Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement
Amendment to Amended and Restated Master Custodian Agreement
This amendment, effective April 29, 2024 (the “Amendment”), to the Amended and
Restated Master Custodian Agreement dated as of December 1, 2022 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Agreement”), is by and among
each management investment company identified on Appendix A thereto (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and State
Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Custodian”, and together with the Funds, the “Parties”).
Whereas, each Fund segregates and separately manages certain of each
respective Fund’s assets or portfolio of assets (each in an account).
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of JNL Series Trust has approved the
JNL/PPM America Investment Grade Credit Fund as a new fund of JNL Series Trust, effective April 29, 2024, and the Parties have agreed to amend the Agreement, including its Appendix A, to add the JNL/PPM America Investment Grade Credit Fund as a
Portfolio, effective April 29, 2024.
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants
herein contained, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
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Appendix A to the Agreement is hereby deleted, in its entirety, and replaced with the Appendix A attached hereto. All references to a “Portfolio” under the Agreement shall be deemed to include JNL/PPM America
Investment Grade Credit Fund.
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Except as specifically amended hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may
be executed in either original or electronically transmitted form (e.g., faxes or emailed portable document format (PDF) form), and the Parties hereby adopt as original any signatures received via electronically transmitted form.
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[signature page immediately follows]
Information Classification: Limited Access
In Witness Whereof, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers designated below, effective April 29, 2024.
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JNL Series Trust, and JNL Investors Series Trust, each on behalf of its Portfolios listed on Appendix A of the Agreement
Xxxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund Xxxxxxx Real Assets Fund |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
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PPM Funds, on behalf of its Portfolios listed on Appendix A of the Agreement |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
Information Classification: Limited Access
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Appendix A
(Updated as of April 29, 2024)
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Management Investment Company: JNL Series Trust, for the following Portfolios |
| JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager U.S. Select Equity Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx U.S. Equity Growth Fund |
| JNL/Causeway International Value Select Fund |
| JNL/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL/DFA International Core Equity Fund |
| JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund |
| JNL/DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Core Fixed Income Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Shiller Enhanced CAPE® Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Total Return Fund |
| JNL/Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Total Bond Fund |
| JNL/GQG Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxx Oakmark Global Equity Fund |
| JNL/Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
| JNL/Invesco Global Growth Fund |
| JNL/Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan Midcap Growth Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Government & Quality Bond Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund |
| JNL/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Global Growth Fund |
| JNL/Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Income Fund |
| JNL/Mellon World Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund |
| JNL/MFS Mid Cap Value Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Commodity Strategy Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Gold Plus Strategy Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Strategic Income Fund |
| JNL/PPM America Floating Rate Income Fund |
| JNL/PPM America High Yield Bond Fund |
| JNL/PPM America Investment Grade Credit Fund |
| JNL/PPM America Total Return Fund |
| JNL/RAFI® Fundamental U.S. Small Cap Fund |
| JNL/RAFI® Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Established Growth Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Balanced Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Short-Term Bond Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price U.S. High Yield Fund |
Information Classification: Limited Access
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| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Value Fund |
| JNL/Westchester Capital Event Driven Fund |
| JNL/Western Asset Global Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx International Leaders Fund |
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Management Investment Company: JNL Investors Series Trust |
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Management Investment Company: Xxxxxxx Credit Opportunities Fund |
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Management Investment Company: Xxxxxxx Real Assets Fund |
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Management Investment Company: PPM Funds, for the following Portfolios |
| PPM Core Plus Fixed Income Fund |
| PPM High Yield Core Fund |
Information Classification: Limited Access
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