MANAGEMENT FEE WAIVER AGREEMENT
EX 99.28(h)(95)
This Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2012, between JNL Series Trust (the “Trust”) on behalf of the fund(s) listed on Schedule A (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”).
Whereas, the Adviser has been appointed the investment adviser of each of the Funds pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, and the Adviser; and
Whereas, the Trust and the Adviser desire to enter into the arrangements described herein relating to the advisory fee of the Funds;
Now, therefore, the Trust and the Adviser hereby agree as follows:
1. The Adviser hereby agrees to waive, for each Fund listed on Schedule A, a portion of its advisory fee in the amounts listed on Schedule A, as it may be amended and approved by the Board of Trustees from time to time, but no more frequently than annually.
2. The waiver described in Section 1 above is not subject to recoupment by the Adviser.
3. The Adviser understands and intends that the Funds will rely on this Agreement: (a) in preparing and filing amendments to the registration statements for the Trust on Form N-1A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, (b) in accruing each Fund’s expenses for purposes of calculating its net asset value per share, and (c) for certain other purposes and expressly permits the Funds to do so.
4. This Agreement shall automatically renew for one-year terms with respect to a Fund unless the Adviser provides written notice of the termination of this Agreement to the Board of Trustees within 30 days of the end of the then current term for that Fund.
In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of November 23, 2011, effective as of April 30, 2012.
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Xxxxxxx National Asset Management, LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
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Title: Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
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Title: President & CEO
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SCHEDULE A
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Fund
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Waiver*
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JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
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Over .50% on all assets
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JNL/Mellon Capital Management Global Alpha Fund
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0.10% on assets
over $750 million (from 0.90% to 0.80%).
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JNL/ X. Xxxx Price Value Fund
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.05% on assets from $150-500 million (from 0.65% to 0.60%) as long as the assets for this fund are above $1 billion.
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* These waivers shall have an initial one-year term with respect to each Fund. Thereafter, this Agreement shall automatically renew for one-year terms with respect to a Fund unless the Adviser provides written notice of the termination of this Agreement to the Board of Trustees within 30 days of the end of the then current term for that Fund.
