| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
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| POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 9 | ☒ | |||
| and/or | ||||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 |
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| AMENDMENT NO. 60 | ☒ | |||
| ☒ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 |
| ☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485 |
| ☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(l) of Rule 485 |
| ☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(l) of rule 485 |
| ☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 |
| ☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 |
| ☐ | this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
| TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING | Units of interest in Equitable America Variable | |
| REGISTERED: | Account K |
| Acquired Trust Portfolios of EQ Premier VIP Trust |
Reorganization on or about November 11, 2023 |
Acquiring Trust Portfolios of EQ Advisors Trust | ||
| • EQ/Aggressive Allocation • EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation • EQ/Moderate Allocation • EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation • EQ/Conservative Allocation • Target 2015 Allocation • Target 2025 Allocation • Target 2035 Allocation • Target 2045 Allocation • Target 2055 Allocation • EQ/Core Plus Bond |
• EQ/Aggressive Allocation • EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation • EQ/Moderate Allocation • EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation • EQ/Conservative Allocation • Target 2015 Allocation • Target 2025 Allocation • Target 2035 Allocation • Target 2045 Allocation • Target 2055 Allocation • EQ/Core Plus Bond | |||
| — | Each Acquired Trust Portfolio under your contract or policy will be removed as an investment option, and the corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolio will be added as an available investment option (subject to any applicable allocation restrictions). All references in the Prospectus to the EQ Premier VIP Trust will be deleted in their entirety and replaced with references to EQ Advisors Trust. |
| — | If you have account value allocated to an Acquired Trust Portfolio, your contract or policy will be automatically credited with interest in the corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolio. Your interest in the Acquiring Trust Portfolio immediately after the Reorganization will be equal to your interest in the removed Acquired Trust Portfolio immediately prior to the Reorganization. There will be no financial impact on your contract or policy. |
| — | You will not bear any of the expenses related to the Reorganization, and the Reorganization will not result in any tax consequences for you. |
| — | All allocation elections and instructions that include the Acquired Trust Portfolios will be automatically updated to replace the Acquired Trust Portfolios with the corresponding Acquiring Trust Portfolios. |
| New Biz/Inforce – 498 Annuities/Life | Catalog No. 800079 | |
| #884311 |
| Acquired Trust Portfolios | Contract or Policy | |
| Target 2015 Allocation | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program | |
| Target 2025 Allocation Target 2035 Allocation Target 2045 Allocation Target 2055 Allocation |
Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer- Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Legacy® II; IncentiveLife Legacy® III; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Incentive Life Optimizer® II; IncentiveLife Optimizer® III; Survivorship Incentive LifeSM Legacy | |
| EQ/Aggressive Allocation | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 202); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® (Series 902); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer- Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program; Accumulator®; Accumulator® Series (Elite, Plus and Select); Investment Edge® 15.0; Investment Edge® 21; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 1.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 11; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 12.0 Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Survivorship Incentive LifeSM Legacy; VUL Legacy®; VUL Optimizer®; VUL Survivorship; Equitable AdvantageSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM (162) | |
| EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 202); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® (Series 902); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program; Accumulator®; Accumulator® Series (Elite, Plus and Select); Investment Edge® 15.0; Investment Edge® 21; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 1.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 11; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 12.0 Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Survivorship Incentive Life LegacySM; VUL Legacy®; VUL Optimizer®; VUL Survivorship; Equitable AdvantageSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM (162) | |
| Acquired Trust Portfolios | Contract or Policy | |
| EQ/Moderate Allocation | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 202); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® (Series 902); Variable Immediate Annuity; EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; 300+ Series; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program; Accumulator®; Accumulator® Series (Elite, Plus and Select); Investment Edge® 15.0; Investment Edge® 21; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 1.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 11; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 12.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 13.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15A; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15B; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 Series E; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 19; Retirement Cornerstone 19 Series E Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Survivorship Incentive LifeSM Legacy; VUL Legacy®; VUL Optimizer®; VUL Survivorship; Equitable AdvantageSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM (162) | |
| EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 202); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® (Series 902); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program; Accumulator®; Accumulator® Series (Elite, Plus and Select) Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Survivorship Incentive LifeSM Legacy; VUL Legacy®; VUL Optimizer®; VUL Survivorship; Equitable AdvantageSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM (162) | |
| EQ/Conservative Allocation | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 202); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® (Series 902); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer- Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program; Accumulator®; Accumulator® Series (Elite, Plus and Select); Investment Edge® 15.0; Investment Edge® 21; Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Survivorship Incentive LifeSM Legacy; VUL Legacy®; VUL Optimizer®; VUL Survivorship; Equitable AdvantageSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM (162) | |
| Acquired Trust Portfolios | Contract or Policy | |
| EQ/Core Plus Bond | Annuity Products: EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500); EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans; EQUI-VEST® (Series 201); EQUI-VEST® (Series 700); EQUI-VEST® (Series 701); EQUI-VEST® (Series 800); EQUI-VEST® (Series 801); EQUI-VEST® (Series 900); EQUI-VEST® (Series 901); EQUI-VEST® (Series 902); Variable Immediate Annuity; EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM; EQUI-VEST® Employer- Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM; EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS; MomentumSM; MomentumSM Plus; 300+ Series; Members Retirement Program; American Dental Association Members Retirement Program; Retirement Investment Account®; Accumulator® Series 11.0; Accumulator® Series 13.0; Accumulator® Series 13A; Investment Edge® 15.0; Investment Edge® 21; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 1.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 11; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 12.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 13.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15.0; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15A; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15B; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17; Retirement Cornerstone® Series 19; Retirement Cornerstone 19 Series E Life Polices: Incentive Life®; Incentive Life® ’02; Incentive Life® ’06; Incentive Life Legacy®; Incentive Life Legacy® II; IncentiveLife Legacy® III; Incentive Life Optimizer®; Incentive Life Optimizer® II; IncentiveLife Optimizer® III; Survivorship Incentive Life Legacy®; VUL Legacy®; VUL Optimizer; VUL Survivorship; Equitable AdvantageSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM; COIL Institutional SeriesSM (162) | |
| Annuity Contracts |
| 300+ Series |
| Accumulator®1 |
| Accumulator® Elite®1 |
| Accumulator® Plus®1 |
| Accumulator® Select®1 |
| Accumulator® Series 11.0 |
| Accumulator® Series 13.0 |
| Accumulator® Series 13A |
| American Dental Association Members Retirement Program |
| EQUI-VEST® Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans |
| EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA AdvantageSM |
| EQUI-VEST® Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans TSA VantageSM |
| EQUI-VEST® New Jersey ACTS |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 100‑500) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 201) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 202) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 700) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 701 |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 800) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 801) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 900) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 901) |
| EQUI-VEST® (Series 902) |
| Investment Edge® 15.0 |
| Investment Edge® 21 |
| Members Retirement Program |
| Momentum |
| Momentum Plus |
| Retirement Investment Account® |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 12.0 |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 13.0 |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15.0 |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15A |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 15B |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 17 Series E |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 19 |
| Retirement Cornerstone® Series 19 Series E |
| Variable Immediate Annuity |
| Life Policies |
| COIL Institutional SeriesSM (Series 160) |
| COIL Institutional SeriesSM (Series 162) |
| Equitable AdvantageSM |
| Incentive Life® |
| Incentive Life® ’02 |
| Incentive Life® ’06 |
| Incentive Life Legacy® |
| Incentive Life Legacy® II |
| IncentiveLife Legacy® III |
| Incentive Life Optimizer® |
| Incentive Life Optimizer® II |
| IncentiveLife Optimizer® III |
| Survivorship Incentive LifeSM Legacy |
| VUL Legacy® |
| VUL Optimizer® |
| VUL Survivorship |
| 1 | Not applicable for Accumulator Series 9.0 |
| Current Portfolio Name |
New Portfolio Name | |||||||
| Portfolio Name |
EQ/T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Portfolio* | |||||||
| Portfolio Sub‑Adviser |
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | |||||||
| Current Expenses |
Class IA and Class IB Shares | Class K Shares | Class IA and Class IB Shares |
