Document ID: SEC-2007-0031-0001
Agency: sec
Document Type: Notice
Title: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), et al., Notice of Application
Posted Date: 2007-01-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register: January 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 5)]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Rel. No. IC-27651; File No. 812-13282]

 
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), et al., Notice of 
Application

December 29, 2006.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (the ``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice of application for an order of approval pursuant to 
Section 26(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 
``Act''), and an order of exemption pursuant to Section 17(b) of the 
Act from Section 17(a) of the Act.

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APPLICANTS: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.) (``Sun Life 
U.S.''), Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York (``Sun Life 
N.Y.'') (together with Sun Life U.S., the ``Companies''), Keyport 
Variable Account A (``Keyport Account A''), Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) 
Variable Account F (``Account F''), Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Variable 
Account I (``Account I''), KBL Variable Annuity Account (``KBL Annuity 
Account''), KBL Variable Account A (``KBL Account A''), and Sun Life 
(N.Y.) Variable Account C (``Account C'') (collectively, the 
``Applicants''). Applicants, together with Sun Capital Advisers Trust 
(``Sun Capital Trust'') are ``Section 17(b) Applicants.''

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants seek an order approving the proposed 
substitutions (the ``Substitutions'') of Class O shares of Alger 
American Growth Portfolio of the Alger American Fund and Class A and 
Class B shares of the AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio 
of the AllianceBernstein Variable Product Series Fund (collectively, 
the ``Old Portfolios'') with Initial and Service Class Shares of the SC 
FI Large Cap Growth Fund of Sun Capital Trust (the ``New Portfolio'') 
under certain variable life insurance policies and variable annuity 
contracts (``Contracts''). Section 17(b) Applicants also seek an order 
pursuant to Section 17(b) of the Act to permit certain in-kind 
transactions in connection with the Substitutions.

Filing Date: The application was originally filed on April 19, 2006, 
and an amended and restated application was filed on December 20, 2006.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An order granting the application 
will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. Interested 
persons may request a hearing by writing to the Secretary of the 
Commission and serving Applicants with a copy of the request, 
personally or by mail. Hearing requests must be received by the 
Commission by 5:30 p.m. on January 24, 2007, and should be accompanied 
by proof of service on Applicants in the form of an affidavit or, for 
lawyers, a certificate of service. Hearing requests should state the 
nature of the requester's interest, the reason for the request, and the 
issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may 
request notification by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: Secretary, Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090; Applicants: 
c/o Maura A. Murphy, Esq., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), 
One Sun Life Executive Park, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts 02481.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca A. Marquigny, Senior Counsel, 
or Joyce M. Pickholz, Branch Chief, Office of Insurance Products, 
Division of Investment Management, at (202) 551-6795.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of the 
application. The complete application is available for a fee from the 
Public Reference Branch of the Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20549 (202-551-8090).

Applicants' and Section 17 Applicants' Representations

    1. Sun Life U.S. is a stock life insurance company ultimately 
controlled by Sun Life Financial Inc. (``Sun Life Financial''), a 
Canadian reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(the ``1934 Act''). Pursuant to a 2003 merger, Keyport Life Insurance 
Company (``Keyport'') was merged with and into Sun Life U.S. with Sun 
Life U.S. as the survivor. Sun Life U.S. is the depositor and sponsor 
of Keyport Account A, Account F, and Account I.
    2. Keyport Account A is registered with the Commission under the 
Act as a unit investment trust (File No. 811-07543) with interests are 
offered through Contracts (the ``Keyport Contracts'') registered under 
the Securities Act of 1933 (``1933 Act'') on Form N-4 (File Nos. 333-
114126, 333-114129, 333-114132, 333-111642, 333-111645, 333-111646, 
333-111647, and 333-111648). Account F is registered as a unit 
investment trust (File No. 811-05846); its interests are also offered 
through Contracts (the ``Account F Contracts'') registered under the 
1933 Act on Form N-4 (File Nos. 33-29852, 33-41628, 333-37907, 333-
05227, 333-82957, 333-30844, 333-31248, 333-41438, 333-74844, 333-
83256, 333-83362, 333-83364, 333-83516, 333-74972, 333-115525, and 333-
115536). Account I, registered as a unit investment trust (File No. 
811-09137) also offers its interests through Contracts (the ``Account I 
Contracts'') registered under the 1933 Act on Form N-6 (File Nos. 333-
68601, 333-59662, 333-94359, 333-100831, and 333-100829).
    3. Sun Life N.Y., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Life U.S., is a 
stock life insurance company which merged with Keyport Benefit Life 
Insurance Company (``KBL''), a subsidiary of Keyport, in 2002. Sun Life 
N.Y. is the depositor and sponsor of the KBL Annuity Account, KBL 
Account A, and Account C.
    4. KBL Annuity Account is a registered unit investment trust (File 
No. 811-05422) for which interests are offered through a Contract (the 
``KBL

