PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

                                      Among

                        VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST,

                             VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.,

                        VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.,

                                       and

                 ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA

                                   DATED AS OF

                                   May 1, 2001


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                                Table of Contents

ARTICLE I.         Fund Shares.................................................3

ARTICLE II         Representations and Warranties..............................5

ARTICLE III        Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and
                   Proxy Statements; Voting....................................7

ARTICLE IV         Sales Material and Information..............................9

ARTICLE V          Distribution and Service Plans.............................11

ARTICLE VI         Diversification............................................11

ARTICLE VII        Potential Conflicts........................................12

ARTICLE VIII       Indemnification............................................14

ARTICLE IX         Applicable Law.............................................20

ARTICLE X          Termination................................................20

ARTICLE XI         Notices....................................................23

ARTICLE XII        Foreign Tax Credits........................................24

ARTICLE XIII       Miscellaneous..............................................24

 SCHEDULE A        Separate Accounts and Contracts............................27

SCHEDULE B         Participating Van Kampen Life Investment Trust Portfolios..28

SCHEDULE C         Proxy Voting Procedures....................................29


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                             PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

                                      Among

                        VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST,

                             VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.,

                        VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.,

                                       and

                 ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA

         THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the 1st day of May, 2001 by
and among Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (hereinafter the
"Company"), a Minnesota corporation, on its own behalf and on behalf of each
separate account of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended
from time to time (each such account hereinafter referred to as the "Account"),
and VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST (hereinafter the "Fund"), a Delaware
business trust, VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC. (hereinafter the "Underwriter"), a
Delaware corporation, and VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. (hereinafter the
"Adviser"), a Delaware corporation.

         WHEREAS, the Fund engages in business as an open-end management
investment company and is available to act as the investment vehicle for
separate accounts established by insurance companies for individual and group
life insurance policies and annuity contracts with variable accumulation and/or
payout provisions (hereinafter referred to individually and/or collectively as
"Variable Insurance Products"); and

         WHEREAS, insurance companies desiring to utilize the Fund as an
investment vehicle under their Variable Insurance Products are required to enter
into participation agreements with the Fund and the Underwriter (the
"Participating Insurance Companies"); and

         WHEREAS, shares of the Fund are divided into several series of shares,
each representing the interest in a particular managed portfolio of securities
and other assets, any one or more of which may be made available for Variable
Insurance Products of Participating Insurance Companies; and

         WHEREAS, the Fund intends to offer shares of the series set forth on
Schedule B (each such series hereinafter referred to as a "Portfolio") as may be
amended from time to time by mutual agreement of the parties hereto, under this
Agreement to the Accounts of the Company; and


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         WHEREAS, the Fund has obtained an order from the Securities and
Exchange Commission, dated September 19, 1990 (File No. 812-7552), granting
Participating Insurance Companies and Variable Insurance Product separate
accounts exemptions from the provisions of Sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and
15(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (hereinafter the "1940
Act") and Rules 6e2(b)(15) and 6e3j)(b)(15) thereunder to the extent necessary
to permit shares of the Fund to be sold to and held by Variable Annuity Product
separate accounts of both affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies
(hereinafter the "Shared Funding Exemptive Order"); and

         WHEREAS, the Fund is registered as an open-end management investment
company under the 1940 Act and its shares are registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (hereinafter the "1933 Act"); and

         WHEREAS, the Adviser is duly registered as an investment adviser under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and any applicable state
securities laws; and

         WHEREAS, the Adviser is the investment adviser of the Portfolios of the
 Fund; and

         WHEREAS, the Underwriter is registered as a broker/dealer under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (hereinafter the "l934 Act"), is a
member in good standing of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(hereinafter "NASD") and serves as principal underwriter of the shares of the
Fund; and

         WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register certain Variable
Insurance Products under the 1933 Act; and

         WHEREAS, each Account is a duly organized, validly existing segregated
asset account, established by resolution or under authority of the Board of
Directors of the Company, on the date shown for such Account on Schedule A
hereto, to set aside and invest assets attributable to the aforesaid Variable
Insurance Products; and

         WHEREAS, the Company has registered or will register each Account as a
unit investment trust under the 1940 Act; and

         WHEREAS, to the extent permitted by applicable insurance laws and
regulations, the Company intends to purchase shares in the Portfolios on behalf
of each Account to fund certain of the aforesaid Variable Insurance Products and
the Underwriter is authorized to sell such shares to each such Account at net
asset value.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Company,
the Fund, the Underwriter and the Adviser agree as follows:


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ARTICLE 1

                                   Fund Shares
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    1.1 The Fund and the  Underwriter  agree to make  available  for purchase by
the Company shares of the Portfolios  and shall  execute  orders placed for each
Account on a daily basis at the net asset value next  computed  after receipt by
the Fund or its  designee of such order.  For  purposes of this Section 1.1, the
Company  shall be the  designee of the Fund and the  Underwriter  for receipt of
such orders from each  Account and  receipt by such  designee  shall  constitute
receipt by the Fund;  provided  that the Fund  receives  notice of such order by
10:00 a.m. Central time on the next following Business Day.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing,  the  Company  shall use its best  efforts to  provide  the Fund with
notice of such orders by 9:15 a.m.  Central time on the next following  Business
Day.  "Business Day" shall mean any day on which New York Stock Exchange is open
for trading and on which the Fund calculates its net asset value pursuant to the
rules of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  as set forth in the Fund's
prospectus  and  statement  of  additional   information.   Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  the Board of  Trustees of the Fund  (hereinafter  the  "Board")  may
refuse to permit the Fund to sell  shares of any  Portfolio  to any  person,  or
suspend or terminate  the offering of shares of any  Portfolio if such action is
required by law or by regulatory  authorities having  jurisdiction or is, in the
sole  discretion  of the  Board  acting  in good  faith  and in  light  of their
fiduciary duties under federal and any applicable  state laws,  necessary in the
best interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio.

    1.2 The Fund and the Underwriter agree that shares of the Fund will be sold
only to Participating Insurance Companies for their Variable Insurance Products.
No shares of any Portfolio will be sold to the general public.

    1.3 The Fund will not make its shares available for purchase by any
insurance company or separate account unless an agreement containing provisions
which afford the Company substantially the same protections currently provided
by Sections 2.1, 2.4, 2.9, 3.4 and Article VII of this Agreement is in effect to
govern such sales.

    1.4 The Fund and the Underwriter agree to redeem for cash, on the Company's
request, any full or fractional shares of the Fund held by the Company,
executing such requests on a daily basis at the net asset value next computed
after receipt by the Fund or its designee of the request for redemption. For
purposes of this Section 1.4, the Company shall be the designee of the Fund for
receipt of requests for redemption from each Account and receipt by such
designee shall constitute receipt by the Fund; provided that the Underwriter
receives notice of such request for redemption on the next following Business
Day in accordance with the timing rules described in Section 1.1.