Class K Shares | ||||
| * | |
| ^ | |
| New Biz/Inforce/SAR - 498 convert and GW MAD Annuities/Life | Catalog No. 800077 | |
| #397642 |
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
| Item 30. | Exhibits |
| (a) | Board of Directors Resolutions. |
| (1) |
| (b) | Custodian Agreements. Not applicable. |
| (c) | Underwriting Contracts. |
| (1) |
| (a)(i) |
| (a)(ii) |
| (2) |
| (3) |
| (4) |
| (a) |
| (b) |
| (c) |
| (d) |
| (e) |
| (f) |
| (g) |
| (h) |
| (i) |
| (j) |
| (k) |
| (5) |
| (d) | Contracts. |
| (d)(i) |
| (d)(ii) |
| (d)(iii) |
| (d)(iv) |
| (d)(v) |
| (d)(vi) |
| (d)(vii) |
| (d)(viii) |
| (d)(ix) |
| (d)(x) |
| (d)(xi) |
| (d)(xii) |
| (d)(xiii) |
| (d)(xiv) |
| (d)(xv) |
| (d)(xvi) |
| (d)(xvii) |
| (d)(xviii) |
| (e) | Applications. |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (vi) |
| (v) |
| (vi) |
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| (f) | Depositor’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. |
| (1) |
| (2) |
| (3) |
| (g) | Reinsurance Contracts. |
| (g)(i) |
| (g)(i)(a) |
| (g)(ii) |
| (g)(iii) |
| (g)(iii)(a) |
| (g)(iv) |
| (g)(v) |
| (h) | Participation Agreements. |
| (1) |
| (1)(a) |
| (a)(i) |
| (a)(ii) |
| (a)(iii) |
| (a)(iv) |
| (a)(v) |
| (a)(vi) |
| (a)(vii) |
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| (a)(ix) |
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| (a)(xi) |
| (a)(xii) |
| (a)(xiii) |
| (a)(xiv) |
| (a)(xv) |
| (a)(xvi) |
| (a)(xvii) |
| (a)(xviii) |
| (2) |
| (2)(a) |
| (a)(i) |
| (a)(ii) |
| (a)(iii) |
| (a)(iv) |
| (a)(v) |
| (3) |
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| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (vi) |
| (vii) |
| (viii) |
| (4) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (5) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (6) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (7) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (8) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) | Amendment No. 5, effective June 6, 2022 to the Participation Agreement dated October 21, 1998, as amended (the “Agreement”) among Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America, T. Rowe Price Equity Series Inc., T. Rowe Price Fixed Income Series, Inc., T. Rowe Price International Series, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., filed with this Registration Statement on Form N-6 on July 27, 2022. |
| (9) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (10) |
| (i) |
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| (11) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
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| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (vi) |
| (vii) |
| (12) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (13) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
| (iv) |
| (v) |
| (14) |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (iii) |
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| (i) | Administrative Contracts. |
| (i) |
| (j) | Other Material Contracts. Not applicable. |
| (k) | Legal Opinion. |
| (i) | Opinion and consent of Shane Daly, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, filed herewith. |
| (l) | Actuarial Opinion. |
| (i) |
| (m) | Calculation. |
| (i) |
| (n) | Other Opinions. |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (o) | Omitted Financial Statements. No financial statements are omitted from Item 24. |
| (p) | Initial Capital Agreements. Not applicable. |
| (q) | Redeemability Exemption. |
| (i) |
| (ii) |
| (r) | Form of Initial Summary Prospectuses. |
| (i) |
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| ITEM 31. | DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE DEPOSITOR |
| * | The business address for all officers and directors of the Depositor is 525 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07310. |
| NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS |
POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH THE DEPOSITOR | |
| DIRECTORS |
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| Francis Hondal |
Director | |
| 10050 Suburban Drive |
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| Pinecrest, FL 33156 |
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| Arlene Isaacs-Lowe |
Director | |
| 830 South Ocean Drive, #1411 |
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| Hallandale, FL 33009 |
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| Daniel G. Kaye |
Director | |
| 767 Quail Run |
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| Inverness, IL 60067 |
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| Joan Lamm-Tennant |
Director | |
| 135 Ridge Common |
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| Fairfield, CT 06824 |
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| Craig MacKay |
Director | |
| England & Company |
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| 1133 Avenue of the Americas |
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| Suite 2719 |
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| New York, NY 10036 |
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| Bertram L. Scott |
Director | |
| 3601 Hampton Manor Drive |
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| Charlotte, NC 28226 |
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| George Stansfield |
Director | |
| AXA |
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| 25, Avenue Matignon |
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| 75008 Paris, France |
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| Charles G.T. Stonehill |
Director | |
| Founding Partner |
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| Green & Blue Advisors |
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| 20 East End Avenue, Apt 5C |
