EX-99.M 12B-1 PLAN 54 exm1ii_displanamend09252017.htm
EX 99.28(m)(1)(ii)
Amendment to JNL Series Trust
    
Amended and Restated Distribution Plan
    

This Amendment is made by JNL Series Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), to its Amended and Restated Distribution Plan (the “Plan”).

Whereas, the Plan was adopted on July 1, 2017 by the Trust on behalf of the funds listed on Schedule A to the Plan, in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved the following changes (collectively, the “Changes”), effective September 25, 2017:

1)
An increase in the 12b-1 fee payable by each fund, for Class A, from 0.20% to 0.30%.

2)
Renaming all existing Class B shares to Class I shares for funds that have Class B shares.

3)
The addition of Class I shares for funds that do not have Class B shares, including all fund of funds.

4)
Fund name changes for the following funds:

JNL Disciplined Moderate Fund to the JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund;
JNL Disciplined Moderate Growth Fund to the JNL Growth Allocation Fund;
JNL Disciplined Growth Fund to the JNL Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund;
JNL Institutional Alt 20 Fund to the JNL Institutional Alt 25 Fund;
JNL/American Funds Balanced Allocation Fund to the JNL/American Funds Moderate Growth Allocation Fund;
JNL/BlackRock Natural Resources Fund to the JNL/BlackRock Global Natural Resources Fund;
JNL/DFA Moderate Allocation Fund to the JNL/DFA Moderate Growth Allocation Fund; and
JNL/PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund to the JNL/DoubleLine® Core Fixed Income Fund.

5)
The adoption of a 12b-1 fee for the following fund of funds for Class A shares:

JNL Institutional Alt 25 Fund;
JNL Institutional Alt 50 Fund;
JNL/Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital 10 x 10 Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital Index 5 Fund;
JNL/MMRS Conservative Fund;
JNL/MMRS Growth Fund;
JNL/MMRS Moderate Fund;
JNL/S&P 4 Fund;
JNL/S&P Managed Aggressive Growth Fund;
JNL/S&P Managed Conservative Fund;
JNL/S&P Managed Growth Fund;
JNL/S&P Managed Moderate Fund;
JNL/S&P Managed Moderate Growth Fund;
JNL Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund;
JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund; and
JNL Growth Allocation Fund.

6)
The addition of the following new funds with a Class A reference/0.30% Class A fee and Class I reference with “None” designated as the Class I fee for each fund:
   
JNL/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund;
JNL/GQG Emerging Markets Equity Fund;
JNL/Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund;
JNL/PIMCO Income Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital S&P 1500 Growth Index Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital S&P 1500 Value Index Fund;
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Consumer Staples Sector Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital Materials Sector Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital Industrials Sector Fund;
JNL/Mellon Capital Real Estate Sector Fund;
JNL/Vanguard Capital Growth Fund;
JNL/Vanguard Equity Income Fund;
JNL/Vanguard International Fund;
JNL/Vanguard Small Company Growth Fund;
JNL/Vanguard U.S. Stock Market Index Fund;
JNL/Vanguard International Stock Market Index Fund;
JNL/Vanguard Global Bond Market Index Fund;
JNL/Vanguard Moderate Allocation Fund;
JNL/Vanguard Moderate Growth Allocation Fund; and
JNL/Vanguard Growth Allocation Fund.

7)
The addition of the following new fund with a Class I reference with “None” designated as the Class I fee:

JNL S&P 500 Index Fund.

8)
Fund mergers for the following funds:

JNL Alt 65 Fund into the JNL Institutional Alt 50 Fund;
JNL Institutional Alt 35 Fund into the JNL Institutional Alt 20 Fund; and
JNL/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund into the JNL/Harris Oakmark Global Equity Fund.

Whereas, pursuant to the approval of the Changes, as outlined above, the Trust has agreed to amend Schedule A of the Plan, effective September 25, 2017, to:

1)
Update the 12b-1 fee payable by each fund, for Class A, from 0.20% to 0.30%.

2)
Rename Class B share references to Class I for funds that have Class B shares.

3)
Add Class I share references for funds that do not have Class B shares, including all fund of funds.

4)
Add Class A references and 12b-1 fees for the fund of funds outlined above.