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Annuity Contract'') registered under the 1933 Act on Form N-4 (File No. 
333-102275). KBL Account A is a registered unit investment trust (File 
No. 811-08635) with interests are offered through other Contracts (the 
``KBL Account A Contracts'') registered under the 1933 Act on Form N-4 
(File Nos. 333-102274, 333-102278, 333-102279, and 333-102280). Account 
C, a registered unit investment trust (File No. 811-04440), also offers 
its interests through certain Contracts (the ``Account C Contracts'') 
registered under the 1933 Act on Form N-4 (File Nos. 33-41629, 333-
05037, 333-67864, 333-100475, 333-100474, 333-99907, and 333-107983).
    5. All of the Contracts involved in the Substitutions (a) reserve 
the right to substitute shares of one portfolio for shares of another; 
(b) permit transfers of contract value among the subaccounts pursuant 
to the limitations of the particular Contract, (c) impose or reserve 
the right to impose a transfer charge; and (d) are subject to market 
timing policies and procedures that may operate to limit transfers.
    6. Applicants represent that: (a) The Keyport Contracts involved in 
the Substitutions are no longer offered for sale, except to certain 
employee plans; (b) none of the Account I, KBL Account A, or KBL 
Annuity Contracts involved in the Substitutions are still offered for 
sale; and (c), the subaccounts investing in the Old Portfolios are no 
longer offered as investment options to new Contract owners under the 
Account F Contracts and Account C Contracts.
    7. Alger American Growth Portfolio (``Alger Growth'' or ``Old 
Portfolio'') is a portfolio of Alger American Fund, a registered, 
diversified, open-end management investment company (File No. 811-
05550). Class O and Class S of its shares are registered under the 1933 
Act on Form N-1A (File No. 33-21722). The shares are the same except 
Class S shares are subject to a distribution and shareholder servicing 
fee while Class O shares are not. The portfolio's investment adviser is 
Fred Alger Management, Inc. (``FAM'').
    8. AllianceBernstein VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (``AB Large Cap 
Growth'') is a portfolio of the AllianceBernstein Variable Product 
Series Fund, a registered diversified, open-end management investment 
company (File No. 811-05398). Class A and B shares of AB Large Cap 
Growth (also referred to as ``Old Portfolio'') are registered under the 
1933 Act on Form N-1A (File No. 33-18647). The shares are the same 
except Class B shares are subject to a distribution fee and Class A 
shares are not. AllianceBernstein L.P. (``AB L.P.'') is the portfolio's 
investment adviser.
    9. SC FI Large Cap Growth Fund (``SC Large Cap Growth'' or ``New 
Portfolio'') is a portfolio of Sun Capital Trust, a registered, 
diversified, open-end management investment company (File No. 811-
08879). Initial and Service Class shares of New Portfolio are 
registered under the 1933 Act on Form N-1A (File No. 333-59093); the 
shares are the same except that Service Class shares are subject to a 
distribution fee and Initial Class shares are not.
    10. Sun Capital Advisers LLC (``Sun Capital''), an indirect, wholly 
owned subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, is investment adviser to all 
the Sun Capital Trust portfolios. Through an order from the Commission 
pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Act, Sun Capital is exempt from Section 
15(a) of the Act and Rule 18f-2 thereunder with respect to subadvisory 
agreements (the ``Manager of Managers Order'').\1\
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    \1\ Sun Capital Advisers Trust and Sun Capital Advisers, Inc., 
1940 Act Rel. No. 24401 (April 24, 2000) (Order), File No. 812-
11790; see also Sun Capital Advisers Trust and Sun Capital Advisers, 
Inc., 1940 Act Rel. No. 23793 (Apr. 20, 1999) (Order), File No. 812-
11464.
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    11. Applicants represent that the relief granted in the Manager of 
Managers Order extends to New Portfolio permitting it to enter into and 
materially amend investment subadvisory agreements without obtaining 
shareholder approval. Applicants also indicate that the prospectus for 
the New Portfolio discloses and explains the existence, substance and 
effect of the Manager of Managers Order.
