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Amendment to Participation Agreement Among Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, and PIMCO Investments LLC
Participation Agreement • April 23rd, 2025 • Variable Annuity Account a of Protective Life

Protective Life and Annuity Insurance Company (the “Company”), on its behalf and on behalf of certain Accounts of the Company, PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust (the “Fund”), and PIMCO Investments LLC (the “Underwriter”), have previously entered into a Participation Agreement dated November 1, 2009, as amended (the “Agreement”). The parties now desire to further amend the Agreement by this amendment (the “Amendment”).

AMENDMENT No. 2 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
Participation Agreement • April 23rd, 2025 • Variable Annuity Account a of Protective Life

THIS AMENDMENT No. 2 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of April 1, 2025 by and among PROTECTIVE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY (the “Company”), acting herein for and on behalf of itself and on behalf of each separate account set forth in Schedule B to the Participation Agreement between the parties (the “Separate Accounts”); ROYCE CAPITAL FUND (the “Fund”); and ROYCE FUND SERVICES, LLC (the “Distributor” and collectively with the Fund, “Royce”).