be required to take any action under this Agreement that would violate said Sanctions Laws as respects itself, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity, including making any payments in violation of the Sanctions Laws.
(b) Should either Party discover or otherwise become aware that a transaction subject to the reinsurance hereunder has been entered into or a payment has been made in violation of applicable Sanction Laws, the Party that first becomes aware of the actual or potential violation of applicable Sanctions Laws shall notify the other Party, and the Parties shall cooperate in order to take all necessary corrective actions.
(c) Where coverage provided by this Agreement would be in violation of applicable Sanctions Laws as respects either Party, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity, such coverage shall be null and void. In such event, each Party shall be restored to the position it would have occupied under this Agreement if the violation had not occurred, including the return of any payments received, unless prohibited by Applicable Law.
Section 10.16 Incontestability. Each Party hereby acknowledges that this Agreement, and each and every provision hereof, is and shall be enforceable according to its terms. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any right to contest in any respect the validity or enforceability hereof. This Agreement shall not be subject to rescission, or to an award of damages, restitution, or reformation in lieu thereof, on any basis whatsoever, including intentional fraud.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of the Amendment Date.
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||
By: | /s/ Michael P. Harwood | ||
Name: | Michael P. Harwood | ||
Title: |
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary and Corporate Illustration Actuary |
[Signature Page to Atlantic A&R ModCo Agreement]
FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ James Bracken | |
Name: James Bracken |
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Title : Chief Executive Officer |
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By: | /s/ Jeffrey Burman | |
Name: Jeffrey Burman |
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Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary |
[Signature Page to Atlantic A&R ModCo Agreement]
Exhibit 10.14
CONFIDENTIAL | EXECUTION VERSION |
AMENDED AND RESTATED
COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT
by and between
THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
and
FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
Originally Effective January 1, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||
DEFINITIONS | ||
Section 1.1 | Definitions | 1 |
ARTICLE II | ||
BASIS OF REINSURANCE AND BUSINESS REINSURED | ||
Section 2.1 | Reinsurance | 13 |
Section 2.2 | Existing Reinsurance | 15 |
Section 2.3 | Insurance Contract Changes | 16 |
Section 2.4 | Follow the Fortunes; Follow the Settlements; Contested Claims | 18 |
Section 2.5 | Non-Guaranteed Elements | 20 |
Section 2.6 | Misstatement of Age, Sex or Any Other Material Fact | 21 |
Section 2.7 | Programs of Internal Replacement | 22 |
Section 2.8 | Other Restrictions and Other Funding Obligations | 22 |
Section 2.9 | Reinsurer Net Retention | 25 |
ARTICLE III | ||
INITIAL PAYMENTS; SETTLEMENTS; ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS | ||
Section 3.1 | Initial Payments | 26 |
Section 3.2 | Settlements | 26 |
Section 3.3 | Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses | 28 |
Section 3.4 | Delayed Payments | 29 |
Section 3.5 | Offset | 29 |
Section 3.6 | Administration | 30 |
Section 3.7 | Certain Reports | 32 |
Section 3.8 | Books and Records | 34 |
ARTICLE IV | ||
MODCO ACCOUNT; COLLATERAL TRUST | ||
Section 4.1 | ModCo Account; Investment Guidelines | 35 |
Section 4.2 | Interest on Policy Loans | 42 |
Section 4.3 | Credit for Reinsurance for Modified Coinsurance Cession | 42 |
Section 4.4 | Collateral Trust | 42 |
ARTICLE V | ||
COINSURANCE CESSION | ||
Section 5.1 | Coinsurance Cessions Generally | 43 |
Section 5.2 | Security Required | 43 |
Section 5.3 | Reinsurance Trust Account | 44 |
Section 5.4 | Additional Withdrawals | 44 |
Section 5.5 | General | 45 |
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ARTICLE VI | ||
OVERSIGHTS; COOPERATION | ||
Section 6.1 | Oversights | 45 |
Section 6.2 | Cooperation | 45 |
ARTICLE VII | ||
TAX; GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS | ||
Section 7.1 | DAC Tax Election | 45 |
Section 7.2 | Federal Excise Tax | 46 |
Section 7.3 | FATCA | 46 |
Section 7.4 | Premium Tax | 47 |
Section 7.5 | Guaranty Fund Assessments | 47 |
Section 7.6 | BEAT Tax | 47 |
Section 7.7 | Indemnification | 47 |
Section 7.8 | Return of Premium | 47 |
ARTICLE VIII | ||
INSOLVENCY | ||
Section 8.1 | Insolvency of the Ceding Company | 48 |
ARTICLE IX | ||
DURATION; SURVIVAL; RECAPTURE; TERMINAL SETTLEMENT | ||
Section 9.1 | Certain Definitions | 48 |
Section 9.2 | Duration | 50 |
Section 9.3 | Survival | 51 |
Section 9.4 | Recapture | 51 |
Section 9.5 | Terminal Settlement | 51 |
ARTICLE X | ||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||
Section 10.1 | Notices | 53 |
Section 10.2 | Entire Agreement, Interpretation | 54 |
Section 10.3 | Arbitration | 55 |
Section 10.4 | Governing Law | 56 |
Section 10.5 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | 56 |
Section 10.6 | Expenses | 56 |
Section 10.7 | Mode of Execution; Counterparts | 56 |
Section 10.8 | Severability | 56 |
Section 10.9 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 57 |
Section 10.10 | Treatment of Confidential Information | 57 |
Section 10.11 | Treatment of Personal Information | 58 |
Section 10.12 | Assignment | 59 |
Section 10.13 | Waivers and Amendments | 59 |
Section 10.14 | Service of Suit | 59 |
Section 10.15 | OFAC Compliance | 60 |
Section 10.16 | Incontestability | 61 |
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1 – Expense Allowance
Schedule 1.2 – Reinsured Portfolios
Schedule 1.3 – Non-Transitioned TPAs
Schedule 2.2 – Rate Increase Disputes
Schedule 2.4 – Contests and Disputes
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A – Data and other Reporting Requirements
Exhibit A-1 – Reserve Calculation Dataset
Exhibit A-2 – Covered Insurance Policies Data
Exhibit A-3 – Cash Flow Testing Service Specifications
Exhibit A-4 – Loss Recognition Testing Service Specifications
Exhibit B – Settlement Statement
Exhibit C – Investment Guidelines
Exhibit D – Form of Collateral Trust Agreement
Exhibit E – Valuation Methodology Memorandum
APPENDICES
Appendix A – Administrative Appendix
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is effective as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2020 (the “Amendment Date”) by and between THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas-domiciled life insurance company (the “Ceding Company”), and FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company (the “Reinsurer”), which has been executed and delivered by the Parties hereto on this 2nd day of June 2020. For purposes of this Agreement, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall each be deemed a “Party” and together, the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), the Parties entered into a COMBINATION COINSURANCE AND MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT, effective as of the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined) (the “Original Coinsurance Agreement”), pursuant to which the Ceding Company cedes to the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer reinsures, on a modified coinsurance basis, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain risks arising in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties wish to amend and restate the Original Coinsurance Agreement in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer intend that the Ceding Company will continue to provide, or cause to be provided, administrative services for the Covered Insurance Policies in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and several promises and undertakings herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement:
“2019 Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019, by and among American International Group, Inc., Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC, Carlyle FRL, L.P., T&D United Capital Co., Ltd., The Carlyle Group L.P., solely with respect to Sections 4.05, 5.20 and 7.02 and Article X therein, and T&D Holdings, Inc., solely with respect to Article IX and Article X therein.
“953(d) Election” means the election made by the Reinsurer on or around July 15, 2019 with respect to its taxable year beginning January 1, 2018 to be treated as a domestic corporation pursuant to Section 953(d) of the Code.
“Acceptable Rating” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).
“Accounting Period” means each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement or any fraction thereof ending on the earlier of the Recapture Effective Date or the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 9.2, as applicable. However, the initial Accounting Period shall commence on the Effective Time and end on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Closing Date falls.
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“Action” has the meaning set forth in Appendix A.
“Administered Policies” has the meaning set forth in the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof.
“Administrative Appendix” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Administrative Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Administrative Services Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, at the time in question, any other Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person; provided, however, for purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” shall not include (i) the Ceding Company or any of the Ceding Company’s Affiliates (excluding Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including the Reinsurer) when applied to the Reinsurer or Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or (ii) Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including the Reinsurer, when applied to the Ceding Company or any of the Ceding Company’s Affiliates.
“Aggregate Expense Allowance” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(v).
“AGL” means the American General Life Insurance Company, a Texas life insurance company.
“AGL Reinsurance Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Combination Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement, by and between AGL and the Reinsurer, effective January 1, 2017 and dated as of the Amendment Date.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Alternative Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Amendment Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Annual Cession Interest Rate” means the annual yield rate, on the date of determination, of actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a remaining time to maturity of three (3) months, as such rate is published under “Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519).
“Applicable Law” means any U.S. domestic or foreign, federal, provincial, state or local statute, law, ordinance or code, or any written rules, regulations or administrative or judicial interpretations or policies issued or imposed by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any of the foregoing, any binding settlement with one or more Governmental Authorities applicable to some or all of the Covered Insurance Policies and any order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, or arbitral award, in each case, applicable to the Parties or the subject matter hereof.
“Applicable Insurance Regulations” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
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“Applicable Privacy and Security Laws” means all Applicable Laws pertaining to the security, confidentiality, protection or privacy of the Confidential Information (including personal and health data) and Information Systems.
“ARIAS • U.S. Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a).
“ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(b).
“Authorized Investments” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Available Statutory Economic Capital and Surplus” has the meaning ascribed thereto by or under the Insurance Act.
“Books and Records” means originals or copies of all records and all other data and information, whether created before or after the Effective Time, and in whatever form maintained, in the possession or control of the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Subcontractors and relating to the Reinsured Liabilities, including (i) administrative records, (ii) claim records, (iii) policy files, (iv) sales records, (v) files and records relating to Applicable Law, (vi) reinsurance records, (vii) underwriting records and (viii) accounting records, but excluding any (a) Tax Returns and Tax records and all other data and information with respect to Tax, (b) files, records, data and information with respect to employees, (c) records, data and information with respect to any employee benefit plan, (d) any materials prepared for the boards of directors of the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates, (e) any materials (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any records or data referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) of this definition) that do not reasonably relate to the Reinsured Liabilities ceded hereunder and/or the Ceding Company’s performance hereunder, and (f) any materials that are privileged and/or confidential.
“Buffer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i)b..
“Buffer Release Evaluation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i)d..
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in Bermuda or in Houston, Texas are permitted or obligated by Applicable Law to be closed or (c) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or the U.S. government bond market is closed for trading.
“Capital Markets Services Agreement” means a services agreement between the Ceding Company and an Affiliate of the Ceding Company pursuant to which such Affiliate provides derivatives services or similar services, which may include, derivatives execution services, short-term cash investment and reverse repurchase and securities lending transaction services, repurchase transaction services, borrowing services, collateral management services and operational support services.
“Carlyle” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Ceding Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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“Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations” means (a) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission before the Closing Date, whether or not intentional, negligent, in bad faith or otherwise, by the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractors or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise; (b) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise (other than Reinsurer Appointed Administrators), on or after the Closing Date but prior to the Amendment Date; (c) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission on or after the Amendment Date, whether or not intentional, negligent, in bad faith or otherwise, by the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise (other than Reinsurer Appointed Administrators), other than any liability arising from any act, error or omission of the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or such other service provider made in the ordinary course of administering the Covered Insurance Policies; and (d) on or after the Amendment Date, Extra- Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from the Ceding Company’s Contest of a claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy in the circumstances described in Section 2.4(c)(iii); provided, however, that any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission undertaken by, or at the request of, or with the prior written consent or ratification of, the Reinsurer, any of its Affiliates or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall not constitute a “Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligation” and shall be deemed a Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligation.
“Change of Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(c).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Coinsured Liabilities” means the Quota Share of Reinsured Liabilities and IMR to the extent ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder on a coinsurance basis.
“Collateral Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Trust Authorized Investments” means Authorized Investments that, other than in the case of cash and certificates of deposit, are publicly traded securities and have an NAIC SVO designation of 1 or 2.
“Collateral Trust Required Balance” means 102% multiplied by the Risk Margin Amount as of the end of the applicable Accounting Period.
“Collateral Value” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
“Confidential Information” means:
(a) With respect to confidentiality obligations imposed on the Reinsurer and its Affiliates and Representatives hereunder, all documents, materials and information concerning the Ceding Company and any of its Affiliates, including any derivative works thereof, as well as Personal Information, that are furnished to the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder.
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(b) With respect to confidentiality obligations imposed on the Ceding Company and its Affiliates and Representatives hereunder, all documents, materials and information concerning the Reinsurer and any of its Affiliates, including any derivative works thereof, that are furnished to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Reinsurer in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, but excluding (i) any information furnished to the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives as described in clause (a) of this definition, including derivative works thereof, (ii) any information furnished to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives under any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is party, and (iii) any information furnished by the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives for the express purpose of the Ceding Company’s disclosure to a Governmental Authority pursuant to a statutory or regulatory obligation or request, including, by way of example, calculations provided for the Ceding Company’s financial statement reporting; provided, that, in each case of clause (iii), all derivative works, workpapers, memoranda and other documentation developed therefrom or prepared in connection therewith by the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives shall be protected as “Confidential Information” of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall assert its confidentiality interest to prevent or oppose disclosures by the recipient Governmental Authority to the public or other third parties (unless such disclosure is required by and made consistent with Applicable Law).
However, Confidential Information does not include information which: (x) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is ascertainable or generally available to and known by the public other than by way of a disclosure by the receiving Party or by any Representative or Affiliate of the receiving Party in breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality attaching thereto; (y) was in the possession of, or becomes available to, the other Party or its Representatives or Affiliates on a non-confidential basis, directly or indirectly, from a source other than the disclosing Party to whom the Confidential Information pertained or its Representatives or Affiliates in breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality attaching thereto; provided, that such source is not, and was not, known to the receiving Party or its Representatives or Affiliates after reasonable inquiry to be prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal, fiduciary, or other obligation of confidentiality by the party to whom the Confidential Information pertained; or (z) was independently developed by the receiving Party or any of its Representatives or Affiliates without violating any obligations under this Agreement and without the use of, reference to, or reliance upon any other Confidential Information or any derivative thereof.
“Consultation Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
“Contest” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).
“Contested Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Covered Insurance Policies” means, with respect to any Reinsured Portfolio, (a) the policies listed in the electronic file specified in Schedule 1.2 with respect to such Reinsured Portfolio, as such electronic file may be updated from time to time in accordance with Schedule 1.2, (b) any such policy that is terminated and then subsequently issued as a reinstatement of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(b), (c) any such policy that is issued as an exchange, replacement or conversion of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(c), (d) any policy that is issued as a conversion of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(g), or (e) any policy issued as a Supplemental Contract in accordance with Section 2.1(e) or (f), in the case of each of (b) and (c), after the Effective Time and in each case of (d) and (e), after the Amendment Date.
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“Deemed Paid” with respect to an item at a given time, means that liability on the item has been discharged as of such time, whether by payment, by offset, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of the liability that is Deemed Paid is measured by the amount of the consideration given for discharging the liability, not by the carrying value of the liability prior to discharge.
“Deposited Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i)a..
“Derivative Margin Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Derivative Margin Requirement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Disputed Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii).
“Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b).
“Dollars” or “$” refers to United States dollars.
“ECR Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
“ECR Reporting Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
“Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017.
“Embedded Value Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Enhanced Capital Requirement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Ex Gratia Payments” means a payment that is both (a) outside the terms and conditions of the applicable Covered Insurance Policy and (b) made by or on behalf of the Ceding Company, not as a good faith settlement, adjustment, or compromise of a dispute over coverage or the amount of a claim or loss, but, rather, as a business accommodation to the beneficiary.
“Exchange Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Excluded NGE Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Excluded Policy Changes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Exigent Circumstances” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Existing Practice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
“Existing Reinsurance Agreements” means (a) all agreements, treaties, slips, binders, cover notes and other similar arrangements under which the Ceding Company has ceded to reinsurers (including those Affiliated with the Ceding Company as of the Closing Date) risks arising in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies where such agreements are (i) in-force or are treated as being in-force as of the Closing Date, (ii) terminated but under which there remains any outstanding Liability, whether known or unknown as of the Closing Date, from the reinsurer, or (iii) entered into following the Closing Date with the consent of the Reinsurer, and (b) any agreement, treaty, slip, binder, cover note or other similar arrangement entered into by the Ceding Company to replace any of such arrangements following any termination or recapture thereof, as all such arrangements may be in-force from time to time and at any time.
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“Extra-Contractual Obligations” means all Liabilities not arising under the express terms and conditions of, or in excess of the applicable policy limits of, the Covered Insurance Policies, including Liabilities for fines, penalties, Taxes, fees, forfeitures, compensatory, punitive, exemplary, special, treble, bad faith, tort or any other form of extra-contractual damages, and legal fees and expenses relating thereto, which Liabilities arise from any actual or alleged act, error or omission in connection with (a) the form, sale, marketing, distribution, underwriting, production, issuance, cancellation or administration of the Covered Insurance Policies, (b) the investigation, defense, trial, settlement or handling of claims, benefits, dividends or payments under the Covered Insurance Policies, (c) the failure to pay or the delay in payment or errors in calculating or administering the payment of benefits, claims, dividends or any other amounts due or alleged to be due under or in connection with the Covered Insurance Policies, (d) escheat or unclaimed property Liabilities arising under or relating to the Covered Insurance Policies or (e) the failure of the Covered Insurance Policies to qualify for their intended Tax status. Interest required under the terms of the applicable Covered Insurance Policy or by Applicable Law (whether payable to a beneficiary or escheated) will constitute Extra-Contractual Obligations only to the extent such interest is incurred as a result of a failure of the Ceding Company, any Subcontractor or Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to act in accordance with Applicable Law and shall otherwise be deemed a Reinsured Liability pursuant to clause (x) or (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liability”.
“Fair Market Value” means the value at which the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree to transfer an asset, reflecting the price at which a buyer and seller who are knowledgeable, self-interested and not forced would transfer an asset at an arms-length basis. For the avoidance of doubt, quoted market prices for publicly traded securities are to be utilized where available. However, to the extent “Fair Market Value” is being utilized in the context of valuing Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments or Collateral Trust Authorized Investments, “Fair Market Value” shall be as defined in the applicable agreement(s) governing such Reinsurance Trust Account(s) or Collateral Trust Account(s), as applicable.
“FATCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.
“Federal Excise Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.
“FLAS” means Fortitude Life & Annuity Solutions, Inc.
“FLAS Administrative Services Agreement” means any Administrative Services Agreement between the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer and FLAS, dated on or after the Amendment Date.
“GAAP Carrying Value” means, with respect to any ModCo Asset, as of the relevant date of determination, the value thereof on the US GAAP balance sheet of the Ceding Company determined in accordance with US GAAP as of such date, including any investment income due and accrued thereon.
“Governmental Authority” means any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission, or other foreign, federal, provincial, state or local governmental or self-regulatory authority, instrumentality or body having jurisdiction over any Party.
“Guaranty Fund Assessments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.
“IMR” means the interest maintenance reserve (whether positive or negative) determined in accordance with SAP attributable from time to time to the Reinsured Liabilities.
“Independent Actuary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(d).
“Independent Valuation Expert” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(d).
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“Information Systems” means any computer, computer network, computer application, imaging device, storage device or media, mobile computing device, or any other information technology that contains Confidential Information.
“Initial Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among American International Group, Inc., Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC and TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P, dated as of July 31, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2018, and Amendment No. 2 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019).
“Initial ModCo Deposit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“Insurance Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Interest Earned on Policy Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(iii).
“Interest Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Interim Required Collateral Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i).
“Interim Return Collateral Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i).
“Internal Capital Model” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Investment Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(vi).
“Investment Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Investment Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Legally Required Ceding Company Actions” means actions related to the Administered Policies, the Administrative Services or the Retained Services that the Ceding Company is required by Applicable Law or Governmental Authorities to take without any administrator or a subcontractor acting on its behalf.
“Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Liabilities” means any and all debts, liabilities, commitments or obligations, whether direct or indirect, accrued or fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, whether arising in the past, present or future.
“LIBOR” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Long-Term Business Account” means the accounts of the Reinsurer in respect of insurance business that constitutes “long-term business” within the meaning of the Insurance Act.
“Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of the Overall Diversification Benefit calculated and allocated by the Reinsurer to its Long-Term Business Account in a consistent manner in accordance with the Reinsurer’s internal risk management policies and practices and as reported to the Reinsurer’s Board of Directors and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
“LT Account Threshold Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i).
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“Margin Collateral Value” means:
(a) With respect to cash, the amount thereof; and
(b) With respect to other ModCo Assets, the sum of (i) either (x) the closing bid prices for the applicable ModCo Asset quoted on the relevant date which appears on the display of Bloomberg Financial Markets Commodities News (or its successor) published by Bloomberg L.P. or such other financial information provider reasonably chosen by the Ceding Company; or (y) if the value for the applicable ModCo Asset does not so appear, the arithmetic mean of the closing bid prices quoted on the relevant date (or, if none are available on that date, as of the next preceding date) of three recognized principal market makers for such assets chosen by the Ceding Company; and (ii) the accrued interest on such ModCo Assets if not reflected in such closing bid prices.
“Material Ceding Company Administration Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(i).
“ModCo Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“ModCo Account Investment Income” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(j).
“ModCo Assets” means (a) the cash and investment assets that are specifically and separately allocated to the ModCo Account in respect of this Agreement, (b) Policy Loans under the Covered Insurance Policies, and (c) without duplication, any receivables related to cash or other investment assets posted under permitted derivatives or Short Terms Borrowing Transactions in the ModCo Account where such cash or other investment assets would otherwise no longer be recognized as a ModCo Asset.
“ModCo Reinsurance Agreements” means this Agreement, the USL Reinsurance Agreement and the AGL Reinsurance Agreement.
“ModCo Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(k).
“NGE Change Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“NGE MAE” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).
“Non-Guaranteed Element” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Non-Transitioned TPAs” means any third party administrator providing administrative services in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies which Ceding Company and Administrator have expressly agreed will continue to be overseen by Ceding Company; the Non-Transitioned TPAs as of the Amendment Date are set forth on Schedule 1.3.
“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(i).
“Original Coinsurance Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Overall Diversification Benefit” means as of any date of determination, the amount of the diversification benefit calculated by the Reinsurer under the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR) rule, in aggregate, in a consistent manner in accordance with the Reinsurer’s internal risk management policies and practices and as reported to the Reinsurer’s Board of Directors and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
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“Parent” means American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Payment Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i)c..
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Permitted Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, jointstock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental, judicial or regulatory body, business unit, division or other entity.
“Personal Information” means any financial or personal information provided by or on behalf of one Party to the other Party in connection with the business reinsured hereunder that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to an individual, including name, street or mailing address, electronic mail address, telephone or other contact information, employer, social security or Tax identification number, date of birth, driver’s license number, state identification card number, financial account, credit or debit card number, health and medical information or photograph or documentation of identity or residency (whether independently disclosed or contained in any disclosed document), the fact that the individual has a relationship with such Party or one or more of its Affiliates, and any other information protected by any Applicable Privacy and Security Laws.
“Policy Loans” means loans under the applicable Covered Insurance Policies.
“Premium Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.
“Premiums” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii).
“Proposed Practice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
“Quarterly Net Settlement Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Quota Share” means 100%.
“Recapture Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a).
“Recapture Penalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Recapture Triggering Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).
“Reinsurance Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a).
“Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Reinsurance Trust Account Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(a).
“Reinsured Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i).
“Reinsured Portfolio” means each of the portfolios listed on Schedule 1.2.
“Reinsurer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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“Reinsurer Appointed Administrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e).
“Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations” means all Extra-Contractual Obligations other than any Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations.
“Replacement Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s consultants, attorneys, actuaries, auditors, reinsurers and retrocessionaires.
“Required Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(b).
“Reserve Run Off” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).
“Restricted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Retained Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
“Risk Margin Amount” means the aggregate of the Statutory Book Value of the Risk Assets (as defined in the Investment Guidelines) and the Statutory Book Value of the Commercial Mortgage Loans with a mortgage factor used for calculating the Ceding Company’s risk-based capital requirement of CM3 or below, in each case, in the ModCo Account multiplied by the Risk Margin Factor(s) applicable to such Risk Assets.
“Risk Margin Factor” means (i) for Below Investment Grade Obligations and Commercial Mortgage Loans with a mortgage factor used for calculating the Ceding Company’s risk-based capital requirement of CM3 or below, 1.34%, and (ii) for Equity Securities, Real Estate Equity or Other Investments (each as defined in the Investment Guidelines), 5.30%.
“Sanctions Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.15(a).
“SAP” means, as to the Ceding Company, the statutory accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the Governmental Authority responsible for the regulation of insurance companies in the jurisdiction in which the Ceding Company is domiciled (unless otherwise specified).
“Self-Administered Policies” means, (i) if the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof is in effect, the meaning given to such term in such agreement and (ii) if no Administrative Services Agreement is in effect, the Covered Insurance Policies.
“Settlement Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Short Term Borrowing Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Shortfall Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i)b..
“Significant Impairment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(i).
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“Statutory Book Value” means, with respect to any ModCo Asset, as of the relevant date of determination, the carrying value thereof on the books of the Ceding Company determined in accordance with SAP as of such date, including any investment income due and accrued thereon, as such amount is adjusted in accordance with Section 4.1(f).
“Statutory Financial Statements” means, with respect to any Party, the annual and quarterly statutory financial statements of such Party filed with the Governmental Authority charged with supervision of insurance companies in the jurisdiction of domicile of such Party to the extent such Party is required by Applicable Law to prepare and file such financial statements.
“Statutory Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, the statutory reserves required to be held by the Ceding Company with respect to the Covered Insurance Policies, as reported in Exhibits 5, 6 and 7 of its Statutory Financial Statements as of such date determined (a) in accordance with the methodologies used by the Ceding Company to calculate such amounts for purposes of its Statutory Financial Statements prepared in accordance with SAP, and (b) after giving effect to the credit for reinsurance taken by the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies for Existing Reinsurance Agreements as of such date of determination.
“Subcontractor” has the meaning set forth in Appendix A.
“Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Supplemental Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).
“Tax” (or “Taxes” as the context may require) means any tax, however denominated, imposed by any federal, state, local, municipal, territorial or provincial government or any agency or political subdivision of any such government or agency charged with the collection, assessment, determination or administration of such tax for such government or subdivision (a “Taxing Authority”), including any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, Premium, sales, use, gains, goods and services, production, documentary, recording, social security, unemployment, disability, workers’ compensation, estimated, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, capital stock, occupation, personal or real property, environmental or windfall profit tax, Premiums, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Taxing Authority relating to the assessment or collection thereof.
“Taxing Authority” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tax”.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, declaration, claim for refund, certificate, bill, or other return or statement, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and any amendment thereof, filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax.
“Terminal Accounting Period” means the Accounting Period during which the Recapture Effective Date occurs.
“Terminal Settlement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
“Terminal Settlement Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).
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“Treasury Regulations” means the treasury regulations (including temporary and proposed treasury regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of Treasury with respect to the Code or other United States federal Tax statutes.
“Updated Buffer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e)(i)d..
“US GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
“USL” means The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, a New York life insurance company.
“USL Reinsurance Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Modified Coinsurance Agreement, by and between USL and the Reinsurer, effective January 1, 2017 and dated as of the Amendment Date.
“ Valuation Methodology” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
ARTICLE II
BASIS OF REINSURANCE AND BUSINESS REINSURED
Section 2.1 Reinsurance.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the Ceding Company hereby cedes to the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer hereby accepts and agrees to assume and indemnity reinsure, a Quota Share of all Reinsured Liabilities and IMR on a modified coinsurance basis. Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Effective Time, the Reinsurer hereby assumes and agrees to indemnify and hold the Ceding Company harmless from and against all Reinsurer Extra- Contractual Obligations. This Agreement is solely between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer and, except as contemplated in Article VIII, shall not create any legal relationship whatsoever between the Reinsurer and any Person other than the Ceding Company. The reinsurance effected under this Agreement shall be maintained in-force, without reduction, unless such reinsurance is recaptured, terminated or reduced as provided herein. On and after the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Reinsurer shall be obligated to make payments to or on behalf of the Ceding Company, as and when due, of all Reinsured Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Reinsurer shall have no liability for any (x) Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations or (y) Ex Gratia Payments absent the Reinsurer’s prior written consent; provided, however, that any Ex Gratia Payments made or approved by any affiliated or unaffiliated Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed to be a payment consented to in writing by the Reinsurer.
(b) Upon reinstatement of any Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with its terms and the Ceding Company’s reinstatement policies, the reinsurance hereunder will be automatically reinstated with respect to such Covered Insurance Policy; provided, that, to the extent that the reinstatement of such Covered Insurance Policy requires payment of Premiums in arrears or reimbursement of claims paid, following receipt of such amounts, the Ceding Company shall transfer to the Reinsurer a Quota Share of all Premiums in arrears and a Quota Share of all reimbursements of claims paid on such Covered Insurance Policy to the extent such claims had been reimbursed by the Reinsurer hereunder.
(c) Any conversion, exchange or replacement policy or contract arising from the Covered Insurance Policies that is converted, exchanged or replaced pursuant to and in accordance with its policy terms shall be deemed to constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement only (i) if such converted, exchanged or replaced policy carries the same policy number or a valid policy number permutation resulting from a Family Thrift Plan election on the Masterfile administration system (or similar) as the original Covered Insurance Policy so converted, exchanged or replaced or (ii) pursuant to Section 2.1(g) and, in the event of such a conversion, exchange or replacement of any Covered Insurance Policy, the Reinsurer shall reinsure the risk resulting from such conversion on the basis set forth hereby with respect to the Covered Insurance Policies.
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(d) If, in the normal course of administration (other than the issuance of Supplemental Contracts, which are addressed in Section 2.1(f) below), the policy number of a Covered Insurance Policy is changed, the policy shall continue to constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) For so long as the Ceding Company retains administrative responsibilities for all of the Covered Insurance Policies and until FLAS (or a replacement thereof) is transferred to the Reinsurer or otherwise becomes an Affiliate of the Reinsurer and assumes administration of Administered Policies, Supplemental Contracts will not be Covered Insurance Policies whether or not such Supplemental Contract was derived from a Covered Insurance Policy. “Supplemental Contract” means a contract that is issued by Ceding Company to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract issued by Ceding Company pursuant to which Ceding Company retains proceeds of such life insurance policy or annuity contract for payment in accordance with such contract.
(f) Should FLAS (or a replacement thereof) be transferred to the Reinsurer or otherwise become an Affiliate of the Reinsurer and assume administration of Administered Policies, Supplemental Contracts will be reinsured as follows from and after the commencement of such administration:
(i) A Supplemental Contract issued by the Ceding Company and administered on a system utilized by FLAS (or such replacement) to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract issued and administered on a system utilized by FLAS, another Reinsurer Appointed Administrator or a Subcontractor (whether or not such life insurance policy or annuity contract is a Covered Insurance Policy), shall be a Covered Insurance Policy.
(ii) A Supplemental Contract issued and administered on a system utilized by FLAS (or such replacement) to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract issued and administered on a system utilized by the Ceding Company but that is not a Covered Insurance Policy, shall be a Covered Insurance Policy if (A) such Supplemental Contract is identified after the calendar year end in which it was issued and (B) the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree on mutually acceptable terms for such transfer and a corresponding amendment to Schedule 1.2 to add such Supplemental Contracts; provided, however , such Supplemental Contracts ceded under this Section 2.1(f)(ii) will not be ceded hereunder until after January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such Supplemental Contract is issued, provided that once ceded hereunder, such cession shall be effective as of the issue date of such Supplemental Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.1(f)(ii) shall require either the Ceding Company to cede, or the Reinsurer to reinsure, the Supplemental Contracts described in this Section 2.1(f)(ii) if, for any calendar year, the Parties do not mutually agree to do so.
(g) A conversion policy issued after the Amendment Date arising from a Covered Insurance Policy that does not carry the same policy number or a valid policy number permutation resulting from a Family Thrift Plan election on the Masterfile administration system (or similar) as the original Covered Insurance Policy so converted shall also constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that the conversion policy will not be ceded hereunder until January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such conversion policy is issued, provided that once ceded hereunder, such cession shall be effective as of the issue date of such conversion policy.
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(h) To the extent any policies are ceded to the Reinsurer as Covered Insurance Policies pursuant to Sections 2.1(c), (f) or (g) following the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company will incorporate the additional policy numbers into the programs, processes or procedures that provide data from the Ceding Company or a Subcontractor to the Reinsurer (including with respect to the applicable requirements set forth in Exhibit A). The Ceding Company will also provide the Reinsurer an annual list of policies added under these sections. In connection with the entry into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or replacement thereof), the Parties agree to enter into an amendment to Schedule 1.2 to add (i) a detailed description of the additional Supplemental Contracts ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(f), with references to the systems on which such contracts are issued and administered, and (ii) the conversion policies ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(g)
(i) For each Supplemental Contract ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(f)(ii) after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall pay to the Reinsurer, as consideration for the reinsurance hereunder, cash equal to (A) the sum of all amounts received by the Ceding Company in respect of each Supplemental Contract from the issuance date of such Supplemental Contract to the date such Supplemental Contract is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including the amount of the initial deposit into the deposit accounts of the Ceding Company upon the issuance of such Supplemental Contract, less (B) the sum of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company under such Supplemental Contract prior to the date such Supplemental Contract is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including any distribution payments, plus (C) interest thereon calculated at the Annual Cession Interest Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the Accounting Period in which such Supplemental Contract was issued from the 15th day of the second month of such Accounting Period to December 31 of the year of such issuance. For each conversion policy ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(g) after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall pay to the Reinsurer, as consideration for the reinsurance hereunder, cash equal to (I) the sum of all amounts received by the Ceding Company in respect of such conversion policy from the issuance date of such conversion policy to the date such conversion policy is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including the sum of all premium payments received by the Ceding Company in respect of such conversion policy (less any return premium thereon), less (II) the sum of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company under such conversion policy prior to the date such conversion policy is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, plus (III) interest thereon calculated at the Annual Cession Interest Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the Accounting Period in which such conversion policy was issued from 15th day of the second month of such the Accounting Period to December 31 of the year of such issuance. The payments required by this Section 2.1(i) shall be made by the Ceding Company as soon as practicable after January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which any such contract or policy was issued and the Ceding Company has determined that such contract or policy has become a Covered Insurance Policy hereunder.
Section 2.2 Existing Reinsurance.
(a) This Agreement is written on a “net” basis such that (i) amounts payable to the Reinsurer hereunder shall be adjusted to take into account amounts paid by the Ceding Company under Existing Reinsurance Agreements and (ii) amounts due from the Reinsurer hereunder shall be adjusted to take into account amounts recoverable by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies. All amounts recoverable by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements for periods (or portions of periods) prior to, on or after the Effective Time shall inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer. The Ceding Company shall bear the risk of non-collection of amounts due in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements.
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(b) The Ceding Company shall be responsible for administration of the Existing Reinsurance Agreements. However, the Ceding Company shall (i) except with respect to changes resulting from the resolution of disputes contemplated in Section 2.2(d), consult with and obtain prior written consent of the Reinsurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to Existing Reinsurance Agreements that cover both Covered Insurance Policies and other policies of the Ceding Company that are not reinsured hereunder, (x) for any pricing rate changes or cost of insurance changes under any such Existing Reinsurance Agreements initiated or agreed by Ceding Company or (y) to terminate or replace any Existing Reinsurance Agreements, and (ii) provide prior written notice to the Reinsurer of the initiation or resolution of any disputes with reinsurers thereunder.
(c) To the extent Existing Reinsurance covers only Covered Insurance Policies, the Reinsurer may make recommendations consistent with the rights of the Ceding Company under such agreements and the Ceding Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect such rights.
(d) The Reinsurer acknowledges that Existing Reinsurance on term and universal life Covered Insurance Policies may be subject to disputes arising out of yearly renewable term reinsurance agreements, including those related to pricing or underwriting practices, and the resolution of such disputes, whether by settlement or arbitral proceeding, shall be binding on the Reinsurer provided that the resolution treats Covered Insurance Policies consistently with business which the Ceding Company keeps for its own account. Schedule 2.2 sets forth a list of Existing Reinsurance Agreements for which the Ceding Company has received written notice prior to the Amendment Date of the applicable reinsurer’s intent to increase yearly renewable term rates after the Amendment Date.
Section 2.3 Insurance Contract Changes.
(a) Except as permitted in Section 2.3(b), the Ceding Company shall not voluntarily make or agree to any change to the terms or conditions of, any Covered Insurance Policy for any reason without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (other than (i) any Excluded NGE Change or any other change in Non-Guaranteed Elements, which are subject to Section 2.5 and shall not be governed by or subject to this Section 2.3, (ii) changes that are initiated by policyowners under the terms of a Covered Insurance Policy, (iii) changes required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or any Existing Reinsurance Agreement, and (iv) changes resulting from exigent circumstances that require immediate action and affect the Covered Insurance Policies due to situations including natural or manmade disaster, pandemic, governmental actions or economic circumstances, which exigent circumstances may or may not be dictated by Applicable Law; provided that such changes are (x) made to address the circumstances, (y) consistent with actions taken and changes made by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates to similar policies issued by the Ceding Company or such Affiliate that are not Covered Insurance Policies, if any, in response to the relevant situation and (z) consistent with actions taken and changes made by similarly situated insurers or financial institutions not Affiliated with the Ceding Company to similar types of insurance policies as the affected Covered Insurance Policies in response to the relevant situation (“Exigent Circumstances”, and each of the items listed in (ii), (iii) and (iv), are referred to herein as an “Excluded Policy Change”)).
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(b) The Reinsurer will provide written notification to the Ceding Company as to the Reinsurer’s acceptance or rejection of any change requiring its consent within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of notice of such change. If the Reinsurer accepts such change, the Reinsurer will share in the Quota Share of any increase or decrease in the liability of the Ceding Company on such Covered Insurance Policy. If the Reinsurer rejects any such change and determines that it would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement (i) the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company of such determination and (ii) if the Ceding Company nevertheless elects to make such change, the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if such change had not occurred. In the event that the Parties, acting in good faith, are unable to agree upon the existence or amount of such material adverse effect or how to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position, such dispute shall be referred to an Independent Actuary to determine whether such a material adverse effect has occurred and, if so, an appropriate remedy. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to such actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The Independent Actuary’s written decision as to the existence of a material adverse effect and the amount thereof and/or of how to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines that there will not be a material adverse effect, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary. The Reinsurer shall be deemed to have consented to such change if it fails to act in accordance with this Section 2.3(b) within fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt of written notice of such change.
(c) Excluded Policy Changes shall be automatically binding on the Reinsurer. Within a reasonable period of time prior to effecting any Excluded Policy Change, the Ceding Company shall provide reasonably detailed notice to the Reinsurer describing the nature of such change and the reasons for making such change. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice of any (i) change made due to Exigent Circumstances, or (ii) change required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or any Existing Reinsurance Agreement pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(iii), the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of any disagreement that such change was an Excluded Policy Change. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such change. Should the Reinsurer provide timely notice of disagreement, during the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the proposed change. In the event the Parties cannot resolve such dispute within such period, either Party may elect to refer the dispute for arbitration pursuant to Section 10.3(b). In the event of any such proceeding, the arbitration panel shall only be authorized to determine whether the disputed change is an Excluded Policy Change. If the resolution of the dispute results in a determination that the change was not an Excluded Policy Change, the Parties will use the mechanism set forth in Section 2.3(b) to value the impact of the change.
(d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Ceding Company shall not voluntarily terminate, or waive any material provisions of, the Covered Insurance Policies, except (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) as required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority or (iii) with the Reinsurer’s prior consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
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Section 2.4 Follow the Fortunes; Follow the Settlements; Contested Claims.
(a) The Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement shall attach simultaneously with that of the Ceding Company under the Covered Insurance Policies and shall be subject in all respects to the same risks, terms, rates, conditions, interpretations, assessments, waivers, modifications, alterations, cancellations and proportion of Premiums paid without any deductions as the respective insurances (or reinsurances) of the Ceding Company, the true intent of this Agreement being that the Reinsurer shall, subject to the terms, conditions, and limits of this Agreement, follow the fortunes of the Ceding Company under the Covered Insurance Policies and with respect to the Reinsured Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any Administrative Services Agreement, the Ceding Company alone and in its full discretion, as applicable, shall adjust, settle or compromise all claims and losses and shall commence, continue, defend, compromise, settle or withdraw from actions, suits or proceedings, and generally do all such matters and things relating to the validity and lapse or in-force status of any Covered Insurance Policy, any claim or loss as in its judgment may be beneficial or expedient. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Ceding Company may exercise such discretion itself or through any Subcontractor. All of the Ceding Company’s liability as determined by a court or arbitration panel or arising from a judgment, settlement, compromise or adjustment of claims or losses under the Reinsured Liabilities, including payments involving coverage issues and/or the resolution of whether such claim is required by law, regulation, or regulatory authority to be covered (or not to be excluded), shall, subject to the terms, conditions and limits of this Agreement, be binding on the Reinsurer regardless of whether such court or arbitration determination, judgment, settlement, compromise or adjustment is in respect of a liability recognized by or contrary to the governing law of this Agreement. Such court or arbitration determination, settlement, compromise or adjustment shall be considered a satisfactory proof of loss.
(b) While the Ceding Company retains ultimate decision-making authority for the handling of all claims and losses and any disposition thereof in respect of the Self-Administered Policies, from and after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall consult with the Reinsurer in good faith before (i) making a single claims payment in respect of a Self-Administered Policy in excess of $3.5 million; (ii) making a claims payment on a Self-Administered Policy that is a life insurance policy during any applicable contestability period; (iii) establishing a claims reserve with respect to a single Self-Administered Policy in excess of $3.5 million; or (iv) denying a claim in respect of a Self-Administered Policy in excess of $1 million (any claims listed in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), a “Consultation Claim”); provided, however, that such consultation rights shall (x) not apply to Self-Administered Policies that as of the Amendment Date are in pay-out status and (y) be limited to the extent that any Non-Transitioned TPAs have authority to take any of the foregoing actions on behalf of the Ceding Company without prior notice to, or consultation with, the Ceding Company. The Reinsurer shall honor the Ceding Company’s calculations of Reinsured Liabilities related to such Consultation Claims and shall settle in the ordinary course the Reinsured Liabilities as so calculated; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, the Reinsurer shall then have the right to notice a dispute subject to Section 10.3 hereof, to be resolved in accordance with Section 10.3 and the following framework:
(i) The Reinsurer shall bear the burden of proof to establish such settlement was not reasonable. When determining the reasonableness of the Ceding Company’s settlements in any such arbitration, the panel shall consider whether the settlement would have been different had this Agreement not been entered into.
(ii) If the panel determines the Ceding Company’s settlement would have been different in the absence of this Agreement being in effect, the panel shall award the Reinsurer all monetary damages, if any, to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same position had the Ceding Company’s settlements been made without regard to the existence of this Agreement. The panel shall determine the corresponding adjustments to the calculation of Reinsured Liabilities in this regard.
(iii) The panel shall not award any damages, other than legal fees and costs, to compensate the Reinsurer for the failure of the Ceding Company to act in good faith.
(iv) The remedies set forth in this Section 2.4(b) are the Reinsurer’s exclusive remedies in respect of Consultation Claims.
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(v) If any Party’s position in the arbitration is determined not to have been taken or maintained in good faith and not consistent with the mutual intent of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement, the panel shall have the power to award attorneys’ fees and costs to the other Party, which shall be at the losing Party’s own expense.
For the avoidance of doubt, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, including this Section 2.4(b) in respect of Consultation Claims, nothing herein shall deprive or otherwise limit the dispute rights of the Reinsurer with respect to any other matter set forth herein.
(c) From and after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company will, as promptly as practicable, notify the Reinsurer of the Ceding Company’s intention to contest, arbitrate, dispute or litigate (any such action, a “Contest”) any claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy (any such claim, a “Contested Claim”), and, if requested by the Reinsurer, will promptly share information pertaining thereto; provided, however, that claims denials and administrative actions in the normal course of administration and litigation initiated by a policyholder or beneficiary after such a denial or action, shall not constitute “Contested Claims”. To the extent the Reinsurer accepts participation (pursuant to the provisions below), the Ceding Company will consult with the Reinsurer with respect of such Contest. Once notified, the Reinsurer will promptly notify the Ceding Company in writing of its decision concerning participation in the Contest; provided, that if the Reinsurer has not responded in writing either way to the Ceding Company within ten (10) Business Days following its receipt of such notice from the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in such Contest. If the Reinsurer provides written notice within ten (10) Business Days following its receipt of such notice from the Ceding Company that it has elected not to participate, the Reinsurer shall promptly pay the applicable amount in full as contemplated in clause (c)(i) below. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in any Contest in respect of an Administered Policy. In addition, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in any Contest in respect of a Covered Insurance Policy initiated by or on behalf of the Ceding Company prior to the Amendment Date, and the Reinsurer hereby waives any requirement of the Ceding Company to provide notice to, or consultation with, the Reinsurer with respect to any such Contest prior to the Amendment Date, including all contests and disputes set forth on Schedule 2.4. Whether the Reinsurer accepts participation in any Contest or not, the Reinsurer will cooperate and will encourage any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to cooperate with the Ceding Company with respect to the handling of such Contest, including, by way of example, making individuals available as needed for depositions and providing information necessary to appropriately manage any Contest.
(i) If the Reinsurer does not accept participation, it will fulfil its obligation for such Contested Claim by paying the Ceding Company its Quota Share of (A) all amounts specified in clause (x) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” that are alleged to be due under the Self-Administered Policy in such Contested Claim; (B) the costs and expenses specified in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” relating to the Self-Administered Policy that is the subject of such Contested Claim to the extent such costs and expenses were incurred prior to the Ceding Company’s receipt of the Reinsurer’s notice that it will not so participate; and (C) as specified in clause (z) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities,” all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations that relate to such Contested Claim but do not arise out of or resulting from such Contest. Such payment will fully and completely satisfy all of the Reinsurer’s obligations in regards to such Contested Claim, and the Reinsurer shall not share in any reduction in the Reinsured Liabilities arising from such Contest, nor in any costs or expenses awarded or recouped by the Ceding Company in connection with such Contest. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reinsurer shall not be responsible for any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from any Contest that the Reinsurer does not accept participation in (including deemed acceptance) hereunder.
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(ii) If the Reinsurer accepts participation in the Contest (including deemed acceptance pursuant to Section 2.4(c)), the Reinsurer will share, in proportion to its Quota Share: (x) in any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from the Ceding Company’s Contest, including any compromise or settlement resulting from such Contest; (y) all Reinsured Liabilities and (z) all additional costs and expenses specified in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” that arise out of or result from such Contest. Furthermore, if the Ceding Company’s Contest results in a reduction in the Ceding Company’s contractual liability, the Reinsurer will share in any such reduction in the Reinsured Liabilities in proportion to its Quota Share. To the extent the Ceding Company is awarded or recoups its costs and expenses resulting from such Contest, the Ceding Company will pay the Reinsurer the Quota Share of the amount awarded or recouped (net of costs and expenses incurred by the Ceding Company in obtaining such award or recoupment that are not so awarded or recouped). The Ceding Company will promptly advise the Reinsurer of all significant developments, including notice of legal proceedings (including consumer complaints or actions by Governmental Authorities) initiated in connection therewith.
(iii) Any failure of the Ceding Company to timely notify the Reinsurer of the Ceding Company’s intention to Contest a claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall not limit the Reinsurer’s obligations or liabilities under this Agreement for Extra-Contractual Obligations; provided that notice of such Contest is given to the Reinsurer as soon as practicable after the Ceding Company discovers or is made aware of such failure and provided further that the Reinsurer was not materially prejudiced by such late notice. In the event that (A) the Reinsurer was materially prejudiced by a late delivered notice under this clause (iii), or (B) notice of such Contest was not given to the Reinsurer as soon as practicable after the Ceding Company discovers or is made aware of such failure, and following notice of such Contest, the Reinsurer timely elects not to participate in such Contest, the Reinsurer shall not share in any Extra- Contractual Obligations that arise out of or result from such Contest and, with respect to the costs and expenses described in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities”, shall only share in fifty percent (50%) of such costs and expenses relating to the Self-Administered Policy that is the subject of such Contested Claim that were incurred prior to the Ceding Company’s receipt of the Reinsurer’s notice that it will not so participate.
Section 2.5 Non-Guaranteed Elements.
(a) The Reinsurer acknowledges that the Ceding Company shall have the ultimate authority to establish and control the non-guaranteed elements of the Covered Insurance Policies, including (A) the initial and renewal crediting rates, (B) Premiums following the expiration of the period during which Premium amounts for the applicable Covered Insurance Policies are fixed and constant (i.e., rate guarantee periods), (C) insurance charges, (D) loads and expense charges, (E) mortality and expense charges, (F) administrative expense risk charges, (G) Policy Loan rates and (H) index cap (each of such items, a “Non-Guaranteed Element”); provided, however, that the Ceding Company shall manage all Non-Guaranteed Elements in a manner consistent with the practices and procedures applied by the Ceding Company for its similar businesses and in accordance with Applicable Law. The Ceding Company agrees that, from and after the Amendment Date, it shall take into account the recommendations of the Reinsurer regarding the Non-Guaranteed Elements (whether in response to a change proposed by the Ceding Company or at the initiative of the Reinsurer), and, to the extent such recommendations comply with Applicable Law, the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Covered Insurance Policies and generally accepted actuarial standards of practice, the Ceding Company shall not unreasonably reject such recommendations. Each time the Ceding Company elects to change any Non-Guaranteed Elements, other than (1) any change in initial or renewal crediting rates, Policy Loan rates or index cap or any other similar change or any change required by any Applicable Law or Governmental Authority or (2) any change in term Premiums charged in respect of term Covered Insurance Policies that have reached the end of the level-term period (each of the items listed (1) or (2), an “Excluded NGE Change”), the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer in writing of such change to any Non-Guaranteed Elements as soon as practicable but in no case later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the effective date of such change; provided, however, that, in the case of any such change that affects more than five percent (5%) of the Covered Insurance Policies in any Reinsured Portfolio, the Ceding Company will use its reasonable best efforts to notify the Reinsurer thirty (30) calendar days before such change takes place (each form of notice described in this sentence, an “NGE Change Notice”).
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(b) If the Reinsurer reasonably determines that any such change, or the unreasonable rejection of any recommendations by the Reinsurer, to the Non-Guaranteed Elements, other than Excluded NGE Changes, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse impact on the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder (an “NGE MAE”), the Reinsurer may so notify the Ceding Company in writing of such determination within twenty-five (25) calendar days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice from the Ceding Company of the change, including an NGE Change Notice. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of such a notice from the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall engage an Independent Actuary, with the selection of the Independent Actuary subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to (i) determine whether the change to the Non-Guaranteed Elements will have an NGE MAE (if the existence of an NGE MAE is disputed) and (ii) if so, estimate the present value of the NGE MAE impact (if any). If the Independent Actuary determines that there will be an NGE MAE, the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if such change had not occurred. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to such Independent Actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The Independent Actuary’s written decision as to the existence and amount of any NGE MAE will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines there will not be any NGE MAE, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary. The Reinsurer hereby agrees that any change to a Non-Guaranteed Element that is initiated, recommended, approved or ratified by the Reinsurer, any Affiliate of the Reinsurer or a Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed not to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability hereunder.
(c) Within a reasonable period of time prior to effecting any Excluded NGE Change required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority, the Ceding Company shall provide reasonably detailed notice to the Reinsurer describing the nature of such change and the reasons for making such change. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice of any such Excluded NGE Change, the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of any disagreement that such change is an Excluded NGE Change. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such change. Should the Reinsurer provide timely notice of disagreement, during the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the change. In the event the Parties cannot resolve such dispute within such period, either Party may elect to refer the dispute for arbitration pursuant to Section 10.3(b). In the event of any such proceeding, the arbitration panel shall only be authorized to determine whether the disputed change is an Excluded NGE Change. If the resolution of the dispute results in a determination that the change was not an Excluded NGE Change, the Parties will use the mechanism set forth in Section 2.5(b) to value the impact of the change.
Section 2.6 Misstatement of Age, Sex or Any Other Material Fact. If the Ceding Company’s liability under any of the Covered Insurance Policies is changed because of a misstatement of age, sex or any other material fact, the Reinsurer shall: (a) assume a Quota Share of that portion of any increase in the Ceding Company’s liability resulting from the change; and (b) receive credit for a Quota Share of that portion of any decrease in the Ceding Company’s liability resulting from the change. The reinsurance with the Reinsurer shall be restated and, as applicable, adjusted between the Parties from commencement on the basis of the adjusted amounts in the Covered Insurance Policy using Premiums and reserves at the correct age and sex or other material fact. If the Ceding Company returns Premium to the policyowner or beneficiary under a Covered Insurance Policy based on contestable misrepresentation or suicide of the insured, the Reinsurer will refund the net reinsurance Premiums received on that Covered Insurance Policy to the Ceding Company as part of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount pursuant to Section 3.2.
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Section 2.7 Programs of Internal Replacement.
(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Ceding Company will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, undertake, solicit, sponsor or support any exchange program in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (an “Exchange Program”) or otherwise target in a directed, programmatic or systematic manner, the Covered Insurance Policies for replacement (a “Replacement Program”).
(b) An Exchange Program or Replacement Program shall be considered undertaken, solicited, sponsored or supported by the Ceding Company or such Affiliates if the program is initiated by the Ceding Company or any of such Affiliates and the program offers financial incentives (e.g., bonuses or commissions) for policyholders or sales representatives for the purpose of inducing the replacement of the Covered Insurance Policies. A program designed to encourage current policyholders to convert term life coverage shall not be considered to be either an Exchange Program or Replacement Program so long as such program is not specifically directed principally to policyowners of Covered Insurance Policies.
(c) The offering by the Ceding Company or any of such Affiliates to new clients and to policyholders of the Covered Insurance Policies of an insurance, annuity, or investment product that offers then-market terms that are more favorable to the policyholders of the Covered Insurance Policies in the normal course of the Ceding Company’s or such Affiliate’s business and consistent with its past practices shall not be considered to be an Exchange Program in violation of this obligation; provided, that such product is not specifically directed principally to policyowners of the Covered Insurance Policies and does not otherwise constitute a Replacement Program.
Section 2.8 Other Restrictions and Other Funding Obligations.
(a) From and after the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an investment grade (financial strength / FSR) rating from at least one of the following nationally recognized statistical rating organizations: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings Inc. (an “Acceptable Rating”).
(b) Except to the extent permitted in the following subsections of this Section 2.8, during the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), unless at the time of, and after giving effect to, such dividend, distribution or return of capital, the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, is at least 135% or, in the event (and only for so long as) the Reinsurer maintains an Acceptable Rating, 125% (the “Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage”). If the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, falls below the Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage, the Reinsurer shall not declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), until such ECR Ratio recovers to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days.
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(c) On or after January 1, 2025 and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 2.8(d), the Reinsurer may make an irrevocable request for approval from the Ceding Company to replace the dividend restriction in Section 2.8(b) with the provisions set forth in the following subsections of this Section 2.8, provided that the Reinsurer simultaneously makes the same request under all of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements; provided that if, at the time of such request, either (i) the aggregate “Statutory Reserves” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) ceded under all ModCo Reinsurance Agreements have declined by more than 50% since 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017, or (ii) the aggregate “Statutory Reserves” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) represent less than 50% of the total reserves held by the Reinsurer in the Long-Term Business Account (each of (i) and (ii), a “Reserve Run Off”), the Reinsurer need not make any such irrevocable request, but instead may simultaneously make irrevocable elections under all of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements, in each case upon no less than 90 days’ written notice, to replace the dividend restriction in Section 2.8(b) with the provisions set forth in the following subsections of this Section 2.8.