    12. Applicants propose to substitute (a) Initial Class shares of 
New Portfolio for Class O shares of Alger Growth; (b) Initial Class 
shares of New Portfolio for Class A shares of AB Large Cap Growth; and 
(c) Service Class shares of New Portfolio for Class B shares of AB 
Large Cap Growth. Applicants state that the proposed Substitutions are 
part of an overall business goal of the Companies to make the Contracts 
more attractive to Contract owners by providing a diverse array of 
investment options that are not redundant or duplicative in terms of 
the investment types and styles of mutual funds underlying such 
options. Applicants assert their belief that:
    (a) Reducing the number of nonproprietary funds will provide the 
Companies with more control over fund changes that affect their 
Contracts, allowing for appropriate long-term strategic planning;
    (b) The New Portfolio better promotes their goals of increasing 
administrative efficiency of, and control over, their Contracts because 
the New Portfolio is part of their affiliated fund family;
    (c) Streamlining the number of nonproprietary funds available 
through the Contracts and altering the available portfolios will 
simplify the administration of the Contracts, particularly with regard 
to communications with the fund families and the preparation of various 
reports and disclosure documents; and
    (d) This streamlining will allow the Companies to enhance their 
communication efforts to Contract owners and sales representatives 
regarding the available portfolios, and may provide for more enhanced 
and timely reporting to the Companies from fund families and therefore 
from the Companies to Contract owners.
    13. Regarding Contracts that offer both of the Old Portfolios as 
investment options, Applicants assert that a more concentrated and 
streamlined array of investment options could result in increased 
operational and administrative efficiencies and economies of scale for 
the Companies. Applicants note that Contract owners could benefit from 
streamlining Contract investment options. Specifically, Applicants 
state that Contracts that offer too many similar investment options may 
be unnecessarily confusing to Contract owners and may increase the 
Companies' costs of administering the Contracts.
    14. Applicants represent that because the New Portfolio operates 
pursuant to the Manager of Managers Order, the Substitutions would 
provide protection to Contract owners by giving Sun Capital the agility 
and flexibility to change the subadviser of the New Portfolio should 
such a change become warranted or advisable. In support of the 
Substitutions, Applicants further represent that the Substitutions will 
provide Contract owners with substantially similar investment vehicles. 
Specifically, Applicants assert that the investment objectives, 
principal investment strategies and principal investment risks of the 
New Portfolio are substantially similar to those of the Old Portfolios. 
The following summarizes the more complete comparison of New and Old 
Portfolios provided in the Application.
    15. Alger Growth Substitution.
    Applicants describe the investment objective of Alger Growth as 
``to seek long-term capital appreciation'' and the investment objective 
of New Portfolio as ``to seek long-term growth of capital.'' Applicants 
state that the principal investment strategies of the two portfolios 
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noting that both invest primarily in common stocks with an emphasis on 
``growth'' stocks and the stocks of highly capitalized companies. Alger 
Growth invests at least 65% of its total assets in equity securities of 
companies that, at the time of purchase, have total market 
capitalization of $1 billion or greater. SC Large Cap Growth invests at 
least 80% of its assets in the common stocks of companies with large 
market capitalizations. Both portfolios may invest up to 20% of the 
value of their total assets in foreign securities (not including 
American Depositary Receipts, American Depositary Shares, or U.S. 
dollar denominated securities of foreign issuers). Applicants represent 
that both Alger Growth and New Portfolio have substantially similar 
risk characteristics and share substantially similar risk profiles.
    Charges for Class O of Alger Growth include Management Fees of 
0.75%, Other Expenses of 0.06%, and no 12b-1 Fee.\2\ Charges for the 
