Amendment to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Curian Variable Series Trust and Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
EX 99.28(e)(4)
Amendment to
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between
Curian Variable Series Trust and Xxxxxxx National Life Distributors LLC
This Amendment is made by and between Curian Variable Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Xxxxxxx National Life Distributors LLC (“JNLD”), a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Whereas, the Trust and JNLD initially entered into a Distribution Agreement on January 1, 2012, and Amended and Restated Agreements on March 1, 2012 and September 10, 2012 (“Agreement”), whereby the Trust appointed JNLD as distributor (“Distributor”) of the Shares of the Funds set forth on Schedule A of the Agreement.
Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend Schedule A of the Agreement to add the following new Funds (“New Funds”), amend the names of the following Funds (“Fund Name Changes”), and add each New Fund’s respective fee:
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New Funds (effective April 29, 2013)
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Curian Guidance – Interest Rate Opportunities Fund;
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Curian Guidance – Multi-Strategy Income Fund;
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Curian Guidance – Growth Fund;
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Conservative Fund;
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Growth Fund;
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Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Conservative Fund;
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7)
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Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Moderate Fund;
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Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Growth Fund;
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Curian Guidance – Real Assets Fund;
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Curian/Aberdeen Latin America Fund;
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Curian/Xxxxxxx Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund;
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Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund;
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Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund;
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Curian/Xxxxx Xxxxx Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund;
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Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund;
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Curian Long Short Credit Fund;
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Emerging Europe Fund;
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Curian/UBS Global Long Short Income Opportunities Fund; and
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Curian/Urdang International REIT Fund.
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Fund Name Changes (effective April 29, 2013)
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From: Curian Guidance – Maximize Income Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Conservative Fund;
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From: Curian Guidance – Balanced Income Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Moderate Fund;
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From: Curian Guidance – Rising Income Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Equity Income Fund;
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From: Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Fund
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To: Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Moderate Fund; and
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From: Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Aggressive Fund
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To: Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Growth Fund.
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Now, Therefore, the parties hereto agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
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Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A attached hereto.
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Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
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In Witness Whereof, the Trust and the Distributor have caused this Amendment to be executed as of February 12, 2013, effective as of April 29, 2013. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.
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Attest:
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Assistant Secretary
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Attest:
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Xxxxxxx National Life Distributors LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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PAGE 2 OF 2
Schedule A
Dated: April 29, 2013
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Fund
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Maximum 12b-1 Fee
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Curian Guidance – Interest Rate Opportunities Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Multi-Strategy Income Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Equity Income Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Conservative Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Moderate Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Moderate Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Maximum Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Moderate Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Tactical Maximum Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 65 Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Conservative Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Moderate Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Institutional Alt 100 Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Conservative Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Moderate Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – International Opportunities Growth Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Equity 100 Fund
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None
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Curian Guidance – Fixed Income 100 Fund
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None
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Curian Tactical Advantage 35 Fund
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.25%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 60 Fund
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.25%
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Curian Tactical Advantage 75 Fund
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.25%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Diversified Fund
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.25%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Growth Fund
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.25%
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Curian Dynamic Risk Advantage – Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian Guidance – Real Assets Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Aberdeen Latin America Fund
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.25%
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Curian/American Funds® Growth Fund
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.25%
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Curian/AQR Risk Parity Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxx Emerging Market Small Cap Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Baring International Fixed Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/BlackRock Global Long Short Credit Fund
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.25%
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Curian/DFA U.S. Micro Cap Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxx Xxxxx Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund
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.25%
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Curian/FAMCO Flex Core Covered Call Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Frontier Markets Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Natural Resources Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Invesco Balanced-Risk Commodities Strategy Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Lazard International Strategic Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian Long Short Credit Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Currency Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Convertible Arbitrage Fund
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.25%
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Curian/PIMCO Credit Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/PineBridge Merger Arbitrage Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxxxxxxx Emerging Europe Fund
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.25%
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Curian/The Boston Company Equity Income Fund
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.25%
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Curian/The Boston Company Multi-Alpha Market Neutral Equity Fund
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.25%
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Curian/UBS Global Long Short Income Opportunities Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Urdang International REIT Fund
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.25%
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Curian/Xxx Xxx International Gold Fund
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.25%
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