NYLIM FUNDS

NYLIM FUNDS TRUST

NYLIM VP FUNDS TRUST

(each a “Registrant” and collectively, the “Registrants”)

AMENDMENT TO THE SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT

This Amendment to the Subadvisory Agreement, is made as of the 8th day of October, 2026, between New York Life Investment Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager”) and Epoch Investment Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Subadvisor”).

WHEREAS, the Manager and the Subadvisor are parties to the Subadvisory Agreement, dated March 31, 2017, as amended (“Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Subadvisor has notified the Manager of its name change to TD Asset Management (US), Inc. on or about October 15, 2026; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereby wish to amend the Subadvisory Agreement to reflect: 1) changes to the names of certain Registrants and funds; and 2) the removal of NYLIM Epoch International Choice Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

(i) Effective October 8, 2026, Schedule A is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the Schedule attached hereto.

(ii) Effective on or about October 15, 2026, all references in the Agreement to “Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.” shall be replaced with “TD Asset Management (US), Inc.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers and attested effective as of the date first written above.

NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

Attest: /s/ Brian J. McGrady   By: /s/ Kirk C. Lehneis

Name: Brian J. McGrady    Name: Kirk C. Lehneis

Title:  Director and Associate     Title: Senior Managing Director

General Counsel      

EPOCH INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC.

Attest: /s/David Shagawat   By: /s/ William J. Booth

Name: David Shagawat    Name: William J. Booth, CFA

Title: Chief Compliance Officer   Title: Chief Compliance Officer

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SCHEDULE A

(Revised as of October 8, 2026)

As compensation for services provided by Subadvisor, the Manager will pay the Subadvisor and Subadvisor agrees to accept as full compensation for all services rendered hereunder, at an annual subadvisory fee equal to the following:

The fee based upon the average daily net assets of the respective Series, unless otherwise noted, shall be accrued daily at the rate of 1/(number of days in calendar year) of the annual rate applied to the daily net assets of the Series. Payment will be made to the Subadvisor on a monthly basis.

1 With respect to the NYLIM Epoch Capital Growth Fund, NYLIM Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund and NYLIM VP Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Portfolio, the Manager and Subadvisor will share equally in management fee waivers and expense limitation reimbursements. The Subadvisor will not share in any reimbursements above the current subadvisory fee.

2 Effective three years after June 29, 2009, the Subadvisor will equally share in any modifications to the management fee or management fee breakpoints for the Series that are implemented subsequent to the date of this Agreement.

3 Based on the percentage of the Subadvisor’s Allocated Assets constituting the Series’ average daily net assets. For reference, the management fee schedule for NYLIM Income Builder Fund is 0.64% on assets up to $500 million; 0.60% on assets between $500 million and $1 billion; 0.575% on assets between $1 billion and $5 billion; and 0.565% on assets over $5 billion.

4 Based on the percentage of the Subadvisor’s Allocated Assets constituting the Series’ average daily net assets. For reference, the management fee schedule after application of contractual management fee waiver for NYLIM VP Income Builder Portfolio is 0.57% on assets up to $1 billion and 0.55% on assets over $1 billion.