system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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abide by all rules and regulations of FINRA, including its Conduct Rules, and to comply with all applicable state and federal laws and the rules and regulations of authorized regulatory agencies affecting the sale and servicing of Annuity Contracts. MARKETING/SERVICING 3 . Issuer and Distributor appoint Registered Representatives to solicit and procure applications for the sale of and service of Annuity Contracts. This appointment is not exclusive and only extends to those jurisdictions in which the Annuity Contracts have been approved for sale and in which Broker Dealer and Registered Representatives are properly registered, licensed and appointed. 4 . Broker Dealer will itself be, or will select persons associated with it who are, trained and qualified to solicit applications for purchase and service of Annuity Contracts in conformance with applicable state and federal laws. Any such persons shall be registered representatives of Broker Dealer in accordance with the rules of FINRA and any applicable state laws, be licensed to offer the Annuity Contracts in accordance with the insurance laws of any jurisdiction in which such person solicits applications and be licensed with and appointed by Issuer to solicit applications for and service Annuity Contracts. 5 . Broker Dealer will use commercially reasonable efforts to train and instruct its Registered Representatives not to make recommendations to an applicant to purchase an Annuity Contract in the absence of reasonable grounds to believe that the purchase is suitable for such applicant, in accordance with the suitability and disclosure requirements of the 1934 Act, FINRA Conduct Rule 2310, and any state insurance law or regulation governing the offer and sale of Annuity Contracts, including any state law or regulation governing sales to the public in general (e.g. consumer protection laws or regulations, unfair trade practices, annuity disclosure regulations, etc.) or to senior citizens, as the same may be amended or interpreted from time to time. Broker Dealer will use commercially reasonable efforts to determine that each transaction is completed with a Registered Representative's report indicating suitability, including any required and necessary customer information, and is subjected to a review process in compliance with FINRA Conduct Rule 3010, as the same may be amended or interpreted from time to time. Each application shall be approved by one of Broker Dealer's registered principals, in accordance with all applicable FINRA rules. 6 . The activities of all Registered Representatives, employees and agents ("producers") will be under the direct supervision and control of Broker Dealer. The right of Registered Representatives to solicit applications for the purchase and service of Annuity Contracts is subject to their continued compliance with the rules and procedures that may be established by Broker Dealer, or Issuer, including, but not limited to, those set forth in this Agreement. 7 . Broker Dealer shall ensure that applications for the purchase of Annuity Contracts are solicited only in the states where Annuity Contracts are qualified for sale, and only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the then current prospectus applicable to Annuity Contracts and will make no representations not included in the prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, or in any authorized supplemental material supplied by Distributor. With regard to Annuity Contracts, Broker Dealer shall not use or permit its producers to use any sales promotion materials or any form of advertising other than that supplied or approved by Distributor. Issuer and Distributor shall provide only approved supplemental material, advertising and sales materials, including illustrations, for Broker Dealer's use. 8 . Broker Dealer will promptly forward to the appropriate office of Distributor, or its authorized designee, all Annuity Contract applications along with other documents, if any, and any payments received with such applications and will have no rights of set off for any reason. Any Annuity Contract application that is rejected, together with any payment made and other documents submitted, shall be returned to Broker Dealer or the source of the payments. 9 . Broker Dealer shall ensure that the prospectus delivery requirements under the 1933 Act and all other applicable securities and insurance laws, rules and regulations are met and that delivery of any prospectus for Annuity Contracts will be accompanied by delivery of the prospectus for the underlying mutual funds, and, where required by state law, the Statement of Additional Information for the underlying mutual funds. Issuer or Distributor shall inform Broker Dealer of those states that require delivery of a Statement of Additional Information with the prospectus on initial sale. Broker Dealer is responsible for prospectus delivery requirements only on initial sale.
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Extract the exact clause related to "Expiration Date" from the excerpt above.

assistant: Not found.