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“NYSE ® “ and “NYSE International 100 Index ® “ are registered trademarks of the NYSE Group, Inc. and both have been licensed for
use for certain purposes by First Trust Advisors, L.P. The AST First Trust Portfolios, which use a strategy based in part on the NYSE
International 100 Index ® , are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by NYSE Group, Inc. and its affiliates, and NYSE Group,
Inc. and its affiliates make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products.
NYSE Group, Inc. has no relationship to the AST First Trust Portfolios or First Trust other than the licensing of NYSE International 100
Index ® (the “Index”) and its registered trademarks for use in connection with the AST First Trust Portfolios.
NYSE Group, Inc. and its affiliates do not:
■ Sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the AST First Trust Portfolios.
■ Recommend that any person invest in the AST First Trust Portfolios or any other securities.
■ Have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of AST First Trust Portfolios.
■ Have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the AST First Trust Portfolios.
■ Consider the needs of the AST First Trust Portfolios or the Contract owners of the AST First Trust Portfolios in determining,
composing or calculating the NYSE International 100 Index ® or have any obligation to do so.
Neither NYSE Group, Inc. nor any of its affiliates will have any liability in connection with the AST First Trust Portfolios or the Fund.
Specifically, NYSE Group, Inc. and its affiliates do not make any warranty, express or implied, and disclaim any warranty about:
■ The results to be obtained by the AST First Trust Portfolios, the Contract owner of the AST First Trust Portfolios or any other
person in connection with the use of the Index and the data included in the Index;
■ The accuracy or completeness of the Index and its data;
■ The merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the Index and its data;
NYSE Group, Inc. and its affiliates will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Index or its data.
Under no circumstances will NYSE Group, Inc. or any of its affiliates be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or
consequential damages or losses, even if NYSE Group, Inc. knows that they might occur.
The licensing agreement between First Trust Advisors L.P. and NYSE Group, Inc. is solely for their benefit and not for the benefit of the
Contract owners of the AST First Trust Portfolios or any other third parties.
The AST First Trust Portfolios are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (including its
affiliates) (NASDAQ OMX, with its affiliates, are referred to as the “Corporations”). The Corporations have not passed on the legality
or suitability of, or the accuracy or adequacy of descriptions and disclosures relating to the AST First Trust Portfolios. The Corporations
make no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of shares of the AST First Trust Portfolios or any member of the
public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in the AST First Trust Portfolios particularly, or the ability of the
Nasdaq-100 Index ® to track general stock market performance. The Corporations’ only relationship to the First Trust Advisors L.P.
(“Licensee”) is in the licensing of the Nasdaq ® , Nasdaq-100 ® and Nasdaq-100 Index ® registered trademarks and certain trade names
of the Corporations and the use of the Nasdaq-100 Index ® , which is determined, composed and calculated by Nasdaq without regard
to Licensee or the AST First Trust Portfolios. Prudential Investments LLC (Sub-Licensee) has sublicensed certain Nasdaq trademarks
and tradenames of the Corporations. Nasdaq has no obligation to take the needs of the Licensee, the Sub-Licensee, or the owners of
shares of the AST First Trust Portfolios into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Nasdaq-100 Index ® . The
Corporations are not responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the timing of, prices at or quantities of the AST
First Trust Portfolios to be issued or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the AST First Trust Portfolios are to be
converted into cash. The Corporations have no liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the AST First
Trust Portfolios.
THE CORPORATIONS DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR UNINTERRUPTED CALCUATION OF THE NASDAQ-100
INDEX ® OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO
RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY FIRST TRUST, RECORD OR BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE AST FIRST TRUST
PORTFOLIOS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE NASDAQ-100 INDEX ® OR ANY DATA INCLUDED
THEREIN. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE NASDAQ-100 INDEX ® OR
ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CORPORATIONS
HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBIITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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