EX-99.77Q1 OTHR EXHB 31 ex77q1mm.htm exd51_23iinbamd05302013.htm


Amendment
to Amended and Restated
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Between
Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
and Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC
 

 
This Amendment is made by and between Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Adviser”), and Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered investment adviser (“Sub-Adviser”).

Whereas, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser entered into an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement effective as of the 30th day of April, 2012, 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 (“Funds”) of JNL Series Trust.

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

Section 3. “Management”;
Section 12. “Duration and Termination”; and
Section 14. “Confidential Treatment”.

Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement, as follows:

Delete the existing 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)    
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 any reasonable and applicable document requests;

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 comply with all foreign laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements as set forth by foreign regulatory agencies, as applicable to the services provided under this Agreement;

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

12. Duration and Termination.  This 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, the initial term will continue in effect through June 30, 2013. 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 term, for each Fund covered by this Agreement, as listed on Schedule A, provided that such continuation is specifically approved at least annually by the Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund, 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 14. “Confidential Treatment” in its entirety, and replace it with the following:

14.      Confidential Treatment.  All information and advice furnished by one party to the other party (including their respective agents, employees, and representatives and the agents, employees, and representatives of any affiliates) hereunder shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed to third parties, except as may be requested by a regulator or as may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, subpoenas, court orders, and as required in the administration and management of the Funds.  It is understood that any information or recommendation supplied by, or produced by, the Sub-Adviser in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder is to be regarded as confidential 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 the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser and Trust will not disclose any list of securities held by the Fund until it is either filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission or mailed out to shareholders, which filing or mailing shall not be made sooner than 30 days after quarter end in any manner whatsoever except as expressly authorized in this Agreement, except that the top 10 holdings may be disclosed 30 days after month end.  In addition, the Adviser may disclose to certain third party data or service providers to the Fund, who have entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Adviser, a list of securities purchased or sold by the Fund during the quarter.
The Adviser consents to the disclosure to third parties of the identity of the Trust, Fund and the Adviser as part of any representative list of clients, including by type of account strategy, of the Sub-Adviser and/or its affiliates.

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 5th day of July 2013, effective May 30, 2013.

Jackson National Asset Management, LLC  
Neuberger Berman Fixed Income LLC
         
By:
/s/ Mark D. Nerud
 
By:
/s/ Robert Conti 
Name:
Mark D. Nerud
 
Name:
Robert Conti 
Title:
President and CEO
 
Title:
Managing Director 
 
 
 
 
 

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