Amendment to Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement Between JNL Series Trust and
Ex. 99.28(h)(18)(xvi)
Amendment to
Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement
Between JNL Series Trust and
Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC
This Amendment is made by and between JNL Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“JNAM”).
Witnesseth
Whereas, the Trust and JNAM (the “Parties”) entered into an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement effective February 28, 2012, as amended (the “Agreement”).
Whereas, under the terms of the Agreement, JNAM renders certain transfer agency and other services to units of beneficial interest in separate funds (the “Funds”) of the Trust, as listed on Exhibit A of the Agreement, and the owners of record thereof.
Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Board”) has approved (i) eight new Funds of the Trust (each, a “New Fund” and collectively, the “New Funds”), (ii) mergers for 19 Funds of the Trust into other Funds of the Trust (each, a “Merged Fund” and collectively, the “Merged Funds”), and (iii) fund name changes for eight Funds of the Trust (the “Fund Name Changes”), as outlined below, effective April 26, 2021:
New Funds
| 1) | JNL Bond Index Fund; |
| 2) | JNL Emerging Markets Index Fund; |
| 3) | JNL International Index Fund; |
| 4) | JNL Mid Cap Index Fund; |
| 5) | JNL Small Cap Index Fund; |
| 6) | JNL/American Funds® Bond Fund of America Fund; |
| 7) | JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx U.S. Equity Growth Fund; and |
| 8) | JNL/Morningstar PitchBook Listed Private Equity Index Fund. |
Merged Funds
| 1) | JNL/AQR Large Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund; |
| 2) | JNL/AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund; |
| 3) | JNL/Boston Partners Global Long Short Equity Fund; |
| 4) | JNL/DFA Growth Allocation Fund; |
| 5) | JNL/DFA Moderate Growth Allocation Fund; |
| 6) | JNL/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx International Small Cap Fund; |
| 7) | JNL/Xxxxxxx Sachs Competitive Advantage Fund; |
| 8) | JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Dividend Income & Growth Fund; |
| 9) | JNL/Xxxxxxx Sachs International 5 Fund; |
| 10) | JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Intrinsic Value Fund; |
| 11) | JNL/Xxxxxxx Sachs Total Yield Fund; |
| 12) | JNL/Mellon Index 5 Fund; |
| 13) | JNL/PPM America Small Cap Value Fund; |
| 14) | JNL/RAFI® Fundamental Asia Developed Fund; |
| 15) | JNL/RAFI® Fundamental Europe Fund; |
| 16) | JNL/Vanguard Capital Growth Fund; |
| 17) | JNL/Vanguard Global Bond Market Index Fund; |
| 18) | JNL/Vanguard International Stock Market Index Fund; and |
| 19) | JNL/Vanguard Small Company Growth Fund. |
Fund Name Changes
| 1) | JNL/American Funds® Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund change to JNL/American Funds® Washington Mutual Investors Fund; |
| 2) | JNL/First State Global Infrastructure Fund change to JNL/First Sentier Global Infrastructure Fund; |
| 3) | JNL/Invesco Global Real Estate Fund change to JNL/WMC Global Real Estate Fund (in connection with an investment sub-adviser replacement, as approved by the Board); |
| 4) | JNL/JPMorgan Growth & Income Fund change to JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund; |
| 5) | JNL/Mellon MSCI World Index Fund change to JNL/Mellon World Index Fund; |
| 6) | JNL/Vanguard Equity Income Fund change to JNL/WMC Equity Income Fund (in connection with the conversion from a feeder fund to a sub-advised fund, as approved by the Board); |
| 7) | JNL/Vanguard International Fund change to JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund (in connection with the conversion from a feeder fund to a sub-advised fund, as approved by the Board); and |
| 8) | JNL/Vanguard U.S. Stock Market Index Fund change to JNL/Mellon U.S. Stock Market Index Fund (in connection with the conversion from a Fund of Funds to a sub-advised index fund, as approved by the Board). |
Whereas, pursuant to Board approval of the changes, as outlined above, the Parties have agreed to amend Schedule A of the Agreement to add each new Fund, to remove the merged Funds, and to update the names of certain Funds, effective April 26, 2021.
Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1) | Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A dated April 26, 2021, attached hereto. |
| 2) | 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. |
| 3) | This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document. |
In Witness Whereof, the Trust and JNAM have caused this Amendment to be executed, effective April 26, 2021.
| Attest: | JNL Series Trust | ||||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By: |
/s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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| Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | ||||
| Attest: | Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC | ||||
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
By: |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
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| Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | President and CEO | ||||
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Schedule A
Dated April 26, 2021
| Funds |
| JNL Bond Index Fund |
| JNL Emerging Markets Index Fund |
| JNL International Index Fund |
| JNL Mid Cap Index Fund |
| JNL Small Cap Index Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Balanced Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Bond Fund of America Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Capital Income Builder Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Capital World Bond Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Global Growth Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Global Small Capitalization Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Growth Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Growth-Income Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® International Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® New World Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Washington Mutual Investors Fund |
| JNL Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund |
| JNL Conservative Allocation Fund |
| JNL Growth Allocation Fund |
| JNL iShares Tactical Growth Fund |
| JNL iShares Tactical Moderate Fund |
| JNL iShares Tactical Moderate Growth Fund |
| JNL Moderate Allocation Fund |
| JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Growth Allocation Fund |
| JNL/American Funds® Moderate Growth Allocation Fund |
| JNL/AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx International Growth Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx U.S. Equity Growth Fund |
| JNL/BlackRock Advantage International Fund |
| JNL/BlackRock Global Allocation Fund |
| JNL/BlackRock Global Natural Resources Fund |
| JNL/BlackRock Large Cap Select Growth Fund |
| JNL/Causeway International Value Select Fund |
| JNL/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL/DFA International Core Equity Fund |
| A - 1 |
| Funds |
| JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund |
| JNL/DFA U.S. Small Cap Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Core Fixed Income Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Shiller Enhanced CAPE® Fund |
| JNL/DoubleLine® Total Return Fund |
| JNL/Fidelity Institutional Asset Management® Total Bond Fund |
| JNL/First Sentier Global Infrastructure Fund |
| JNL/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Global Multisector Bond Fund |
| JNL/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Growth Allocation Fund |
| JNL/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Income Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Sachs 4 Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Managed Aggressive Growth Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Sachs Managed Conservative Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Managed Growth Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Sachs Managed Moderate Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Managed Moderate Growth Fund |
| JNL/GQG Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxx Oakmark Global Equity Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxx U.S. Focused Real Estate Fund |
| JNL/Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund |
| JNL/Invesco Global Growth Fund |
| JNL/Invesco International Growth Fund |
| JNL/Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan MidCap Growth Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Government & Quality Bond Fund |
| JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Value Fund |
| JNL/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Global Growth Fund |
| JNL/Lord Xxxxxx Short Duration Income Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Bond Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Communication Services Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Consumer Discretionary Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Consumer Staples Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon DowSM Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Emerging Markets Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Energy Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Equity Income Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Financial Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Healthcare Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Industrials Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Information Technology Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon International Index Fund |
| A - 2 |
| Funds |
| JNL/Mellon Materials Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Nasdaq® 100 Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Real Estate Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon S&P 400 MidCap Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon S&P 500 Index Fund |
| JNL S&P 500 Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Small Cap Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon U.S. Stock Market Index Fund |
| JNL/Mellon Utilities Sector Fund |
| JNL/Mellon World Index Fund |
| JNL/Morningstar PitchBook Listed Private Equity Index Fund |
| JNL/Morningstar Wide Moat Index Fund |
| JNL/MFS Mid Cap Value Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Commodity Strategy Fund |
| JNL/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Strategic Income Fund |
| JNL/PIMCO Income Fund |
| JNL/PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund |
| JNL/PIMCO Real Return Fund |
| JNL/PPM America Floating Rate Income Fund |
| JNL/PPM America High Yield Bond Fund |
| JNL/PPM America Total Return Fund |
| JNL/RAFI® Fundamental U.S. Small Cap Fund |
| JNL/RAFI® Multi-Factor U.S. Equity Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Balanced Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Established Growth Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Short-Term Bond Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price U.S. High Yield Fund |
| JNL/X. Xxxx Price Value Fund |
| JNL/Westchester Capital Event Driven Fund |
| JNL/WCM Focused International Equity Fund |
| JNL/WMC Balanced Fund |
| JNL/WMC Equity Income Fund |
| JNL/WMC Global Real Estate Fund |
| JNL/WMC Government Money Market Fund |
| JNL/WMC Value Fund |
| JNL/Vanguard Growth ETF Allocation Fund |
| JNL/Vanguard Moderate ETF Allocation Fund |
| JNL/Vanguard Moderate Growth ETF Allocation Fund |
| A - 3 |
