EX-99.(A)(13) 2 d260376dex99a13.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SERIES Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series

Exhibit (a)(13)

SunAmerica Series Trust

Amended and Restated Establishment and Designation of Series

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, acting pursuant to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust as then in effect (such Declaration of Trust, as the same may be amended or amended and restated from time to time, the “Declaration”) , had 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 Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated as of March 1, 2016 (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 Portfolio    SA WellsCap Aggressive Growth Portfolio
  SA Wells Capital Fundamental Growth Portfolio    SA WellsCap Fundamental Growth Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on November 29, 2017, authorized the change in the name of the following series of the Trust, effective as of May 1, 2018, as follows:

 

               Prior Series Name    New Series Name
  SA JPMorgan Balanced Portfolio    SA JPMorgan Diversified Balanced Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on March 27, 2018, authorized the changes in the names of two series of the Trust, effective as of May l, 2018, as follows:

 

               Prior Series Name    New Series Name
  SA Franklin Foreign Value Portfolio    SA Templeton Foreign Value Portfolio
  SA Pyramis® Real Estate Portfolio    SA Fidelity Institutional AM® Real Estate Portfolio

 

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WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on June 13, 2018, approved the reorganization of each of the following series of the Trust (each, a “Target Series”) into another existing series of the Trust as set forth below (each, an “Acquiring Series”), the shareholders of each such Target Series approved the proposed reorganization on September 20, 2018, and each reorganization resulting in the dissolution and liquidation of such Target Series occurred on October 15, 2018, as follows:

 

    Target Series    Acquiring Series
               SA MFS Telecom Utility Portfolio    SA Legg Mason BW Large Cap Value Portfolio
  SA Boston Company Capital Growth Portfolio    SA AB Growth Portfolio
  SA WellsCap Fundamental Growth Portfolio    SA AB Growth Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on October 10, 2018, authorized the change in the name of the following series of the Trust, effective as of December 14, 2018, or such other date as determined by the officers of the Trust, as follows:

 

    Prior Series Name    New Series Name
               SA American Funds® VCP Managed Asset    SA American Funds VCP Managed Allocation
  Allocation Portfolio    Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on November 29, 2018, authorized the establishment of the following additional Series of the Trust:

SA Fidelity Institutional AM® International Growth Portfolio.

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on June 11, 2019, authorized the establishment of the following additional Series of the Trust:

SA Franklin U.S. Equity Smart Beta Portfolio.

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on March 26, 2020, authorized the establishment of the following additional Series of the Trust:

SA BlackRock Multi-Factor 70/30 Portfolio.

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, by a written consent dated April 14, 2020, authorized the change in the name of the SA Federated Corporate Bond Portfolio to the SA Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Portfolio, effective as of April 29, 2020, or such other date as determined by the officers of the Trust;

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on October 7, 2020, authorized the change in the name of the following series of the Trust, effective as of October 13, 2020, or such other date as determined by the officers of the Trust, as follows:

 

    Prior Series Name    New Series Name
               SA Oppenheimer Main Street Large Cap Portfolio    SA Invesco Main Street Large Cap Portfolio
  SA Templeton Foreign Value Portfolio    SA PIMCO RAE International Value Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on December 3, 2020, approved the reorganization of the following series of the Trust (a “Target Series”) into another existing series of the Trust as set forth below (an “Acquiring Series”), and the reorganization resulting in the dissolution and liquidation of such Target Series occurred on May 3, 2021, as follows:

 

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    Target Series    Acquiring Series
               SA Invesco VCP Equity-Income Portfolio    SA VCP Dynamic Strategy Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on March 17, 2021, authorized the change in the name of the following series of the Trust, effective as of May 3, 2021, or such other date as determined by the officers of the Trust, as follows:

 

    Prior Series Name    New Series Name
               SA Dogs of Wall Street Portfolio    SA Franklin Systematic U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio
  SA Legg Mason BW Large Cap Value Portfolio    SA Franklin BW U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio
  SA Legg Mason Tactical Opportunities Portfolio    SA Franklin Tactical Opportunities Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on May 12, 2021, authorized the establishment of the following additional Series of the Trust:

