March 10, 2003 Evergreen Service Company 200 Berkeley Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Master Transfer and Recordkeeping Agreement dated September 18, 1997 between Evergreen Service Company and...

                             EVERGREEN EQUITY TRUST
                               000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
                           Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000

                                                                March 10, 2003




Evergreen Service Company
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the Master Transfer and Recordkeeping Agreement dated
September  18, 1997 between  Evergreen  Service  Company and various  Funds (the
"Agreement"),  as defined in the Agreement,  this is to notify Evergreen Service
Company that Evergreen Merger & Acquisition  Fund,  Evergreen Mid Cap Value Fund
and Evergreen Small Cap Value Fund II, each a series of Evergreen  Equity Trust,
hereby elect to become a Fund party to such Agreement.

                                        EVERGREEN EQUITY TRUST
                                        on behalf of:
                                        Evergreen Merger & Acquisition Fund
                                        Evergreen Mid Cap Value Fund
                                        Evergreen Small Cap Value Fund II

                                       By: __/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx_____________
                                            Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
                                            Assistant Secretary

Accepted and Agreed:

EVERGREEN SERVICE COMPANY


By:      _/s/ Xxx Xxxxx Becker______________
         Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
         President

         Dated as of     March 10          , 2003