Exhibit (h)(8)(xiii)

AMENDMENT NO. 12

SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT

Amendment No. 12, dated April 30, 2026 (“Amendment No. 12”), to the Securities Lending Agreement dated as of April 11, 2016 (“Agreement”), by and between JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (“J.P. Morgan”) and each Equitable investment company identified in Annex A hereto (“Lender”).

WHEREAS, the EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio, a series of the Trust, has been terminated pursuant to a Plan of Liquidation and Termination.

NOW THEREFORE, J.P. Morgan and Lender agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:

 

  1.

Removed Portfolio. All references to the EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio are hereby removed from the Agreement.

 

  2.

Annex A. Annex A to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Annex A attached hereto.

 

  3.

Schedule 4. Schedule 4 to the Agreement, setting forth the Limitations on Securities Available for Loan, Lending Accounts and Markets, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by Schedule 4 attached hereto.

 

  4.

Ratification. Except as modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 12 as of the date first above set forth.

 

EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Funds

    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

On behalf of each of their series

listed on Annex A

   
By:  

/s/ Brian Walsh

    By:  

/s/ Bradley Fryer

Name:   Brian Walsh     Name:   Bradley Fryer
Title:   Chief Financial Officer     Title:   Executive Director
Date:   4/17/26     Date:   April 20, 2026


Securities Lending Agreement

ANNEX A

EQ Advisors Trust

1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio

1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio

1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio

1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio

1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio

1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio

1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio

1290 VT Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio

1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio

1290 VT Real Estate Portfolio

1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio

1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG Portfolio

1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio

ATM International Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

ATM International Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein

EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth Portfolio

EQ/AB Dynamic Growth Portfolio

EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio

EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio

EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio – Active

EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Passive

EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio

EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio

EQ/Clearbridge Large Cap Growth ESG Portfolio

EQ/Clearbridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio – ClearBridge

EQ/Clearbridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio

EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio

EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio – AXA IM

EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio – Brandywine

EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio – Loomis Sayles

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity Plus Portfolio – AllianceBernstein Passive

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity Plus Portfolio – EIM

EQ/Emerging Markets Equity Plus Portfolio – EARNEST Partners

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio


EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM Large Cap Portfolio

EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio – BlackRock

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Franklin

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio – BlackRock (MSCI EAFE)

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio – BlackRock (S&P 500)

EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio – Morgan Stanley

EQ/Goldman Sachs Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Portfolio

EQ/Goldman Sachs Moderate Growth Allocation

EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond Portfolio

EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - EARNEST

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - EIM

EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - Federated

EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio

EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein

EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Harris

EQ/Invesco Comstock Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio

EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio

EQ/JPMorgan Hedged Equity and Premium Income Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio – Capital International

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - EIM

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - GQG

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio – Vaughan Nelson

EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein Active

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio – AllianceBernstein ATM

EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Aristotle

EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

EQ/Long-TermBond Portfolio

EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth Portfolio

EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio – Diamond Hill

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - EIM

EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Wellington

EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio - BlackRock

EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio – Morgan Stanley

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio-AllianceBernstein Passive

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio - AllianceBernstein

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

EQ/T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio

EQ/Value Equity Portfolio

EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio


Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio

Equitable Growth MF/ETF Portfolio

Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF Portfolio

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio - AllianceBernstein ATM

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio – 1832

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio - Westfield

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio-BlackRock

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio – SSgA

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio - DoubleLine

Multimanager Technology Portfolio - AllianceBernstein

Multimanager Technology Portfolio - FIAM

Multimanager Technology Portfolio – Wellington

Multimanager Technology Portfolio - EIM

1290 Funds

1290 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund

1290 Diversified Bond Fund

1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund

1290 GAMCO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund

1290 High Yield Bond Fund

1290 Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund

1290 Multi-Alternative Strategies Fund

1290 Smart Beta Equity Fund


Securities Lending Agreement

EACH OF THE AXA FUND LENDERS

LISTED ON ANNEX A HERETO

SCHEDULE 4

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Securities Lending – Limitations on Securities Available for Loan, Lending Accounts and Markets

Limitations on Securities Available for Loan

The following limitations shall apply to J.P. Morgan’s authority to lend Securities held in the Lending Accounts:

1. At the time of any Loan, the aggregate Market Value of Lender’s Securities on Loan after taking such Loan into account shall not exceed 30% of the aggregate Market Value of Lender’s total assets, including collateral for Loans.

2. No more than 90% of any Security held by Lender may be on loan at the time the Loan is initiated.

3. At the initiation of any Loan, the maximum rebate rate must be Overnight Bank Funding Rate (OBFR) minus 25 basis points on Loans collateralized with cash; on Loans collateralized with securities, the Lender will charge Borrowers a minimum 25 basis point fee.