(d) A request or election, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.8(c) cannot be made by the Reinsurer unless as of the date of such request or election (i) the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, is greater than or equal to the Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage and (ii) Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, is in excess of the LT Account Threshold Percentage. In the event that no Reserve Run Off has occurred, approval by the Ceding Company of the Reinsurer’s request pursuant to Section 2.8(c) shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that in the event that any of the Ceding Company, USL or AGL denies the Reinsurer’s request under the applicable ModCo Reinsurance Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the dividend restriction in Section 2.8(b) will not be replaced hereunder; and provided, further, in the event that any of the Ceding Company, USL or AGL denies the Reinsurer’s request, the Reinsurer shall be permitted to make another such request in the future, not less than 180 days after the date of such denial. Whether or not a Reserve Run Off has occurred, in the event that the Reinsurer is in breach of any of its material obligations under any reinsurance agreement between the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall not be permitted to replace the dividend restriction set forth in Section 2.8(b) with the following provisions of this Section 2.8 without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that once the foregoing dividend restriction is replaced with the following provisions of this Section 2.8, the Reinsurer may not make any further requests or elections to replace such provision with the dividend restriction in Section 2.8(b).
(e) In the event the Ceding Company, USL and AGL approve any request pursuant to Section 2.8(c) or the Reinsurer is entitled to make an election under Section 2.8(c), the provisions of this Section 2.8(e) shall apply for the remaining term of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing:
(i) | In the event the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, falls below 135% or, in the event (and only for so long as) the Reinsurer maintains an Acceptable Rating, 125% (the “LT Account Threshold Percentage”), the following provisions shall apply: |
a. | all Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts and collateral releases due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement shall, in lieu of payment or distribution to the Reinsurer, be deposited (or, in the case of collateral releases, retained) by the Ceding Company in the ModCo Account and retained by the Ceding Company in accordance with this Section 2.8(e) (any such retained quarterly net settlement payments or collateral releases, a “Deposited Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, any obligation of the Reinsurer to remit payment or provide collateral to the Ceding Company under this Agreement shall not be limited by this Section 2.8(e); |
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b. | by the later of ninety (90) days after the date such ECR Ratio falls below the LT Account Threshold Percentage (the “Shortfall Date”) and the date on which the next Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is due under this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account additional ModCo Assets having an aggregate fair market value equal to an amount such that, when added to the sum of the Deposited Payments then held in the ModCo Account, the ModCo Account has ModCo Assets with an aggregate Statutory Book Value (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) in excess of the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 (but without regard to the requirement to fund the Buffer Amount) by at least an amount equal to 5% of the Enhanced Capital Requirement (which calculation shall take account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit) for the Long-Term Business Account as of the Shortfall Date (the “Buffer Amount”); provided, that if, on the Shortfall Date, a Reserve Run Off has occurred, the Buffer Amount will instead be an amount equal to the lesser of (x) 5% of the Enhanced Capital Requirement (which calculation shall take account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit) for the Long-Term Business Account as of the Shortfall Date and (y) 1% of the ModCo Reserves as of the Shortfall Date. For the avoidance of doubt, upon deposit by the Reinsurer of assets pursuant to this Section 2.8(e)(i)b. to fund the Buffer Amount, such assets will be assigned a Statutory Book Value on the books of the Ceding Company equal to their fair market value as of the time of deposit, and shall thereafter be accounted for in accordance with SAP, consistent with the accounting for other ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account; |
c. | all Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts and collateral releases due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement will continue to be deposited into the ModCo Account in accordance with Section 2.8(e)(i)a. until the Reinsurer makes simultaneous written requests to the Ceding Company, USL and AGL requesting that the Ceding Company, USL and AGL each resume payment of “Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) and collateral releases due under each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements to the Reinsurer along with evidence that either: (x) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (x) for each ModCo Reinsurance Agreement, the “ModCo Account” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) has “ModCo Assets” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) with an aggregate Statutory Book Value (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) in excess of the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 of such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement (but without regard to the requirement to fund the “Buffer Amount” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement)) by at least the “Buffer Amount” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement) (each of (x) and (y), a “Payment Condition”); and |
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d. | following a request from the Reinsurer as described above in Section 2.8(e)(i)c. and receipt of reasonably satisfactory evidence that at least one of the Payment Conditions has been satisfied, the Ceding Company shall resume making Quarterly Net Settlement Amount payments and collateral releases in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that until the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days, the Ceding Company shall continue to retain the Buffer Amount in the ModCo Account; provided that in the event that (x) the Reinsurer is not in breach of any of its material obligations under any reinsurance agreement between the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and the Reinsurer and (y) the Reinsurer provides notice (such notice to be provided not more than 75 days after the Buffer Release Evaluation Date), together with reasonably acceptable supporting evidence, to the Ceding Company that as of the last day of the immediately preceding Accounting Period (the “Buffer Release Evaluation Date”), (A) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to at least the LT Account Threshold Percentage and (B) the Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) exceeds the sum of the (I) the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date (but without regard to the requirement to fund the Buffer Amount) plus (II) 135% of the Buffer Amount if the Buffer Amount were calculated as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date rather than the Shortfall Date (the “Updated Buffer Amount”), commencing with the next quarterly calculation of the ModCo Account balance required in Section 4.1, such balance shall be calculated using the Updated Buffer Amount in lieu of the Buffer Amount. |
(ii) The Reinsurer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), (x) if the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, is below the LT Account Threshold Percentage; (y) that would result in such ECR Ratio being below the LT Account Threshold Percentage or (z) in the event such ECR Ratio falls below the LT Account Threshold Percentage and subsequently recovers to an ECR Ratio that is greater than the LT Account Threshold Percentage, in each case of (x), (y) and (z) unless and until the ModCo Account then holds the full amount of the Buffer Amount pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.8(e)(i).
Section 2.9 Reinsurer Net Retention. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer, together with one or more of its Affiliates, shall retain net for its own account (and not reinsured or retroceded) at least 30% of the Statutory Reserves ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP); provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not take into account and shall not apply to any retrocession or similar arrangement solely between the Reinsurer and any of its Affiliates.
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ARTICLE III
INITIAL PAYMENTS; SETTLEMENTS;
ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 3.1 Initial Payments.
(a) Initial ModCo Deposit. On the Closing Date, the Ceding Company shall deposit Permitted Assets with a Statutory Book Value, as of the Closing Date, equal to $638,715,525 into the ModCo Account (the “Initial ModCo Deposit”).
(b) Ceding Commission. On the Closing Date, the Reinsurer shall pay to the Ceding Company a ceding commission in an amount equal to $0.
Section 3.2 Settlements.
(a) A quarterly net settlement amount (the “Quarterly Net Settlement Amount”) shall be payable under this Agreement for each Accounting Period in accordance with a settlement statement substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B (the “Settlement Statement”), which shall reflect the following settlement:
(i) a Quota Share of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company during such Accounting Period; “Reinsured Liabilities” shall mean (x) all liabilities and obligations (including death claims and other contractual benefits, such as policyholder dividends, cash surrender and withdrawal payments (net of surrender charges and fees), maturities, disability payments and income payments, endowments and interest owed under Applicable Law or the terms of the policy on policy claims) of the Ceding Company under the express terms and conditions of the Covered Insurance Policies (whether paid to a beneficiary or escheated), plus (y) all obligations of the Ceding Company for loss adjustment expenses in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies, including legal fees, court costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and including costs and expense incurred in connection with interpleader and declaratory judgment actions and responding to subpoenas, as well as charges and expenses contractually incurred through the use of the Ceding Company’s Affiliated claims services or technical services companies providing such contest, compromise or litigation service on the Covered Insurance Policies (but excluding any part of the general office expenses and overhead of the Ceding Company), in each case, net of any such liabilities paid by the Ceding Company that are recoverable by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements, plus (z) all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations, minus
(ii) a Quota Share of “Premiums” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal (w) the gross premiums and other amounts, payments, collections, considerations, recoveries, policy fees, deposits and similar receipts received by or on behalf of the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (other than Interest Earned on Policy Loans addressed below), minus (x) 100% of any premiums and other amounts paid by the Ceding Company in respect of the Existing Reinsurance Agreements for such Accounting Period, minus (y) all refunds of unearned premiums for such Accounting Period as a result of the termination of any Covered Insurance Policies, whether due to lapse or death, or arising due to the termination of this Agreement, minus (z) any Federal Excise Tax payable pursuant to Section 7.2, minus
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(iii) a Quota Share of “Interest Earned on Policy Loans” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal (x) the interest collected on Policy Loans, plus (y) the increase in accrued interest on Policy Loans, minus (z) the increase in unearned loan interest on Policy Loans during such Accounting Period, or, in the alternative, any reasonable approximation method for accrued and unearned interest as agreed to by the Parties, plus
(iv) a Quota Share of Guaranty Fund Assessments for such Accounting Period paid pursuant to Section 7.5, plus
(v) the “Aggregate Expense Allowance” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal the sum of the Expense Allowances for each Reinsured Portfolio included in the Covered Insurance Policies as calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.1, plus
(vi) the “Investment Expenses” for such Accounting Period, which means the sum of (x) aggregate fees, expenses and other amounts and costs Deemed Paid by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or designees to any Investment Manager or any other Person relating to investment advice, investment management, hedging support, derivatives advisory services, tracking of derivatives transactions, securities lending, repurchase, reverse repurchase and similar transactions and trade processing, settlement, pricing, collateral and margin management, and other related services for such transactions, in each case, relating to the ModCo Assets or relating to the custody of any ModCo Assets, plus (y) an expense allowance for investment accounting services (including maintenance of the Reinsurer accounting basis for the ModCo Assets) provided, or caused to be provided, by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates equal to 0.225 basis points times the GAAP Carrying Value of the ModCo Assets as of the beginning of such Accounting Period, plus
(vii) the Quota Share of the total balance of Policy Loans outstanding as of the end of the Accounting Period minus the Quota Share of the total balance of Policy Loans outstanding as of the end of the preceding Accounting Period.
Following the Amendment Date, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to develop a mutually agreeable mechanism for separately reporting to the Reinsurer all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations and Ex Gratia Payments paid by the Ceding Company during an Accounting Period.
The Ceding Company will provide a Settlement Statement to the Reinsurer for each Accounting Period on the fifteenth (15th) Business Day of the second calendar month following each Accounting Period (other than a calendar year-end Accounting Period) and on the first day of the third calendar month following each calendar year-end Accounting Period. The Settlement Statement shall also include the Ceding Company’s current list of Restricted Purchasers.
(b) The Quarterly Net Settlement Amount payable under this Agreement for each Accounting Period and any Terminal Accounting Period (as set forth in the Settlement Statement) shall be payable as follows:
(i) if the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is positive, the Reinsurer shall pay such amount to the Ceding Company no later than the later of seven (7) Business Days after the receipt by the Reinsurer of the Settlement Statement or seven (7) Business Days after the due date for the Settlement Statement; and
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(ii) if the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is negative, no later than seven (7) Business Days after the due date for the Settlement Statement, the Ceding Company shall pay the absolute value of such negative amount to the Reinsurer;
provided, that any amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.2(b)(i) and (ii) shall be adjusted (positive or negative) for any amounts transferred to or paid by or on behalf of a Party during the period between the end of the Accounting Period and the date any remittance is paid hereunder.
In lieu of cash payments in respect of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount, the Parties may settle by means of an asset transfer. In such event: (A) if an amount is due the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall transfer Permitted Assets with a Fair Market Value equal to such amount and as mutually agreed upon by the Parties; or (B) if an amount is due the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall transfer assets with a Fair Market Value equal to such amount that are mutually agreed upon by the Parties.
Section 3.3 Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses. On a quarterly basis, the Reinsurer shall pay to the Ceding Company, each as a component of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount, (a) the Aggregate Expense Allowance to cover the cost of providing administrative and other services necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of the Covered Insurance Policies and the Reinsured Liabilities in an aggregate amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.1 and (b) the Investment Expenses. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.3, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree to (i) reasonable adjustments to the Aggregate Expense Allowance or Investment Expenses for one or more Reinsured Portfolios to reflect changes in the premium tax, commissions and/or administration costs of such Reinsured Portfolios or investment expenses in respect of the ModCo Assets and (ii) make a corresponding one-time payment from one Party to the other, as applicable, in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to (i), equal to the change in the fair value of the Reinsurer’s liability for the applicable future Aggregate Expense Allowance payments or Investment Expense payments, as applicable, following implementation of such adjustment as determined in accordance with the Insurance Act, including the Insurance (Prudential Standards) (Class C, Class D and Class E Solvency Requirement) Rules 2011, utilizing a discount rate to be agreed between the Parties at the time of such payment, taking account of any flooring of the Ceding Commission at $0 as of the Effective Time (an increase in the fair value of the Aggregate Expense Allowance payments or Investment Expenses payments would result in a one-time payment to the Reinsurer, while a decrease in such fair value payments would result in a one-time payment to the Ceding Company); provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made to the Ceding Commission due to any increase or decrease in (1) the Aggregate Expense Allowance that results from any increase or decrease in fees or other amounts charged by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator or (2) the Investment Expenses that results from any increase or decrease in fees or other amounts charged by any Investment Manager that is not affiliated with the Ceding Company and is designated by the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii). Any such adjustments shall be effected by an amendment to this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.13 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the adjustments made to the Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses that become effective as of the Amendment Date, the Parties shall use the following methodology to determine the one-time payment required hereunder: the one-time payment (calculated as of the Amendment Date) shall equal the midpoint of (x) the amount of the one-time payment based on the original discount rate used to determine the Ceding Commission as of the Closing Date and (y) the amount of the one-time payment based on then-current (i.e., as of the calculation date) technical provision discount rate applied to Reinsurer’s Liabilities pursuant to the Insurance Act.
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Section 3.4 Delayed Payments. If there is a delayed settlement of any Quarterly Net Settlement Amount due hereunder that is actually reflected in the related Settlement Statement, interest will accrue on such payment at a per annum rate equal to (a) the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars having a maturity of three (3) months (“LIBOR”) as of the date that such payment was due (the “Determination Date”), adjusted and compounded at each three (3)-month anniversary thereof, plus (b) 1.25% (the “Interest Rate”) until settlement is made, unless the Parties mutually agree that interest on such delayed settlement payment shall be waived. If the Ceding Company determines in its reasonable good faith judgment on the relevant Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been permanently discontinued, then the Parties shall mutually agree to use as a successor base rate the alternative reference rate publicly-selected by the central bank, reserve bank, monetary authority or any similar institution (including any committee or working group thereof) that is consistent with accepted market practice on the Determination Date (the “Alternative Rate”). If the Parties use the Alternative Rate as the successor base rate pursuant to the foregoing, the Parties shall work in good faith, to the extent not provided by the terms thereof, to mutually agree upon and determine in their commercially reasonable good faith judgment the interest rate determination date and any other relevant methodology for calculating the Alternative Rate, including any adjustment factor (including any necessary spread adjustment) needed to make the Alternative Rate comparable to the LIBOR base rate, in each case in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for the Alternative Rate (including by reference to price quotations listed on futures and derivatives exchanges). For purposes of this Section 3.4, a Quarterly Net Settlement Amount will be considered overdue, and such interest will begin to accrue, on the first day immediately following the date such payment is due. For greater clarity, (i) a Quarterly Net Settlement Amount shall be deemed to be due hereunder on the last date on which such payment may be timely made under the applicable provision and (ii) interest will not accrue on any Quarterly Net Settlement Amount due the Reinsurer hereunder if the delayed settlement was caused by the Reinsurer or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, including delays caused by the inability to liquidate ModCo Assets in a timely manner that were chosen for withdrawal by the Reinsurer to fund amounts due to the Reinsurer hereunder. Further, no interest will accrue on the initial Quarterly Net Settlement Amount hereunder.
Section 3.5 Offset.
(a) Each Party shall have, and may exercise at any time and from time to time, the right to offset any undisputed balance or balances, due from such Party to the other Party under this Agreement, and may offset the same against any undisputed balance or balances due to the former from the latter under this Agreement. In the event of any insolvency, rehabilitation, conservatorship or comparable proceeding by or against the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer, the rights of offset and recoupment set forth in this Section 3.5 shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. Balances will be considered “disputed” if one Party has contested the balance in writing to the other Party.
(b) This right of offset will not be diminished by any insurance business transfer pursuant to any Applicable Law similar in effect to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, a company voluntary arrangement pursuant to Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986, or any provision which replaces the foregoing, or has the same effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, so that the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer may continue to offset against any assignee or statutory transferee amounts due under any prior or related agreement against sums claimed under this Agreement, notwithstanding any assignment of this Agreement, or any insurance business transfer including this Agreement, or any such scheme of arrangement or company voluntary arrangement affecting liabilities under it.
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Section 3.6 Administration.
(a) For the period between the Closing Date and the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company and its appointed administrators and other designees shall administer the Covered Insurance Policies and perform all accounting therefor. During such period, the Ceding Company shall be permitted to assign any of its administrative functions, including claims administration, to any of its Affiliates and/or third party administrators; provided, that the Ceding Company shall remain ultimately responsible to the policyholders for such administration. Such administration shall be conducted with no less skill, diligence and expertise as the Ceding Company applies to servicing its other business and in material conformance with the terms and conditions of the Covered Insurance Policies and all Applicable Laws; provided, further, that the performance of any material administrative services with regard to the Covered Insurance Policies by any administrator that is not an Affiliate of the Ceding Company or that is not acting as an administrator for such Covered Insurance Policy as of the Effective Time shall be subject to the advance written approval of the Reinsurer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied. Without limitation of the foregoing, in undertaking the direct and reinsurance administration and claims practices relating to the Covered Insurance Policies during such period, the Ceding Company and any administrator or other designee appointed by the Ceding Company shall act in accordance and consistent with the Ceding Company’s existing administrative and claims practices in effect on the Effective Time (each, an “Existing Practice”); provided, that, to the extent the Ceding Company or any administrator proposes to modify materially an Existing Practice from time to time following the Effective Time (an Existing Practice, as proposed to be modified from time to time, a “Proposed Practice”), the Ceding Company shall (i) not, without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), implement or agree to the implementation of the Proposed Practice and (ii) if the Reinsurer furnishes such written consent, act in accordance and consistent with the Proposed Practice. In the event that the Ceding Company or an administrator appointed by the Ceding Company implements a Proposed Practice during such period without obtaining the prior written consent of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer reasonably determines that it would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement (x) the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company of such determination, and (y) the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if the implementation of such Proposed Practice had not occurred. If the Ceding Company outsources any material administrative services during such period, the Ceding Company shall secure the Reinsurer’s right to audit and inspect the party performing such outsourced services. Following the Amendment Date, this Section 3.6(a) shall cease to apply to the Ceding Company’s administration of the Covered Insurance Policies.
(b) Following the Amendment Date, subject to the receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals, the Parties intend to enter into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which the Ceding Company would appoint FLAS to perform certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies described therein, other than certain administrative services that the Ceding Company agrees to continue to perform in respect of such Administered Policies (the “Retained Services”). Notwithstanding any appointment by the Ceding Company of FLAS or any replacement third party administrator to perform administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies, the Ceding Company shall remain ultimately responsible to the policyholders for such administration.
(c) For any period between the Amendment Date and the date the Parties enter into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof), and for any period thereafter that the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof) is not in effect, the Ceding Company shall provide all of the administrative services in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies. For any period that the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof) is in effect, (i) pursuant to the terms of such administrative service agreement, FLAS (or any other Reinsurer Appointed Administrator) shall perform certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies described therein, other than any Retained Services; and (ii) the Ceding Company shall provide all of the administrative services in respect of the Self-Administered Policies and perform the Retained Services. All services to be performed by the Ceding Company hereunder at any point in time on or after the Amendment Date (the “Administrative Services”) shall be performed in accordance with the Appendix A hereto (the “Administrative Appendix”).
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(d) The Reinsurer shall be bound by all payments and settlements entered into (i) by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator and (ii) by the Ceding Company in accordance with Section 2.4. For purposes of interpreting Sections 2.4 and 3.6, the Reinsurer shall be absolutely bound by any act or failure to act by it or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator providing all or a portion of administrative services as respects the Covered Insurance Policies reinsured hereunder.
(e) Following the Amendment Date, in addition to entering into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement and transitioning the administration of the Administered Policies to FLAS (which transition is governed by the terms of the Initial Purchase Agreement and shall not be subject to the requirements of this Section 3.6(e)), the Reinsurer shall have the right to recommend to the Ceding Company that the administration of all or a portion of the Administrative Services remaining with the Ceding Company be transferred to FLAS or an alternative administrator (each alternative administrator, FLAS and any replacement of any of the foregoing, a “Reinsurer Appointed Administrator”), and the Ceding Company shall not unreasonably withhold its consent as respects a transition to any such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator; provided, that (i) except as set forth below in Section 3.6(i), the Reinsurer shall bear all costs to transition any Administrative Services to such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, as well as any damages or costs resulting from such transition, including, without limitation, any early termination fees, any increases in service fees on business remaining with the predecessor administrator to the extent such increase in service fees results from such transition, and any other costs and expenses resulting from the transition, (ii) all requisite regulatory approvals shall have been received for such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to administer the applicable Administrative Services and (iii) the Ceding Company reserves the right to perform due diligence on any proposed Reinsurer Appointed Administrator prior to granting or withholding its consent and the Reinsurer shall give due regard to the Ceding Company’s views regarding the qualifications of any such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator; and provided, further, that any recommendation to transition Administrative Services that are being performed by any Non-Transitioned TPAs, shall be subject to the terms, conditions and limitations contained in the applicable administrative services agreements with such Non-Transitioned TPAs. Such transition may be accomplished in stages on an administration function-by-administration function basis as the Parties shall mutually agree, pursuant to a mutually acceptable administrative services agreement (or an amendment to the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof) (each such agreement, the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement and any replacement of any of the foregoing, an “Administrative Services Agreement”) having terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company, which shall include the specific services required to be performed, the accounting and reporting requirements, the service standards, financial consideration, insurance requirements and the term and termination of the arrangement.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no act or failure to act by the Reinsurer or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be considered an act or failure to act by the Ceding Company for any purpose of this Agreement unless such act or failure to act is at the written direction or request of the Ceding Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Ceding Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement as a result of any failure to perform, or inadequacy in the performance of, any obligation of the Ceding Company hereunder to the extent such performance by the Ceding Company is reasonably dependent on the performance by a Reinsurer Appointed Administrator of its obligations under any Administrative Services Agreement that has not been properly, timely and fully performed.
(g) Reinsurer shall be deemed to have knowledge of, approved, consented to, and/or ratified any act or failure to act by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator. Any fact, circumstance or issue that is known or should reasonably be known by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed known by the Reinsurer.
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(h) Reinsurer shall, and shall cause any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, to provide all data and any reports reasonably requested by Ceding Company in connection with the Administered Policies to enable Ceding Company to comply with all applicable financial, regulatory, tax and rating agency requirements, as well as all other filings required by Applicable Law or in connection with Actions or Legally Required Ceding Company Actions, subject to and in accordance with the terms of any applicable Administrative Services Agreement. Reinsurer shall, and shall cause any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to, prepare and deliver any such data and reports on a timely basis in order for Ceding Company to manage any Actions or comply with any filing or other mandatory deadlines required by Applicable Law or Ceding Company’s internal reporting requirements.
(i) In the event that the administration of all or a portion of the Administrative Services are transferred from the Ceding Company to FLAS or an alternative administrator pursuant to Section 3.6(e) above due to a Material Ceding Company Administration Breach, the Ceding Company shall bear all costs to transition such Administrative Services to such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, as well as any damages or costs resulting from such transition, including, without limitation, any early termination fees, any increases in service fees on business remaining with the predecessor administrator to the extent such increase in service fees results from such transition, and any other costs and expenses resulting from the transition. A “Material Ceding Company Administration Breach” shall have occurred (A) if there is any material breach by the Ceding Company in the performance of the Administrative Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, reputation, relations with regulators or financial condition of the Reinsurer or its Affiliates and such breach is not cured within twenty (20) Business Days following receipt by the Ceding Company of written notice of such breach from the Reinsurer, or (B) if there is any pattern of breaches by the Ceding Company in the performance of the Administrative Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that have caused, or would be reasonably expected to cause, material detriment to the Reinsurer, following thirty (30) Business Days written notice thereof to the Ceding Company by the Reinsurer and a one-time opportunity to cure, if such pattern of breaches is capable of being cured and material detriment to Ceding Company has not occurred. For purposes hereof, “material detriment to the Reinsurer” means (I) any remedy of specific performance, injunction, consent order or other form of equitable relief imposed on the Reinsurer that would be material to any line of business of the Reinsurer, (II) any loss by the Reinsurer of any insurance license or qualification, (III) the inability of the Reinsurer to satisfy material regulatory requirements, (IV) a determination by an applicable regulator that such activity constitutes an intentional and material violation of any material law, statute or regulation or any criminal act, or (V) any material and adverse impact on the Reinsurer’s ability to conduct its business or its relationships with regulators.
Section 3.7 Certain Reports.
(a) The Reinsurer shall provide written notice of the occurrence of any Recapture Triggering Event within five (5) Business Days after its occurrence. In addition, the Reinsurer will provide immediate written notice to the Ceding Company in the event that (i) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, falls below 145% or (ii) to the Reinsurer’s knowledge, the occurrence of a Recapture Triggering Event pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of such term is reasonably likely to occur. The Reinsurer shall also cooperate fully with the Ceding Company and promptly respond to the Ceding Company’s reasonable inquiries from time to time concerning whether a Recapture Triggering Event has occurred. In addition to the foregoing, the Reinsurer shall also provide written notice of any of the following occurrences within five (5) Business Days of its occurrence: (i) a direct or indirect Change of Control of the Reinsurer; (ii) the Reinsurer cedes more than fifty percent (50%) of the Statutory Reserves ceded hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP) to a single “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) or (iii) the Reinsurer makes an application for any insurance business transfer pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, or any provision that replaces the foregoing, or has a substantially similar effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii), that does not constitute a Recapture Triggering Event.
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(b) The Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with copies of its annual and quarterly Statutory Financial Statement (or equivalent thereof required by its domiciliary jurisdiction) promptly following the filing thereof. Concurrently, the Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with (i) in the case of its annual Statutory Financial Statement, the Reinsurer’s Available Statutory Economic Capital and Surplus as a percentage of its Enhanced Capital Requirement (“ECR Ratio”) as of the applicable year end, (ii) in the case of its quarterly Statutory Financial Statement, the Reinsurer’s best estimate of its ECR Ratio as of the applicable quarter end (in each case, the “ECR Reporting Deadline”) and (iii) loss recognition reports and cash flow testing reports on the Covered Insurance Policies. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the reasonable request of the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall also provide the Ceding Company with a report setting forth the Reinsurer’s estimate of its ECR Ratio as of any applicable month end. Each such calculation shall include (A)(I) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account both before and after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit and (II) the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio both before and after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit; and (B) reasonable supporting detail with respect to such calculations, including Reinsurer’s economic balance sheet and any filings with the Bermuda Monetary Authority required in connection with the calculation of the Reinsurer’s Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirements. The Ceding Company shall maintain the confidentiality of each such statement or report, in each case to the extent that such statement or report is not publicly available.
(c) Except as otherwise specified in any Administrative Services Agreement, the Ceding Company shall provide the Reinsurer with the reports and data specified in Exhibit A at the times specified in Exhibit A. All reports provided by the Ceding Company pursuant to Exhibit A shall be prepared consistent with the Ceding Company’s books and records.
(d) Internal Control Support.
(i) On an annual basis, prior to the end of each calendar year commencing after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to support an assessment of internal controls related to the Settlement Statements and certain related actuarial data provided by the Ceding Company pursuant to the following sections of Exhibit A: A.2 , A.4(f) , A.6 and A.10.
(ii) The Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with reasonably supportable scoping details for each annual internal control assessment no later than July 1 of each year for the Ceding Company’s review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that any requirements the Reinsurer has for purposes of completing its own required annual control assessment shall be covered; and, provided, further, that the Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with such scoping details for the first calendar year commencing after the Amendment Date no later than 30 calendar days after the Amendment Date. Within 45 days of receiving the annual scoping details, the Ceding Company shall provide to the Reinsurer for its review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, an estimate of the costs for the internal control support and assessment based on the scoping details submitted by the Reinsurer.
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(iii) The internal control assessment may include agreed upon procedures or selective control testing requested by the Reinsurer and approved by the Ceding Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The requirement to support this internal control assessment may be waived upon mutual agreement by the Parties.
(iv) The Parties recognize that the work required to support these internal control assessments results from the size and materiality of the Ceding Company’s business reinsured under this Agreement relative to the size and materiality of such business to Reinsurer’s overall business and, as such, the Reinsurer will be responsible for any third party costs incurred by the Ceding Company in such efforts, as well as any incremental direct internal costs incurred by the Ceding Company to support such efforts, including the cost of the Ceding Company employees assisting in the process.
(v) Promptly upon completion of the internal control assessment, the Ceding Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take commercially reasonable steps to remediate, to the Reinsurer’s reasonable satisfaction, any material deficiencies identified as a result of the internal control assessment. The Parties agree to periodically review the need for such assessment. Any agreed upon internal control assessment shall, to the extent required, be performed by a nationally registered auditing firm that routinely provides such assessments to companies of similar size and complexity as the Ceding Company.
Section 3.8 Books and Records.
(a) The Ceding Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, preserve until such date as the obligations of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer hereunder are fully and finally satisfied and two (2) years thereafter (or such other later date as may be required by Applicable Law), all Books and Records related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. During such period, upon any reasonable request from the Reinsurer or its Representatives, the Ceding Company shall (i) provide to the Reinsurer and its Representatives reasonable access to such Books and Records during normal business hours; provided, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Ceding Company, and (ii) permit the Reinsurer and its Representatives to make copies of any such Books and Records, in each case, at no cost to the Reinsurer or its Representatives (other than reasonable out-ofpocket expenses). Such Books and Records may be sought under this Section 3.8 by the Reinsurer for any reasonable purpose, including to the extent reasonably required in connection with accounting, litigation, securities law disclosure, external or internal audits, or other similar purpose.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.8(a), the Ceding Company reserves the right to withhold any Books and Records from the Reinsurer that, in the Ceding Company’s judgment, are protected from discovery by any applicable privilege and/or immunity, including the attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrines, and will notify the Reinsurer in the event any such documents are withheld. In the event that the Ceding Company withholds such privileged materials, it shall take steps as reasonably necessary to attempt to provide the Reinsurer with the information it requested without jeopardizing the privileged nature of the material withheld. However, in no event shall the Reinsurer have access to privileged materials relating to any dispute between the Reinsurer and the Ceding Company. Further, should the Reinsurer request access to materials protected by a confidentiality or protective order, the Parties will use reasonable efforts to provide access in a manner that does not violate such order.
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(c) Promptly, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after completion of any inspection conducted by the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall consult with the Ceding Company with respect to any and all questions or issues raised by the inspection. If, as a result of any inspection, the Reinsurer denies or disputes coverage for any claims, the Reinsurer shall, upon the Ceding Company’s request, promptly provide the Ceding Company with a report or analysis completed by the Reinsurer or its Representatives outlining the findings of the inspection and identifying the reasons for denying or disputing such claim.
ARTICLE IV
MODCO ACCOUNT; COLLATERAL TRUST
Section 4.1 ModCo Account; Investment Guidelines.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Ceding Company (i) established one or more custodial accounts (the “ ModCo Account”) and (ii) in accordance with Section 3.1(a), made the Initial ModCo Deposit. The ModCo Account and the assets maintained therein will (x) be retained, controlled, owned and maintained by the Ceding Company, (y) be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this Agreement and (z) be maintained by the Ceding Company in one or more custodial accounts segregated and distinct from the Ceding Company’s other general account assets. Such assets shall be valued, for purposes of this Agreement, according to their Statutory Book Value. In accordance with SAP, the Ceding Company elects to cede all realized capital gains and losses in respect of the ModCo Assets to the Reinsurer on a gross basis.
(b) The amount of the ModCo Reserves shall be determined for each Accounting Period by the Ceding Company in accordance with SAP consistently applied as of the last calendar day of such Accounting Period and shall be set forth in each applicable Settlement Statement; provided, that the Ceding Company shall not seek any permitted practices from a Governmental Authority that would have the effect of increasing the amount of ModCo Reserves required in respect of the liabilities ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder in accordance with SAP as applicable to Ceding Company without first consulting in good faith with the Reinsurer and considering any reasonable recommendations of the Reinsurer before proceeding; provided, that if the Ceding Company obtains any such permitted practice and does not accept the Reinsurer’s recommendations, and the Reinsurer determines that such permitted practice (x) is commercially unreasonable (viewed solely in the context of this Agreement and the other ModCo Reinsurance Agreements, without reference to any other business relationships the Ceding Company may have with any particular insured) and (y) has had a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability and/or overall economic position hereunder, then the Reinsurer must raise any such determination promptly to the Ceding Company. If the Ceding Company agrees, the Parties will cooperate to determine how to handle such situation in a mutually agreeable manner. If the Parties cannot so agree, then the Reinsurer may bring an arbitration proceeding pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof, with the Reinsurer bearing the burden of proof that such permitted practice was commercially unreasonable (viewed solely in the context of this Agreement and the other Modco Reinsurance Agreements, without reference to any other business relationships the Ceding Company may have with any particular insured), and caused a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability and/or overall economic position hereunder. The arbitration panel shall only be authorized to adjust the calculation of the ModCo Reserves required to be held in the ModCo Account as of any relevant date of determination to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position it would have been in had the Ceding Company not obtained such permitted practice (with no other damages, including any equitable awards, being permissible).
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(c) For purposes of calculating the ModCo Reserves pursuant to this Agreement, the Ceding Company shall perform such calculations in a manner materially consistent with the VALIC/DSA Re Valuation Methodology Memorandum, from Randy Marash to File (inclusive of the memoranda embedded therein), dated November 29, 2017, attached as Exhibit E, which sets forth the Ceding Company’s valuation methodology and basis for valuation, including valuation interest rates or assumptions, for the Covered Insurance Policies (the “Valuation Methodology”) as of the Effective Time. The Ceding Company shall not modify or change the Valuation Methodology on any of the Covered Insurance Policies without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer, unless such modifications or changes are required pursuant to SAP or otherwise under Applicable Law. In the event that the Reinsurer does not provide its consent to a modification or change requested by the Ceding Company (which change is not otherwise required by SAP or under Applicable Law, it being understood that no Reinsurer consent is required for modifications or changes required pursuant to SAP or otherwise under Applicable Law) and the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) calendar days of the Ceding Company’s request for a change in the Valuation Methodology, notwithstanding Section 10.3, the Ceding Company shall engage an Independent Actuary, with the selection of the Independent Actuary subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, and the Independent Actuary’s written determination as to whether the Ceding Company’s proposed modification or change to the Valuation Methodology is reasonable will be binding on the Parties. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to reach its determination, subject to such Independent Actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The fees and expenses of such Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Parties; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines that the Valuation Methodology shall be modified as proposed by the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary.
(d) The ModCo Assets (other than Policy Loans) (I) will be managed and invested by the Ceding Company and/or AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC, as the investment manager appointed by the Ceding Company hereunder, and/or such other investment manager designated from time to time as provided below (each, an “Investment Manager”) in a manner consistent with the investment guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Investment Guidelines”), and (II) shall consist only of cash, any securities qualifying as admitted assets in the state of domicile of the Ceding Company, and any other form of security acceptable to the primary insurance regulatory authority in such state (“Permitted Assets”). Such assets will be free and clear of claims, liens and encumbrances running to the benefit of third parties other than those (x) arising in the ordinary course of investment management with respect to admitted assets, or (y) permitted in the Investment Guidelines; provided, that if a claim, lien or encumbrance arises with respect to any such asset, except as permitted under clause (x) and (y), the Ceding Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such claim, lien or encumbrance as promptly as practicable following its discovery thereof.
(i) The Ceding Company shall not amend, modify or otherwise change the investment guidelines pursuant to which any Investment Manager manages Permitted Assets, or, prior to the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the terms relating to the fees and expense reimbursement payable to any such Investment Manager, without the Reinsurer’s prior written consent thereto. In addition, not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of any proposed amendments to the fees payable to any Investment Manager following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall give the Reinsurer written notice of such proposal, and the Parties shall consult in good faith with respect to such proposed amendments to such fees. If the Investment Manager resigns or is removed, or, following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer requests that the Investment Manager be replaced in accordance with the requirements of this Section 4.1(d), the Ceding Company shall appoint a replacement investment manager as directed by the Reinsurer with respect to the Permitted Assets, if such replacement investment manager is reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company; provided, however, that no replacement investment manager shall have authority to engage in any of the following, for or in respect of, the Modco Assets: (A) derivatives, (B) foreign currency transactions (for the avoidance of doubt, not including foreign currency denominated securities), (C) Short Term Borrowing Transactions, or (D) Short Term Investments comprising reverse repurchase agreements, cash-out securities lending agreements or liquidity pools managed by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates.
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(ii) From time to time following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, if directed to do so by the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall appoint one or more additional Investment Managers reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company with respect to the Permitted Assets; provided, however, that no additional investment manager shall have authority to engage in any of the following, for or in respect of, the Modco Assets: (A) derivatives, (B) foreign currency transactions (for the avoidance of doubt, not including foreign currency denominated securities), (C) Short Term Borrowing Transactions, or (D) Short Term Investments comprising reverse repurchase agreements, cash-out securities lending agreements or liquidity pools managed by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates. Not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of any proposed replacement or appointment of additional Investment Managers following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer shall give the Ceding Company written notice of such proposal, and the Parties shall consult in good faith with respect to such proposed replacement or additional Investment Managers. Any replacement or additional Investment Manager shall accept its appointment by entering into an investment management agreement with respect to the Permitted Assets in a form, including the terms and conditions, reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Ceding Company shall not be responsible for any breach of the Investment Guidelines caused by an act or omission by any Investment Manager appointed at the direction of the Reinsurer; provided, that such breach was not caused by the act, failure to act or direction of the Ceding Company. Additionally, the Ceding Company agrees to consult with the Reinsurer, in advance, regarding any proposals by its Investment Managers to appoint any subadvisers in respect of ModCo Assets that are unaffiliated with the Investment Managers.
(iii) The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will cooperate reasonably to give effect to (and the Ceding Company will instruct its applicable Investment Manager to give effect to) any (x) proposal by the Reinsurer to transfer for Fair Market Value one or more assets between an account owned by the Reinsurer, on the one hand, and the ModCo Account, on the other hand; provided, that the Ceding Company shall have no obligation to take any action with respect to any transfer that could, as reasonably determined by the Ceding Company or its advisors, (i) cause any breach or exception to any provision of this Agreement (including the Investment Guidelines) or any Applicable Insurance Regulation, (ii) give rise to a requirement to obtain any regulatory approval or non-disapproval; or (iii) contravene any provision of Applicable Law, including the U.S. securities laws, or any rule promulgated thereunder; or (y) other commercially reasonable direction from the Reinsurer with respect to management of the ModCo Assets; provided that such direction does not violate this Agreement (including the Investment Guidelines), any Applicable Law or any law or regulation applicable to such Investment Managers or insurance company investments; provided, further, that, in the case of either of clause (x) or (y), any such direction from, or proposal by, the Reinsurer shall be given in writing, including by email, by its designated representative described below. The Reinsurer shall designate an authorized individual to provide such direction or proposal, and the Ceding Company shall designate an individual to receive any such direction or proposal and deliver such direction or proposal to the applicable Investment Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that the Reinsurer bears the economic risk of the ModCo Assets as described in this Agreement, and agree that, other than the obligation to (A) cooperate in giving effect to any proposal in respect of a transfer and/or (B) deliver any direction to the applicable Investment Manager as contemplated above, the Ceding Company shall have no obligation, and shall incur no liability, with respect to such direction or proposal, as applicable.
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(iv) Furthermore, each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer acknowledges and agrees that any fees and expenses paid by the Ceding Company under any Capital Markets Services Agreement in respect of ModCo Assets shall constitute Investment Expenses, and that the Ceding Company shall not agree to amend any terms relating to fees and expense reimbursements payable to any Person under such Capital Markets Services Agreement in respect of ModCo Assets without the Reinsurer’s prior written consent.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree that the IMR is ceded to the Reinsurer. The IMR shall be calculated by the Ceding Company.
(f) Statutory Impairments.
(i) Determinations of statutory impairments of ModCo Assets which are made by the Ceding Company shall be based upon the statutory rules and guidelines and the impairment policy used by the Ceding Company for purposes of calculating statutory impairments reflected in the Ceding Company’s Statutory Financial Statements and without regard to the existence of this Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 10.3, any disagreements with respect to determinations of statutory impairments of ModCo Assets shall be subject to this Section 4.1(f). If the Ceding Company determines that any ModCo Assets have become impaired for purposes of determining Statutory Book Value and such impairments exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate as respects any Accounting Period (a “Significant Impairment”), the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer as promptly as practicable after such determination and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days following the last day of such Accounting Period. Any report notifying the Reinsurer of a Significant Impairment shall provide the CUSIP, ISIN or similar security identifier (as applicable) for the impaired ModCo Assets and describe the reason for each such impairment and the effect on Statutory Book Value of the applicable ModCo Assets. In addition, any such report shall state whether any impaired assets are held in other portfolios of the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and, if so, shall confirm that the Statutory Book Value treatment for each such asset is consistent across all such portfolios. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of written notification of a Significant Impairment, the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of its objection (the “Objection Notice”) to any such impairment determination. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such Objection Notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such impairment determination. During the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of an Objection Notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the determination or calculation of statutory impairments of the applicable ModCo Assets. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts and work together in good faith to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which the Ceding Company is required to file the relevant Statutory Financial Statement with the relevant insurance regulator. If the Parties are unable to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which the Ceding Company is required to file a Statutory Financial Statement with an applicable insurance regulator, the Ceding Company may use its own good faith calculation of the statutory impairment for purposes of preparing its Statutory Financial Statements. If the Parties are unable to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which a quarterly settlement is due hereunder, the Parties shall use the Ceding Company’s good faith calculation of the statutory impairment for purposes of effecting such required quarterly settlement. If thereafter the dispute is ultimately decided in the Reinsurer’s favor pursuant to the arbitration process set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii), then the necessary adjustment will be made between the Parties and reflected in the quarterly settlement for the Accounting Period in which such dispute is ultimately resolved.
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(ii) In the event that the Parties cannot resolve a dispute regarding a Significant Impairment with the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of an Objection Notice, at the Reinsurer’s option, the Parties may engage one or more Independent Valuation Experts (depending on whether different asset classes are implicated in the same Significant Impairment, thereby entailing different experts for valuation purposes), with the selection of such Independent Valuation Experts subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to arbitrate the dispute. If the Parties cannot agree on the choice of expert, the process in Section 9.5(e) shall be followed for such selection. The Independent Valuation Experts shall evaluate which of the Parties’ two (2) determinations with respect to the Statutory Book Value of the relevant ModCo Assets (the “Disputed Assets”) is more reasonable in light of the evidence provided by both Parties in connection with their respective submissions to such Independent Valuation Experts. The Independent Valuation Experts shall select one and only one of the determinations submitted by the Parties. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Valuation Experts with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to each such expert’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. Each Independent Valuation Expert’s written decision as to the more reasonable Statutory Book Value of the Disputed Assets under the circumstances will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the applicable Independent Valuation Expert will be borne by the Party that such expert decides against in its determination of the more reasonable Statutory Book Value of the Disputed Assets.
(iii) In addition to the Reinsurer’s right to pursue the process set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii), if a Significant Impairment dispute cannot be resolved by the Parties within the five (5)-Business Day period following the delivery of an Objection Notice, the Reinsurer may elect to do either of the following:
(x) Instruct the Ceding Company to continue to hold any Disputed Assets in the ModCo Account and not to sell, or cause to be sold, any such Disputed Assets unless directed to do so by the Reinsurer (or unless the sale or other transfer thereof is necessary to satisfy a reinsured obligation in accordance with this Agreement or unless necessary to remain in compliance with Applicable Law and/or the Investment Guidelines); or
(y) To the extent such Disputed Assets are readily transferable, instruct the Ceding Company to transfer any such Disputed Assets to the Reinsurer.
(iv) For the sake of clarity, the risk of impairments is fully transferred to the Reinsurer as noted by the reference to line 34 (Net realized capital gains and losses) of the Summary of Operations of the Ceding Company’s Statutory Financial Statements as contained in the definition of ModCo Account Investment Income.
(g) In addition to the settlement of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for each Accounting Period, if the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets as of the end of such Accounting Period (first taking into account any transfer to the Reinsurer of any Disputed Assets pursuant Section 4.1(f)(iii)(y) above and excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) exceeded the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.8(e)), the Ceding Company shall withdraw Permitted Assets as directed by the Reinsurer having a Statutory Book Value as of the end of such Accounting Period in an amount no greater than the lesser of (x) such excess and (y) the aggregate Statutory Book Value of Permitted Assets and shall transfer cash or other Permitted Assets to the Reinsurer equal to such withdrawn amount; provided, that the Reinsurer shall direct the Ceding Company as respects allocation between cash and Permitted Assets as well as the choice of the Permitted Assets, if any, to so withdraw and transfer; provided, further, that the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets following such withdrawal shall be no less than the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.8(e)). For the sake of clarity, the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets as of the end of an Accounting Period in Sections 4.1(g) and (h) will be inclusive of any ModCo Assets held therein in respect of any ModCo Account Investment Income for such Accounting Period.
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(h) In addition to the settlement of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for each Accounting Period, if the aggregate Statutory Book Value of ModCo Assets as of the end of such Accounting Period (first taking into account any transfer to the Reinsurer of any Disputed Assets pursuant Section 4.1(f)(iii)(y) above and excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) was less than the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.8(e) ) , the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account cash or other Permitted Assets having an aggregate Fair Market Value or Margin Collateral Value, as applicable, as of the day of transfer sufficient to cure such shortfall. The obligation to transfer amounts for deposit into the ModCo Account as described herein shall in no manner be construed to obligate the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Account independently in any manner separate from amounts so paid by the Reinsurer for such purpose.
(i) In addition to the requirements in Section 4.1(h), if on any Business Day, the sum of (x) the portion of the aggregate Derivative Margin Requirement for the ModCo Account that has not yet been funded through the deposit of assets to the ModCo Account, plus (y) the portion of the aggregate Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement for the ModCo Account that has not yet been funded through the deposit of assets to the ModCo Account (such sum, the “Interim Required Collateral Balance”) exceeds $100 million, the Reinsurer shall deposit into the ModCo Account additional ModCo Assets having an aggregate Margin Collateral Value (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount inclusive of the $100 million threshold) as of the day of transfer at least equal to such Interim Required Collateral Balance, which amount shall be deposited into the ModCo Account no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day after which written notice of such Interim Required Collateral Balance is provided by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer; provided, however, that if such notice is received by the Reinsurer later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, the Reinsurer shall have until 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after which such notice is provided to make such deposit. In addition to the requirements in Section 4.1(g), if on any Business Day, the sum of (x) the portion of the aggregate Derivative Margin Amount for the ModCo Account in excess of the Derivative Margin Requirement, and not previously withdrawn by or transferred to Reinsurer and (y) the portion of the aggregate Short Term Collateral Amount for the ModCo Account in excess of the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement and not previously withdrawn by or transferred to Reinsurer (such sum, the “Interim Return Collateral Balance”) exceeds $100 million, the Ceding Company shall withdraw ModCo Assets as directed by the Reinsurer having an aggregate Statutory Book Value as of the date of transfer equal to the Interim Return Collateral Balance (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount inclusive of the $100 million threshold), which amount shall be transferred to Reinsurer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day after written notice of such Interim Return Collateral Balance is provided by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer via the daily report referenced below; provided, however, that if such notice is received by the Reinsurer later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, the Ceding Company shall have until 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after which such notice is provided to complete such transfer; provided, that the Reinsurer shall direct the Ceding Company as respects such allocation between cash and other ModCo Assets as well as the choice of the ModCo Assets, if any, to so withdraw and transfer; provided, further, that the aggregate Statutory Book Value of ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account following such withdrawal is no less than the sum of (i) ModCo Reserves as of the last day of the previous Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount for the ModCo Account and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount for the ModCo Account, with each of (x) and (y) measured as of the previous Business Day, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.8(e) ) . On each Business Day, the Ceding Company shall provide a report to the Reinsurer stating the value of the Derivatives Margin Amount and the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount, each as of the previous Business Day. The obligation to deposit such cash or other ModCo Assets into the ModCo Account as described herein shall in no manner be construed to obligate the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Account independently in any manner separate from amounts so paid by the Reinsurer for such purpose. Any amounts paid by or transferred to a Party under this Section 4.1(i) during a given Accounting Period shall be reflected in the report delivered by the Ceding Company for such Accounting Period pursuant to Section 3.2 for such Accounting Period and taken into account in determining the amounts due under Sections 4.1(g) and (h), respectively, with respect to such Accounting Period.
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(j) “ModCo Account Investment Income” for an Accounting Period shall equal the sum of the net investment income calculated by the Ceding Company on the ModCo Assets during such Accounting Period in accordance with line 3 (Net Investment Income) (excluding the impact of any investment expenses, calculated in accordance with line 11 on the Exhibit of Net Investment Income from its Statutory Financial Statements), line 4 (Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve), line 34 (both column 1 and inset amount #1 together) (Net realized capital gains (losses), prior to reduction for taxes) and line 38 (Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses) prior to reduction for taxes) of the Summary of Operations from its Statutory Financial Statement, earned and realized; provided, however, the ModCo Account Investment Income shall not include any Interest Earned on Policy Loans. The ModCo Account Investment Income calculation will not be reduced for any investment expenses (as the Investment Expenses are a separate allowance hereunder payable by the Reinsurer). For the sake of clarity, the Reinsurer bears full investment risk of the ModCo Assets, with no independent obligation of the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Assets due to impairments or otherwise, with all such risk being transferred and effected in connection with the adjustments contemplated in Section 4.1(g) and (h) above.
(k) “ModCo Reserves” means, for each Accounting Period, an amount equal to 100% of the Quota Share of (a) the Statutory Reserves, plus (b) the IMR, minus (c) the result of (i) uncollected premium, plus (ii) deferred and accrued premium, minus (iii) advance premium (where (c) is calculated in accordance with Exhibit 1 of the Statutory Financial Statements), plus (d) the result of (i) resisted claims, plus (ii) pending claims, plus (iii) incurred but not reported claims (where (d) is calculated in accordance with Exhibit 8 of the Statutory Financial Statements), each as determined as of the last calendar day of the current Accounting Period in accordance with the methodologies used by the Ceding Company to calculate such amounts in accordance with SAP, and after giving effect to the credit for reinsurance taken by the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies for the Existing Reinsurance Agreements (for avoidance of doubt, all accruals net of reinsurance ceded are included in these amounts, such as amounts recoverable from reinsurers and other amounts receivable under Existing Reinsurance Agreements).
(l) All deposits under Section 4.1(h) shall be made no later than ten (10) Business Days after the receipt by the Reinsurer of the Settlement Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, where a deposit is made pursuant to Section 4.1(h) with respect to any year end settlement, the Ceding Company may provide a projected calculation of ModCo Reserves for such year-end at any time following December 1 prior to such year end, and the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company any collateral shortfalls reflected therein within the later of (x) ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the aforementioned report of projections and (y) the last Business Day of December of the year for which the Ceding Company is filing its Statutory Financial Statement (assuming the report on year-end collateral requirements has been reported to the Reinsurer five (5) Business Days prior to such date). Any true-ups to such amounts shall occur as part of the regular periodic settlement that follows the finalization of the Ceding Company’s annual Statutory Financial Statements.
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Section 4.2 Interest on Policy Loans. Each Accounting Period and pursuant to the Settlement Statement, the Reinsurer shall participate in a Quota Share of Interest Earned on Policy Loans. Such payments will be based on the best estimate of the Ceding Company.
Section 4.3 Credit for Reinsurance for Modified Coinsurance Cession. The Ceding Company shall own the ModCo Account and the assets maintained therein, and the Reinsurer will not be required to provide reserve credit in respect of any Reinsured Liabilities ceded hereunder on a modified coinsurance basis.
Section 4.4 Collateral Trust.
(a) Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, the Reinsurer shall establish a collateral trust account (the “Collateral Trust Account”) with a third party trustee for the benefit of the Ceding Company pursuant to the terms of a reinsurance trust agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D (the “Collateral Trust Agreement”), with such changes thereto as may be mutually agreed by the Parties. The Reinsurer shall maintain the Collateral Trust Account with Collateral Trust Authorized Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value no less than the Collateral Trust Required Balance. The Collateral Trust Required Balance shall be adjusted as of the end of each Accounting Period. The Collateral Trust Authorized Investments shall be valued according to their current Fair Market Value.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Ceding Company or any successor by operation of law, including any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the Ceding Company may draw upon the assets held in the Collateral Trust Account at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of any Party only for the following purposes: (i) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of premiums returned to the owners of the Covered Insurance Policies on account of cancellation of such policies; (ii) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of surrenders and benefits or losses paid by the Ceding Company pursuant to the provisions of the Covered Insurance Policies; (iii) to pay any other amount that the Ceding Company claims is due under this Agreement; or (iv) in the event that the Ceding Company receives notice of termination of the Collateral Trust Agreement, to fund an account with the Ceding Company in an amount at least equal to the Collateral Trust Required Balance. In the event that any amount drawn by the Ceding Company is subsequently determined not to be due, the Ceding Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amounts so drawn and, until such excess amounts are returned to the Reinsurer, such amounts, together with interest thereon accrued at the Interest Rate (or the Alternative Rate, if applicable), shall be held by the Ceding Company in trust for the complete and sole benefit of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall be entitled to all rights, title and interest in said amounts.
(c) If as of the end of any Accounting Period the Fair Market Value of Collateral Trust Authorized Investments is less than the Collateral Trust Required Balance, the Reinsurer shall deposit Collateral Trust Authorized Investments into the Collateral Trust Account having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to make up such difference. If as of the end of any Accounting Period the Fair Market Value of Collateral Trust Authorized Investments exceeds the Collateral Trust Required Balance, the Reinsurer may request the Ceding Company to release an amount up to such excess.
(d) The Reinsurer shall arrange for assets to be deposited into the Collateral Trust Account. Prior to depositing any assets with the trustee of such Collateral Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall execute assignments or endorsements in blank, or transfer legal title of such assets to the trustee of all shares, obligations or any other assets requiring assignment so that the Ceding Company, or the trustee upon the Ceding Company’s direction, may, whenever necessary, negotiate any such assets without the consent or signature of the Reinsurer or any other entity.
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(e) Upon the Ceding Company’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Reinsurer may withdraw all or any of the assets held in the Collateral Trust Account and replace the withdrawn assets with other Collateral Trust Authorized Investments having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so withdrawn so as to maintain at all times on deposit Collateral Trust Authorized Investments in an amount at least equal to the Collateral Trust Required Balance.
(f) Notwithstanding any rule of any Applicable Law regarding the existence or non-existence of irreparable injury, the provisions of this Section 4.4 are agreed to be specifically enforceable including by motion for preliminary injunction or other provisional remedies.
ARTICLE V
COINSURANCE CESSION
Section 5.1 Coinsurance Cessions Generally. At the Effective Time, no cession shall be made hereunder on a coinsurance basis.
Section 5.2 Security Required.