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    1.5 The Company agrees that purchases and redemptions of Portfolio shares
offered by the then current prospectus of the Fund shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of such prospectus. The Accounts of the Company, under which
amounts may be invested in the Fund are listed on Schedule A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, as such Schedule A may be amended from time to
time by mutual written agreement of all of the parties hereto. The Company will
give the Fund and the Underwriter sixty (60) days written notice of its
intention to make available in the future, as a funding vehicle under the
Contracts, any other investment company.

    1.6 The Company will place separate orders to purchase or redeem shares of
each Portfolio. Each order  shall  describe  the net amount of shares and dollar
amount  of each  Portfolio  to be  purchased  or  redeemed.  In the event of net
purchases,  the Company shall pay for Portfolio  shares on the next Business Day
after an order to  purchase  Portfolio  shares  is made in  accordance  with the
provisions of Section 1.1 hereof.  Payment shall be in federal funds transmitted
by wire. In the event of net redemptions, the Portfolio shall pay the redemption
proceeds in federal funds  transmitted by wire on the next Business Day after an
order to redeem  Portfolio  shares is made in accordance  with the provisions of
Section 1.4 hereof.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the payment of redemption proceeds on the next
Business Day would require the Portfolio to dispose of Portfolio securities or
otherwise incur substantial additional costs, and if the Portfolio has
determined to settle redemption transactions for all shareholders on a delayed
basis, proceeds shall be wired to the Company within seven (7) days or such
shorter period as may be required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law and
the Portfolio shall notify in writing the person designated by the Company as
the recipient for such notice of such delay by 3:00 p.m. Central time on the
same Business Day that the Company transmits the redemption order to the
Portfolio.

    1.7 Issuance and transfer of the Fund's shares will be by book entry only.
 Share  certificates  will not be issued to the  Company or any  Account. Shares
ordered from the Fund will be recorded in an appropriate  title for each Account
or the appropriate subaccount of each Account.

    1.8 The Underwriter shall use its best efforts to furnish same day notice by
6:00 p.m. Central time (by wire or telephone, followed by written confirmation)
to the Company of any dividends or capital gain distributions payable on the
Fund's shares. The Company hereby elects to receive all such dividends and
capital gain distributions as are payable on the Portfolio shares in additional
shares of that Portfolio. The Company reserves the right to revoke this election
and to receive all such dividends and capital gain distributions in cash. The
Fund shall notify the Company of the number of shares so issued as payment of
such dividends and distributions.


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    1.9 The Underwriter shall make the net asset value per share of each
Portfolio  available  to the  Company  on a daily  basis  as soon as  reasonably
practical  after the net asset value per share is  calculated  and shall use its
best  efforts  to make such net asset  value  per share  available  by 6:00 p.m.
Central time. In the event that Underwriter is unable to meet the 6:00 p.m. time
stated  immediately  above,  then  Underwriter  shall  provide the Company  with
additional time to notify  Underwriter of purchase or redemption orders pursuant
to Sections 1.1 and 1.4, respectively above. Such additional time shall be equal
to the  additional  time that  Underwriter  takes to make the net  asset  values
available to the Company  provided,  however,  that notification must be made by
10:00  a.m.  Central  time on the  Business  Day such  order is to be  executed,
regardless of when net asset value is made available.

    1.10 If Underwriter provides materially incorrect share net asset value
information through no fault of the Company, the Company shall be entitled to an
adjustment with respect to the Fund shares purchased or redeemed to reflect the
correct net asset value per share. The determination of the materiality of any
net asset value pricing error shall be based on the SEC's recommended guidelines
regarding such errors. The correction of any such errors shall be made at the
Company level pursuant to the SEC's recommended guidelines. Any material error
in the calculation or reporting of net asset value per share, dividend or
capital gain information shall be reported promptly upon discovery to the
Company.

ARTICLE 2

                         Representations and Warranties
                         ------------------------------

    2.1 The Company represents and warrants that the interests of Accounts (the
"Contracts") are or will be registered and will maintain the registration under
the 1933 Act and the regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1933
Act; that the Contracts will be issued and sold in compliance with all
applicable federal and state laws and regulations. The Company further
represents and warrants that it is an insurance company duly organized and in
good standing under applicable law and that it has legally and validly
established each Account prior to any issuance or sale thereof as a segregated
asset account under the Minnesota Insurance Code and the regulations thereunder
and has registered or, prior to any issuance or sale of the Contracts, will
register and will maintain the registration of each Account as a unit investment
trust in accordance with and to the extent required by the provisions of the
1940 Act and the regulations thereunder to serve as a segregated investment
account for the Contracts. The Company shall amend its registration statement
for its contracts under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act from time to time as
required in order to effect the continuous offering of its Contracts.

    2.2 The Fund and the Underwriter represent and warrant that Fund shares sold
pursuant to this Agreement shall be registered under the 1933 Act and the
regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1933 Act, duly authorized
for issuance in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and sold in
compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations
and that the Fund is and shall remain registered under the 1940 Act and the
regulations thereunder to the extent required by the 1940 Act. The Fund shall
amend the registration statement for its shares under the 1933 Act and the 1940
Act from time to time as required in order to effect the continuous offering of
its shares. The Fund shall register and qualify the shares for sale in
accordance with the laws of the various states only if and to the extent deemed
advisable by the Fund.


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    2.3 The Fund and the Adviser represent that the Fund is currently qualified
 as a Regulated Investment  Company under  Subchapter M of the Internal  Revenue
Code of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code") and that each will make every effort to
maintain  such  qualification  (under  Subchapter M or any  successor or similar
provision  and that each will  notify  the  Company  immediately  upon  having a
reasonable  basis for  believing  that the Fund has ceased to so qualify or that
the Fund might not so qualify in the future.

    2.4 The Company represents that each Account is and will continue to be a
"segregated account" under applicable provisions of the Code and that each
Contract is and will be treated as a "variable contract" under applicable
provisions of the Code and that it will make every effort to maintain such
treatment and that it will notify the Fund immediately upon having a reasonable
basis for believing that the Account or Contract has ceased to be so treated or
that they might not be so treated in the future.

    2.5 The Fund represents that to the extent that it decides to finance
distribution expenses pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Fund
undertakes to have a board of directors, a majority of whom are not interested
persons of the Fund, formulate and approve any plan under Rule 12b-1 to finance
distribution expenses.

