EXHIBIT (e)(1)(v)
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EQ FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC. / CLASS IA SHARES
AMENDMENT NO. 4 to Distribution Agreement ("Amendment No. 4"), dated as of
August 30, 1999, between EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware business trust (the
"Trust") and EQ Financial Consultants, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"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 and Amendment No. 3, dated as of
April 14, 1999 (the Original Agreement, together with such Amendments, the
"Agreement") as herein provided. All terms used in this Amendment No. 4, unless
defined herein to the contrary, shall have the meaning given such terms in the
Agreement.
1. New Portfolios. The Trust hereby authorizes the Distributor to participate in
the distribution of Class IA Shares of the following new portfolios (the "New
Portfolios") on the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement:
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Socially Responsible Portfolio
Alliance Aggressive Stock Portfolio
Alliance Balanced Portfolio
Alliance Common Stock Portfolio
Alliance Conservative Investors Portfolio
Alliance Equity Index Portfolio
Alliance Growth and Income Portfolio
Alliance Global Portfolio
Alliance Growth Investors Portfolio
Alliance High Yield Portfolio
Alliance Intermediate Government Securities Portfolio
Alliance International Portfolio
Alliance Money Market Portfolio
Alliance Quality Bond Portfolio
Alliance Small Cap Growth Portfolio
2. Effective Date. The effective date of this Amendment No. 4 shall be August
30, 1999 with respect to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Socially Responsible Portfolio and October
18, 1999 with respect to all other New Portfolios.
3. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect until August
30, 2000 with respect to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Socially Responsible Portfolio and until
October 18, 2000 with respect to all other New Portfolios and thereafter will
continue on a year to year basis with respect to each of such Portfolios only so
long as each such 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. 4 as of the date first above set forth.
EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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President and Trustee Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
APPENDIX A
TO
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CLASS IA SHARES
PORTFOLIOS
Portfolios In Original Agreement:
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EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income Value MFS Research Portfolio
Portfolio MFS Emerging Growth Companies Portfolio
EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equity Portfolio ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity
EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investors Growth Portfolio Portfolio
EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Portfolio ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price International Stock Portfolio
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ World Strategy Portfolio ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity Income Portfolio
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Basic Value Equity Warburg Pincus Small Company Value Portfolio
Portfolio
Portfolios Added by Amendment No. 1:
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BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio JPM Core Bond Portfolio
BT International Equity Index Portfolio Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio
BT Small Company Index Portfolio Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio
Portfolios Added by Amendment No. 2:
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EQ/Evergreen Foundation Portfolio MFS Growth with Income Portfolio
EQ/Evergreen Portfolio
Portfolios Added by Amendment No. 3:
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EQ/Alliance Premier Growth Portfolio Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Portfolio
Capital Guardian Research Portfolio Capital Guardian International Portfolio
Portfolios Added by Amendment No. 4:
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Socially Responsible Portfolio Alliance Growth Investors Portfolio
Alliance Aggressive Stock Portfolio Alliance High Yield Portfolio
Alliance Balanced Portfolio Alliance Intermediate Government
Alliance Common Stock Portfolio Securities Portfolio
Alliance Conservative Investors Portfolio Alliance International Portfolio
Alliance Equity Index Portfolio Alliance Money Market Portfolio
Alliance Growth and Income Portfolio Alliance Quality Bond Portfolio
Alliance Global Portfolio Alliance Small Cap Growth Portfolio