Exhibit (h)(7)(xvi)
AMENDMENT NO. 15
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 15, dated as of February 1, 2021 (“Amendment No. 15”), to the Amended and Restated
Participation Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2012, as amended (“Agreement”), by and among EQ Advisors Trust (“Trust”), Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America and Equitable Distributors, LLC (collectively, the
“Parties”).
The Parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
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Name Change. Effective February 1, 2021, the name of EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio is
changed to EQ/Value Equity Portfolio. |
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Effective April 12, 2021, the following Portfolio is hereby added to the Agreement on the terms and
conditions contained in the Agreement: |
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EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio |
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Effective April 30, 2021, the following Portfolios are hereby added to the Agreement on the terms and
conditions contained in the Agreement: |
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EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
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EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
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EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
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EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
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EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
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Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio |
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Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio |
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Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio |
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Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio |
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Target 2055 Allocation Portfolio |
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Name Change. Effective May 1, 2021, the name of EQ/Invesco Global Real Estate Portfolio is changed
to EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio. |
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Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, setting forth the Portfolios of the Trust on behalf of which
the Trust is entering into the Agreement, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Schedule A attached hereto. |
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modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 15 as of the
date first set forth above.
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EQ ADVISORS TRUST |
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EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx |
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Title: Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer |
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SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 15
AMENDED AND
RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio
1290 VT DoubleLine Dynamic Allocation Portfolio
1290 VT
DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio
1290 VT Energy Portfolio
1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers &
Acquisitions Portfolio
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio
1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio
1290 VT Low Volatility Global
Equity Portfolio
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
1290 VT
Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio
1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio
1290 VT Real Estate
Portfolio
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio
1290 VT
SmartBeta Equity Portfolio
1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio
EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio
ATM International
Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Small Cap Managed
Volatility Portfolio
EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/500 Managed Volatility
Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB
Dynamic Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio
EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio
EQ/AB Small Cap
Growth Portfolio
EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/American Century
Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/AXA Investment Managers Moderate Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Capital Group Research
Portfolio
EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio
EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS Portfolio
EQ/Equity 500
Index Portfolio
EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM®Large Cap Portfolio
EQ/First Trust Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Franklin
Balanced Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Strategic Income Portfolio
EQ/Global Bond PLUS
Portfolio
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Sachs
Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond
Portfolio
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio
EQ/International Managed
Volatility Portfolio
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio (formerly, EQ/Invesco Global Real Estate Portfolio)****
EQ/Invesco International Growth Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Moderate
Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Growth Allocation
Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap
Growth Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed
Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Growth Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Moderate
Allocation Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS International
Intrinsic Value Portfolio
EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth Portfolio
EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio
EQ/MFS Utilities Series Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed
Volatility Portfolio
EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Money Market Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Small Cap Growth
Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO
Real Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio
EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio
EQ/X. Xxxx Price Growth Stock
Portfolio
EQ/X. Xxxx Price Health Sciences Portfolio
EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio
EQ/Value Equity
Portfolio (formerly, EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio)***
EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio
Multimanager Core Bond
Portfolio
Multimanager Technology Portfolio
EQ/Core Plus
Bond Portfolio*
EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio**
EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio**
EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio**
EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio**
EQ/Moderate-Plus
Allocation Portfolio**
Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio**
Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio**
Target 2035
Allocation Portfolio**
Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio**
Target 2055 Allocation Portfolio**
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Effective April 12, 2021, this Portfolio is added to the Agreement. |
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Effective April 30, 2021, this Portfolio is added to the Agreement. |
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Effective February 1, 2021, the name of EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio is changed to EQ/Value
Equity Portfolio. |
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Effective May 1, 2021, the name of EQ/Invesco Global Real Estate Portfolio is changed to EQ/Invesco Global
Real Assets Portfolio. |