UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SEASONS SERIES TRUST
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Seasons Series Trust & SunAmerica Series Trust Proxy Mediant Contact Center Scripting Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Toll-Free # (888) 264-1224
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Seasons Series Trust & SunAmerica Series Trust Proxy Mediant Contact Center Scripting Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Toll-Free # (888) 264-1224
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Proposal 1: To Elect (6) Trustees to the Board of each Trust:
| (01) Tracey C. Doi | (02) John T. Genoy | |||||
| (03) Jane Jelenko | (04) Charles H. Self III | |||||
| (05) Martha B. Willis | (06) Bruce Willison |
(With respect to each Trust, to be voted on by all shareholders of the Portfolios of the Trust, voting together)
Proposal 2: To approve a new investment advisory and management agreement between SunAmerica and each Trust, on behalf of each of its respective Portfolios, and to approve any future investment advisory and management agreements between SunAmerica and each Trust, each to take effect upon a Change of Control Event resulting from the Separation Plan (With respect to each Portfolio, to be voted on by shareholders of the Portfolio, voting separately);
Proposal 3: To approve a modified “manager-of-managers” structure for each Portfolio (With respect to each Portfolio, to be voted on by shareholders of the Portfolio, voting separately); and
Proposal 4: To approve an amendment to the fundamental investment restriction regarding concentration for each of the SA Franklin Systematic U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio, the SA Fidelity Institutional AM® Real Estate Portfolio, the SA Large Cap Index Portfolio and the SA DFA Ultra Short Bond Portfolio (To be voted on by shareholders of the SA Franklin Systematic U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio, the SA Fidelity Institutional AM® Real Estate Portfolio, the SA Large Cap Index Portfolio and the SA DFA Ultra Short Bond Portfolio only, voting separately by each such Portfolio).
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Seasons Series Trust & SunAmerica Series Trust Proxy Mediant Contact Center Scripting Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Toll-Free # (888) 264-1224
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IF NO TO VOTING AT ALL:
Are there any questions regarding the proposals being voted on that I can help answer so that you may participate in the vote today?
If a non-proxy related question, respond:
Mr./Ms. {Provide Name}. I apologize as the proxy administrator I do not have access to that information. If you have account specific questions, you may call Corebridge Financial directly at (800) 445-7862.
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Seasons Series Trust & SunAmerica Series Trust Proxy Mediant Contact Center Scripting Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Toll-Free # (888) 264-1224
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Seasons Series Trust & SunAmerica Series Trust Proxy Mediant Contact Center Scripting Meeting Date: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Toll-Free # (888) 264-1224
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