5)
Add the new funds outlined above with a Class A reference/0.30% Class A fee for certain funds and a Class I reference with “None” designated as the Class I fee for each new fund.

6)
Update the fund names for the fund name changes outlined above.

7)
Remove the following funds and each fund’s respective fees:

JNL Alt 65 Fund;
JNL Institutional Alt 35 Fund; and
JNL/Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund.

Now Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the Trust agrees to amend the Plan as follows:

1)
Schedule A to the Plan is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with Schedule A, dated September 25, 2017, attached hereto.

2)
Except as specifically amended hereby, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

In Witness Whereof, the Trust has caused this Amendment to be executed and effective as of September 25, 2017.

 
JNL Series Trust
     
 
By:
/s/ Kristen K. Leeman
 
Name:
Kristen K. Leeman
 
Title:
Assistant Secretary
    
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Schedule A

Dated September 25, 2017

Fund
Class
Maximum
12b-1 Fee1
 
JNL/American Funds Balanced Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds Blue Chip Income and Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds Global Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds Global Small Capitalization Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds Growth-Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds International Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds New World Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Institutional Alt 25 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Institutional Alt 50 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Multi-Manager Alternative Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Multi-Manager Mid Cap Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL Multi-Manager Small Cap Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/American Funds Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/AQR Large Cap Relaxed Constraint Equity Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/BlackRock Global Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/BlackRock Global Natural Resources Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
A-1
Fund
Class
Maximum
12b-1 Fee1
 
JNL/BlackRock Large Cap Select Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Boston Partners Global Long Short Equity Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Brookfield Global Infrastructure and MLP Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Causeway International Value Select Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Crescent High Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/DFA Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/DFA Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/DoubleLine® Core Fixed Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/DoubleLine® Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/DoubleLine® Shiller Enhanced CAPE® Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/FPA + DoubleLine® Flexible Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Franklin Templeton Global Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Franklin Templeton Global Multisector Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Franklin Templeton Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Franklin Templeton International Small Cap Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Franklin Templeton Mutual Shares Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Goldman Sachs Core Plus Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/GQG Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Harris Oakmark Global Equity Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Invesco China-India Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Invesco Diversified Dividend Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
A-2
Fund
Class
Maximum
12b-1 Fee1
 
JNL/Invesco Global Real Estate Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Invesco International Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Invesco Mid Cap Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Invesco Small Cap Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/JPMorgan MidCap Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/JPMorgan U.S. Government & Quality Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Lazard Emerging Markets Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital 10 x 10 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Bond Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Consumer Staples Sector Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Emerging Markets Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None

JNL/Mellon Capital European 30 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Index 5 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Industrials Sector Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital International Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Materials Sector Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital MSCI KLD 400 Social Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Pacific Rim 30 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Real Estate Sector Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital S&P 400 MidCap Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital S&P 500 Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL S&P 500 Index Fund
 
Class I
 
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital S&P 1500 Growth Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital S&P 1500 Value Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Small Cap Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
A-3
 
Fund
Class
Maximum
12b-1 Fee1
 
JNL/Mellon Capital Utilities Sector Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/MFS Mid Cap Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/MMRS Conservative Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/MMRS Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/MMRS Moderate Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Neuberger Berman Strategic Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Innovator Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Oppenheimer Global Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PIMCO Income Fund;
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PIMCO Real Return Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PPM America Floating Rate Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PPM America High Yield Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PPM America Mid Cap Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PPM America Small Cap Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PPM America Total Return Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/PPM America Value Equity Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Scout Unconstrained Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/T. Rowe Price Established Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/T. Rowe Price Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Westchester Capital Event Driven Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/WMC Balanced Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/WMC Government Money Market Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/WMC Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
A-4
Fund
Class
Maximum
12b-1 Fee1
 
JNL/S&P 4 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Competitive Advantage Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Dividend Income & Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P International 5 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Intrinsic Value Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Managed Aggressive Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Managed Conservative Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Managed Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Managed Moderate Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Managed Moderate Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Mid 3 Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/S&P Total Yield Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Capital Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Equity Income Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Global Bond Market Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard International Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard International Stock Market Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Moderate Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Moderate Growth Allocation Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard Small Company Growth Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
JNL/Vanguard U.S. Stock Market Index Fund
Class A
Class I
0.30%
None
 
1 As a percentage of the average daily net assets attributable to the specified class of shares.
 
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