AMENDMENT NO. 15 GLOBAL CUSTODY AGREEMENT
Exhibit (9)(a)(xvi)
AMENDMENT NO. 15
Amendment No. 15, effective as of May 1, 2020 (“Amendment No. 15”), to the Global Custody Agreement dated as of December 31, 2001, as amended (“Agreement”), by and between AXA Premier VIP Trust (“Trust”), on behalf of each of the portfolios designated on Schedule C, and JPMorgan Chase Bank (“Bank”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
The Trust and Bank hereby agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1. | Name Changes: The names of AXA Premier VIP Trust and Charter Multi-Sector Bond Portfolio are changed to EQ Premier VIP Trust and EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio, respectively. All references to AXA Premier VIP Trust are deleted and replaced with EQ Premier VIP Trust. |
| 2. | Schedule C. Schedule C to the Agreement, setting forth the Portfolios of the Trust on behalf of which the Trust is entering into the Agreement is deleted and replaced in its entirety by Schedule C attached hereto. |
| 3. | 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. 15 as of the date first above set forth.
| EQ PREMIER VIP TRUST (the “Trust”), on behalf of each of the portfolios designated on Schedule C |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | |||||||
| By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ |
By: | /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Name: | ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ | Name: | ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Title: | Vice President | |||||
AMENDMENT NO. 15
SCHEDULE C
PORTFOLIOS OF THE TRUST
AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio
AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio
AXA Conservative–Plus Allocation Portfolio
AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio
AXA Moderate–Plus Allocation Portfolio
CharterSM Conservative Portfolio
CharterSM Moderate Portfolio
CharterSM Moderate Growth Portfolio
CharterSM Growth Portfolio
CharterSM Aggressive Growth Portfolio
CharterSM Small Cap Growth Portfolio
CharterSM Small Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio
(formerly, CharterSM Multi-Sector Bond Portfolio)
Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio
Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio
Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio
Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio
Target 2055 Allocation Portfolio