EX-99.A.IV 2 d532376dex99aiv.htm EX-99(A)(IV) EX-99(a)(iv)

Exhibit (a)(iv)

SUNAMERICA SERIES TRUST

AMENDED AND RESTATED DESIGNATION OF SERIES OF SHARES

WHEREAS, the Trust adopted an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust as of December 1, 2016 (the “Declaration”);

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, acting pursuant to the Declaration of Trust as then in effect, have heretofore divided the shares of beneficial interest in the Trust, without par value (the “Shares”) into fifty series, as set forth on Schedule A to the Declaration (each a “Series” and collectively, the “Series”);

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on October 5, 2016, authorized the change in the name of the Equity Index Portfolio to the SA Large Cap Index Portfolio, effective as of February 6, 2017;

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on March 23, 2017, authorized the establishment of the following additional Series of the Trust:

SA Legg Mason Tactical Opportunities Portfolio;

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on June 13, 2017, authorized the establishment of the following additional four Series of the Trust

SA Fixed Income Intermediate Index Portfolio

SA Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Insights Portfolio

SA T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Growth Portfolio

SA VCP Index Allocation Portfolio

and authorized the change in the name of several Series of the Trust as follows, effective as of October 9, 2017:

 

Prior Series Name    New Series Name

Small & Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

  

SA AB Small & Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

American Funds Asset Allocation SAST Portfolio

 

  

SA American Funds Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

American Funds Global Growth SAST Portfolio

 

  

SA American Funds Global Growth Portfolio

 

American Funds Growth SAST Portfolio

 

  

SA American Funds Growth Portfolio

 

American Funds Growth-Income SAST Portfolio

 

  

SA American Funds Growth-Income Portfolio

 

VCP Managed Asset Allocation SAST Portfolio

 

  

SA American Funds VCP Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

Blue Chip Growth Portfolio

 

  

SA Blue Chip Growth Portfolio

 

Capital Growth Portfolio

 

  

SA Boston Company Capital Growth Portfolio

 

Technology Portfolio

 

  

SA Columbia Technology Portfolio

 

Ultra Short Bond Portfolio

 

  

SA DFA Ultra Short Bond Portfolio

 

Dogs of Wall Street Portfolio

 

  

SA Dogs of Wall Street Portfolio

 

Corporate Bond Portfolio

 

  

SA Federated Corporate Bond Portfolio

 

Real Estate Portfolio    SA Pyramis Real Estate Portfolio


Foreign Value Portfolio

 

  

SA Franklin Foreign Value Portfolio

 

Small Company Value Portfolio

 

  

SA Franklin Small Company Value Portfolio

 

Global Bond Portfolio

 

  

SA Goldman Sachs Global Bond Portfolio

 

Growth Opportunities Portfolio

 

  

SA Invesco Growth Opportunities Portfolio

 

VCP Value Portfolio

 

  

SA Invesco VCP Equity-Income Portfolio

 

Balanced Portfolio

 

  

SA JPMorgan Balanced Portfolio

 

Emerging Markets Portfolio

 

  

SA JPMorgan Emerging Markets Portfolio

 

Global Equities Portfolio

 

  

SA JPMorgan Global Equities Portfolio

 

Growth-Income Portfolio

 

  

SA JPMorgan Equity-Income Portfolio

 

Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

  

SA JPMorgan Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

Telecom Utility Portfolio

 

  

SA MFS Telecom Utility Portfolio

 

International Diversified Equities Portfolio

 

  

SA Morgan Stanley International Equities Portfolio

 

Equity Opportunities Portfolio

 

  

SA Oppenheimer Main Street Large Cap Portfolio

 

VCP Total Return Balanced Portfolio

 

  

SA PIMCO VCP Tactical Balanced Portfolio

 

High-Yield Bond Portfolio

 

  

SA PineBridge High-Yield Bond Portfolio

 

International Growth and Income Portfolio

 

  

SA Putnam International Growth and Income Portfolio

 

SunAmerica Dynamic Allocation Portfolio

 

  

SA VCP Dynamic Allocation Portfolio

 

SunAmerica Dynamic Strategy Portfolio

 

  

SA VCP Dynamic Strategy Portfolio

 

Aggressive Growth Portfolio

 

  

SA Wells Capital Aggressive Growth Portfolio

 

Fundamental Growth Portfolio    SA Wells Capital Fundamental Growth Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on November 29, 2017, authorized the establishment and designation of the following six additional Series of the Trust:

 

    SA Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio
    SA Large Cap Value Index Portfolio
    SA Emerging Markets Equity Index Portfolio
    SA Global Index Allocation 90/10 Portfolio
    SA Global Index Allocation 75/25 Portfolio
    SA Global Index Allocation 60/40 Portfolio

and further authorized the changes in the names of several series of the Trust to correct scrivener’s errors in the prior designation as follows:

 

Prior Designation    Corrected Name
SA Blue Chip Growth Portfolio    SA MFS Blue Chip Growth Portfolio
SA Wells Capital Aggressive Growth    SA WellsCap Aggressive Growth
Portfolio    Portfolio
SA Wells Capital Fundamental Growth    SA WellsCap Fundamental Growth
Portfolio    Portfolio

NOW THEREFORE, the prior designations are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to incorporate the actions of the Trustees of the Trust taken at the November 29, 2017 meeting and to correct certain scrivener’s errors in the prior designations, and the undersigned does hereby certify that, effective

 

