03/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/27/2026 06:49
| As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2026. | |||||
| 1933 Act Registration No. 33-87244 | |||||
| 1940 Act Registration No. 811-8894 | |||||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |||||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |||||
| FORM N-1A | |||||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 | [X] | ||||
| Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ] | [ ] | ||||
| Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 | [X] | ||||
| and/or | |||||
| REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 | [X] | ||||
| Amendment No. 201 | |||||
| JNL SERIES TRUST | |||||
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | |||||
| 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, Michigan 48951 | |||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | |||||
| Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (517) 381-5500 | |||||
| 225 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago Illinois 60606 | |||||
| (Mailing Address) | |||||
| with a copy to: | |||||
| Emily J. Bennett, Esq. | Ropes & Gray LLP | ||||
| JNL Series Trust | 32nd Floor | ||||
| Assistant Secretary | 191 North Wacker Drive | ||||
| 1 Corporate Way | Chicago, Illinois 60606 | ||||
| Lansing, Michigan 48951 | Attn: Paulita A. Pike, Esq. | ||||
| (Name and Address of Agent for Service) | |||||
| It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box) | |||||
| [ ] | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) | ||||
| [X] | on April 27, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (b) | ||||
| [ ] | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) | ||||
| [ ] | on __________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) | ||||
| [ ] | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) | ||||
| [ ] | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485 | ||||
| [X] | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. | ||||
| EXPLANATORY NOTE: Pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(iii) of the Securities Act of 1933, the sole purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 200 is to designate a new effective date for the Post-Effective Amendment No. 198, which was filed on December 15, 2025 (Accession No. 000933691-25-001271). Parts A, B and C of Post-Effective Amendment No. 198 are unchanged and hereby incorporated by reference. | |||||
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SIGNATURES |
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| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Investment Company Act, the Trust certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Lansing and the State of Michigan on the 27th day of March, 2026. | ||
| JNL SERIES TRUST | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett | ||
| Emily J. Bennett | ||
| Vice President and Assistant Secretary, and | ||
| *Attorney-in-Fact, pursuant to Powers of Attorney | ||
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Eric O. Anyah | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Michael Bouchard | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Ellen Carnahan | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| John W. Gillespie | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett* | March 27, 2026 | |
| Elisa Zúñiga Ramírez | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| William R. Rybak | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Eric A. Thomas | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Mark S. Wehrle | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Edward C. Wood | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Patricia A. Woodworth | ||
| Trustee | ||
| /s/ Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Mark D. Nerud | ||
| Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), and Chief Operating Decision Maker | ||
| /s /Emily J. Bennett * | March 27, 2026 | |
| Andrew Tedeschi | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||