EX 99.28(h)(96)

Amendment to the Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement

Between JNL Series Trust and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC

This Amendment is by and between JNL Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (“Trust”), and Jackson National Asset Management, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“JNAM”).

Witnesseth

Whereas, the Trust and JNAM entered into an Amended and Restated Transfer Agency Agreement (“Agreement”) dated February 28, 2012.

Whereas, under the terms of the Agreement, JNAM renders certain transfer agency and other services to units of beneficial interest in separate funds (“Funds”) of the Trust and the owners of record thereof.

Whereas, the parties have agreed to amend Schedule A of the Agreement to add the following new funds (“New Funds”) and to amend the following fund names (“Fund Name Changes”):

New Funds (effective April 30, 2012):

1) JNL/American Funds Balanced Allocation Fund;

2) JNL/American Funds Growth Allocation Fund;

3) JNL/Mellon Capital Management Dow Jones U.S. Contrarian Opportunities Index Fund;

4) JNL/Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund; and

5) JNL/Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund.

Fund Name Changes (effective April 30, 2012):

1) JNL/Capital Guardian U.S. Growth Equity Fund to: JNL/UBS Large Cap Select Growth Fund; and

2) JNL/Eagle Core Equity Fund to: JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund.

Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1.   Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A dated April 30, 2012, attached hereto.

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

In Witness Whereof, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of March 15, 2012, dated April 30, 2012.

Attest:	JNL Series Trust
/s/ Kristen K. Leeman	By: /s/ Kelly L. Crosser
	Name:  Kelly L. Crosser
	Title:    Assistant Secretary
Attest:	Jackson National Asset Management, LLC
/s/ Kristen K. Leeman	By: /s/ Mark D. Nerud
	Name:  Mark D. Nerud
	Title:    President and CEO

Schedule A

April 30, 2012

Funds

JNL/American Funds Balanced Allocation Fund

JNL/American Funds Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund

JNL/American Funds Global Bond Fund

JNL/American Funds Global Small Capitalization Fund

JNL/American Funds Growth Allocation Fund

JNL/American Funds Growth-Income Fund

JNL/American Funds International Fund

JNL/American Funds New World Fund

JNL/AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund

JNL/BlackRock Commodity Securities Fund

JNL/BlackRock Global Allocation Fund

JNL/Brookfield Global Infrastructure Fund

JNL/Capital Guardian Global Diversified Research Fund

JNL/Capital Guardian Global Balanced Fund

JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund

JNL/Eagle SmallCap Equity Fund

JNL/Eastspring Investments Asia ex-Japan Fund

JNL/Eastspring Investments China-India Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton Global Growth Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton Global Multisector Bond Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton Income Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton International Small Cap Growth Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton Mutual Shares Fund

JNL/Franklin Templeton Small Cap Value Fund

JNL/Goldman Sachs Core Plus Bond Fund

JNL/Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund

JNL/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund

JNL/Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Flex Fund

JNL Institutional Alt 20 Fund

JNL Institutional Alt 35 Fund

JNL Institutional Alt 50 Fund

JNL Institutional Alt 65 Fund

JNL/Invesco International Growth Fund

JNL/Invesco Large Cap Growth Fund

JNL/Invesco Global Real Estate Fund

JNL/Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund

JNL/Ivy Asset Strategy Fund

JNL/JPMorgan International Value Fund

JNL/JPMorgan MidCap Growth Fund

A-1

Funds

JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Government & Quality Bond Fund

JNL/Lazard Emerging Markets Fund

JNL/Lazard Mid Cap Equity Fund

JNL/M&G Global Basics Fund

JNL/M&G Global Leaders Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Bond Index Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Dow Jones

U.S. Contrarian Opportunities Index Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Emerging Markets Index Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management European 30 Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Global Alpha Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Index 5 Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management International Index Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Pacific Rim 30 Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management Small Cap Index Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management 10 x 10 Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management S&P 500 Index Fund

JNL/Mellon Capital Management S&P 400 MidCap Index Fund

JNL/Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth Fund

JNL/Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund

JNL/Oppenheimer Global Growth Fund

JNL/PIMCO Real Return Fund

JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund

JNL/PPM America Floating Rate Income Fund

JNL/PPM America High Yield Bond Fund

JNL/PPM America Mid Cap Value Fund

JNL/PPM America Small Cap Value Fund

JNL/PPM America Value Equity Fund

JNL/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

JNL/T. Rowe Price Established Growth Fund

JNL/T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund

JNL/T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund

JNL/T. Rowe Price Value Fund

JNL/WMC Balanced Fund

JNL/WMC Money Market Fund

JNL/WMC Value Fund

JNL/S&P Managed Growth Fund

JNL/S&P Managed Conservative Fund

JNL/S&P Managed Moderate Growth Fund

JNL/S&P Managed Moderate Fund

JNL/S&P Managed Aggressive Growth Fund

JNL/S&P Competitive Advantage Fund

JNL/S&P Dividend Income & Growth Fund

A-2

Funds

JNL/S&P Intrinsic Value Fund

JNL/S&P Total Yield Fund

JNL/S&P 4 Fund

JNL/UBS Large Cap Select Growth Fund

JNL Disciplined Moderate Fund

JNL Disciplined Moderate Growth Fund

JNL Disciplined Growth Fund

A-3