EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB 12 ex77q1dd.htm exd42_18iijpmamd05302013.htm


Amendment
to Amended and Restated
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Between
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
 


This Amendment is made by and between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., a Delaware corporation and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).
 
Whereas, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser entered into an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement effective as of the 2nd day of May, 2005, and Amended and Restated effective as of the 1st day of December, 2012, (“Agreement”), whereby the Adviser appointed the Sub-Adviser to provide certain sub-investment advisory services to certain investment portfolios of JNL Series Trust (“Trust”).

Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend the following sections of the Agreement:

Section 3. “Management”;
Section 12. “Duration and Termination”; and
Section 15. “Confidential Treatment”.
 
Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement, as follows:

Add the following as a new sub-paragraph c) in Section 3. “Managementafter the heading entitled “The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it”, and re-number all sub-paragraphs alphabetically thereafter:
 
   c)
will provide reasonable assistance to the Adviser in connection with the foreign laws, regulations and regulatory requirements as set forth by foreign regulatory agencies, as may be applicable to a Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers and will comply with the foreign laws, regulations and regulatory requirements as set forth by foreign regulatory agencies directly applicable to a Fund’s investments in securities of foreign issuers.
 
After renumbering the sub-sections as referenced above, delete sub-paragraph e) in Section 3. “Managementafter the heading entitled “The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it” in its entirety and replace it with the following:
 
   e)
will provide to the Adviser (i) a monthly compliance checklist developed for each Fund by Adviser and Sub-Adviser, (ii) quarterly reports developed for each Fund by Adviser and Sub-Adviser; and (iii) other compliance and reporting information as reasonably requested by the Adviser or the Board of Trustees from time-to-time;
 
After renumbering the sub-sections as referenced above, add the following as a new sub-paragraph f) in Section 3. “Managementafter the heading entitled “The Sub-Adviser further agrees that it”:
 
   f)
as a service provider to the Funds will cooperate fully with the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust in the execution of his/her responsibilities to monitor service providers to the Funds under Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act, including requests for information and documents on the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program;

Delete Section 12. “Duration and Termination” in its entirety, and replace it with the following:

12.           Duration and Termination.  The Agreement will become effective as to a Fund upon execution or, if later, on the date that initial capital for such Fund is first provided to it and, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, will continue in effect for two years from the effective date of the initial
 

 
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement with regard to all Fund(s) covered by this Agreement. Thereafter, if not terminated as to a Fund, this Agreement will continue from year to year through June 30th of each successive year following the initial two year period, for each Fund covered by this Agreement, as listed on Schedule A, provided that such continuation is specifically approved at least annually by the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund(s), and in either event approved also by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust, or of the Adviser, or of the Sub-Adviser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated as to a Fund at any time, without the payment of any penalty, on sixty days’ written notice by the Trust or Adviser, or on sixty days’ written notice by the Sub-Adviser.  This Agreement will immediately terminate in the event of its assignment.  (As used in this Agreement, the terms “majority of the outstanding voting securities”, “interested persons” and “assignment” have the same meaning of such terms as in the 1940 Act.)  Section 10 and 11 herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Delete Section 15. “Confidential Treatment” in its entirety, and replace it with the following:

15.           Confidential Treatment.  Each party agrees that it will treat confidentially all information provided by the other party regarding such other party’s business and operations, (“Confidential Information”) and that it shall not disclose the Confidential Information to third parties, except as may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, regulatory requirements, subpoenas, court orders, and as required in the administration and management of the Funds and the provision of services under the Agreement.  It is understood that any information or recommendation supplied by, or produced by, Sub-Adviser in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder is to be regarded by the Trust and the Adviser as Confidential Information and for use only by the Adviser and the Trust.  Furthermore, except as required by law (including, but not limited to semi-annual, annual or other filings made under the 1940 Act) or as agreed to by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and Trust will not disclose, in any manner whatsoever except as expressly authorized in this Agreement, any list of securities held by the Funds until such list of securities is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or mailed out to shareholders, which filing or mailing shall not be made sooner than 30 days after quarter end, except that the Funds’ top 10 holdings may be disclosed 16 days after month end. In addition, at the of each quarter, the Adviser may disclose, earlier than 30 days after quarter end, a list of the securities purchased or sold by the Fund during the quarter to certain third party data or service providers who have entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Adviser.

           The foregoing Confidential Information shall not include any information that: (i) is public when provided or thereafter becomes public through no wrongful act of the recipient; (ii) is demonstrably known to the recipient prior to execution of this Agreement; (iii) is independently developed by the recipient through no wrongful act of the recipient in the ordinary course of business outside of this Agreement; (iv) is generally employed by the trade at the time that recipient learns of such information or knowledge, or (v) has been rightfully and lawfully obtained by recipient from any third party.

           This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, which together shall constitute one document.

           In Witness Whereof, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser have caused this Amendment to be executed as of this 24th day of June 2013, effective May 30, 2013.

Jackson National Asset Management, LLC   J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
         
By: 
/s/ Mark D. Nerud
  By: 
/s/ Ana Brands
Name: 
Mark D. Nerud 
  Name: 
Ana Brands
Title: 
President and CEO
  Title:
Vice President
 
 
 

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