EX-99 11 ex99b860pioneer22c-2.htm EXHIBIT 99.B.8.60 PIONEER 22C-2 AGREEMENT ex99b860pioneer22c-2.htm -- Converted by SEC Publisher, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing
Exhibit 99-B.8.60

RULE 22C-2 AGREEMENT

This AGREEMENT, dated
March 1, 2007, is effective as of the 16th day of October, 2007, between
Pioneer Investment Management Shareholder Services, Inc., member of the UniCredito Italiano
banking group, register of banking groups (the “Fund”) as transfer agent for each of the fund within
the Pioneer family of funds offered through the Intermediaries (as defined below) and ING Life
Insurance and Annuity Company, ING National Trust, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance
Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York,
Security Life of Denver Insurance Company and Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc.
(individually an “Intermediary” and collectively the “Intermediaries”).

WHEREAS,
the Intermediaries have adopted policies and procedures to monitor and deter excessive
trading activity within the mutual funds, including the Funds, available through the variable annuity,
variable life insurance and variable retirement plan products which they offer (the “Variable
Products”); and  

WHEREAS,
the Intermediaries' policies and procedures to monitor and deter excessive trading
activity within the mutual funds available through their Variable Products are attached hereto and
made part of this Agreement as Schedule B (the “Excessive Trading Policy”);

WHEREAS,
the Fund desires for the Intermediaries to monitor and deter excessive trading activity in
the Funds in accordance with the Intermediaries' Excessive Trading Policy; and

WHEREAS,
the parties desire to otherwise comply with the requirements under Rule 22c-2 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Rule 22c-2”).

NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, which consideration
is full and complete, the Fund and the Intermediaries hereby agree as follows:

A.
Agreement to Monitor and Deter Excessive Trading Activity.

 
1. The Intermediaries agree to monitor and deter excessive trading activity in the Funds
which are available through their Variable Products in accordance with the Intermediaries' Excessive
Trading Policy. Said Excessive Trading Policy may be amended from time to time with the consent
of the parties, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 
2. The Intermediaries agree to provide the Fund the taxpayer identification number
(“TIN”), if requested, or any other identifying factor that would provide acceptable assurances of the
identity of all shareholders that are restricted to regular U.S. mail trading under the Intermediaries'
Excessive Trading Policy.

B.
Agreement to Provide Shareholder Information.

 
1. Each Intermediary agrees to provide the Fund, upon written request, the following
shareholder information with respect to Covered Transactions involving the Funds:

 
  a. The taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) or any other government issued
      identifier, if known, that would provide acceptable assurances of the identity of
      each shareholder that has purchased, redeemed, transferred or exchanged shares

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      of a Fund through an account directly maintained by the Intermediaries during
      the period covered by the request;

 
  b. The amount and dates of, and the Variable Product(s) associated with, such
      shareholder purchases, redemptions, transfers and exchanges; and

 
  c. Any other data mutually agreed upon in writing.

 
2. Under this Agreement the term “Covered Transactions” are those transactions which
the Intermediaries consider when determining whether trading activity is excessive as described in
their Excessive Trading Policy.

 
3. Requests to provide shareholder information shall set forth the specific period for
which transaction information is sought. However, unless otherwise agreed to by the Intermediaries,
any such request will not cover a period of more than 90 consecutive calendar days from the date of
the request.    

 
4. Each Intermediary agrees to provide the requested shareholder information promptly
upon receipt of the request, but in no event later than 15 business days after receipt of such request,
provided that such information resides in its books and records. If shareholder information is not on
the Intermediary's books and records, the Intermediary agrees to use reasonable efforts to obtain and
transmit or have transmitted the requested information from the holder of the account.

C.
Agreement to Restrict Trading.

 
1. Each Intermediary agrees to execute written instructions from the Fund to restrict or
prohibit further Covered Transactions involving Fund shares by a shareholder who has been identified
by the Fund as having engaged in transactions in shares of a Fund (through an account directly
maintained by the Intermediary) that violate the policies and procedures established by the Funds for
the purposes of eliminating or reducing frequent trading of Fund shares.

 
2. Each Intermediary agrees to use reasonable efforts to execute or have executed (for
those shareholders whose information is not on the Intermediary's books and records) the written
instructions within 10 Business Days after actual receipt. The Intermediary will provide written
confirmation to the Fund as soon as reasonably practicable that such instructions have or have not been
executed. If the written instructions have not been executed, then the written confirmation will also
provide an explanation.