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| New York, New York 10028 |
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| OFFICER-DIRECTOR |
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| *Mark Pearson |
Director and Chief Executive Officer | |
| OTHER OFFICERS |
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| *Nicholas B. Lane |
President | |
| *José Ramón González |
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |
| *Jeffrey J. Hurd |
Chief Operating Officer | |
| *Robin M. Raju |
Chief Financial Officer | |
| *Michael B. Healy |
Chief Information Officer | |
| *Nicholas Huth |
Chief Compliance Officer | |
| *William Eckert |
Chief Accounting Officer | |
| *Darryl Gibbs |
Chief Diversity Officer | |
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| *David W. Karr |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Jessica Baehr |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Mary Jean Bonadonna |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Eric Colby |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Steven M. Joenk |
Chief Investment Officer | |
| *Kenneth Kozlowski |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Carol Macaluso |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Hector Martinez |
Signatory Officer | |
| *James McCravy |
Signatory Officer | |
| *James Mellin |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Hillary Menard |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Kurt Meyers |
Deputy General Counsel and Signatory Officer | |
| *Maryanne (Masha) Mousserie |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Prabha (“Mary”) Ng |
Chief Information Security Officer | |
| *Anthony Perez |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Antonio Di Caro |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Glen Gardner |
Deputy Chief Investment Officer | |
| *Shelby Holllister-Share |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Manuel Prendes |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Meredith Ratajczak |
Chief Actuary | |
| *Aaron Sarfatti |
Chief Risk Officer and Chief Strategy Officer | |
| *Stephen Scanlon |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Samuel Schwartz |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Stephanie Shields |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Joseph M. Spagnuolo |
Signatory Officer | |
| *Gina Tyler |
Chief Communications Officer | |
| *Constance Weaver |
Chief Marketing Officer | |
| *Stephanie Withers |
Chief Auditor | |
| *Yun (“Julia”) Zhang |
Treasurer | |
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| ITEM 32. | Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control With the Depositor or Registrant |
No person is directly or indirectly controlled by the Registrant. The Registrant is a separate account of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc.
Set forth below is the subsidiary chart for the Holding Company:
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Item 33. Indemnification
The By-Laws of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America provide, in Article VI as follows:
SECTION 1. NATURE OF INDEMNITY. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, and shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to such an action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; except that in the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor (1) such indemnification shall be limited to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in the defense or settlement of such action or suit, and (2) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of no contest or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
SECTION 6. SURVIVAL; PRESERVATION OF OTHER RIGHTS. The foregoing indemnification provisions shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director, officer, employee and agent who serves in any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of Title 10, Arizona Revised Statutes are in effect and any repeal or modification thereof shall not affect any right or obligation then existing with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such a “contract right” may not be modified retroactively without the consent of such director, officer, employee or agent.
The indemnification provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
SECTION 7. INSURANCE. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this By-Law.
The directors and officers of the Company are insured under policies issued by X. L. Insurance Company, Arch Insurance Company, Endurance Specialty Insurance Company, U.S. Specialty Insurance, ACE, Chubb Insurance Company, AXIS Insurance Company, Zurich Insurance Company, AWAC (Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd.), Aspen Bermuda XS, CNA, AIG, One Beacon, Nationwide, Berkley, Berkshire, SOMPO, Chubb, Markel and ARGO RE Ltd. The annual limit on such policies is $300 million, and the policies insure the officers and directors against certain liabilities arising out of their conduct in such capacities.
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Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expense incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will (unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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Item 34. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITES
(a) Equitable Advisors, LLC and Equitable Distributors, LLC are the principal underwriters for Separate Accounts 49, 70, A, FP, I and 45 of Equitable Financial, EQ Advisors Trust and of Equitable America Variable Accounts A, K, L and 70A. In addition, Equitable Advisors is the principal underwriter of Equitable Financial’s Separate Account 301.
(b) Set forth below is certain information regarding the directors and principal officers of Equitable Advisors, LLC and Equitable Distributors, LLC.