(a) To the extent any cession is made hereunder on a coinsurance basis, the Reinsurer shall secure its obligations with respect to the Coinsured Liabilities by, at its option, either (i) posting a “clean”, irrevocable, unconditional and evergreen letter of credit issued by a bank acceptable to the Ceding Company in its sole discretion that meets the requirements of Applicable Law and would permit the Ceding Company full credit as admitted reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities (a “Letter of Credit”), (ii) establishing and funding a reinsurance trust account (the “Reinsurance Trust Account”) for the benefit of the Ceding Company, which Reinsurance Trust Account shall consist only of cash (United States legal tender), certificates of deposit (issued by a United States bank and payable in United States legal tender) and/or investments of the types permitted by Article 3.10, § (d), or Article 5.75-1, § (d) of the Texas Insurance Code and permitted by investment guidelines mutually agreed between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer, provided, that such investments are issued by an institution that is not the parent, Subsidiary or other Affiliate of either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer (“Authorized Investments”), deposited pursuant to a trust agreement in form and substance, and with a third party trustee, in each case satisfactory to the Ceding Company in its sole discretion that, at all times, meets the requirements of any Applicable Law, and that would permit the Ceding Company full credit as admitted reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities, or (iii) a combination of both a Letter of Credit and Reinsurance Trust Account. Assets deposited into the Reinsurance Trust Account shall be valued according to their current Fair Market Value.
(b) The Reinsurer shall maintain the face amount of the Letter of Credit plus the Fair Market Value of Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments (“Collateral Value”) at an amount no less than the then-applicable Required Balance. The Required Balance shall be adjusted as of the end of each Accounting Period. “Required Balance” means, with respect to any Accounting Period, an amount equal to the Coinsured Liabilities as of the end of the most recent Accounting Period plus, to the extent required, any additional amount necessary to provide the Ceding Company full credit for reinsurance for the Coinsured Liabilities under Applicable Law.
(c) If at any time the Collateral Value is less than the Required Balance, the Reinsurer shall, at its option, either (i) deposit Authorized Investments into the Reinsurance Trust Account having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to make up such difference, (ii) secure delivery to the Ceding Company of an amendment to the existing Letter of Credit or a new Letter of Credit with a face amount sufficient to make up such difference or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).
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(d) If, following the date on which payment of the applicable Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is paid, the Collateral Value exceeds the Required Balance as of the end of the immediately prior Accounting Period, the Reinsurer may request, at its option, the Ceding Company to release excess credit (whether in the form of a downward adjustment in the Letter of Credit and/or a release of assets in the Reinsurance Trust Account) in an amount no greater than the excess of the Collateral Value over the Required Balance. The Ceding Company shall cooperate in such regard; provided, that, following such reduction and/or withdrawal, the Required Balance does not exceed the Collateral Value and the Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments is at least equal to 102% of the Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance.
Section 5.3 Reinsurance Trust Account.
(a) For so long as all or some portion of the reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities is secured through the use of the Reinsurance Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall maintain in such Reinsurance Trust Account Authorized Investments having, with respect to any date of determination, a Fair Market Value equal to (i) the Required Balance as of such date of determination, minus (ii) the face amount of the Letter of Credit, if any, as of such date of determination (the “Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance”). As promptly as practicable following the date on which payment of the applicable Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is due, the Reinsurer shall prepare and deliver to the Ceding Company a statement (the “Reinsurance Trust Account Statement”) setting forth: (x) the Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance with respect to such Accounting Period and (y) the Fair Market Value of the assets held in the Reinsurance Trust Account as of the end of such Accounting Period.
(b) The Reinsurer shall arrange for assets to be deposited into the Reinsurance Trust Account. Prior to depositing any assets with the trustee of such Reinsurance Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall execute assignments or endorsements in blank, or transfer legal title to the trustee of all shares, obligations or any other assets requiring assignment so that the Ceding Company, or the trustee upon the Ceding Company’s direction, may, whenever necessary, negotiate any such assets without the consent or signature of the Reinsurer or any other entity. Notwithstanding the composition of assets in the Reinsurance Trust Account, all settlements with respect to the Reinsurance Trust Account between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall be in cash or its equivalent.
(c) Upon the Ceding Company’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Reinsurer may withdraw all or any of the assets held in the Reinsurance Trust Account and replace the withdrawn assets with other Authorized Investments having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so withdrawn so as to maintain at all times on deposit Authorized Investments in an amount at least equal to the Reinsurance Trust Account Required Balance.
Section 5.4 Additional Withdrawals. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Ceding Company or any successor by operation of law, including any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the Ceding Company may draw upon the Letter of Credit or the assets held in the Reinsurance Trust Account at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of any Party only for the following purposes: (a) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of premiums returned to the owners of the Covered Insurance Policies on account of cancellation of such policies; (b) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of surrenders and benefits or losses paid by the Ceding Company pursuant to the provisions of the Covered Insurance Policies; (c) to pay any other amount that the Ceding Company claims is due under this Agreement; or (d) in the event that the Ceding Company receives notice of nonrenewal of any Letter of Credit or termination of any trust agreement to fund an account with the Ceding Company in an amount at least equal to the Required Balance. In the event that any amount drawn by the Ceding Company is subsequently determined not to be due, the Ceding Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amounts so drawn and, until such excess amounts are returned to the Reinsurer, such amounts, together with interest thereon accrued at the Interest Rate (or the Alternative Rate, if applicable), shall be held by the Ceding Company in trust for the complete and sole benefit of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall be entitled to all rights, title and interest in said amounts.
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Section 5.5 General.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Reinsurer agrees to take other commercially reasonable actions that are necessary to allow the Ceding Company to receive full credit as admitted reinsurance under any Applicable Law for the reinsurance of the Coinsured Liabilities. In the event that the Reinsurer at any time fails to meet its security obligations as set forth in this Article V, the Ceding Company shall be entitled to hold back, as funds withheld, any amounts otherwise due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement or any other agreement between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer.
(b) The Ceding Company may, at its discretion, require payment of any sum in default instead of resorting to any security held, and it shall be no defense to any such claim that the Ceding Company might have had recourse to any such security.
(c) Notwithstanding any rule of any Applicable Law regarding the existence or non-existence of irreparable injury, the provisions of this Article V are agreed to be specifically enforceable including by motion for preliminary injunction or other provisional remedies.
(d) For purposes of this Article V, “any Applicable Law” shall include but not be limited to all laws and regulations affecting the ability of the Ceding Company to take credit for reinsurance, including all such laws and regulations applicable to foreign branches of the Ceding Company.
ARTICLE VI
OVERSIGHTS; COOPERATION
Section 6.1 Oversights. Any unintentional or inadvertent delay, omission or error made in connection with this Agreement or any transaction hereunder shall not relieve either Party from any Liability that would attach to it hereunder if such delay, omission or error had not been made; provided, that such delay, omission or error is rectified upon discovery. If (a) the failure of either Party to comply with any provision of this Agreement is unintentional or the result of a misunderstanding or oversight and (b) such failure to comply is promptly rectified, both Parties shall be restored as closely as possible to the positions they would have occupied if no error or oversight had occurred.
Section 6.2 Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the other in all reasonable respects in order to accomplish the objectives of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
TAX; GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS
Section 7.1 DAC Tax Election. The Parties shall make the election provided in Section 1.848- 2(g)(8) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 848 of the Code. The specifics of this election are as follows:
(a) The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall make the following election pursuant to Section 1.848-2(g)(8) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 848 of the Code. This election shall be effective for the first year in which this Agreement is effective and for all subsequent taxable years for which this Agreement remains in effect. Each Party shall make the election by timely attaching to its Tax Returns the schedule required by Section 1.848-2(g)(8)(ii) of such Treasury Regulation identifying this Agreement as one for which such election has been made.
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(b) The terms used in this Article VII, and not otherwise defined in this Agreement, are defined by reference to Treasury Regulation Section 1.848-2 in effect on the date this Agreement is executed.
(c) The Party with the net positive consideration for this Agreement for each taxable year shall capitalize specified policy acquisition expenses with respect to this Agreement without regard to the general deductions limitation of Section 848(c)(1).
(d) Both Parties shall exchange information pertaining to the amount of net consideration under this Agreement each year to ensure consistency or as otherwise required by the Internal Revenue Service.
(e) The Ceding Company shall submit a schedule to the Reinsurer by May 1 of each year of its calculation of the net consideration for the preceding calendar year. This schedule of calculations shall be accompanied by a statement signed by an officer of the Ceding Company stating that the Ceding Company shall report such net consideration in its Tax Return for the preceding calendar year.
(f) The Reinsurer may contest such calculation by providing an alternative calculation to the Ceding Company in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of Reinsurer’s receipt of the Ceding Company’s calculation. If the Reinsurer does not so notify the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall report the net consideration as determined by the Ceding Company in the Reinsurer’s Tax Return for the previous calendar year.
(g) If the Reinsurer contests the Ceding Company’s calculation of the net consideration, the Parties shall act in good faith to reach an agreement as to the correct amount within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the Reinsurer submits its alternative calculation. If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer reach agreement on an amount of net consideration, each Party shall report such amount in their respective Tax Returns for the previous calendar year. If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer do not reach agreement on the calculation of net consideration with such thirty (30) calendar day period, then the net consideration for the preceding calendar year shall be determined by an independent accounting firm, selected by the Ceding Company and reasonably acceptable to the Reinsurer, within twenty (20) calendar days after the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar day period. All fees and expenses relating to the work performed by the independent accounting firm shall be shared equally between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer.
Section 7.2 Federal Excise Tax. The Reinsurer will allow for the purpose of paying federal excise tax (“Federal Excise Tax”) the applicable percentage of Premiums payable hereunder to the extent such Premiums are subject to Federal Excise Tax and will, in all cases, indemnify the Ceding Company for any Federal Excise Tax liability with respect to the Premiums payable hereunder.
Section 7.3 FATCA. The Reinsurer shall provide to the Ceding Company, on or before the Closing Date, documentation on forms approved by the United States Internal Revenue Service establishing an exemption from withholding of Premium payable hereunder in accordance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), and the Reinsurer shall provide or otherwise make available updated documentation upon the Ceding Company’s request therefor. In the event that the Reinsurer fails to do so or ceases to be exempt from withholding in accordance with FATCA, the Ceding Company shall withhold the applicable percentage of Premium payable hereunder, and the Reinsurer shall allow such withholding. Interest shall not be payable on any amounts withheld in accordance with this paragraph, nor shall any such amounts be subject to offset.
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Section 7.4 Premium Tax. The Parties agree that the Ceding Company shall be compensated for a Quota Share of any Tax imposed on Premiums (“Premium Tax”) through the Aggregate Expense Allowance mechanism set forth in Schedule 1.1.
Section 7.5 Guaranty Fund Assessments. The Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for a Quota Share of any guaranty fund assessments paid by the Ceding Company with respect to any Covered Insurance Policy (the “Guaranty Fund Assessments”) in accordance with Section 3.2. Any Guaranty Fund Assessments paid by the Ceding Company shall be reflected in the Settlement Statement for the applicable Accounting Period. To the extent there is any recovery of Guaranty Fund Assessments paid by the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall promptly pay the Quota Share of such recovery to the Reinsurer.
Section 7.6 BEAT Tax.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer will not seek to withdraw its 953(d) Election unless (i) the Reinsurer delivers to the Ceding Company a tax opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel, which opinion is reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company, to the effect that either, (A) the Reinsurer should remain a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code following such withdrawal, or (B) assuming the Reinsurer were no longer treated as a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code following such withdrawal, the Reinsurer should not be treated as a “related person” within the meaning of Section 59A(g) of the Code with respect to the Ceding Company or (ii) the Ceding Company consents to such withdrawal, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
(b) The Ceding Company covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Reinsurer in the preparation of a tax opinion described in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) of Section 7.6(a), including through providing a representation letter acceptable to the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer upon which the Reinsurer and its counsel can reasonably rely in the preparation of such tax opinion; provided, however, that (i) any representations requested from the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates shall be purely factual in nature, and (ii) the Reinsurer shall bear all costs and expenses associated with such tax opinion and shall indemnify the Ceding Company for any such costs and expense incurred by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates.
Section 7.7 Indemnification. The Reinsurer agrees to indemnify the Ceding Company for any Tax Liability, or interest or penalty related to such Tax Liability, that the Ceding Company may incur (a) pursuant to FATCA, (b) under Section 4371 (or any amendments or supplements thereto) of the Code, or (c) pursuant to any other withholding Tax requirement.
Section 7.8 Return of Premium. In the event any return of premium is due to the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer will return the premium paid hereunder and the Ceding Company or its agent will recover Taxes paid to the United States Government in accordance with this Article VII. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Ceding Company’s attempt to recover such Taxes is denied, contested or disputed by the United States Government, then the Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for such Taxes within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of such denial, contest or dispute.
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ARTICLE VIII
INSOLVENCY
Section 8.1 Insolvency of the Ceding Company.
(a) In the event the Ceding Company has entered into or has otherwise become subject to an order of supervision, rehabilitation, liquidation or other proceeding that is in substance the same type of proceeding as the aforementioned, but conducted under a different name, whether involuntary or otherwise, this reinsurance shall be payable directly to the Ceding Company or to its liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or statutory successor on the basis of liability of the Ceding Company, without diminution by reason of the insolvency of the Ceding Company or because the liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or statutory successor of the Ceding Company has failed to pay all or a portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver or statutory successor of the Ceding Company shall give written notice of the pendency of a claim against the Ceding Company on the Covered Insurance Policy within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the insolvency proceeding. It is further agreed that during the pendency of such claim the Reinsurer may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated, any defenses which it deems available to the Ceding Company, its liquidator, receiver or statutory successor. Such expense shall be chargeable, subject to court approval, against the Ceding Company as part of the expense of liquidation to the extent of a proportionate share of the benefit which may accrue to the Ceding Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer.
(b) Where two (2) or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elects to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though such expense had been incurred by the Ceding Company.
(c) The reinsurance provided hereunder shall be payable by the Reinsurer to the Ceding Company or to its liquidator, receiver, conservator, or statutory successor, except (i) where this Agreement specifically provides another payee of such reinsurance in the event of the insolvency of the Ceding Company, (ii) where the Reinsurer with the consent of the direct insured or insureds has voluntarily assumed such Covered Insurance Policy obligations of the Ceding Company as direct obligations of the Reinsurer to the payees under such Covered Insurance Policies and in substitution for the obligations of the Ceding Company to the payees or (iii) where provided otherwise under Applicable Law.
ARTICLE IX
DURATION; SURVIVAL; RECAPTURE; TERMINAL SETTLEMENT
Section 9.1 Certain Definitions.
(a) “Recapture Triggering Event” means any of the following occurrences:
(i) the Reinsurer becomes (whether voluntary or involuntary) insolvent or has been placed into liquidation, rehabilitation, conservation, supervision, receivership, bankruptcy action or similar proceedings (whether judicial or otherwise), or there has been instituted against it proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, conservator, or trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take possession of its assets or assume control of its operations;
(ii) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, (A) falls below 125% and the Reinsurer has not cured such shortfall within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of becoming aware thereof; provided, however, such one hundred twenty (120) day cure period shall be tolled for up to ninety (90) calendar days if, prior to the end of such cure period, the Reinsurer has entered into a binding transaction to cure such shortfall but the closing of such transaction is subject to regulatory approval which the parties to such transaction are using their reasonable best efforts to obtain; and provided, further, that if such ECR Ratio is not cured in accordance with the timelines in this clause (A) but is subsequently restored to at least 125% and continuously remains at or above 125% for at least ninety (90) calendar days, the Ceding Company shall no longer have a right to recapture this Agreement as a result of such occurrence (unless and until such ECR Ratio again falls below 125%); or (B) falls below 110% and the Reinsurer has not increased such ECR Ratio to at least 125% within the shorter of any then remaining cure period set forth in clause (A) above or forty-five (45) calendar days of becoming aware thereof;
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(iii) there has been a failure by the Reinsurer to pay any amounts due hereunder in excess of $100 million or to fund the ModCo Account in an amount in excess of $100 million, in each case for which the Ceding Company shall not have received a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Reinsurer certifying that the Reinsurer disputes such amounts in good faith and, in each case, such breach has not been cured within forty-five (45) calendar days after notice from the Ceding Company of such failure;
(iv) without the Ceding Company’s prior written consent, (a) the Reinsurer undergoes a direct or indirect Change of Control to a Restricted Purchaser; or (b) the Reinsurer cedes more than fifty percent (50%) of the Statutory Reserves ceded hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP) to a single “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) that (i) at any time during such cession does not hold an investment grade (financial strength/FSR) rating from at least one of the following nationally recognized statistical rating organizations: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings Inc. or (ii) at the time of such cession, was a Restricted Purchaser; provided, however , that clause (a) and clause (b)(ii) of the Recapture Trigger Event set forth in this Section 9.1(a)(iv) shall cease to apply in the event of a Change of Control of the Ceding Company after the Amendment Date to any Person other than Parent or one or more Affiliates of Parent, provided that a Change of Control of Parent to any Person shall not constitute a Change of Control of the Ceding Company; or
(v) without the Ceding Company’s prior written consent, the Reinsurer makes an application for any insurance business transfer pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, or any provision that replaces the foregoing, or has a substantially similar effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, in each case in respect of a transaction involving a Restricted Purchaser.
(b) “Enhanced Capital Requirement” means, solely in respect of the Reinsurer for purposes of this Agreement, a capital and surplus requirement imposed by or under the Insurance Act 1978 and related regulations and in particular the provisions of Bermuda Insurance (Prudential Standards) (Class 4 and Class 3B Solvency Requirement) Rules 2008, as amended (“Insurance Act”), that is calculated by reference to (i) the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement model for the Reinsurer unless and until (ii) the Reinsurer is permitted to use a Bermuda Monetary Authority-approved internal capital model (an “ Internal Capital Model”) and/or bespoke capital charges to calculate its capital and surplus, in which case the Internal Capital Model and/or bespoke capital charges, as applicable, shall be utilized for such calculation; provided, that, to the extent there has been a material change in the factors or formulae prescribed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority with respect to the components of and methodologies contained in such calculations, or the Reinsurer redomesticates to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda, the Parties shall amend this Agreement to incorporate the equivalent ratio or requirement that represents the supervisory minimum capital ratio applicable to the Reinsurer under the Applicable Laws of Bermuda or the Reinsurer’s then current jurisdiction of domicile; provided, that if (x) such supervisory minimum capital ratio results in an amount of capital required to be held by the Reinsurer that the Ceding Company reasonably determines is substantially dissimilar to the amount of capital required to be held by the Reinsurer on the date immediately prior to the effective date of such material change or redomestication and (y) the Ceding Company objects to amending this Agreement to incorporate such supervisory minimum capital ratio based on the dissimilarity cited in clause (x), then the Parties shall work in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect an alternative calculation that is reasonably equivalent to the components of and methodologies contained in the calculation of the Reinsurer’s Enhanced Capital Requirement in effect as of the Amendment Date within thirty (30) calendar days after implementation of such change and if the Parties cannot agree on any such alternative, then the Reinsurer shall, for purposes of this Agreement, continue to calculate its Enhanced Capital Requirement as if such material change had not occurred or the Reinsurer had not redomesticated, as applicable.
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(c) “Change of Control” of any Person shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Amendment Date, any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) shall acquire ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of such Person, who does not own more than fifty percent (50%) thereof as of the Amendment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any restructuring which has as its purpose the insertion of a new direct or indirect holding company parent in the chain of ownership of the Reinsurer, or the changing of any such parent holding company from one form of organization to another, shall not constitute a Change of Control of the Reinsurer if the same Persons who directly or indirectly owned the Reinsurer immediately prior thereto directly or indirectly own the Reinsurer in the same proportions as to voting and economic rights as immediately prior to such restructuring. The Parties agree that the “Acquisition” contemplated by the 2019 Purchase Agreement shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Agreement.
(d) “Restricted Purchaser” means: (A) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) set forth on a list of no more than five persons or groups whom the Ceding Company has determined would be unacceptable as a reinsurance counterparty or the owner of a reinsurance counterparty, which list may be revised by the Ceding Company no more frequently than twelve months after the previous revision (or after the Amendment Date, in the case of the first such revision) and provided to the Reinsurer in writing; and (B) any Person (x) newly formed within the last twelve (12) months, formed for, or being used principally for, the purpose of a transaction involving the Reinsurer or the business covered hereunder, or (y) affiliated with a private equity fund, hedge fund or similar investment group; provided, that the Ceding Company will not unreasonably withhold its consent to a Change of Control involving a Restricted Purchaser described in this clause (B); and provided, further, that The Carlyle Group Inc. (as successor to The Carlyle Group, L.P.) (“Carlyle”) and any of its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Restricted Purchasers, as long as (i) no Person that is not a Subsidiary of Carlyle shall acquire ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Reinsurer (including through acquiring such an interest in Carlyle) and (ii) the Reinsurer remains a Subsidiary of Carlyle continuously following the Amendment Date. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be considered a “Subsidiary” of another Person if such other Person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of such first Person.
Section 9.2 Duration. This Agreement shall continue in-force until such time as (a) the Ceding Company’s liability arising out of or related to all Covered Insurance Policies reinsured hereunder is terminated in accordance with their respective terms, and the Reinsurer has satisfied all of its obligations to the Ceding Company hereunder or (b) the Ceding Company has elected to recapture the Covered Insurance Policies in full following a Recapture Triggering Event in accordance with Section 9.4(a), and the Ceding Company has received all applicable payments which discharge such liability in full in accordance with Section 9.5.
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Section 9.3 Survival. All of the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to ascertain and enforce the Parties’ rights hereunder, survive its termination in full force and effect.
Section 9.4 Recapture.
(a) At any time following the occurrence of a Recapture Triggering Event (provided, with respect to a Recapture Triggering Event under clause (ii) of the definition of the term, that such Recapture Triggering Event has not been cured), the Ceding Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to recapture all, and not less than all, of the reinsurance of the Covered Insurance Policies ceded under this Agreement, by providing the Reinsurer with prior written notice of its intent to effect such recapture specifying the date upon which such recapture will be effective (the “Recapture Effective Date”), which Recapture Effective Date must be the last calendar day of an Accounting Period. The Ceding Company will also recapture all, and not less than all, of the reinsurance of the Covered Insurance Policies ceded under this Agreement if termination of this Agreement is awarded by an arbitration panel pursuant to Section 10.3(d); provided that the Recapture Effective Date for any such recapture shall be determined by the arbitration panel unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, upon any recapture by the Ceding Company, the Ceding Company will only recapture liabilities arising under the express terms of the Covered Insurance Policies and will not be liable for any Extra-Contractual Obligations incurred before the Recapture Effective Date other than Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations.
(c) Following any recapture pursuant to this Section 9.4, subject to the payment obligations described in Section 9.5, both the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will be fully and finally released from all rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the applicable Covered Insurance Policies, other than any payment obligations due hereunder as respects periods through the Recapture Effective Date but still unpaid on such date, any Extra-Contractual Obligations incurred before the Recapture Effective Date other than Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations, and any other obligations of the Reinsurer with respect to the Reinsured Liabilities incurred prior to the Recapture Effective Date. Following the consummation of the recapture or termination, no additional Premiums or other amounts payable under such Covered Insurance Policies shall be payable to the Reinsurer hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding the remedies contemplated by this Article IX, the Ceding Company may, in its sole discretion, require direct payment by the Reinsurer of any sum in default under this Agreement in lieu of exercising the remedies in this Article IX, and it shall be no defense to any such claim that the Ceding Company might have had other recourse.
Section 9.5 Terminal Settlement.
(a) In connection with a termination of this Agreement or recapture of the Covered Insurance Policies pursuant to Section 9.4, a Terminal Settlement will take place. In connection therewith, the Ceding Company shall deliver to the Reinsurer, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the Recapture Effective Date, a statement (the “Terminal Settlement Statement”) setting forth the Ceding Company’s computation of the Terminal Settlement, including a good faith calculation of the Embedded Value Payment. The “Terminal Settlement” shall consist of (i) the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for the Terminal Accounting Period, and (ii) the Embedded Value Payment with respect to the then in-force Covered Insurance Policies as of the Recapture Effective Date. “Embedded Value Payment” means an amount equal to (x)(A) the present value, based on the best estimate assumptions and market conditions at the Recapture Effective Date, of statutory after-tax future profits and losses from this Agreement, minus (B) the present value of the cost of capital, based on the standalone target capital for a capital ratio of 350% of company action level risk-based capital calculated under SAP where the cost of capital is the change in the amount of target capital over the projected duration of the business reinsured hereunder, net of after-tax investment income on the target capital, where (A) – (B) is adjusted for taxes, including federal income tax and DAC tax impact based on relevant tax rules applicable to the Ceding Company as of the Recapture Effective Date, all discounted at 7.8%, minus (y) the aggregate expense to the Ceding Company, not to exceed $2,000,000, associated with replacing the reinsurance provided hereunder or entering into a reasonably equivalent alternative arrangement, minus (z) the Recapture Penalty. If the Embedded Value Payment is positive, such amount will be paid by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer as part of the Terminal Settlement. If the Embedded Value Payment is negative, the absolute value of such negative amount shall be paid by the Reinsurer to the Ceding Company as part of the Terminal Settlement. “Recapture Penalty” means $300,000.
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(b) The Terminal Settlement shall be paid on a net basis by the Reinsurer or the Ceding Company, as the case may be, within seven (7) Business Days following the delivery by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer of the Terminal Settlement Statement. If, subsequent to the Terminal Settlement, a change is made with respect to any amounts due solely as a result of a mathematical error in the calculation of the Terminal Settlement, a supplementary accounting will take place. Any amount owed to the Ceding Company or to the Reinsurer by reason of such supplementary accounting will be paid promptly upon the completion thereof.
(c) Following the Terminal Settlement, any assets remaining in (i) the ModCo Account shall be retained by the Ceding Company, and the ModCo Account shall be terminated and (ii) the Collateral Trust Account shall be released to the Reinsurer, and the Collateral Trust Account shall be terminated in accordance with its terms.
(d) Within thirty (30) calendar days after its receipt of the Terminal Settlement Statement, the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company in writing if the Reinsurer disagrees with the Ceding Company’s calculation of the Embedded Value Payment. During the ten (10) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice of disagreement, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all disputes as to the calculation of the Embedded Value Payment that have not been resolved during such ten (10) Business Day period shall be submitted to an independent and disinterested actuarial firm (the “Independent Actuary”), as respects the ModCo Reserves, or to one or more independent and disinterested asset valuation experts, as respects the ModCo Assets (each, an “Independent Valuation Expert”), reasonably agreed to by each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer for review and determination. Should the Parties proceed with such an evaluation by an Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert(s), such evaluation shall assess which of the Parties’ two results is the more reasonable calculation in light of the evidence provided by both Parties to support their calculations. The Parties shall instruct the Independent Actuary and Independent Valuation Expert(s) to render their decisions as to the more reasonable calculation of the applicable component(s) of the Embedded Value Payment within thirty (30) calendar days after the submission of the matter for its review (or as soon thereafter as possible). The Independent Actuary’s or the Independent Valuation Expert’s decision, as applicable, shall be final and binding upon each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. All fees and expenses relating to the work performed by the Independent Actuary and the Independent Valuation Expert shall be shared equally between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. In the event of any conflict between this Section 9.5(d) and any other provision of this Agreement, the terms of this Section 9.5(d) shall control.
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(e) If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer are unable to agree upon the identity of the Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert within five (5) Business Days of beginning such process, then each Party shall submit, within seven (7) calendar days thereafter, the names of three (3) candidates to the other Party whom the submitting Party shall consider to be independent and disinterested. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each candidate for Independent Actuary must be a current Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in good standing and neither presently nor formerly retained by, employed by, or Affiliated with either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer or any company Affiliated with either within the past twelve (12) months. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each candidate for Independent Valuation Expert must be neither presently nor formerly employed by, or Affiliated with, either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer or any company Affiliated with either within the past twelve (12) months. In contacting possible candidates to serve in either such role, neither Party shall disclose the nature of the dispute nor its own position to such candidates, but may only describe the identities of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer, the type of business reinsured and/or assets in dispute and the fact that an issue exists hereunder as to the embedded value of the business hereunder and/or the assets in dispute. From the list of six (6) candidates thus produced, within five (5) Business Days, each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall strike two (2) names so that among the remaining names a disinterested actuary or disinterested valuation expert shall be chosen by drawing lots. The candidate selected from this method shall be the Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert who shall resolve the difference as described above. These same procedures shall be used as necessary for determining the Independent Actuary and/or Independent Valuation Expert for the specified disputes involving such experts as contemplated in Sections 2.3, 2.5 and 4.1(f), as applicable.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the Party to whom notice is to be given, (b) on the day of transmission if sent via electronic mail to the email address given below, or (c) on the Business Day after delivery to an overnight courier (such as Federal Express) or an overnight mail service (such as the Express Mail service) maintained by the United States Postal Service, to the applicable Party as follows:
To the Ceding Company:
The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company
2727A Allen Parkway
Life Building 4C-2
Houston, TX 77019
E-mail: isabelle.morin@aig.com
Attention: Head of Life and Retirement Reinsurance Finance and Operations
With concurrent copies (which will not constitute notice) to:
American International Group, Inc.
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 750
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
E-mail: Chris.Nixon@aig.com
Attn: General Counsel, Life & Retirement
To the Reinsurer:
Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
Chesney House – 3rd Floor
96 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
E-mail: james.bracken@fortitude-re.com
Attention: James Bracken, Chief Executive Officer
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With concurrent copies (which will not constitute notice) to:
Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd.
Chesney House – 3rd Floor
96 Pitts Bay Road
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
E-mail: jeff.burman@fortitude-re.com
Attention: Jeffrey Burman, General Counsel
Either Party may change its notice information upon fifteen (15) calendar days’ advance notice in writing to the other Party.
Section 10.2 Entire Agreement, Interpretation.
(a) With respect to the subject matter hereof, (i) this Agreement, including any Schedules, Exhibits, Appendices and documents expressly incorporated by reference herein and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto and thereto (including the Collateral Trust Agreement and the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (ii) supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, written or oral, with respect thereto. Any change to or modification of this Agreement will be made by written amendment to this Agreement, signed by the Parties.
(b) This Agreement is between sophisticated parties, each of which has reviewed this Agreement and is fully knowledgeable about its terms and conditions. The Parties therefore agree that this Agreement shall be construed without regard to the authorship of the language and without any presumption or rule of construction in favor of either of them.
(c) The table of contents, articles, titles, captions and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices referred to herein are to be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices to, this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the word “Agreement” means this Agreement, together with all Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices attached hereto or incorporated by reference, and the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine genders of such term. Any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Any statute or regulation referred to herein means such statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, includes any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute), and references to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to such section. References to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. Any agreement referred to herein includes reference to all Exhibits, Schedules and other documents or agreements attached thereto.
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Section 10.3 Arbitration.
(a) Any and all disputes or differences arising out of or relating to this Agreement for which a dispute resolution mechanism is not otherwise provided herein shall be referred to arbitration, except that disputes or differences involving the formation and/or validity of this Agreement may be submitted to the Supreme Court of the state and county of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Any arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Rules for the Resolution of U.S. Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes (Arb Prov 2014) (the “ARIAS • U.S. Rules”).
(b) However, if either Party demands arbitration of a dispute, such dispute does not relate to the formation and/or validity of this Agreement, and the total amount in dispute in such arbitration (i) is less than $1,000,000 (or, if the applicable currency is other than Dollars, the equivalent amount based on the applicable exchange rates used in the Ceding Company’s books at the date of the arbitration demand), or (ii) pertains to the determination as to whether a change by the Ceding Company of the terms or conditions of any Covered Insurance Policy is an Excluded Policy Change or a change in a Non-Guaranteed Element is an Excluded NGE Change, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules for Small Claim Disputes (Streaml Prov 2014) (the “ ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules”).
(c) The arbitration panel shall be appointed in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Rules_and ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable. The panel shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement, and shall not be obligated to follow the strict rules of law or evidence. In making their decision, the panel shall apply the custom and practice of the insurance and reinsurance industry, with a view to effecting the general purpose of this Agreement. Each arbitrator serving on the panel must be a life insurance or reinsurance industry professional with no less than ten (10) years of experience in such industry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the ARIAS U.S. Rules or the ARIAS U.S. Streamlined Rules, ARIAS certification shall not be required in order to act as an arbitrator on the panel.
(d) The Ceding Company shall not be restricted from seeking, and the arbitration panel shall not be restricted from awarding, termination as a remedy with respect to any claim by the Ceding Company alleging material breach of this Agreement by the Reinsurer that has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice thereof from the Ceding Company. To the extent the arbitration panel determines that there has been such a material breach and awards termination of this Agreement as a remedy, the Parties shall effect a recapture of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 10.3(d) shall require the arbitration panel to award termination as a remedy for material breach or to otherwise limit any other remedies that may be awarded by the panel in respect thereof. The arbitration panel shall only be permitted to award termination of this Agreement as a remedy if the Ceding Company so requests termination as a remedy or potential remedy. If the arbitration panel awards termination of this Agreement, the Parties shall request the arbitration panel to set the Recapture Effective Date unless the Parties have otherwise agreed to such date in writing.
(e) The arbitration shall take place in New York, New York.
(f) Unless prohibited by Applicable Law, the Supreme Court of the state and county of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all court proceedings that either Party may initiate in the case of a dispute involving the formation or validity of this Agreement or in connection with the arbitration, including proceedings to compel, stay, or enjoin arbitration or to confirm, vacate, modify, or correct an arbitration award. In addition, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall have the right to seek and obtain in such courts provisional relief prior to the panel being fully formed pursuant to this Section 10.3, including prior to the commencement of the arbitration proceeding.
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(g) In the event of any conflict between this Section 10.3 and the ARIAS • U.S. Rules or the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable, this Section 10.3, and not the ARIAS • U.S. Rules or the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable, will control.
Section 10.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the state of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
Section 10.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any party, other than the Parties, their successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
Section 10.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties shall each bear their respective expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of counsel, actuaries and other Representatives.
Section 10.7 Mode of Execution; Counterparts.
(a) Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, this Agreement may be executed by: (i) an original written ink signature; (ii) an exchange of facsimile copies showing the original signature; or (iii) electronic signature technology employing computer software and a digital signature or digitizer pen pad to capture an individual’s handwritten signature in such a manner that the signature is unique to the individual signing, under the sole control of the individual signing, capable of verification to authenticate the signature, and linked to the document signed in such a manner that if the data is changed, such signature is invalidated.
(b) Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, the use of any one or combination of these methods of execution shall constitute a legally binding and valid signing of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the Parties.
Section 10.8 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. In the event of such invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to reform such terms or provisions to carry out the commercial intent of the Parties as reflected herein, while curing the circumstance giving rise to the invalidity or unenforceability of such term or provision.
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Section 10.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and whether made by claim, counterclaim, third person claim or otherwise. Each Party (a) certifies that no Representative or agent of the other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other Party have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 10.9.
Section 10.10 Treatment of Confidential Information.
(a) Each Party agrees that, other than as contemplated by this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement, and to the extent permitted or required to implement the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or thereby, it and its Affiliates and Representatives will keep confidential and will not use or disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information or the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices hereto.
(b) Each Party shall be permitted to disclose this Agreement and any Confidential Information of the other Party to such receiving Party’s Affiliates and its Representatives that need to know such information for the purposes below; provided, that the receiving Party advises such parties of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and their obligation to maintain its confidentiality in accordance with the terms hereof. The receiving Party shall be responsible for any breach of this provision by any of its Representatives or Affiliates.
(c) Confidential Information provided by one Party to the other Party or such Party’s Representatives or Affiliates and any reports derived therefrom may only be used by the receiving Party and its Representatives and Affiliates only for purposes relating to such receiving Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party, or for the receiving Party’s own internal administration and risk management. The receiving Party may use knowledge gleaned from the Confidential Information provided to it by the disclosing Party in the conduct of the receiving Party’s normal business, provided that no such material shall be used by the receiving Party or its Representatives or Affiliates to compete with the disclosing Party or any of the disclosing Party’s Affiliates.
(d) Nothing herein shall prohibit the receiving Party from disclosing this Agreement and any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party provided in connection herewith (i) if legally compelled to do so or as required in connection with an examination by an insurance regulatory authority or otherwise by Governmental Authorities or Applicable Law; (ii) to the extent necessary for the performance of such receiving Party’s obligations hereunder or under any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party; (iii) to enforce the rights of the receiving Party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement; (iv) as required by a Tax Authority to support a position taken on any Tax Return; or (v) as required by the rules of any stock exchange on which the stock of a receiving Party’s Affiliate is traded, as applicable. Upon any such permissible disclosures, a receiving Party must also assert the confidential nature of the Confidential Information to any third party recipient and obtain appropriate assurance of continued confidential treatment where practicable. If a receiving Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective Representatives, becomes legally compelled to disclose any Confidential Information (other than as required in connection with any insurance regulatory examination or as required to a Tax Authority to support a position on any Tax Return), the receiving Party shall notify the disclosing Party immediately and afford it an opportunity, to the full extent possible and at the disclosing Party’s own expense, to make any objections or challenges to the disclosure sought as the disclosing Party may deem appropriate. If the disclosing Party objects to or challenges disclosure, the receiving Party will take reasonable measures to cooperate with the disclosing Party, at the disclosing Party’s own expense, in its efforts to resist such disclosure. If no remedy is obtained or the disclosing Party otherwise waives its compliance herewith, the receiving Party or its Affiliates, as applicable, shall furnish only that portion of Confidential Information that it is legally required to be provided and exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that appropriate confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.
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Section 10.11 Treatment of Personal Information.
(a) The Reinsurer shall comply with its obligations under Applicable Privacy and Security Laws and shall cooperate with the Ceding Company’s efforts to comply with such laws. The Ceding Company may perform, or have a third party perform, reasonable security audits, investigations or assessments of the Reinsurer upon reasonable notice, and the Reinsurer shall provide all reasonably requested security reports, information and access. The Parties agree that, for the purposes of Applicable Privacy and Security Laws, each Party (to the extent it processes Personal Information pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) processes Personal Information as an independent data controller in its own right. Nothing in this Agreement (or the arrangements contemplated by it) is intended to construe either Party as the data processor of the other Party or as joint data controllers with one another with respect to Personal Information.
(b) Each Party agrees that, to the extent it discloses Personal Information to the other Party, such disclosure shall be in accordance with Applicable Privacy and Security Laws. Each Party also agrees that no such Personal Information shall be disclosed for monetary or other valuable consideration.
(c) The Reinsurer shall maintain a comprehensive information security program designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Information Systems and to protect all Confidential Information from unauthorized use, alteration, access, disclosure or loss. The information security program shall, at a minimum, comply with the requirements of Applicable Privacy and Security Laws and, in particular, shall include: (i) written policies and procedures, which shall be periodically assessed and revised to address changes in risks and the effectiveness of controls; and (ii) technical, administrative, physical, organizational and operational controls that are appropriate to the information security risk, including encryption of Personal Information at rest and in transit where feasible and commensurate with the sensitivity of the Personal Information, controls to limit unauthorized access to Information Systems and Confidential Information, and the use of multi-factor authentication when accessing any Information Systems of the Ceding Company or its Affiliates from outside the Ceding Company’s or its Affiliates’ network.
(d) The Reinsurer shall: (i) promptly (and without undue delay) notify the Ceding Company in writing of any reasonably suspected unauthorized or unlawful use, processing, alteration, access, disclosure, loss or unavailability of Confidential Information or Information Systems (if reasonably likely to provide unauthorized access to Confidential Information) and shall cooperate with the Ceding Company to investigate and respond to such events; and (ii) permit no third party to access or use the Confidential Information or any Information Systems of the Ceding Company except as necessary for the purposes of this Agreement or otherwise permitted hereby.
(e) The Reinsurer shall (i) immediately notify the Ceding Company of any requests from individuals regarding their Personal Information; and (ii) be responsible for responding to any requests it receives from the Ceding Company or directly from individuals regarding their Personal Information, inquiries or complaints (including any request by a data subject to exercise their rights under Applicable Privacy and Security Laws), unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing. The Ceding Company shall also promptly forward to the Reinsurer any data subject rights requests that require the Reinsurer to facilitate either Party’s compliance with Applicable Law.
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(f) If and where Personal Information is disclosed or transferred internationally to the Reinsurer or its Representatives, the Reinsurer shall, as reasonably requested by the Ceding Company, cooperate with the Ceding Company in concluding the most appropriate contractual framework to comply with Applicable Privacy and Security Laws, such as standard model contract clauses approved by the European Commission (or such other transfer mechanism approved by the European Commission) or AIG’s International Data Processing and Transfer Agreement.
(g) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing herein shall be constructed as granting or conferring rights by license or otherwise in Confidential Information disclosed to the receiving Party. Each Party shall destroy the Confidential Information of the other Party when no longer needed for the purposes described and permitted herein or to comply with Applicable Law or such Party’s internal record retention policies.
(h) The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that money damages may be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Article by the breaching Party or its Representatives and that any such breach may cause the other Party irreparable harm. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Article by the other Party or its Representatives, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.
Section 10.12 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided below in this Section 10.12, neither Party may assign any of its rights, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 10.12 shall be invalid ab initio; provided, however, that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit and bind those who, by operation of law, become successors to the Parties, including any receiver or any successor, merged or consolidated entity.
Section 10.13 Waivers and Amendments.
(a) This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties hereto, or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party waiving compliance. Any amendment requiring the approval of any state insurance department under Applicable Law shall not be effective until so approved.
(b) No delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any such right, power or privilege. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
Section 10.14 Service of Suit.
(a) At the request of the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer hereby agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction within the United States and agrees to comply with the requirements necessary to give the court jurisdiction with respect to any and all court proceedings that the Ceding Company may initiate in connection with an arbitration, including proceedings to compel, stay or enjoin arbitration or to confirm, vacate, modify or correct an arbitration award. The Reinsurer agrees to abide by the final decision of that court or of an appellate court in the event of an appeal, and consents to any effort to enforce the final decision of that court within its home jurisdiction, including the granting of full faith and credit or comity in the Reinsurer’s home jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where the Reinsurer is subject to jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section 10.14 constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the rights of the Reinsurer to remove such an action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of such a case to another court as permitted by the Applicable Laws of the United States or of any state in the United States, or to commence an action in connection with the arbitration in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. It is further agreed that service of process on the Reinsurer in such suit may be made upon Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other entity at its New York address as is specifically designated in the applicable signing page of this Agreement, and that, in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer under this Agreement, the Reinsurer will abide by the final decision of such court or of any Appellate Court in the event of an appeal.
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(b) Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other designated entity, is authorized and directed to accept service of process on behalf of the Reinsurer in any such suit and/or upon the request of the Ceding Company to give a written undertaking to the Ceding Company that they will enter a general appearance on the Reinsurer’s behalf in the event such a suit shall be instituted.
(c) Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer also hereby designates the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his or her successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Ceding Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Agreement, and hereby designates Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other entity as designated, as the entity to whom the said officer is authorized to mail such process or a true copy thereof.
(d) This Section 10.14 shall not be read to conflict with or override any obligation of the Parties hereunder to arbitrate a dispute or difference arising out of this Agreement.
Section 10.15 OFAC Compliance.
(a) Each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer represents, as to itself, that it is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations, judicial and administrative orders applicable to the Covered Insurance Policies as they pertain to applicable sanction laws and regulations, and specifically those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, as such laws may be amended from time to time (collectively the “Sanctions Laws”). Each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agrees to comply in all material respects with applicable Sanctions Laws throughout the term of this Agreement as respects the subject matter hereof. Neither Party shall be required to take any action under this Agreement that would violate said Sanctions Laws as respects itself, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity, including making any payments in violation of the Sanctions Laws.
(b) Should either Party discover or otherwise become aware that a transaction subject to the reinsurance hereunder has been entered into or a payment has been made in violation of applicable Sanction Laws, the Party that first becomes aware of the actual or potential violation of applicable Sanctions Laws shall notify the other Party, and the Parties shall cooperate in order to take all necessary corrective actions.
(c) Where coverage provided by this Agreement would be in violation of applicable Sanctions Laws as respects either Party, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity, such coverage shall be null and void. In such event, each Party shall be restored to the position it would have occupied under this Agreement if the violation had not occurred, including the return of any payments received, unless prohibited by Applicable Law.
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Section 10.16 Incontestability. Each Party hereby acknowledges that this Agreement, and each and every provision hereof, is and shall be enforceable according to its terms. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any right to contest in any respect the validity or enforceability hereof. This Agreement shall not be subject to rescission, or to an award of damages, restitution, or reformation in lieu thereof, on any basis whatsoever, including intentional fraud.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of the Amendment Date.
THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||
By: | /s/ Michael P. Harwood | ||
Name: | Michael P. Harwood | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, | ||
Chief Actuary and Corporate Illustration Actuary |
[Signature Page to Varick A&R ModCo Agreement]
FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ James Bracken |
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Name: James Bracken |
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Title: Chief Executive |
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By: | /s/ Jeffrey Burman |
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Name: Jeffrey S. Burman |
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Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary |
[Signature Page to Varick A&R ModCo Agreement]
Exhibit 10.15
CONFIDENTIAL | EXECUTION VERSION |
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT
by and between
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
and
FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
Originally Effective January 1, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||
DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
Section 1.1 | Definitions | 1 |
ARTICLE II | ||
BASIS OF REINSURANCE AND BUSINESS REINSURED | 13 | |
Section 2.1 | Reinsurance | 13 |
Section 2.2 | Existing Reinsurance | 15 |
Section 2.3 | Insurance Contract Changes | 16 |
Section 2.4 | Follow the Fortunes; Follow the Settlements; Contested Claims | 17 |
Section 2.5 | Non-Guaranteed Elements | 20 |
Section 2.6 | Misstatement of Age, Sex or Any Other Material Fact | 20 |
Section 2.7 | Programs of Internal Replacement | 21 |
Section 2.8 | Actuarial Review | 21 |
Section 2.9 | Other Restrictions | 22 |
Section 2.10 | Reinsurer Net Retention | 25 |
ARTICLE III | ||
INITIAL PAYMENTS; SETTLEMENTS;ADMINISTRATION; REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS | 25 | |
Section 3.1 | Initial Payments | 25 |
Section 3.2 | Settlements | 25 |
Section 3.3 | Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses | 27 |
Section 3.4 | Delayed Payments | 28 |
Section 3.5 | Offset | 28 |
Section 3.6 | Administration | 29 |
Section 3.7 | Certain Reports | 31 |
Section 3.8 | Books and Records | 33 |
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MODCO ACCOUNT; COLLATERAL TRUST | 34 | |
Section 4.1 | ModCo Account; Investment Guidelines | 34 |
Section 4.2 | Interest on Policy Loans | 41 |
Section 4.3 | Credit for Reinsurance for Modified Coinsurance Cession | 41 |
Section 4.4 | Collateral Trust | 41 |
ARTICLE V | ||
OVERSIGHTS; COOPERATION | 42 | |
Section 5.1 | Oversights | 42 |
Section 5.2 | Cooperation | 42 |
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ARTICLE VI | ||
TAX; GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS | 42 | |
Section 6.1 | DAC Tax Election | 42 |
Section 6.2 | Federal Excise Tax | 43 |
Section 6.3 | FATCA | 43 |
Section 6.4 | Premium Tax | 44 |
Section 6.5 | Guaranty Fund Assessments | 44 |
Section 6.6 | BEAT Tax | 44 |
Section 6.7 | Indemnification | 44 |
Section 6.8 | Return of Premium | 44 |
ARTICLE VII | ||
INSOLVENCY | 45 | |
Section 7.1 | Insolvency of the Ceding Company | 45 |
ARTICLE VIII | ||
DURATION; SURVIVAL; RECAPTURE; TERMINAL SETTLEMENT | 45 | |
Section 8.1 | Certain Definitions | 45 |
Section 8.2 | Duration | 47 |
Section 8.3 | Survival | 47 |
Section 8.4 | Recapture | 48 |
Section 8.5 | Terminal Settlement | 48 |
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MISCELLANEOUS | 50 | |
Section 9.1 | Notices | 50 |
Section 9.2 | Entire Agreement, Interpretation | 51 |
Section 9.3 | Arbitration | 52 |
Section 9.4 | Governing Law | 53 |
Section 9.5 | No Third Party Beneficiaries | 53 |
Section 9.6 | Expenses | 53 |
Section 9.7 | Mode of Execution; Counterparts | 53 |
Section 9.8 | Severability | 53 |
Section 9.9 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 53 |
Section 9.10 | Treatment of Confidential Information | 54 |
Section 9.11 | Treatment of Personal Information | 55 |
Section 9.12 | Assignment | 56 |
Section 9.13 | Waivers and Amendments | 56 |
Section 9.14 | Service of Suit | 56 |
Section 9.15 | OFAC Compliance | 57 |
Section 9.16 | Incontestability | 57 |
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.1 – Expense Allowance
Schedule 1.2 – Reinsured Portfolios
Schedule 1.3 – Non-Transitioned TPAs
Schedule 2.2 – Rate Increase Disputes
Schedule 2.4 – Contests and Disputes
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A – Data and other Reporting Requirements
Exhibit A-1 – Reserve Calculation Dataset
Exhibit A-2 – Covered Insurance Policies Data
Exhibit A-3 – Cash Flow Testing Service Specifications
Exhibit A-4 – Loss Recognition Testing Service Specifications
Exhibit B – Settlement Statement
Exhibit C – Investment Guidelines
Exhibit D – Form of Collateral Trust Agreement
Exhibit E – Valuation Methodology Memorandum
APPENDICES
Appendix A – Administrative Appendix
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is effective as of 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2020 (the “Amendment Date”) by and between THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, a New York-domiciled life insurance company (the “Ceding Company”), and FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company (the “Reinsurer”), which has been executed and delivered by the Parties hereto on this 2nd day of June 2020. For purposes of this Agreement, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall each be deemed a “Party” and together, the “Parties”.
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), the Parties entered into a MODIFIED COINSURANCE AGREEMENT, effective as of the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined) (the “Original Coinsurance Agreement”), pursuant to which the Ceding Company cedes to the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer reinsures, on a modified coinsurance basis, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, certain risks arising in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (as hereinafter defined);
WHEREAS, pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties wish to amend and restate the Original Coinsurance Agreement in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer intend that the Ceding Company will continue to provide, or cause to be provided, administrative services for the Covered Insurance Policies in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and several promises and undertakings herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement:
“2019 Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019, by and among American International Group, Inc., Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC, Carlyle FRL, L.P., T&D United Capital Co., Ltd., The Carlyle Group L.P., solely with respect to Sections 4.05, 5.20 and 7.02 and Article X therein, and T&D Holdings, Inc., solely with respect to Article IX and Article X therein.
“953(d) Election” means the election made by the Reinsurer on or around July 15, 2019 with respect to its taxable year beginning January 1, 2018 to be treated as a domestic corporation pursuant to Section 953(d) of the Code.
“Acceptable Rating” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a).
“Accounting Period” means each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement or any fraction thereof ending on the earlier of the Recapture Effective Date or the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated in accordance with Section 8.2, as applicable. However, the initial Accounting Period shall commence on the Effective Time and end on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Closing Date falls.
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“Action” has the meaning set forth in Appendix A.
“Administered Policies” has the meaning set forth in the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof.
“Administrative Appendix” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Administrative Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c).
“Administrative Services Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, at the time in question, any other Person Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person; provided, however, for purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” shall not include (i) the Ceding Company or any of the Ceding Company’s Affiliates (excluding Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including the Reinsurer) when applied to the Reinsurer or Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries or (ii) Fortitude Group Holdings LLC or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, including the Reinsurer, when applied to the Ceding Company or any of the Ceding Company’s Affiliates.
“Aggregate Expense Allowance” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(v).
“AGL” means the American General Life Insurance Company, a Texas life insurance company.
“AGL Reinsurance Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Combination Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement, by and between AGL and the Reinsurer, effective January 1, 2017 and dated as of the Amendment Date.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Alternative Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Amendment Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Annual Cession Interest Rate” means the annual yield rate, on the date of determination, of actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a remaining time to maturity of three (3) months, as such rate is published under “Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519).
“Applicable Law” means any U.S. domestic or foreign, federal, provincial, state or local statute, law, ordinance or code, or any written rules, regulations or administrative or judicial interpretations or policies issued or imposed by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any of the foregoing, any binding settlement with one or more Governmental Authorities applicable to some or all of the Covered Insurance Policies and any order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, or arbitral award, in each case, applicable to the Parties or the subject matter hereof.
“Applicable Insurance Regulations” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Applicable Privacy and Security Laws” means all Applicable Laws pertaining to the security, confidentiality, protection or privacy of the Confidential Information (including personal and health data) and Information Systems.
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“ARIAS • U.S. Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).
“ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).
“Available Statutory Economic Capital and Surplus” has the meaning ascribed thereto by or under the Insurance Act.
“Books and Records” means originals or copies of all records and all other data and information, whether created before or after the Effective Time, and in whatever form maintained, in the possession or control of the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Subcontractors and relating to the Reinsured Liabilities, including (i) administrative records, (ii) claim records, (iii) policy files, (iv) sales records, (v) files and records relating to Applicable Law, (vi) reinsurance records, (vii) underwriting records and (viii) accounting records, but excluding any (a) Tax Returns and Tax records and all other data and information with respect to Tax, (b) files, records, data and information with respect to employees, (c) records, data and information with respect to any employee benefit plan, (d) any materials prepared for the boards of directors of the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates, (e) any materials (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any records or data referred to in clauses (i) through (viii) of this definition) that do not reasonably relate to the Reinsured Liabilities ceded hereunder and/or the Ceding Company’s performance hereunder, and (f) any materials that are privileged and/or confidential.
“Buffer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)b..
“Buffer Release Evaluation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)d..
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) a day on which banking institutions in Bermuda or in Houston, Texas are permitted or obligated by Applicable Law to be closed or (c) a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or the U.S. government bond market is closed for trading.
“Capital Markets Services Agreement” means a services agreement between the Ceding Company and an Affiliate of the Ceding Company pursuant to which such Affiliate provides derivatives services or similar services, which may include, derivatives execution services, short-term cash investment and reverse repurchase and securities lending transaction services, repurchase transaction services, borrowing services, collateral management services and operational support services.
“Carlyle” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Ceding Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations” means (a) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission before the Closing Date, whether or not intentional, negligent, in bad faith or otherwise, by the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractors or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise; (b) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise (other than Reinsurer Appointed Administrators), on or after the Closing Date but prior to the Amendment Date; (c) all Extra-Contractual Obligations to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission on or after the Amendment Date, whether or not intentional, negligent, in bad faith or otherwise, by the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or any other service provider engaged or compensated by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or otherwise (other than Reinsurer Appointed Administrators), other than any liability arising from any act, error or omission of the Ceding Company, any of its Affiliates, any Subcontractor or such other service provider made in the ordinary course of administering the Covered Insurance Policies; and (d) on or after the Amendment Date, Extra- Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from the Ceding Company’s Contest of a claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy in the circumstances described in Section 2.4(c)(iii); provided, however, that any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of, resulting from or relating to any act, error or omission undertaken by, or at the request of, or with the prior written consent or ratification of, the Reinsurer, any of its Affiliates or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall not constitute a “Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligation” and shall be deemed a Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligation.
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“Change of Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral Trust Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Trust Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
“Collateral Trust Authorized Investments” means (i) cash (United States legal tender), certificates of deposit (issued by a United States bank and payable in United States legal tender) and/or investments of the types specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8) and (10) of subsection (a) of section 1404 of the New York Insurance Law, that (ii) are issued by an institution that is not the parent, subsidiary or other Affiliate of either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer, and (iii) other than in the case of cash and certificates of deposit, are publicly traded securities and have an NAIC SVO designation of 1 or 2.