Lending Accounts

 

Lending Account Name

  

Lending Account
Numbers

 
1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio    38944      G 09834  
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio - Blackrock         G 24413  
1290 VT Real Estate Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    ABD65      G 30165  
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio - Blackrock         G 24417  
1290 VT SmartBeta Equity ESG Portfolio    ADF89      P 75008  
1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio - SSGA         P 75009  
1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio    AHL95      P 24225  
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio    35949      G 09840  
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio    43362      G 09841  
1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio - AXA Investment Managers         G 30168  
1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio - EIM         G 23689  
1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio - Post    AEX34      G 24420  
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio - Lord Abbett         G 24412  
1290 VT Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio    EQP54      P 93554  
1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio - EIM         P 43360  
1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio - AB    30497      G 30170  
1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio - Horizon    AEX33      G 24419  
1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio - Blackrock    38438      G 08437  
ATM International Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    57784      P 04048  
ATM International Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    57785      P 03730  
ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein         P 04039  


ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock         P 03721  
ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein         P 04045  
ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock         P 03727  
ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein         P 04042  
ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock         P 03724  
EQ/ Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio - Invesco    ACA07      G 23895  
EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein         P 04041  
EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock         P 03723  
EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein         P 04044  
EQ/400 managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock         P 03726  
EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein         P 04038  
EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock         P 03720  
EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth    EKY83      P 43358  
EQ/AB Dynamic Growth Portfolio    AHL94      P 24224  
EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio    86997      P 13896  
EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio    ABV48      G 23857  
EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Active         G 80446  
EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Passive         G 80447  
EQ/All Asset Growth AllocationPortfolio         G 80448  
EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio    EMR57      P 45410  
EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio    EQP55      P 93555  
EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio    15733      G 08239  
EQ/Clearbridge Large Cap Growth ESG Portfolio         G 08048  
EQ/Clearbridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio    41986      G 11251  
EQ/Clearbridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    53048      P 03296  
EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    29812      G 09751  
EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio - SSgA    12234      G 07195  
EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio – AXA Investment Mgmt    EUR36      G 27117  
EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio – Brandywine    EUR35      G 27122  
EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio – Loomis Sayles    EUR37      G 27123  
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity Plus Portfolio - Alliance Bernstein Passive    30500      G 30162  
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity Plus Portfolio – EIM         G 30161  
EQ/Emerging Markets Equity Plus Portfolio- Earnest Partners LLC    30495      G 30163  
EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    5016      G 05924  
EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM Large Cap Portfolio    EMR58      P 45411  
EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio    EMR59      P 45412  
EQ/Franklin Samll Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    53039      P 03287  
EQ/Franklin Samll Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Franklin    41985      G 11250  
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility- Blackrock Portfolio - MSCI EAFE    53044      P 03292  
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock S&P 500         P 03377  
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio - Morgan Stanley    9919      G 06988  
EQ/Goldman Sachs Growth Allocation Portfolio    EQP58      P 93558  
EQ/Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Portfolio    EMR61      P 45414  
EQ/Goldman Sachs Moderate Growth Allocation    AHM44      P 24447  
EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond Portfolio         G 49012  
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio - SSgA    4276      G 05334  
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility- Earnest    AFE41      G 24443  
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    44730      G 11564  
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio – EIM         G 11550  
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - Federated Investors Inc    46927      G 11549  
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    29813      G 09752  
EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    57782      P 04047  


EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    57783      P 03729  
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    9914      G 06983  
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Harris    87030      P 14003  
EQ/Invesco Comstock Portfolio    40317      G 10329  
EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio    41988      G 11253  
EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio    EMR62      P 45415  
EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation Portfolio    AHM45      P 24448  
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio    EQP59      P 93559  
EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio - Janus    43593      G 10330  
EQ/JPMorgan Hedged Equity and Premium Income Portfolio         P 59483  
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - Capital Guardian    AWZ88      G 23905  
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - EIM         G 11556  
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - GQG Partners LLC    AFE39      G 24441  
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - Vaughn Nelson         G 11555  
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio - Blackrock    44753      G 11567  
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    15731      G 08237  
EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio - AB    38463      G 10983  
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernstein Active         G 07193  
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - AllianceBernsten ATM    52661      G 00040  
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Aristotle Capital Managment LLC         G 23902  
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio – EIM         G 23903  
EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio    EMR36      P 45402  
EQ/Long-Term Bond Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    EYM67      G 38787  
EQ/Loomis Sayles Growth Portfolio         G 10224  
EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio - AB    21620      G 08812  
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility - Blackrock    44731      G 11565  
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Diamond Hill    ACA08      G 23896  
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio – EIM         G 11552  
EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio - Wellington    44713      G 11551  
EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portfolio-Blackrock         G 24414  
EQ/Morgan Stanley Small Cap Growth Portoflio    AEX32      G 24418  
EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio - Alliance Bernstein Passive         G 30226  
EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    5320      G 05827  
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio - AllianceBernstein    57999      G 07196  
EQ/T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Portfolio    EMR42      P 45408  
EQ/Value Equity Portfolio         G 06991  
EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio    EMR33      P 45399  
Equitable Conservative Growth MF/ETF Portfolio         S 16975  
Equitable Growth MF/ETF Portfolio         G 43882  
Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF Portfolio         G 43881  
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio - AllianceBernstein - ATM    52766      P 02708  
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio - Scotia Institutional Asset Management US LTD    25407      G 09295  
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio - T. Rowe Price    25387      G 09275  
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio - Westfield    25395      G 09283  
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio - BlackRock    25393      G 09281  
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio - SSgA    52767      P 02709  
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio - Doubleline    AHH64      P 22045  
Multimanager Technology Portfolio - AB    52778      P 02720  
Multimanager Technology Portfolio – FIAM LLC    25396      G 09284  
Multimanager Technology Portfolio - Wellington    25390      G 09278  


Multimanger Technology Portfolio - EIM       P 03700
     
1290 Funds:      
1290 Avantis U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund       P 67962
1290 Diversified Bond Fund – Brandywine    ENH81    P 78337
1290 Essex Small Cap Growth Fund       G 45330
1290 GAMCO Small/Mid Cap Value Fund    AGM33    P 91799
1290 High Yield Bond Fund       P 91800
1290 Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Income Fund    FCG11    S 16973
1290 Multi-Alternative Strategies Fund       P 33351
1290 Smartbeta Equity Fund    AGM34    P 91801

Eligible Markets

J.P. Morgan may lend Securities in the following markets:

 

Number

  

Lending Markets

  

Lender Approves

(Check All That Apply)

  

Additional Market Requirements

1    Australia    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (I) below
2    Austria    X   
3    Belgium    X   
4    Brazil       Yes – An additional agreement is required. Please contact your Sales Specialist or Relationship Manager for additional information.
5    Canada    X   
6    Czech Republic    X   
7    Denmark    X   
8    Euroclear    X   
9    Finland    X   
10    France    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (II) below
11    Germany    X   
12    Greece    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (III) below
13    Hong Kong    X   


14    Hungary    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (III) below
15    Ireland    X   
16    Israel    X   
17    Italy    X   
18    Japan    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (III) below
19    Malaysia       Yes - An additional agreement is required. Please contact your Sales Specialist or Relationship Manager for additional information.
20    Mexico    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (III) below
21    Netherlands    X   
22    New Zealand    X   
23    Norway    X   
24    Poland    X   

Yes – refer to Addendum (IV) below

25    Portugal    X   
26    Singapore    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (III) below
27    South Africa    X   
28    South Korea       Yes – An additional agreement is required. Please contact your Sales Specialist or Relationship Manager for additional information.
29    Spain    X   
30    Sweden    X   
31    Switzerland    X   


32    Taiwan       Yes - An additional agreement is required. Please contact your Sales Specialist or Relationship Manager for additional information.
33    Thailand    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (V) below
34    Turkey    X    Yes – refer to Addendum (VI) below
35    United Kingdom    X   
36    United States    X   

Lender acknowledges that this Schedule 4 to the Securities Lending Agreement dated April 11, 2016 is effective as of the date specified below and that the relevant Addenda within this Schedule shall apply.

Each Lender severally and not jointly:

EQ ADVISORS TRUST

1290 FUNDS

on behalf of each of their series listed on Annex A

 

By:

  /s/ Brian Walsh

Name:

  Brian Walsh

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer

Date:

  4/17/26


Market Terms Schedule

 

I.

Australia

Lender acknowledges and accepts that:

 

  a)

with regards to any Institutional Share Offering (“ISO”) offered by an Australian issuer to Lender, Lender shall be solely responsible for informing J.P. Morgan that Lender has (a) been invited to participate in such ISO and (b) intends to, or otherwise, exercise any rights in relation to Securities on Loan;

 

  b)

due to the nature of an ISO, J.P. Morgan will be unaware of such ISO arising and will therefore rely solely on Lender’s notification provided in (a) above;

 

  c)

subject to Clause 4 hereof (Instructions), Lender must provide election Instructions to J.P. Morgan:

 

  i.

prior to market expiry where the timing of the ISO announcement makes it reasonably practicable to permit election Instructions to be given prior to such market expiry; and

 

  ii.

in all other cases, prior to the applicable Cut-Off Time.

