Amendment to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
Amendment to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between
Curian Variable Series Trust and Xxxxxxx National Life Distributors LLC
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust ("Trust"), and Xxxxxxx National Life Distributors LLC ("JNLD"), a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Whereas, the Trust and JNLD initially entered into a Distribution Agreement on January 1, 2012, and Amended and Restated Agreements on March 1, 2012 and September 10, 2012 ("Agreement"), whereby the Trust appointed JNLD as distributor ("Distributor") of the Shares of the Funds set forth on Schedule A of the Agreement.
Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend Schedule A of the Agreement to amend the names of the following existing Funds ("Fund Name Changes"):
Fund Name Changes (effective September 15, 2014)
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1)
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From: Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Conservative Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – International Conservative Fund;
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2)
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From: Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Moderate Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – International Moderate Fund;
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3)
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From: Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Growth Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – International Growth Fund;
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4)
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From: Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Conservative Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Alt 100 Conservative Fund;
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5)
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From: Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Moderate Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Alt 100 Moderate Fund;
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6)
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From: Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Growth Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Alt 100 Growth Fund; and
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7)
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From: Curian/CenterSquare International REIT Fund
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To: Curian/CenterSquare International Real Estate Securities Fund.
Now, Therefore, the parties hereto agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
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Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A attached hereto.
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Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
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In Witness Whereof, the Trust and the Distributor have caused this Amendment to be executed as of August 8, 2014, effective as of September 15, 2014. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.
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Attest:
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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By:
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/s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
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Assistant Secretary
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Attest:
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Xxxxxxx National Life Distributors LLC
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By:
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/s/Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Page 2 of 2
Schedule A
Dated: September 15, 2014
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Fund
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Maximum 12b-1 Fee
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Curian Guidance – Interest Rate Opportunities Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Multi-Strategy Income Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Equity Income Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Conservative Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Moderate Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Moderate Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Maximum Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Moderate Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Maximum Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 65 Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Alt 100 Conservative Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Alt 100 Moderate Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Alt 100 Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – International Conservative Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – International Moderate Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – International Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Equity 100 Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Fixed Income 100 Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Real Assets Fund
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None
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Curian Tactical Advantage 35 Fund
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.25%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 60 Fund
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.25%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 75 Fund
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.25%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Diversified Fund
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.25%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Growth Fund
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.25%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Aberdeen Latin America Fund
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.25%
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Curian/American Funds® Global Growth Fund
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.25%
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Curian/American Funds® Growth Fund
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.25%
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Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxx Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund
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.25%
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Curian/CenterSquare International Real Estate Securities Fund
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.25%
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Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund
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.25%
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Curian/DoubleLine Total Return Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxx Xxxxx Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund
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.25%
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Curian/FAMCO Flex Core Covered Call Fund
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.25%
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Curian Focused International Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian Focused U.S. Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Frontier Markets Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian Long Short Credit Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Currency Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Risk Balanced Commodity Strategy Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Convertible Arbitrage Fund
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.25%
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Curian/PIMCO Credit Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Emerging Europe Fund
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.25%
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Curian/The Boston Company Equity Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Fund
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.25%
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Curian/UBS Global Long Short Fixed Income Opportunities Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund
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.25%
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