AMENDMENT NO. 24 AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(7)(xxv)
AMENDMENT NO. 24
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 24, dated as of November 12, 2023 (“Amendment No. 24”), to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2012, as amended (“Agreement”), by and among EQ Advisors Trust (“Trust”), Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America, Equitable Financial Life and Annuity Company and Equitable Distributors, LLC (collectively, the “Parties”).
The Parties wish to amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1. | New Portfolios. Effective November 12, 2023, the following Portfolios are hereby added to the Agreement on the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement: |
| • | EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
| • | Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio |
| • | Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio |
| • | Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio |
| • | Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio |
| • | Target 2055 Allocation Portfolio |
| 2. | Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, setting forth the Portfolios of the Trust on behalf of which the Trust is entering into the Agreement, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Schedule A attached hereto. |
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. 24 as of the date first set forth above.
| EQ ADVISORS TRUST | EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | |||||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ |
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Title: Signatory Officer | |||||
| EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | EQUITABLE FINANCIAL LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY | |||||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ |
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | |||
| Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ | Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | Title: Vice President and Associate General Counsel | |||||
SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 24
AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
| 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 |
| ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| 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 |
| EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio |
| EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio |
| EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
| EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio |
| EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio |
| EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG Portfolio |
| EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio |
| EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio |
| EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS Portfolio |
| EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap |
| EQ/Franklin Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio |
| EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
| EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio |
| EQ/Intermediate Corporate Bond Portfolio |
| EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio |
| EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio |
| EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Invesco ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 Growth Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock Portfolio |
| EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio |
| EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio |
| EQ/Long-Term Bond Portfolio |
| EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Portfolio |
| EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio |
| EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value Portfolio |
| EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth Portfolio |
| EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio |
| EQ/MFS Utilities Series Portfolio |
| EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
| EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio |
| EQ/Money Market Portfolio |
| EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
| EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio |
| EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio |
| EQ/PIMCO Total Return ESG Portfolio |
| EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio |
| EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio |
| EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio |
| EQ/▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Health Sciences Portfolio |
| EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy 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 |
| Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio |
| Multimanager Technology Portfolio |
| EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio |
| EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
| EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
| Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio |
| Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio |
| Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio |
| Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio |
| Target 2055 Allocation Portfolio |