AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 TO SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(10)
AMENDMENT NUMBER 5
TO SUB-ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Sub-Administration Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made as of December 1, 2021 by and between MML Investment Advisers, LLC (the “Administrator”) and State Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company (the “Sub-Administrator”). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Administrator and the Sub-Administrator entered into a Sub-Administration Agreement dated as of April 1, 2014 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Administrator and the Sub-Administrator desire to amend the Agreement as more particularly set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.Amendment
MassMutual Advantage Funds, and each of its series as listed on Appendix A, are hereby added to the Agreement. In accordance with the appointment provision of Section 1 of the Agreement, effective December 1, 2021, Appendix A to the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety and replaced with a new Appendix A annexed hereto.
2.Section 8(a) of the Agreement is updated as follows:
To the Administrator:
MML Investment Advisers, LLC
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
To any Trust:
[Name of Trust]
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: President of the Trust
With a copy to: Secretary of the Trust
To the Bank:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Client Manager, MassMutual
With a copy to:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Fund Administration Legal Department
3. Miscellaneous
| (a) | Except as expressly amended hereby, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
| (b) | This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be executed in either original or electronically transmitted form (e.g., emailed portable document format (PDF) form), and the parties hereby adopt as original any signatures received via electronically transmitted form. |
[Signature Page follows.]
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers designated below as of the date first written above.
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| MML INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND Accepted BY MASSMUTUAL SELECT FUNDS | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | CFO and Treasurer | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND Accepted BY MASSMUTUAL PREMIER FUNDS | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | CFO and Treasurer | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND Accepted BY MASSMUTUAL ADVANTAGE FUNDS | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | CFO and Treasurer | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND Accepted BY MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | CFO and Treasurer | |
| ACKNOWLEDGED AND Accepted BY MML SERIES INVESTMENT FUND II | ||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |
| Title: | CFO and Treasurer | |
Appendix A
MassMutual Select Funds
Portfolios
| MassMutual Blue Chip Growth Fund |
| MassMutual Diversified Value Fund |
| MassMutual Equity Opportunities Fund |
| MassMutual Fundamental Growth Fund |
| MassMutual Fundamental Value Fund |
| MassMutual Growth Opportunities Fund |
| MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| MassMutual Mid Cap Value Fund |
| MassMutual Overseas Fund |
| MassMutual Small Cap Growth Equity Fund |
| MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund |
| MassMutual Small Company Value Fund |
| MassMutual Strategic Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Total Return Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Select BlackRock Global Allocation Fund |
| MM MSCI EAFE® International Index Fund |
| XX Xxxxxxx 2000® Small Cap Index Fund |
| MM S&P 500® Index Fund |
| MM S&P® Mid Cap Index Fund |
| MassMutual 20/80 Allocation Fund |
| MassMutual 40/60 Allocation Fund |
| MassMutual 60/40 Allocation Fund |
| MassMutual 80/20 Allocation Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2020 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2025 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2030 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2035 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2040 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2045 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2050 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2055 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx 2060 Fund |
| MassMutual RetireSMARTSM by XX Xxxxxx In Retirement Fund |
| MM Equity Asset Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2005 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2010 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2015 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2020 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2025 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2030 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2035 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2040 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2045 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2050 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2055 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement 2060 Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Retirement Balanced Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Bond Asset Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Emerging Markets Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price International Equity Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Large Cap Blend Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Limited Duration Inflation Focused Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Real Assets Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price Small and Mid Cap Blend Fund |
| MassMutual Select X. Xxxx Price U.S. Treasury Long-Term Index Fund |
MassMutual Premier Funds
Portfolios
| MassMutual Balanced Fund |
| MassMutual Core Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Disciplined Growth Fund |
| MassMutual Disciplined Value Fund |
| MassMutual Diversified Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Global Fund |
| MassMutual High Yield Fund |
| MassMutual Inflation-Protected and Income Fund |
| MassMutual International Equity Fund |
| MassMutual Main Street Fund |
| MassMutual Short-Duration Bond Fund |
| MassMutual Small Cap Opportunities Fund |
| MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
| MassMutual U.S. Government Money Market Fund |
MassMutual Advantage Funds
Portfolios
| MassMutual Emerging Markets Debt Blended Total Return Fund |
| MassMutual Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund |
| MassMutual Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| MassMutual Global Floating Rate Fund |
MML Series Investment Fund
Portfolios
| MML Aggressive Allocation Fund |
| MML American Funds Core Allocation Fund |
| MML American Funds Growth Fund |
| MML American Funds International Fund |
| MML Balanced Allocation Fund |
| MML Blue Chip Growth Fund |
| MML Conservative Allocation Fund |
| MML Equity Income Fund |
| MML Equity Index Fund |
| MML Focused Equity Fund |
| MML Foreign Fund |
| MML Fundamental Equity Fund |
| MML Fundamental Value Fund |
| MML Global Fund |
| MML Growth Allocation Fund |
| MML Growth & Income Fund |
| MML Income & Growth Fund |
| MML International Equity Fund |
| MML Large Cap Growth Fund |
| MML Managed Volatility Fund |
| MML Mid Cap Growth Fund |
| MML Mid Cap Value Fund |
| MML Moderate Allocation Fund |
| MML Small Cap Growth Equity Fund |
| MML Small Company Value Fund |
| MML Small/Mid Cap Value Fund |
| MML Total Return Bond Fund |
Portfolios
| MML Blend Fund |
| MML Dynamic Bond Fund |
| MML Equity Fund |
| MML Equity Momentum Fund |
| MML Equity Rotation Fund |
| MML High Yield Fund |
| MML Inflation-Protected and Income Fund |
| MML iShares® 60/40 Allocation Fund |
| MML iShares® 80/20 Allocation Fund |
| MML Managed Bond Fund |
| MML Short-Duration Bond Fund |
| MML Small Cap Equity Fund |
| MML Special Situations Fund |
| MML Strategic Emerging Markets Fund |
| MML U.S. Government Money Market Fund |