    2.6 The Fund makes no representation as to whether any aspect of its
operations (including, but not limited to, fees and expenses and investment
policies) complies with the insurance laws or regulations of the various states.

    2.7 The Fund and the Adviser represent that the Fund is duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and that the Fund does
and will comply in all material respects with the 1940 Act.

    2.8 The Underwriter represents and warrants that it is and shall remain duly
registered under all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and that
it will perform its obligations for the Fund and the Company in compliance with
the laws and regulations of its state of domicile and any applicable state and
federal laws and regulations.

    2.9 The Company represents and warrants that all of its trustees, officers,
employees, investment advisers, and other individuals/entities dealing with the
money and/or securities of the Fund are covered by a blanket fidelity bond or
similar coverage, in an amount equal to the greater of $5 million or any amount
required by applicable federal or state law or regulation. The aforesaid
includes coverage for larceny and embezzlement is issued by a reputable bonding
company. The Company agrees to make all reasonable efforts to see that this bond
or another bond containing these provisions is always in effect, and agrees to
notify the Fund and the Underwriter in the event that such coverage no longer
applies.


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ARTICLE 3

          Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting
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3.1 The Fund shall provide the Company with as many printed copies of the Fund's
current prospectus and statement of additional information as the Company may
reasonably request. If requested by the Company in lieu of providing printed
copies the Fund shall provide camera-ready film or computer diskettes containing
the Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, and such other
assistance as is reasonably necessary in order for the Company once each year
(or more frequently if the prospectus and/or statement of additional information
for the Fund is amended during the year) to have the prospectus for the
Contracts and the Fund's prospectus printed together in one document or
separately. The Company may elect to print the Fund's prospectus and/or its
statement of additional information in combination with other fund companies'
prospectuses and statements of additional information.

                  3.2(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.2., all
expenses of preparing, setting in type and printing and distributing Fund
prospectuses and statements of additional information shall be the expense of
the Company. For prospectuses and statements of additional information provided
by the Company to its existing owners of Contracts in order to update disclosure
as required by the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, the cost of setting in type,
printing and distributing shall be borne by the Fund. If the Company chooses to
receive camera-ready film or computer diskettes in lieu of receiving printed
copies of the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information, the
Fund shall bear the cost of typesetting to provide the Fund's prospectus and/or
statement of additional information to the Company in the format in which the
Fund is accustomed to formatting prospectuses and statements of additional
information, respectively, and the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting
or changing the format to conform with any of its prospectuses and/or statements
of additional information. In such event, the Fund will reimburse the Company in
an amount equal to the product of x and y where x is the number of such
prospectuses distributed to owners of the Contracts, and y is the Fund's per
unit cost of printing the Fund's prospectuses. The same procedures shall be
followed with respect to the Fund's statement of additional information. The
Fund shall not pay any costs of typesetting, printing and distributing the
Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information to prospective
Contract owners.

                  3.2(b) The Fund, at its expense, shall provide the Company
with copies of its proxy statements, reports to shareholders, and other
communications (except for prospectuses and statements of additional
information, which are covered in Section 3.2(a) above) to shareholders in such
quantity as the Company shall reasonably require for distributing to Contract
owners and shall pay the cost of distributing these materials. If the Company
chooses to receive camera-ready film or computer diskettes in lieu of receiving
printed copies of the Fund's proxy statements, reports to shareholders, and
other communications, the Fund shall bear the cost of typesetting to provide the
Fund's proxy statements, reports to shareholders, and other communications to
the Company in the format in which the Fund is accustomed to formatting proxy
statements, reports to shareholders, and other communications, respectively, and
the Company shall bear the expense of adjusting or changing the format to
conform with any of its proxy statements, reports to shareholders, and other
communications. In such event, the Fund will reimburse the Company in an amount
equal to the product of x and y where x is the number of such proxy statements,
reports to shareholders or other communications distributed to owners of the
Contracts, and y is the Fund's per unit cost of printing the Fund's proxy
statements, reports to shareholders, and other communications. The Fund shall
not pay any costs of distributing such proxy related material, reports to
shareholders, and other communications to prospective Contract owners.


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                  3.2(c) The Company agrees to provide the Fund or its designee
with such information as may be reasonably requested by the Fund to assure that
the Fund's expenses do not include the cost of typesetting, printing or
distributing any of the foregoing documents other than those actually
distributed to existing Contract owners.

                  3.2(d) The Fund shall pay no fee or other compensation to the
Company under this Agreement, except that if the Fund or any Portfolio adopts
and implements a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution expenses,
then the Underwriter may make payments to the Company or to the underwriter for
the Contracts if and in amounts agreed to by the Underwriter in writing.

                  3.2(e) All expenses, including expenses to be borne by the
Fund pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof, incident to performance by the Fund under
this Agreement shall be paid by the Fund. The Fund shall see to it that all its
shares are registered and authorized for issuance in accordance with applicable
federal law and, if and to the extent deemed advisable by the Fund, in
accordance with applicable state laws prior to their sale. The Fund shall bear
the expenses for the cost of registration and qualification of the Fund's
shares.

    3.3 The Fund's statement of additional information shall be obtainable from
 the Fund, the Underwriter, the Company or such other person as the Fund may
designate.

    3.4 If and to the extent required by law the Company shall distribute all
proxy material furnished by the Fund to Contract Owners to whom voting
privileges are required to be extended and shall:

(1)      solicit voting instructions from Contract owners;

(2)      vote the Fund shares in accordance with instructions received from
         Contract owners; and

(3)      vote Fund shares for which no instructions have been received in the
         same proportion as Fund shares of such Portfolio for which instructions
         have been received,

so long as and to the extent that the Securities and Exchange Commission
continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require passthrough voting privileges for
variable contract owners. The Company reserves the right to vote Fund shares
held in any segregated asset account in its own right, to the extent permitted
by law. The Fund and the Company shall follow the procedures, and shall have the
corresponding responsibilities, for the handling of proxy and voting instruction
solicitations, as set forth in Schedule C attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference. Participating Insurance Companies shall be responsible for
ensuring that each of their separate accounts participating in the Fund
calculates voting privileges in a manner consistent with the standards set forth
on Schedule C, which standards will also be provided to the other Participating
Insurance Companies.