“Collateral Trust Required Balance” means 102% multiplied by the Risk Margin Amount as of the end of the applicable Accounting Period.
“Confidential Information” means:
(a) With respect to confidentiality obligations imposed on the Reinsurer and its Affiliates and Representatives hereunder, all documents, materials and information concerning the Ceding Company and any of its Affiliates, including any derivative works thereof, as well as Personal Information, that are furnished to the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder.
(b) With respect to confidentiality obligations imposed on the Ceding Company and its Affiliates and Representatives hereunder, all documents, materials and information concerning the Reinsurer and any of its Affiliates, including any derivative works thereof, that are furnished to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Reinsurer in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, but excluding (i) any information furnished to the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives as described in clause (a) of this definition, including derivative works thereof, (ii) any information furnished to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives under any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is party, and (iii) any information furnished by the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives to the Ceding Company or its Affiliates or Representatives for the express purpose of the Ceding Company’s disclosure to a Governmental Authority pursuant to a statutory or regulatory obligation or request, including, by way of example, calculations provided for the Ceding Company’s financial statement reporting; provided, that, in each case of clause (iii), all derivative works, workpapers, memoranda and other documentation developed therefrom or prepared in connection therewith by the Reinsurer or its Affiliates or Representatives shall be protected as “Confidential Information” of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall assert its confidentiality interest to prevent or oppose disclosures by the recipient Governmental Authority to the public or other third parties (unless such disclosure is required by and made consistent with Applicable Law).
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However, Confidential Information does not include information which: (x) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is ascertainable or generally available to and known by the public other than by way of a disclosure by the receiving Party or by any Representative or Affiliate of the receiving Party in breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality attaching thereto; (y) was in the possession of, or becomes available to, the other Party or its Representatives or Affiliates on a non-confidential basis, directly or indirectly, from a source other than the disclosing Party to whom the Confidential Information pertained or its Representatives or Affiliates in breach of this Agreement or any other obligation of confidentiality attaching thereto; provided, that such source is not, and was not, known to the receiving Party or its Representatives or Affiliates after reasonable inquiry to be prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal, fiduciary, or other obligation of confidentiality by the party to whom the Confidential Information pertained; or (z) was independently developed by the receiving Party or any of its Representatives or Affiliates without violating any obligations under this Agreement and without the use of, reference to, or reliance upon any other Confidential Information or any derivative thereof.
“Consultation Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b).
“Contest” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).
“Contested Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Covered Insurance Policies” means, with respect to any Reinsured Portfolio, (a) the policies listed in the electronic file specified in Schedule 1.2 with respect to such Reinsured Portfolio, as such electronic file may be updated from time to time in accordance with Schedule 1.2, (b) any such policy that is terminated and then subsequently issued as a reinstatement of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(b), (c) any such policy that is issued as an exchange, replacement or conversion of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(c), (d) any policy that is issued as a conversion of a Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with Section 2.1(g), or (e) any policy issued as a Supplemental Contract in accordance with Section 2.1(e) or (f), in the case of each of (b) and (c), after the Effective Time and in each case of (d) and (e), after the Amendment Date.
“Deemed Paid” with respect to an item at a given time, means that liability on the item has been discharged as of such time, whether by payment, by offset, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of the liability that is Deemed Paid is measured by the amount of the consideration given for discharging the liability, not by the carrying value of the liability prior to discharge.
“Deposited Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)a..
“Derivative Margin Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Derivative Margin Requirement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
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“Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Disputed Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii).
“Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b).
“Dollars” or “$” refers to United States dollars.
“ECR Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
“ECR Reporting Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).
“Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017.
“Embedded Value Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
“Enhanced Capital Requirement” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Ex Gratia Payments” means a payment that is both (a) outside the terms and conditions of the applicable Covered Insurance Policy and (b) made by or on behalf of the Ceding Company, not as a good faith settlement, adjustment, or compromise of a dispute over coverage or the amount of a claim or loss, but, rather, as a business accommodation to the beneficiary.
“Exchange Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Excluded NGE Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Excluded Policy Changes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Exigent Circumstances” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).
“Existing Practice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).
“Existing Reinsurance Agreements” means (a) all agreements, treaties, slips, binders, cover notes and other similar arrangements under which the Ceding Company has ceded to reinsurers (including those Affiliated with the Ceding Company as of the Closing Date) risks arising in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies where such agreements are (i) in-force as of the Closing Date, (ii) terminated but under which there remains any outstanding Liability, whether known or unknown as of the Closing Date, from the reinsurer, or (iii) entered into following the Closing Date with the consent of the Reinsurer, and (b) any agreement, treaty, slip, binder, cover note or other similar arrangement entered into by the Ceding Company to replace any of such arrangements following any termination or recapture thereof, as all such arrangements may be in-force from time to time and at any time.
“Extra-Contractual Obligations” means all Liabilities not arising under the express terms and conditions of, or in excess of the applicable policy limits of, the Covered Insurance Policies, including Liabilities for fines, penalties, Taxes, fees, forfeitures, compensatory, punitive, exemplary, special, treble, bad faith, tort or any other form of extra-contractual damages, and legal fees and expenses relating thereto, which Liabilities arise from any actual or alleged act, error or omission in connection with (a) the form, sale, marketing, distribution, underwriting, production, issuance, cancellation or administration of the Covered Insurance Policies, (b) the investigation, defense, trial, settlement or handling of claims, benefits, dividends or payments under the Covered Insurance Policies, (c) the failure to pay or the delay in payment or errors in calculating or administering the payment of benefits, claims, dividends or any other amounts due or alleged to be due under or in connection with the Covered Insurance Policies, (d) escheat or unclaimed property Liabilities arising under or relating to the Covered Insurance Policies or (e) the failure of the Covered Insurance Policies to qualify for their intended Tax status. Interest required under the terms of the applicable Covered Insurance Policy or by Applicable Law (whether payable to a beneficiary or escheated) will constitute Extra-Contractual Obligations only to the extent such interest is incurred as a result of a failure of the Ceding Company, any Subcontractor or Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to act in accordance with Applicable Law and shall otherwise be deemed a Reinsured Liability pursuant to clause (x) or (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liability”.
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“Fair Market Value” means the value at which the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree to transfer an asset, reflecting the price at which a buyer and seller who are knowledgeable, self-interested and not forced would transfer an asset at an arms-length basis. For the avoidance of doubt, quoted market prices for publicly traded securities are to be utilized where available. However, to the extent “Fair Market Value” is being utilized in the context of valuing Collateral Trust Authorized Investments, “Fair Market Value” shall be as defined in the applicable agreement(s) governing such Collateral Trust Account(s).
“FATCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.
“Federal Excise Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
“FLAS” means Fortitude Life & Annuity Solutions, Inc.
“FLAS Administrative Services Agreement” means any Administrative Services Agreement between the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer and FLAS, dated on or after the Amendment Date.
“GAAP Carrying Value” means, with respect to any ModCo Asset, as of the relevant date of determination, the value thereof on the US GAAP balance sheet of the Ceding Company determined in accordance with US GAAP as of such date, including any investment income due and accrued thereon.
“Governmental Authority” means any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission, or other foreign, federal, provincial, state or local governmental or self-regulatory authority, instrumentality or body having jurisdiction over any Party.
“Guaranty Fund Assessments” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
“IMR” means the interest maintenance reserve (whether positive or negative) determined in accordance with SAP attributable from time to time to the Reinsured Liabilities.
“Independent Actuary” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(d).
“Independent Valuation Expert” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(d).
“Information Systems” means any computer, computer network, computer application, imaging device, storage device or media, mobile computing device, or any other information technology that contains Confidential Information.
“Initial Purchase Agreement” means the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and among American International Group, Inc., Fortitude Group Holdings, LLC and TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P, dated as of July 31, 2018 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2018, and Amendment No. 2 to Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2019).
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“Initial ModCo Deposit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).
“Insurance Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(b).
“Interest Earned on Policy Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(iii).
“Interest Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Interim Required Collateral Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i).
“Interim Return Collateral Balance” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(i).
“Internal Capital Model” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).
“Investment Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(vi).
“Investment Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Investment Manager” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Legally Required Ceding Company Actions” means actions related to the Administered Policies, the Administrative Services or the Retained Services that the Ceding Company is required by Applicable Law or Governmental Authorities to take without any administrator or a subcontractor acting on its behalf.
“Liabilities” means any and all debts, liabilities, commitments or obligations, whether direct or indirect, accrued or fixed, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, whether arising in the past, present or future.
“LIBOR” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.
“Long-Term Business Account” means the accounts of the Reinsurer in respect of insurance business that constitutes “long-term business” within the meaning of the Insurance Act.
“Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit” means, as of any date of determination, the amount of the Overall Diversification Benefit calculated and allocated by the Reinsurer to its Long-Term Business Account in a consistent manner in accordance with the Reinsurer’s internal risk management policies and practices and as reported to the Reinsurer’s Board of Directors and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
“LT Account Threshold Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i).
“Margin Collateral Value” means:
(a)
With respect to cash, the amount thereof; and
(b)
With respect to other ModCo Assets, the sum of (i) either (x) the closing bid prices for the applicable ModCo Asset quoted on the relevant date which appears on the display of Bloomberg Financial Markets Commodities News (or its successor) published by Bloomberg L.P. or such other financial information provider reasonably chosen by the Ceding Company; or (y) if the value for the applicable ModCo Asset does not so appear, the arithmetic mean of the closing bid prices quoted on the relevant date (or, if none are available on that date, as of the next preceding date) of three recognized principal market makers for such assets chosen by the Ceding Company; and (ii) the accrued interest on such ModCo Assets if not reflected in such closing bid prices.
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“Material Ceding Company Administration Breach” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(i).
“ModCo Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
“ModCo Account Investment Income” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(j).
“ModCo Assets” means (a) the cash and investment assets that are specifically and separately allocated to the ModCo Account in respect of this Agreement, (b) Policy Loans under the Covered Insurance Policies, and (c) without duplication, any receivables related to cash or other investment assets posted under permitted derivatives or Short Terms Borrowing Transactions in the ModCo Account where such cash or other investment assets would otherwise no longer be recognized as a ModCo Asset.
“ModCo Reinsurance Agreements” means this Agreement, the AGL Reinsurance Agreement and the VALIC Reinsurance Agreement.
“ModCo Reserves” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(k).
“NGE Change Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Non-Guaranteed Element” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).
“Non-Transitioned TPAs” means any third party administrator providing administrative services in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies which Ceding Company and Administrator have expressly agreed will continue to be overseen by Ceding Company; the Non-Transitioned TPAs as of the Amendment Date are set forth on Schedule 1.3.
“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(i).
“Original Coinsurance Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Overall Diversification Benefit” means as of any date of determination, the amount of the diversification benefit calculated by the Reinsurer under the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR) rule, in aggregate, in a consistent manner in accordance with the Reinsurer’s internal risk management policies and practices and as reported to the Reinsurer’s Board of Directors and the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
“Parent” means American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Payment Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)c..
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Permitted Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(d).
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, jointstock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental, judicial or regulatory body, business unit, division or other entity.
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“Personal Information” means any financial or personal information provided by or on behalf of one Party to the other Party in connection with the business reinsured hereunder that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked to an individual, including name, street or mailing address, electronic mail address, telephone or other contact information, employer, social security or Tax identification number, date of birth, driver’s license number, state identification card number, financial account, credit or debit card number, health and medical information or photograph or documentation of identity or residency (whether independently disclosed or contained in any disclosed document), the fact that the individual has a relationship with such Party or one or more of its Affiliates, and any other information protected by any Applicable Privacy and Security Laws.
“Policy Loans” means loans under the applicable Covered Insurance Policies.
“Premium Tax” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.
“Premiums” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii).
“Quarterly Net Settlement Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Quota Share” means 100%.
“Recapture Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(a).
“Recapture Penalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
“Recapture Triggering Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a).
“Reinsured Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a)(i).
“Reinsured Portfolio” means each of the portfolios listed on Schedule 1.2.
“Reinsurer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Reinsurer Appointed Administrator” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(e).
“Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations” means all Extra-Contractual Obligations other than any Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations.
“Replacement Program” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s consultants, attorneys, actuaries, auditors, reinsurers and retrocessionaires.
“Reserve Run Off” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(c).
“Restricted Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(d).
“Retained Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).
“Risk Margin Amount” means the aggregate of the Statutory Book Value of the Risk Assets (as defined in the Investment Guidelines) and the Statutory Book Value of the Commercial Mortgage Loans with a mortgage factor used for calculating the Ceding Company’s risk-based capital requirement of CM3 or below, in each case, in the ModCo Account multiplied by the Risk Margin Factor(s) applicable to such Risk Assets.
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“Risk Margin Factor” means (i) for Below Investment Grade Obligations and Commercial Mortgage Loans with a mortgage factor used for calculating the Ceding Company’s risk-based capital requirement of CM3 or below, 1.34%, and (ii) for Equity Securities, Real Estate Equity or Other Investments (each as defined in the Investment Guidelines), 5.30%.
“Sanctions Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.15(a).
“SAP” means, as to the Ceding Company, the statutory accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the Governmental Authority responsible for the regulation of insurance companies in the jurisdiction in which the Ceding Company is domiciled (unless otherwise specified).
“Self-Administered Policies” means, (i) if the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof is in effect, the meaning given to such term in such agreement and (ii) if no Administrative Services Agreement is in effect, the Covered Insurance Policies.
“Settlement Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).
“Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Short Term Borrowing Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Guidelines.
“Shortfall Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)b..
“Significant Impairment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(f)(i).
“Statutory Book Value” means, with respect to any ModCo Asset, as of the relevant date of determination, the carrying value thereof on the books of the Ceding Company determined in accordance with SAP as of such date, including any investment income due and accrued thereon, as such amount is adjusted in accordance with Section 4.1(f).
“Statutory Financial Statements” means, with respect to any Party, the annual and quarterly statutory financial statements of such Party filed with the Governmental Authority charged with supervision of insurance companies in the jurisdiction of domicile of such Party to the extent such Party is required by Applicable Law to prepare and file such financial statements.
“Statutory Reserves” means, as of any date of determination, the statutory reserves required to be held by the Ceding Company with respect to the Covered Insurance Policies, as reported in Exhibits 5, 6 and 7 of its Statutory Financial Statements as of such date determined (a) in accordance with the methodologies used by the Ceding Company to calculate such amounts for purposes of its Statutory Financial Statements prepared in accordance with SAP, and (b) after giving effect to the credit for reinsurance taken by the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies for Existing Reinsurance Agreements as of such date of determination. For the avoidance of doubt, any Asset Adequacy Reserves held in the ModCo Account would include additional reserves required per the Standalone Cash Flow Testing defined in Section 4(e) of Exhibit A hereto (incorporating the requirements of the New York Department of Financial Services, including the Department’s annual Special Considerations Letter).
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“Subcontractor” has the meaning set forth in Appendix A.
“Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(d).
“Supplemental Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e).
“Tax” (or “Taxes” as the context may require) means any tax, however denominated, imposed by any federal, state, local, municipal, territorial or provincial government or any agency or political subdivision of any such government or agency charged with the collection, assessment, determination or administration of such tax for such government or subdivision (a “Taxing Authority”), including any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, Premium, sales, use, gains, goods and services, production, documentary, recording, social security, unemployment, disability, workers’ compensation, estimated, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, capital stock, occupation, personal or real property, environmental or windfall profit tax, Premiums, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge, together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Taxing Authority relating to the assessment or collection thereof.
“Taxing Authority” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Tax”.
“Tax Return” means any return, report, declaration, claim for refund, certificate, bill, or other return or statement, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and any amendment thereof, filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax.
“Terminal Accounting Period” means the Accounting Period during which the Recapture Effective Date occurs.
“Terminal Settlement” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
“Terminal Settlement Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.5(a).
“Treasury Regulations” means the treasury regulations (including temporary and proposed treasury regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of Treasury with respect to the Code or other United States federal Tax statutes.
“Updated Buffer Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)d..
“US GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
“VALIC” means The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company, a Texas life insurance company.
“VALIC Reinsurance Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Combination Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement, by and between VALIC and the Reinsurer, effective January 1, 2017 and dated as of the Amendment Date.
“Valuation Methodology” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).
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ARTICLE II
BASIS OF REINSURANCE AND BUSINESS REINSURED
Section 2.1 Reinsurance.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the Ceding Company hereby cedes to the Reinsurer, and the Reinsurer hereby accepts and agrees to assume and indemnity reinsure, a Quota Share of all Reinsured Liabilities and IMR on a modified coinsurance basis. Without limiting the foregoing, on and after the Effective Time, the Reinsurer hereby assumes and agrees to indemnify and hold the Ceding Company harmless from and against all Reinsurer Extra- Contractual Obligations. This Agreement is solely between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer and, except as contemplated in Article VII, shall not create any legal relationship whatsoever between the Reinsurer and any Person other than the Ceding Company. The reinsurance effected under this Agreement shall be maintained in-force, without reduction, unless such reinsurance is recaptured, terminated or reduced as provided herein. On and after the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions herein, the Reinsurer shall be obligated to make payments to or on behalf of the Ceding Company, as and when due, of all Reinsured Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Reinsurer shall have no liability for any (x) Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations or (y) Ex Gratia Payments absent the Reinsurer’s prior written consent; provided, however, that any Ex Gratia Payments made or approved by any affiliated or unaffiliated Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed to be a payment consented to in writing by the Reinsurer.
(b) Upon reinstatement of any Covered Insurance Policy in accordance with its terms and the Ceding Company’s reinstatement policies, the reinsurance hereunder will be automatically reinstated with respect to such Covered Insurance Policy; provided, that, to the extent that the reinstatement of such Covered Insurance Policy requires payment of Premiums in arrears or reimbursement of claims paid, following receipt of such amounts, the Ceding Company shall transfer to the Reinsurer a Quota Share of all Premiums in arrears and a Quota Share of all reimbursements of claims paid on such Covered Insurance Policy to the extent such claims had been reimbursed by the Reinsurer hereunder.
(c) Any conversion, exchange or replacement policy or contract arising from the Covered Insurance Policies that is converted, exchanged or replaced pursuant to and in accordance with its policy terms shall be deemed to constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement only (i) if such converted, exchanged or replaced policy carries the same policy number or a valid policy number permutation resulting from a Family Thrift Plan election on the Masterfile administration system (or similar) as the original Covered Insurance Policy so converted, exchanged or replaced or (ii) pursuant to Section 2.1(g) and, in the event of such a conversion, exchange or replacement of any Covered Insurance Policy, the Reinsurer shall reinsure the risk resulting from such conversion on the basis set forth hereby with respect to the Covered Insurance Policies.
(d) If, in the normal course of administration (other than the issuance of Supplemental Contracts, which are addressed in Section 2.1(f) below), the policy number of a Covered Insurance Policy is changed, the policy shall continue to constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement.
(e) For so long as the Ceding Company retains administrative responsibilities for all of the Covered Insurance Policies and until FLAS (or a replacement thereof) is transferred to the Reinsurer or otherwise becomes an Affiliate of the Reinsurer and assumes administration of Administered Policies, Supplemental Contracts will not be Covered Insurance Policies whether or not such Supplemental Contract was derived from a Covered Insurance Policy. “Supplemental Contract” means a contract that is issued by Ceding Company to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an annuity contract issued by Ceding Company pursuant to which Ceding Company retains proceeds of such life insurance policy or annuity contract for payment in accordance with such contract.
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(f) Should FLAS (or a replacement thereof) be transferred to the Reinsurer or otherwise become an Affiliate of the Reinsurer and assume administration of Administered Policies, Supplemental Contracts will be reinsured as follows from and after the commencement of such administration:
(i)
A Supplemental Contract issued by the Ceding Company and administered on a system utilized by FLAS (or such replacement) to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract issued and administered on a system utilized by FLAS, another Reinsurer Appointed Administrator or a Subcontractor (whether or not such life insurance policy or annuity contract is a Covered Insurance Policy), shall be a Covered Insurance Policy.
(ii)
A Supplemental Contract issued and administered on a system utilized by FLAS (or such replacement) to a policyholder or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or annuity contract issued and administered on a system utilized by the Ceding Company but that is not a Covered Insurance Policy, shall be a Covered Insurance Policy if (A) such Supplemental Contract is identified after the calendar year end in which it was issued and (B) the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree on mutually acceptable terms for such transfer and a corresponding amendment to Schedule 1.2 to add such Supplemental Contracts; provided, however, such Supplemental Contracts ceded under this Section 2.1(f)(ii) will not be ceded hereunder until after January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such Supplemental Contract is issued, provided that once ceded hereunder, such cession shall be effective as of the issue date of such Supplemental Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.1(f)(ii) shall require either the Ceding Company to cede, or the Reinsurer to reinsure, the Supplemental Contracts described in this Section 2.1(f)(ii) if, for any calendar year, the Parties do not mutually agree to do so.
(g) A conversion policy issued after the Amendment Date arising from a Covered Insurance Policy that does not carry the same policy number or a valid policy number permutation resulting from a Family Thrift Plan election on the Masterfile administration system (or similar) as the original Covered Insurance Policy so converted shall also constitute a Covered Insurance Policy for purposes of this Agreement; provided, however, that the conversion policy will not be ceded hereunder until January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such conversion policy is issued, provided that once ceded hereunder, such cession shall be effective as of the issue date of such conversion policy.
(h) To the extent any policies are ceded to the Reinsurer as Covered Insurance Policies pursuant to Sections 2.1(c), (f) or (g) following the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company will incorporate the additional policy numbers into the programs, processes or procedures that provide data from the Ceding Company or a Subcontractor to the Reinsurer (including with respect to the applicable requirements set forth in Exhibit A). The Ceding Company will also provide the Reinsurer an annual list of policies added under these sections. In connection with the entry into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or replacement thereof), the Parties agree to enter into an amendment to Schedule 1.2 to add (i) a detailed description of the additional Supplemental Contracts ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(f), with references to the systems on which such contracts are issued and administered, and (ii) the conversion policies ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(g)
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(i) For each Supplemental Contract ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(f)(ii) after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall pay to the Reinsurer, as consideration for the reinsurance hereunder, cash equal to (A) the sum of all amounts received by the Ceding Company in respect of each Supplemental Contract from the issuance date of such Supplemental Contract to the date such Supplemental Contract is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including the amount of the initial deposit into the deposit accounts of the Ceding Company upon the issuance of such Supplemental Contract, less (B) the sum of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company under such Supplemental Contract prior to the date such Supplemental Contract is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including any distribution payments, plus (C) interest thereon calculated at the Annual Cession Interest Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the Accounting Period in which such Supplemental Contract was issued from the 15th day of the second month of such Accounting Period to December 31 of the year of such issuance. For each conversion policy ceded to the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 2.1(g) after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall pay to the Reinsurer, as consideration for the reinsurance hereunder, cash equal to (I) the sum of all amounts received by the Ceding Company in respect of such conversion policy from the issuance date of such conversion policy to the date such conversion policy is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, including the sum of all premium payments received by the Ceding Company in respect of such conversion policy (less any return premium thereon), less (II) the sum of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company under such conversion policy prior to the date such conversion policy is ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder, plus (III) interest thereon calculated at the Annual Cession Interest Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the Accounting Period in which such conversion policy was issued from 15th day of the second month of such the Accounting Period to December 31 of the year of such issuance. The payments required by this Section 2.1(i) shall be made by the Ceding Company as soon as practicable after January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which any such contract or policy was issued and the Ceding Company has determined that such contract or policy has become a Covered Insurance Policy hereunder.
Section 2.2 Existing Reinsurance.
(a) This Agreement is written on a “net” basis such that (i) amounts payable to the Reinsurer hereunder shall be adjusted to take into account amounts paid by the Ceding Company under Existing Reinsurance Agreements and (ii) amounts due from the Reinsurer hereunder shall be adjusted to take into account amounts actually recovered by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies. All amounts actually recovered by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements for periods (or portions of periods), on or after the Effective Time shall inure to the benefit of the Reinsurer. However, the Reinsurer shall bear the risk of non-collection of all amounts due in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements and shall be responsible for its Quota Share of the Reinsured Liabilities whether or not such amounts are actually paid or collected.
(b) The Ceding Company shall be responsible for administration of the Existing Reinsurance Agreements. However, the Ceding Company shall (i) except with respect to changes resulting from the resolution of disputes contemplated in Section 2.2(d), consult with and obtain prior written consent of the Reinsurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to Existing Reinsurance Agreements that cover both Covered Insurance Policies and other policies of the Ceding Company that are not reinsured hereunder, (x) for any pricing rate changes or cost of insurance changes under any such Existing Reinsurance Agreements initiated or agreed by Ceding Company or (y) to terminate or replace any Existing Reinsurance Agreements, and (ii) provide prior written notice to the Reinsurer of the initiation or resolution of any disputes with reinsurers thereunder. Further, the Ceding Company shall pursue all reinsurance recoverables in good faith and in a manner consistent in all material respects as if the reinsurance hereunder did not exist. The Ceding Company’s allocation of reinsurance recoverables shall follow its normal reinsurance settlement practices unless the Reinsurer provides it written consent otherwise.
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(c) To the extent Existing Reinsurance covers only Covered Insurance Policies, the Reinsurer may make recommendations consistent with the rights of the Ceding Company under such agreements and the Ceding Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect such rights.
(d) The Reinsurer acknowledges that Existing Reinsurance on term and universal life Covered Insurance Policies may be subject to disputes arising out of yearly renewable term reinsurance agreements, including those related to pricing or underwriting practices, and the resolution of such disputes, whether by settlement or arbitral proceeding, shall be binding on the Reinsurer provided that the resolution treats Covered Insurance Policies consistently with business which the Ceding Company keeps for its own account. Schedule 2.2 sets forth a list of Existing Reinsurance Agreements for which the Ceding Company has received written notice prior to the Amendment Date of the applicable reinsurer’s intent to increase yearly renewable term rates after the Amendment Date.
Section 2.3 Insurance Contract Changes.
(a) Except as permitted in Section 2.3(b), the Ceding Company shall not voluntarily make or agree to any change to the terms or conditions of, any Covered Insurance Policy for any reason without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (other than (i) any Excluded NGE Change or any other change in Non-Guaranteed Elements, which are subject to Section 2.5 and shall not be governed by or subject to this Section 2.3, (ii) changes that are initiated by policyowners under the terms of a Covered Insurance Policy, (iii) changes required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or any Existing Reinsurance Agreement, and (iv) changes resulting from exigent circumstances that require immediate action and affect the Covered Insurance Policies due to situations including natural or manmade disaster, pandemic, governmental actions or economic circumstances, which exigent circumstances may or may not be dictated by Applicable Law; provided that such changes are (x) made to address the circumstances, (y) consistent with actions taken and changes made by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates to similar policies issued by the Ceding Company or such Affiliate that are not Covered Insurance Policies, if any, in response to the relevant situation and (z) consistent with actions taken and changes made by similarly situated insurers or financial institutions not Affiliated with the Ceding Company to similar types of insurance policies as the affected Covered Insurance Policies in response to the relevant situation (“Exigent Circumstances”, and each of the items listed in (ii), (iii) and (iv), are referred to herein as an “ Excluded Policy Change”)).
(b) The Reinsurer will provide written notification to the Ceding Company as to the Reinsurer’s acceptance or rejection of any change requiring its consent within fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of notice of such change. If the Reinsurer accepts such change, the Reinsurer will share in the Quota Share of any increase or decrease in the liability of the Ceding Company on such Covered Insurance Policy. If the Reinsurer rejects any such change and determines that it would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement (i) the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company of such determination and (ii) if the Ceding Company nevertheless elects to make such change, the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if such change had not occurred. In the event that the Parties, acting in good faith, are unable to agree upon the existence or amount of such material adverse effect or how to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position, such dispute shall be referred to an Independent Actuary to determine whether such a material adverse effect has occurred and, if so, an appropriate remedy. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to such actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The Independent Actuary’s written decision as to the existence of a material adverse effect and the amount thereof and/or of how to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines that there will not be a material adverse effect, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary. The Reinsurer shall be deemed to have consented to such change if it fails to act in accordance with this Section 2.3(b) within fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt of written notice of such change.
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(c) Excluded Policy Changes shall be automatically binding on the Reinsurer. Within a reasonable period of time prior to effecting any Excluded Policy Change, the Ceding Company shall provide reasonably detailed notice to the Reinsurer describing the nature of such change and the reasons for making such change. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice of any (i) change made due to Exigent Circumstances, or (ii) change required by Applicable Law, a Governmental Authority or any Existing Reinsurance Agreement pursuant to Section 2.3(a)(iii), the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of any disagreement that such change was an Excluded Policy Change. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such change. Should the Reinsurer provide timely notice of disagreement, during the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the proposed change. In the event the Parties cannot resolve such dispute within such period, either Party may elect to refer the dispute for arbitration pursuant to Section 9.3(b). In the event of any such proceeding, the arbitration panel shall only be authorized to determine whether the disputed change is an Excluded Policy Change. If the resolution of the dispute results in a determination that the change was not an Excluded Policy Change, the Parties will use the mechanism set forth in Section 2.3(b) to value the impact of the change.
(d) Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Ceding Company shall not voluntarily terminate, or waive any material provisions of, the Covered Insurance Policies, except (i) in the ordinary course of business, (ii) as required by Applicable Law or a Governmental Authority or (iii) with the Reinsurer’s prior consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 2.4 Follow the Fortunes; Follow the Settlements; Contested Claims.
(a) The Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement shall attach simultaneously with that of the Ceding Company under the Covered Insurance Policies and shall be subject in all respects to the same risks, terms, rates, conditions, interpretations, assessments, waivers, modifications, alterations, cancellations and proportion of Premiums paid without any deductions as the respective insurances (or reinsurances) of the Ceding Company, the true intent of this Agreement being that the Reinsurer shall, subject to the terms, conditions, and limits of this Agreement, follow the fortunes of the Ceding Company under the Covered Insurance Policies and with respect to the Reinsured Liabilities. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any Administrative Services Agreement, the Ceding Company alone and in its full discretion, as applicable, shall adjust, settle or compromise all claims and losses and shall commence, continue, defend, compromise, settle or withdraw from actions, suits or proceedings, and generally do all such matters and things relating to the validity and lapse or in-force status of any Covered Insurance Policy, any claim or loss as in its judgment may be beneficial or expedient. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Ceding Company may exercise such discretion itself or through any Subcontractor. All of the Ceding Company’s liability as determined by a court or arbitration panel or arising from a judgment, settlement, compromise or adjustment of claims or losses under the Reinsured Liabilities, including payments involving coverage issues and/or the resolution of whether such claim is required by law, regulation, or regulatory authority to be covered (or not to be excluded), shall, subject to the terms, conditions and limits of this Agreement, be binding on the Reinsurer regardless of whether such court or arbitration determination, judgment, settlement, compromise or adjustment is in respect of a liability recognized by or contrary to the governing law of this Agreement. Such court or arbitration determination, settlement, compromise or adjustment shall be considered a satisfactory proof of loss.
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(b) While the Ceding Company retains ultimate decision-making authority for the handling of all claims and losses and any disposition thereof in respect of the Self-Administered Policies, from and after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall consult with the Reinsurer in good faith before (i) making a single claims payment in respect of a Self-Administered Policy in excess of $3.5 million; (ii) making a claims payment on a Self-Administered Policy that is a life insurance policy during any applicable contestability period; (iii) establishing a claims reserve with respect to a single Self-Administered Policy in excess of $3.5 million; or (iv) denying a claim in respect of a Self-Administered Policy in excess of $1 million (any claims listed in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), a “Consultation Claim”); provided, however, that such consultation rights shall (x) not apply to Self-Administered Policies that as of the Amendment Date are in pay-out status and (y) be limited to the extent that any Non-Transitioned TPAs have authority to take any of the foregoing actions on behalf of the Ceding Company without prior notice to, or consultation with, the Ceding Company. The Reinsurer shall honor the Ceding Company’s calculations of Reinsured Liabilities related to such Consultation Claims and shall settle in the ordinary course the Reinsured Liabilities as so calculated; provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4, the Reinsurer shall then have the right to notice a dispute subject to Section 10.3 hereof, to be resolved in accordance with Section 10.3 and the following framework:
(i) The Reinsurer shall bear the burden of proof to establish such settlement was not reasonable. When determining the reasonableness of the Ceding Company’s settlements in any such arbitration, the panel shall consider whether the settlement would have been different had this Agreement not been entered into.
(ii) If the panel determines the Ceding Company’s settlement would have been different in the absence of this Agreement being in effect, the panel shall award the Reinsurer all monetary damages, if any, to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same position had the Ceding Company’s settlements been made without regard to the existence of this Agreement. The panel shall determine the corresponding adjustments to the calculation of Reinsured Liabilities in this regard.
(iii) The panel shall not award any damages, other than legal fees and costs, to compensate the Reinsurer for the failure of the Ceding Company to act in good faith.
(iv) The remedies set forth in this Section 2.4(b) are the Reinsurer’s exclusive remedies in respect of Consultation Claims.
(v) If any Party’s position in the arbitration is determined not to have been taken or maintained in good faith and not consistent with the mutual intent of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement, the panel shall have the power to award attorneys’ fees and costs to the other Party, which shall be at the losing Party’s own expense.
For the avoidance of doubt, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, including this Section 2.4(b) in respect of Consultation Claims, nothing herein shall deprive or otherwise limit the dispute rights of the Reinsurer with respect to any other matter set forth herein.
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(c) From and after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company will, as promptly as practicable, notify the Reinsurer of the Ceding Company’s intention to contest, arbitrate, dispute or litigate (any such action, a “Contest”) any claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy (any such claim, a “Contested Claim”), and, if requested by the Reinsurer, will promptly share information pertaining thereto; provided, however, that claims denials and administrative actions in the normal course of administration and litigation initiated by a policyholder or beneficiary after such a denial or action, shall not constitute “Contested Claims”. To the extent the Reinsurer accepts participation (pursuant to the provisions below), the Ceding Company will consult with the Reinsurer with respect of such Contest. Once notified, the Reinsurer will promptly notify the Ceding Company in writing of its decision concerning participation in the Contest; provided, that if the Reinsurer has not responded in writing either way to the Ceding Company within ten (10) Business Days following its receipt of such notice from the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in such Contest. If the Reinsurer provides written notice within ten (10) Business Days following its receipt of such notice from the Ceding Company that it has elected not to participate, the Reinsurer shall promptly pay the applicable amount in full as contemplated in clause (c)(i) below. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in any Contest in respect of an Administered Policy. In addition, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted participation in any Contest in respect of a Covered Insurance Policy initiated by or on behalf of the Ceding Company prior to the Amendment Date, and the Reinsurer hereby waives any requirement of the Ceding Company to provide notice to, or consultation with, the Reinsurer with respect to any such Contest prior to the Amendment Date, including all contests and disputes set forth on Schedule 2.4. Whether the Reinsurer accepts participation in any Contest or not, the Reinsurer will cooperate and will encourage any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to cooperate with the Ceding Company with respect to the handling of such Contest, including, by way of example, making individuals available as needed for depositions and providing information necessary to appropriately manage any Contest.
(i) If the Reinsurer does not accept participation, it will fulfil its obligation for such Contested Claim by paying the Ceding Company its Quota Share of (A) all amounts specified in clause (x) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” that are alleged to be due under the Self-Administered Policy in such Contested Claim; (B) the costs and expenses specified in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” relating to the Self-Administered Policy that is the subject of such Contested Claim to the extent such costs and expenses were incurred prior to the Ceding Company’s receipt of the Reinsurer’s notice that it will not so participate; and (C) as specified in clause (z) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities,” all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations that relate to such Contested Claim but do not arise out of or resulting from such Contest. Such payment will fully and completely satisfy all of the Reinsurer’s obligations in regards to such Contested Claim, and the Reinsurer shall not share in any reduction in the Reinsured Liabilities arising from such Contest, nor in any costs or expenses awarded or recouped by the Ceding Company in connection with such Contest. For the avoidance of doubt, the Reinsurer shall not be responsible for any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from any Contest that the Reinsurer does not accept participation in (including deemed acceptance) hereunder.
(ii) If the Reinsurer accepts participation in the Contest (including deemed acceptance pursuant to Section 2.4(c)), the Reinsurer will share, in proportion to its Quota Share: (x) in any Extra-Contractual Obligations arising out of or resulting from the Ceding Company’s Contest, including any compromise or settlement resulting from such Contest; (y) all Reinsured Liabilities and (z) all additional costs and expenses specified in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities” that arise out of or result from such Contest. Furthermore, if the Ceding Company’s Contest results in a reduction in the Ceding Company’s contractual liability, the Reinsurer will share in any such reduction in the Reinsured Liabilities in proportion to its Quota Share. To the extent the Ceding Company is awarded or recoups its costs and expenses resulting from such Contest, the Ceding Company will pay the Reinsurer the Quota Share of the amount awarded or recouped (net of costs and expenses incurred by the Ceding Company in obtaining such award or recoupment that are not so awarded or recouped). The Ceding Company will promptly advise the Reinsurer of all significant developments, including notice of legal proceedings (including consumer complaints or actions by Governmental Authorities) initiated in connection therewith.
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(iii) Any failure of the Ceding Company to timely notify the Reinsurer of the Ceding Company’s intention to Contest a claim for benefits under a Self-Administered Policy pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall not limit the Reinsurer’s obligations or liabilities under this Agreement for Extra-Contractual Obligations; provided that notice of such Contest is given to the Reinsurer as soon as practicable after the Ceding Company discovers or is made aware of such failure and provided further that the Reinsurer was not materially prejudiced by such late notice. In the event that (A) the Reinsurer was materially prejudiced by a late delivered notice under this clause (iii), or (B) notice of such Contest was not given to the Reinsurer as soon as practicable after the Ceding Company discovers or is made aware of such failure, and following notice of such Contest, the Reinsurer timely elects not to participate in such Contest, the Reinsurer shall not share in any Extra- Contractual Obligations that arise out of or result from such Contest and, with respect to the costs and expenses described in clause (y) of the definition of “Reinsured Liabilities”, shall only share in fifty percent (50%) of such costs and expenses relating to the Self-Administered Policy that is the subject of such Contested Claim that were incurred prior to the Ceding Company’s receipt of the Reinsurer’s notice that it will not so participate.
Section 2.5 Non-Guaranteed Elements.
(a) The Reinsurer acknowledges that the Ceding Company shall have the ultimate authority to establish and control the non-guaranteed elements of the Covered Insurance Policies, including (A) the initial and renewal crediting rates, (B) Premiums following the expiration of the period during which Premium amounts for the applicable Covered Insurance Policies are fixed and constant (i.e., rate guarantee periods), (C) insurance charges, (D) loads and expense charges, (E) mortality and expense charges, (F) administrative expense risk charges, (G) policyholder dividends, (H) Policy Loan rates, (I) index cap and (J) participation rates (each of such items, a “Non-Guaranteed Element”); provided, however, that the Ceding Company shall manage all Non-Guaranteed Elements in a manner consistent with the practices and procedures applied by the Ceding Company for its similar businesses and in accordance with Applicable Law. The Ceding Company agrees that, from and after the Amendment Date, it shall take into account the recommendations of the Reinsurer regarding the Non-Guaranteed Elements (whether in response to a change proposed by the Ceding Company or at the initiative of the Reinsurer), and, to the extent such recommendations comply with Applicable Law, the terms of this Agreement, the applicable Covered Insurance Policies and generally accepted actuarial standards of practice, the Ceding Company shall not unreasonably reject such recommendations. Each time the Ceding Company elects to change any Non- Guaranteed Elements, other than (1) any change in initial or renewal crediting rates, Policy Loan rates or index cap or any other similar change or any change required by any Applicable Law or Governmental Authority or (2) any change in term Premiums charged in respect of term Covered Insurance Policies that have reached the end of the level-term period (each of the items listed (1) or (2), a an “Excluded NGE Change”), the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer in writing of such change to any Non-Guaranteed Elements as soon as practicable but in no case later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the effective date of such change; provided, however, that, in the case of any such change that affects more than five percent (5%) of the Covered Insurance Policies in any Reinsured Portfolio, the Ceding Company will use its reasonable best efforts to notify the Reinsurer thirty (30) calendar days before such change takes place (each form of notice described in this sentence, an “ NGE Change Notice”).
Section 2.6 Misstatement of Age, Sex or Any Other Material Fact. If the Ceding Company’s liability under any of the Covered Insurance Policies is changed because of a misstatement of age, sex or any other material fact, the Reinsurer shall: (a) assume a Quota Share of that portion of any increase in the Ceding Company’s liability resulting from the change; and (b) receive credit for a Quota Share of that portion of any decrease in the Ceding Company’s liability resulting from the change. The reinsurance with the Reinsurer shall be restated and, as applicable, adjusted between the Parties from commencement on the basis of the adjusted amounts in the Covered Insurance Policy using Premiums and reserves at the correct age and sex or other material fact. If the Ceding Company returns Premium to the policyowner or beneficiary under a Covered Insurance Policy based on contestable misrepresentation or suicide of the insured, the Reinsurer will refund the net reinsurance Premiums received on that Covered Insurance Policy to the Ceding Company as part of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount pursuant to Section 3.2.
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Section 2.7 Programs of Internal Replacement.
(a) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the Ceding Company will not, and will cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, undertake, solicit, sponsor or support any exchange program in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (an “Exchange Program”) or otherwise target in a directed, programmatic or systematic manner, the Covered Insurance Policies for replacement (a “Replacement Program”).
(b) An Exchange Program or Replacement Program shall be considered undertaken, solicited, sponsored or supported by the Ceding Company or such Affiliates if the program is initiated by the Ceding Company or any of such Affiliates and the program offers financial incentives (e.g., bonuses or commissions) for policyholders or sales representatives for the purpose of inducing the replacement of the Covered Insurance Policies. A program designed to encourage current policyholders to convert term life coverage shall not be considered to be either an Exchange Program or Replacement Program so long as such program is not specifically directed principally to policyowners of Covered Insurance Policies.
(c) The offering by the Ceding Company or any of such Affiliates to new clients and to policyholders of the Covered Insurance Policies of an insurance, annuity, or investment product that offers then-market terms that are more favorable to the policyholders of the Covered Insurance Policies in the normal course of the Ceding Company’s or such Affiliate’s business and consistent with its past practices shall not be considered to be an Exchange Program in violation of this obligation; provided, that such product is not specifically directed principally to policyowners of the Covered Insurance Policies and does not otherwise constitute a Replacement Program.
Section 2.8 Actuarial Review. The Reinsurer shall engage an independent third party actuarial firm to conduct a review (a) no less than once every thirty-six (36) months covering the Long Term Care business (as defined in Schedule 1.2 hereof) and (b) no less than every sixty (60) months covering the First Generation Universal Life and SunAmerica Life Reinsured Portfolios (each as defined in Schedule 1.2 hereof), in each case ceded by the Ceding Company hereunder, and the Reinsurer shall either pay directly, or, to the extent such review is required by a Governmental Authority, reimburse the Ceding Company for, all fees, costs and expenses of such firm. However, the Reinsurer shall obtain the prior written consent of the Ceding Company as respects the choice of such actuarial firm, as well as the lead actuarial partner working on such matter(s), prior to formalizing such engagement, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Any changes to the firm and/or lead actuarial partner shall also require the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. Prior to the commencement of any such annual review, the Reinsurer and the Ceding Company shall agree on the scope of work to be performed by such third party actuarial firm; provided, that the scope of work to be performed by such third party actuarial firm must include all work reasonably necessary to satisfy the requirements of the review required pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.8 and all reporting requirements of the Reinsurer’s domestic regulators with respect to reserves ceded from the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer under this Agreement. Any additional work requested of such actuarial firm by the Ceding Company shall be the subject of a separate scope of work between the Ceding Company and such firm, the costs of which shall not be borne by the Reinsurer and shall be borne by the Ceding Company at its own expense. In addition, nothing herein shall preclude the Ceding Company from seeking from such third party actuarial firm a right to consult with such firm from time to time in the course of such review and/or a right to receive, concurrent with the Reinsurer’s receipt, copies of all draft reports and material correspondence from such third party actuarial firm, and the Reinsurer shall consent to such consultation or access requested by the Ceding Company. The Reinsurer shall, and shall cause its Reinsurer Appointed Administrator(s) to, fully cooperate with any third party actuarial firm conducting any such reviews.
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Section 2.9 Other Restrictions and Other Funding Obligations.
(a) From and after the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an investment grade (financial strength / FSR) rating from at least one of the following nationally recognized statistical rating organizations: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings Inc. (an “Acceptable Rating”).
(b) Except to the extent permitted in the following subsections of this Section 2.9, during the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), unless at the time of, and after giving effect to, such dividend, distribution or return of capital, the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, is at least 135% or, in the event (and only for so long as) the Reinsurer maintains an Acceptable Rating, 125% (the “Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage”). If the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, falls below the Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage, the Reinsurer shall not declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), until such ECR Ratio recovers to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days.
(c) On or after January 1, 2025 and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 2.9(d), the Reinsurer may make an irrevocable request for approval from the Ceding Company to replace the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b) with the provisions set forth in the following subsections of this Section 2.9, provided that the Reinsurer simultaneously makes the same request under all of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements; provided that if, at the time of such request, either (i) the aggregate “Statutory Reserves” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) ceded under all ModCo Reinsurance Agreements have declined by more than 50% since 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on January 1, 2017, or (ii) the aggregate “Statutory Reserves” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) represent less than 50% of the total reserves held by the Reinsurer in the Long-Term Business Account (each of (i) and (ii), a “Reserve Run Off”), the Reinsurer need not make any such irrevocable request, but instead may simultaneously make irrevocable elections under all of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements, in each case upon no less than 90 days’ written notice, to replace the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b) with the provisions set forth in the following subsections of this Section 2.9.
(d) A request or election, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.9(c) cannot be made by the Reinsurer unless as of the date of such request or election (i) the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio, after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit, is greater than or equal to the Dividend Restriction Threshold Percentage and (ii) Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, is in excess of the LT Account Threshold Percentage. In the event that no Reserve Run Off has occurred, approval by the Ceding Company of the Reinsurer’s request pursuant to Section 2.9(c) shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, that in the event that any of the Ceding Company, AGL or VALIC denies the Reinsurer’s request under the applicable ModCo Reinsurance Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b) will not be replaced hereunder; and provided, further, in the event that any of the Ceding Company, AGL or VALIC denies the Reinsurer’s request, the Reinsurer shall be permitted to make another such request in the future, not less than 180 days after the date of such denial. Whether or not a Reserve Run Off has occurred, in the event that the Reinsurer is in breach of any of its material obligations under any reinsurance agreement between the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall not be permitted to replace the dividend restriction set forth in Section 2.9(b) with the following provisions of this Section 2.9 without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, which may be withheld in its sole discretion. The Parties acknowledge and agree that once the foregoing dividend restriction is replaced with the following provisions of this Section 2.9, the Reinsurer may not make any further requests or elections to replace such provision with the dividend restriction in Section 2.9(b).
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(e) In the event the Ceding Company, AGL and VALIC approve any request pursuant to Section 2.9(c) or the Reinsurer is entitled to make an election under Section 2.9(c), the provisions of this Section 2.9(e) shall apply for the remaining term of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing:
(i) In the event the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, falls below 135% or, in the event (and only for so long as) the Reinsurer maintains an Acceptable Rating, 125% (the “LT Account Threshold Percentage”), the following provisions shall apply:
a. | all Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts and collateral releases due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement shall, in lieu of payment or distribution to the Reinsurer, be deposited (or, in the case of collateral releases, retained) by the Ceding Company in the ModCo Account and retained by the Ceding Company in accordance with this Section 2.9(e) (any such retained quarterly net settlement payments or collateral releases, a “Deposited Payment”). For the avoidance of doubt, any obligation of the Reinsurer to remit payment or provide collateral to the Ceding Company under this Agreement shall not be limited by this Section 2.9(e); |
b. | by the later of ninety (90) days after the date such ECR Ratio falls below the LT Account Threshold Percentage (the “Shortfall Date”) and the date on which the next Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is due under this Agreement, the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account additional ModCo Assets having an aggregate fair market value equal to an amount such that, when added to the sum of the Deposited Payments then held in the ModCo Account, the ModCo Account has ModCo Assets with an aggregate Statutory Book Value (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) in excess of the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 (but without regard to the requirement to fund the Buffer Amount) by at least an amount equal to 5% of the Enhanced Capital Requirement (which calculation shall take account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit) for the Long-Term Business Account as of the Shortfall Date (the “Buffer Amount”); provided, that if, on the Shortfall Date, a Reserve Run Off has occurred, the Buffer Amount will instead be an amount equal to the lesser of (x) 5% of the Enhanced Capital Requirement (which calculation shall take account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit) for the Long-Term Business Account as of the Shortfall Date and (y) 1% of the ModCo Reserves as of the Shortfall Date. For the avoidance of doubt, upon deposit by the Reinsurer of assets pursuant to this Section 2.9(e)(i)b. to fund the Buffer Amount, such assets will be assigned a Statutory Book Value on the books of the Ceding Company equal to their fair market value as of the time of deposit, and shall thereafter be accounted for in accordance with SAP, consistent with the accounting for other ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account; |
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c. | all Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts and collateral releases due to the Reinsurer under this Agreement will continue to be deposited into the ModCo Account in accordance with Section 2.9(e)(i)a. until the Reinsurer makes simultaneous written requests to the Ceding Company, AGL and VALIC requesting that the Ceding Company, AGL and VALIC each resume payment of “Quarterly Net Settlement Amounts” (as defined in each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) and collateral releases due under each of the ModCo Reinsurance Agreements to the Reinsurer along with evidence that either: (x) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (x) for each ModCo Reinsurance Agreement, the “ModCo Account” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) has “ModCo Assets” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreements) with an aggregate Statutory Book Value (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) in excess of the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 of such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement (but without regard to the requirement to fund the “Buffer Amount” (as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement)) by at least the “Buffer Amount”(as defined in such ModCo Reinsurance Agreement) (each of (x) and (y), a “Payment Condition”); and |
d. | following a request from the Reinsurer as described above in Section 2.9(e)(i)c. and receipt of reasonably satisfactory evidence that at least one of the Payment Conditions has been satisfied, the Ceding Company shall resume making Quarterly Net Settlement Amount payments and collateral releases in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that until the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to 150% or greater for a period of 90 consecutive days, the Ceding Company shall continue to retain the Buffer Amount in the ModCo Account; provided that in the event that (x) the Reinsurer is not in breach of any of its material obligations under any reinsurance agreement between the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates and the Reinsurer and (y) the Reinsurer provides notice (such notice to be provided not more than 75 days after the Buffer Release Evaluation Date), together with reasonably acceptable supporting evidence, to the Ceding Company that as of the last day of the immediately preceding Accounting Period (the “Buffer Release Evaluation Date”), (A) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, has recovered to at least the LT Account Threshold Percentage and (B) the Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date (excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) exceeds the sum of the (I) the balance otherwise required in Section 4.1 as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date (but without regard to the requirement to fund the Buffer Amount) plus (II) 135% of the Buffer Amount if the Buffer Amount were calculated as of the Buffer Release Evaluation Date rather than the Shortfall Date (the “Updated Buffer Amount”), commencing with the next quarterly calculation of the ModCo Account balance required in Section 4.1, such balance shall be calculated using the Updated Buffer Amount in lieu of the Buffer Amount. |
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(ii) The Reinsurer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Ceding Company, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution or make any return of capital in respect of any equity interest in the Reinsurer or any of its Subsidiaries (including any repurchase of equity), (x) if the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, is below the LT Account Threshold Percentage; (y) that would result in such ECR Ratio being below the LT Account Threshold Percentage or (z) in the event such ECR Ratio falls below the LT Account Threshold Percentage and subsequently recovers to an ECR Ratio that is greater than the LT Account Threshold Percentage, in each case of (x), (y) and (z) unless and until the ModCo Account then holds the full amount of the Buffer Amount pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.9(e)(i).
Section 2.10 Reinsurer Net Retention. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer, together with one or more of its Affiliates, shall retain net for its own account (and not reinsured or retroceded) at least 30% of the Statutory Reserves ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP); provided, that the foregoing restriction shall not take into account and shall not apply to any retrocession or similar arrangement solely between the Reinsurer and any of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE III
INITIAL PAYMENTS; SETTLEMENTS;ADMINISTRATION;
REPORTING; BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 3.1 Initial Payments.
(a) Initial ModCo Deposit. On the Closing Date, the Ceding Company shall deposit Permitted Assets with a Statutory Book Value, as of the Closing Date, equal to $5,592,344,817 into the ModCo Account (the “Initial ModCo Deposit”).
(b) Ceding Commission. On the Closing Date, the Reinsurer shall pay to the Ceding Company a ceding commission in an amount equal to $39,082,866.
Section 3.2 Settlements.
(a) A quarterly net settlement amount (the “Quarterly Net Settlement Amount”) shall be payable under this Agreement for each Accounting Period in accordance with a settlement statement substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B (the “Settlement Statement”), which shall reflect the following settlement:
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(i) a Quota Share of all Reinsured Liabilities paid by the Ceding Company during such Accounting Period; “Reinsured Liabilities” shall mean (x) all liabilities and obligations (including death claims and other contractual benefits, such as policyholder dividends, cash surrender and withdrawal payments (net of surrender charges and fees), maturities, disability payments and income payments, endowments and interest owed under Applicable Law or the terms of the policy on policy claims) of the Ceding Company under the express terms and conditions of the Covered Insurance Policies (whether paid to a beneficiary or escheated), plus (y) all obligations of the Ceding Company for loss adjustment expenses in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies, including legal fees, court costs, pre-and post-judgment interest, and including costs and expense incurred in connection with interpleader and declaratory judgment actions and responding to subpoenas, as well as charges and expenses contractually incurred through the use of the Ceding Company’s Affiliated claims services or technical services companies providing such contest, compromise or litigation service on the Covered Insurance Policies (but excluding any part of the general office expenses and overhead of the Ceding Company), in each case, net of any such liabilities actually recovered by the Ceding Company under the Existing Reinsurance Agreements, plus (z) all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations, minus
(ii) a Quota Share of “Premiums” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal (w) the gross premiums and other amounts, payments, collections, considerations, recoveries, policy fees, deposits and similar receipts received by or on behalf of the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies (other than Interest Earned on Policy Loans addressed below), minus (x) 100% of any premiums and other amounts paid by the Ceding Company in respect of the Existing Reinsurance Agreements for such Accounting Period, minus (y) all refunds of unearned premiums for such Accounting Period as a result of the termination of any Covered Insurance Policies, whether due to lapse or death, or arising due to the termination of this Agreement, minus (z) any Federal Excise Tax payable pursuant to Section 6.2, minus
(iii) a Quota Share of “Interest Earned on Policy Loans” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal (x) the interest collected on Policy Loans, plus (y) the increase in accrued interest on Policy Loans, minus (z) the increase in unearned loan interest on Policy Loans during such Accounting Period, or, in the alternative, any reasonable approximation method for accrued and unearned interest as agreed to by the Parties, plus
(iv) a Quota Share of Guaranty Fund Assessments for such Accounting Period paid pursuant to Section 6.5, plus
(v) the “Aggregate Expense Allowance” for such Accounting Period, which shall equal the sum of the Expense Allowances for each Reinsured Portfolio included in the Covered Insurance Policies as calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.1, plus
(vi) the “Investment Expenses” for such Accounting Period, which means the sum of (x) aggregate fees, expenses and other amounts and costs Deemed Paid by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates or designees to any Investment Manager or any other Person relating to investment advice, investment management, hedging support, derivatives advisory services, tracking of derivatives transactions, securities lending, repurchase, reverse repurchase and similar transactions and trade processing, settlement, pricing, collateral and margin management, and other related services for such transactions, in each case, relating to the ModCo Assets or relating to the custody of any ModCo Assets, plus (y) an expense allowance for investment accounting services (including maintenance of the Reinsurer accounting basis for the ModCo Assets) provided, or caused to be provided, by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates equal to 0.225 basis points times the GAAP Carrying Value of the ModCo Assets as of the beginning of such Accounting Period, plus
(vii) the Quota Share of the total balance of Policy Loans outstanding as of the end of the Accounting Period minus the Quota Share of the total balance of Policy Loans outstanding as of the end of the preceding Accounting Period.
