Exhibit (h)(25)(viii)
AMENDMENT No. 14
to the
Transfer Agency and Service Agreement
between
1290 Funds, EQ Advisors Trust, and SS&C GIDS, Inc.
This Amendment is made this 12th day of May 2025, to be effective May 30th __, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), between SS&C GIDS, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”) and each of the entities, individually and not jointly, as listed on Schedule A (collectively, the “Funds” and individually, the “Fund”).
WHEREAS, the 1290 Funds, on behalf of each of its series, and the Transfer Agent are parties to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated October 29, 2014, as amended (the “Agreement”);
; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 16.1 (Amendment) of the Agreement, the parties desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein (hereinafter, “Amendment 13”).
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the mutual covenants of the parties herein contained, the parties acknowledge and agree as follows:
| 1. | Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the Schedule A attached hereto, effective as of May 30 __, 2025. |
| 2. | Except as specifically set forth in this Amendment 14, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. |
| 3. | This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which, collectively, will be deemed to constitute one and the same Amendment. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment 14 to be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date and year first above written.
| 1290 FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF ITS SERIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A, ATTACHED HERETO |
SS&C GIDS, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth Kozlowski |
By: | _/s/ Nick Wright | |||||
| Name: | /s/ Kenneth Kozlowski |
Name: | __Nick Wright___ | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
| As an Authorized Officer on behalf of each of the Entities Individually and not Jointly as listed on Schedule A |
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| EQ ADVISORS TRUST, ON BEHALF OF ITS |
| SERIES, INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, |
| AS LISTED ON SCHEDULE A, ATTACHED |
| HERETO |
| By: | /s/ Kenneth Kozlowski | |
| Name: | Kenneth Kozlowski | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer |
| As an Authorized Officer on behalf of each of the |
| Entities Individually and not Jointly as listed on |
| Schedule A |
SCHEDULE A
May 30, 2025
| Fund |
Type of Entity |
Jurisdiction | ||||
| 1290 Funds |
Statutory Trust | Delaware | ||||
| 1290 Avantis® U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund |
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| 1290 Diversified Bond Fund |
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| 1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund |
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| 1290 GAMCO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund |
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| 1290 High Yield Bond Fund |
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| 1290 Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund |
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| 1290 Multi-Alternative Strategies Fund |
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| 1290 SmartBeta Equity Fund |
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| Fund |
Type of Entity |
Jurisdiction | ||||
| EQ Advisors Trust* |
Statutory Trust | Delaware | ||||
| 1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio |
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| 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio |
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| 1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio |
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| 1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG Portfolio |
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| 1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio |
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| 1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio |
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| EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio |
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| EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
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| EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
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| EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio |
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| EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio |
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| EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
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| EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
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| EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio |
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| EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio |
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| EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio |
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| EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
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| EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
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| EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Money Market Portfolio |
| EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio |
| EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio |
| Multimanager Technology Portfolio |
| * Class IB shares |