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    3.5 The Fund will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring
 voting by  shareholders, and in  particular  the Fund will  either  provide for
annual meetings  (except  insofar as the Securities and Exchange  Commission may
interpret  Section 16 not to require such meetings) or comply with Section 16(c)
of the 1940 Act (although the Fund is not one of the trusts described in Section
16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections  16(a) and, if and when  applicable,
16(b). Further, the Fund will act in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Commission's interpretation of the requirements of Section 16(a) with respect to
periodic  elections of directors  and with  whatever  rules the  Commission  may
promulgate with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 4

                         Sales Material and Information
                         ------------------------------

    4.1 The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund,
the Underwriter or their designee, each piece of sales literature or other
promotional material prepared by the Company or any person contracting with the
Company in which the Fund, the Adviser or the Underwriter is named, at least ten
Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the Fund, the
Adviser, the Underwriter or their designee reasonably objects to such use within
ten Business Days after receipt of such material.

    4.2 Neither the Company nor any person contracting with the Company shall
give any information or make any  representations or statements on behalf of the
Fund or concerning the Fund in connection  with the sale of the Contracts  other
than the information or representations  contained in the registration statement
or Fund  prospectus,  as such  registration  statement or Fund prospectus may be
amended or  supplemented  from time to time,  or in reports to  shareholders  or
proxy  statements  for the Fund,  or in sales  literature  or other  promotional
material approved by the Fund or its designee, except with the permission of the
Fund or its designee.

    4.3 The Fund shall furnish,or shall cause to be furnished, to the Company or
its designee, each piece of sales literature or other promotional material
prepared by the Fund in which the Company or its Accounts, are named at least
ten Business Days prior to its use. No such material shall be used if the
Company or its designee reasonably objects to such use within ten Business Days
after receipt of such material.


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    4.4 Neither the Fund nor the Underwriter shall give any information or make
 any representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, each
Account, or the Contracts, other than the information or representations
contained in a registration statement or prospectus for the Contracts, as such
registration statement or prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, or in published reports or solicitations for voting instruction for each
Account which are in the public domain or approved by the Company for
distribution to Contract owners, or in sales literature or other promotional
material approved by the Company or its designee, except with the permission of
the Company.

    4.5 The Fund will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all
registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,
reports, proxy statements, sales literature and other promotional materials,
applications for exemptions, requests for no-action letters, and all amendments
to any of the above, that relate to the Fund or its shares, contemporaneously
with the filing of such document with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
other regulatory authorities.

    4.6 The Company will provide to the Fund at least one complete copy of all
registration statements, prospectuses, statements of additional information,
reports, solicitations for voting instructions, sales literature and other
promotional materials, applications for exemptions, requests for no action
letters, and all amendments to any of the above, that relate to the investment
in an Account or Contract, contemporaneously with the filing of such document
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authorities.

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

ARTICLE 5

                         Distribution and Service Plans
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    5.1 The Fund is subject to a plan adopted under Rule 18f-3 under the 1940
Act pursuant to which, as described in the current prospectus of each Portfolio,
the Fund may sell  multiple  classes  of its  shares  of each  Portfolio  with a
varying  combination of  distribution  fees,  service fees,  exchange  features,
conversion   rights,   voting  rights,   expense   allocations   and  investment
requirements.


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    5.2 Should the Company wish to participate in the Fund's distribution plan
with  respect to a class of shares of a Portfolio  of the Fund  pursuant to Rule
12b-1 (the "Rule 12b-1  Plan")  under the 1940 Act, or the Fund's  service  plan
(the  "Service  Plan"),  each as  described  in the current  prospectus  of each
Portfolio,  with respect to a class of shares of a Portfolio of the Fund,  it is
understood  that the  Company  must be  approved by the Board of Trustees of the
Fund.  Pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 Plan and the Service Plan, the  Underwriter is
authorized to remit  payments at rates  specified in the  respective  plans with
respect  to the  net  asset  value  of  shares  maintained  by the  Company  for
distribution-related  services  and/or  personal  services  to  Contract  owners
accounts  provided.  If the  Company  wishes to  participate  in these plans and
receive the  aforementioned  remittance,  the Company must enter into a separate
agreement specifically regarding these plans.


    5.3 The Company's agrees that it will comply with Rule 18f-3 under the 1940
Act,  with  respect to when the Company may  appropriately  make  available  the
various classes of shares of the Portfolios of the Fund .
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ARTICLE 6

                                 Diversification
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    6.1 The Fund will use its best efforts to at all times comply with Section
817(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulation 1.817-5, relating to the
diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment, or life insurance
contracts and any amendments or other modifications to such Section or
Regulations. In the event the Fund ceases to so qualify, it will take all
reasonable steps (a) to notify Company of such event and (b) to adequately
diversify the Fund so as to achieve compliance within the grace period afforded
by Regulation 817-5.

ARTICLE 7

                               Potential Conflicts
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    7.1 The Board will monitor the Fund for the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict between the interests of the contract owners of all
separate accounts investing in the Fund. An irreconcilable material conflict may
arise for a variety of reasons, including: (a) an action by any state insurance
regulatory authority; (b) a change in applicable federal or state insurance,
tax, or securities laws or regulations, or a public ruling, private letter
ruling, no-action or interpretative letter, or any similar action by insurance,
tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (c) an administrative or judicial
decision in any relevant proceeding; (d) the manner in which the investments of
any Portfolio are being managed; (e) a difference in voting instructions given
by variable annuity contract owners and variable life insurance contract owners;
or (f) a decision by a Participating Insurance Company to disregard the voting
instructions of contract owners. The Board shall promptly inform the Company if
it determines that an irreconcilable material conflict exists and the
implications thereof.

    7.2 The Company will report any  potential or existing  material
irreconcilable  conflict  of which it is aware to the Board.  The  Company  will
assist the Board in carrying out its  responsibilities  under the Shared Funding
Exemptive  Order,  by  providing  the  Board  with  all  information  reasonably
necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not
limited to, an obligation by the Company to inform the Board  whenever  contract
owner voting instructions are disregarded.


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    7.3 If it is determined by a majority of the Board, or a majority of its
disinterested trustees, that a material irreconcilable conflict exists, the
Company and other Participating Insurance Companies shall, at their expense and
to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of the
disinterested trustees), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or
eliminate the irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (1)
withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of the separate accounts from
the Fund or any Portfolio and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
medium, including (but not limited to) another Portfolio of the Fund, or
submitting the question whether such segregation should be implemented to a vote
of all affected Contract owners and, as appropriate, segregating the assets of
any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners, life insurance policy
owners, or variable contract owners of one or more Participating Insurance
Companies) that votes in favor of such segregation, or offering to the affected
contract owners the option of making such a change; and (2) establishing a new
registered management investment company or managed separate account. No charge
or penalty will be imposed as a result of such withdrawal. The Company agrees
that it bears the responsibility to take remedial action in the event of a Board
determination of an irreconcilable material conflict and the cost of such
remedial action, and these responsibilities will be carried out with a view only
to the interests of Contract owners.