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Following the Amendment Date, the Parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to develop a mutually agreeable mechanism for separately reporting to the Reinsurer all Reinsurer Extra-Contractual Obligations and Ex Gratia Payments paid by the Ceding Company during an Accounting Period.
The Ceding Company will provide a Settlement Statement to the Reinsurer for each Accounting Period on the fifteenth (15th) Business Day of the second calendar month following each Accounting Period (other than a calendar year-end Accounting Period) and on the first day of the third calendar month following each calendar year-end Accounting Period. The Settlement Statement shall also include the Ceding Company’s current list of Restricted Purchasers.
(b) The Quarterly Net Settlement Amount payable under this Agreement for each Accounting Period and any Terminal Accounting Period (as set forth in the Settlement Statement) shall be payable in cash as follows:
(i) if the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is positive, the Reinsurer shall pay such amount to the Ceding Company no later than the later of seven (7) Business Days after the receipt by the Reinsurer of the Settlement Statement or seven (7) Business Days after the due date for the Settlement Statement; and
(ii) if the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount is negative, no later than seven (7) Business Days after the due date for the Settlement Statement, the Ceding Company shall pay the absolute value of such negative amount to the Reinsurer;
provided, that any amounts payable pursuant to Sections 3.2(b)(i) and (ii) shall be adjusted (positive or negative) for any amounts transferred to or paid by or on behalf of a Party during the period between the end of the Accounting Period and the date any remittance is paid hereunder.
Section 3.3 Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses. On a quarterly basis, the Reinsurer shall pay to the Ceding Company, each as a component of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount, (a) the Aggregate Expense Allowance to cover the cost of providing administrative and other services necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration of the Covered Insurance Policies and the Reinsured Liabilities in an aggregate amount calculated in accordance with Schedule 1.1 and (b) the Investment Expenses. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 3.3, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to mutually agree to (i) reasonable adjustments to the Aggregate Expense Allowance or Investment Expenses for one or more Reinsured Portfolios to reflect changes in the premium tax, commissions and/or administration costs of such Reinsured Portfolios or investment expenses in respect of the ModCo Assets and (ii) make a corresponding one-time payment from one Party to the other, as applicable, in connection with any adjustment made pursuant to (i), equal to the change in the fair value of the Reinsurer’s liability for the applicable future Aggregate Expense Allowance payments or Investment Expense payments, as applicable, following implementation of such adjustment as determined in accordance with the Insurance Act, including the Insurance (Prudential Standards) (Class C, Class D and Class E Solvency Requirement) Rules 2011, utilizing a discount rate to be agreed between the Parties at the time of such payment, taking account of any flooring of the Ceding Commission as of the Effective Time (an increase in the fair value of the Aggregate Expense Allowance payments or Investment Expenses payments would result in a onetime payment to the Reinsurer, while a decrease in such fair value payments would result in a one-time payment to the Ceding Company); provided, however, that no adjustment shall be made to the Ceding Commission due to any increase or decrease in (1) the Aggregate Expense Allowance that results from any increase or decrease in fees or other amounts charged by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator or (2) the Investment Expenses that results from any increase or decrease in fees or other amounts charged by any Investment Manager that is not affiliated with the Ceding Company and is designated by the Reinsurer pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii). Any such adjustments shall be effected by an amendment to this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.13 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the adjustments made to the Aggregate Expense Allowance and Investment Expenses that become effective as of the Amendment Date, the Parties shall use the following methodology to determine the one-time payment required hereunder: the one-time payment (calculated as of the Amendment Date) shall equal the midpoint of (x) the amount of the one-time payment based on the original discount rate used to determine the Ceding Commission as of the Closing Date and (y) the amount of the one-time payment based on then-current (i.e., as of the calculation date) technical provision discount rate applied to Reinsurer’s Liabilities pursuant to the Insurance Act.
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Section 3.4 Delayed Payments. If there is a delayed settlement of any Quarterly Net Settlement Amount due hereunder that is actually reflected in the related Settlement Statement, interest will accrue on such payment at a per annum rate equal to (a) the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars having a maturity of three (3) months (“LIBOR”) as of the date that such payment was due (the “Determination Date”), adjusted and compounded at each three (3)-month anniversary thereof, plus (b) 1.25% (the “Interest Rate”) until settlement is made, unless the Parties mutually agree that interest on such delayed settlement payment shall be waived. If the Ceding Company determines in its reasonable good faith judgment on the relevant Determination Date that the LIBOR base rate has been permanently discontinued, then the Parties shall mutually agree to use as a successor base rate the alternative reference rate publicly-selected by the central bank, reserve bank, monetary authority or any similar institution (including any committee or working group thereof) that is consistent with accepted market practice on the Determination Date (the “Alternative Rate”). If the Parties use the Alternative Rate as the successor base rate pursuant to the foregoing, the Parties shall work in good faith, to the extent not provided by the terms thereof, to mutually agree upon and determine in their commercially reasonable good faith judgment the interest rate determination date and any other relevant methodology for calculating the Alternative Rate, including any adjustment factor (including any necessary spread adjustment) needed to make the Alternative Rate comparable to the LIBOR base rate, in each case in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for the Alternative Rate (including by reference to price quotations listed on futures and derivatives exchanges). For purposes of this Section 3.4, a Quarterly Net Settlement Amount will be considered overdue, and such interest will begin to accrue, on the first day immediately following the date such payment is due. For greater clarity, (i) a Quarterly Net Settlement Amount shall be deemed to be due hereunder on the last date on which such payment may be timely made under the applicable provision and (ii) interest will not accrue on any Quarterly Net Settlement Amount due the Reinsurer hereunder if the delayed settlement was caused by the Reinsurer or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, including delays caused by the inability to liquidate ModCo Assets in a timely manner that were chosen for withdrawal by the Reinsurer to fund amounts due to the Reinsurer hereunder. Further, no interest will accrue on the initial Quarterly Net Settlement Amount hereunder.
Section 3.5 Offset. Each Party shall have, and may exercise at any time and from time to time, the right to offset any undisputed balance or balances, due from such Party to the other Party under this Agreement, and may offset the same against any undisputed balance or balances due to the former from the latter under this Agreement. In the event of any insolvency, rehabilitation, conservatorship or comparable proceeding by or against the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer, the rights of offset and recoupment set forth in this Section 3.5 shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law. Balances will be considered “disputed” if one Party has contested the balance in writing to the other Party.
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Section 3.6 Administration.
(a) For the period between the Closing Date and the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company and its appointed administrators and other designees shall administer the Covered Insurance Policies and perform all accounting therefor. During such period, the Ceding Company shall be permitted to assign any of its administrative functions, including claims administration, to any of its Affiliates and/or third party administrators; provided, that the Ceding Company shall remain ultimately responsible to the policyholders for such administration. Such administration shall be conducted with no less skill, diligence and expertise as the Ceding Company applies to servicing its other business and in material conformance with the terms and conditions of the Covered Insurance Policies and all Applicable Laws. Without limitation of the foregoing, in undertaking the direct and reinsurance administration and claims practices relating to the Covered Insurance Policies during such period, the Ceding Company and any administrator or other designee appointed by the Ceding Company shall act in accordance and consistent with the Ceding Company’s existing administrative and claims practices in effect on the Effective Time (each, an “Existing Practice”) or any amendments thereto as otherwise contemplated in this Section 3.6(a). In the event that (i) the Ceding Company appoints an administrator that is not an Affiliate of the Ceding Company or that is not acting as an administrator of a Covered Insurance Policy as of the Effective Time without first obtaining the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied) or (ii) the Ceding Company or an administrator appointed by the Ceding Company implements a material modification to an Existing Practice following the Effective Time without obtaining the prior written consent of the Reinsurer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), and in either case the Reinsurer reasonably determines that it would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability under this Agreement (x) the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company of such determination, and (y) the Ceding Company will work together in good faith with the Reinsurer to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position as it would have been in if the appointment of such administrator or implementation of such changed practice had not occurred. If the Ceding Company outsources any material administrative services during such period, the Ceding Company shall secure the Reinsurer’s right to audit and inspect the party performing such outsourced services. Following the Amendment Date, this Section 3.6(a) shall cease to apply to the Ceding Company’s administration of the Covered Insurance Policies.
(b) Following the Amendment Date, subject to the receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals, the Parties intend to enter into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which the Ceding Company would appoint FLAS to perform certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies described therein, other than certain administrative services that the Ceding Company agrees to continue to perform in respect of such Administered Policies (the “ Retained Services”). The cost of any such administration by FLAS would be the responsibility of the Reinsurer per the provisions of Section 3.3. Notwithstanding any appointment by the Ceding Company of FLAS or any replacement third party administrator to perform administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies, the Ceding Company shall remain ultimately responsible to the policyholders for such administration.
(c) For any period between the Amendment Date and the date the Parties enter into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof), and for any period thereafter that the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof) is not in effect, the Ceding Company shall provide all of the administrative services in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies. For any period that the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement (or any replacement thereof) is in effect, (i) pursuant to the terms of such administrative service agreement, FLAS (or any other Reinsurer Appointed Administrator) shall perform certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Policies described therein, other than any Retained Services; and (ii) the Ceding Company shall provide all of the administrative services in respect of the Self-Administered Policies and perform the Retained Services. All services to be performed by the Ceding Company hereunder at any point in time on or after the Amendment Date (the “Administrative Services”) shall be performed in accordance with the Appendix A hereto (the “Administrative Appendix”).
(d) The Reinsurer shall be bound by all payments and settlements entered into (i) by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator and (ii) by the Ceding Company in accordance with Section 2.4. For purposes of interpreting Sections 2.4 and 3.6, the Reinsurer shall be absolutely bound by any act or failure to act by it or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator providing all or a portion of administrative services as respects the Covered Insurance Policies reinsured hereunder.
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(e) Following the Amendment Date, in addition to entering into the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement and transitioning the administration of the Administered Policies to FLAS (which transition is governed by the terms of the Initial Purchase Agreement and shall not be subject to the requirements of this Section 3.6(e)), the Reinsurer shall have the right to recommend to the Ceding Company that the administration of all or a portion of the Administrative Services remaining with the Ceding Company be transferred to FLAS or an alternative administrator (each alternative administrator, FLAS and any replacement of any of the foregoing, a “Reinsurer Appointed Administrator”), and the Ceding Company shall not unreasonably withhold its consent as respects a transition to any such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator; provided, that (i) except as set forth below in Section 3.6(i), the Reinsurer shall bear all costs to transition any Administrative Services to such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, as well as any damages or costs resulting from such transition, including, without limitation, any early termination fees, any increases in service fees on business remaining with the predecessor administrator to the extent such increase in service fees results from such transition, and any other costs and expenses resulting from the transition, (ii) all requisite regulatory approvals shall have been received for such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to administer the applicable Administrative Services and (iii) the Ceding Company reserves the right to perform due diligence on any proposed Reinsurer Appointed Administrator prior to granting or withholding its consent and the Reinsurer shall give due regard to the Ceding Company’s views regarding the qualifications of any such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator; and provided, further, that any recommendation to transition Administrative Services that are being performed by any Non-Transitioned TPAs, shall be subject to the terms, conditions and limitations contained in the applicable administrative services agreements with such Non-Transitioned TPAs. Such transition may be accomplished in stages on an administration function-by-administration function basis as the Parties shall mutually agree, pursuant to a mutually acceptable administrative services agreement (or an amendment to the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement or any replacement thereof) (each such agreement, the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement and any replacement of any of the foregoing, an “Administrative Services Agreement”) having terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company, which shall include the specific services required to be performed, the accounting and reporting requirements, the service standards, financial consideration, insurance requirements and the term and termination of the arrangement. The cost of any such administration by FLAS or an alternative administrator would be the responsibility of the Reinsurer per the provisions of Section 3.3.
(f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no act or failure to act by the Reinsurer or any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be considered an act or failure to act by the Ceding Company for any purpose of this Agreement unless such act or failure to act is at the written direction or request of the Ceding Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Ceding Company shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement as a result of any failure to perform, or inadequacy in the performance of, any obligation of the Ceding Company hereunder to the extent such performance by the Ceding Company is reasonably dependent on the performance by a Reinsurer Appointed Administrator of its obligations under any Administrative Services Agreement that has not been properly, timely and fully performed.
(g) Reinsurer shall be deemed to have knowledge of, approved, consented to, and/or ratified any act or failure to act by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator. Any fact, circumstance or issue that is known or should reasonably be known by any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator shall be deemed known by the Reinsurer.
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(h) Reinsurer shall, and shall cause any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, to provide all data and any reports reasonably requested by Ceding Company in connection with the Administered Policies to enable Ceding Company to comply with all applicable financial, regulatory, tax and rating agency requirements, as well as all other filings required by Applicable Law or in connection with Actions or Legally Required Ceding Company Actions, subject to and in accordance with the terms of any applicable Administrative Services Agreement. Reinsurer shall, and shall cause any Reinsurer Appointed Administrator to, prepare and deliver any such data and reports on a timely basis in order for Ceding Company to manage any Actions or comply with any filing or other mandatory deadlines required by Applicable Law or Ceding Company’s internal reporting requirements.
(i) In the event that the administration of all or a portion of the Administrative Services are transferred from the Ceding Company to FLAS or an alternative administrator pursuant to Section 3.6(e) above due to a Material Ceding Company Administration Breach, the Ceding Company shall bear all costs to transition such Administrative Services to such Reinsurer Appointed Administrator, as well as any damages or costs resulting from such transition, including, without limitation, any early termination fees, any increases in service fees on business remaining with the predecessor administrator to the extent such increase in service fees results from such transition, and any other costs and expenses resulting from the transition. A “Material Ceding Company Administration Breach” shall have occurred (A) if there is any material breach by the Ceding Company in the performance of the Administrative Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, reputation, relations with regulators or financial condition of the Reinsurer or its Affiliates and such breach is not cured within twenty (20) Business Days following receipt by the Ceding Company of written notice of such breach from the Reinsurer, or (B) if there is any pattern of breaches by the Ceding Company in the performance of the Administrative Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that have caused, or would be reasonably expected to cause, material detriment to the Reinsurer, following thirty (30) Business Days written notice thereof to the Ceding Company by the Reinsurer and a one-time opportunity to cure, if such pattern of breaches is capable of being cured and material detriment to Ceding Company has not occurred. For purposes hereof, “material detriment to the Reinsurer” means (I) any remedy of specific performance, injunction, consent order or other form of equitable relief imposed on the Reinsurer that would be material to any line of business of the Reinsurer, (II) any loss by the Reinsurer of any insurance license or qualification, (III) the inability of the Reinsurer to satisfy material regulatory requirements, (IV) a determination by an applicable regulator that such activity constitutes an intentional and material violation of any material law, statute or regulation or any criminal act, or (V) any material and adverse impact on the Reinsurer’s ability to conduct its business or its relationships with regulators.
Section 3.7 Certain Reports.
(a) The Reinsurer shall provide written notice of the occurrence of any Recapture Triggering Event within five (5) Business Days after its occurrence. In addition, the Reinsurer will provide immediate written notice to the Ceding Company in the event that (i) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, falls below 145% or (ii) to the Reinsurer’s knowledge, the occurrence of a Recapture Triggering Event pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of such term is reasonably likely to occur. The Reinsurer shall also cooperate fully with the Ceding Company and promptly respond to the Ceding Company’s reasonable inquiries from time to time concerning whether a Recapture Triggering Event has occurred. In addition to the foregoing, the Reinsurer shall also provide written notice of any of the following occurrences within five (5) Business Days of its occurrence: (i) a direct or indirect Change of Control of the Reinsurer; (ii) the Reinsurer cedes more than fifty percent (50%) of the Statutory Reserves ceded hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP) to a single “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) or (iii) the Reinsurer makes an application for any insurance business transfer pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, or any provision that replaces the foregoing, or has a substantially similar effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii), that does not constitute a Recapture Triggering Event.
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(b) The Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with copies of its annual and quarterly Statutory Financial Statement (or equivalent thereof required by its domiciliary jurisdiction) promptly following the filing thereof. Concurrently, the Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with (i) in the case of its annual Statutory Financial Statement, the Reinsurer’s Available Statutory Economic Capital and Surplus as a percentage of its Enhanced Capital Requirement (“ECR Ratio”) as of the applicable year end, (ii) in the case of its quarterly Statutory Financial Statement, the Reinsurer’s best estimate of its ECR Ratio as of the applicable quarter end (in each case, the “ECR Reporting Deadline”) and (iii) loss recognition reports and cash flow testing reports on the Covered Insurance Policies. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the reasonable request of the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall also provide the Ceding Company with a report setting forth the Reinsurer’s estimate of its ECR Ratio as of any applicable month end. Each such calculation shall include (A)(I) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account both before and after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit and (II) the Reinsurer’s overall ECR Ratio both before and after taking account of the Overall Diversification Benefit; and (B) reasonable supporting detail with respect to such calculations, including Reinsurer’s economic balance sheet and any filings with the Bermuda Monetary Authority required in connection with the calculation of the Reinsurer’s Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirements. The Ceding Company shall maintain the confidentiality of each such statement or report, in each case to the extent that such statement or report is not publicly available.
(c) Except as otherwise specified in any Administrative Services Agreement, the Ceding Company shall provide the Reinsurer with the reports and data specified in Exhibit A at the times specified in Exhibit A. All reports provided by the Ceding Company pursuant to Exhibit A shall be prepared consistent with the Ceding Company’s books and records.
(d) Internal Control Support.
(i) On an annual basis, prior to the end of each calendar year commencing after the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to support an assessment of internal controls related to the Settlement Statements and certain related actuarial data provided by the Ceding Company pursuant to the following sections of Exhibit A: A.2, A.4(f), A.6 and A.10.
(ii) The Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with reasonably supportable scoping details for each annual internal control assessment no later than July 1 of each year for the Ceding Company’s review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that any requirements the Reinsurer has for purposes of completing its own required annual control assessment shall be covered; and, provided, further, that the Reinsurer shall provide the Ceding Company with such scoping details for the first calendar year commencing after the Amendment Date no later than 30 calendar days after the Amendment Date. Within 45 days of receiving the annual scoping details, the Ceding Company shall provide to the Reinsurer for its review and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, an estimate of the costs for the internal control support and assessment based on the scoping details submitted by the Reinsurer.
(iii) The internal control assessment may include agreed upon procedures or selective control testing requested by the Reinsurer and approved by the Ceding Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The requirement to support this internal control assessment may be waived upon mutual agreement by the Parties.
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(iv) The Parties recognize that the work required to support these internal control assessments results from the size and materiality of the Ceding Company’s business reinsured under this Agreement relative to the size and materiality of such business to Reinsurer’s overall business and, as such, the Reinsurer will be responsible for any third party costs incurred by the Ceding Company in such efforts, as well as any incremental direct internal costs incurred by the Ceding Company to support such efforts, including the cost of the Ceding Company employees assisting in the process.
(v) Promptly upon completion of the internal control assessment, the Ceding Company shall, at its own cost and expense, take commercially reasonable steps to remediate, to the Reinsurer’s reasonable satisfaction, any material deficiencies identified as a result of the internal control assessment. The Parties agree to periodically review the need for such assessment. Any agreed upon internal control assessment shall, to the extent required, be performed by a nationally registered auditing firm that routinely provides such assessments to companies of similar size and complexity as the Ceding Company.
Section 3.8 Books and Records.
(a) The Ceding Company shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, preserve until such date as the obligations of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer hereunder are fully and finally satisfied and two (2) years thereafter (or such other later date as may be required by Applicable Law), all Books and Records related to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. During such period, upon any reasonable request from the Reinsurer or its Representatives, the Ceding Company shall (i) provide to the Reinsurer and its Representatives reasonable access to such Books and Records during normal business hours; provided, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Ceding Company, and (ii) permit the Reinsurer and its Representatives to make copies of any such Books and Records, in each case, at no cost to the Reinsurer or its Representatives (other than reasonable out-ofpocket expenses). Such Books and Records may be sought under this Section 3.8 by the Reinsurer for any reasonable purpose, including to the extent reasonably required in connection with accounting, litigation, securities law disclosure, external or internal audits, or other similar purpose.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.8(a), the Ceding Company reserves the right to withhold any Books and Records from the Reinsurer that, in the Ceding Company’s judgment, are protected from discovery by any applicable privilege and/or immunity, including the attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrines, and will notify the Reinsurer in the event any such documents are withheld. In the event that the Ceding Company withholds such privileged materials, it shall take steps as reasonably necessary to attempt to provide the Reinsurer with the information it requested without jeopardizing the privileged nature of the material withheld. However, in no event shall the Reinsurer have access to privileged materials relating to any dispute between the Reinsurer and the Ceding Company. Further, should the Reinsurer request access to materials protected by a confidentiality or protective order, the Parties will use reasonable efforts to provide access in a manner that does not violate such order.
(c) Promptly, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after completion of any inspection conducted by the Reinsurer, the Reinsurer shall consult with the Ceding Company with respect to any and all questions or issues raised by the inspection. If, as a result of any inspection, the Reinsurer denies or disputes coverage for any claims, the Reinsurer shall, upon the Ceding Company’s request, promptly provide the Ceding Company with a report or analysis completed by the Reinsurer or its Representatives outlining the findings of the inspection and identifying the reasons for denying or disputing such claim.
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(d) The Reinsurer may request and the Ceding Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give the Reinsurer reasonable access to any Subcontractor performing administrative services in respect of the Long Term Care Reinsured Portfolio for purposes of monitoring the performance of such Subcontractor’s administration of the Long Term Care Reinsured Portfolio, as may be further agreed by the Parties from time to time; provided, however, that the Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for any costs and expenses billed to Ceding Company by such Subcontractor resulting from Reinsurer’s request for information to any such Subcontractor or other exercise of access as provided herein. The Reinsurer agrees and acknowledges that it has no right to, and shall not, direct the activities of any such Subcontractor. The Reinsurer shall keep the Ceding Company informed each time the Reinsurer seeks access to any such Subcontractor. To the extent any such Subcontractor seeks additional fees from the Ceding Company by virtue of the Reinsurer’s exercise of such access, the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer of such request and the Parties will convene to determine how to respond to such request.
ARTICLE IV
MODCO ACCOUNT; COLLATERAL TRUST
Section 4.1 ModCo Account; Investment Guidelines.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Ceding Company (i) established one or more custodial accounts (the “ ModCo Account”) and (ii) in accordance with Section 3.1(a), made the Initial ModCo Deposit. The ModCo Account and the assets maintained therein will (x) be retained, controlled, owned and maintained by the Ceding Company, (y) be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in this Agreement and (z) be maintained by the Ceding Company in one or more custodial accounts segregated and distinct from the Ceding Company’s other general account assets. Such assets shall be valued, for purposes of this Agreement, according to their Statutory Book Value. In accordance with SAP, the Ceding Company elects to cede all realized capital gains and losses in respect of the ModCo Assets to the Reinsurer on a gross basis.
(b) The amount of the ModCo Reserves shall be determined for each Accounting Period by the Ceding Company in accordance with SAP consistently applied as of the last calendar day of such Accounting Period and shall be set forth in each applicable Settlement Statement; provided, that the Ceding Company shall not seek any permitted practices from a Governmental Authority that would have the effect of increasing the amount of ModCo Reserves required in respect of the liabilities ceded to the Reinsurer hereunder in accordance with SAP as applicable to Ceding Company without first consulting in good faith with the Reinsurer and considering any reasonable recommendations of the Reinsurer before proceeding; provided, that if the Ceding Company obtains any such permitted practice and does not accept the Reinsurer’s recommendations, and the Reinsurer determines that such permitted practice (x) is commercially unreasonable (viewed solely in the context of this Agreement and the other ModCo Reinsurance Agreements, without reference to any other business relationships the Ceding Company may have with any particular insured) and (y) has had a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability and/or overall economic position hereunder, then the Reinsurer must raise any such determination promptly to the Ceding Company. If the Ceding Company agrees, the Parties will cooperate to determine how to handle such situation in a mutually agreeable manner. If the Parties cannot so agree, then the Reinsurer may bring an arbitration proceeding pursuant to Section 10.3 hereof, with the Reinsurer bearing the burden of proof that such permitted practice was commercially unreasonable (viewed solely in the context of this Agreement and the other Modco Reinsurance Agreements, without reference to any other business relationships the Ceding Company may have with any particular insured), and caused a material adverse effect on the Reinsurer’s liability and/or overall economic position hereunder. The arbitration panel shall only be authorized to adjust the calculation of the ModCo Reserves required to be held in the ModCo Account as of any relevant date of determination to put the Reinsurer in substantially the same economic position it would have been in had the Ceding Company not obtained such permitted practice (with no other damages, including any equitable awards, being permissible).
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(c) For purposes of calculating the ModCo Reserves pursuant to this Agreement, the Ceding Company shall perform such calculations in a manner materially consistent with the USL/DSA Re Valuation Methodology Memorandum, from Randy Marash to File (inclusive of the memoranda embedded therein), dated January 26, 2018, attached as Exhibit E, which sets forth the Ceding Company’s valuation methodology and basis for valuation, including valuation interest rates or assumptions, for the Covered Insurance Policies (the “Valuation Methodology”) as of the Effective Time. The Ceding Company shall not modify or change the Valuation Methodology on any of the Covered Insurance Policies without the prior written consent of the Reinsurer, unless such modifications or changes are required pursuant to SAP or otherwise under Applicable Law, such as guidance issued by the New York Department of Financial Services. In the event that the Reinsurer does not provide its consent to a modification or change requested by the Ceding Company (which change is not otherwise required by SAP or under Applicable Law, it being understood that no Reinsurer consent is required for modifications or changes required pursuant to SAP or otherwise under Applicable Law) and the Parties are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) calendar days of the Ceding Company’s request for a change in the Valuation Methodology, notwithstanding Section 9.3, the Ceding Company shall engage an Independent Actuary, with the selection of the Independent Actuary subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, and the Independent Actuary’s written determination as to whether the Ceding Company’s proposed modification or change to the Valuation Methodology is reasonable will be binding on the Parties. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Actuary with the necessary data to reach its determination, subject to such Independent Actuary’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. The fees and expenses of such Independent Actuary will be borne equally by the Parties; provided, that if the Independent Actuary determines that the Valuation Methodology shall be modified as proposed by the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer will pay or promptly reimburse the Ceding Company for all fees and expenses of the Independent Actuary.
(d) The ModCo Assets (other than Policy Loans) (I) will be managed and invested by the Ceding Company and/or AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC, as the investment manager appointed by the Ceding Company hereunder, and/or such other investment manager designated from time to time as provided below (each, an “Investment Manager”) in a manner consistent with the investment guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Investment Guidelines”), and (II) shall consist only of cash, any securities qualifying as admitted assets in the state of domicile of the Ceding Company, and any other form of security acceptable to the primary insurance regulatory authority in such state ( “ Permitted Assets”). Such assets will be free and clear of claims, liens and encumbrances running to the benefit of third parties other than those (x) arising in the ordinary course of investment management with respect to admitted assets, or (y) permitted in the Investment Guidelines; provided , that if a claim, lien or encumbrance arises with respect to any such asset, except as permitted under clause (x) and (y), the Ceding Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such claim, lien or encumbrance as promptly as practicable following its discovery thereof.
(i) The Ceding Company shall not amend, modify or otherwise change the investment guidelines pursuant to which any Investment Manager manages Permitted Assets, or, prior to the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the terms relating to the fees and expense reimbursement payable to any such Investment Manager, without the Reinsurer’s prior written consent thereto. In addition, not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of any proposed amendments to the fees payable to any Investment Manager following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Ceding Company shall give the Reinsurer written notice of such proposal, and the Parties shall consult in good faith with respect to such proposed amendments to such fees. If the Investment Manager resigns or is removed, or, following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer requests that the Investment Manager be replaced in accordance with the requirements of this Section 4.1(d), the Ceding Company shall appoint a replacement investment manager as directed by the Reinsurer with respect to the Permitted Assets, if such replacement investment manager is reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company; provided, however, that no replacement investment manager shall have authority to engage in any of the following, for or in respect of, the Modco Assets: (A) derivatives, (B) foreign currency transactions (for the avoidance of doubt, not including foreign currency denominated securities), (C) Short Term Borrowing Transactions, or (D) Short Term Investments comprising reverse repurchase agreements, cash-out securities lending agreements or liquidity pools managed by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates.
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(ii) From time to time following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, if directed to do so by the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall appoint one or more additional Investment Managers reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company with respect to the Permitted Assets; provided, however, that no additional investment manager shall have authority to engage in any of the following, for or in respect of, the Modco Assets: (A) derivatives, (B) foreign currency transactions (for the avoidance of doubt, not including foreign currency denominated securities), (C) Short Term Borrowing Transactions, or (D) Short Term Investments comprising reverse repurchase agreements, cash-out securities lending agreements or liquidity pools managed by the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates. Not less than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of any proposed replacement or appointment of additional Investment Managers following the third anniversary of the Amendment Date, the Reinsurer shall give the Ceding Company written notice of such proposal, and the Parties shall consult in good faith with respect to such proposed replacement or additional Investment Managers. Any replacement or additional Investment Manager shall accept its appointment by entering into an investment management agreement with respect to the Permitted Assets in a form, including the terms and conditions, reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Ceding Company shall not be responsible for any breach of the Investment Guidelines caused by an act or omission by any Investment Manager appointed at the direction of the Reinsurer; provided, that such breach was not caused by the act, failure to act or direction of the Ceding Company. Additionally, the Ceding Company agrees to consult with the Reinsurer, in advance, regarding any proposals by its Investment Managers to appoint any subadvisers in respect of ModCo Assets that are unaffiliated with the Investment Managers.
(iii) The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will cooperate reasonably to give effect to (and the Ceding Company will instruct its applicable Investment Manager to give effect to) any (x) proposal by the Reinsurer to transfer for Fair Market Value one or more assets between an account owned by the Reinsurer, on the one hand, and the ModCo Account, on the other hand; provided, that the Ceding Company shall have no obligation to take any action with respect to any transfer that could, as reasonably determined by the Ceding Company or its advisors, (i) cause any breach or exception to any provision of this Agreement (including the Investment Guidelines) or any Applicable Insurance Regulation, (ii) give rise to a requirement to obtain any regulatory approval or non-disapproval; or (iii) contravene any provision of Applicable Law, including the U.S. securities laws, or any rule promulgated thereunder; or (y) other commercially reasonable direction from the Reinsurer with respect to management of the ModCo Assets; provided that such direction does not violate this Agreement (including the Investment Guidelines), any Applicable Law or any law or regulation applicable to such Investment Managers or insurance company investments; provided, further, that, in the case of either of clause (x) or (y), any such direction from, or proposal by, the Reinsurer shall be given in writing, including by email, by its designated representative described below. The Reinsurer shall designate an authorized individual to provide such direction or proposal, and the Ceding Company shall designate an individual to receive any such direction or proposal and deliver such direction or proposal to the applicable Investment Manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge that the Reinsurer bears the economic risk of the ModCo Assets as described in this Agreement, and agree that, other than the obligation to (A) cooperate in giving effect to any proposal in respect of a transfer and/or (B) deliver any direction to the applicable Investment Manager as contemplated above, the Ceding Company shall have no obligation, and shall incur no liability, with respect to such direction or proposal, as applicable.
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(iv) Furthermore, each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer acknowledges and agrees that any fees and expenses paid by the Ceding Company under any Capital Markets Services Agreement in respect of ModCo Assets shall constitute Investment Expenses, and that the Ceding Company shall not agree to amend any terms relating to fees and expense reimbursements payable to any Person under such Capital Markets Services Agreement in respect of ModCo Assets without the Reinsurer’s prior written consent.
(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agree that the IMR is ceded to the Reinsurer. The IMR shall be calculated by the Ceding Company.
(f) Statutory Impairments.
(i) Determinations of statutory impairments of ModCo Assets which are made by the Ceding Company shall be based upon the statutory rules and guidelines and the impairment policy used by the Ceding Company for purposes of calculating statutory impairments reflected in the Ceding Company’s Statutory Financial Statements and without regard to the existence of this Agreement. Notwithstanding Section 9.3, any disagreements with respect to determinations of statutory impairments of ModCo Assets shall be subject to this Section 4.1(f). If the Ceding Company determines that any ModCo Assets have become impaired for purposes of determining Statutory Book Value and such impairments exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate as respects any Accounting Period (a “Significant Impairment”), the Ceding Company shall notify the Reinsurer as promptly as practicable after such determination and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days following the last day of such Accounting Period. Any report notifying the Reinsurer of a Significant Impairment shall provide the CUSIP, ISIN or similar security identifier (as applicable) for the impaired ModCo Assets and describe the reason for each such impairment and the effect on Statutory Book Value of the applicable ModCo Assets. In addition, any such report shall state whether any impaired assets are held in other portfolios of the Ceding Company and, if so, shall confirm that the Statutory Book Value treatment for each such asset is consistent across all such portfolios. Within five (5) Business Days following the Reinsurer’s receipt of written notification of a Significant Impairment, the Reinsurer shall provide written notice to the Ceding Company of its objection (the “Objection Notice”) to any such impairment determination. If the Reinsurer fails to provide such Objection Notice to the Ceding Company within such time period, the Reinsurer shall be deemed to have accepted such impairment determination. During the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of an Objection Notice, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to the determination or calculation of statutory impairments of the applicable ModCo Assets. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts and work together in good faith to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which the Ceding Company is required to file the relevant Statutory Financial Statement with the relevant insurance regulator. If the Parties are unable to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which the Ceding Company is required to file a Statutory Financial Statement with an applicable insurance regulator, the Ceding Company may use its own good faith calculation of the statutory impairment for purposes of preparing its Statutory Financial Statements. If the Parties are unable to resolve any such dispute prior to the date on which a quarterly settlement is due hereunder, the Parties shall use the Ceding Company’s good faith calculation of the statutory impairment for purposes of effecting such required quarterly settlement. If thereafter the dispute is ultimately decided in the Reinsurer’s favor pursuant to the arbitration process set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii), then the necessary adjustment will be made between the Parties and reflected in the quarterly settlement for the Accounting Period in which such dispute is ultimately resolved.
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(ii) In the event that the Parties cannot resolve a dispute regarding a Significant Impairment with the five (5) Business Days immediately following the delivery of an Objection Notice, at the Reinsurer’s option, the Parties may engage one or more Independent Valuation Experts (depending on whether different asset classes are implicated in the same Significant Impairment, thereby entailing different experts for valuation purposes), with the selection of such Independent Valuation Experts subject to the Reinsurer’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to arbitrate the dispute. If the Parties cannot agree on the choice of expert, the process in Section 8.5(e) shall be followed for such selection. The Independent Valuation Experts shall evaluate which of the Parties’ two (2) determinations with respect to the Statutory Book Value of the relevant ModCo Assets (the “Disputed Assets”) is more reasonable in light of the evidence provided by both Parties in connection with their respective submissions to such Independent Valuation Experts. The Independent Valuation Experts shall select one and only one of the determinations submitted by the Parties. Both Parties will promptly supply the Independent Valuation Experts with the necessary data to perform its analysis, subject to each such expert’s entry into a customary non-disclosure agreement. Each Independent Valuation Expert’s written decision as to the more reasonable Statutory Book Value of the Disputed Assets under the circumstances will be binding on the Parties. The fees and expenses of the applicable Independent Valuation Expert will be borne by the Party that such expert decides against in its determination of the more reasonable Statutory Book Value of the Disputed Assets.
(iii) In addition to the Reinsurer’s right to pursue the process set forth in Section 4.1(f)(ii), if a Significant Impairment dispute cannot be resolved by the Parties within the five (5)-Business Day period following the delivery of an Objection Notice, the Reinsurer may elect to do either of the following:
(x) Instruct the Ceding Company to continue to hold any Disputed Assets in the ModCo Account and not to sell, or cause to be sold, any such Disputed Assets unless directed to do so by the Reinsurer (or unless the sale or other transfer thereof is necessary to satisfy a reinsured obligation in accordance with this Agreement or unless necessary to remain in compliance with Applicable Law and/or the Investment Guidelines); or
(y) To the extent such Disputed Assets are readily transferable, instruct the Ceding Company to transfer any such Disputed Assets to the Reinsurer.
(iv) For the sake of clarity, the risk of impairments is fully transferred to the Reinsurer as noted by the reference to line 34 (Net realized capital gains and losses) of the Summary of Operations of the Ceding Company’s Statutory Financial Statements as contained in the definition of ModCo Account Investment Income.
(g) In addition to the settlement of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for each Accounting Period, if the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets as of the end of such Accounting Period (first taking into account any transfer to the Reinsurer of any Disputed Assets pursuant Section 4.1(f)(iii)(y) above and excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) exceeded the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)), the Ceding Company shall sell Permitted Assets as directed by the Reinsurer having a Statutory Book Value as of the end of such Accounting Period in an amount no greater than the lesser of (x) such excess and (y) the aggregate Statutory Book Value of Permitted Assets and shall transfer cash to the Reinsurer equal to such amount; provided, that the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets following such sale shall be no less than the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period. However, nothing herein shall prohibit the Ceding Company, with the agreement of the Reinsurer, from purchasing any such sold Permitted Assets into its general account as part of the above adjustment, which purchase shall be at Fair Market Value plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)). For the sake of clarity, the aggregate Statutory Book Value of the ModCo Assets as of the end of an Accounting Period in Sections 4.1(g) and (h) will be inclusive of any ModCo Assets held therein in respect of any ModCo Account Investment Income for such Accounting Period.
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(h) In addition to the settlement of the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for each Accounting Period, if the aggregate Statutory Book Value of ModCo Assets as of the end of such Accounting Period (first taking into account any transfer to the Reinsurer of any Disputed Assets pursuant Section 4.1(f)(iii)(y) above and excluding the Statutory Book Value, whether positive or negative, of any derivatives held in the ModCo Account) was less than the sum of (i) the ModCo Reserves as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount as of the end of such Accounting Period, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)), the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account cash having an aggregate Fair Market Value or Margin Collateral Value, as applicable, as of the day of transfer sufficient to cure such shortfall; provided, however, that for purposes of funding any shortfalls in the Derivative Margin Amount or the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount, the Reinsurer may transfer to the Ceding Company for deposit into the ModCo Account cash or other Permitted Assets valued at Margin Collateral Value as at the day of transfer. The obligation to transfer amounts for deposit into the ModCo Account as described herein shall in no manner be construed to obligate the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Account independently in any manner separate from amounts so paid by the Reinsurer for such purpose.
(i) In addition to the requirements in Section 4.1(h), if on any Business Day, the sum of (x) the portion of the aggregate Derivative Margin Requirement for the ModCo Account that has not yet been funded through the deposit of assets to the ModCo Account, plus (y) the portion of the aggregate Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement for the ModCo Account that has not yet been funded through the deposit of assets to the ModCo Account (such sum, the “Interim Required Collateral Balance”) exceeds $100 million, the Reinsurer shall deposit into the ModCo Account additional ModCo Assets having an aggregate Margin Collateral Value (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount inclusive of the $100 million threshold) as of the day of transfer at least equal to such Interim Required Collateral Balance, which amount shall be deposited into the ModCo Account no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day after which written notice of such Interim Required Collateral Balance is provided by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer; provided, however, that if such notice is received by the Reinsurer later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, the Reinsurer shall have until 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after which such notice is provided to make such deposit. In addition to the requirements in Section 4.1(g), if on any Business Day, the sum of (x) the portion of the aggregate Derivative Margin Amount for the ModCo Account in excess of the Derivative Margin Requirement, and not previously withdrawn by or transferred to Reinsurer and (y) the portion of the aggregate Short Term Collateral Amount for the ModCo Account in excess of the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Requirement and not previously withdrawn by or transferred to Reinsurer (such sum, the “Interim Return Collateral Balance”) exceeds $100 million, the Ceding Company shall withdraw ModCo Assets as directed by the Reinsurer having an aggregate Statutory Book Value as of the date of transfer equal to the Interim Return Collateral Balance (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount inclusive of the $100 million threshold), which amount shall be transferred to Reinsurer no later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Business Day after written notice of such Interim Return Collateral Balance is provided by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer via the daily report referenced below; provided, however, that if such notice is received by the Reinsurer later than 11:00 a.m. on any Business Day, the Ceding Company shall have until 5:00 p.m. on the third Business Day after which such notice is provided to complete such transfer; provided, that the Reinsurer shall direct the Ceding Company as respects such allocation between cash and other ModCo Assets as well as the choice of the ModCo Assets, if any, to so withdraw and transfer; provided, further, that the aggregate Statutory Book Value of ModCo Assets in the ModCo Account following such withdrawal is no less than the sum of (i) ModCo Reserves as of the last day of the previous Accounting Period, plus (ii) the sum of (x) the Derivative Margin Amount for the ModCo Account and (y) the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount for the ModCo Account, with each of (x) and (y) measured as of the previous Business Day, plus (iii) the Buffer Amount (if applicable pursuant to Section 2.9(e)). On each Business Day, the Ceding Company shall provide a report to the Reinsurer stating the value of the Derivatives Margin Amount and the Short Term Borrowing Collateral Amount, each as of the previous Business Day. The obligation to deposit such cash or other ModCo Assets into the ModCo Account as described herein shall in no manner be construed to obligate the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Account independently in any manner separate from amounts so paid by the Reinsurer for such purpose. Any amounts paid by or transferred to a Party under this Section 4.1(i) during a given Accounting Period shall be reflected in the report delivered by the Ceding Company for such Accounting Period pursuant to Section 3.2 for such Accounting Period and taken into account in determining the amounts due under Sections 4.1(g) and (h), respectively, with respect to such Accounting Period.
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(j) “ModCo Account Investment Income” for an Accounting Period shall equal the sum of the net investment income calculated by the Ceding Company on the ModCo Assets during such Accounting Period in accordance with line 3 (Net Investment Income) (excluding the impact of any investment expenses, calculated in accordance with line 11 on the Exhibit of Net Investment Income from its Statutory Financial Statements), line 4 (Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve), line 34 (both column 1 and inset amount #1 together) (Net realized capital gains (losses), prior to reduction for taxes) and line 38 (Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses) prior to reduction for taxes) of the Summary of Operations from its Statutory Financial Statement, earned and realized; provided, however, the ModCo Account Investment Income shall not include any Interest Earned on Policy Loans. The ModCo Account Investment Income calculation will not be reduced for any investment expenses (as the Investment Expenses are a separate allowance hereunder payable by the Reinsurer). For the sake of clarity, the Reinsurer bears full investment risk of the ModCo Assets, with no independent obligation of the Ceding Company to top up the ModCo Assets due to impairments or otherwise, with all such risk being transferred and effected in connection with the adjustments contemplated in Section 4.1(g) and (h) above.
(k) “ModCo Reserves” means, for each Accounting Period, an amount equal to 100% of the Quota Share of (a) the Statutory Reserves, plus (b) the IMR, minus (c) the result of (i) uncollected premium, plus (ii) deferred and accrued premium, minus (iii) advance premium (where (c) is calculated in accordance with Exhibit 1 of the Statutory Financial Statements), plus (d) the result of (i) resisted claims, plus (ii) pending claims, plus (iii) incurred but not reported claims (where (d) is calculated in accordance with Exhibit 8 of the Statutory Financial Statements), each as determined as of the last calendar day of the current Accounting Period in accordance with the methodologies used by the Ceding Company to calculate such amounts in accordance with SAP, and after giving effect to the credit for reinsurance taken by the Ceding Company in respect of the Covered Insurance Policies for the Existing Reinsurance Agreements (for avoidance of doubt, all accruals net of reinsurance ceded are included in these amounts, such as amounts recoverable from reinsurers and other amounts receivable under Existing Reinsurance Agreements).
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(l) All deposits under Section 4.1(h) shall be made no later than ten (10) Business Days after the receipt by the Reinsurer of the Settlement Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, where a deposit is made pursuant to Section 4.1(h) with respect to any year end settlement, the Ceding Company may provide a projected calculation of ModCo Reserves for such year-end at any time following December 1 prior to such year end, and the Reinsurer shall transfer to the Ceding Company any collateral shortfalls reflected therein within the later of (x) ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the aforementioned report of projections and (y) the last Business Day of December of the year for which the Ceding Company is filing its Statutory Financial Statement (assuming the report on year-end collateral requirements has been reported to the Reinsurer five (5) Business Days prior to such date). Any true-ups to such amounts shall occur as part of the regular periodic settlement that follows the finalization of the Ceding Company’s annual Statutory Financial Statements.
Section 4.2 Interest on Policy Loans. Each Accounting Period and pursuant to the Settlement Statement, the Reinsurer shall participate in a Quota Share of Interest Earned on Policy Loans. Such payments will be based on the best estimate of the Ceding Company.
Section 4.3 Credit for Reinsurance for Modified Coinsurance Cession. The Ceding Company shall own the ModCo Account and the assets maintained therein, and the Reinsurer will not be required to provide reserve credit in respect of any Reinsured Liabilities ceded hereunder on a modified coinsurance basis.
Section 4.4 Collateral Trust.
(a) Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, the Reinsurer shall establish a collateral trust account (the “Collateral Trust Account”) with a third party trustee for the benefit of the Ceding Company pursuant to the terms of a reinsurance trust agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D (the “Collateral Trust Agreement”), with such changes thereto as may be mutually agreed by the Parties. The Reinsurer shall maintain the Collateral Trust Account with Collateral Trust Authorized Investments having an aggregate Fair Market Value no less than the Collateral Trust Required Balance. The Collateral Trust Required Balance shall be adjusted as of the end of each Accounting Period. The Collateral Trust Authorized Investments shall be valued according to their current Fair Market Value.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Ceding Company or any successor by operation of law, including any liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or conservator of the Ceding Company may draw upon the assets held in the Collateral Trust Account at any time, without diminution because of the insolvency of any Party only for the following purposes: (i) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of premiums returned to the owners of the Covered Insurance Policies on account of cancellation of such policies; (ii) to reimburse the Ceding Company for the Reinsurer’s share of surrenders and benefits or losses paid by the Ceding Company pursuant to the provisions of the Covered Insurance Policies; (iii) to pay any other amount that the Ceding Company claims is due under this Agreement; or (iv) in the event that the Ceding Company receives notice of termination of the Collateral Trust Agreement, to fund an account with the Ceding Company in an amount at least equal to the Collateral Trust Required Balance. In the event that any amount drawn by the Ceding Company is subsequently determined not to be due, the Ceding Company shall promptly return to the Reinsurer the excess amounts so drawn and, until such excess amounts are returned to the Reinsurer, such amounts, together with interest thereon accrued at the Interest Rate (or the Alternative Rate, if applicable), shall be held by the Ceding Company in trust for the complete and sole benefit of the Reinsurer and the Reinsurer shall be entitled to all rights, title and interest in said amounts.
(c) If as of the end of any Accounting Period the Fair Market Value of Collateral Trust Authorized Investments is less than the Collateral Trust Required Balance, the Reinsurer shall deposit Collateral Trust Authorized Investments into the Collateral Trust Account having an aggregate Fair Market Value sufficient to make up such difference. If as of the end of any Accounting Period the Fair Market Value of Collateral Trust Authorized Investments exceeds the Collateral Trust Required Balance, the Reinsurer may request the Ceding Company to release an amount up to such excess.
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(d) The Reinsurer shall arrange for assets to be deposited into the Collateral Trust Account. Prior to depositing any assets with the trustee of such Collateral Trust Account, the Reinsurer shall execute assignments or endorsements in blank, or transfer legal title of such assets to the trustee of all shares, obligations or any other assets requiring assignment so that the Ceding Company, or the trustee upon the Ceding Company’s direction, may, whenever necessary, negotiate any such assets without the consent or signature of the Reinsurer or any other entity.
(e) Upon the Ceding Company’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, the Reinsurer may withdraw all or any of the assets held in the Collateral Trust Account and replace the withdrawn assets with other Collateral Trust Authorized Investments having a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets so withdrawn so as to maintain at all times on deposit Collateral Trust Authorized Investments in an amount at least equal to the Collateral Trust Required Balance.
(f) Notwithstanding any rule of any Applicable Law regarding the existence or non-existence of irreparable injury, the provisions of this Section 4.4 are agreed to be specifically enforceable including by motion for preliminary injunction or other provisional remedies.
ARTICLE V
OVERSIGHTS; COOPERATION
Section 5.1 Oversights. Any unintentional or inadvertent delay, omission or error made in connection with this Agreement or any transaction hereunder shall not relieve either Party from any Liability that would attach to it hereunder if such delay, omission or error had not been made; provided, that such delay, omission or error is rectified upon discovery. If (a) the failure of either Party to comply with any provision of this Agreement is unintentional or the result of a misunderstanding or oversight and (b) such failure to comply is promptly rectified, both Parties shall be restored as closely as possible to the positions they would have occupied if no error or oversight had occurred.
Section 5.2 Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate fully with the other in all reasonable respects in order to accomplish the objectives of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TAX; GUARANTY FUND ASSESSMENTS
Section 6.1 DAC Tax Election. The Parties shall make the election provided in Section 1.848-2(g)(8) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 848 of the Code. The specifics of this election are as follows:
(a) The Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall make the following election pursuant to Section 1.848-2(g)(8) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 848 of the Code. This election shall be effective for the first year in which this Agreement is effective and for all subsequent taxable years for which this Agreement remains in effect. Each Party shall make the election by timely attaching to its Tax Returns the schedule required by Section 1.848-2(g)(8)(ii) of such Treasury Regulation identifying this Agreement as one for which such election has been made.
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(b) The terms used in this Article VI, and not otherwise defined in this Agreement, are defined by reference to Treasury Regulation Section 1.848-2 in effect on the date this Agreement is executed.
(c) The Party with the net positive consideration for this Agreement for each taxable year shall capitalize specified policy acquisition expenses with respect to this Agreement without regard to the general deductions limitation of Section 848(c)(1).
(d) Both Parties shall exchange information pertaining to the amount of net consideration under this Agreement each year to ensure consistency or as otherwise required by the Internal Revenue Service.
(e) The Ceding Company shall submit a schedule to the Reinsurer by May 1 of each year of its calculation of the net consideration for the preceding calendar year. This schedule of calculations shall be accompanied by a statement signed by an officer of the Ceding Company stating that the Ceding Company shall report such net consideration in its Tax Return for the preceding calendar year.
(f) The Reinsurer may contest such calculation by providing an alternative calculation to the Ceding Company in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of Reinsurer’s receipt of the Ceding Company’s calculation. If the Reinsurer does not so notify the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer shall report the net consideration as determined by the Ceding Company in the Reinsurer’s Tax Return for the previous calendar year.
(g) If the Reinsurer contests the Ceding Company’s calculation of the net consideration, the Parties shall act in good faith to reach an agreement as to the correct amount within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the Reinsurer submits its alternative calculation. If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer reach agreement on an amount of net consideration, each Party shall report such amount in their respective Tax Returns for the previous calendar year. If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer do not reach agreement on the calculation of net consideration with such thirty (30) calendar day period, then the net consideration for the preceding calendar year shall be determined by an independent accounting firm, selected by the Ceding Company and reasonably acceptable to the Reinsurer, within twenty (20) calendar days after the expiration of such thirty (30) calendar day period. All fees and expenses relating to the work performed by the independent accounting firm shall be shared equally between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer.
Section 6.2 Federal Excise Tax. The Reinsurer will allow for the purpose of paying federal excise tax (“Federal Excise Tax”) the applicable percentage of Premiums payable hereunder to the extent such Premiums are subject to Federal Excise Tax and will, in all cases, indemnify the Ceding Company for any Federal Excise Tax liability with respect to the Premiums payable hereunder.
Section 6.3 FATCA. The Reinsurer shall provide to the Ceding Company, on or before the Closing Date, documentation on forms approved by the United States Internal Revenue Service establishing an exemption from withholding of Premium payable hereunder in accordance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), and the Reinsurer shall provide or otherwise make available updated documentation upon the Ceding Company’s request therefor. In the event that the Reinsurer fails to do so or ceases to be exempt from withholding in accordance with FATCA, the Ceding Company shall withhold the applicable percentage of Premium payable hereunder, and the Reinsurer shall allow such withholding. Interest shall not be payable on any amounts withheld in accordance with this paragraph, nor shall any such amounts be subject to offset.
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Section 6.4 Premium Tax. The Parties agree that the Ceding Company shall be compensated for a Quota Share of any Tax imposed on Premiums (“Premium Tax”) through the Aggregate Expense Allowance mechanism set forth in Schedule 1.1.
Section 6.5 Guaranty Fund Assessments. The Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for a Quota Share of any guaranty fund assessments paid by the Ceding Company with respect to any Covered Insurance Policy (the “Guaranty Fund Assessments”) in accordance with Section 3.2. Any Guaranty Fund Assessments paid by the Ceding Company shall be reflected in the Settlement Statement for the applicable Accounting Period. To the extent there is any recovery of Guaranty Fund Assessments paid by the Reinsurer, the Ceding Company shall promptly pay the Quota Share of such recovery to the Reinsurer.
Section 6.6 BEAT Tax.
(a) During the term of this Agreement, the Reinsurer will not seek to withdraw its 953(d) Election unless (i) the Reinsurer delivers to the Ceding Company a tax opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel, which opinion is reasonably acceptable to the Ceding Company, to the effect that either, (A) the Reinsurer should remain a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code following such withdrawal, or (B) assuming the Reinsurer were no longer treated as a U.S. Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code following such withdrawal, the Reinsurer should not be treated as a “related person” within the meaning of Section 59A(g) of the Code with respect to the Ceding Company or (ii) the Ceding Company consents to such withdrawal, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.
(b) The Ceding Company covenants and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Reinsurer in the preparation of a tax opinion described in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) of Section 6.6(a), including through providing a representation letter acceptable to the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer upon which the Reinsurer and its counsel can reasonably rely in the preparation of such tax opinion; provided, however, that (i) any representations requested from the Ceding Company or any of its Affiliates shall be purely factual in nature, and (ii) the Reinsurer shall bear all costs and expenses associated with such tax opinion and shall indemnify the Ceding Company for any such costs and expense incurred by the Ceding Company or its Affiliates.
Section 6.7 Indemnification. The Reinsurer agrees to indemnify the Ceding Company for any Tax Liability, or interest or penalty related to such Tax Liability, that the Ceding Company may incur (a) pursuant to FATCA, (b) under Section 4371 (or any amendments or supplements thereto) of the Code, or (c) pursuant to any other withholding Tax requirement.
Section 6.8 Return of Premium. In the event any return of premium is due to the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer will return the premium paid hereunder and the Ceding Company or its agent will recover Taxes paid to the United States Government in accordance with this Article VI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Ceding Company’s attempt to recover such Taxes is denied, contested or disputed by the United States Government, then the Reinsurer shall reimburse the Ceding Company for such Taxes within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of such denial, contest or dispute.
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ARTICLE VII
INSOLVENCY
Section 7.1 Insolvency of the Ceding Company.