Such election Instructions must specify whether Lender wishes to (i) take up the ISO; (ii) lapse the ISO; or (iii) lapse and take up any available cashbook build. Upon receipt, J.P. Morgan shall use reasonable endeavours to forward such election Instructions to Borrower;

 

  d)

J.P. Morgan shall not be liable to Lender in the event that:

 

  iii.

Lender does not provide to J.P. Morgan any election Instructions; or

 

  iv.

Lender fails to provide J.P. Morgan with timely election Instructions with respect to such an ISO, and J.P. Morgan in its sole discretion does not take any action in relation to such election Instructions; or

 

  v.

election Instructions were received by Borrower after market expiry of the ISO and Borrower is unable to accept such election Instructions.

 

II.

France

Lender acknowledges and accepts that when lending Securities issued by French issuers (“French Securities”), any additional tax credits (including, but not limited to, Credit d’Impot) that may be due to the holder of such French Securities had they not been on Loan over record date, will not form part of the manufactured Income (as defined in the applicable MSLA) that is collected from a Borrower on behalf of the Lender.


III.

Greece, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Singapore

To the extent that Lender has approved in this Schedule that the following jurisdictions are eligible markets, Lender represents and warrants that it does not have a “permanent establishment” in:

 

  a)

Greece

 

  b)

Hungary

 

  c)

Japan

 

  d)

Mexico

 

  e)

Singapore

 

IV.

Poland

Lender acknowledges and agrees that the following restrictions shall apply in respect of equity securities issued by Polish companies (“Polish Securities”):

 

  a)

the Journal of laws of Poland 2015, No.1272, which became effective in October 2015 (the “Act”) introduced pre-approval requirements from the Polish Government prior to any acquisition of significant shareholdings in certain Protected Companies (as defined by the Act and subject to change from time to time). In order to manage the transaction pre-approval requirements for the Lender, J.P. Morgan will be limiting the securities lending program to actively lend only those Polish Securities where the Lender’s aggregate holding is less than 5%;

 

  b)

as the list of Protected Companies impacted by the Act is subject to on-going change, this arrangement will be applied to all Polish Securities held through J.P. Morgan that have been made eligible for lending in the program by the Lender. As Lender’s Lending Agent, J.P. Morgan are unable to determine the Lender’s total aggregate size of holding in such Polish Securities, therefore Lender will be responsible for notifying J.P. Morgan where Lender is either holding, or proposing to acquire a total holding of 5% or greater of voting capital in Polish Securities. Lenders are required to provide such notification to J.P. Morgan no later than trade date of the acquisition transaction resulting in a 5% or above holding; and

 

  c)

a failure to comply with the notification requirement could result in securities lending transactions being undertaken by J.P. Morgan without Lender seeking the requisite pre-approval potentially resulting in penalties being levied against the Lender by the Polish Government for which the Lender is solely responsible.


V.

Thailand

When lending Securities issued by Thai issuers (“Thai Securities”) Lender acknowledges and consents that the amount of all cash Distributions (as defined in Clause 2.7(a) above) payable to Lender with regard to Thai Securities on Loan may be credited to Lender’s cash account in Dollars on the payable date of such cash Distributions. The amount of the cash Distributions will be converted into Dollars using the foreign exchange rate agreed with the Borrower and based on the reference rate provided by J.P. Morgan’s local subcustodian.

Lenders opting for the “Calc & Pay” service offered by J.P.Morgan in its capacity as global custodian for the treatment of capital gains tax in Thailand (such service being, the “Calc & Pay Service”), should be aware that the applicable sub-custodian in Thailand has informed J.P.Morgan (in its capacity as global custodian) that it will ignore loan and return transactions generated by the agency lending discretionary program for the purposes of any calculation required for the Calc & Pay Service.

 

VI.

Turkey

Lender represents and warrants that all:

 

  a)

Turkish equities in the Lending Account were purchased after 1st January, 2006 and are not subject to the “Non Resident Investment Fund” regime; and

 

  b)

Turkish bonds in the Lending Account were issued after 1st January, 2006,

and can be made available for lending under Applicable Law.

Lender acknowledges that it will promptly identify to J.P. Morgan by notice, which notice may be oral, if the above representation and warranty ceases to be true. Upon such notice, J.P. Morgan shall restrict the lending of the relevant Turkish Securities to Borrowers. In the event Lender fails to promptly notify J.P. Morgan that the above representation and warranty ceases to be true, J.P. Morgan shall not be liable for any Liabilities of Lender arising as a result of continued lending of such Turkish Securities.