    7.4 If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of a decision by
the Company to disregard contract owner voting instructions and that decision
represents a minority position or would preclude a majority vote, the Company
may be required, at the Fund's election, to withdraw the affected Accounts
investment in the Fund and terminate this Agreement with respect to such Account
(at the Company's expense); provided, however that such withdrawal and
termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material
irreconcilable conflict as determined by a majority of the disinterested members
of the Board. No charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such
withdrawal. The Company agrees that it bears the responsibility to take remedial
action in the event of a Board determination of an irreconcilable material
conflict and the cost of such remedial action, and these responsibilities will
be carried out with a view only to the interests of Contract owners.

    7.5 For purposes of Sections 7.3 through 7.4 of this Agreement, a majority
of the disinterested members of the Board shall determine whether any proposed
action adequately remedies any irreconcilable material conflict, but in no event
will the Fund be required to establish a new funding medium for the Contracts.
The Company shall not be required by Section 7.3 through 7.4 to establish a new
funding medium for the Contracts if an offer to do so has been declined by vote
of a majority of Contract owners materially adversely affected by the
irreconcilable material conflict.

    7.6 If and to the extent that Rule 6e-2 and Rule 6e-3(T) are amended, or
Rule 6e-3 is adopted, to provide exemptive relief from any provision of the 1940
Act or the rules promulgated  thereunder with respect to mixed or shared funding
(as  defined  in the Shared  Funding  Exemptive  Order) on terms and  conditions
materially different from those contained in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order,
then the Fund and/or the  Participating  Insurance  Companies,  as  appropriate,
shall take such steps as may be necessary to comply with Rules 6e-2 and 6e-3(T),
as amended, and Rule 6e-3, as adopted, to the extent such rules are applicable.


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    7.7 Each of the Company and the Adviser shall at least annually submit to
the Board such reports, materials or data as the Board may reasonably request so
that the Board may fully carry out the obligations imposed upon them by the
provisions hereof and in the Shared Funding Exemptive Order, and said reports,
materials and data shall be submitted more frequently if deemed appropriate by
the Board. All reports received by the Board of potential or existing conflicts,
and all Board action with regard to determining the existence of a conflict,
notifying Participating Insurance Companies of a conflict, and determining
whether any proposed action adequately remedies a conflict, shall be properly
recorded in the minutes of the Board or other appropriate records, and such
minutes or other records shall be made available to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.

ARTICLE 8

                            Indemnification
                            ---------------

    8.1      Indemnification By The Company
    ---------------------------------------

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

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



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    (2)   arise out of or as a result of  statements or  representations  (other
          than  statements  or  representations  contained  in the  registration
          statement,  prospectus or sales literature of the Fund not supplied by
          the Company, or persons under its control and other than statements or
          representations authorized by the Fund or the Underwriter) or unlawful
          conduct of the Company or persons  under its control,  with respect to
          the sale or distribution of the Contracts or Fund shares; or

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

    (4)   arise as a  result  of any  failure  by the  Company  to  provide  the
          services and furnish the materials  under the terms of this Agreement;
          or

    (5)   arise out of or result from any material breach of any  representation
          and/or  warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or arise out of
          or result  from any other  material  breach of this  Agreement  by the
          Company.

                  8.1(b) The Company shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or litigation incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as
such may arise from such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or
gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by
reason of such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard of obligations or duties
under this Agreement.


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                  8.1(c) The Company shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified
Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Company in writing
within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of
such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Company of any
such claim shall not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to
the indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on
account of this indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought
against the Indemnified Parties, the Company shall be entitled to participate,
at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Company also shall be entitled
to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in
the action. After notice from the Company to such party of the Company's
election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the
fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Company will
not be liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.

                  8.1(d) The Indemnified Parties will promptly notify the
Company of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against them in
connection with this Agreement, the issuance or sale of the Fund shares or the
Contracts, or the operation of the Fund.

        8.2      Indemnification by Underwriter
        ---------------------------------------

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

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


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    (2)   arise out of or as a result of  statements or  representations  (other
          than  statements  or  representations  contained  in the  registration
          statement,  prospectus  or  sales  literature  for the  Contracts  not
          supplied  by  the  Fund,  the   Underwriter  or  persons  under  their
          respective  control  and  other  than  statements  or  representations
          authorized  by  the  Company)  or  unlawful  conduct  of the  Fund  or
          Underwriter or persons under their  control,  with respect to the sale
          or distribution of the Contracts or Portfolio shares; or

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

    (4)   arise as a result of any  failure  by the Fund or the  Underwriter  to
          provide the services and furnish the materials under the terms of this
          Agreement; or

    (5)   arise out of or result from any material breach of any  representation
          and/or warranty made by the Underwriter in this Agreement or arise out
          of or result from any other  material  breach of this Agreement by the
          Underwriter;  as limited by and in accordance  with the  provisions of
          Section 8.2(b) and 8.2(c) hereof.

                  8.2(b) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or litigation incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as
such may arise from such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or
gross negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by
reason of such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard of obligations or duties
under this Agreement.


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                  8.2(c) The Underwriter shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified
Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Underwriter in
writing within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process
giving information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of
such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Underwriter of
any such claim shall not relieve the Underwriter from any liability which it may
have to the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than
on account of this indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought
against the Indemnified Parties, the Underwriter will be entitled to
participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Underwriter also
shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to
the party named in the action. After notice from the Underwriter to such party
of the Underwriter's election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified
Party shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by it,
and the Underwriter will not be liable to such party under this Agreement for
any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such party independently in
connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.

                  8.2(d) The Company agrees promptly to notify the Underwriter
of the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its
officers or directors in connection with this Agreement, the issuance or sale of
the Contracts or the operation of each Account.

                 8.3      Indemnification by the Adviser
                 ---------------------------------------

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

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

    (2)   arise out of or as a result of  statements or  representations  (other
          than  statements  or  representations  contained  in the  registration
          statement,  prospectus  or  sales  literature  for the  Contracts  not
          supplied  by the Fund,  the  Adviser or persons  under its control and
          other than statements or representations authorized by the Company) or
          unlawful  conduct of the Fund,  the  Adviser or  persons  under  their
          control,  with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts or
          Portfolio shares; or (1)

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

    (4)   arise as a  result  of any  failure  by the  Adviser  to  provide  the
          services and furnish the materials  under the terms of this Agreement;
          or

    (5)   arise out of or result from any material breach of any  representation
          and/or  warranty made by the Fund or the Adviser in this  Agreement or
          arise  out of or  result  from  any  other  material  breach  of  this
          Agreement by the Fund or the Adviser, including without limitation any
          failure  by the Fund to  comply  with the  conditions  of  Article  VI
          hereof.