Initial Class shares of New Portfolio include: Management Fees of 0.75% 
and Other Expenses of 0.30%; it does not charge a 12b-1 Fee. Alger 
Growth's total gross and net operating expenses are both 0.81%. 
Respectively, New Portfolio's total gross and net operating expenses 
are 1.05% and 0.81% (reflecting a 0.24% contractual fee reduction 
arrangement).
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    \2\ For the descriptions of charges involved in the 
Substitution, all percentages for the Management Fees, 12b-1 Fees, 
Other Expenses, Fee Reductions, Total Gross and Net Annual Operating 
Expenses, and Separate Account Fees represent a percentage of 
average annual assets.
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    16. AB Large Cap Growth Substitutions.
    Applicants represent that the investment objectives of AB Large Cap 
Growth and New Portfolio are identical; both portfolios see long-term 
growth of capital. Applicants state that the principal investment 
strategies of the two portfolios are substantially similar noting that 
New Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks 
of large-capitalization companies based on the market capitalization of 
companies in the Russell 1000 Index or the S&P 500. Old Portfolio 
invests an identical 80% of its assets in common stock of companies 
with large market capitalizations based on the market capitalization 
range of companies appearing in the Russell 1000 Growth Index. 
Applicants represent that both AB Large Cap Growth and New Portfolio 
have substantially similar risk characteristics as both invest in 
substantially similar securities.
    For the proposed substitution involving Class A of AB Large Cap 
Growth, charges for Class A of Old Portfolio include Management Fees of 
0.75% and Other Expenses of 0.06%. Charges for the Initial Class of New 
Portfolio include Management Fees of 0.75% and Other Expenses of 0.30%. 
Neither imposes a 12b-1 Fee. The Old Portfolio's total gross and net 
operating expenses for Class A shares are both 0.81%. Respectively, New 
Portfolio's total gross and net operating expenses for Initial Class 
shares are 1.05% and 0.81% (reflecting a 0.24% contractual fee 
reduction arrangement).
    For the proposed substitution involving Class B of AB Large Cap 
Growth, charges for Class B of Old Portfolio include Management Fees of 
0.75%, 12b-1 Fees of 0.25%, and Other Expenses of 0.06%. Charges for 
the Service Class of New Portfolio include Management Fees of 0.75%, 
12b-1 Fees of 0.25%, and Other Expenses of 0.30%. The Old Portfolio's 
total gross and net operating expenses for Class B shares are both 
1.06%. Respectively, New Portfolio's total gross and net operating 
expenses for Service Class shares are 1.30% and 1.06% (reflecting a 
0.24% contractual fee reduction arrangement).
    17. Applicants assert that as of the effective date of the 
Substitutions (``Effective Date''), each Separate Account will redeem 
shares of the applicable Old Portfolio in-kind. Applicants state that 
if Sun Capital declines to accept particular portfolio securities of 
either of the Old Portfolios for purchase in-kind of shares of the New 
Portfolio, the applicable Old Portfolio will liquidate portfolio 
securities as necessary and shares of the New Portfolio will be 
purchased with cash. Applicants represent that in either event, the 
proceeds of such redemptions will then be used to purchase shares of 
the corresponding class of the New Portfolio, with each subaccount of 
the applicable Separate Account investing the proceeds of its 
redemption from the Old Portfolios in the applicable class of the New 
Portfolio.
    18. Applicants further state that redemption requests and purchase 
orders will be placed simultaneously so that contract values will 
remain fully invested at all times. Applicants represent that all 
redemptions of shares of the Old Portfolios and purchases of shares of 
the New Portfolios will be effected in accordance with Section 22(c) of 
the Act and Rule 22c-1 thereunder. Applicants state that the 
Substitutions will take place at relative net asset value as of the 
Effective Date with no change in the amount of any Contract owner's 
contract value or death benefit or in the dollar value of his or her 
investments in any of the subaccounts. Applicants represent that 
Contract owners will receive Service Class shares of the New Portfolio 