(a) In the event the Ceding Company has entered into or has otherwise become subject to an order of supervision, rehabilitation, liquidation or other proceeding that is in substance the same type of proceeding as the aforementioned, but conducted under a different name, whether involuntary or otherwise, this reinsurance shall be payable directly to the Ceding Company or to its liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or statutory successor on the basis of liability of the Ceding Company, without diminution by reason of the insolvency of the Ceding Company or because the liquidator, rehabilitator, receiver or statutory successor of the Ceding Company has failed to pay all or a portion of any claim. It is agreed, however, that the liquidator, receiver or statutory successor of the Ceding Company shall give written notice of the pendency of a claim against the Ceding Company on the Covered Insurance Policy within a reasonable time after such claim is filed in the insolvency proceeding. It is further agreed that during the pendency of such claim the Reinsurer may investigate such claim and interpose, at its own expense, in the proceeding where such claim is to be adjudicated, any defenses which it deems available to the Ceding Company, its liquidator, receiver or statutory successor. Such expense shall be chargeable, subject to court approval, against the Ceding Company as part of the expense of liquidation to the extent of a proportionate share of the benefit which may accrue to the Ceding Company solely as a result of the defense undertaken by the Reinsurer.
(b) Where two (2) or more reinsurers are involved in the same claim and a majority in interest elects to interpose defense to such claim, the expense shall be apportioned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though such expense had been incurred by the Ceding Company.
ARTICLE VIII
DURATION; SURVIVAL; RECAPTURE; TERMINAL SETTLEMENT
Section 8.1 Certain Definitions.
(a) “Recapture Triggering Event” means any of the following occurrences:
(i) the Reinsurer becomes (whether voluntary or involuntary) insolvent or has been placed into liquidation, rehabilitation, conservation, supervision, receivership, bankruptcy action or similar proceedings (whether judicial or otherwise), or there has been instituted against it proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, rehabilitator, conservator, or trustee in bankruptcy, or other agent known by whatever name, to take possession of its assets or assume control of its operations;
(ii) the Reinsurer’s ECR Ratio in respect of its Long-Term Business Account, after taking account of the Long-Term Business Account Diversification Benefit, (A) falls below 125% and the Reinsurer has not cured such shortfall within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of becoming aware thereof; provided, however, such one hundred twenty (120) day cure period shall be tolled for up to ninety (90) calendar days if, prior to the end of such cure period, the Reinsurer has entered into a binding transaction to cure such shortfall but the closing of such transaction is subject to regulatory approval which the parties to such transaction are using their reasonable best efforts to obtain; and provided, further, that if such ECR Ratio is not cured in accordance with the timelines in this clause (A) but is subsequently restored to at least 125% and continuously remains at or above 125% for at least ninety (90) calendar days, the Ceding Company shall no longer have a right to recapture this Agreement as a result of such occurrence (unless and until such ECR Ratio again falls below 125%); or (B) falls below 110% and the Reinsurer has not increased such ECR Ratio to at least 125% within the shorter of any then remaining cure period set forth in clause (A) above or forty-five (45) calendar days of becoming aware thereof;
(iii) there has been a failure by the Reinsurer to pay any amounts due hereunder in excess of $100 million or to fund the ModCo Account in an amount in excess of $100 million, in each case for which the Ceding Company shall not have received a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Reinsurer certifying that the Reinsurer disputes such amounts in good faith and, in each case, such breach has not been cured within forty-five (45) calendar days after notice from the Ceding Company of such failure;
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(iv) without the Ceding Company’s prior written consent, (a) the Reinsurer undergoes a direct or indirect Change of Control to a Restricted Purchaser; or (b) the Reinsurer cedes more than fifty percent (50%) of the Statutory Reserves ceded hereunder (as measured on the basis of SAP) to a single “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) that (i) at any time during such cession does not hold an investment grade (financial strength/FSR) rating from at least one of the following nationally recognized statistical rating organizations: Moody’s Investors Service Inc., S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings Inc. or (ii) at the time of such cession, was a Restricted Purchaser; provided, however, that clause (a) and clause (b)(ii) of the Recapture Trigger Event set forth in this Section 8.1(a)(iv) shall cease to apply in the event of a Change of Control of the Ceding Company after the Amendment Date to any Person other than Parent or one or more Affiliates of Parent, provided that a Change of Control of Parent to any Person shall not constitute a Change of Control of the Ceding Company; or
(v) without the Ceding Company’s prior written consent, the Reinsurer makes an application for any insurance business transfer pursuant to Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a scheme of arrangement pursuant to 895-899 of the Companies Act 2006, or any provision that replaces the foregoing, or has a substantially similar effect as the foregoing in any jurisdiction, in each case in respect of a transaction involving a Restricted Purchaser.
(b) “Enhanced Capital Requirement” means, solely in respect of the Reinsurer for purposes of this Agreement, a capital and surplus requirement imposed by or under the Insurance Act 1978 and related regulations and in particular the provisions of Bermuda Insurance (Prudential Standards) (Class 4 and Class 3B Solvency Requirement) Rules 2008, as amended (“Insurance Act”), that is calculated by reference to (i) the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement model for the Reinsurer unless and until (ii) the Reinsurer is permitted to use a Bermuda Monetary Authority-approved internal capital model (an “Internal Capital Model”) and/or bespoke capital charges to calculate its capital and surplus, in which case the Internal Capital Model and/or bespoke capital charges, as applicable, shall be utilized for such calculation; provided, that, to the extent there has been a material change in the factors or formulae prescribed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority with respect to the components of and methodologies contained in such calculations, or the Reinsurer redomesticates to a jurisdiction outside Bermuda, the Parties shall amend this Agreement to incorporate the equivalent ratio or requirement that represents the supervisory minimum capital ratio applicable to the Reinsurer under the Applicable Laws of Bermuda or the Reinsurer’s then current jurisdiction of domicile; provided, that if (x) such supervisory minimum capital ratio results in an amount of capital required to be held by the Reinsurer that the Ceding Company reasonably determines is substantially dissimilar to the amount of capital required to be held by the Reinsurer on the date immediately prior to the effective date of such material change or redomestication and (y) the Ceding Company objects to amending this Agreement to incorporate such supervisory minimum capital ratio based on the dissimilarity cited in clause (x), then the Parties shall work in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect an alternative calculation that is reasonably equivalent to the components of and methodologies contained in the calculation of the Reinsurer’s Enhanced Capital Requirement in effect as of the Amendment Date within thirty (30) calendar days after implementation of such change and if the Parties cannot agree on any such alternative, then the Reinsurer shall, for purposes of this Agreement, continue to calculate its Enhanced Capital Requirement as if such material change had not occurred or the Reinsurer had not redomesticated, as applicable.
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(c) “Change of Control” of any Person shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Amendment Date, any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) shall acquire ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of such Person, who does not own more than fifty percent (50%) thereof as of the Amendment Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any restructuring which has as its purpose the insertion of a new direct or indirect holding company parent in the chain of ownership of the Reinsurer, or the changing of any such parent holding company from one form of organization to another, shall not constitute a Change of Control of the Reinsurer if the same Persons who directly or indirectly owned the Reinsurer immediately prior thereto directly or indirectly own the Reinsurer in the same proportions as to voting and economic rights as immediately prior to such restructuring. The Parties agree that the “Acquisition” contemplated by the 2019 Purchase Agreement shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of this Agreement.
(d) “Restricted Purchaser” means: (A) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the Closing Date) set forth on a list of no more than five persons or groups whom the Ceding Company has determined would be unacceptable as a reinsurance counterparty or the owner of a reinsurance counterparty, which list may be revised by the Ceding Company no more frequently than twelve months after the previous revision (or after the Amendment Date, in the case of the first such revision) and provided to the Reinsurer in writing; and (B) any Person (x) newly formed within the last twelve (12) months, formed for, or being used principally for, the purpose of a transaction involving the Reinsurer or the business covered hereunder, or (y) affiliated with a private equity fund, hedge fund or similar investment group; provided, that the Ceding Company will not unreasonably withhold its consent to a Change of Control involving a Restricted Purchaser described in this clause (B); and provided, further, that The Carlyle Group Inc. (as successor to The Carlyle Group, L.P.) (“Carlyle”) and any of its Subsidiaries shall not be considered Restricted Purchasers, as long as (i) no Person that is not a Subsidiary of Carlyle shall acquire ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of shares or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Reinsurer (including through acquiring such an interest in Carlyle) and (ii) the Reinsurer remains a Subsidiary of Carlyle continuously following the Amendment Date. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be considered a “Subsidiary” of another Person if such other Person beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares or other equity interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of such first Person.
Section 8.2
Duration. This Agreement shall continue in-force until such time as (a) the Ceding Company’s liability arising out of or related to all Covered Insurance Policies reinsured hereunder is terminated in accordance with their respective terms, and the Reinsurer has satisfied all of its obligations to the Ceding Company hereunder or (b) the Ceding Company has elected to recapture the Covered Insurance Policies in full following a Recapture Triggering Event in accordance with Section 8.4(a), and the Ceding Company has received all applicable payments which discharge such liability in full in accordance with Section 8.5.
Section 8.3
Survival. All of the provisions of this Agreement shall, to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to ascertain and enforce the Parties’ rights hereunder, survive its termination in full force and effect.
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Section 8.4 Recapture.
(a) At any time following the occurrence of a Recapture Triggering Event (provided, with respect to a Recapture Triggering Event under clause (ii) of the definition of the term, that such Recapture Triggering Event has not been cured), the Ceding Company shall have the right (but not the obligation) to recapture all, and not less than all, of the reinsurance of the Covered Insurance Policies ceded under this Agreement, by providing the Reinsurer with prior written notice of its intent to effect such recapture specifying the date upon which such recapture will be effective (the “Recapture Effective Date”), which Recapture Effective Date must be the last calendar day of an Accounting Period. The Ceding Company will also recapture all, and not less than all, of the reinsurance of the Covered Insurance Policies ceded under this Agreement if termination of this Agreement is awarded by an arbitration panel pursuant to Section 10.3(d); provided that the Recapture Effective Date for any such recapture shall be determined by the arbitration panel unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, upon any recapture by the Ceding Company, the Ceding Company will only recapture liabilities arising under the express terms of the Covered Insurance Policies and will not be liable for any Extra-Contractual Obligations incurred before the Recapture Effective Date other than Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations.
(c) Following any recapture pursuant to this Section 8.4, subject to the payment obligations described in Section 8.5, both the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will be fully and finally released from all rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the applicable Covered Insurance Policies, other than any payment obligations due hereunder as respects periods through the Recapture Effective Date but still unpaid on such date, any Extra-Contractual Obligations incurred before the Recapture Effective Date other than Ceding Company Extra-Contractual Obligations, and any other obligations of the Reinsurer with respect to the Reinsured Liabilities incurred prior to the Recapture Effective Date. Following the consummation of the recapture or termination, no additional Premiums or other amounts payable under such Covered Insurance Policies shall be payable to the Reinsurer hereunder.
(d) Notwithstanding the remedies contemplated by this Article VIII, the Ceding Company may, in its sole discretion, require direct payment by the Reinsurer of any sum in default under this Agreement in lieu of exercising the remedies in this Article VIII, and it shall be no defense to any such claim that the Ceding Company might have had other recourse.
Section 8.5 Terminal Settlement.
(a) In connection with a termination of this Agreement or recapture of the Covered Insurance Policies pursuant to Section 8.4, a Terminal Settlement will take place. In connection therewith, the Ceding Company shall deliver to the Reinsurer, within forty-five (45) calendar days following the Recapture Effective Date, a statement (the “Terminal Settlement Statement”) setting forth the Ceding Company’s computation of the Terminal Settlement, including a good faith calculation of the Embedded Value Payment. The “Terminal Settlement” shall consist of (i) the Quarterly Net Settlement Amount for the Terminal Accounting Period, and (ii) the Embedded Value Payment with respect to the then in-force Covered Insurance Policies as of the Recapture Effective Date. “Embedded Value Payment” means an amount equal to (x)(A) the present value, based on the best estimate assumptions and market conditions at the Recapture Effective Date, of statutory after-tax future profits and losses from this Agreement, minus (B) the present value of the cost of capital, based on the standalone target capital for a capital ratio of 350% of company action level risk-based capital calculated under SAP where the cost of capital is the change in the amount of target capital over the projected duration of the business reinsured hereunder, net of after-tax investment income on the target capital, where (A) – (B) is adjusted for taxes, including federal income tax and DAC tax impact based on relevant tax rules applicable to the Ceding Company as of the Recapture Effective Date, all discounted at 10.0%, minus (y) the aggregate expense to the Ceding Company, not to exceed $1,000,000, associated with replacing the reinsurance provided hereunder or entering into a reasonably equivalent alternative arrangement, minus (z) the Recapture Penalty. If the Embedded Value Payment is positive, such amount will be paid by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer as part of the Terminal Settlement. If the Embedded Value Payment is negative, the absolute value of such negative amount shall be paid by the Reinsurer to the Ceding Company as part of the Terminal Settlement. “Recapture Penalty” means $2,700,00.
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(b) The Terminal Settlement shall be paid on a net basis by the Reinsurer or the Ceding Company, as the case may be, within seven (7) Business Days following the delivery by the Ceding Company to the Reinsurer of the Terminal Settlement Statement. If, subsequent to the Terminal Settlement, a change is made with respect to any amounts due solely as a result of a mathematical error in the calculation of the Terminal Settlement, a supplementary accounting will take place. Any amount owed to the Ceding Company or to the Reinsurer by reason of such supplementary accounting will be paid promptly upon the completion thereof.
(c) Following the Terminal Settlement, any assets remaining in (i) the ModCo Account shall be retained by the Ceding Company, and the ModCo Account shall be terminated and (ii) the Collateral Trust Account shall be released to the Reinsurer, and the Collateral Trust Account shall be terminated in accordance with its terms.
(d) Within thirty (30) calendar days after its receipt of the Terminal Settlement Statement, the Reinsurer shall notify the Ceding Company in writing if the Reinsurer disagrees with the Ceding Company’s calculation of the Embedded Value Payment. During the ten (10) Business Days immediately following the delivery of such notice of disagreement, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer will seek in good faith to resolve any disputes as to such calculation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any and all disputes as to the calculation of the Embedded Value Payment that have not been resolved during such ten (10) Business Day period shall be submitted to an independent and disinterested actuarial firm (the “Independent Actuary”), as respects the ModCo Reserves, or to one or more independent and disinterested asset valuation experts, as respects the ModCo Assets (each, an “Independent Valuation Expert”), reasonably agreed to by each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer for review and determination. Should the Parties proceed with such an evaluation by an Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert(s), such evaluation shall assess which of the Parties’ two results is the more reasonable calculation in light of the evidence provided by both Parties to support their calculations. The Parties shall instruct the Independent Actuary and Independent Valuation Expert(s) to render their decisions as to the more reasonable calculation of the applicable component(s) of the Embedded Value Payment within thirty (30) calendar days after the submission of the matter for its review (or as soon thereafter as possible). The Independent Actuary’s or the Independent Valuation Expert’s decision, as applicable, shall be final and binding upon each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. All fees and expenses relating to the work performed by the Independent Actuary and the Independent Valuation Expert shall be shared equally between the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer. In the event of any conflict between this Section 8.5(d) and any other provision of this Agreement, the terms of this Section 8.5(d) shall control.
(e) If the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer are unable to agree upon the identity of the Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert within five (5) Business Days of beginning such process, then each Party shall submit, within seven (7) calendar days thereafter, the names of three (3) candidates to the other Party whom the submitting Party shall consider to be independent and disinterested. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each candidate for Independent Actuary must be a current Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in good standing and neither presently nor formerly retained by, employed by, or Affiliated with either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer or any company Affiliated with either within the past twelve (12) months. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, each candidate for Independent Valuation Expert must be neither presently nor formerly employed by, or Affiliated with, either the Ceding Company or the Reinsurer or any company Affiliated with either within the past twelve (12) months. In contacting possible candidates to serve in either such role, neither Party shall disclose the nature of the dispute nor its own position to such candidates, but may only describe the identities of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer, the type of business reinsured and/or assets in dispute and the fact that an issue exists hereunder as to the embedded value of the business hereunder and/or the assets in dispute. From the list of six (6) candidates thus produced, within five (5) Business Days, each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall strike two (2) names so that among the remaining names a disinterested actuary or disinterested valuation expert shall be chosen by drawing lots. The candidate selected from this method shall be the Independent Actuary or the Independent Valuation Expert who shall resolve the difference as described above. These same procedures shall be used as necessary for determining the Independent Actuary and/or Independent Valuation Expert for the specified disputes involving such experts as contemplated in Sections 2.3 and 4.1(f).
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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of service if served personally on the Party to whom notice is to be given, (b) on the day of transmission if sent via electronic mail to the email address given below, or (c) on the Business Day after delivery to an overnight courier (such as Federal Express) or an overnight mail service (such as the Express Mail service) maintained by the United States Postal Service, to the applicable Party as follows:
To the Ceding Company: | |
The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York | |
2727A Allen Parkway | |
Life Building 4C-2 | |
Houston, TX 77019 | |
E-mail: isabelle.morin@aig.com | |
Attention: Head of Life and Retirement Reinsurance Finance and Operations | |
With concurrent copies (which will not constitute notice) to: | |
American International Group, Inc. | |
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 750 | |
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 | |
E-mail: Chris.Nixon@aig.com | |
Attn: General Counsel, Life & Retirement | |
To the Reinsurer: | |
Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd. | |
Chesney House – 3rd Floor | |
96 Pitts Bay Road | |
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda | |
E-mail: james.bracken@fortitude-re.com | |
Attention: James Bracken, Chief Executive Officer | |
With concurrent copies (which will not constitute notice) to: | |
Fortitude Reinsurance Company, Ltd. | |
Chesney House – 3rd Floor | |
96 Pitts Bay Road | |
Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda | |
E-mail: jeff.burman@fortitude-re.com | |
Attention: Jeffrey Burman, General Counsel |
Either Party may change its notice information upon fifteen (15) calendar days’ advance notice in writing to the other Party.
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Section 9.2 Entire Agreement, Interpretation.
(a) With respect to the subject matter hereof, (i) this Agreement, including any Schedules, Exhibits, Appendices and documents expressly incorporated by reference herein and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto and thereto (including the Collateral Trust Agreement and the FLAS Administrative Services Agreement), constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (ii) supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, written or oral, with respect thereto. Any change to or modification of this Agreement will be made by written amendment to this Agreement, signed by the Parties.
(b) This Agreement is between sophisticated parties, each of which has reviewed this Agreement and is fully knowledgeable about its terms and conditions. The Parties therefore agree that this Agreement shall be construed without regard to the authorship of the language and without any presumption or rule of construction in favor of either of them.
(c) The table of contents, articles, titles, captions and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices referred to herein are to be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices to, this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the word “Agreement” means this Agreement, together with all Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices attached hereto or incorporated by reference, and the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular Article, Section or provision of this Agreement. All terms defined in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine genders of such term. Any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by waiver or consent and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Any statute or regulation referred to herein means such statute or regulation as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (and, in the case of statutes, includes any rules and regulations promulgated under the statute), and references to any section of any statute or regulation include any successor to such section. References to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns. Any agreement referred to herein includes reference to all Exhibits, Schedules and other documents or agreements attached thereto.
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Section 9.3 Arbitration.
(a) Any and all disputes or differences arising out of or relating to this Agreement for which a dispute resolution mechanism is not otherwise provided herein shall be referred to arbitration, except that disputes or differences involving the formation and/or validity of this Agreement may be submitted to the Supreme Court of the state and county of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Any arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Rules for the Resolution of U.S. Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes (Arb Prov 2014) (the “ARIAS • U.S. Rules”).
(b) However, if either Party demands arbitration of a dispute, such dispute does not relate to the formation and/or validity of this Agreement, and the total amount in dispute in such arbitration (i) is less than $1,000,000 (or, if the applicable currency is other than Dollars, the equivalent amount based on the applicable exchange rates used in the Ceding Company’s books at the date of the arbitration demand), or (ii) pertains to the determination as to whether a change by the Ceding Company of the terms or conditions of any Covered Insurance Policy is an Excluded Policy Change or a change in a Non-Guaranteed Element is an Excluded NGE Change, the dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules for Small Claim Disputes (Streaml Prov 2014) (the “ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules”).
(c) The arbitration panel shall be appointed in accordance with the ARIAS • U.S. Rules and ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable. The panel shall interpret this Agreement as an honorable engagement, and shall not be obligated to follow the strict rules of law or evidence. In making their decision, the panel shall apply the custom and practice of the insurance and reinsurance industry, with a view to effecting the general purpose of this Agreement. Each arbitrator serving on the panel must be a life insurance or reinsurance industry professional with no less than ten (10) years of experience in such industry. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the ARIAS U.S. Rules or the ARIAS U.S. Streamlined Rules, ARIAS certification shall not be required in order to act as an arbitrator on the panel.
(d) The Ceding Company shall not be restricted from seeking, and the arbitration panel shall not be restricted from awarding, termination as a remedy with respect to any claim by the Ceding Company alleging material breach of this Agreement by the Reinsurer that has not been cured within thirty (30) calendar days after the Reinsurer’s receipt of notice thereof from the Ceding Company. To the extent the arbitration panel determines that there has been such a material breach and awards termination of this Agreement as a remedy, the Parties shall effect a recapture of this Agreement in accordance with Article IX. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 9.3(d) shall require the arbitration panel to award termination as a remedy for material breach or to otherwise limit any other remedies that may be awarded by the panel in respect thereof. The arbitration panel shall only be permitted to award termination of this Agreement as a remedy if the Ceding Company so requests termination as a remedy or potential remedy. If the arbitration panel awards termination of this Agreement, the Parties shall request the arbitration panel to set the Recapture Effective Date unless the Parties have otherwise agreed to such date in writing.
(e) The arbitration shall take place in New York, New York.
(f) Unless prohibited by Applicable Law, the Supreme Court of the state and county of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any and all court proceedings that either Party may initiate in the case of a dispute involving the formation or validity of this Agreement or in connection with the arbitration, including proceedings to compel, stay, or enjoin arbitration or to confirm, vacate, modify, or correct an arbitration award. In addition, the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer shall have the right to seek and obtain in such courts provisional relief prior to the panel being fully formed pursuant to this Section 9.3, including prior to the commencement of the arbitration proceeding.
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(g) In the event of any conflict between this Section 9.3 and the ARIAS • U.S. Rules or the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable, this Section 9.3, and not the ARIAS • U.S. Rules or the ARIAS • U.S. Streamlined Rules, as applicable, will control.
Section 9.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Applicable Laws of the state of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.
Section 9.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any party, other than the Parties, their successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.
Section 9.6 Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Parties shall each bear their respective expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of counsel, actuaries and other Representatives.
Section 9.7 Mode of Execution; Counterparts.
(a) Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, this Agreement may be executed by: (i) an original written ink signature; (ii) an exchange of facsimile copies showing the original signature; or (iii) electronic signature technology employing computer software and a digital signature or digitizer pen pad to capture an individual’s handwritten signature in such a manner that the signature is unique to the individual signing, under the sole control of the individual signing, capable of verification to authenticate the signature, and linked to the document signed in such a manner that if the data is changed, such signature is invalidated.
(b) Unless otherwise required by Applicable Law, the use of any one or combination of these methods of execution shall constitute a legally binding and valid signing of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the Parties.
Section 9.8 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, that provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable. In the event of such invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to reform such terms or provisions to carry out the commercial intent of the Parties as reflected herein, while curing the circumstance giving rise to the invalidity or unenforceability of such term or provision.
Section 9.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. Each Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and whether made by claim, counterclaim, third person claim or otherwise. Each Party (a) certifies that no Representative or agent of the other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other Party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other Party have been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 9.9.
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Section 9.10 Treatment of Confidential Information.
(a) Each Party agrees that, other than as contemplated by this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement, and to the extent permitted or required to implement the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or thereby, it and its Affiliates and Representatives will keep confidential and will not use or disclose the other Party’s Confidential Information or the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices hereto.
(b) Each Party shall be permitted to disclose this Agreement and any Confidential Information of the other Party to such receiving Party’s Affiliates and its Representatives that need to know such information for the purposes below; provided, that the receiving Party advises such parties of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information and their obligation to maintain its confidentiality in accordance with the terms hereof. The receiving Party shall be responsible for any breach of this provision by any of its Representatives or Affiliates.
(c) Confidential Information provided by one Party to the other Party or such Party’s Representatives or Affiliates and any reports derived therefrom may only be used by the receiving Party and its Representatives and Affiliates only for purposes relating to such receiving Party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party, or for the receiving Party’s own internal administration and risk management. The receiving Party may use knowledge gleaned from the Confidential Information provided to it by the disclosing Party in the conduct of the receiving Party’s normal business, provided that no such material shall be used by the receiving Party or its Representatives or Affiliates to compete with the disclosing Party or any of the disclosing Party’s Affiliates.
(d) Nothing herein shall prohibit the receiving Party from disclosing this Agreement and any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party provided in connection herewith (i) if legally compelled to do so or as required in connection with an examination by an insurance regulatory authority or otherwise by Governmental Authorities or Applicable Law; (ii) to the extent necessary for the performance of such receiving Party’s obligations hereunder or under any Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party; (iii) to enforce the rights of the receiving Party or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any Administrative Services Agreement; (iv) as required by a Tax Authority to support a position taken on any Tax Return; or (v) as required by the rules of any stock exchange on which the stock of a receiving Party’s Affiliate is traded, as applicable. Upon any such permissible disclosures, a receiving Party must also assert the confidential nature of the Confidential Information to any third party recipient and obtain appropriate assurance of continued confidential treatment where practicable. If a receiving Party or any of its Affiliates, or any of their respective Representatives, becomes legally compelled to disclose any Confidential Information (other than as required in connection with any insurance regulatory examination or as required to a Tax Authority to support a position on any Tax Return), the receiving Party shall notify the disclosing Party immediately and afford it an opportunity, to the full extent possible and at the disclosing Party’s own expense, to make any objections or challenges to the disclosure sought as the disclosing Party may deem appropriate. If the disclosing Party objects to or challenges disclosure, the receiving Party will take reasonable measures to cooperate with the disclosing Party, at the disclosing Party’s own expense, in its efforts to resist such disclosure. If no remedy is obtained or the disclosing Party otherwise waives its compliance herewith, the receiving Party or its Affiliates, as applicable, shall furnish only that portion of Confidential Information that it is legally required to be provided and exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that appropriate confidential treatment will be accorded to the Confidential Information.
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Section 9.11 Treatment of Personal Information.
(a) The Reinsurer shall comply with its obligations under Applicable Privacy and Security Laws and shall cooperate with the Ceding Company’s efforts to comply with such laws. The Ceding Company may perform, or have a third party perform, reasonable security audits, investigations or assessments of the Reinsurer upon reasonable notice, and the Reinsurer shall provide all reasonably requested security reports, information and access. The Parties agree that, for the purposes of Applicable Privacy and Security Laws, each Party (to the extent it processes Personal Information pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement) processes Personal Information as an independent data controller in its own right. Nothing in this Agreement (or the arrangements contemplated by it) is intended to construe either Party as the data processor of the other Party or as joint data controllers with one another with respect to Personal Information.
(b) Each Party agrees that, to the extent it discloses Personal Information to the other Party, such disclosure shall be in accordance with Applicable Privacy and Security Laws. Each Party also agrees that no such Personal Information shall be disclosed for monetary or other valuable consideration.
(c) The Reinsurer shall maintain a comprehensive information security program designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Information Systems and to protect all Confidential Information from unauthorized use, alteration, access, disclosure or loss. The information security program shall, at a minimum, comply with the requirements of Applicable Privacy and Security Laws and, in particular, shall include: (i) written policies and procedures, which shall be periodically assessed and revised to address changes in risks and the effectiveness of controls; and (ii) technical, administrative, physical, organizational and operational controls that are appropriate to the information security risk, including encryption of Personal Information at rest and in transit where feasible and commensurate with the sensitivity of the Personal Information, controls to limit unauthorized access to Information Systems and Confidential Information, and the use of multi-factor authentication when accessing any Information Systems of the Ceding Company or its Affiliates from outside the Ceding Company’s or its Affiliates’ network.
(d) The Reinsurer shall: (i) promptly (and without undue delay) notify the Ceding Company in writing of any reasonably suspected unauthorized or unlawful use, processing, alteration, access, disclosure, loss or unavailability of Confidential Information or Information Systems (if reasonably likely to provide unauthorized access to Confidential Information) and shall cooperate with the Ceding Company to investigate and respond to such events; and (ii) permit no third party to access or use the Confidential Information or any Information Systems of the Ceding Company except as necessary for the purposes of this Agreement or otherwise permitted hereby.
(e) The Reinsurer shall (i) immediately notify the Ceding Company of any requests from individuals regarding their Personal Information; and (ii) be responsible for responding to any requests it receives from the Ceding Company or directly from individuals regarding their Personal Information, inquiries or complaints (including any request by a data subject to exercise their rights under Applicable Privacy and Security Laws), unless otherwise agreed between the Parties in writing. The Ceding Company shall also promptly forward to the Reinsurer any data subject rights requests that require the Reinsurer to facilitate either Party’s compliance with Applicable Law.
(f) If and where Personal Information is disclosed or transferred internationally to the Reinsurer or its Representatives, the Reinsurer shall, as reasonably requested by the Ceding Company, cooperate with the Ceding Company in concluding the most appropriate contractual framework to comply with Applicable Privacy and Security Laws, such as standard model contract clauses approved by the European Commission (or such other transfer mechanism approved by the European Commission) or AIG’s International Data Processing and Transfer Agreement.
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(g) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing herein shall be constructed as granting or conferring rights by license or otherwise in Confidential Information disclosed to the receiving Party. Each Party shall destroy the Confidential Information of the other Party when no longer needed for the purposes described and permitted herein or to comply with Applicable Law or such Party’s internal record retention policies.
(h) The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that money damages may be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for any breach of this Article by the breaching Party or its Representatives and that any such breach may cause the other Party irreparable harm. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, in the event of any breach of the provisions of this Article by the other Party or its Representatives, in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity.
Section 9.12 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as provided below in this Section 9.12, neither Party may assign any of its rights, duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party and any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 9.12 shall be invalid ab initio; provided, however, that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit and bind those who, by operation of law, become successors to the Parties, including any receiver or any successor, merged or consolidated entity.
Section 9.13 Waivers and Amendments.
(a) This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by an instrument in writing signed by the Parties hereto, or, in the case of a waiver, by the Party waiving compliance. Any amendment or waiver requiring the approval of any state insurance department under Applicable Law shall not be effective until so approved.
(b) No delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any such right, power or privilege. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.
Section 9.14 Service of Suit.
(a) At the request of the Ceding Company, the Reinsurer hereby agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of any court of competent jurisdiction within the United States and agrees to comply with the requirements necessary to give the court jurisdiction with respect to any and all court proceedings that the Ceding Company may initiate in connection with an arbitration, including proceedings to compel, stay or enjoin arbitration or to confirm, vacate, modify or correct an arbitration award. The Reinsurer agrees to abide by the final decision of that court or of an appellate court in the event of an appeal, and consents to any effort to enforce the final decision of that court within its home jurisdiction, including the granting of full faith and credit or comity in the Reinsurer’s home jurisdiction or any other jurisdiction where the Reinsurer is subject to jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section 9.14 constitutes or should be understood to constitute a waiver of the rights of the Reinsurer to remove such an action to a United States District Court, or to seek a transfer of such a case to another court as permitted by the Applicable Laws of the United States or of any state in the United States, or to commence an action in connection with the arbitration in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States. It is further agreed that service of process on the Reinsurer in such suit may be made upon Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other entity at its New York address as is specifically designated in the applicable signing page of this Agreement, and that, in any suit instituted against the Reinsurer under this Agreement, the Reinsurer will abide by the final decision of such court or of any Appellate Court in the event of an appeal.
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(b) Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other designated entity, is authorized and directed to accept service of process on behalf of the Reinsurer in any such suit and/or upon the request of the Ceding Company to give a written undertaking to the Ceding Company that they will enter a general appearance on the Reinsurer’s behalf in the event such a suit shall be instituted.
(c) Further, pursuant to any statute of any state, territory or district of the United States which makes provision therefor, the Reinsurer also hereby designates the Superintendent, Commissioner or Director of Insurance or other officer specified for that purpose in the statute, or his or her successor or successors in office, as its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served any lawful process in any action, suit or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the Ceding Company or any beneficiary hereunder arising out of this Agreement, and hereby designates Corporation Service Company, 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210, New York, NY 10036, or such other entity as designated, as the entity to whom the said officer is authorized to mail such process or a true copy thereof.
(d) This Section 9.14 shall not be read to conflict with or override any obligation of the Parties hereunder to arbitrate a dispute or difference arising out of this Agreement.
Section 9.15 OFAC Compliance.
(a) Each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer represents, as to itself, that it is in compliance in all material respects with all laws, regulations, judicial and administrative orders applicable to the Covered Insurance Policies as they pertain to applicable sanction laws and regulations, and specifically those administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, as such laws may be amended from time to time (collectively the “Sanctions Laws”). Each of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurer agrees to comply in all material respects with applicable Sanctions Laws throughout the term of this Agreement as respects the subject matter hereof. Neither Party shall be required to take any action under this Agreement that would violate said Sanctions Laws as respects itself, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity, including making any payments in violation of the Sanctions Laws.
(b) Should either Party discover or otherwise become aware that a transaction subject to the reinsurance hereunder has been entered into or a payment has been made in violation of applicable Sanction Laws, the Party that first becomes aware of the actual or potential violation of applicable Sanctions Laws shall notify the other Party, and the Parties shall cooperate in order to take all necessary corrective actions.
(c) Where coverage provided by this Agreement would be in violation of applicable Sanctions Laws as respects either Party, its parent company or its ultimate controlling entity, such coverage shall be null and void. In such event, each Party shall be restored to the position it would have occupied under this Agreement if the violation had not occurred, including the return of any payments received, unless prohibited by Applicable Law.
Section 9.16 Incontestability. Each Party hereby acknowledges that this Agreement, and each and every provision hereof, is and shall be enforceable according to its terms. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any right to contest in any respect the validity or enforceability hereof. This Agreement shall not be subject to rescission, or to an award of damages, restitution, or reformation in lieu thereof, on any basis whatsoever, including intentional fraud.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of the Amendment Date.
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK |
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By: | /s/ Michael P. Harwood | ||
Name: | Michael P. Harwood | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, | ||
Chief Actuary and Corporate | |||
Illustration Actuary |
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FORTITUDE REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ James Bracken |
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Name: James Bracken |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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By: | /s/ Jeffrey Burman |
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Name: Jeffrey S. Burman |
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Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary |
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Exhibit 10.18
EXECUTION VERSION
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.
SENIOR PROMISSORY NOTE
$8,300,000,000 | New York, New York |
Date: November 1, 2021 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Issuer”), unconditionally promises to pay to the order of American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holder”), in the manner and at the place hereinafter provided, the principal amount of EIGHT BILLION AND THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($8,300,000,000.00) (as adjusted for any voluntary prepayments of principal) on the Maturity Date (as defined below).
Issuer also promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof from the date hereof until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR + 100 basis points, plus, if any, Default Interest. Interest on this Note shall be calculated and accrued by increasing the principal amount of this Note by such interest amount automatically and without action by any person semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on March 1, 2022. Accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable upon any prepayment of this Note (to the extent accrued on the amount being prepaid) and at maturity. All computations of interest shall be made by Holder on the basis of a 360-day year, for the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant period (including the first day but excluding the last day). Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, if during any period for which interest is computed hereunder the applicable interest rate as provided for herein would exceed the maximum rate of interest (the “Maximum Rate”) that, together with all fees, charges and other payments that are treated as interest under applicable law, may be contracted for, charged, reserved, received or collected by Holder hereunder under applicable law, Issuer shall not be obligated to pay, and Holder shall not be entitled to charge, reserve, receive or collect, hereunder interest in excess of the Maximum Rate, and during any such period the interest payable hereunder shall be limited to the Maximum Rate. For purposes of this paragraph, “LIBOR” means the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for six-month deposits in Dollars as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any applicable successor page), at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London business days prior to the date of issuance of this Note or each March 1 and September 1; provided that in no event shall LIBOR be deemed to be less than zero. To the extent the Holder reasonably determines that LIBOR is not available or is otherwise not the prevailing benchmark rate for such instruments like this Note (such determination to be conclusive and binding), then the Holder taking into account the prevailing benchmark rates replacing LIBOR shall select a replacement rate for LIBOR in consultation with the Issuer. Upon determination of the Holder of such replacement benchmark rate and written notice by the Holder to the Issuer of such replacement benchmark rate, such replacement benchmark rate shall be deemed to replace LIBOR hereunder without any further action of any person.
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To the extent any default exists under this Note at any time, this Note shall also bear interest at the default rate of an additional 200 basis points (the “Default Interest”). At any time a default exists, Default Interest and any other interest hereunder shall be due and payable on demand in cash.
1. Payments. All payments of principal and interest in respect of this Note shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in same day funds at such place as Holder may direct. Whenever any payment on this Note is stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall instead be made on the next Business Day, and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of interest payable on this Note. Each payment made hereunder shall be credited first to interest then due and the remainder of such payment shall be credited to principal, and interest shall thereupon cease to accrue upon the principal so credited. Each of Holder and any subsequent holder of this Note agrees, by its acceptance hereof, that before disposing of this Note or any part hereof it will make a notation hereon of all principal payments previously made hereunder and of the date to which interest hereon has been paid; provided, however, that the failure to make a notation of any payment made on this Note shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of Issuer hereunder with respect to payments of principal or interest on this Note. For purposes of this Note, “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law, governmental decree or executive order to be closed.
2. Prepayments.
(a) Issuer shall have the right to prepay, without premium or penalty, all or a portion of this Note at any time, provided that all prepayments of principal shall be accompanied by all interest accrued and unpaid to but excluding the date of prepayment.
(b) Issuer shall cause all of the net cash proceeds from the issuance or borrowing of any debt for borrowed money from parties unaffiliated with the Holder or Issuer (including loans or debt securities by the Issuer, any subsidiary of the Issuer or any holding company of the Issuer (other than Holder) but excluding any short-term borrowings from Federal Home Loan Banks) to be used to prepay the obligations under this Note within three Business Days following the closing of the issuance or borrowing thereof. All prepayments under this Section 2(b) shall be accompanied by all interest accrued and unpaid to but excluding the date of prepayment.
3. Maturity Date. “Maturity Date” means the earlier of (i) November 1, 2022 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day); provided however, that (assuming Sections 3(ii) and (iii) of this Note have not occurred) such November 1, 2022 date is deemed to be automatically extended without amendment for one year from the date of expiry hereof, or any future expiration date, unless Issuer, at least thirty (30) days prior to any such expiration date, is notified by the Holder that it elects not to extend such date or any future expiration date; (ii) two Business Days prior to the initial public offering of the Issuer’s or any of the Issuer’s holding companies’ (other than Holder) common stock or any special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction or direct listing of the foregoing; and (iii) upon any voluntary filing, involuntary filing, receivership, bankruptcy or other similar action under any insolvency or bankruptcy law by the Issuer.
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4. Miscellaneous.
(a) All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telefacsimile communication) and mailed, telecopied, or delivered as follows: if to Issuer, at its address specified opposite its signature below; and if to Holder, at
American International Group, Inc.
1271 Ave of the Americas Fl 11
New York, NY 10020
Attention: Treasurer
or in each case at such other address as shall be designated by Holder or Issuer. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telecopied or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails, delivered to the overnight courier, as the case may be, or sent by telecopier.
(b) No failure or delay on the part of Holder or any other holder of this Note to exercise any right, power or privilege under this Note and no course of dealing between Issuer and Holder shall impair such right, power or privilege or operate as a waiver of any default or an acquiescence therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies expressly provided in this Note are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies that Holder would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on Issuer in any case shall entitle Issuer to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the right of Holder to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
(c) Issuer and any endorser of this Note hereby consent to renewals and extensions of time at or after the maturity hereof, without notice, and hereby waive diligence, presentment, protest, demand and notice of every kind and, to the full extent permitted by law, the right to plead any statute of limitations as a defense to any demand hereunder.
(d) THIS NOTE AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ISSUER AND HOLDER HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.
(e) ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST ISSUER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS NOTE ISSUER ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE. Issuer hereby agrees that service of all process in any such proceeding in any such court may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to Issuer at its address set forth below its signature hereto, such service being hereby acknowledged by Issuer to be sufficient for personal jurisdiction in any action against Issuer in any such court and to be otherwise effective and binding service in every respect. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of Holder to bring proceedings against Issuer in the courts of any other jurisdiction. Issuer shall reimburse the Holder upon demand by the Holder for all costs and the expenses of the Holder in connection with the enforcement of this Note.
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(f) Issuer hereby waives the benefit of any statute or rule of law or judicial decision which would otherwise require that the provisions of this Note be construed or interpreted most strongly against the party responsible for the drafting thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Issuer has caused this Note to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative as of the day and year and at the place first above written.
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Kevin T. Hogan | |
Name: Kevin T. Hogan Capacity: Chief Executive Officer and President Address for notice: SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. 21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 750 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Attention: General Counsel |
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Exhibit 10.19
Execution Version
18-MONTH DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of
February 25, 2022
among
SAFG retirement services, Inc.
The Lenders Party Hereto,
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
GOLDMAN
SACHS BANK USA
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
BOFA
SECURITIES, INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
GOLDMAN
SACHS BANK USA
as Syndication Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
SECTION 1.01. | Defined Terms | 1 |
SECTION 1.02. | Terms Generally | 27 |
SECTION 1.03. | Accounting Terms and Determinations | 28 |
SECTION 1.04. | Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification | 28 |
Article II THE CREDITS | 29 | |
SECTION 2.01. | Term Loan | 29 |
SECTION 2.02. | Loans and Borrowings | 29 |
SECTION 2.03. | Requests for Borrowings | 30 |
SECTION 2.04. | Funding of Borrowings | 31 |
SECTION 2.05. | Interest Elections | 31 |
SECTION 2.06. | Termination and Reduction of Commitments | 32 |
SECTION 2.07. | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 33 |
SECTION 2.08. | Prepayment of Loans | 34 |
SECTION 2.09. | Fees | 36 |
SECTION 2.10. | Interest | 37 |
SECTION 2.11. | Alternate Rate of Interest | 37 |
SECTION 2.12. | Increased Costs | 40 |
SECTION 2.13. | Break Funding Payments | 41 |
SECTION 2.14. | Taxes | 42 |
SECTION 2.15. | Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs | 45 |
SECTION 2.16. | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 47 |
SECTION 2.17. | [Reserved] | 48 |
SECTION 2.18. | Defaulting Lenders | 48 |
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 48 | |
SECTION 3.01. | Organization; Powers | 48 |
SECTION 3.02. | Authorization; Enforceability | 48 |
SECTION 3.03. | Governmental Authorizations | 49 |
SECTION 3.04. | No Contravention | 49 |
SECTION 3.05. | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 49 |
SECTION 3.06. | Litigation and Environmental Matters | 49 |
SECTION 3.07. | Compliance with Laws | 50 |
SECTION 3.08. | No Default | 50 |
SECTION 3.09. | Investment Company Status | 50 |
SECTION 3.10. | Taxes | 50 |
SECTION 3.11. | ERISA | 51 |
SECTION 3.12. | Disclosure | 51 |
SECTION 3.13. | Margin Regulations | 52 |
SECTION 3.14. | Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 52 |
Article IV CONDITIONS | 52 | |
SECTION 4.01. | Closing Date | 52 |
SECTION 4.02. | Each Credit Event | 53 |
Article V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 54 | |
SECTION 5.01. | Financial Statements and Other Information | 54 |
SECTION 5.02. | Notices of Material Events | 56 |
SECTION 5.03. | Existence; Conduct of Business | 56 |
SECTION 5.04. | Payment of Taxes | 56 |
SECTION 5.05. | Maintenance of Properties | 56 |
SECTION 5.06. | Books and Records | 57 |
SECTION 5.07. | Inspection Rights | 57 |
SECTION 5.08. | Compliance with Laws | 57 |
SECTION 5.09. | Insurance | 57 |
SECTION 5.10. | Use of Proceeds | 58 |
Article VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 58 | |
SECTION 6.01. | Liens | 58 |
SECTION 6.02. | Fundamental Changes | 60 |
SECTION 6.03. | Lines of Business | 60 |
SECTION 6.04. | Financial Covenants | 60 |
SECTION 6.05. | Use of Proceeds in Compliance with Sanctions Laws | 60 |
Article VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 61 | |
Article VIII AGENTS | 63 | |
SECTION 8.01. | Administrative Agent | 63 |
SECTION 8.02. | Certain ERISA Matters | 67 |
Article IX MISCELLANEOUS | 68 | |
SECTION 9.01. | Notices | 68 |
SECTION 9.02. | Waivers; Amendments | 68 |
SECTION 9.03. | Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc. | 69 |
SECTION 9.04. | Successors and Assigns | 71 |
SECTION 9.05. | Survival | 75 |
SECTION 9.06. | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | 75 |
SECTION 9.07. | Severability | 76 |
SECTION 9.08. | Payments Set Aside | 77 |
SECTION 9.09. | Right of Setoff | 77 |
SECTION 9.10. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 77 |
SECTION 9.11. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 78 |
SECTION 9.12. | Headings | 78 |
SECTION 9.13. | Confidentiality | 79 |
SECTION 9.14. | USA PATRIOT Act | 80 |
SECTION 9.15. | No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationships | 80 |
SECTION 9.16. | [Reserved] | 81 |
SECTION 9.17. | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | 81 |
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2.01 | Commitments |
SCHEDULE 9.01 | Notice Information |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
EXHIBIT B | Form of Promissory Note |
EXHIBIT C | Forms of U.S. Tax Certificates |
18-MONTH DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of February 25, 2022 among SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as borrower, the LENDERS party hereto from time to time, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (this “Agreement”).
The Company has requested that the Lenders make, in one or more installments, term loans to the Company, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $6,000,000,000, and the Lenders are prepared to make such term loans upon the terms and conditions hereof. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article
I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple SOFR, plus (b) the Credit Spread Adjustment that would be applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan; provided that if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1.00%) equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period plus (b) the applicable Credit Spread Adjustment; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address as set forth on Schedule 9.01, or such other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Company and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agents” means each of the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agents.
“Agreement Value” means, for each Swap Contract, on any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements and netting amounts arising out of intercompany Swap Contracts) that the Company or any Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Contract were terminated on such date.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum (which shall not be less than zero) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.11 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.11(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage of the Term Loan Facility represented by (a) at any time during the Availability Period, the sum of such Lender’s (i) undrawn Commitment at such time plus (ii) the principal amount of such Lender’s Loan, and (b) thereafter, the principal amount of such Lender’s Loan at such time, provided that in the case of Section 2.18 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the total principal amount of the Loan (and undrawn Commitments, if any) (disregarding the principal amount of any Defaulting Lender’s portion of the Loan and undrawn Commitment) represented by such Lender’s portion of the principal amount of the Loans (and undrawn Commitments, if any).
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan or ABR Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable pursuant to Section 2.09(a), as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “Term SOFR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, respectively, based upon the Index Debt Rating by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date:
If Index Debt Ratings are not available on the Closing Date, the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be in Category 3 above until the Ratings Outside Date. Following the Ratings Outside Date, (a) if either Ratings Agency shall not have issued an Index Debt Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the second to last sentence of this paragraph), then such Ratings Agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5 above, (b) if the Index Debt Rating established or deemed to have been established by the two Ratings Agencies shall fall within different ratings levels, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings, unless one of the two ratings is two or more ratings levels lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by the reference to the rating level one level below the higher of the two ratings (and, for this purpose, a rating level shall be the comparable rating level for the Moody’s rating and the S&P’s rating (i.e., ratings of A-/A3 are the same rating level)), and (c) if any rating shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of the applicable Ratings Agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable Ratings Agency. Each change in the applicable margins and commitment fee rates shall apply to all outstanding Loans and commitment fees, as applicable, accruing during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of any Ratings Agency shall change, or if either Ratings Agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the relevant Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend the references to specific ratings in this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such Ratings Agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation. At any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be in Category 5 above.
“Approved Electronic Platform” means IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender as assignor and an assignee (with the consent of each Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earlier of (x) the Availability Termination Date (including such date) and (y) termination of all of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, Article VII or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement (excluding such date (unless such termination is a result of the Availability Termination Date)).
“Availability Termination Date” means the earlier to occur of (i) December 30, 2022 and (ii) the IPO Effective Date.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (e) of Section 2.11.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.11.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR;
(2) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Company for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Business Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City or Chicago; provided that in relation to Loans bearing interest based on the Daily Simple SOFR and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Loan, or any other dealings of such Loan, any such day that is only an U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date hereof) other than RemainCo and/or any wholly-owned subsidiaries of RemainCo, shall own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.12(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its obligation to make the Loan to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount over all installments thereof not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto (reflecting the Commitments on the date hereof) or in the Assignment and Assumption or other instrument executed and delivered hereunder pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be reduced or renewed from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, reductions pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.06 and renewals pursuant to Section 2.08(c). The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $6,000,000,000 as of the date hereof. The Commitments of the Lenders are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make the Loan hereunder.
“Commitment Date” means February 14, 2022.
“Commitment Letter” means that certain SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. Senior Unsecured Delayed Draw Term Loan Facilities Commitment Letter, dated as of the Commitment Date, by the Joint Lead Arrangers, and accepted and agreed to by the Company.
“Company” has the meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.
“Compensation Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(b).
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, at any date, the total shareholders’ equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from “Consolidated Net Worth” (a) accumulated other comprehensive income (or loss) (adjusted for the Fortitude Re Adjustment Amount) and (b) all noncontrolling interests (as determined in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, entitled “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements”).
“Consolidated Total Capitalization” means, at any date, the sum of (a) Consolidated Total Debt plus (b) without duplication of any amount of Hybrid Securities included in the determination of Consolidated Total Debt, the aggregate amount of Hybrid Securities plus (c) Consolidated Net Worth.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, at any date, without duplication, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding all Operating Indebtedness and Hybrid Securities of the Company and its Subsidiaries) plus (b) the aggregate amount of Hybrid Securities in excess of 15% of Consolidated Total Capitalization, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Loans.
“Credit Spread Adjustment” means a rate per annum equal to 0.10%.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Company.
“Deconsolidation” means the date on which RemainCo shall (i) beneficially own, directly or indirectly, shares representing 50% or less of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company and (ii) is no longer required to consolidate the financial results of the Company in its consolidated financial statements.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which, upon notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to 2.00% plus the Alternate Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Rate applicable to ABR Loans; provided that, with respect to principal of any Term Benchmark Loan that shall become due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by prepayment or otherwise) on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the “Default Rate” shall be a rate per annum equal to, for the period from and including such due date to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period, 2.00% plus the interest rate for such Term Benchmark Loan as provided in Section 2.10(b) and, thereafter, the rate provided for above in this definition.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to the Administrative Agent or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, (x) such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied or (y) such failure has been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or the Administrative Agent in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, acting in good faith, to confirm in writing in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such confirmation) or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or Bail-In Action.
“Designated Subsidiaries” means, without duplication, (a) any Subsidiary that has total assets in excess of 10% (or, solely for purposes of Section 6.01, 20%) of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (based upon and as of the date of delivery of the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company furnished pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or 5.01) and (b) any Subsidiary formed or organized after the date hereof that owns, directly or indirectly, greater than 10% (or, solely for purposes of the Section 6.01, 20%) of the Equity Interests in any other Designated Subsidiary, in each case, as measured as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are available.
“Disclosed Matters” means any matter disclosed in the Draft Registration Statement.
“Disclosed Tax Matters” means any matters relating to taxes set forth or accounted for in the “Federal Income Taxes” or “Income Taxes” notes, as applicable, in the Draft Registration Statement.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States.
“Draft Registration Statement” means the draft registration statement confidentially submitted by the Company to the SEC on December 21, 2021 and January 27, 2022, and delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers on January 25, 2022 and February 1, 2022, respectively (in each case, without giving effect to any amendments thereto).
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local, municipal and foreign Laws (including common law), treaties, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, injunctions, permits, directives, orders (including consent orders), and legally binding requirements of any Governmental Authority, in each case concerning the protection of the environment, natural resources, human health and safety as it relates to any Hazardous Materials or the presence, Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, or the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, transport, recycling, disposal or handling of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to, Hazardous Materials, in each case not relating to or arising out of the insurance or reinsurance activities of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
“Environmental Liability” means all liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, claims, actions, suits, judgments, orders, fines, penalties, fees, expenses and costs (including administrative oversight costs, natural resource damages and remediation costs), whether contingent or otherwise, arising out of (a) actual or alleged compliance or noncompliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, handling, transport, storage, treatment, recycling or disposal of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to, any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which a liability or obligation is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. Liabilities of the type described above arising out of the obligation of any Insurance Subsidiary with respect to its insurance operations shall not constitute “Environmental Liabilities” hereunder.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity interests in any Person, and any option, warrant or other right entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire any such equity interest.
“Equivalent Financing” means credit facilities or other forms of bank financing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived), (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived, (c) the determination that any Plan is in “at-risk status” (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code and Section 303 of ERISA), (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (e) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (f) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (g) the requirement that a Plan provide a security pursuant to Section 436(f)(i) of the Code, (h) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (i) the Company or any of the Subsidiaries engaging in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” with respect to a plan for which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or with respect to which the Company or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable, (j) any other event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company or any Subsidiary under Title IV of ERISA or (k) any Foreign Benefit Event.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Excess Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(b)(ii).
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any payment made by the Company, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by gross or net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, revenue Taxes and branch profits Taxes and taxes in lieu thereof (including value-added or similar Taxes), in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure or inability to comply with Section 2.14(f); (c) U.S. Federal withholding Taxes from a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Recipient acquires directly or indirectly its applicable ownership interest in the Loans or Commitments (other than a Recipient acquiring its applicable ownership interest pursuant to Section 2.16(b)) or (ii) such Recipient changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.14, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a Recipient with respect to its applicable ownership interest in the Loans or Commitments or to such Recipient immediately before it changed its lending office and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official governmental interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation or rules adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, deputy treasurer or controller of the Company.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall be zero.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable Law or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable Law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary under applicable Law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable Law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or the imposition on the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable Law.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan maintained outside of the U.S. primarily for the benefit of employees working outside the U.S. that under applicable Law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“Fortitude Re Adjustment Amount” means, at any date, the amount (if any) of cumulative unrealized gains and losses relating to Fortitude Re’s Funds Withheld Assets (as such term is used in the Company’s most recent financial statement delivered in accordance with Section 5.01) as included in accumulated other comprehensive income (or loss).
“Fund” means any investment vehicle managed by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and created in the ordinary course of the Company’s asset management business or tax credit investment business for the purpose of selling and/or holding, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests in such investment vehicle to third parties.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
“GIC” means a guaranteed investment contract or funding agreement or other similar agreement issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that guarantees to a counterparty a rate of return on the invested capital over the life of such contract or agreement.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, municipal or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body (including any board of insurance, insurance department or insurance commissioner), court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligation or (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material, including petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, coal ash, radon gas, asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorofluorohydrocarbons, and any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.