                  8.3(b) The Adviser shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or litigation incurred or assessed against an Indemnified Party as
may arise from such Indemnified Party's willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross
negligence in the performance of such Indemnified Party's duties or by reason of
such Indemnified Party's reckless disregard of obligations or duties under this
Agreement.

                  8.3(c) The Adviser shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision with respect to any claim made against an Indemnified
Party unless such Indemnified Party shall have notified the Adviser in writing
within a reasonable time after the summons or other first legal process giving
information of the nature of the claim shall have been served upon such
Indemnified Party (or after such Indemnified Party shall have received notice of
such service on any designated agent), but failure to notify the Adviser of any
such claim shall not relieve the Adviser from any liability which it may have to
the Indemnified Party against whom such action is brought otherwise than on
account of this indemnification provision. In case any such action is brought
against the Indemnified Parties, the Adviser will be entitled to participate, at
its own expense, in the defense thereof. The Adviser also shall be entitled to
assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to the party named in the
action. After notice from the Adviser to such party of the Adviser's election to
assume the defense thereof, the Indemnified Party shall bear the fees and
expenses of any additional counsel retained by it, and the Adviser will not be
liable to such party under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such party independently in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.


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                  8.3(d) The Company agrees to promptly notify the Adviser of
the commencement of any litigation or proceedings against it or any of its
officers or directors in connection with this Agreement, the issuance or sale of
the Contracts, with respect to the operation of each Account, or the sale or
acquisition of shares of the Adviser.

ARTICLE 9

                                 Applicable Law
                                 --------------

    9.1 This Agreement shall be construed and the provisions hereof interpreted
under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.

    9.2 This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the 1933, 1934 and
1940 Acts, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder,  including such
exemptions  from those  statutes,  rules and  regulations  as the Securities and
Exchange Commission may grant (including, but not limited to, the Shared Funding
Exemptive  Order) and the terms hereof  shall be  interpreted  and  construed in
accordance therewith.


ARTICLE 10
                                   Termination
                                   -----------

     10.1 This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the first
          to occur of:

     (a)  termination  by any party for any  reason  upon  ninety  days  advance
          written notice delivered to the other parties; or

     (b)  termination  by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the Adviser
          and the  Underwriter  with  respect  to any  Portfolio  based upon the
          Company's   determination  that  shares  of  such  Portfolio  are  not
          reasonably  available  to  meet  the  requirements  of the  Contracts.
          Reasonable  advance notice of election to terminate shall be furnished
          by the Company,  said  termination to be effective ten (10) days after
          receipt of notice unless the fund makes available a sufficient  number
          of shares to reasonably  meet the  requirements  of the Account within
          said ten (10) day period; or


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     (c)  termination  by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the Adviser
          and the Underwriter  with respect to any Portfolio in the event any of
          the  Portfolio's  shares  are  not  registered,   issued  or  sold  in
          accordance  with  applicable  state  and/or  federal  law or such  law
          precludes the use of such shares as the underlying  investment  medium
          of  the  Contracts  issued  or  to  be  issued  by  the  Company.  The
          terminating party shall give prompt notice to the other parties of its
          decision to terminate; or

     (d)  termination  by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the Adviser
          and the  Underwriter  with respect to any  Portfolio in the event that
          such  Portfolio  ceases to qualify as a Regulated  Investment  Company
          under  Subchapter  M of the Code or under  any  successor  or  similar
          provision; or

     (e)  termination  by the  Company  by  written  notice  to the Fund and the
          Underwriter  with  respect  to any  Portfolio  in the event  that such
          Portfolio fails to meet the diversification  requirements specified in
          Article VI hereof, or

     (f)  termination  by either the Fund,  the  Adviser or the  Underwriter  by
          written notice to the Company,  if either one or more of the Fund, the
          Adviser  or the  Underwriter,  shall  determine,  in its or their sole
          judgment  exercised  in good  faith,  that the  Company  and/or  their
          affiliated  companies  has suffered a material  adverse  change in its
          business, operations,  financial condition or prospects since the date
          of this  Agreement  or is the subject of material  adverse  publicity,
          provided that the Fund, the Adviser or the  Underwriter  will give the
          Company sixty (60) days' advance written notice of such  determination
          of its intent to terminate this Agreement,  and provided  further that
          after  consideration of the actions taken by the Company and any other
          changes  in  circumstances  since  the  giving  of  such  notice,  the
          determination  of the  Fund,  the  Adviser  or the  Underwriter  shall
          continue to apply on the 60th day since  giving of such  notice,  then
          such 60th day shall be the effective date of termination, or

     (g)  termination  by the Company by written notice to the Fund, the Adviser
          and the  Underwriter,  if the  Company  shall  determine,  in its sole
          judgment exercised in good faith, that either the Fund, the Adviser or
          the  Underwriter  has  suffered  a  material  adverse  change  in  its
          business, operations,  financial condition or prospects since the date
          of this  Agreement  or is the subject of material  adverse  publicity,
          provided  that the  Company  will give the Fund,  the  Adviser and the
          Underwriter   sixty  (60)  days'  advance   written   notice  of  such
          determination of its intent to terminate this Agreement,  and provided
          further that after consideration of the actions taken by the Fund, the
          Adviser or the  Underwriter  and any other  changes  in  circumstances
          since the giving of such  notice,  the  determination  of the  Company
          shall  continue to apply on the 60th day since  giving of such notice,
          then such 60th day shall be the effective date of termination; or


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     (h)  termination  by the Fund,  the Adviser or the  Underwriter  by written
          notice to the Company,  if the Company gives the Fund, the Adviser and
          the Underwriter the written notice specified in Section 1.5 hereof and
          at the time such notice was given  there was no notice of  termination
          outstanding  under any other  provision of this  Agreement;  provided,
          however any termination  under this Section 10.1(h) shall be effective
          sixty (60) days after the notice  specified  in Section 1.5 was given;
          or

     (i)  termination  by  any  party  upon  the  other  party's  breach  of any
          representation  in  Section  2  or  any  material  provision  of  this
          Agreement  which breach has not been cured to the  satisfaction of the
          terminating  party within ten (10) days after  written  notice of such
          breach is delivered to the Fund or the Company, as the case may be; or

     (j)  termination  by the Fund,  Adviser or Underwriter by written notice to
          the Company in the event an Account or Contract is not  registered  or
          sold in accordance with applicable federal or state law or regulation,
          or the  Company  fails to provide  passthrough  voting  privileges  as
          specified in Section 3.4.