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as of November 29, 2017, the following Series of the Trust are established with such relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms as are set forth below:

 

  1. SA AB Growth Portfolio

 

  2. SA AB Small & Mid Cap Value Portfolio

 

  3. SA American Funds® VCP Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

  4. SA American Funds® Asset Allocation Portfolio

 

  5. SA American Funds® Global Growth Portfolio

 

  6. SA American Funds® Growth Portfolio

 

  7. SA American Funds® Growth-Income Portfolio

 

  8. SA Blackrock VCP Global Multi Asset Income Portfolio

 

  9.  SA Boston Company Capital Growth Portfolio

 

  10. SA Columbia Technology Portfolio

 

  11. SA DFA Ultra Short Bond Portfolio

 

  12. SA Dogs of Wall Street Portfolio

 

  13. SA Emerging Markets Equity Index Portfolio

 

  14. SA Federated Corporate Bond Portfolio

 

  15. SA Fixed Income Index Portfolio

 

  16. SA Fixed Income Intermediate Index Portfolio

 

  17. SA Franklin Foreign Value Portfolio

 

  18. SA Franklin Small Company Value Portfolio

 

  19. SA Global Index Allocation 60/40 Portfolio

 

  20. SA Global Index Allocation 75/25 Portfolio

 

  21. SA Global Index Allocation 90/10 Portfolio

 

  22. SA Goldman Sachs Global Bond Portfolio

 

  23. SA Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Insights Portfolio

 

  24. SA Index Allocation 60/40 Portfolio

 

  25. SA Index Allocation 80/20 Portfolio

 

  26. SA Index Allocation 90/10 Portfolio

 

  27. SA International Index Portfolio

 

  28. SA Invesco Growth Opportunities Portfolio

 

  29. SA Invesco VCP Equity-Income Portfolio

 

  30. SA Janus Focused Growth Portfolio

 

  31. SA JPMorgan Balanced Portfolio

 

  32. SA JPMorgan Emerging Markets Portfolio

 

  33. SA JPMorgan Equity-Income Portfolio

 

  34. SA JPMorgan Global Equities Portfolio

 

  35. SA JPMorgan MFS Core Bond Portfolio

 

  36. SA JPMorgan Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

 

  37. SA Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio

 

  38. SA Large Cap Index Portfolio

 

  39. SA Large Cap Value Index Portfolio

 

  40. SA Legg Mason BW Large Cap Value Portfolio

 

  41. SA Legg Mason Tactical Opportunities Portfolio

 

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  42. SA MFS Blue Chip Growth Portfolio

 

  43. SA MFS Telecom Utility Portfolio

 

  44. SA MFS Massachusetts Investors Trust Portfolio

 

  45. SA MFS Total Return Portfolio

 

  46. SA Mid Cap Index Portfolio

 

  47. SA Morgan Stanley International Equities Portfolio

 

  48. SA Oppenheimer Main Street Large Cap Portfolio

 

  49. SA PIMCO VCP Tactical Balanced Portfolio

 

  50. SA PineBridge High-Yield Bond Portfolio

 

  51. SA Putnam International Growth and Income Portfolio

 

  52. SA Pyramis® Real Estate Portfolio

 

  53. SA Schroders VCP Global Allocation Portfolio

 

  54. SA Small Cap Index Portfolio

 

  55. SA T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Growth Portfolio

 

  56. SA T. Rowe Price VCP Balanced Portfolio

 

  57. SA VCP Dynamic Allocation Portfolio

 

  58. SA VCP Dynamic Strategy Portfolio

 

  59. SA VCP Index Allocation Portfolio

 

  60. SA WellsCap Aggressive Growth Portfolio

 

  61. SA WellsCap Fundamental Growth Portfolio

1.        Each Share of each Series is entitled to all the rights and preferences accorded to Shares under the Declaration.

2.        The number of authorized Shares of each Series is unlimited.

3.        Each Series shall be authorized to hold cash, invest in securities, instruments and other property, use investment techniques, and have such goals or objectives as from time to time described in the prospectus and statement of additional information contained in the Trust’s then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 to the extent pertaining to the offering of Shares of the Series, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time (“Prospectus”). Each Share of a Series shall represent a beneficial interest in the net assets allocated or belonging to such Series only, and such interest shall not extend to the assets of the Trust generally (except to the extent that General Assets (as defined in the Declaration) are allocated to such Series), and shall be entitled to receive its pro rata share of the net assets of the Series upon liquidation of the Series, all as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Declaration.

4.        With respect to each Series, (a) the purchase price of the Shares, (b) fees and expenses, (c) qualifications for ownership, if any, (d) the method of determination of the net asset value of the Shares, (e) minimum purchase amounts, if any, (f) minimum account size, if any, (g) the price, terms and manner of redemption of the Shares, (h) any conversion or exchange feature or privilege, (i) the relative dividend rights, and (j) any other relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms have been established by the Trustees in accordance with the Declaration and are set forth in the Prospectus with respect to such Series.

 

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5.        The Trustees may from time to time modify any of the relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms of a Series that have been established by the Trustees or redesignate any of the Series without any action or consent of the Shareholders.

6.        The designation of any Series hereby shall not impair the power of the Trustees from time to time to designate additional Series of Shares of the Trust.

7.        Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Declaration.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Secretary of the Trust, has executed this instrument as of this 19th day of December 2017

 

 

/s/ Kathleen D. Fuentes

 
  Secretary  

 

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