| (i) | EQUITABLE ADVISORS, LLC |
| NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS |
POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH UNDERWRITER | |
| *David Karr | Director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |
| *Nicholas B. Lane | Director | |
| *Frank Massa | Director and President | |
| *Aaron Sarfatti | Director | |
| *Jessica Baehr | Director | |
| *Ralph E. Browning, II | Chief Privacy Officer | |
| *Mary Jean Bonadonna | Chief Risk Officer | |
| *Patricia Boylan | Broker Dealer Chief Compliance Officer | |
| *Yun (“Julia”) Zhang | Director, Senior Vice President and Treasurer | |
| *Nia Dalley | Vice President and Chief Conflicts Officer | |
| *Brett Esselburn | Vice President, Investment Sales and Financial Planning | |
| *Gina Jones | Vice President and Financial Crime Officer | |
| *Page Pennell | Vice President | |
| *Sean Donovan | Assistant Vice President | |
| *Alan Gradzki | Assistant Vice President | |
| *Janie Smith | Assistant Vice President | |
| *James Mellin | Chief Sales Officer | |
| *Candace Scappator | Assistant Vice President, Controller and Principal Financial Officer | |
| *Prabha (“Mary”) Ng | Chief Information Security Officer | |
| *Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey | Vice President | |
| *Joshua Katz | Vice President | |
| *Christopher LaRussa | Investment Advisor Chief Compliance Officer | |
| *Christian Cannon | Vice President and General Counsel | |
| *Samuel Schwartz | Vice President | |
| *Dennis Sullivan | Vice President | |
| * Michael Cole | Vice President and Assistant Treasurer | |
| *Constance (Connie) Weaver | Vice President | |
| *Tony Richardson | Principal Operations Officer | |
| *Michael Brudoley | Secretary | |
| *Christine Medy | Assistant Secretary | |
| *Francesca Divone | Assistant Secretary | |
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| (ii) | EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
| NAME AND PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ADDRESS |
POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH UNDERWRITER | |
| *Nicholas B. Lane | Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| *Jessica Baehr | Director, Executive Vice President and Head of Group Retirement | |
| *Hector Martinez | Director, Executive Vice President and Head of Life Business | |
| *Eric Brown | Senior Vice President | |
| *James Crimmins | Senior Vice President | |
| *James Daniello | Senior Vice President | |
| *Michael B. Healy | Senior Vice President | |
| *Patrick Ferris | Senior Vice President | |
| *Brett Ford | Senior Vice President | |
| *Bernard Heffernon | Senior Vice President | |
| *David Kahal | Senior Vice President | |
| *Fred Makonnen | Senior Vice President | |
| *Matthew Schirripa | Senior Vice President | |
| *David Veale | Senior Vice President | |
| *Arielle D’Auguste | Vice President and General Counsel | |
| *Alfred D’Urso | Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | |
| *Mark Teitelbaum | Senior Vice President | |
| *Candace Scappator | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Operations Officer | |
| *Gina Jones | Vice President and Financial Crime Officer | |
| *Yun (“Julia”) Zhang | Senior Vice President and Treasurer | |
| *Francesca Divone | Secretary | |
| *Richard Frink | Senior Vice President | |
| *Michael J. Gass | Vice President | |
| *Kathi Gopie | Vice President | |
| *Timothy Jaeger | Vice President | |
| *Jeremy Kachejian | Vice President | |
| *Laird Johnson | Vice President | |
| *Enrico Mossa | Assistant Vice President | |
| *James C. Pazareskis | Assistant Vice President | |
| *Caitlin Schirripa | Assistant Vice President | |
| *Samuel Schwartz | Vice President | |
| *Greg Seavey | Vice President | |
| * Michael Cole | Assistant Treasurer | |
| *Stephen Scanlon | Director, Executive Vice President and Head of Individual Retirement | |
| *Prabha (“Mary”) Ng | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer | |
| *Michael Brudoley | Assistant Secretary | |
| *Christine Medy | Assistant Secretary | |
| * Principal Business Address: 1290 Avenue of the Americas NY, NY 10140 |
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| (c) |
| Name of Principal Underwriter |
Net Underwriting Discounts |
Compensation on Redemption |
Brokerage Commission |
Other Compensation | ||||
| Equitable Advisors, LLC |
N/A | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| Equitable Distributors, LLC |
N/A | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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Item 35. Location of Accounts and Records
This information is omitted as it is provided in the Registrant’s most recent report on Form N-CEN.
Item 36. Management Services
All management contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B.
Item 37. Fee Representation
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Policy, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City and State of New York, on the 11th day of August, 2023.
| Equitable America Variable Account K | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America | ||
| (Depositor) | ||
| By: | /s/ Shane Daly | |
| Shane Daly | ||
| Vice President and Associate General Counsel | ||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:
| PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: | ||
| *Mark Pearson | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER: | ||
| *Robin Raju | Chief Financial Officer | |
| PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER: | ||
| *William Eckert | Chief Accounting Officer | |
| *DIRECTORS: | ||||||
| Joan Lamm-Tennant Daniel G. Kaye Arlene Isaacs-Lowe |
Mark Pearson Bertram Scott George Stansfield |
Charles G.T. Stonehill Craig MacKay Frances Hondal |
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| *By: | /s/ Shane Daly | |
| Shane Daly | ||
| Attorney-in-Fact | ||
| August 11, 2023 |