“Hybrid Securities” means any junior subordinated debt or trust preferred securities issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that received hybrid equity treatment from S&P and Moody’s at issuance.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed (provided that, for purposes of this clause (e), if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become personally liable for any such Indebtedness, the amount of the Indebtedness of such Person in connection therewith shall be limited to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of such property and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien), (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. Indebtedness shall not include: (i) any obligation of any Person to make any payment, hold funds or securities or to segregate funds or securities for the benefit of one or more third parties pursuant to any surety or fidelity bond, any insurance or reinsurance contract or program, any distribution agreement, any program administrator agreement, managing general agency agreement, third party administrator agreement, claims services agreement or similar insurance services agreement, or any annuity contract, variable annuity contract, life insurance policy, variable life insurance policy or other similar agreement or instrument (including GICs and financial guarantees), including any policyholder account, arising in the ordinary course of any such Person’s business; (ii) all other liabilities (or guarantees thereof) of any Person arising in the ordinary course of any such Person’s business as an insurance company, reinsurance company (including GICs), agency, producer or claims services company or as a provider of financial or investment services (including GICs); (iii) obligations of any Person under Swap Contracts; (iv) obligations of any Person under or arising out of any employee benefit plan, employment contract or other similar arrangement; (v) obligations of any Person under any severance or termination of employment agreement or plan; (vi) utilizing proceeds from the disposition of properties (or interests therein) generating tax credits to secure guarantee obligations to third party investors in tax credit Funds, or providing guarantees to third-party investors in tax credit Funds to protect against recapture of previously-allocated tax credits occurring after the disposition of such properties (or interests therein); or (vii) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are held for sale (and accounted for as such under GAAP) as of the date hereof. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership (other than Indebtedness that is nonrecourse to such Person) in which such Person is a general partner.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by the Company under any Loan Document and (b) Other Taxes. For avoidance of doubt, Indemnified Taxes does not include Taxes imposed by applicable Law on a distribution or similar payment made by a Lender to a Person that is an owner of such Lender with respect to its ownership interest in such Lender and distributions and similar payments made by such owners to their owner.
“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.
“Index Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by S&P or Moody’s of the Index Debt.
“Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is required to be licensed as an insurer or reinsurer.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Company to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Term SOFR Rate applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment), as the Company may elect; provided, that:
(i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.11(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request.
For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“IPO” means the initial underwritten public offering of shares of common stock of the Company consummated on terms substantially consistent with the Draft Registration Statement or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the Draft Registration Statement shall be deemed satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers so long as such amendment is not materially adverse to the Lenders).
“IPO Effective Date” means the date on which the IPO is consummated.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” means the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners listed on the cover page of this Agreement.
“JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A or one or more of its affiliates.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Limited Recourse Real Estate Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company secured by Liens on any of its real property (including investments in real property) and certain personal property related thereto; provided that (i) the recourse of the holder of such Indebtedness (whether direct or indirect and whether contingent or otherwise) under the instrument creating such Liens or providing for such Indebtedness shall be limited to such real property and personal property relating thereto; and (ii) such holder may not under the instrument creating such Lien or providing for such Indebtedness collect by levy of execution or otherwise against property of such Subsidiary (other than such real property and personal property relating thereto directly securing such Indebtedness) if such Subsidiary fails to pay such Indebtedness when due and such holder obtains a judgment with respect thereto, except for recourse obligations that are customary in “non-recourse” real estate transactions.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the promissory notes (if any) executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.07(e).
“Loan” and “Loans” means the term loan made by each Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01, which may be made in multiple installments as more particularly set forth in Section 2.01 (or, if context so requires, the aggregate term loan made by all of the Lenders).
“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, property or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any Limited Recourse Real Estate Indebtedness), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Contracts, of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $375,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Contract at any time shall be the Agreement Value of such Swap Contract at such time.
“Maturity Date” means (x) December 30, 2022, if the IPO Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to such date, or (y) otherwise, August 25, 2023.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any Prepayment Event, the aggregate cash proceeds received in respect of such Prepayment Event, net of all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates of the Company) in connection therewith.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the “Overnight Bank Funding Rate” in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Company arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loans (including with respect to principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable by the Company thereunder), whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Company or any Affiliate thereof of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization naming such Person as the debtor in such case, proceeding or action, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Operating Indebtedness” of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, any Indebtedness of such Person (a) in respect of AXXX, XXX and other similar life reserve requirements, (b) incurred in connection with repurchase agreements, securities lending and dollar roll transactions, (c) to the extent the proceeds of which are used directly or indirectly (including for the purpose of funding portfolios that are used to fund trusts in order) to support AXXX, XXX and other similar life reserves, (d) to the extent the proceeds of which are used to fund discrete assets or pools of assets (and related hedge instruments and capital) that are at least notionally segregated from other assets and have sufficient cash flow to pay principal and interest thereof, with insignificant risk of other assets of such Person being called upon to make such principal and interest payments, (e) in respect of the Company’s “Debt of Consolidated Investment Entities”, (f) consisting of loans and other obligations owing to Federal Home Loan Banks or (g) that is otherwise treated as “operating indebtedness” and excluded from financial leverage by each of the Ratings Agencies in its evaluation of such Person.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection solely arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar excise or property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes or Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment or participation.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.01(j).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.01(j).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) bankers’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (c) pledges and deposits made in compliance with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security Laws; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions on use of real property and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company; and (f) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business on operating accounts (including deposit accounts and any related securities accounts) maintained by the Company, including bankers’ Liens and rights of setoff arising in connection therewith; provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Prepayment Date” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.08(b)(ii).
“Prepayment Event” means, the issuance or incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or subsidiaries that the Company will ultimately own following the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions) of any the following, after the Commitment Date:
(a) Indebtedness for borrowed money, including without limitation, the Senior Notes and/or any Equivalent Financing issued or incurred in lieu of the Senior Notes (in whole or in part), but excluding (i) Operating Indebtedness, (ii) intercompany obligations between or among the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, (iii) the Revolving Credit Facility, (iv) the 3-Year DDTL Loans, (v) Hybrid Securities and/or any Equivalent Financing issued or incurred in lieu of any Hybrid Securities (in whole or in part), (vi) Capital Lease Obligations, (vii) Purchase Money Obligations and equipment financings, (viii) letter of credit facilities, (ix) bilateral working capital facilities, (x) overdraft facilities, and (xi) prior to the Deconsolidation, working capital facilities provided by RemainCo and/or its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business); and/or
(b) Hybrid Securities and/or any Equivalent Financing issued or incurred in lieu of any Hybrid Securities (in whole or in part).
“Prepayment Notice” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.08(b)(i).
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction..
“Purchase Money Obligations” means any Indebtedness issued or incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (including Equity Interests), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.
“Ratings Agency” means, individually or collectively, S&P and/or Moody’s, as the context may require.
“Ratings Outside Date” means the earlier to occur of (x) the date that Index Debt Ratings become available and (y) the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date.
“Recipient” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender (and, in the case of a Lender that is classified as a partnership for U.S. Federal tax purposes, a Person treated as a beneficial owner thereof for U.S. Federal tax purposes).
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then four Business Days prior to such setting or (3) if such Benchmark is neither the Term SOFR Rate nor Daily Simple SOFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, pumping, emptying, escaping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within, at, to, under, from or upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means, the Board and/or the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“RemainCo” means American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Reorganization Transactions” means a series of planned transactions intended to separate the life and retirement business of RemainCo and transfer such business to the Company and its subsidiaries, as described in sections “The Reorganization Transactions” and “Recapitalization” of the Draft Registration Statement.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that the Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means any executive officer or Financial Officer of the Company and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means one or more (or a series) of revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment not to exceed $2,500,000,000 arranged by JPMorgan for the Company.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive sanctions program that extends beyond any list of Sanctioned Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or the European Union, which as of the date of this Agreement would be the so - called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so- called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or the European Union, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in, or the government of, a Sanctioned Country or the Government of Venezuela or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person described in clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “sanctions” shall not include any withholding tax under FATCA.
“SAP” means, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance commissioner (or other similar authority) in the domicile of such Insurance Subsidiary for the preparation of annual statements and other financial reports of such Insurance Subsidiary, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of filing of such statement or report.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any regulatory body that succeeds to the functions thereof.
“Securities Transactions” means (a) securities lending arrangements, (b) repurchase and reverse repurchase arrangements with respect to securities and financial instruments and (c) other similar arrangements.
“Senior Notes” means senior unsecured debt securities issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries following the Commitment Date.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the “Secured Overnight Financing Rate” as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“Specified Permitted Lender” means any Person identified as a permitted assignee pursuant to the Syndication Plan.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership or managing limited liability company interests (as applicable) are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, Controlled or held directly or indirectly by such parent; provided that no Fund shall be a “subsidiary” for the purpose hereof.
“Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, emission rights, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement; provided that Swap Contracts shall not include (i) any right, option, warrant or other award made under an employee benefit plan, employment contract or other similar arrangement or (ii) any right, warrant or option or other convertible or exchangeable security or other instrument issued by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary for capital raising purposes.
“Syndication Agent” means the Syndication Agent listed on the cover page of this Agreement.
“Syndication Plan” means that certain Syndication Plan, dated February 14, 2022 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time with the consent of the Company), among the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Company.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Term Loan Facility” means (a) at any time during the Availability Period, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Commitments at such time and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans of all Lenders at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans of all Lenders at such time.
“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR as published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than five (5) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(D)(2).
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Company and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
“3-Year DDTL Credit Agreement” means that certain 3-Year Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time), between the Company, as borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and JPMorgan, as administrative agent for the lenders thereto.
“3-Year DDTL Loans” means those “Loans” as defined in and borrowed pursuant to the 3-Year DDTL Credit Agreement.
Section 1.02. Terms Generally.
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such Law and any reference to any Law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such Law or regulation as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
Section 1.03. Accounting Terms and Determinations.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, whether a lease constitutes a capital lease or an operating lease shall be determined based on GAAP without giving effect to any treatment of leases under Accounting Standards Codification 842 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect).
Section 1.04. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification.
The interest rate on a Loan may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.11(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Company. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Company, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
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THE CREDITS
Section 2.01. Term Loan.
At any time, and from time to time, during the Availability Period each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a Loan in one or more installments in Dollars to the Company pursuant to this Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s Commitment, which Commitment shall, subject to Section 2.08(c), be permanently and irrevocably reduced on a dollar for dollar basis in an amount equal to the principal amount of each installment of the Loan made under this Agreement by such Lender on the date such installment is made. Subject to Section 2.08(c), the Loan under this Agreement may not be reborrowed once prepaid or repaid.
Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.
(a) Obligations of Lenders. Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Type of Loans. Subject to Section 2.11, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans as the Company may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Term Benchmark Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Company to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings. At the commencement of the Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount equal to $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten Term Benchmark Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Limitations on Lengths of Interest Periods. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert to or continue as a Term Benchmark Borrowing, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested therefor would end after the Maturity Date.
Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings.
With respect to each borrowing of an installment of the Loan, the Company shall give the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Request by telephone or in writing (a) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and, in the case of telephonic Borrowing Requests, shall be confirmed promptly (but, in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing) by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company. Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period therefor, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section (but, in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the requested Borrowing, provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received a written Borrowing Request for such Borrowing not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date), the Administrative Agent shall advise each relevant Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
Section 2.04. Funding of Borrowings.
(a) Funding by Lenders. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon (or, in the case of an ABR Borrowing, 2:00 p.m.), New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Company by crediting the amounts so received within two hours of receipt from the Lenders, in like funds, to an account of the Company maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City and designated by the Company in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(b) Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Company a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Company severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Company to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”), at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Company, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company may have against any other Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
Section 2.05. Interest Elections.
(a) Elections by the Company for Borrowings. Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have the Interest Period specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Company may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect the Interest Period therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Company may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans constituting such Borrowing, and the Loans constituting each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) Notice of Elections. To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or in writing by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Company were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and, in the case of telephonic Interest Election Requests shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, electronic delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company.
(c) Information in Interest Election Requests. Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period therefor after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Notice by Administrative Agent to Lenders. Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) Failure to Elect; Events of Default. If the Company fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall automatically be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period therefor.
Section 2.06. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Scheduled Termination. Subject to Section 2.08(c), the Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by an amount equal to the principal amount of each Borrowing under this Agreement on the date of such Borrowing. Unless previously terminated or reduced to zero, any outstanding Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero and terminated at the end of the Availability Termination Date. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.08(c), the Commitments shall automatically and permanently terminate upon being reduced to zero.
(b) Voluntary Termination or Reduction. During the Availability Period, the Company may at any time terminate the Commitments or from time to time reduce the Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000. Notwithstanding the termination of the Commitments, this Agreement shall not terminate, and the obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until such time as all principal of or accrued interest on the Loans and all fees and other amounts payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document have been paid in full.
(c) Notice of Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least two Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) Repayment. Each Loan shall mature, and the Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay the unpaid principal of each Loan (together with accrued interest thereon and all other amounts then payable under this Agreement) on the Maturity Date.
(b) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Company to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender by the Company from time to time hereunder.
(c) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Company to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d) Effect of Entries. The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the records of the Administrative Agent and the records of a Lender, the records of the Administrative Agent shall control absent manifest error.
(e) Promissory Notes. Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to the Company be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) substantially in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
Section 2.08. Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Optional Prepayments.
(i) The Company shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.08 and Section 2.13.
(ii) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) or in writing of any prepayment under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.08: (1) in the case of prepayment of any Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment (which shall be a Business Day) or (2) in the case of prepayment of any ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment (which shall be a Business Day). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the relevant Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial optional prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.10, together with amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2.13.
(b) Mandatory Prepayment Events.
(i) The Company shall, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, not less than three Business Days (or such shorter time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) prior to the occurrence of any Prepayment Event (regardless of whether the Net Proceeds thereof would be required to be applied to prepay the Loans or the 3-Year DDTL Loans or reduce Commitments hereunder or commitments in respect of the 3-Year DDTL Loans), deliver a notice (the “Prepayment Notice”) thereof to the Administrative Agent, which shall set forth the (i) aggregate proceeds from such Prepayment Event, (ii) the Net Proceeds therefrom, and (iii) the amount of any Loans, 3-Year DDTL Loans, or any interest in respect of the Loans or 3-Year DDTL Loans to be paid, and/or the undrawn portion of any Commitments or commitments in respect of the 3-Year DDTL Loans expected to be permanently reduced and terminated in connection therewith, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(ii) below (and any elections the Company may make in respect thereof). Any prepayments made under this Section 2.08(b) shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.13.
(ii) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds from any Prepayment Event, when taken together with the aggregate Net Proceeds of all other Prepayment Events that have occurred prior thereto, exceeds $500,000,000 (any such excess Net Proceeds, “Excess Proceeds”), the Company shall, on or before the date (the “Prepayment Date”) that is the third (3rd) Business Day following the receipt of such Excess Proceeds:
(I) with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, apply the relevant Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (A) below, unless the Company makes an election in the Prepayment Notice to apply such Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (B) below, in which case, the Company shall apply such Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (B) below; and
(II) with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, apply the relevant Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (B) below;
(A) without duplication (1) first, to ratably prepay (x) any principal amount of Loans and (y) any accrued but unpaid interest on the Loans, in each case, outstanding on the relevant Prepayment Date, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, (2) second, the then-undrawn portion of the Commitments shall be permanently and irrevocably reduced (or terminated, as applicable) on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clause (A)(1) above (it being understood that any Excess Proceeds counted towards reducing Commitments under this clause (A)(2) shall not be reused in clause (A)(3) below), and (3) third, without duplication, to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clauses (A)(1) or (A)(2) above, in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(ii)(B) of the 3-Year DDTL Credit Agreement; and
(B) without duplication (1) first, in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(ii)(A) in the 3-Year DDTL Credit Agreement, (2) second, to ratably prepay (x) any principal amount of Loans and (y) any accrued but unpaid interest on the Loans, in each case, outstanding on the relevant Prepayment Date, on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clause (B)(1) above, and (3) third, the then-undrawn portion of the Commitments shall be permanently and irrevocably reduced (or terminated, as applicable) on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clauses (B)(1) or (B)(2) above.
(c) Mandatory Prepayment for Delayed IPO. If the IPO Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days (or up to and including ten (10) Business Days with the consent of the Administrative Agent, or such longer period exceeding ten (10) Business Days with the consent of each of the Joint Lead Arrangers) after any Borrowing made in anticipation thereof, the Company shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of any outstanding Loans (along with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) within five (5) Business Days following such date; provided that, upon such prepayment, the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders shall be increased by the principal amount of Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.08(c), pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, and such Commitments shall be available to the Company for re-borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01. Any prepayments made under this Section 2.08(c) shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.13.
Section 2.09. Fees.
(a) Commitment Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate on the daily undrawn amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the day that is 120 days after the Closing Date to but excluding the date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero and terminated. Accrued commitment fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the day that is fifteen (15) days (or if such day is not a Business Day, the preceding Business Day) after the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the 120th day after the Closing Date, and on the date on which the Commitments are terminated and reduced to zero and any such fees accruing after such date shall be payable on demand.
(b) Administrative Agent Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.
(c) Payment of Fees; Computation of Fees. All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, as applicable, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances. All fees payable under paragraph (a) of this Section shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
Section 2.10. Interest.
(a) ABR Loans. The Loans constituting each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) Term SOFR Loans. The Loans constituting each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Default Interest. If any amount of principal of any Loan, interest or any other amount payable by the Company under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Without duplication of amounts payable under the preceding sentence, while any Event of Default pursuant to clause (g) or (h) of Article VII exists and, upon request by the Required Lenders, while any other Event of Default exists, the Company shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Loans made to the Company at a rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(d) Payment of Interest. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the Maturity Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Borrowing shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) Computation. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest.
(a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.11, if:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Term SOFR Rate (including because the Term SOFR Reference Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the Daily Simple SOFR; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Company delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for (x) a Borrowing for Loans that bear interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan is outstanding on the date of the Company’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.11(a) with respect to Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Company delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute (x) a Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above, on such day.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Swap Contract shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.11), if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.11.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(f) Upon the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Company may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Company will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (A) a Borrowing for Loans that bear interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan is outstanding on the date of the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement is implemented pursuant to this Section 2.11, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) a Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day.
Section 2.12. Increased Costs.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, deposit insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for account of, or credit extended by, any Lender;
(ii) impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Term Benchmark Loans made by such Lender; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Taxes under FATCA, (B) Indemnified Taxes, (C) Other Connection Taxes on gross or net income, profits, franchise or revenues or taxes in lieu thereof (including value-added or similar Taxes) and (D) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (c) of the definition of Excluded Taxes) on its Loans (including principal amount thereof), Commitments or other obligations hereunder, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lenders or such other Recipient of making or maintaining any Term Benchmark Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Company will pay to such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity, as applicable), then from time to time the Company will pay to such Lender in Dollars such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates from Lenders. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts in Dollars necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
Section 2.13. Break Funding Payments.
In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period or the relevant Interest Payment Date therefor (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period or the relevant Interest Payment Date therefor, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be revocable under Section 2.08(a)(ii) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.16, then, in any such event, the Company shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, the loss to any Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period or the relevant Interest Payment Date, as applicable, for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the duration of the Interest Period or comparable monthly period that would have resulted from such borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, over (ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) for deposits from other banks in the Term SOFR Rate market at the commencement of such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
Section 2.14. Taxes.
(a) Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by the Company under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by applicable Law (which, for purposes of this Section, shall include FATCA). If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to deduct or withhold Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so deduct or withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of deducted or withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by the Company shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such deduction or withholding (including such deduction or withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Company. The Company shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by the Company to a Governmental Authority, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify each Recipient for any Indemnified Taxes that are paid or payable by such Recipient in connection with any Loan Document (including amounts payable under this Section 2.14(d)) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.14(d) shall be paid within 10 days after the Recipient delivers to the Company a certificate stating the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so payable by such Recipient and describing the basis for the indemnification claim. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so payable absent manifest error. Such Recipient shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the Administrative Agent. In the case of any Lender making a claim under this Section 2.14(d) on behalf of any of its beneficial owners, an indemnity payment under this Section 2.14(d) shall be due only to the extent that such Lender is able to establish that, with respect to the applicable Indemnified Taxes, such beneficial owners supplied to the applicable Persons such properly completed and executed documentation necessary to claim any applicable exemption from, or reduction of, such Indemnified Taxes.
(e) Indemnification by Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that the Company has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Company to do so) and the Company for any Excluded Taxes, in each case attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or the Company (as applicable) in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Excluded Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.14(e) shall be paid within 10 days after the Administrative Agent or the Company (as applicable) delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes or Excluded Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or the Company (as applicable). Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(f) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder or at times prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding, unless a Change in Law prevents such Lender from legally being able to complete, execute or deliver such form. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.14(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Company is a U.S. Person, any Lender with respect to the Company shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of originals reasonably requested by the Company and the Administrative Agent), on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed originals of whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty, (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty and (3) with respect to FATCA, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from withholding tax;
(C) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender for whom payments under the Loan Documents constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;
(D) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) (which shall also establish an exemption from withholding tax under FATCA) and (2) a certificate substantially in the applicable form attached as part of Exhibit D (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) to the effect that such Lender is not (a) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;
(E) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if such Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on behalf of such partners; or
(F) any other form prescribed by Law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by Law to be withheld.
(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any Lender or the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it has received a refund, in cash or applied as an offset against other cash tax liability, of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this Section), such indemnified party shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid to such indemnifying party pursuant to the previous sentence (plus, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14(g), in no event will any indemnified party be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.14(g) to the extent such payment would place such indemnified party in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.14(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
Section 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a) Payments by the Company. The Company shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, or fees, or under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.14, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due or the date fixed for any prepayment hereunder, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder (including commitment fees, payments required under Section 2.07, and payments required under Section 2.08) shall be made in Dollars.
(b) Application of Insufficient Payments. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(c) Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or interest thereon resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon then due than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Company consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Company rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Company in the amount of such participation.
(d) Presumptions of Payment. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice (which notice shall be effective upon receipt) from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for account of the Lenders hereunder that the Company will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Company has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Company has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the NYFRB Rate.
(e) Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent. If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b), 2.15(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under such Sections, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
Section 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, or if the Company is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement of Lenders. If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, (ii) the Company is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 or (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) such assignment shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04 and such assignee (if not a Lender) shall have been approved by the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed), (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans owing to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts), (C) with respect to an assignment as a result of clause (iii) above, the assignment fee shall be paid to the Administrative Agent by the Company and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.17. [Reserved].
Section 2.18. Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which it is a Defaulting Lender (and the Company shall not be required to pay any such fee that would otherwise have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender); and
(b) the Commitments and Credit Exposures of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); except that (i) the Commitments of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (ii) any waiver, amendment or other modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Company represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
Section 3.01. Organization; Powers.
Each of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c) above, to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each Loan Document to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action. Each Loan Document to which the Company is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section 3.03. Governmental Authorizations.
No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Company of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) to the extent that failure to obtain such approval, consent, exemption or authorization, to take such other action, or to make such notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.04. No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each Loan Document to which the Company is a party do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of the Company’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which the Company is a party or affecting the Company or the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which the Company or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) above, to the extent such violations or defaults, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Financial Statements. The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders in the Draft Registration Statement its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 certified by the Company’s chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
(b) No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2020, there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect except for Disclosed Matters.
Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters.
(a) Actions, Suits and Proceedings. Except for Disclosed Matters and Disclosed Tax Matters, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, disputes or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Company or any of its Designated Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (i) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(b) Environmental Matters. Except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Designated Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability.
(c) Change in Disclosed Matters. Since the date of the Draft Registration Statement, there has been no change in the status of Disclosed Matters and since the date of the Draft Registration Statement, there has been no change in Disclosed Tax Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws.
Each of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws (including applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions and any Environmental Laws) and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except (i) where the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (ii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.08. No Default.
Neither the Company nor any of its Designated Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 3.09. Investment Company Status.
The Company is not and, after application of the proceeds of the Loans, will not be an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 3.10. Taxes.
Except for Disclosed Tax Matters, each of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) taxes for which such Person has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11. ERISA.
(a) Each of the Company and its ERISA Affiliates is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder as they relate to each Plan, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (determined based on the projected benefit obligation with respect to such underfunded Plans based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the last annual valuation dates applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect if any such Plan were voluntarily terminated.
(b) Each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance with all requirements of Law applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, none of the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction that would subject the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to a tax or civil penalty that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The aggregate unfunded liabilities with respect to such Foreign Pension Plans would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit liabilities of all such Foreign Pension Plans (based on those assumptions used to fund each such Foreign Pension Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets held in trust under all such Foreign Pension Plans by an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect if any such Plan were voluntarily terminated.
Section 3.12. Disclosure.
None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading as of the date made; provided that, with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time furnished (it being understood that such projections and forecasts are subject to uncertainties and contingencies and no assurances can be given that such projections or forecasts will be realized).
Section 3.13. Margin Regulations.
The Company is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing, not more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Company shall consist of Margin Stock.
Section 3.14. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.
The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers or, to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any of their employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
Article
IV
CONDITIONS
Section 4.01. Closing Date.
The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date (the “Closing Date”) on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) Executed Counterparts of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the Company, the Lenders (including any Person that shall become a Lender hereunder as of the Closing Date) and the Administrative Agent a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party (or written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page to this Agreement, that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement).
(b) Corporate Documents; Incumbency Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Company, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Company, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. Each of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 (but without regard to the second parenthetical clause set forth in Section 4.02(a)) shall be satisfied as of the Closing Date, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, confirming compliance with such conditions.
(d) Opinion of Counsel to Company. The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more customary written opinions (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Closing Date) of counsel to the Company (which may include the general counsel or other internal counsel of the Company), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and the Company hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion(s)).
(e) Draft Registration Statement. The Administrative Agent shall have received the Draft Registration Statement and any amendments thereto submitted to the SEC prior to the Closing Date.
(f) Fees and Expenses. The Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective person or persons entitled thereto all such fees and expenses as it shall have agreed in writing to pay to the Agents, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers in connection herewith (including the reasonable fees and expenses of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, special New York counsel to the Administrative Agent) that are due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date (and, with respect to such expenses, for which invoices have been presented to the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date).
(g) Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as are customary for transactions of this type as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
Section 4.02. Each Credit Event.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (in addition to the concurrent or prior satisfaction of the conditions under Section 4.01 on the Closing Date):
(a) (i) with respect to any Borrowing on or prior to the IPO Effective Date, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or (ii) with respect to any Borrowing following the IPO Effective Date, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, other than those representations and warranties contained in Section 3.05(b) (but only as to clause (a) of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect”) and Section 3.06(a) and (c) (but solely to the extent such matters affecting the truth and accuracy of such representation and warranty has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent), in each case under clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.02(a), shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representations and warranties qualified by materiality, in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing (or if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specified date, as of such specified date);
(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) the IPO Effective Date shall have occurred or the Company shall have confirmed to the Administrative Agent in writing that the IPO Effective Date is expected to occur within five (5) Business Days following such Borrowing (which period may be extended to up to ten (10) Business Days following such Borrowing with the consent of the Administrative Agent or a longer period as agreed by each of the Joint Lead Arrangers).
Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the preceding sentence.
Article
V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information.
The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide to each Lender):
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the audited consolidated balance sheets and related audited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing in an audit report to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the corresponding period or periods of the previous fiscal year, in each case certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) (I) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (i) certifying that no Default has occurred or, if such a Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth computations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.04 and (II) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent specifying any changes to the list of Designated Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal period to which such financial statements relate;
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or any U.S. national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;
(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary (including information required to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification requirements of any Lender), or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request; and
(f) promptly, any amendments to the Draft Registration Statement submitted by the Company to the SEC.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), (b) or (d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically by posting on an Internet website, and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent (and by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders) on the date (i) on which such materials are publicly available as posted on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access without charge (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (A) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Company to deliver such paper copies and (B) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b). The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
Section 5.02. Notices of Material Events.
The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide to each Lender) the following, in each case, following the Company’s knowledge thereof:
(a) prompt written notice of any occurrence of any Default;
(b) prompt written notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(c) within 5 days of any such change or notice, written notice of any change in the Company’s Index Debt Ratings from S&P and Moody’s, or any notice from either such agency indicating its cessation of, or its intent to cease, rating the Company’s debt.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and, in the case of clause (a) or (b), any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business.
The Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (a) its legal existence and (b) the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, other than, in the case of clause (b), the loss of which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04. Payment of Taxes.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, pay, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, its Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or such Designated Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, or (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that, for avoidance of doubt an obligation shall be considered to be delinquent or in default for purposes of this Section only if there has first been a notice and demand therefor (as defined in Section 6303 of the Code and similar provisions of Law) by a tax authority.
Section 5.05. Maintenance of Properties.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except, in each case, to the extent that failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.06. Books and Records.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects in conformity with GAAP (or applicable local standards) or SAP, as applicable, consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Company or such Designated Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Section 5.07. Inspection Rights.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by any Agent and/or any Joint Lead Arranger and (at any time a Default exists) any representatives reasonably designated by any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice and at reasonable times during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and other records reasonably requested (other than information subject to confidentiality restrictions, insurance records and customer-related information), and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants; provided that such inspections shall be limited to once per fiscal year of the Company, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Company shall pay the reasonable costs and expenses of any such visit or inspection, but only if a Default exists at the time thereof or is discovered as a result thereof (provided that the Company shall have no responsibility for any such costs and expenses under any other circumstance).
Section 5.08. Compliance with Laws.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, comply with all Laws and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions and Environmental Laws), and in connection therewith, the Company will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Company, its Designated Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, except in each case where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.09. Insurance.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, all as determined in good faith by the Company.
Section 5.10. Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Loans will be used for general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries not in contravention of any Law or any Loan Document, which may include repayment of loans from RemainCo.
Article
VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 6.01. Liens.
The Company will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on (i) any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it or (ii) any Equity Interests of any of the Company’s Designated Subsidiaries, except in each case:
(a) Liens on any property or assets of the Company existing on the Closing Date;
(b) Liens on any property or assets of any Person existing at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with or into the Company, and not created in contemplation of such event;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or assets prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, (ii) such Lien does not apply to any other property or assets of the Company (other than improvements, accessions, proceeds or distributions in respect of the acquired property or assets) and (iii) such Lien secures only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition;
(d) Liens on any property or assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company; provided that (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 360 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such property or assets and (iii) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company (provided that individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender (and its Affiliates));
(e) Permitted Encumbrances;
(f) judgment Liens securing judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Article VII;
(g) Liens arising in connection with Swap Contracts not entered into for speculative purposes;
(h) Liens on securities owned by the Company which are pledged to any Federal Home Loan Bank or other government sponsored entity to secure advances and extensions of credit made to the Company in the ordinary course of business by any Federal Home Loan Bank or by any other government sponsored entity in connection with programs that are generally available to similarly situated companies in the insurance or financial services industry;
(i) Liens arising out of deposits of cash or securities into collateral trusts or reinsurance trusts with ceding companies, insurance regulators or as otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company;
(j) Liens on any real property and personal property relating thereto securing Limited Recourse Real Estate Indebtedness of the Company;
(k) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section arising in the ordinary course of the business of the Company that do not secure any Indebtedness;
(l) Liens arising out of Securities Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Liens on, or sales or transfers of, securitized assets (including notes, bonds and other securities or accounts receivable) in connection with securitizations of such assets; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property or assets other than the assets subject to such securitization (including the proceeds of the foregoing), related rights under the securitization documents and any other assets that are customarily pledged in connection with such securitization;
(n) Liens securing obligations in respect of letters of credit issued on behalf of any Insurance Subsidiary for insurance regulatory or reinsurance purposes;
(o) Liens securing obligations in connection with ordinary course operation of the affordable housing business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(p) [reserved];
(q) [reserved];
(r) Liens incurred pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(s) Liens securing Operating Indebtedness;
(t) Liens on any assets as security required by applicable Law as a condition to the transaction of any business;
(u) Liens securing Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section; provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not exceed the greater of (i) $1,500,000,000 and (ii) 5% of Consolidated Net Worth at any one time outstanding; and
(v) any extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing; provided that the Liens permitted hereunder shall not be expanded to cover any additional Indebtedness or assets (other than a substitution of like assets and improvements, accessions, proceeds or distributions in respect of such assets) unless such additional Indebtedness or assets would have been permitted in connection with the original creation, incurrence or assumption of such Lien.
Section 6.02. Fundamental Changes.
The Company will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that the Company may merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or any Person may merge into or consolidate with the Company, so long as (i) the Company is the surviving person in such transaction and (ii) before and after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 6.03. Lines of Business.
The Company will not, nor will it cause or permit any of its Designated Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than the businesses of the type conducted by the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries on the date hereof or to be conducted following the IPO as described in the Draft Registration Statement and business activities reasonably related, incidental or complementary thereto (including any new insurance and reinsurance businesses by any Insurance Subsidiary).
Section 6.04. Financial Covenants.
(a) Consolidated Net Worth. The Company will not permit Consolidated Net Worth, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be less than $11.73 billion.
(b) Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization. The Company will not permit Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 40% of Consolidated Total Capitalization as of the last day of such fiscal quarter.
Section 6.05. Use of Proceeds in Compliance with Sanctions Laws.
The Company will not request any Borrowing, and the Company shall not, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers and employees shall not, use or otherwise make available, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the funding, financing or facilitating of any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Article
VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a) the Company shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration or otherwise;
(b) the Company shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business Days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, deemed made or furnished;
(d) (i) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.03 (solely with respect to the existence of the Company) and 5.10 and in Article VI; (ii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) or (b) and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business Days; or (iii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.07 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business Days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company (given at the request of any Lender);
(e) The Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 or more days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company;
(f) (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company by any of its Subsidiaries), when and as the same shall become due and payable (beyond any applicable grace period expressly set forth in the governing documents or if the governing documents do not contain a grace period, two days after the Company or such Subsidiary is given written notice of such failure); or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company by any of its Subsidiaries) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this subclause (ii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the assets of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for a period of 60 or more days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) the Company or any Designated Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the assets of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(i) one or more judgments shall be rendered against the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment, and such judgment and/or judgments either is or are, as applicable, for (i) the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $375,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or (ii) injunctive relief and would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(j) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(i) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately; and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, in each case, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding; and in case of any event with respect to the Company described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, in each case, without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender and without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Article
VIII
AGENTS
Section 8.01. Administrative Agent.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not such Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not such Agent hereunder.
(c) No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders and (iii) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, or be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by the Company or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (1) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (2) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (3) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein, (4) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (5) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein or therein, other than (in the case of the Administrative Agent) to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
(e) Each Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent.
(f) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, in each case with a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
(g) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, any arranger of this credit facility or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, any arranger of this credit facility or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(h) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Company) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Agents and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Agents under Sections 2.04 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and (ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Agent to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Agents, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Agents under Sections 2.04 and 9.03. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any other Agent any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any other Agent or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any other Agent in any such proceeding.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Syndication Agents named on the cover page of this Agreement shall not have any duties or liabilities under this Agreement (except in their capacity, if any, as Lenders).
(j) (i) Each Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.01(j) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(ii) Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(iii) The Company hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Company.
(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.01(j) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters.
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
Article
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Notices.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, to the applicable address or telecopier number for the applicable Person in Schedule 9.01. Notices pursuant to this paragraph (a) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopy shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Approved Electronic Platforms, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Company and the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by Approved Electronic Platforms, in each case, pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments.
(a) No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Company therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Amendments. Subject to Section 2.11(b) and (c), neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the Required Lenders or by the Company and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall:
(i) increase any Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;
(ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Company to pay interest at the Default Rate);
(iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;
(iv) change Section 2.06(c) or 2.15(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the ratable reduction of Commitments or the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender; or
(v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
and provided further that no such agreement shall (A) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.18 without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any other Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of such other Agent.
Section 9.03. Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay or reimburse (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of outside counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans. This Section shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b) Limitation of Liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law (i) the Company shall not assert, and the Company hereby waives, any claim against the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger, any Syndication Agent, and any Lender, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related Person”) for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) except in the case of this clause (i) to the extent such Liabilities are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to arise from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Person or its Related Parties and (ii) no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any Liabilities against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this Section 9.03(b) shall relieve the Company of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee, as provided in Section 9.03(c), against any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.
(c) Indemnification by Company. The Company agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Joint Lead Arranger and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and related expenses (including without limitation, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of a single primary counsel for the Indemnitees and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction, unless there exists a perceived or actual conflict of interest among Indemnitees (as reasonably determined by such Indemnitee), in which case such expenses shall include the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and, if reasonably necessary, of one regulatory counsel, to each group of similarly affected Indemnitees) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use or intended use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) the enforcement of this Agreement, (iv) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (v) any actual or prospective Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Company or its equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim not involving an act or omission of the Company and that is brought against by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than against the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, or any Joint Lead Arranger in their capacities as such). This Section 9.03(c) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(d) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Company fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (each, an “Agent-Related Person”) under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent-Related Person such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or Liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as such.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 9.03 shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section 9.03 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns.
(a) Assignments Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Company without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A) the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment (I) to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (II) to any Specified Permitted Lender or (III) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment requiring its consent under this clause (A) unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 15 Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and
(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s applicable Commitment, the amount of such Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Company (except if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company and its Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable Laws, including Federal and state securities Laws; and
(E) no such assignment shall be made to (I) the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (II) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this subclause (II), or (III) a natural person or a corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity owned, operated or established for the primary benefit of a natural person and/or family members or relatives of such person.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) Maintenance of Register by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and the principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Effectiveness of Assignments. Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b), 2.15(e) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) Participations. Any Lender may, without the consent of the Company or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Company, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Company agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) shall be subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender); (B) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (C) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.14, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.09 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitment, Loan, promissory note or other obligations under any Loan Document) except if additional payments under Sections 2.12 and 2.14 are requested with respect to such Participant and except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, promissory note or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or to the extent required to establish an exemption or withholding under FATCA. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(d) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Section 9.05. Survival.
All representations and warranties made by the Company herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making by the Lenders of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Lender and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, any assignment of rights by, or replacement of, a Lender, the expiration or termination of the Commitments, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under the Loan Documents, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of any Loan Document or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Lender.
Section 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract between and among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof (except for any provisions in the Commitment Letter, including without limitation any syndication provisions and the “Clear Market Undertakings” (as defined in the Commitment Letter) that expressly survive pursuant to and to the extent provided by the terms of the Commitment Letter). Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 9.01), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (1) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Company without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic signature and (2) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company hereby (a) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Company, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (b) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (c) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (d) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Company to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 9.07. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.08. Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Company is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.09. Right of Setoff.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and its Affiliates are authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender and its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Company against any and all of the obligations of the Company hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 9.10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto and thereto, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties may only) be heard and determined in such Federal (to the extent permitted by Law) or New York State Court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Company or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Waiver of Venue. The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Service of Process. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.
Section 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.12. Headings.
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 9.13. Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by any applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this paragraph, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (1) any rating agency in connection with rating the Company or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided for herein or (2) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of identification numbers with respect to the credit facilities provided for herein, (h) with the consent of the Company or (i) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this paragraph or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company. In the event that the Administrative Agent or any Lender becomes legally compelled to disclose any confidential Information pursuant to clause (c) of this Section, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall, to the extent permitted by Law, give prompt written notice of that fact to the Company prior to the disclosure, and in the event that the Company shall advise the Administrative Agent or such Lender that it will seek an appropriate remedy to prevent or limit such disclosure, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, shall cooperate reasonably (at the expense of the Company) with the Company in seeking such remedy. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Company relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of written information received from the Company after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at or prior to the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE COMPANY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Section 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act.
Each Lender hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), such Lender may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Company in accordance with said Act.
Section 9.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationships.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers, on the other hand, (ii) the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Company is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Company or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and its Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Company or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 9.16. [Reserved].
Section 9.17. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Justin Caulfield | |
Name: Justin Caulfield | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to 18-Month DDTL Agreement]
LENDERS | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||
individually and as Administrative Agent | ||
By | /s/ Sarah Tarantino | |
Name: Sarah Tarantino | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to 18-Month DDTL Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
By | /s/ Chris Choi | |
Name: Chris Choi | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Page to 18-Month DDTL Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A. | ||
By | /s/ Maureen P. Maroney | |
Name: Maureen P. Maroney | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Maureen P. Maroney | |
Name: Maureen P. Maroney | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to 18-Month DDTL Agreement]
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Mrinalini MacDonough | |
Name: Mrinalini MacDonough | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to 18-Month DDTL Agreement]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | ||
By | /s/ Robert Ehudin | |
Name: Robert Ehudin | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to 18-Month DDTL Agreement]
SCHEDULE 2.01
Commitments
Name of Lender | Commitment |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,200,000,000 |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $1,200,000,000 |
CITIBANK, N.A. | $546,000,000 |
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. | $654,000,000 |
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. | $1,200,000,000 |
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | $1,200,000,000 |
TOTAL | $6,000,000,000 |
SCHEDULE 9.01
Notice Information
I. Company:
SAFG
Retirement Services, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 11
New York, New York 10022-1304
Attention: Justin Caulfield, Treasurer
Fax No.: 888-223-2971
Telephone No.: 212-770-2867
with a copy to: Jeffrey Lanning
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sullivan
& Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Ari Blaut
Fax No.: 212-291-9219
Telephone No.: 212-558-1656
II. Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10179
Attention: Christopher Draper, Andrew Weyant
Email: christopher.draper@chase.com; andrew.weyant@chase.com
Telephone No.: 302-542-6266; 302-552-0714
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cleary
Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York NY 10006
Attention: Amy R. Shapiro, Duane McLaughlin
Email: ashapiro@cgsh.com; dmclaughlin@cgsh.com
Telephone No.: 212-225-2076; 212-225-2106
III. Lenders
Initially, as provided in the relevant Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1. | Assignor: | ________________________________ |
2. | Assignee: | ______________________________ [and is an [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]1 |
3. | Company: | SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., as borrower |
4. | Administrative Agent: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement |
1 | Select as applicable. |
5. | Credit Agreement: | The Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. |
6. | Assigned Interest: |
Assignor | Assignee | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans/ for all Lenders | Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans |
● | ● | $ | $ | % |
● | ● | $ | $ | % |
● | ● | $ | $ | % |
Effective Date: _________, 202_ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
By: | ||
Title: | ||
ASSIGNEE | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: | ||
Title: |
[Consented to and]2 Accepted: | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By | ||
Title: | ||
[Consented to:]3 | ||
SAFG Retirement Services, INC. | ||
By | ||
Title: |
2 | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
3 | To be added only if the consent of the Company is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements, if any, under the Credit Agreement including Section 9.04(b) thereof (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under such Section 9.04(b)), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any arranger or any other Lender and their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest and (vii) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any arranger, the Assignor or any other Lender and their Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT C
[Form of Promissory Note]
PROMISSORY NOTE
$ [_________] [________], 202[_]
New York, New York
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to [NAME OF LENDER] (the “Lender”), at such of the offices of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as shall be notified to the Borrower from time to time, the principal sum of $ [________] (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.
The date, amount, Type, interest rate and duration of Interest Period (if applicable) of each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Lender on the schedule attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement or hereunder in respect of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower.
This Note evidences Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Terms used but not defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
Except as permitted by Section 9.04 of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any other Person.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||
By | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
SCHEDULE OF LOANS
This Note evidences Loans made, continued or converted under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Company, on the dates, in the principal amounts, of the Types, bearing interest at the rates and having Interest Periods (if applicable) of the durations set forth below, subject to the continuations, conversions and payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:
Date | Principal
Amount of Loan |
Type
of Loan |
Interest
Rate |
Duration
of Interest Period (if any) |
Amount
Paid, Prepaid, Continued or Converted |
Notation
Made by |
EXHIBIT D
FORMs OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATES
[See Attached Forms]
Exhibit D-1
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: ________, 201__
Exhibit D-2
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-N (as applicable) from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption and exemption from FATCA withholding. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: ________, 201__
Exhibit D-3
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: _______, 201__
Exhibit D-4
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption and exemption from FATCA withholding. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: _______, 201__
U.S. Tax Certificate
Exhibit 10.20
Execution Version
3-YEAR DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
dated as of
February 25, 2022
among
SAFG retirement services, Inc.
The Lenders Party Hereto,
and
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
GOLDMAN
SACHS BANK USA
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
BOFA
SECURITIES, INC.,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
and
GOLDMAN
SACHS BANK USA
as Syndication Agents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
SECTION 1.01. | Defined Terms | 1 |
SECTION 1.02. | Terms Generally | 28 |
SECTION 1.03. | Accounting Terms and Determinations | 28 |
SECTION 1.04. | Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification | 28 |
Article II THE CREDITS | 29 | |
SECTION 2.01. | Term Loan | 29 |
SECTION 2.02. | Loans and Borrowings | 29 |
SECTION 2.03. | Requests for Borrowings | 30 |
SECTION 2.04. | Funding of Borrowings | 31 |
SECTION 2.05. | Interest Elections | 31 |
SECTION 2.06. | Termination and Reduction of Commitments | 32 |
SECTION 2.07. | Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt | 33 |
SECTION 2.08. | Prepayment of Loans | 34 |
SECTION 2.09. | Fees | 36 |
SECTION 2.10. | Interest | 37 |
SECTION 2.11. | Alternate Rate of Interest | 37 |
SECTION 2.12. | Increased Costs | 40 |
SECTION 2.13. | Break Funding Payments | 41 |
SECTION 2.14. | Taxes | 42 |
SECTION 2.15. | Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs | 45 |
SECTION 2.16. | Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders | 47 |
SECTION 2.17. | [Reserved] | 48 |
SECTION 2.18. | Defaulting Lenders | 48 |
Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 48 | |
SECTION 3.01. | Organization; Powers | 48 |
SECTION 3.02. | Authorization; Enforceability | 48 |
SECTION 3.03. | Governmental Authorizations | 49 |
SECTION 3.04. | No Contravention | 49 |
SECTION 3.05. | Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect | 49 |
SECTION 3.06. | Litigation and Environmental Matters | 49 |
SECTION 3.07. | Compliance with Laws | 50 |
SECTION 3.08. | No Default | 50 |
SECTION 3.09. | Investment Company Status | 50 |
SECTION 3.10. | Taxes | 50 |
SECTION 3.11. | ERISA | 51 |
SECTION 3.12. | Disclosure | 51 |
SECTION 3.13. | Margin Regulations | 52 |
SECTION 3.14. | Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions | 52 |
Article IV CONDITIONS | 52 | |
SECTION 4.01. | Closing Date | 52 |
SECTION 4.02. | Each Credit Event | 53 |
Article V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 54 | |
SECTION 5.01. | Financial Statements and Other Information | 54 |
SECTION 5.02. | Notices of Material Events | 56 |
SECTION 5.03. | Existence; Conduct of Business | 56 |
SECTION 5.04. | Payment of Taxes | 56 |
SECTION 5.05. | Maintenance of Properties | 56 |
SECTION 5.06. | Books and Records | 57 |
SECTION 5.07. | Inspection Rights | 57 |
SECTION 5.08. | Compliance with Laws | 57 |
SECTION 5.09. | Insurance | 57 |
SECTION 5.10. | Use of Proceeds | 58 |
Article VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 58 | |
SECTION 6.01. | Liens | 58 |
SECTION 6.02. | Fundamental Changes | 60 |
SECTION 6.03. | Lines of Business | 60 |
SECTION 6.04. | Financial Covenants | 60 |
SECTION 6.05. | Use of Proceeds in Compliance with Sanctions Laws | 60 |
Article VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT | 61 | |
Article VIII AGENTS | 63 | |
SECTION 8.01. | Administrative Agent | 63 |
SECTION 8.02. | Certain ERISA Matters | 67 |
Article IX MISCELLANEOUS | 68 | |
SECTION 9.01. | Notices | 68 |
SECTION 9.02. | Waivers; Amendments | 68 |
SECTION 9.03. | Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc. | 69 |
SECTION 9.04. | Successors and Assigns | 71 |
SECTION 9.05. | Survival | 75 |
SECTION 9.06. | Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness | 75 |
SECTION 9.07. | Severability | 76 |
SECTION 9.08. | Payments Set Aside | 77 |
SECTION 9.09. | Right of Setoff | 77 |
SECTION 9.10. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process | 77 |
SECTION 9.11. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 78 |
SECTION 9.12. | Headings | 78 |
SECTION 9.13. | Confidentiality | 79 |
SECTION 9.14. | USA PATRIOT Act | 80 |
SECTION 9.15. | No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationships | 80 |
SECTION 9.16. | [Reserved] | 81 |
SECTION 9.17. | Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions | 81 |
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2.01 | Commitments |
SCHEDULE 9.01 | Notice Information |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A | Form of Assignment and Assumption |
EXHIBIT B | Form of Promissory Note |
EXHIBIT C | Forms of U.S. Tax Certificates |
3-YEAR DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of February 25, 2022 among SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as borrower, the LENDERS party hereto from time to time, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (this “Agreement”).
The Company has requested that the Lenders make, in one or more installments, term loans to the Company, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $3,000,000,000, and the Lenders are prepared to make such term loans upon the terms and conditions hereof. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Article
I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” means an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Daily Simple SOFR, plus (b) the Credit Spread Adjustment that would be applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan; provided that if Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1.00%) equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period plus (b) the applicable Credit Spread Adjustment; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.
“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address as set forth on Schedule 9.01, or such other address as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Company and the Lenders.
“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agents” means each of the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agents.
“Agreement Value” means, for each Swap Contract, on any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements and netting amounts arising out of intercompany Swap Contracts) that the Company or any Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Contract were terminated on such date.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum (which shall not be less than zero) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one month Interest Period as published two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for any day shall be based on the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m. Chicago time on such day (or any amended publication time for the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as specified by the CME Term SOFR Administrator in the Term SOFR Reference Rate methodology). Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.11 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the Benchmark Replacement has been determined pursuant to Section 2.11(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.06(b).
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the percentage of the Term Loan Facility represented by (a) at any time during the Availability Period, the sum of such Lender’s (i) undrawn Commitment at such time plus (ii) the principal amount of such Lender’s Loan, and (b) thereafter, the principal amount of such Lender’s Loan at such time, provided that in the case of Section 2.18 when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the total principal amount of the Loan (and undrawn Commitments, if any) (disregarding the principal amount of any Defaulting Lender’s portion of the Loan and undrawn Commitment) represented by such Lender’s portion of the principal amount of the Loans (and undrawn Commitments, if any).
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan or ABR Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable pursuant to Section 2.09(a), as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “Term SOFR Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate”, respectively, based upon the Index Debt Rating by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, applicable on such date:
If Index Debt Ratings are not available on the Closing Date, the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be in Category 3 above until the Ratings Outside Date. Following the Ratings Outside Date, (a) if either Ratings Agency shall not have issued an Index Debt Rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the second to last sentence of this paragraph), then such Ratings Agency shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5 above, (b) if the Index Debt Rating established or deemed to have been established by the two Ratings Agencies shall fall within different ratings levels, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings, unless one of the two ratings is two or more ratings levels lower than the other, in which case the Applicable Rate shall be determined by the reference to the rating level one level below the higher of the two ratings (and, for this purpose, a rating level shall be the comparable rating level for the Moody’s rating and the S&P’s rating (i.e., ratings of A-/A3 are the same rating level)), and (c) if any rating shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of the applicable Ratings Agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable Ratings Agency. Each change in the applicable margins and commitment fee rates shall apply to all outstanding Loans and commitment fees, as applicable, accruing during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of any Ratings Agency shall change, or if either Ratings Agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the relevant Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend the references to specific ratings in this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such Ratings Agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation. At any time an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Rate shall be deemed to be in Category 5 above.
“Approved Electronic Platform” means IntraLinks™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system.
“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender as assignor and an assignee (with the consent of each Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Closing Date to the earlier of (x) the Availability Termination Date (including such date) and (y) termination of all of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, Article VII or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement (excluding such date (unless such termination is a result of the Availability Termination Date)).
“Availability Termination Date” means the December 30, 2022.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (e) of Section 2.11.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (b) of Section 2.11.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR;
(2) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Company for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Company for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.
“Business Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City or Chicago; provided that in relation to Loans bearing interest based on the Daily Simple SOFR and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such Loan, or any other dealings of such Loan, any such day that is only an U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date hereof) other than RemainCo and/or any wholly-owned subsidiaries of RemainCo, shall own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any Law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.12(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
“Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01.
“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) (or a successor administrator).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, its obligation to make the Loan to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount over all installments thereof not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto (reflecting the Commitments on the date hereof) or in the Assignment and Assumption or other instrument executed and delivered hereunder pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be reduced or renewed from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, reductions pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.06 and renewals pursuant to Section 2.08(c). The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $3,000,000,000 as of the date hereof. The Commitments of the Lenders are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make the Loan hereunder.
“Commitment Date” means February 14, 2022.
“Commitment Letter” means that certain SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. Senior Unsecured Delayed Draw Term Loan Facilities Commitment Letter, dated as of the Commitment Date, by the Joint Lead Arrangers, and accepted and agreed to by the Company.
“Company” has the meaning given to it in the preamble hereto.
“Compensation Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04(b).
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, at any date, the total shareholders’ equity of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from “Consolidated Net Worth” (a) accumulated other comprehensive income (or loss) (adjusted for the Fortitude Re Adjustment Amount) and (b) all noncontrolling interests (as determined in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 160, entitled “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements”).
“Consolidated Total Capitalization” means, at any date, the sum of (a) Consolidated Total Debt plus (b) without duplication of any amount of Hybrid Securities included in the determination of Consolidated Total Debt, the aggregate amount of Hybrid Securities plus (c) Consolidated Net Worth.
“Consolidated Total Debt” means, at any date, without duplication, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding all Operating Indebtedness and Hybrid Securities of the Company and its Subsidiaries) plus (b) the aggregate amount of Hybrid Securities in excess of 15% of Consolidated Total Capitalization, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
“Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Loans.
“Credit Spread Adjustment” means a rate per annum equal to 0.10%.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Company.
“Deconsolidation” means the date on which RemainCo shall (i) beneficially own, directly or indirectly, shares representing 50% or less of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company and (ii) is no longer required to consolidate the financial results of the Company in its consolidated financial statements.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which, upon notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to 2.00% plus the Alternate Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Rate applicable to ABR Loans; provided that, with respect to principal of any Term Benchmark Loan that shall become due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by prepayment or otherwise) on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the “Default Rate” shall be a rate per annum equal to, for the period from and including such due date to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period, 2.00% plus the interest rate for such Term Benchmark Loan as provided in Section 2.10(b) and, thereafter, the rate provided for above in this definition.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to the Administrative Agent or any Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, (x) such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied or (y) such failure has been satisfied, (b) has notified the Company or the Administrative Agent in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a Loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, acting in good faith, to confirm in writing in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of such confirmation) or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or Bail-In Action.
“Designated Subsidiaries” means, without duplication, (a) any Subsidiary that has total assets in excess of 10% (or, solely for purposes of Section 6.01, 20%) of the consolidated total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (based upon and as of the date of delivery of the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company furnished pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or 5.01) and (b) any Subsidiary formed or organized after the date hereof that owns, directly or indirectly, greater than 10% (or, solely for purposes of the Section 6.01, 20%) of the Equity Interests in any other Designated Subsidiary, in each case, as measured as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are available.
“Disclosed Matters” means any matter disclosed in the Draft Registration Statement.
“Disclosed Tax Matters” means any matters relating to taxes set forth or accounted for in the “Federal Income Taxes” or “Income Taxes” notes, as applicable, in the Draft Registration Statement.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States.
“Draft Registration Statement” means the draft registration statement confidentially submitted by the Company to the SEC on December 21, 2021 and January 27, 2022, and delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers on January 25, 2022 and February 1, 2022, respectively (in each case, without giving effect to any amendments thereto).
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local, municipal and foreign Laws (including common law), treaties, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, injunctions, permits, directives, orders (including consent orders), and legally binding requirements of any Governmental Authority, in each case concerning the protection of the environment, natural resources, human health and safety as it relates to any Hazardous Materials or the presence, Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials, or the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, transport, recycling, disposal or handling of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to, Hazardous Materials, in each case not relating to or arising out of the insurance or reinsurance activities of the Company or the Subsidiaries.
“Environmental Liability” means all liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, claims, actions, suits, judgments, orders, fines, penalties, fees, expenses and costs (including administrative oversight costs, natural resource damages and remediation costs), whether contingent or otherwise, arising out of (a) actual or alleged compliance or noncompliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, handling, transport, storage, treatment, recycling or disposal of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to, any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which a liability or obligation is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing. Liabilities of the type described above arising out of the obligation of any Insurance Subsidiary with respect to its insurance operations shall not constitute “Environmental Liabilities” hereunder.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity interests in any Person, and any option, warrant or other right entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire any such equity interest.
