MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit d 16 a
AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement, is effective as of the 1st day of May 2015, between New York Life Investment Management LLC (the “Manager”) and NYL Investors LLC (the Subadvisor”).
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have entered into a Subadvisory Agreement, dated May 1, 2014, as amended (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereby wish to amend Schedule A of the Agreement to reflect the change to the subadvisory fee with respect to the MainStay XX Xxxx Portfolio.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
| (i) | Effective May 1, 2015, Schedule A is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the Schedule attached hereto. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers and attested effective as of the date first written above.
NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
| Attest: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
| Title: | Director and Associate General Counsel | Title: | Co-President |
NYL INVESTORS LLC
| Attest: | /s/ Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
| Name: | Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
| Title: | Associate General Counsel | Title: | Senior Managing Director |
SCHEDULE A
(Effective as of May 1, 2015)
As compensation for services provided by Subadvisor, the Manager will pay the Subadvisor and Subadvisor agrees to accept as full compensation for all services rendered hereunder, at an annual subadvisory fee equal to the following:
| PORTFOLIO NAME | ANNUAL RATE |
|
MainStay VP Balanced Portfolio*
(fixed income sleeve)
|
0.35% up to $1 billion; 0.30% in excess of $2 billion |
| MainStay XX Xxxx Portfolio |
0.25% up to $500 million; 0.22% in excess of $3 billion |
| MainStay VP Cash Management Portfolio | 0.225% up to $500 million; 0.20% from $500 million up to $1 billion; and 0.175% in excess of $1 billion |
| MainStay VP Floating Rate Portfolio | 0.30% up to $1 billion; 0.2875% from $1 billion up to $3 billion; and 0.2825% in excess of $3 billion |
The portion of the fee based upon the average daily net assets of the respective Fund shall be accrued daily at the rate of 1/(number of days in calendar year) of the annual rate applied to the daily net assets of the Fund.
* The annual rate is based on the percentage that the Allocated Assets constitutes of the Portfolio’s total average daily net assets.
Payment will be made to the Subadvisor on a monthly basis.
