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        <name>Total S.A. ADR</name>
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      <ncom:dateSigned>2020-07-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Joseph W. Kauten</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Joseph W. Kauten</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Treasurer, Vice President</ncom:title>
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