AMENDMENT TO FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Regarding RULE 498A And FUND DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTSParticipation Agreement • April 25th, 2023 • Variable Annuity Account a of Protective Life
Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the “Company”), BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc. and BlackRock Variable Series Funds II, Inc. (each, the “Fund”), each an open-end management investment company organized as a Maryland corporation, and BlackRock Investments, LLC (the “Underwriter”), entered into a certain participation agreement dated December 1, 2020 (the “Participation Agreement”). This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Participation Agreement is entered into as of April 1, 2022, by and among the Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of each separate account of the Company as set forth in the Participation Agreement, as may be amended from time to time (individually and collectively the “Accounts”), the Fund and the Underwriter (collectively, the “Parties”).
