Exhibit (h)(7)(xvii)
AMENDMENT NO. 16
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 16, dated as of February 26, 2021 (“Amendment No. 16”), to the Amended and
Restated Participation Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2012, as amended (“Agreement”), by and among EQ Advisors Trust (“Trust”), Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America and Equitable Distributors, LLC
(collectively, the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, the Trust has determined not to proceed with the registration of certain new portfolios
of the Trust described in Amendment No. 15 dated February 1, 2021 to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the names of EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx
Growth Allocation Portfolio and EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Moderate Allocation Portfolio will change to EQ/Franklin Growth Allocation Portfolio and EQ/Franklin Moderate Allocation Portfolio, respectively, effective May 1, 2021;
NOW THEREFORE, The Parties agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:
Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, setting forth the Portfolios of the Trust on behalf of which the Trust is entering into the
Agreement, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Schedule A attached hereto.
Except as modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is
hereby ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and
delivered this Amendment No. 16 as of the date first set forth above.
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| EQ ADVISORS TRUST |
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EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President |
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| EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 16
AMENDED AND
RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio
1290 VT DoubleLine Dynamic Allocation Portfolio
1290 VT
DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio
1290 VT Energy Portfolio
1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers &
Acquisitions Portfolio
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio
1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio
1290 VT Low Volatility Global
Equity Portfolio
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
1290 VT
Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio
1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio
1290 VT Real Estate
Portfolio
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio
1290 VT
SmartBeta Equity Portfolio
1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio
EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio
ATM International
Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Small Cap Managed
Volatility Portfolio
EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/500 Managed Volatility
Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB
Dynamic Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio
EQ/AB Small Cap
Growth Portfolio
EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/American Century
Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/AXA Investment Managers Moderate Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Capital Group Research
Portfolio
EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio
EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy
Portfolio
EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS
Portfolio
EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio
EQ/Fidelity
Institutional AM®Large Cap Portfolio
EQ/First Trust Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Balanced Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Franklin
Rising Dividends Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Strategic Income Portfolio
EQ/Global Bond PLUS
Portfolio
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Sachs
Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond
Portfolio
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio
EQ/International Managed
Volatility Portfolio
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio
EQ/Invesco International
Growth Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Janus
Enterprise Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Core
Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap
Value Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Growth Allocation Portfolio
(formerly, EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Growth
Allocation Portfolio)
EQ/Franklin
Moderate Allocation Portfolio
(formerly, EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Moderate
Allocation Portfolio)
EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value Portfolio
EQ/MFS Mid Cap
Focused Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio
EQ/MFS
Utilities Series Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Moderate Growth
Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Money Market Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Small Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio
EQ/Quality Bond PLUS
Portfolio
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio
EQ/X. Xxxx Price
Growth Stock Portfolio
EQ/X. Xxxx Price Health Sciences Portfolio
EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Value Equity
Portfolio
EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio
Multimanager
Aggressive Equity Portfolio
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio
Multimanager Technology Portfolio