        10.2 Effect of Termination. Notwithstanding any termination of this
Agreement,  the Fund  shall  at the  option  of the  Company,  continue  to make
available  additional shares of the Fund pursuant to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, for all Contracts in effect on the effective date of termination
of this Agreement  (hereinafter referred to as "Existing Contracts") unless such
further  sale of Fund shares is  proscribed  by law,  regulation  or  applicable
regulatory  body, or unless the Fund  determines  that  liquidation  of the Fund
following termination of this Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and
its shareholders.  Specifically,  without limitation, the owners of the Existing
Contracts shall be permitted to direct  reallocation of investments in the Fund,
redemption  of  investments  in the Fund and/or  investment in the Fund upon the
making of additional purchase payments under the Existing Contracts. The parties
agree that this Section 10.2 shall not apply to any  terminations  under Article
VII and the effect of such Article VII terminations shall be governed by Article
VII of this Agreement.

     10.3 The Company shall not redeem Fund shares attributable to the Contracts
(as distinct from Fund shares  attributable to the Company's  assets held in the
Account)  except (i) as  necessary  to  implement  Contract  Owner  initiated or
approved  transactions,  or (ii) as required  by state  and/or  federal  laws or
regulations  or  judicial  or  other  legal  precedent  of  general  application
(hereinafter  referred  to as a  "Legally  Required  Redemption")  or  (iii)  as
permitted by an order of the SEC pursuant to Section 26(b) of the 1940 Act. Upon
request,  the Company will promptly  furnish to the Fund and the Underwriter the
opinion  of  counsel  for  the  Company   (which  counsel  shall  be  reasonably
satisfactory to the Fund and the  Underwriter) to the effect that any redemption
pursuant to clause  (ii) above is a Legally  Required  Redemption.  Furthermore,
except in cases where  permitted  under the terms of the Contracts,  the Company
shall not prevent  Contract Owners from allocating  payments to a Portfolio that
was otherwise available under the Contracts without first giving the Fund or the
Adviser 90 days notice of its intention to do so. 1.1

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ARTICLE 11

                                     Notices
                                     -------

    11.1 Any notice  shall be  sufficiently  given when sent by  registered  or
certified  mail to the other  party at the address of such party set forth below
or at such other  address as such party may from time to time specify in writing
to the other party.

         If to the Fund:

                  Van Kampen Life Investment Trust
                  1 Parkview Plaza
                  PO Box 5555
                  Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555
                  Attention:  A. Thomas Smith III

         If to Underwriter:

                  Van Kampen Funds Inc.
                  1 Parkview Plaza
                  PO Box 5555
                  Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555
                  Attention:  A. Thomas Smith III

         If to Adviser:

                  Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.
                  1 Parkview Plaza
                  PO Box 5555
                  Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555
                  Attention:  A. Thomas Smith III

         If to the Company:

                  Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
                  5701 Golden Hills Drive
                  Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
                  Attention:  Jeffrey Kletti


ARTICLE 12

                               Foreign Tax Credits
                               -------------------

        12.1 The Fund and Adviser agree to consult in advance with the Company
concerning whether any series of the Fund qualifies to provide a foreign tax
credit pursuant to Section 853 of the Code.


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ARTICLE 13

                                  Miscellaneous
                                  -------------

     13.1 All persons  dealing with the Fund must look solely to the property of
the Fund for the  enforcement  of any claims  against  the Fund as  neither  the
Board,  officers,  agents or  shareholders  assume any  personal  liability  for
obligations entered into on behalf of the Fund. Each of the Company, Adviser and
Underwriter acknowledges and agrees that, as provided by Article 8, Section 8.1,
of the Fund's  Agreement and Declaration of Trust, the  shareholders,  trustees,
officers,  employees and other agents of the Fund and its  Portfolios  shall not
personally  be bound by or liable for  matters  set forth  hereunder,  nor shall
resort be had to their private  property for the  satisfaction of any obligation
or claim hereunder. A Certificate of Trust referring to the Fund's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

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

     13.3 The  captions  in this  Agreement  are  included  for  convenience  of
reference only and in no way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or
otherwise affect their construction or effect.

     13.4  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  simultaneously  in  two  or  more
counterparts,  each of which taken  together  shall  constitute one and the same
instrument.

     13.5 If any provision of this Agreement  shall be held or made invalid by a
court  decision,  statute,  rule or otherwise,  the remainder of this  Agreement
shall not be affected thereby.

     13.6 Each  party  hereto  shall  cooperate  with each  other  party and all
appropriate   governmental   authorities   (including   without  limitation  the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  the National  Association  of  Securities
Dealers  and state  insurance  regulators)  and shall  permit  such  authorities
reasonable  access to its books and records in connection with any investigation
or inquiry relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby

     13.7 The rights, remedies and obligations contained in this Agreement are
cumulative and are in addition to any and all rights, remedies and obligations
at law or in equity, which the parties hereto are entitled to under state and
federal laws.


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     13.8 This Agreement or any of the rights and obligations  hereunder may not
be  assigned  by any party  without  the prior  written  consent of all  parties
hereto;  provided,  however,  that the Adviser may assign this  Agreement or any
rights or  obligations  hereunder to any  affiliate  of or company  under common
control with the Adviser if such  assignee is duly  licensed and  registered  to
perform the obligations of the Adviser under this Agreement.

     13.9 The Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Fund
or its designee copies of the following reports:

    (a)     the Company's annual statement (prepared under
            statutory accounting principles) and annual report
            (prepared under generally accepted accounting
            principles ("GAAP"), if any), as soon practical and
            in any event within 90 days after the end of each
            fiscal year;

    (b)     the  Company's   June   30th  quarterly   statements
            (statutory),  as soon  as  practical and in any event
            within 45 days following such period;

    (c)     any financial statement proxy statement, notice or
            report of the Company sent to stockholders and/or
            policyholders, as soon as practical after the
            delivery thereof to stockholders;

    (d)     any registration statement (without exhibits) and
            financial reports of the Company filed with the
            Securities and Exchange Commission or any state
            insurance regulator, as soon as practical after the
            filing thereof,

    (e)     any other public report submitted to the Company by
            independent accountants in connection with any
            annual, interim or special audit made by them of the
            books of the Company, as soon as practical after the
            receipt thereof.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this
Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized
representative as of the date specified above.


ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA on behalf of itself and each of
its Accounts named in Schedule A hereto, as amended from time to time


By:  ________________________________


VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST


By:  ________________________________


VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC.


By:  ________________________________



VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.