in the Substitutions only if they are currently invested in Class B 
shares of the AB Large Cap Growth, which also imposes a distribution 
fee.
    19. Applicants further represent that all expenses incurred in 
connection with the Substitutions, including legal, accounting, 
transactional, and other fees and expenses, including brokerage 
commissions, will be paid by Sun Life U.S. or Sun Life N.Y. Applicants 
also state that, as a result of the Substitutions, Contract owners will 
not incur any additional fees or charges, nor will their rights or 
insurance benefits or the Companies' obligations under the Contracts be 
altered. Applicants assert that the Substitutions: (a) Will not impose 
any tax liability on Contract owners; and (b) will not cause the 
Contract fees and charges currently being paid by existing Contract 
owners to be greater after the Substitutions than before the 
Substitutions. Applicants represent that neither Sun Life U.S. nor Sun 
Life N.Y. will exercise any right either may have under the Contracts 
to impose restrictions on transfers under the Contracts for a period of 
at least thirty days following the Substitutions.
    20. Applicants represent that during the twenty-four months 
following the date of the Substitutions, the total net operating 
expenses of the applicable class of the New Portfolio (taking into 
account any expense waiver or reimbursement) will not exceed the net 
expense level of the corresponding class of the Old Portfolio for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Applicants also state that through 
the twenty-four months following the date of the Substitutions, Sun 
Capital has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and, if 
necessary, to limit other ordinary operating expenses so that total 
operating expenses, as a percentage of average net assets, do not 
exceed 0.81% or 1.06%, as applicable. In addition, Applicants represent 
that for twenty-four months following the date of the Substitutions, 
the Companies will not increase asset-based fees or charges for 
Contracts outstanding on the date of the Substitutions.
    21. Applicants represent that a prospectus for the New Portfolio 
containing disclosure about the Manager of Managers Order will be 
provided to each Contract owner prior to or at the time of the 
Substitutions. Notwithstanding the Manager of Managers Order, after the 
Effective Date of the Substitutions, the Applicants agree not to change 
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otherwise rely on the Manager of Managers Order without first obtaining 
shareholder approval of either: (1) The subadviser change; or (2) the 
New Portfolio's continued ability to rely on the Manager of Managers 
Order.
    22. Applicants state that Contract owners were notified of the 
initial application by means of a prospectus supplement for each of the 
Contracts stating that the Applicants filed the initial application and 
seek approval for the Substitutions (``Pre-Substitution Notice''). The 
Pre-Substitution Notice set forth the anticipated Effective Date and 
advised Contract owners that contract values attributable to 
investments in the Old Portfolios will be transferred to the New 
Portfolios, without charge (including sales charges or surrender 
charges) and without counting toward the number of transfers that may 
be permitted without charge, on the Effective Date. Applicants indicate 
that the Pre-Substitution Notice stated that, from the date the initial 
application was filed with the Commission through the date thirty days 
after the Substitutions, Contract owners may make one transfer of 
contract value from the subaccounts investing in the Old Portfolios 
(before the Substitutions) or the New Portfolio (after the 
Substitutions) to one or more other subaccount(s) without charge 
(including sales charges or surrender charges) and without that 
transfer counting against their contractual transfer limitations.
    23. Applicants represent that all Contract owners will have 
received a copy of the most recent New Portfolio prospectus prior to 
the Substitutions. Applicants also agree that, within five days 
following the Substitutions, Contract owners affected by the 
Substitutions will be notified in writing that the Substitutions were 
carried out and that this notice will restate the information set forth 
in the Pre-Substitution Notice.

