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EXHIBIT (8)(h)(1)
AMENDMENT TO JANUS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
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AMENDMENT TO
JANUS ASPEN SERIES
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Effective as of April 6, 2000, this Schedule A is hereby amended as follows:
Schedule A
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Separate Accounts and Associated Contracts
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Contracts Funded
Name of Separate Account By Separate Account
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PFL Life Variable Annuity Account A PFL Life Insurance Company Policy
Form No. AV337 101 100397
PFL Life Variable Annuity Account E PFL Life Insurance Company Policy
Form No. AV288 101 95 796
All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall
remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between the
Agreement and this Amendment, it is understood and agreed that the provisions of
this Amendment shall control.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to the
Janus Aspen Series Fund Participation Agreement to be executed in its name and
on its behalf by its duly authorized representative as of this 1st day of July,
2000.
JANUS ASPEN SERIES
By: /s/ Bonnie M. Howe
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Name: Bonnie M. Howe
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Title: Vice President
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PFL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Larry N. Norman
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Name: Larry N. Norman
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Title: President
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