Exhibit (d)(14)(ii)
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 to Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement
("Amendment No. 1"), dated as of December 12, 2003, between The Equitable Life
Assurance Society of the United States, a New York stock life insurance
corporation (the "Manager") and Firsthand Capital Management, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of California ("Adviser"),
with respect to the AXA Premier Funds Trust.
The Manager and the Adviser agree to modify and amend the Amended and
Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of July 31,
2003 between them as follows:
1. Appendix A. Appendix A to the Agreement, setting forth the Funds of
the Trust for which the Adviser is appointed as the investment adviser
and the fees payable to the Adviser with respect to each Fund, 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. 1 as of the date first above set forth.
FIRSTHAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE
INC. SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Chief Investment Officer Executive Vice President
APPENDIX A
TO AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
WITH
FIRSTHAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
Related Portfolios Annual Advisory Fee Rate ***
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Technology Portfolios, which shall 0.75% of the Firsthand Allocated
consist of the following Allocated Portions' average daily net assets up
Portion and Other Allocated Portion** to and including $30 million; 0.68% of
(collectively referred to as the Firsthand Allocated Portions'
"Technology Portfolios"): average daily net assets over $30
million up to and including $50
AXA Premier Technology Fund* million; and 0.60% of the Firsthand
AXA Premier VIP Technology Portfolio* Allocated Portions' average daily net
EQ/Technology Portfolio* assets in excess of $50 million
* Fee to be paid with respect to this Fund shall be based only on the portion of
the Fund's average daily net assets advised by the Adviser, which may be
referred to as the "Firsthand Allocated Portion."
** Other Allocated Portions are other registered investment companies (or series
or portions thereof) that are managed by the Manager and advised by the Adviser,
which are classified as "Technology Portfolios."
*** The daily advisory fee for the Related Portfolios is calculated by
multiplying the aggregate net assets of the Related Portfolios at the close of
the immediately preceding business day by the annual Advisory Fee Rate
calculated as set forth above and then dividing the result by the number of days
in the year. The daily fee applicable to each Allocated Portion is the portion
of the daily advisory fee for the Related Portfolios equal to the Allocated
Portion's net assets relative to the aggregate net assets of the Related
Portfolios, including the Allocated Portion, used in the fee calculation.