Applicants' Legal Analysis

    1. Section 26(c) of the Act makes it unlawful for any depositor or 
trustee of a registered unit investment trust holding the security of a 
single issuer to substitute another security for such security unless 
the Commission approves the substitution. The Commission may approve 
such a substitution if the evidence establishes that it is consistent 
with the protection of investors and the purposes fairly intended by 
the policy and provisions of the Act.
    2. Applicants submit that the Substitutions meet the standards set 
forth in Section 26(c) and assert that replacement of the Old 
Portfolios with the New Portfolio is consistent with the protection of 
Contract owners and the purposes fairly intended by the policy and 
provisions of the Act. Applicants have reserved the right to make such 
a substitution under the Contracts and represent that this reserved 
right is disclosed in the prospectus for the Contracts.
    3. Section 17(a)(1) of the Act, in relevant part, prohibits any 
affiliated person of a registered investment company, or any affiliated 
person of such person, acting as principal, from knowingly selling any 
security or other property to that company. Section 17(a)(2) of the Act 
generally prohibits the persons described above, acting as principal, 
from knowingly purchasing any security or other property from the 
registered company. Pursuant to Section 10(a)(1) of the Act, the 
Section 17(b) Applicants may be considered affiliates of one or more of 
the portfolios involved in the Substitutions. Because the Substitutions 
may be effected, in whole or in part, by means of in-kind redemptions 
and subsequent purchases of shares and by means of in-kind 
transactions, the Substitutions may be deemed to involve one or more 
purchases or sales of securities or property between affiliates.
    4. Section 17(b) of the Act provides that the Commission may, upon 
application, grant an order exempting any transaction from the 
prohibitions of Section 17(a) if the evidence establishes that: The 
terms of the proposed transaction, including the consideration to be 
paid or received, are reasonable and fair and do not involve 
overreaching on the part of any person concerned; the proposed 
transaction is consistent with the policy of each registered investment 
company concerned, as recited in its registration statement and records 
filed under the Act; and the proposed transaction is consistent with 
the general purposes of the Act.
    5. The Section 17(b) Applicants state that the terms under which 
the in-kind redemptions and purchases will be effected are reasonable 
and fair and do not involve overreaching on the part of any person 
principally because the Substitutions will conform with all but two of 
the conditions enumerated in Rule 17a-7. Applicants assert that the use 
of in-kind transactions will not cause Contract owner interests to be 
diluted. In support, Applicants represent that: (a) The proposed 
transactions will take place at relative net asset value as of the 
Effective Date in conformity with the requirements of Section 22(c) of 
the 1940 Act and Rule 22c-1 thereunder with no change in the amount of 
any Contract owner's contract value or death benefit or in the dollar 
value of his or her investment in any of the Separate Accounts; (b) 
Contract owners will not suffer any adverse tax consequences as a 
result of the Substitutions; and (c) Fees and charges under the 
Contracts will not increase because of the Substitutions.
    6. Further, though the Section 17(b) Applicants may not rely on 
Rule 17a-7 because they cannot meet all of its conditions, the Section 
17(b) Applicants agree to carry out the proposed in-kind purchases in 
conformity with all of the conditions of Rule 17a-7 and the procedures 
adopted thereunder, except that: (1) The consideration paid for the 
securities being purchased or sold may not be entirely cash; and (2) 
the Sun Capital Trust board will not separately review each portfolio 
security purchased by the New Portfolio. However, Applicants assert 
that the circumstances surrounding the Substitutions will offer the 
same degree of protection to the New Portfolio from overreaching that 
Rule 17a-7 provides to it generally in connection with its purchase and 
sale of securities under that Rule in the ordinary course of its 
business.
    7. Applicants assert that the Board of Sun Capital Trust has 
adopted procedures, as required by Rule 17a-7, and that Sun Capital or 
any subadviser to the New Portfolio will review the securities holdings 
of the Old Portfolio to determine whether their portfolio holdings 
would be suitable investments for the New Portfolio in the overall 
context of its investment objectives and policies and consistent with 
its management. Applicants also note that the Companies (or any of 
their affiliates) cannot effect the proposed Substitutions at a price 
disadvantageous to the New Portfolio. Although the Substitutions may 
not be entirely for cash, Applicants represent that each will be 
effected based upon (1) the independent market price of the portfolio 
securities valued as specified in paragraph (b) of Rule 17a-7, and (2) 
the net asset value per share of each portfolio involved valued 
according to the procedures disclosed in its registration statement and 
as required by Rule 22c-1 under the Act. The Section 17(b) Applicants 
state that securities to be paid out as redemption proceeds and 
subsequently contributed to the New Portfolio to effect the in-kind 
purchases of shares will be valued based on the normal valuation 
procedures of the redeeming and purchasing Portfolios, and redeeming 
and purchasing values will be the same. Applicants note that if Sun 
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declines to accept particular portfolio securities of either of the Old 
Portfolios for purchase in-kind of shares of the New Portfolio, the 
applicable Old Portfolio will liquidate portfolio securities as 
necessary and purchase New Portfolio shares with cash. Consistent with 
Rule 17a-7(d), Applicants also agree that no brokerage commissions, 
fees, or other remuneration will be paid in connection with the in-kind 
transactions.

Conclusions

    1. Applicants submit that for the reasons and upon the facts set 
forth in their application, the requested order meets the standards set 
forth in Section 26(c) and should, therefore, be granted.
    2. Section 17 Applicants represent that the proposed in-kind 
transactions meet all of the requirements of Section 17(b) of the Act 
and that an exemption should be granted, to the extent necessary, from 
the provisions of Section 17(a).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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