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Indexes” are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC (“Dow Jones”), have been licensed to CME, and have been<br />

sublicensed for use for certain purposes by First Trust Advisors, L.P (“First Trust,” or “Licensee”). The <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Balanced Target<br />

<strong>Portfolio</strong> and <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Capital Appreciation Target <strong>Portfolio</strong> (collectively, “the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s”) are not sponsored, endorsed, sold<br />

or promoted by Dow Jones, CME or their respective affiliates. Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates make no<br />

representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s or any member of the public regarding the<br />

advisability of investing in securities generally or in the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Balanced Target <strong>Portfolio</strong> and <strong>AST</strong> First Trust Capital<br />

Appreciation Target <strong>Portfolio</strong> particularly. The only relationship of Dow Jones, CME or any of their respective affiliates to the<br />

Licensee is the licensing of certain trademarks, trade names and service marks of Dow Jones and of the “Dow Jones Corporate<br />

Bond Index,” “The Dow Jones Industrial Average SM ,” “The Dow ® ,” “DIJA SM ” and “Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index SM ”,<br />

which are determined, composed and calculated by CME without regard to First Trust or the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s. Dow Jones and CME have<br />

no obligation to take the needs of First Trust or the owners of the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s into consideration in determining, composing or<br />

calculating “Dow Jones Corporate Bond Index,” “The Dow Jones Industrial Average SM ,” “The Dow ® ,” “DIJA SM” and “Dow Jones<br />

U.S. Select Dividend Index SM .” Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates are not responsible for and have not participated in<br />

the determination of the timing of, prices at, or quantities of the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s to be issued or in the determination or calculation of<br />

the equation by which the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s are to be converted into cash. Dow Jones, CME and their respective affiliates have no<br />

obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s. Notwithstanding the foregoing,<br />

CME Group Inc. and its affiliates may independently issue and/or sponsor financial products unrelated to the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s currently<br />

being issued by First Trust, but which may be similar to and competitive with the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s. In addition, CME Group Inc. and its<br />

affiliates may trade financial products which are linked to the performance of the “Dow Jones Corporate Bond Index,” “The Dow<br />

Jones Industrial Average SM ,” “The Dow ® ,” “DIJA SM ” and “Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index SM ”. It is possible that this trading<br />

activity will affect the value of the “Dow Jones Corporate Bond Index,” “The Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM,” “The Dow ® ,”<br />

“DIJASM,” “Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexSM” and the <strong>Portfolio</strong>s.<br />

DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY AND/OR THE<br />

COMPLETENESS OF THE “DOW JONES CORPORATE BOND INDEX,” “THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE SM ,” “THE<br />

DOW ® ,” “DIJA SM ” and the “DOW JONES U.S. SELECT DIVIDENT INDEX SM ” OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN AND DOW<br />

JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR<br />

INTERRUPTIONS THEREIN. DOW JONES, CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR<br />

IMPLIED, AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY FIRST TRUST, OWNERS OF THE PORTFOLIOS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR<br />

ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE “DOW JONES CORPORATE BOND INDEX,” “THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE SM ,”<br />

“THE DOW ® ,” “DIJA SM ,” “DOW JONES U.S. SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX SM ” OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. DOW JONES,<br />

CME AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL<br />

WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE “DOW<br />

JONES CORPORATE BOND INDEX,” “THE DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE SM ,” “THE DOW ® ,” “DIJA SM ,” “DOW JONES<br />

U.S. SELECT DIVIDEND INDEX SM ” OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN<br />

NO EVENT SHALL DOW JONES, CME OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR<br />

INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY<br />

THEREOF. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN CME AND<br />

FIRST TRUST, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF CME.<br />

“VALUE LINE ® ,” “THE VALUE LINE INVESTMENT SURVEY” AND “VALUE LINE TIMELINESS RANKING SYSTEM” ARE<br />

REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF VALUE LINE SECURITIES, INC. OR VALUE LINE PUBLISHING, INC. THAT HAVE BEEN<br />

LICENSED TO FIRST TRUST ADVISORS, L.P. THE <strong>AST</strong> FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS ARE NOT SPONSORED, RECOMMENDED,<br />

SOLD OR PROMOTED BY VALUE LINE PUBLISHING, INC., VALUE LINE, INC. OR VALUE LINE SECURITIES, INC. (“VALUE<br />

LINE”). VALUE LINE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE ADVISABILITY OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS. FIRST<br />

TRUST IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY VALUE LINE COMPANY.<br />

“<strong>Value</strong> Line Publishing, Inc.’s” (“VLPI”) only relationship to First Trust is VLPI’s licensing to First Trust of certain VLPI trademarks<br />

and trade names and the <strong>Value</strong> Line Timeliness Ranking System (the “System”), which is composed by VLPI without regard to First<br />

Trust, the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust <strong>Portfolio</strong>s, the Trust or any investor. VLPI has no obligation to take the needs of First Trust or any investor<br />

in the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust <strong>Portfolio</strong>s into consideration in composing the System. The <strong>AST</strong> First Trust <strong>Portfolio</strong>s results may differ from<br />

the hypothetical or published results of the <strong>Value</strong> Line Timeliness Ranking System. VLPI is not responsible for and has not<br />

participated in the determination of the prices and composition of the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust <strong>Portfolio</strong>s or the timing of the issuance for<br />

sale of the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust <strong>Portfolio</strong>s or in the calculation of the equations by which the <strong>AST</strong> First Trust <strong>Portfolio</strong>s is to be converted<br />

into cash.<br />

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