 
3. Instructions to restrict or prohibit further Covered Transactions involving Fund shares
must include:  

 
  a. The reason for requesting the restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s), supporting
      details regarding the transaction activity which resulted in the restriction(s)
      and/or prohibition(s) and the applicable sections of the Fund's frequent trading
      policy and procedures that have been violated;
                                                                                

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   b.     The specific restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) to be executed, including the
    length of time such restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) shall remain in place;

 
c.     The TIN or any other government issued identifier, if known by the Fund, that
    would help the Intermediaries determine the identity of affected shareholder(s);
    and

 
d.     Whether such restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) are to be executed in relation
    to all of the affected shareholder's Variable Products, only the type of Variable
    Product(s) through which the affected shareholder engaged in transaction
    activity which triggered the restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s) or in some other
    respect. In absence of direction from the Fund in this regard, restriction(s)
    and/or prohibition(s) shall be executed as they relate to the Intermediary's
    Variable Product(s) through which the affected shareholder engaged in the
    transaction activity which triggered the restriction(s) and/or prohibition(s).

D.
Limitation on Use of Information.

The Fund agrees neither to use the information received from the Intermediary for any purpose other
than to comply with SEC Rule 22c-2 and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, nor to share the
information with anyone other than its employees who legitimately need access to it. Neither the Fund
nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries may use any information provided pursuant to this Agreement
for marketing or solicitation purposes. The Fund will take such steps as are reasonably necessary to
ensure compliance with this obligation.

The Fund shall indemnify and hold the Intermediaries, individually and collectively, (and any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, or agents) harmless from any damages, loss, cost, or liability
(including reasonable legal fees and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting
from any unauthorized use of or disclosure by the Fund of the information received from the
Intermediaries pursuant to this Agreement. In addition, because an award of money damages (whether
pursuant to the foregoing sentence or otherwise) may be inadequate for any breach of this provision
and any such breach may cause the Intermediaries irreparable harm, the Fund also agrees that, in the
event of any breach or threatened breach of this provision, the Intermediaries will also be entitled,
without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, to seek equitable relief, including
injunctive relief and specific performance. Such remedies will not be the exclusive remedies for any
breach of this provision but will be in addition to all other remedies available at law or in equity to the
Intermediaries.  

In the event that the Fund is required by legal process, law, or regulation to disclose any information
received from the Intermediaries pursuant to this Agreement, the Fund shall provide Intermediaries with
prompt written notice of such requirement as far in advance of the proposed disclosure as possible so
that the Intermediaries (at their expense) may either seek a protective order or other appropriate
remedy which is necessary to protect their interests or waive compliance with this provision to the
extent necessary.  


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E. Prior Agreements.    

The parties acknowledge that prior to the effective date of this Agreement efforts to monitor and deter
excessive trading activity within the Variable Products were governed by whatever practices the Fund
and the Intermediaries agreed to follow in the absence of any formal agreement. The parties also
acknowledge having previously entered into fund participation and/or selling and service agreements
concerning the purchase and redemption of shares of Funds through the Variable Products. The terms
of this Agreement supplement the fund participation and/or selling and service agreements and to the
extent the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms of the fiord participation and/or selling and
service agreements, the terms of this Agreement will control. This Agreement will terminate upon
termination of the fund participation and/or selling and service agreements.

F.
Notices.    

 
1. Except as otherwise provided, all notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be sufficient if delivered by hand or if sent by confirmed facsimile or e-mail, or by
mail, postage prepaid, addressed:  

 
                       a. If to Intermediaries, to:

 
    ING U.S. Financial Services
      Attention: Jacqueline Salamon
      Address. 151 Farmington Avenue
        Hartford, CT 06156-8975
      Phone: 860-723-2242
      Fax: 860-723-2214
      Email- Jacqueline.Salamon@us.ing.com

 
                       b. If to the Fund, to:
      Pioneer Investment Management Shareholder Services, Inc.
      Attention: Tracy Connelly
      Address: 60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
      Phone: 617-422-4439
      Fax: [ ]
      Email: Tracy.Connelly@pioneerinvestments.com

 
2. The parties may by like notice, designate any future or different address to which
subsequent notices shall be sent. Any notice shall be deemed given when received.

 

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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 officer as of the date first written above.

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company   Security Life of Denver Insurance Company

By:
/s/ Jacqueline Salamon By: /s/ Jacqueline Salamon

Name
Jacqueline Salamon Name Jacqueline Salamon
and Title: Authorized Representative and Title: Authorized Representative


ING National Trust
Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc.

By:
/s/ Jacqueline Salamon By: /s/ Jacqueline Salamon

Name
Jacqueline Salamon Name Jacqueline Salamon
and Title: Authorized Representative and Title: Authorized Representative


ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance
Pioneer Investment Management
Company   Shareholder Services, Inc.

