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Preliminary Agreement for the Group Annuity Contract (1) Upon the date a contribution is made to the Contract following the Proposed Contractholder's receipt of the Contract (but no earlier than 60 days after the Contract Date of Issue), if AUL does not receive a signed acceptance of the Contract at its Corporate Office by that date, the Proposed Contractholder shall be deemed to have accepted the Contract and any accompanying amendment to the Contract by the making of such contribution. The Contract and any accompanying amendment shall be effective as of the effective dates shown on the Contract and amendment. (2) If the Contract is not accepted or deemed accepted, and if the Proposed Contractholder notifies AUL at its Corporate Office in writing that it will not accept the Contract, the following amount shall be paid in a single sum to the Proposed Contractholder on a mutually agreed -upon date: any contributions to the Contract which have been allocated to AUL's general asset account, plus interest credited thereon as determined pursuant to the Contract, which remain in AUL's general asset account as of such date of payment. AUL shall make such payment only upon receipt at its Corporate Office of a proper form signed by the Proposed Contractholder and, if applicable, by the employer sponsoring the retirement plan for which the Contract is to be a funding vehicle, releasing AUL, its agents, and its employees from any and all liability arising out of such payment by AUL. (3) This Preliminary Agreement shall terminate when: (A) the signed Contract acceptance is received by AUL at its Corporate Office; or (B) the Contract is deemed accepted under Section (1) above; or (C) payment is made by AUL pursuant to Section (2) above. Electronic Contribution Processing and Employee Data Gathering The Employer/Plan Sponsor/TPA has elected to send contributions and employee information electronically using tools provided by AUL. The Employer/Plan Sponsor agrees to allow AUL to debit its checking account for the allocable contribution amount shown on each of its contribution listings submitted to AUL. Additionally, the Employer/Plan Sponsor/TPA agrees that AUL can rely on information provided through the electronic data transmission vehicles. To establish electronic data transmission accounts, you must first complete an Electronic Data Transmission Account Profile available from AUL. Fiduciary Acceptance Any reference to Contractholder in this Application, Acceptance, and Agreement should be read as Proposed Contractholder until the applied -for group annuity contract goes into effect. I, the undersigned, as TPA/Plan Administrator of the City of Pleasanton Plan (`Plan"), hereby appoints AUL as theTPA/Plan Administrator's agent for the sole purpose of executing the Plan's investment instructions through the OneAmerica TeleServe® and Account Services systems. It is understood that AUL will execute the Plan's investment instructions received through the OneAmerica TeleServe® and Account Services systems effective as of the close of business on the valuation date, as referenced in your contract, in which AUL receives the request. It is further understood that AUL has no direction or authority to alter or decline to execute any Plan's investment instructions received through the OneAmerica TeleServe® or Account Services systems, unless such instructions are impossible to execute. If any such instructions are impossible to execute, AUL will so notify the TPA/Plan Administrator before the instructions are accepted by OneAmerica TeleServe® or Account Services. All investment instructions received and executed through the OneAmerica TeleServe® or Account Services system will be confirmed in writing to the TPA/Plan Administrator within ten business days. The Contractholder, TPA/Plan Administrator, and AUL hereby agree by signing below, that they will be bound by the terms of this Application, Acceptance, and Agreement as of the date of AUL's acceptance. The terms of the Preliminary Agreement are superseded by the terms of the applied -for Contract as issued by AUL, and the Contract is accepted or is deemed accepted under the provisions of the Preliminary Agreement. If an amendment accompanies the issued contract, the Contractholder must sign and date the amendment and return a copy to AUL. Electronic acceptance of this Application, Acceptance, and Agreement by AUL, Indianapolis, Indiana indicates that AUL has reviewed its contents along with all other required materials and has accepted its terms, and is equivalent to AUL's written signature.