By:  ________________________________


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                                   SCHEDULE A

                         SEPARATE ACCOUNTS AND CONTRACTS

Name of Separate Account and                Form Numbers and Names of Contracts
Date Established by Board of Directors      Funded by Separate Account
--------------------------------------      --------------------------


ALLIANZ ACCT A (Est. 5/31/85)               ValueLife                  33-11158
                                            Valuemark Life             33-15464

ALLIANZ ACCT B (Est. 5/31/85)               Valuemark II               33-23035
                                            Valuemark III              33-72046
                                            Valuemark Income Plus      33-76190
                                            Valuemark IV              333-06709
                                            USAllianz Charter         333-63719
                                            USAllianz Alterity        333-82329
                                            USAllianz Rewards         333-95729
                                            USAllianz Dimensions      333-47886



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                                   SCHEDULE B

            PARTICIPATING VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST PORTFOLIOS

                   Emerging Growth Portfolio - Class II Shares


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                                   SCHEDULE C

                             PROXY VOTING PROCEDURES


         The following is a list of procedures and corresponding
responsibilities for the handling of proxies and voting instructions initiated
by the Fund. The defined terms herein shall have the meanings assigned in the
Participation Agreement except that the term "Company" shall also include the
department or third party assigned by the Company to perform the steps
delineated below.

1.       The proxy proposals are given to the Company by the Fund as early as
         possible before the date set by the Fund for the shareholder meeting to
         enable the Company to consider and prepare for the solicitation of
         voting instructions from owners of the Contracts and to facilitate the
         establishment of tabulation procedures. At this time the Fund will
         inform the Company of the Record, Mailing and Meeting dates. This will
         be done verbally approximately two months before meeting.

2.       Promptly after the Record Date, the Company will perform a "tape run,"
         or other activity, which will generate the names, address and number of
         units which are attributed to each contract owner/policyholder (the
         "Customer") as of the Record Date. Allowance should be made for account
         adjustments made after this date that could affect the status of the
         Customers' accounts as of the Record Date.

         Note: The number of proxy statements is determined by the activities
         described in Step #2. The Company will use its best efforts to call in
         the number of Customers to the Fund, as soon as possible, but no later
         than two weeks after the Record Date.

3.       The Fund's Annual Report must be sent to each Customer by the Company
         either before or together with the Customers' receipt of voting
         instruction solicitation material. The Fund will provide the last
         Annual Report to the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 3.3 of
         the Agreement to which this Schedule relates.

4.       The text and format for the Voting Instruction Cards ("Cards" or
         "Card") is provided to the Company by the Fund. The Company, at the
         Underwriter's expense, shall produce and personalize the Voting
         Instruction Cards. The Fund or its affiliate must approve the Card
         before it is printed. Allow approximately 2-4 business days for
         printing information on the Cards. Information commonly found on the
         Cards includes:

        a)   name (legal name as found on account registration)
        b)   address
        c)   fund or account number
        d)   coding to state number of units (or equivalent shares)
        e)   individual Card number for use in tracking and verification
             of votes (already on Cards as printed by the Fund).

         This and related steps may occur later in the chronological process due
to possible uncertainties relating to the proposals.)

5.       During this time, the Fund will develop, produce, and the Fund will pay
         for the Notice of Proxy and the Proxy Statement (one document). Printed
         and folded notices and statements will be sent to Company for insertion
         into envelopes (envelopes and return envelopes are provided and paid
         for by the Company). Contents of envelope sent to Customers by the
         Company will include:

        a)    Voting Instruction Card(s)
        b)    One proxy notice and statement (one document)
        c)    Return envelope (postage pre-paid by Underwriter) addressed to
              the Company or its tabulation agent
        d)    "Urge buckslip" optional, but recommended. (This is a small,
              single sheet of paper that requests Customers to vote as
              quickly as possible and that their vote is important. One copy
              will be supplied by the Fund.)
        e)    Cover letter  optional, supplied by Company and reviewed and
              approved in advance by the Fund.

6.       The above contents should be received by the Company approximately 3-5
         business days before mail date. Individual in charge at Company reviews
         and approves the contents of the mailing package to ensure correctness
         and completeness. Copy of this approval sent to the Fund.

7.       Package mailed by the Company.
         *        The Fund must allow at least a 15 day solicitation time to the
                  Company as the shareowner. (A 5week period is recommended.)
                  Solicitation time is calculated as calendar days from (but not
                  including) the meeting, counting backwards.

8.       Collection and tabulation of Cards begins. Tabulation usually takes
         place in another department or another vendor depending on process
         used. An often used procedure is to sort Cards on arrival by proposal
         into vote categories of all yes, no, or mixed replies, and to begin
         data entry.

         Note:Postmarks   are  not  generally   needed.  A  need  for  postmark
         information would be due to an insurance  company's internal procedure
         and has not been required by the Fund in the past.


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9.       Signatures on Card checked against legal name on account  registration
         which was printed on the Card.

         Note:For example, if the account registration is under "John A. Smith,
         Trustee,"  then that is the exact legal name to be printed on the Card
         and is the signature needed on the Card.

10.      If Cards are mutilated, or for any reason are illegible or are not
         signed properly, they are sent back to Customer with an explanatory
         letter and a new Card and return envelope. The mutilated or illegible
         Card is disregarded and considered to be not received for purposes of
         vote tabulation. Any Cards that have been "kicked out" (e.g.,
         mutilated, illegible) of the procedure are "hand verified," (i.e.,
         examined as to why they did not complete the system). Any questions on
         those Cards are usually remedied individually.

11.      There are various control procedures used to ensure proper tabulation
         of votes and accuracy of that tabulation. The most prevalent is to sort
         the Cards as they first arrive, into categories depending upon their
         vote; an estimate of how the vote is progressing may then be
         calculated. If the initial estimates and the actual vote do not
         coincide, then an internal audit of that vote should occur. This may
         entail a recount.

12.      The actual tabulation of votes is done in units (or equivalent shares)
         which is then converted to shares. (It is very important that the fund
         receives the tabulations stated in terms of a percentage and the number
         of shares.) The Fund must review and approve tabulation format.

13.      Final tabulation in shares is verbally given by the Company to the Fund
         on the morning of the meeting not later than 10:00 A.M. Houston time.
         The Fund may request an earlier deadline if reasonable and if required
         to calculate the vote in time for the meeting.

14.      A Certification of Mailing and Authorization to Vote.  Shares will be
         required from the Company as well as an original copy of the final
         vote.  The Fund will provide a standard form for each Certification.

15.      The Company will be required to box and archive the Cards received from
         the Customers for as long as required by law. In the event that any
         vote is challenged or if otherwise necessary for legal, regulatory, or
         accounting purposes, the Fund will be permitted reasonable access to
         such Cards; subject to the Fund entering into an agreement containing
         reasonable confidentiality and privacy provisions.

16.      All approvals and "signing off' may be done orally, but must always be
         followed up in writing.