Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
EX. 99.28(d)(43)(xi)
Amendment
to Amended and Restated
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between
Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC
and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
This Amendment is made on September 3, 2021 by and between Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (the “Adviser”), and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (the “Sub-Adviser”).
Whereas, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser (the “Parties”) entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement effective as of the 1st day of December, 2012, as amended (the “Agreement”), whereby the Adviser appointed the Sub-Adviser to provide certain sub-investment advisory services to certain investment portfolios (the “Funds”) of JNL Series Trust (the “Trust”), as listed on Schedule A to the Agreement.
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved, and the Parties have agreed to amend Section 3. “Management” of the Agreement, effective September 3, 2021.
Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1) | Sub-sub-paragraph x) after “a) The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it:”, under Section 3. “Management,” shall be deleted and replaced, in its entirety, with the following: |
| x) | will treat confidentially and as proprietary information of Trust all such records and other information relative to Trust maintained by the Sub-Adviser, and will not use such records and information for any purpose other than performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing by Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may not be withheld where the Sub-Adviser may be exposed to civil or criminal contempt proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by Trust. |
All information and advice furnished by one party to the other party (including their respective agents, employees and representatives and the agents, employees, and representatives of any affiliates) hereunder shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed to third parties, except as may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, subpoenas, court orders, and as required in the administration and management of the Funds. It is understood that any information or recommendation supplied or produced by Sub-Adviser in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder is to be regarded as confidential and for use only by the Adviser and the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, the Adviser and the Trust will only disclose portfolio information in accordance with the Trust’s portfolio information policy as adopted by the Board.
The confidential treatment of the information noted in this Agreement shall also apply to information shared between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser relating to potential future funds for which the Adviser may wish to retain the Sub-Adviser’s investment advisory services.
Sub-Adviser may disclose information relating to Trust, Adviser and/or the Funds to its affiliates, to any of its delegates and other agents under this Agreement, to any market counterparty or any broker (in accordance with market practices) in relation to transactions undertaken for the Funds, and to the custodian, in order to assist or enable the proper performance of its services under this Agreement. Subject to the Prospectus, Sub-Adviser and any trading counterparties are authorized to disclose transaction and other information to data repositories and regulators for the purposes of meeting applicable transaction and other regulatory reporting requirements;
| 2) | Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. |
| 3) | Each of the Parties represents and warrants to the others that it has full authority to enter into this Amendment upon the terms and conditions hereof and that the individual executing this Amendment is duly authorized to bind the respective party to this Amendment. |
| 4) | This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document. |
In Witness Whereof, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed, effective as of September 3, 2021.
| Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC | Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | |||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx |
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| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
| Title: | AVP & Associate General Counsel | Title: | Managing Director | |