“Equivalent Financing” means credit facilities or other forms of bank financing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived), (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived, (c) the determination that any Plan is in “at-risk status” (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code and Section 303 of ERISA), (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan, (e) the incurrence by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (f) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, (g) the requirement that a Plan provide a security pursuant to Section 436(f)(i) of the Code, (h) the receipt by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA, (i) the Company or any of the Subsidiaries engaging in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” with respect to a plan for which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or with respect to which the Company or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable, (j) any other event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company or any Subsidiary under Title IV of ERISA or (k) any Foreign Benefit Event.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Excess Proceeds” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08(b)(ii).
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any payment made by the Company, any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by gross or net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, revenue Taxes and branch profits Taxes and taxes in lieu thereof (including value-added or similar Taxes), in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure or inability to comply with Section 2.14(f); (c) U.S. Federal withholding Taxes from a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Recipient acquires directly or indirectly its applicable ownership interest in the Loans or Commitments (other than a Recipient acquiring its applicable ownership interest pursuant to Section 2.16(b)) or (ii) such Recipient changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.14, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Recipient’s assignor immediately before such Recipient became a Recipient with respect to its applicable ownership interest in the Loans or Commitments or to such Recipient immediately before it changed its lending office and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official governmental interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation or rules adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, deputy treasurer or controller of the Company.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall be zero.
“Foreign Benefit Event” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable Law or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable Law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any Subsidiary under applicable Law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable Law and that would reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or the imposition on the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable Law.
“Foreign Pension Plan” means any benefit plan maintained outside of the U.S. primarily for the benefit of employees working outside the U.S. that under applicable Law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.
“Fortitude Re Adjustment Amount” means, at any date, the amount (if any) of cumulative unrealized gains and losses relating to Fortitude Re’s Funds Withheld Assets (as such term is used in the Company’s most recent financial statement delivered in accordance with Section 5.01) as included in accumulated other comprehensive income (or loss).
“Fund” means any investment vehicle managed by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and created in the ordinary course of the Company’s asset management business or tax credit investment business for the purpose of selling and/or holding, directly or indirectly, Equity Interests in such investment vehicle to third parties.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
“GIC” means a guaranteed investment contract or funding agreement or other similar agreement issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that guarantees to a counterparty a rate of return on the invested capital over the life of such contract or agreement.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, municipal or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body (including any board of insurance, insurance department or insurance commissioner), court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.
“Guarantee” of or by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment of such Indebtedness or other obligation or (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, contaminant, waste or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substance, waste or material, including petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, coal ash, radon gas, asbestos, asbestos-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorofluorohydrocarbons, and any substance, waste or material regulated under any Environmental Law.
“Hybrid Securities” means any junior subordinated debt or trust preferred securities issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that received hybrid equity treatment from S&P and Moody’s at issuance.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed (provided that, for purposes of this clause (e), if such Person has not assumed or otherwise become personally liable for any such Indebtedness, the amount of the Indebtedness of such Person in connection therewith shall be limited to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of such property and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien), (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. Indebtedness shall not include: (i) any obligation of any Person to make any payment, hold funds or securities or to segregate funds or securities for the benefit of one or more third parties pursuant to any surety or fidelity bond, any insurance or reinsurance contract or program, any distribution agreement, any program administrator agreement, managing general agency agreement, third party administrator agreement, claims services agreement or similar insurance services agreement, or any annuity contract, variable annuity contract, life insurance policy, variable life insurance policy or other similar agreement or instrument (including GICs and financial guarantees), including any policyholder account, arising in the ordinary course of any such Person’s business; (ii) all other liabilities (or guarantees thereof) of any Person arising in the ordinary course of any such Person’s business as an insurance company, reinsurance company (including GICs), agency, producer or claims services company or as a provider of financial or investment services (including GICs); (iii) obligations of any Person under Swap Contracts; (iv) obligations of any Person under or arising out of any employee benefit plan, employment contract or other similar arrangement; (v) obligations of any Person under any severance or termination of employment agreement or plan; (vi) utilizing proceeds from the disposition of properties (or interests therein) generating tax credits to secure guarantee obligations to third party investors in tax credit Funds, or providing guarantees to third-party investors in tax credit Funds to protect against recapture of previously-allocated tax credits occurring after the disposition of such properties (or interests therein); or (vii) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries that are held for sale (and accounted for as such under GAAP) as of the date hereof. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership (other than Indebtedness that is nonrecourse to such Person) in which such Person is a general partner.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by the Company under any Loan Document and (b) Other Taxes. For avoidance of doubt, Indemnified Taxes does not include Taxes imposed by applicable Law on a distribution or similar payment made by a Lender to a Person that is an owner of such Lender with respect to its ownership interest in such Lender and distributions and similar payments made by such owners to their owner.
“Index Debt” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.
“Index Debt Rating” means, as of any date of determination, the rating as determined by S&P or Moody’s of the Index Debt.
“Insurance Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is required to be licensed as an insurer or reinsurer.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Company to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.05.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and the Maturity Date.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case, subject to the availability for the Term SOFR Rate applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment), as the Company may elect; provided, that:
(i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period; and
(iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.11(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request.
For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“IPO” means the initial underwritten public offering of shares of common stock of the Company consummated on terms substantially consistent with the Draft Registration Statement or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the Draft Registration Statement shall be deemed satisfactory to the Joint Lead Arrangers so long as such amendment is not materially adverse to the Lenders).
“IPO Effective Date” means the date on which the IPO is consummated.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joint Lead Arrangers” means the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners listed on the cover page of this Agreement.
“JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A or one or more of its affiliates.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.
“Limited Recourse Real Estate Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of the Company secured by Liens on any of its real property (including investments in real property) and certain personal property related thereto; provided that (i) the recourse of the holder of such Indebtedness (whether direct or indirect and whether contingent or otherwise) under the instrument creating such Liens or providing for such Indebtedness shall be limited to such real property and personal property relating thereto; and (ii) such holder may not under the instrument creating such Lien or providing for such Indebtedness collect by levy of execution or otherwise against property of such Subsidiary (other than such real property and personal property relating thereto directly securing such Indebtedness) if such Subsidiary fails to pay such Indebtedness when due and such holder obtains a judgment with respect thereto, except for recourse obligations that are customary in “non-recourse” real estate transactions.
“Loan Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the promissory notes (if any) executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2.07(e).
“Loan” and “Loans” means the term loan made by each Lender to the Company pursuant to Section 2.01, which may be made in multiple installments as more particularly set forth in Section 2.01 (or, if context so requires, the aggregate term loan made by all of the Lenders).
“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X of the Board.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, property or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereunder.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any Limited Recourse Real Estate Indebtedness), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Contracts, of any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $375,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Contract at any time shall be the Agreement Value of such Swap Contract at such time.
“Maturity Date” means (x) December 30, 2022, if the IPO Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to such date, or (y) otherwise, February 25, 2025.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any Prepayment Event, the aggregate cash proceeds received in respect of such Prepayment Event, net of all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates of the Company) in connection therewith.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the “Overnight Bank Funding Rate” in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, the Company arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loans (including with respect to principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable by the Company thereunder), whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against the Company or any Affiliate thereof of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization naming such Person as the debtor in such case, proceeding or action, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.
“Operating Indebtedness” of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, any Indebtedness of such Person (a) in respect of AXXX, XXX and other similar life reserve requirements, (b) incurred in connection with repurchase agreements, securities lending and dollar roll transactions, (c) to the extent the proceeds of which are used directly or indirectly (including for the purpose of funding portfolios that are used to fund trusts in order) to support AXXX, XXX and other similar life reserves, (d) to the extent the proceeds of which are used to fund discrete assets or pools of assets (and related hedge instruments and capital) that are at least notionally segregated from other assets and have sufficient cash flow to pay principal and interest thereof, with insignificant risk of other assets of such Person being called upon to make such principal and interest payments, (e) in respect of the Company’s “Debt of Consolidated Investment Entities”, (f) consisting of loans and other obligations owing to Federal Home Loan Banks or (g) that is otherwise treated as “operating indebtedness” and excluded from financial leverage by each of the Ratings Agencies in its evaluation of such Person.
“Organization Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection solely arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar excise or property Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or from the registration, receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes or Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment or participation.
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar transactions denominated in Dollars by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).
“Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.01(j).
“Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.01(j).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means (a) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) bankers’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (c) pledges and deposits made in compliance with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security Laws; (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) zoning restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, restrictions on use of real property and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company; and (f) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business on operating accounts (including deposit accounts and any related securities accounts) maintained by the Company, including bankers’ Liens and rights of setoff arising in connection therewith; provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company, limited liability company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Prepayment Date” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.08(b)(ii).
“Prepayment Event” means, the issuance or incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or subsidiaries that the Company will ultimately own following the consummation of the Reorganization Transactions) of any the following, after the Commitment Date:
(a) Indebtedness for borrowed money, including without limitation, the Senior Notes and/or any Equivalent Financing issued or incurred in lieu of the Senior Notes (in whole or in part), but excluding (i) Operating Indebtedness, (ii) intercompany obligations between or among the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, (iii) the Revolving Credit Facility, (iv) the 18-Month DDTL Loans, (v) Hybrid Securities and/or any Equivalent Financing issued or incurred in lieu of any Hybrid Securities (in whole or in part), (vi) Capital Lease Obligations, (vii) Purchase Money Obligations and equipment financings, (viii) letter of credit facilities, (ix) bilateral working capital facilities, (x) overdraft facilities, and (xi) prior to the Deconsolidation, working capital facilities provided by RemainCo and/or its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business); and/or
(b) Hybrid Securities and/or any Equivalent Financing issued or incurred in lieu of any Hybrid Securities (in whole or in part).
“Prepayment Notice” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.08(b)(i).
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Proceeding” means any claim, litigation, investigation, action, suit, arbitration or administrative, judicial or regulatory action or proceeding in any jurisdiction..
“Purchase Money Obligations” means any Indebtedness issued or incurred to finance or refinance the acquisition, leasing, construction or improvement of property (real or personal) or assets (including Equity Interests), and whether acquired through the direct acquisition of such property or assets or the acquisition of the Equity Interests of any Person owning such property or assets, or otherwise.
“Ratings Agency” means, individually or collectively, S&P and/or Moody’s, as the context may require.
“Ratings Outside Date” means the earlier to occur of (x) the date that Index Debt Ratings become available and (y) the date that is 120 days after the Closing Date.
“Recipient” means, as applicable, (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender (and, in the case of a Lender that is classified as a partnership for U.S. Federal tax purposes, a Person treated as a beneficial owner thereof for U.S. Federal tax purposes).
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Chicago time) on the day that is two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then four Business Days prior to such setting or (3) if such Benchmark is neither the Term SOFR Rate nor Daily Simple SOFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).
“Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, pumping, emptying, escaping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within, at, to, under, from or upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means, the Board and/or the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“RemainCo” means American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Reorganization Transactions” means a series of planned transactions intended to separate the life and retirement business of RemainCo and transfer such business to the Company and its subsidiaries, as described in sections “The Reorganization Transactions” and “Recapitalization” of the Draft Registration Statement.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that the Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means any executive officer or Financial Officer of the Company and any other officer or similar official thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement.
“Revolving Credit Facility” means one or more (or a series) of revolving credit facilities with an aggregate commitment not to exceed $2,500,000,000 arranged by JPMorgan for the Company.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive sanctions program that extends beyond any list of Sanctioned Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or the European Union, which as of the date of this Agreement would be the so - called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so- called Luhansk People’s Republic, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or the European Union, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in, or the government of, a Sanctioned Country or the Government of Venezuela or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person described in clause (a) or (b).
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “sanctions” shall not include any withholding tax under FATCA.
“SAP” means, with respect to any Insurance Subsidiary, the statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance commissioner (or other similar authority) in the domicile of such Insurance Subsidiary for the preparation of annual statements and other financial reports of such Insurance Subsidiary, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of filing of such statement or report.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any regulatory body that succeeds to the functions thereof.
“Securities Transactions” means (a) securities lending arrangements, (b) repurchase and reverse repurchase arrangements with respect to securities and financial instruments and (c) other similar arrangements.
“Senior Notes” means senior unsecured debt securities issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries following the Commitment Date.
“SOFR” means a rate equal to the “Secured Overnight Financing Rate” as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).
“Specified Permitted Lender” means any Person identified as a permitted assignee pursuant to the Syndication Plan.
“subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership or managing limited liability company interests (as applicable) are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, Controlled or held directly or indirectly by such parent; provided that no Fund shall be a “subsidiary” for the purpose hereof.
“Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company.
“Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, emission rights, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement; provided that Swap Contracts shall not include (i) any right, option, warrant or other award made under an employee benefit plan, employment contract or other similar arrangement or (ii) any right, warrant or option or other convertible or exchangeable security or other instrument issued by the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary for capital raising purposes.
“Syndication Agent” means the Syndication Agent listed on the cover page of this Agreement.
“Syndication Plan” means that certain Syndication Plan, dated February 14, 2022 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time with the consent of the Company), among the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Company.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.
“Term Loan Facility” means (a) at any time during the Availability Period, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Commitments at such time and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans of all Lenders at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans of all Lenders at such time.
“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to it under the definition of Term SOFR Reference Rate.
“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period.
“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing denominated in Dollars and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR as published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator. If by 5:00 pm (New York City time) on such Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than five (5) Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.
“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“U.S.” or “United States” means the United States of America.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(D)(2).
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Company and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
“18-Month DDTL Credit Agreement” means that certain 18-Month Delayed Draw Term Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time), between the Company, as borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and JPMorgan, as administrative agent for the lenders thereto.
“18-Month DDTL Loans” means those “Loans” as defined in and borrowed pursuant to the 18-Month DDTL Credit Agreement.
Section 1.02. Terms Generally.
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such Law and any reference to any Law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such Law or regulation as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (f) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
Section 1.03. Accounting Terms and Determinations.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, whether a lease constitutes a capital lease or an operating lease shall be determined based on GAAP without giving effect to any treatment of leases under Accounting Standards Codification 842 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect).
Section 1.04. Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification.
The interest rate on a Loan may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.11(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Company. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Company, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.
Article
II
THE CREDITS
Section 2.01. Term Loan.
At any time, and from time to time, during the Availability Period each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a Loan in one or more installments in Dollars to the Company pursuant to this Section 2.01 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s Commitment, which Commitment shall, subject to Section 2.08(c), be permanently and irrevocably reduced on a dollar for dollar basis in an amount equal to the principal amount of each installment of the Loan made under this Agreement by such Lender on the date such installment is made. Subject to Section 2.08(c), the Loan under this Agreement may not be reborrowed once prepaid or repaid.
Section 2.02. Loans and Borrowings.
(a) Obligations of Lenders. Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b) Type of Loans. Subject to Section 2.11, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans as the Company may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Term Benchmark Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Company to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings. At the commencement of the Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount equal to $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten Term Benchmark Borrowings outstanding.
(d) Limitations on Lengths of Interest Periods. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert to or continue as a Term Benchmark Borrowing, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested therefor would end after the Maturity Date.
Section 2.03. Requests for Borrowings.
With respect to each borrowing of an installment of the Loan, the Company shall give the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Request by telephone or in writing (a) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and, in the case of telephonic Borrowing Requests, shall be confirmed promptly (but, in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing) by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company. Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period therefor, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section (but, in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the requested Borrowing, provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received a written Borrowing Request for such Borrowing not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date), the Administrative Agent shall advise each relevant Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
Section 2.04. Funding of Borrowings.
(a) Funding by Lenders. Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon (or, in the case of an ABR Borrowing, 2:00 p.m.), New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Company by crediting the amounts so received within two hours of receipt from the Lenders, in like funds, to an account of the Company maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York City and designated by the Company in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(b) Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Company a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Company severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Company to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”), at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Company, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitments or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Company may have against any other Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.
Section 2.05. Interest Elections.
(a) Elections by the Company for Borrowings. Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have the Interest Period specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Company may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type or to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect the Interest Period therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Company may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans constituting such Borrowing, and the Loans constituting each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.
(b) Notice of Elections. To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or in writing by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Company were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and, in the case of telephonic Interest Election Requests shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, electronic delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the Company.
(c) Information in Interest Election Requests. Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and
(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period therefor after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Company shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.
(d) Notice by Administrative Agent to Lenders. Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.
(e) Failure to Elect; Events of Default. If the Company fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall automatically be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period therefor.
Section 2.06. Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) Scheduled Termination. Subject to Section 2.08(c), the Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced on a dollar for dollar basis by an amount equal to the principal amount of each Borrowing under this Agreement on the date of such Borrowing. Unless previously terminated or reduced to zero, any outstanding Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero and terminated at the end of the Availability Termination Date. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 2.08(c), the Commitments shall automatically and permanently terminate upon being reduced to zero.
(b) Voluntary Termination or Reduction. During the Availability Period, the Company may at any time terminate the Commitments or from time to time reduce the Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is $10,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000. Notwithstanding the termination of the Commitments, this Agreement shall not terminate, and the obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until such time as all principal of or accrued interest on the Loans and all fees and other amounts payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document have been paid in full.
(c) Notice of Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least two Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
Section 2.07. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.
(a) Repayment. Each Loan shall mature, and the Company hereby unconditionally promises to pay the unpaid principal of each Loan (together with accrued interest thereon and all other amounts then payable under this Agreement) on the Maturity Date.
(b) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Company to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender by the Company from time to time hereunder.
(c) Maintenance of Loan Accounts by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Company to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d) Effect of Entries. The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Company to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the records of the Administrative Agent and the records of a Lender, the records of the Administrative Agent shall control absent manifest error.
(e) Promissory Notes. Any Lender may request that Loans made by it to the Company be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) substantially in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).
Section 2.08. Prepayment of Loans.
(a) Optional Prepayments.
(i) The Company shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.08 and Section 2.13.
(ii) The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) or in writing of any prepayment under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.08: (1) in the case of prepayment of any Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment (which shall be a Business Day) or (2) in the case of prepayment of any ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment (which shall be a Business Day). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, a notice of prepayment may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the relevant Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial optional prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.10, together with amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2.13.
(b) Mandatory Prepayment Events.
(i) The Company shall, prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, not less than three Business Days (or such shorter time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) prior to the occurrence of any Prepayment Event (regardless of whether the Net Proceeds thereof would be required to be applied to prepay the Loans or the 18-Month DDTL Loans or reduce Commitments hereunder or commitments in respect of the 18-Month DDTL Loans), deliver a notice (the “Prepayment Notice”) thereof to the Administrative Agent, which shall set forth the (i) aggregate proceeds from such Prepayment Event, (ii) the Net Proceeds therefrom, and (iii) the amount of any Loans, 18-Month DDTL Loans, or any interest in respect of the Loans or 18-Month DDTL Loans to be paid, and/or the undrawn portion of any Commitments or commitments in respect of the 18-Month DDTL Loans expected to be permanently reduced and terminated in connection therewith, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(ii) below (and any elections the Company may make in respect thereof). Any prepayments made under this Section 2.08(b) shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.13.
(ii) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds from any Prepayment Event, when taken together with the aggregate Net Proceeds of all other Prepayment Events that have occurred prior thereto, exceeds $500,000,000 (any such excess Net Proceeds, “Excess Proceeds”), the Company shall, on or before the date (the “Prepayment Date”) that is the third (3rd) Business Day following the receipt of such Excess Proceeds:
(I) with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (a) of the definition thereof, apply the relevant Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (B) below, unless the Company makes an election in the Prepayment Notice to apply such Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (A) below, in which case, the Company shall apply such Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (A) below; and
(II) with respect to any Prepayment Event described in clause (b) of the definition thereof, apply the relevant Excess Proceeds in accordance with clause (A) below;
(A) without duplication (1) first, to ratably prepay (x) any principal amount of Loans and (y) any accrued but unpaid interest on the Loans, in each case, outstanding on the relevant Prepayment Date, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, (2) second, the then-undrawn portion of the Commitments shall be permanently and irrevocably reduced (or terminated, as applicable) on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clause (A)(1) above (it being understood that any Excess Proceeds counted towards reducing Commitments under this clause (A)(2) shall not be reused in clause (A)(3) below), and (3) third, without duplication, to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clauses (A)(1) or (A)(2) above, in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(ii)(B) of the 18-Month DDTL Credit Agreement; and
(B) without duplication (1) first, in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(ii)(A) in the 18-Month DDTL Credit Agreement, (2) second, to ratably prepay (x) any principal amount of Loans and (y) any accrued but unpaid interest on the Loans, in each case, outstanding on the relevant Prepayment Date, on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clause (B)(1) above, and (3) third, the then-undrawn portion of the Commitments shall be permanently and irrevocably reduced (or terminated, as applicable) on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of any remaining Excess Proceeds not applied pursuant to clauses (B)(1) or (B)(2) above.
(c) Mandatory Prepayment for Delayed IPO. If the IPO Effective Date has not occurred on or prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days (or up to and including ten (10) Business Days with the consent of the Administrative Agent, or such longer period exceeding ten (10) Business Days with the consent of each of the Joint Lead Arrangers) after any Borrowing made in anticipation thereof, the Company shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of any outstanding Loans (along with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon) within five (5) Business Days following such date; provided that, upon such prepayment, the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders shall be increased by the principal amount of Loans prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.08(c), pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages, and such Commitments shall be available to the Company for re-borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01. Any prepayments made under this Section 2.08(c) shall be subject to the requirements of Section 2.13.
Section 2.09. Fees.
(a) Commitment Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate on the daily undrawn amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the day that is 120 days after the Closing Date to but excluding the date on which the Commitments are reduced to zero and terminated. Accrued commitment fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the day that is fifteen (15) days (or if such day is not a Business Day, the preceding Business Day) after the last day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the 120th day after the Closing Date, and on the date on which the Commitments are terminated and reduced to zero and any such fees accruing after such date shall be payable on demand.
(b) Administrative Agent Fees. The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.
(c) Payment of Fees; Computation of Fees. All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in Dollars and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, as applicable, to the Person or Persons entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances. All fees payable under paragraph (a) of this Section shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).
Section 2.10. Interest.
(a) ABR Loans. The Loans constituting each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b) Term SOFR Loans. The Loans constituting each Term Benchmark Borrowing shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.
(c) Default Interest. If any amount of principal of any Loan, interest or any other amount payable by the Company under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws. Without duplication of amounts payable under the preceding sentence, while any Event of Default pursuant to clause (g) or (h) of Article VII exists and, upon request by the Required Lenders, while any other Event of Default exists, the Company shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Loans made to the Company at a rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(d) Payment of Interest. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the Maturity Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Borrowing shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.
(e) Computation. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Section 2.11. Alternate Rate of Interest.
(a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.11, if:
(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Term SOFR Rate (including because the Term SOFR Reference Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the Daily Simple SOFR; or
(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Company delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for (x) a Borrowing for Loans that bear interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then all other Types of Borrowings shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan is outstanding on the date of the Company’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.11(a) with respect to Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Company delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute (x) a Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above, on such day.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Swap Contract shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.11), if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (f) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.11.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(f) Upon the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Company may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Company will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (A) a Borrowing for Loans that bear interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (B) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan is outstanding on the date of the Company’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement is implemented pursuant to this Section 2.11, any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) a Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate applicable to a Term Benchmark Loan, so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day.
Section 2.12. Increased Costs.
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, deposit insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for account of, or credit extended by, any Lender;
(ii) impose on any Lender any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Term Benchmark Loans made by such Lender; or
(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Taxes under FATCA, (B) Indemnified Taxes, (C) Other Connection Taxes on gross or net income, profits, franchise or revenues or taxes in lieu thereof (including value-added or similar Taxes) and (D) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (c) of the definition of Excluded Taxes) on its Loans (including principal amount thereof), Commitments or other obligations hereunder, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lenders or such other Recipient of making or maintaining any Term Benchmark Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Company will pay to such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity, as applicable), then from time to time the Company will pay to such Lender in Dollars such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates from Lenders. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts in Dollars necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
Section 2.13. Break Funding Payments.
In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period or the relevant Interest Payment Date therefor (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period or the relevant Interest Payment Date therefor, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be revocable under Section 2.08(a)(ii) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.16, then, in any such event, the Company shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Term Benchmark Loan, the loss to any Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal amount of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion, failure or assignment to the last day of the then current Interest Period or the relevant Interest Payment Date, as applicable, for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the duration of the Interest Period or comparable monthly period that would have resulted from such borrowing, conversion or continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were equal to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, over (ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an Affiliate of such Lender) for deposits from other banks in the Term SOFR Rate market at the commencement of such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
Section 2.14. Taxes.
(a) Withholding of Taxes; Gross-Up. Each payment by the Company under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, unless such withholding is required by applicable Law (which, for purposes of this Section, shall include FATCA). If any Withholding Agent determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it is so required to deduct or withhold Taxes, then such Withholding Agent may so deduct or withhold and shall timely pay the full amount of deducted or withheld Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law. If such Taxes are Indemnified Taxes, then the amount payable by the Company shall be increased as necessary so that, net of such deduction or withholding (including such deduction or withholding applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), the applicable Recipient receives the amount it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Company. The Company shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by the Company to a Governmental Authority, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify each Recipient for any Indemnified Taxes that are paid or payable by such Recipient in connection with any Loan Document (including amounts payable under this Section 2.14(d)) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.14(d) shall be paid within 10 days after the Recipient delivers to the Company a certificate stating the amount of any Indemnified Taxes so payable by such Recipient and describing the basis for the indemnification claim. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so payable absent manifest error. Such Recipient shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the Administrative Agent. In the case of any Lender making a claim under this Section 2.14(d) on behalf of any of its beneficial owners, an indemnity payment under this Section 2.14(d) shall be due only to the extent that such Lender is able to establish that, with respect to the applicable Indemnified Taxes, such beneficial owners supplied to the applicable Persons such properly completed and executed documentation necessary to claim any applicable exemption from, or reduction of, such Indemnified Taxes.
(e) Indemnification by Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent for any Taxes (but, in the case of any Indemnified Taxes, only to the extent that the Company has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Company to do so) and the Company for any Excluded Taxes, in each case attributable to such Lender that are paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or the Company (as applicable) in connection with any Loan Document and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Excluded Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this Section 2.14(e) shall be paid within 10 days after the Administrative Agent or the Company (as applicable) delivers to the applicable Lender a certificate stating the amount of Taxes or Excluded Taxes so paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or the Company (as applicable). Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.
(f) Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent, at the time such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder or at times prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding, unless a Change in Law prevents such Lender from legally being able to complete, execute or deliver such form. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.14(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Company is a U.S. Person, any Lender with respect to the Company shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of originals reasonably requested by the Company and the Administrative Agent), on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a party hereto, duly completed and executed originals of whichever of the following is applicable:
(A) in the case of a Lender that is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;
(B) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (1) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty, (2) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty and (3) with respect to FATCA, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) establishing an exemption from withholding tax;
(C) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender for whom payments under the Loan Documents constitute income that is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States, IRS Form W-8ECI;
(D) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both (1) IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) (which shall also establish an exemption from withholding tax under FATCA) and (2) a certificate substantially in the applicable form attached as part of Exhibit D (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) to the effect that such Lender is not (a) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Company within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected;
(E) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under this Agreement (including a partnership or a participating Lender) (1) an IRS Form W-8IMY on behalf of itself and (2) the relevant forms prescribed in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (F) of this paragraph (f)(ii) that would be required of each such beneficial owner or partner of such partnership if such beneficial owner or partner were a Lender; provided, however, that if such Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate on behalf of such partners; or
(F) any other form prescribed by Law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the amount of Tax (if any) required by Law to be withheld.
(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any Lender or the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that it has received a refund, in cash or applied as an offset against other cash tax liability, of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including additional amounts paid pursuant to this Section), such indemnified party shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid to such indemnifying party pursuant to the previous sentence (plus, for the avoidance of doubt, any interest imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.14(g), in no event will any indemnified party be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.14(g) to the extent such payment would place such indemnified party in a less favorable position (on a net after-Tax basis) than such indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section 2.14(g) shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
Section 2.15. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.
(a) Payments by the Company. The Company shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, or fees, or under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.14, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due or the date fixed for any prepayment hereunder, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office, except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder (including commitment fees, payments required under Section 2.07, and payments required under Section 2.08) shall be made in Dollars.
(b) Application of Insufficient Payments. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, to pay principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.
(c) Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or interest thereon resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon then due than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Company consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Company rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Company in the amount of such participation.
(d) Presumptions of Payment. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice (which notice shall be effective upon receipt) from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for account of the Lenders hereunder that the Company will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Company has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Company has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the NYFRB Rate.
(e) Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent. If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b), 2.15(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under such Sections, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
Section 2.16. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, or if the Company is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement of Lenders. If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, (ii) the Company is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 or (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) such assignment shall be effected in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04 and such assignee (if not a Lender) shall have been approved by the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed), (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans owing to it, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Company (in the case of all other amounts), (C) with respect to an assignment as a result of clause (iii) above, the assignment fee shall be paid to the Administrative Agent by the Company and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.17. [Reserved].
Section 2.18. Defaulting Lenders.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:
(a) such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which it is a Defaulting Lender (and the Company shall not be required to pay any such fee that would otherwise have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender); and
(b) the Commitments and Credit Exposures of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); except that (i) the Commitments of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (ii) any waiver, amendment or other modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Company represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
Section 3.01. Organization; Powers.
Each of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c) above, to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each Loan Document to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action. Each Loan Document to which the Company is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
Section 3.03. Governmental Authorizations.
No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Company of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) to the extent that failure to obtain such approval, consent, exemption or authorization, to take such other action, or to make such notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.04. No Contravention.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each Loan Document to which the Company is a party do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of the Company’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which the Company is a party or affecting the Company or the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which the Company or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c) above, to the extent such violations or defaults, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.05. Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.
(a) Financial Statements. The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders in the Draft Registration Statement its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 certified by the Company’s chief financial officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.
(b) No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2020, there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect except for Disclosed Matters.
Section 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters.
(a) Actions, Suits and Proceedings. Except for Disclosed Matters and Disclosed Tax Matters, there are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims, disputes or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Company or any of its Designated Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (i) either individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(b) Environmental Matters. Except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its Designated Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability.
(c) Change in Disclosed Matters. Since the date of the Draft Registration Statement, there has been no change in the status of Disclosed Matters and since the date of the Draft Registration Statement, there has been no change in Disclosed Tax Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.07. Compliance with Laws.
Each of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws (including applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions and any Environmental Laws) and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except (i) where the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (ii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.08. No Default.
Neither the Company nor any of its Designated Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 3.09. Investment Company Status.
The Company is not and, after application of the proceeds of the Loans, will not be an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Section 3.10. Taxes.
Except for Disclosed Tax Matters, each of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) taxes for which such Person has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.11. ERISA.
(a) Each of the Company and its ERISA Affiliates is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder as they relate to each Plan, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all benefit liabilities of all underfunded Plans (determined based on the projected benefit obligation with respect to such underfunded Plans based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the last annual valuation dates applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans by an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect if any such Plan were voluntarily terminated.
(b) Each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance with all requirements of Law applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such plan, except to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Foreign Pension Plan, none of the Company, its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents has engaged in a transaction that would subject the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to a tax or civil penalty that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The aggregate unfunded liabilities with respect to such Foreign Pension Plans would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of the aggregate accumulated benefit liabilities of all such Foreign Pension Plans (based on those assumptions used to fund each such Foreign Pension Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date applicable thereto, exceed the fair market value of the assets held in trust under all such Foreign Pension Plans by an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect if any such Plan were voluntarily terminated.
Section 3.12. Disclosure.
None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading as of the date made; provided that, with respect to projected or pro forma financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time furnished (it being understood that such projections and forecasts are subject to uncertainties and contingencies and no assurances can be given that such projections or forecasts will be realized).
Section 3.13. Margin Regulations.
The Company is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any Loan hereunder will be used to buy or carry any Margin Stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing, not more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Company shall consist of Margin Stock.
Section 3.14. Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.
The Company has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers or, to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any of their employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.
Article
IV
CONDITIONS
Section 4.01. Closing Date.
The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective until the date (the “Closing Date”) on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) Executed Counterparts of this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the Company, the Lenders (including any Person that shall become a Lender hereunder as of the Closing Date) and the Administrative Agent a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party (or written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of a signed signature page to this Agreement, that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement).
(b) Corporate Documents; Incumbency Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Company, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Company, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. Each of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 (but without regard to the second parenthetical clause set forth in Section 4.02(a)) shall be satisfied as of the Closing Date, and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Responsible Officer, confirming compliance with such conditions.
(d) Opinion of Counsel to Company. The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more customary written opinions (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Closing Date) of counsel to the Company (which may include the general counsel or other internal counsel of the Company), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and the Company hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion(s)).
(e) Draft Registration Statement. The Administrative Agent shall have received the Draft Registration Statement and any amendments thereto submitted to the SEC prior to the Closing Date.
(f) Fees and Expenses. The Company shall have paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the respective person or persons entitled thereto all such fees and expenses as it shall have agreed in writing to pay to the Agents, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers in connection herewith (including the reasonable fees and expenses of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, special New York counsel to the Administrative Agent) that are due and payable on or prior to the Closing Date (and, with respect to such expenses, for which invoices have been presented to the Company at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date).
(g) Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as are customary for transactions of this type as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
Section 4.02. Each Credit Event.
The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (in addition to the concurrent or prior satisfaction of the conditions under Section 4.01 on the Closing Date):
(a) (i) with respect to any Borrowing on or prior to the IPO Effective Date, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or (ii) with respect to any Borrowing following the IPO Effective Date, the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, other than those representations and warranties contained in Section 3.05(b) (but only as to clause (a) of the definition of “Material Adverse Effect”) and Section 3.06(a) and (c) (but solely to the extent such matters affecting the truth and accuracy of such representation and warranty has been disclosed to the Administrative Agent), in each case under clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.02(a), shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representations and warranties qualified by materiality, in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing (or if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specified date, as of such specified date);
(b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(c) the IPO Effective Date shall have occurred or the Company shall have confirmed to the Administrative Agent in writing that the IPO Effective Date is expected to occur within five (5) Business Days following such Borrowing (which period may be extended to up to ten (10) Business Days following such Borrowing with the consent of the Administrative Agent or a longer period as agreed by each of the Joint Lead Arrangers).
Each Borrowing shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company on the date thereof as to the matters specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the preceding sentence.
Article
V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information.
The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide to each Lender):
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, the audited consolidated balance sheets and related audited consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing in an audit report to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the corresponding period or periods of the previous fiscal year, in each case certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) (I) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (i) certifying that no Default has occurred or, if such a Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth computations in reasonable detail demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Section 6.04 and (II) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent specifying any changes to the list of Designated Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal period to which such financial statements relate;
(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or any U.S. national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;
(e) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary (including information required to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification requirements of any Lender), or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request; and
(f) promptly, any amendments to the Draft Registration Statement submitted by the Company to the SEC.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), (b) or (d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically by posting on an Internet website, and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been furnished by the Company to the Administrative Agent (and by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders) on the date (i) on which such materials are publicly available as posted on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (EDGAR) or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Company’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access without charge (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (A) the Company shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon its request to the Company to deliver such paper copies and (B) the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b). The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Company with any such request by a Lender for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
Section 5.02. Notices of Material Events.
The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly provide to each Lender) the following, in each case, following the Company’s knowledge thereof:
(a) prompt written notice of any occurrence of any Default;
(b) prompt written notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(c) within 5 days of any such change or notice, written notice of any change in the Company’s Index Debt Ratings from S&P and Moody’s, or any notice from either such agency indicating its cessation of, or its intent to cease, rating the Company’s debt.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and, in the case of clause (a) or (b), any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
Section 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business.
The Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect (a) its legal existence and (b) the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business, other than, in the case of clause (b), the loss of which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04. Payment of Taxes.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, pay, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, its Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Company or such Designated Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable, or (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that, for avoidance of doubt an obligation shall be considered to be delinquent or in default for purposes of this Section only if there has first been a notice and demand therefor (as defined in Section 6303 of the Code and similar provisions of Law) by a tax authority.
Section 5.05. Maintenance of Properties.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof, except, in each case, to the extent that failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.06. Books and Records.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in all material respects in conformity with GAAP (or applicable local standards) or SAP, as applicable, consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Company or such Designated Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Section 5.07. Inspection Rights.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by any Agent and/or any Joint Lead Arranger and (at any time a Default exists) any representatives reasonably designated by any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice and at reasonable times during normal business hours, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and other records reasonably requested (other than information subject to confidentiality restrictions, insurance records and customer-related information), and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants; provided that such inspections shall be limited to once per fiscal year of the Company, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Company shall pay the reasonable costs and expenses of any such visit or inspection, but only if a Default exists at the time thereof or is discovered as a result thereof (provided that the Company shall have no responsibility for any such costs and expenses under any other circumstance).
Section 5.08. Compliance with Laws.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, comply with all Laws and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property (including applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, applicable Sanctions and Environmental Laws), and in connection therewith, the Company will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance in all material respects by the Company, its Designated Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, except in each case where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.09. Insurance.
The Company will, and will cause each of its Designated Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, all as determined in good faith by the Company.
Section 5.10. Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Loans will be used for general corporate purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries not in contravention of any Law or any Loan Document, which may include repayment of loans from RemainCo.
Article
VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full, the Company covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
Section 6.01. Liens.
The Company will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on (i) any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it or (ii) any Equity Interests of any of the Company’s Designated Subsidiaries, except in each case:
(a) Liens on any property or assets of the Company existing on the Closing Date;
(b) Liens on any property or assets of any Person existing at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with or into the Company, and not created in contemplation of such event;
(c) any Lien existing on any property or assets prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, (ii) such Lien does not apply to any other property or assets of the Company (other than improvements, accessions, proceeds or distributions in respect of the acquired property or assets) and (iii) such Lien secures only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition;
(d) Liens on any property or assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company; provided that (i) such Liens and the Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 360 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such property or assets and (iii) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Company (provided that individual financings provided by one lender may be cross-collateralized to other financings provided by such lender (and its Affiliates));
(e) Permitted Encumbrances;
(f) judgment Liens securing judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Article VII;
(g) Liens arising in connection with Swap Contracts not entered into for speculative purposes;
(h) Liens on securities owned by the Company which are pledged to any Federal Home Loan Bank or other government sponsored entity to secure advances and extensions of credit made to the Company in the ordinary course of business by any Federal Home Loan Bank or by any other government sponsored entity in connection with programs that are generally available to similarly situated companies in the insurance or financial services industry;
(i) Liens arising out of deposits of cash or securities into collateral trusts or reinsurance trusts with ceding companies, insurance regulators or as otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company;
(j) Liens on any real property and personal property relating thereto securing Limited Recourse Real Estate Indebtedness of the Company;
(k) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section arising in the ordinary course of the business of the Company that do not secure any Indebtedness;
(l) Liens arising out of Securities Transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(m) Liens on, or sales or transfers of, securitized assets (including notes, bonds and other securities or accounts receivable) in connection with securitizations of such assets; provided that no such Lien shall extend to or cover any property or assets other than the assets subject to such securitization (including the proceeds of the foregoing), related rights under the securitization documents and any other assets that are customarily pledged in connection with such securitization;
(n) Liens securing obligations in respect of letters of credit issued on behalf of any Insurance Subsidiary for insurance regulatory or reinsurance purposes;
(o) Liens securing obligations in connection with ordinary course operation of the affordable housing business of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(p) [reserved];
(q) [reserved];
(r) Liens incurred pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(s) Liens securing Operating Indebtedness;
(t) Liens on any assets as security required by applicable Law as a condition to the transaction of any business;
(u) Liens securing Indebtedness not otherwise permitted by this Section; provided that the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not exceed the greater of (i) $1,500,000,000 and (ii) 5% of Consolidated Net Worth at any one time outstanding; and
(v) any extension, renewal or replacement of the foregoing; provided that the Liens permitted hereunder shall not be expanded to cover any additional Indebtedness or assets (other than a substitution of like assets and improvements, accessions, proceeds or distributions in respect of such assets) unless such additional Indebtedness or assets would have been permitted in connection with the original creation, incurrence or assumption of such Lien.
Section 6.02. Fundamental Changes.
The Company will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve, except that the Company may merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or any Person may merge into or consolidate with the Company, so long as (i) the Company is the surviving person in such transaction and (ii) before and after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 6.03. Lines of Business.
The Company will not, nor will it cause or permit any of its Designated Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than the businesses of the type conducted by the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries on the date hereof or to be conducted following the IPO as described in the Draft Registration Statement and business activities reasonably related, incidental or complementary thereto (including any new insurance and reinsurance businesses by any Insurance Subsidiary).
Section 6.04. Financial Covenants.
(a) Consolidated Net Worth. The Company will not permit Consolidated Net Worth, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, to be less than $11.73 billion.
(b) Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization. The Company will not permit Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 40% of Consolidated Total Capitalization as of the last day of such fiscal quarter.
Section 6.05. Use of Proceeds in Compliance with Sanctions Laws.
The Company will not request any Borrowing, and the Company shall not, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers and employees shall not, use or otherwise make available, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of any Borrowing (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the funding, financing or facilitating of any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Article
VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a) the Company shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration or otherwise;
(b) the Company shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business Days;
(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, deemed made or furnished;
(d) (i) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.03 (solely with respect to the existence of the Company) and 5.10 and in Article VI; (ii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) or (b) and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business Days; or (iii) the Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.07 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five or more Business Days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company (given at the request of any Lender);
(e) The Company shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 or more days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company;
(f) (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company by any of its Subsidiaries), when and as the same shall become due and payable (beyond any applicable grace period expressly set forth in the governing documents or if the governing documents do not contain a grace period, two days after the Company or such Subsidiary is given written notice of such failure); or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness owed to the Company by any of its Subsidiaries) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this subclause (ii) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the assets of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for a period of 60 or more days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
(h) the Company or any Designated Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Designated Subsidiary or for a substantial part of the assets of the Company or any Designated Subsidiary, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
(i) one or more judgments shall be rendered against the Company and/or its Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment, and such judgment and/or judgments either is or are, as applicable, for (i) the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $375,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or (ii) injunctive relief and would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(j) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(i) there shall have occurred a Change in Control;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Company described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Company, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately; and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, in each case, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding; and in case of any event with respect to the Company described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Company accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, in each case, without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender and without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Company, anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Article
VIII
AGENTS
Section 8.01. Administrative Agent.
(a) Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not such Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not such Agent hereunder.
(c) No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) no Agent shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that such Agent is required to exercise in writing by the Required Lenders and (iii) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, or be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by the Company or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (1) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (2) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (3) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein, (4) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (5) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein or therein, other than (in the case of the Administrative Agent) to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(d) Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Company), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
(e) Each Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent.
(f) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank, in each case with a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Company to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
(g) Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, any arranger of this credit facility or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, any arranger of this credit facility or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
(h) In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Company, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Company) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise: (i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Agents and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Agents under Sections 2.04 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and (ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Agent to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Agents, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Agents under Sections 2.04 and 9.03. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any other Agent any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any other Agent or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any other Agent in any such proceeding.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Syndication Agents named on the cover page of this Agreement shall not have any duties or liabilities under this Agreement (except in their capacity, if any, as Lenders).
(j) (i) Each Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.01(j) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(ii) Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(iii) The Company hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Company.
(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.01(j) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 8.02. Certain ERISA Matters.
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Company, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
Article
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Notices.
(a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, to the applicable address or telecopier number for the applicable Person in Schedule 9.01. Notices pursuant to this paragraph (a) sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopy shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Approved Electronic Platforms, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Company and the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by Approved Electronic Platforms, in each case, pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Company may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
(c) Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.
Section 9.02. Waivers; Amendments.
(a) No Deemed Waivers; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Company therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b) Amendments. Subject to Section 2.11(b) and (c), neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the Required Lenders or by the Company and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall:
(i) increase any Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;
(ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Company to pay interest at the Default Rate);
(iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;
(iv) change Section 2.06(c) or 2.15(b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the ratable reduction of Commitments or the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender; or
(v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
and provided further that no such agreement shall (A) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.18 without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or (B) amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any other Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of such other Agent.
Section 9.03. Expenses; Limitation of Liability; Indemnity, Etc.
(a) Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay or reimburse (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of outside counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated); and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent and/or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including in connection with any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans. This Section shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(b) Limitation of Liability. To the extent permitted by applicable law (i) the Company shall not assert, and the Company hereby waives, any claim against the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger, any Syndication Agent, and any Lender, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related Person”) for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) except in the case of this clause (i) to the extent such Liabilities are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to arise from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Lender-Related Person or its Related Parties and (ii) no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any Liabilities against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this Section 9.03(b) shall relieve the Company of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee, as provided in Section 9.03(c), against any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.
(c) Indemnification by Company. The Company agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Joint Lead Arranger and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all Liabilities and related expenses (including without limitation, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of a single primary counsel for the Indemnitees and, if reasonably necessary, a single local counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction, unless there exists a perceived or actual conflict of interest among Indemnitees (as reasonably determined by such Indemnitee), in which case such expenses shall include the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and disbursements of one additional counsel in each relevant material jurisdiction and, if reasonably necessary, of one regulatory counsel, to each group of similarly affected Indemnitees) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use or intended use of the proceeds therefrom, (iii) the enforcement of this Agreement, (iv) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (v) any actual or prospective Proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not such Proceeding is brought by the Company or its equity holders, Affiliates, creditors or any other third Person and whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such Liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim not involving an act or omission of the Company and that is brought against by an Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than against the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, or any Joint Lead Arranger in their capacities as such). This Section 9.03(c) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.
(d) Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Company fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (each, an “Agent-Related Person”) under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent-Related Person such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or Liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent-Related Person in its capacity as such.
(e) Payments. All amounts due under this Section 9.03 shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.
(f) Survival. The agreements in this Section 9.03 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
Section 9.04. Successors and Assigns.
(a) Assignments Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Company without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
(b) Assignments by Lenders. (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
(A) the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment (I) to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (II) to any Specified Permitted Lender or (III) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; and provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment requiring its consent under this clause (A) unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 15 Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and
(B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.
(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following conditions:
(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s applicable Commitment, the amount of such Commitment of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Company (except if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);
(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500;
(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Company and its Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable Laws, including Federal and state securities Laws; and
(E) no such assignment shall be made to (I) the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (II) any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this subclause (II), or (III) a natural person or a corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity owned, operated or established for the primary benefit of a natural person and/or family members or relatives of such person.
(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv) Maintenance of Register by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and the principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Company, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Company and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(v) Effectiveness of Assignments. Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04(b), 2.15(e) or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
(c) Participations. Any Lender may, without the consent of the Company or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Company, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Company agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) shall be subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender); (B) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (C) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.14, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.09 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Company, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitment, Loan, promissory note or other obligations under any Loan Document) except if additional payments under Sections 2.12 and 2.14 are requested with respect to such Participant and except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, promissory note or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations or to the extent required to establish an exemption or withholding under FATCA. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(d) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any such pledge or assignment to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Section 9.05. Survival.
All representations and warranties made by the Company herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making by the Lenders of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Lender and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, any assignment of rights by, or replacement of, a Lender, the expiration or termination of the Commitments, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under the Loan Documents, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of any Loan Document or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Lender.
Section 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.
(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract between and among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof (except for any provisions in the Commitment Letter, including without limitation any syndication provisions and the “Clear Market Undertakings” (as defined in the Commitment Letter) that expressly survive pursuant to and to the extent provided by the terms of the Commitment Letter). Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 9.01), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (1) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Company without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic signature and (2) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company hereby (a) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Company, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (b) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (c) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (d) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Company to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.
Section 9.07. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.08. Payments Set Aside.
To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Company is made to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 9.09. Right of Setoff.
If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and its Affiliates are authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender and its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Company against any and all of the obligations of the Company hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have. Each Lender agrees to notify the Company and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 9.10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
(b) Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the transactions relating hereto and thereto, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties may only) be heard and determined in such Federal (to the extent permitted by Law) or New York State Court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the Company or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(c) Waiver of Venue. The Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(d) Service of Process. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.
Section 9.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.12. Headings.
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
Section 9.13. Confidentiality.
Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by any applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this paragraph, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (1) any rating agency in connection with rating the Company or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided for herein or (2) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of identification numbers with respect to the credit facilities provided for herein, (h) with the consent of the Company or (i) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this paragraph or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company. In the event that the Administrative Agent or any Lender becomes legally compelled to disclose any confidential Information pursuant to clause (c) of this Section, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall, to the extent permitted by Law, give prompt written notice of that fact to the Company prior to the disclosure, and in the event that the Company shall advise the Administrative Agent or such Lender that it will seek an appropriate remedy to prevent or limit such disclosure, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, shall cooperate reasonably (at the expense of the Company) with the Company in seeking such remedy. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Company relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Company and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of written information received from the Company after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at or prior to the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPANY AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE COMPANY OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE COMPANY AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Section 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act.
Each Lender hereby notifies the Company that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), such Lender may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Company in accordance with said Act.
Section 9.15. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationships.
In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Company acknowledges and agrees that: (a) (i) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Company and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers, on the other hand, (ii) the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (iii) the Company is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (b) (i) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Company or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (ii) none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (c) the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and its Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Joint Lead Arrangers has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Company or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Company hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Joint Lead Arrangers with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 9.16. [Reserved].
Section 9.17. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Justin Caulfield | |
Name: Justin Caulfield | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[Signature Page to 3-Year DDTL Agreement]
LENDERS | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||
individually and as Administrative Agent | ||
By | /s/ Sarah Tarantino | |
Name: Sarah Tarantino | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to 3-Year DDTL Agreement]
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., | ||
By | /s/ Chris Choi | |
Name: Chris Choi | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Page to 3-Year DDTL Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A. | ||
By | /s/ Maureen P. Maroney | |
Name: Maureen P. Maroney | ||
Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to 3-Year DDTL Agreement]
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | ||
By | /s/ Mrinalini MacDonough | |
Name: Mrinalini MacDonough | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to 3-Year DDTL Agreement]
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | ||
By | /s/ Robert Ehudin | |
Name: Robert Ehudin | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
[Signature Page to 3-Year DDTL Agreement]
SCHEDULE 2.01
Commitments
Name of Lender | Commitment |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $600,000,000 |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $600,000,000 |
CITIBANK, N.A. | $600,000,000 |
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | $600,000,000 |
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | $600,000,000 |
TOTAL | $3,000,000,000 |
SCHEDULE 9.01
Notice Information
I. Company:
SAFG
Retirement Services, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 11
New York, New York 10022-1304
Attention: Justin Caulfield, Treasurer
Fax No.: 888-223-2971
Telephone No.: 212-770-2867
with a copy to: Jeffrey Lanning
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Sullivan
& Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Ari Blaut
Fax No.: 212-291-9219
Telephone No.: 212-558-1656
II. Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
383 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10179
Attention: Christopher Draper, Andrew Weyant
Email: christopher.draper@chase.com; andrew.weyant@chase.com
Telephone No.: 302-542-6266; 302-552-0714
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Cleary
Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York NY 10006
Attention: Amy R. Shapiro, Duane McLaughlin
Email: ashapiro@cgsh.com; dmclaughlin@cgsh.com
Telephone No.: 212-225-2076; 212-225-2106
III. Lenders
Initially, as provided in the relevant Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1. | Assignor: | ________________________________ |
2. | Assignee: | ______________________________ [and is an [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]1 |
3. | Company: | SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., as borrower |
4. | Administrative Agent: | JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement |
1 | Select as applicable. |
5. | Credit Agreement: | The Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. |
6. | Assigned Interest: |
Assignor | Assignee | Aggregate Amount of Commitment/ Loans/ for all Lenders | Amount of Commitment/ Loans Assigned | Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans |
● | ● | $ | $ | % |
● | ● | $ | $ | % |
● | ● | $ | $ | % |
Effective Date: _________, 202_ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR] | ||
By: | ||
Title: | ||
ASSIGNEE | ||
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE] | ||
By: | ||
Title: |
[Consented to and]2 Accepted: | ||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By | ||
Title: | ||
[Consented to:]3 | ||
SAFG Retirement Services, INC. | ||
By | ||
Title: |
2 | To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
3 | To be added only if the consent of the Company is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement. |
ANNEX 1
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2 Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements, if any, under the Credit Agreement including Section 9.04(b) thereof (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under such Section 9.04(b)), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any arranger or any other Lender and their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest and (vii) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, any arranger, the Assignor or any other Lender and their Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
EXHIBIT C
[Form of Promissory Note]
PROMISSORY NOTE
$ [_________] [________], 202[_]
New York, New York
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SAFG Retirement Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to [NAME OF LENDER] (the “Lender”), at such of the offices of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as shall be notified to the Borrower from time to time, the principal sum of $ [________] (or such lesser amount as shall equal the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement), in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.
The date, amount, Type, interest rate and duration of Interest Period (if applicable) of each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Lender on the schedule attached hereto or any continuation thereof, provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement or hereunder in respect of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower.
This Note evidences Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Terms used but not defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
Except as permitted by Section 9.04 of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any other Person.
This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
SAFG RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. | ||
By | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
SCHEDULE OF LOANS
This Note evidences Loans made, continued or converted under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Company, on the dates, in the principal amounts, of the Types, bearing interest at the rates and having Interest Periods (if applicable) of the durations set forth below, subject to the continuations, conversions and payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:
Date | Principal
Amount of Loan |
Type
of Loan |
Interest
Rate |
Duration
of Interest Period (if any) |
Amount
Paid, Prepaid, Continued or Converted |
Notation
Made by |
EXHIBIT D
FORMs OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATES
[See Attached Forms]
Exhibit D-1
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: ________, 201__
Exhibit D-2
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to the Credit Agreement, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-N (as applicable) from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption and exemption from FATCA withholding. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: ________, 201__
Exhibit D-3
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: _______, 201__
Exhibit D-4
[FORM OF U.S. TAX CERTIFICATE]
(For
Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships
For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of February 25, 2022 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among SAFG Retirement Services, Inc. (the “Company”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent thereunder (the “Administrative Agent”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Company within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Company as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments in question are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (as applicable) from each of its partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption and exemption from FATCA withholding. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: _______, 201__
U.S. Tax Certificate
By:
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/s/ Dean Kerr |
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Name:
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Dean Kerr |
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Title:
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Partner |
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March 28, 2022 |
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/s/ Alan Colberg | |
Name: Alan Colberg
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/s/ Marilyn Hirsch
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Name: Marilyn Hirsch
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/s/ Patricia Walsh
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Name: Patricia Walsh
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Security
Type |
Security Class Title
|
Fee
Calculation or Carry Forward Rule
|
Amount
Registered |
Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
|
Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price(1)(2) |
Fee Rate
|
Amount of
Registration Fee |
Carry
Forward Form Type |
Carry
Forward File Number |
Carry
Forward Initial effective date |
Filing Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with
Unsold
Securities
to be
Carried
Forward
|
|
Newly Registered Securities
|
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Fees to Be
Paid |
Equity
|
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share
|
Rule 457(o)
|
—
|
—
|
$100,000,000.00 |
.0000927 |
$9,270.00 |
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Total Offering Amounts
|
$100,000,000.00 | $9,270.00 | ||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid
|
||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets
|
||||||||||||
Net Fee Due
|
$100,000,000.00 | $9,270.00 |
(1)
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
(2)
|
Includes shares of our common stock subject to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.
|