Amendment to Amended and Restated Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
Amendment
to Amended and Restated
Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC
And BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
This Amendment is made by and between Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).
Whereas, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser entered into an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement effective October 11, 2010, as amended effective August 29, 2011, and Amended and Restated effective as of the 1st day of December, 2012, (“Agreement”), whereby the Adviser appointed the Sub-Adviser to furnish sub-investment advisory services to certain investment portfolios (“Funds”) of JNL Series Trust (“Trust”), as listed on Schedule A to the Agreement.
Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend the following sections of the Agreement:
Section 3. “Management”;
Section 12. “Duration and Termination”; and
Section 15. “Confidential Treatment”.
Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement, as follows:
Delete the existing sub-paragraph d) in Section 3. “Management” after the heading entitled “The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it” in its entirety and replace it with the following:
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d)
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as a service provider to the Funds will cooperate fully with the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust in the execution of his/her responsibilities to monitor service providers to the Funds under Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, including any applicable document requests;
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Add the following as a new sub-paragraph c) in Section 3. “Management” after the heading entitled “The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it”, and re-number all sub-paragraphs alphabetically thereafter:
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c)
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will comply with all foreign laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements as set forth by foreign regulatory agencies, as applicable;
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12. Duration and Termination. The Agreement will become effective as to a Fund upon execution or, if later, on the date that initial capital for such Fund is first provided to it and, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, will continue in effect for two years from the effective date of the initial Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with regard to all Fund(s) covered by this Agreement. Thereafter, if not terminated as to a Fund, this Agreement will continue from year to year through June 30th of each successive year following the initial two year period, for each Fund covered by this Agreement, as listed on Schedule A, provided that such continuation is specifically approved at least annually by the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund(s), and in either event approved also by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust, or of the Adviser, or of the Sub-Adviser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated as to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on sixty days’ written notice by the Trust or Adviser, or on sixty days’ written notice by the Sub-Adviser. This Agreement will immediately terminate in the event of its assignment. (As used in this Agreement,
the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities”, “interested persons” and “assignment” have the same meaning of such terms as in the 1940 Act.) Section 10 and 11 herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
15. Confidential Treatment. All information and advice furnished by one party to the other party (including their respective agents, employees, and representatives and the agents, employees, and representatives of any affiliates) hereunder shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed to third parties, except as may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, subpoenas, court orders, and as required in the administration and management of the Funds. It is understood that any information or recommendation supplied by, or produced by, Sub-Adviser in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder is to be regarded as confidential and for use only by the Adviser and the Trust. Furthermore, except as required by law (including, but not limited to semi-annual, annual or other filings made under the 0000 Xxx) or as agreed to by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and Trust will not disclose any list of securities held by any Fund until it is either filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission or mailed out to shareholders, which filing or mailing shall not be made sooner than 30 days after quarter end in any manner whatsoever except as expressly authorized in this Agreement, except that the top 10 holdings may be disclosed 30 days after month end. In addition, the Adviser may disclose to certain third party data or service providers to a Fund, who have entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Adviser, a list of securities purchased or sold by such Fund during the quarter.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.
In Witness Whereof, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have caused this Amendment to be executed as of this 24th day of June 2013, effective May 30, 2013.
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Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC
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BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
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Name:
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx |
Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |||
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Title:
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President and CEO |
Title:
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Managing Director | |||
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