SECOND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Regarding FUND SHAREHOLDER REPORTS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS

Exhibit (8)(a)(12)(ai)

SECOND AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Regarding

FUND SHAREHOLDER REPORTS

AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company, formerly known as AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (the “Company”), a New York life insurance company, Xxxxx Xxxxx Variable Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company organized under the laws of Massachusetts and Xxxxx Xxxxx Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a Massachusetts company, entered into a certain participation agreement dated October 7, 2013 (the “Participation Agreement”). This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Participation Agreement is entered into as of   December 1, 2020, by and among the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of each separate account of the Company as set forth in the Participation Agreement, as may be amended from time to time (individually and collectively the “Accounts”), the Trust and the Distributor (collectively, the “Parties”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the name of the Company changed from AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company to Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company;

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to add Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America (“Equitable America”) to the Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to add a new Separate Account to Schedule A of the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, which consideration is full and complete, the Company, the Trust and the Distributor hereby agree to supplement and amend the Participation Agreement as follows:

1. Equitable America is hereby included in the definition of “Company” and added as a Party to the Agreement; and

2. Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached Schedule A.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.

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SCHEDULE A

CONTRACTS

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company

Separate Accounts and Associated Contracts

Name of Separate Account		Contracts Funded by Separate Account
Separate Account A		All Contracts
Separate Account FP		All Contracts
Separate Account I		All Contracts
Separate Account 45		All Contracts
Separate Account 49		All Contracts
Separate Account 65		All Contracts
Separate Account 66		All Contracts
Separate Account 70		All Contracts
Separate Account 206		All Contracts
Separate Account 301		All Contracts

Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America

Separate Accounts and Associated Contracts

Name of Separate Account		Contracts Funded by Separate Account
Equitable America Variable Account L		All Contracts
Equitable America Variable Account A		All Contracts
Equitable America Variable Account P		All Contracts
Equitable America Variable Account K		All Contracts
Equitable America Variable Account 70A		All Contracts

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