By:
/s/ Jacqueline Salamon By: /s/ Tracy Connelly

Name
Jacqueline Salamon Name  
and Title: Authorized Representative and Title: Tracy Connelly, SVP


ReliaStar Life Insurance Company
   

By:
/s/ Jacqueline Salamon    

Name
Jacqueline Salamon    
and Title: Authorized Representative    


ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New
   
York      

By:
/s/ Jacqueline Salamon    

Name
Jacqueline Salamon    
and Title: Authorized Representative    

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                                                     Schedule B
                       
                         ING “Excessive Trading” Policy

The ING family of insurance companies (“ING”), as providers of multi-fund variable insurance and
retirement products, has adopted this Excessive Trading Policy to respond to the demands of the
various fund families which make their funds available through our variable insurance and retirement
products to restrict excessive fund trading activity and to ensure compliance with Section 22c-2 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. ING's current definition of Excessive Trading and our
policy with respect to such trading activity is outlined below.

1.
 
ING actively monitors fund transfer and reallocation activity within its variable insurance and
  retirement products to identify Excessive Trading.

 
ING currently defines Excessive Trading as:
           a. More than one purchase and sale of the same fund (including money market funds) within
    a 60 calendar day period (hereinafter, a purchase and sale of the same fund is referred to
    as a “round-trip”). This means two or more round-trips involving the same fund within a
    60 calendar day period would meet ING's definition of Excessive Trading; or
           b. Six round-trips within a twelve month period.

 
The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
           a. Purchases or sales of shares related to non-fund transfers (for example, new purchase
    payments, withdrawals and loans);
           b. Transfers associated with scheduled dollar cost averaging, scheduled rebalancing or
    scheduled asset allocation programs;
           c. Purchases and sales of fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
           d. Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading in their fund
    shares, and movement between such funds and a money market fund; and
           e. Transactions initiated by a member of the ING family of insurance companies.

2.
If ING determines that an individual has made a purchase of a fund within 60 days of a prior
  round-trip involving the same fund, ING will send them a letter warning that another sale of that
  same fund within 60 days of the beginning of the prior round-trip will be deemed to be Excessive
  Trading and result in a six month suspension of their ability to initiate fund transfers or
  reallocations through the Internet, facsimile, Voice Response Unit (VRU), telephone calls to the
  ING Customer Service Center, or other electronic trading medium that ING may make available
  from time to time (“Electronic Trading Privileges”). Likewise, if ING determines that an
  individual has made five round-trips within a twelve month period, ING will send them a letter
  warning that another purchase and sale of that same fund within twelve months of the initial
  purchase in the first round-trip in the prior twelve month period will be deemed to be Excessive
  Trading and result in a six month suspension of their Electronic Trading Privileges. According to
  the needs of the various business units, a copy of the warning letters may also be sent, as
  applicable, to the person(s) or entity authorized to initiate fund transfers or reallocations, the
  agent/registered representative or investment adviser for that individual. A copy of the warning
  letters and details of the individual's trading activity may also be sent to the fund whose shares
  were involved in the trading activity.

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3.   If ING determines that an individual has used one or more of its products to engage in Excessive
  Trading, ING will send a second letter to the individual. This letter will state that the individual's
  Electronic Trading Privileges have been suspended for a period of six months. Consequently, all
  fund transfers or reallocations, not just those which involve the fund whose shares were involved
  in the Excessive Trading activity, will then have to be initiated by providing written instructions
  to ING via regular U.S. mail. During the six month suspension period, electronic “inquiry only”
  privileges will be permitted where and when possible. A copy of the letter restricting future
  transfer and reallocation activity to regular U.S. mail and details of the individual's trading
  activity may also be sent to the fund whose shares were involved in the Excessive Trading activity.

4.
Following the six month suspension period during which no additional Excessive Trading is
  identified, Electronic Trading Privileges may again be restored. ING will continue to monitor the
  fund transfer and reallocation activity, and any future Excessive Trading will result in an
  indefinite suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges. Excessive Trading activity during the
  six month suspension period will also result in an indefinite suspension of the Electronic Trading
  Privileges.

5.
ING reserves the right to limit fund trading or reallocation privileges with respect to any
  individual, with or without prior notice, if ING determines that the individual's trading activity is
  disruptive, regardless of whether the individual's trading activity falls within the definition of
  Excessive Trading set forth above. Also, ING's failure to send or an individual's failure to receive
  any warning letter or other notice contemplated under this Policy will not prevent ING from
  suspending that individual's Electronic Trading Privileges or taking any other action provided for
  in this Policy.

6.
Each fund available through ING's variable insurance and retirement products, either by
  prospectus or stated policy, has adopted or may adopt its own excessive/frequent trading policy.
  ING reserves the right, without prior notice, to implement restrictions and/or block future
  purchases of a fund by an individual who the fund has identified as violating its excessive/
  frequent trading policy. All such restrictions and/or blocking of future fund purchases will be
  done in accordance with the directions ING receives from the fund.

 

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