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on June 23, 2021, approved the reorganization of each of the following series of the Trust (each, a “Target Series”) into another existing series of the Trust as set forth below (each, an “Acquiring Series”), the shareholders of each such Target Series approved the proposed reorganization on October 27, 2021, and each reorganization resulting in the dissolution and liquidation of such Target Series occurred on November 8, 2021, as follows:

 

               Target Series    Acquiring Series
  SA Columbia Technology Portfolio    SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio
  SA WellsCap Aggressive Growth Portfolio    SA JPMorgan Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on March 31, 2022, authorized the change in the name of the SA Franklin U.S. Equity Smart Beta Portfolio to SA Franklin Systematic U.S. Large Cap Core Portfolio, effective as of March 31, 2022, or such other date as determined by the officers of the Trust, and the name was changed effective as of July 1, 2022.

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, at a meeting held on March 30, 2023, authorized the change in the name of the SA Invesco Main Street Large Cap Portfolio to SA JPMorgan Large Cap Core Portfolio, effective as of July 5, 2023, or such other date as determined by the officers of the Trust.

NOW THEREFORE, the designation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to correct certain inadvertent scriveners’ errors and omissions in the Trust’s most recent designation, and the undersigned does hereby certify that, following such corrections, 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 Asset Allocation Portfolio

  4.

SA American Funds Global Growth Portfolio

  5.

SA American Funds Growth Portfolio

 

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  6.

SA American Funds Growth-Income Portfolio

  7.

SA American Funds VCP Managed Allocation Portfolio

  8.

SA BlackRock Multi-Factor 70/30 Portfolio

  9.

SA BlackRock VCP Global Multi Asset Portfolio

  10.

SA DFA Ultra Short Bond Portfolio

  11.

SA Emerging Markets Equity Index Portfolio

  12.

SA Federated Hermes Corporate Bond Portfolio

  13.

SA Fidelity Institutional AM® International Growth Portfolio

  14.

SA Fidelity Institutional AM® Real Estate Portfolio

  15.

SA Fixed Income Index Portfolio

  16.

SA Fixed Income Intermediate Index Portfolio

  17.

SA Franklin BW U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio

  18.

SA Franklin Small Company Value Portfolio

  19.

SA Franklin Systematic U.S. Large Cap Core Portfolio

  20.

SA Franklin Systematic U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio

  21.

SA Franklin Tactical Opportunities Portfolio

  22.

SA Global Index Allocation 60/40 Portfolio

  23.

SA Global Index Allocation 75/25 Portfolio

  24.

SA Global Index Allocation 90/10 Portfolio

  25.

SA Goldman Sachs Global Bond Portfolio

  26.

SA Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Insights Portfolio

  27.

SA Index Allocation 60/40 Portfolio

  28.

SA Index Allocation 80/20 Portfolio

  29.

SA Index Allocation 90/10 Portfolio

  30.

SA International Index Portfolio

  31.

SA Invesco Growth Opportunities Portfolio

  32.

SA Janus Focused Growth Portfolio

  33.

SA JPMorgan Diversified Balanced Portfolio

  34.

SA JPMorgan Emerging Markets Portfolio

  35.

SA JPMorgan Equity-Income Portfolio

  36.

SA JPMorgan Global Equities Portfolio

  37.

SA JPMorgan Large Cap Core Portfolio (eff 07/05/23)

  38.

SA JPMorgan MFS Core Bond Portfolio

  39.

SA JPMorgan Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio

  40.

SA Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio

  41.

SA Large Cap Index Portfolio

  42.

SA Large Cap Value Index Portfolio

  43.

SA MFS Blue Chip Growth 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 PIMCO RAE International Value 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 Schroders VCP Global Allocation Portfolio

  53.

SA Small Cap Index Portfolio

  54.

SA T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Growth Portfolio

  55.

SA T. Rowe Price VCP Balanced Portfolio

  56.

SA VCP Dynamic Allocation Portfolio

  57.

SA VCP Dynamic Strategy Portfolio

  58.

SA VCP Index Allocation Portfolio

 

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  59.

SA Wellington Capital Appreciation Portfolio

  60.

SA Wellington Government and Quality Bond Portfolio

  61.

SA Wellington Strategic Multi-Asset 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.

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.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Secretary of the Trust, has executed this instrument as of this 26th day of June, 2023.

 

 

  /s/ Kathleen D. Fuentes        

 

                                  
Secretary  
Kathleen D. Fuentes