Exhibit 99.(17)
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL
NOTE: YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION FORM IS NOT VALID UNLESS IT IS SIGNED.
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[INSURANCE COMPANY NAME PRINTS HERE]
AST MID-CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO,
A SERIES OF
ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
Special Meeting of Shareholders — November 26, 2024
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FORM
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE HEREBY SOLICITED BY THE ABOVE-REFERENCED INSURANCE COMPANIES (THE "COMPANIES") AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ADVANCED SERIES TRUST (THE "TRUST") IN CONNECTION WITH A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE AST MID-CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (THE "PORTFOLIO") OF THE TRUST TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 26, 2024, AT THE OFFICES OF THE TRUST, 655 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 (THE "SPECIAL MEETING").
I (we) the undersigned hereby instruct the above-referenced Companies to vote the Portfolio shares to which I (we) the undersigned am (are) entitled to give instructions as indicated below.
Every properly signed voting instruction card will be voted in the manner specified hereon and, in the absence of specification, will be voted FOR the Proposal. If you do not respond, the Companies will vote all shares attributable to your contract in proportion to the voting instructions actually received from contract owners.
Date:
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Receipt of Notice of Special Meeting and Prospectus/Proxy Statement is hereby acknowledged.
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Sign here exactly as name appear(s) on left.
Joint owners should each sign personally. If only one signs, his or her signature will be binding. If the contract owner is a trust, custodial account or other entity, the name of the trust or the custodial account should be entered and the trustee, custodian, etc. should sign in his or her own name, indicating that he or she is "Trustee," "Custodian," or other applicable designation. If the contract owner is a partnership, the partnership should be entered and the partner should sign in his or her own name, indicating that he or she is a "Partner."
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| THE PROPOSAL: | To approve a Plan of Reorganization of the Trust (the "Plan of Reorganization") on behalf of the AST Mid-Cap Value Portfolio (the "Target Portfolio") and the AST Large-Cap Value Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio") and the transactions contemplated thereby, including (i) the transfer of all of the assets of the Target Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio and the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all of the liabilities of the Target Portfolio, in exchange for full and fractional shares of the Acquiring Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio Shares"), (ii) the distribution of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to the shareholders of the Target Portfolio according to their respective interests in complete liquidation of the Target Portfolio, and (iii) the dissolution of the Target Portfolio as soon as practicable after the Closing (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization), all upon and subject to the terms of the Plan of Reorganization. |
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL
AST MID-CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO,
A SERIES OF
ADVANCED SERIES TRUST
Special Meeting of Shareholders —November 26, 2024
Shareholder Voting Ballot
| PROPOSAL 1: | To approve a Plan of Reorganization of the Trust (the "Plan of Reorganization") on behalf of the AST Mid-Cap Value Portfolio (the "Target Portfolio") and the AST Large-Cap Value Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio") and the transactions contemplated thereby, including (i) the transfer of all of the assets of the Target Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio and the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all of the liabilities of the Target Portfolio, in exchange for full and fractional shares of the Acquiring Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio Shares"), (ii) the distribution of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to the shareholders of the Target Portfolio according to their respective interests in complete liquidation of the Target Portfolio, and (iii) the dissolution of the Target Portfolio as soon as practicable after the Closing (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization), all upon and subject to the terms of the Plan of Reorganization. |
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