Exhibit (e)(2)(vii)
AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
AXA ADVISORS, LLC/CLASS IB SHARES
AMENDMENT NO. 6 to Distribution Agreement ("Amendment No. 6"), dated as of
September 1, 2000, between EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware business trust (the
"Trust") and AXA Advisors, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Distributor").
The Trust and the Distributor agree to modify and amend the Distribution
Agreement relating to Class IB 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 and Amendment No. 5,
dated as of May 1, 2000 (the Original Agreement, together with such Amendments,
the "Agreement") as herein provided. All terms used in this Amendment No. 6,
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 IB Shares of the following new portfolios (the "New
Portfolios") on the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement:
EQ/AXP New Dimensions Portfolio
EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive Portfolio
FI Mid Cap Portfolio
EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth Portfolio
2. Name Changes. The following Portfolios' names shall be changed as follows:
Current Name New Name
Alliance Equity Index Portfolio EQ Equity 500 Index Portfolio*
BT Small Company Index Portfolio EQ Small Company Index Portfolio*
BT International Index Portfolio EQ International Equity Index Portfolio*
Warburg Pincus Small Company Value FI Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio**
Portfolio
* Effective October 6, 2000.
**Effective July 24, 2000.
3. Effective Date. The effective date of this Amendment No. 6 shall be September
1, 2000 with respect to the New Portfolios.
4. Duration of Agreement. This Agreement shall continue in effect until
September 1, 2001 with respect to the New Portfolios 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.
5. Appendix A. Appendix A to the Agreement, setting forth the
Portfolios of the Trust for which the Distributor is authorized to distribute
Class IB 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. 6 as of the date first above set forth.
EQ ADVISORS TRUST AXA ADVISORS, LLC
By: By:
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President and Trustee Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
APPENDIX A
TO
AMENDMENT NO. 6
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CLASS IB SHARES
Portfolios In Original Agreement:
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EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income Value Portfolio MFS Research Portfolio
EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equity Portfolio MFS Emerging Growth Companies Portfolio
EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investors Growth Portfolio ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Equity
EQ/▇▇▇▇▇▇ Balanced Portfolio Portfolio
Mercury World Strategy Portfolio ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price International Stock Portfolio
(fka ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ World Strategy Portfolio) ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity Income Portfolio
Mercury Basic Value Equity Portfolio FI Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio
(fka ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Basic Value Equity Portfolio) (fka Warburg Pincus Small Company Value
Portfolio)
Portfolios Added by Amendment No. 1:
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BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Portfolio
EQ International Equity Index Portfolio (fka JPM Core Bond Portfolio)
(fka BT International Equity Index Portfolio) Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio
EQ Small Company Index Portfolio Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio
(fka BT Small Company Index 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
EQ/Aggressive Stock Portfolio Alliance High Yield Portfolio
(fka Alliance Aggressive Stock Portfolio) Alliance Intermediate Government
EQ/Balanced Portfolio Securities Portfolio
(fka Alliance Balanced Portfolio) Alliance International Portfolio
Alliance Common Stock Portfolio Alliance Money Market Portfolio
Alliance Conservative Investors Portfolio Alliance Quality Bond Portfolio
EQ Equity 500 Index Portfolio Alliance Small Cap Growth Portfolio
(fka Alliance Equity Index Portfolio)
Alliance Growth and Income Portfolio
Alliance Global Portfolio
Portfolio Added by Amendment No. 5:
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EQ/Alliance Technology Portfolio
Portfolios Added by Amendment No. 6
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EQ/AXP New Dimensions Portfolio EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive Portfolio
FI Mid Cap Portfolio EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth Portfolio