Exhibit (e)(1)(viii)
AMENDMENT NO. 7
TO
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
AXA ADVISORS, LLC/CLASS IA SHARES
AMENDMENT NO. 7 to Distribution Agreement ("Amendment No. 7"), dated as
of September 1, 2001, between EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware business trust
("Trust") and AXA Advisors, LLC a Delaware limited liability company
("Distributor").
The Trust and the Distributor agree to modify and amend the Distribution
Agreement relating to Class IA Shares dated as of April 14, 1997 (the "Original
Agreement"), as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 9, 1997,
Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, Amendment No. 3, dated as of
April 14, 1999, Amendment No. 4 dated as of August 30, 1999, Amendment No. 5,
dated as of May 1, 2000 and Amendment No. 6, dated September 1, 2000 (the
Original Agreement, together with such Amendments, the "Agreement") as herein
provided. All terms used in this Amendment No. 7, unless defined herein to the
contrary, shall have the meaning given such terms in the Agreement.
1. NEW PORTFOLIO. The Trust hereby authorizes the Distributor to
participate in the distribution of Class IA Shares of the following new
portfolio ("New Portfolio") on the terms and conditions contained in the
Agreement:
EQ/Xxxxxxx Focus Portfolio
2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The effective date of this Amendment No. 7 shall
be September 1, 2001 with respect to the New Portfolio.
3. DURATION OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall continue in effect
until August 31, 2002 with respect to the New Portfolio and thereafter will
continue on a year to year basis with respect to the Portfolio only so long as
the continuance is specifically approved at least annually either by (a) the
Board of Trustees of the Trust or (b) persons having voting rights in respect of
the Trust, by the vote stated in Section 11 of the Original Agreement, voted in
accordance with the provisions contained in the Participation Agreement (as
defined in the Original Agreement); provided, however, that in either event such
continuance shall also be approved by a vote of a majority of the Trustees of
the Trust who are not interested persons of any party to the Agreement, cast in
person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.
4. APPENDIX A. Appendix A to the Agreement, setting forth the
Portfolios of the Trust for which the Distributor is authorized to distribute
Class IA Shares, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Appendix A attached
hereto.
Except as modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified
and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Amendment No. 7 as of the date first above set forth.
EQ ADVISORS TRUST AXA ADVISORS, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President and Trustee Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
APPENDIX A
TO
AMENDMENT NO. 7
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CLASS IA SHARES**
PORTFOLIOS IN ORIGINAL AGREEMENT:
EQ/Xxxxxx Growth & Income Value Portfolio EQ/MFS Research Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx International Equity Portfolio EQ/MFS Emerging Growth Companies Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx Investors Growth Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxx Balanced Portfolio* EQ/X. Xxxx Price International Stock Portfolio
EQ/Mercury World Strategy Portfolio* X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio*
(fka Xxxxxxx Xxxxx World Strategy Portfolio) EQ/FI Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/Mercury Basic Value Equity Portfolio (fka Warburg Pincus Small Company Value Portfolio)
(fka Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Basic Value Equity Portfolio)
PORTFOLIOS ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1:
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio EQ/X. X. Xxxxxx Core Bond Portfolio
(fka BT International Equity Index Portfolio) (fka JPM Core Bond Portfolio)
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio EQ/Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio
(fka BT Small Company Index Portfolio) Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio*
PORTFOLIOS ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 2:
EQ/Evergreen Foundation Portfolio* EQ/MFS Investors Trust Portfolio
EQ/Evergreen Omega Portfolio (fka MFS Growth with Income Portfolio)
PORTFOLIOS ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 3:
EQ/Alliance Premier Growth Portfolio EQ/Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Portfolio
EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio EQ/Capital Guardian International Portfolio
PORTFOLIOS ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 4:
EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible Portfolio EQ/Alliance Global Portfolio
EQ/Aggressive Stock Portfolio EQ/Alliance Growth Investors Portfolio
(fka Alliance Aggressive Stock Portfolio) EQ/Alliance High Yield Portfolio
EQ/Balanced Portfolio EQ/Alliance Intermediate Government
(fka Alliance Balanced Portfolio) Securities Portfolio
EQ/Alliance Common Stock Portfolio EQ/Alliance International Portfolio
Alliance Conservative Investors Portfolio* EQ/Alliance Money Market Portfolio
EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio EQ/Alliance Quality Bond Portfolio
(fka Alliance Equity Index Portfolio) EQ/Alliance Small Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/Alliance Growth and Income Portfolio
PORTFOLIO ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 5:
EQ/Alliance Technology Portfolio
PORTFOLIOS ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 6
EQ/AXP New Dimensions Portfolio EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive Portfolio
EQ/FI Mid Cap Portfolio EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth Portfolio
PORTFOLIO ADDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 7
EQ/Xxxxxxx Focus Portfolio
* Indicates that the Portfolio is no longer included in EQ Advisors Trust.
** As of May 18, 2001 the Portfolio names were changed to include "EQ".
