485APOS 1 d485apos.htm EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ Advisors Trust

Registration Nos. 333-17217 and 811-07953

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON

OCTOBER 8, 2008

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-1A

 

  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    ¨
 

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

   ¨
 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 61

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  and/or   
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940    ¨
 

Amendment No. 64

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(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

 

EQ ADVISORS TRUST

(formerly 787 Trust)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (212) 554-1234

Patricia Louie, Esq.

Vice President and

Associate General Counsel

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Name and address of agent for service)

Please send copies of all communications to:

Clifford J. Alexander, Esq.

Mark C. Amorosi, Esq.

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Effective Date of this Post-Effective Amendment.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

  ¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)
  ¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)
  ¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) of Rule 485
  x 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)

if appropriate, check the following box:

  ¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 


EQ ADVISORS TRUST

CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This registration statement is comprised of the following:

Cover Sheet

Contents of Registration Statement

Part A – Master Prospectus of EQ Advisors Trust *

Supplement to the Class IA and Class IB Master Prospectus of EQ Advisors Trust, dated May 1, 2008, with respect to the EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

Part B – Statement of Additional Information for EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

Part C – Other Information

Signature Page

Exhibits

 

* Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 58 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of EQ Advisors Trust (File Nos.: 333-17217 and 811-07953), as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2008.


EQ Advisors TrustSM

 

Supplement dated December     , 2008 to the

Prospectus dated May 1, 2008

 

 

 

This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated Prospectus, which accompanies this Supplement. Unless indicated otherwise, this Supplement does not supersede the Prospectus dated May 1, 2008 or any prior supplements. This Supplement describes one (1) Portfolios* offered by EQ Advisors Trust and the Class IA and Class IB shares offered by the Trust on behalf of the Portfolio that you can choose as an investment alternatives. This Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus contain information you should know before investing. Please read these documents carefully before investing and keep them for future reference.

 

EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

 

* This Portfolio may not be available in your variable life or annuity product. Please consult your product prospectus to see which Portfolios are available under your contract.

 

 

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved the Portfolio’s shares or determined if this Supplement is accurate or complete. Anyone who tells you otherwise is committing a crime.

 

Supplement – Class IA/IB


Overview

 

 

 

EQ ADVISORS TRUST

 

EQ Advisors Trust (the “Trust”) consists of [sixty-seven (67)] distinct mutual funds, each with its own investment strategy and risk/reward profile. This Supplement describes the Class IA and Class IB shares of one (1) of the Trust’s Portfolios. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) for the Trust’s Class IB shares. The Portfolios are diversified portfolios. Information on each Portfolio, including investment objectives, investment strategies and investment risks can be found on the pages following this Overview. In addition, a Glossary of Terms is provided at the back of the accompanying Prospectus.

 

The Trust’s shares are currently sold only to insurance company separate accounts in connection with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (the “Contracts”) issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”), AXA Life and Annuity Company, other affiliated or unaffiliated insurance companies and to the AXA Equitable 401(k) Plan sponsored by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“Equitable Plan”). Shares also may be sold to other tax-qualified retirement plans.

 

AXA Equitable, through its AXA Funds Management Group unit (the “Manager”), is the investment manager to the Portfolio. The Manager provides the day-to-day management of the Portfolio. Information regarding the Manager is included under “Management of the Trust — The Manager” in this Prospectus.

 

The co-distributors of the Portfolios are AXA Advisors, LLC and AXA Distributors, LLC.

 

An investment in the Portfolios is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Because you could lose money by investing in the Portfolios, be sure to read all risk disclosures carefully before investing.

 

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Table of contents

 

 

 

1. About the Investment Portfolio

   4

EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

  

2. More Information on Risks

   7

Risks

  

3. Management of the Trust

   8

The Trust

   8

The Manager

   8

Management Fees

   9

[Legal Proceedings Relating to the Adviser]

   9

4. Fund Distribution Arrangements

   10

5. Buying and Selling Shares

   10

6. How Portfolio Shares are Priced

   10

7. Dividends and Other Distributions and Tax Consequences

   10

8. Glossary of Terms

   10

 

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1. About the investment portfolio

 

 

 

This section of the Supplement provides a more complete description of the principal investment objective, strategies, and risks of the EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). Of course, there can be no assurance that the Portfolios will achieve its investment objectives. The investment objective of the Portfolio is not a fundamental policy and may be changed without a shareholder vote.

 

As more fully described on the following pages, the EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio has a policy that it will invest at least 80% of its net assets in a particular type of investment. This policy may not be changed without providing at least sixty (60) days’ written notice to the shareholders of the Portfolio.

 

Additional information concerning the Portfolio’s strategies, investments, and risks can also be found in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information.

 

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EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

 

 

 

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: Seeks to obtain a high level of current income, preserve its assets and maintain liquidity.

 

THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY

 

The Portfolio invests in at least 80% of its net assets in direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government. The remainder is invested in other securities backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. The Portfolio will not purchase any security with a maturity of more than 13 months, and the Portfolio’s weighted average maturity will not exceed 90 days.

 

Treasury securities in which the Portfolio may invest include Treasury bills, notes, and bonds. In addition, the Portfolio’s other investments will either be (1) backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, or (2) futures and repurchase agreements collateralized by such investments.

 

THE PRINCIPAL RISKS

 

An investment in the Portfolio is not guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Portfolio seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Portfolio.

 

The Portfolio’s yield will fluctuate as the short-term securities in its portfolio mature and the proceeds are reinvested in securities with different interest rates.

 

A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the U.S. government is guaranteed only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The current market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Because U.S. Treasury securities trade actively outside the U.S., their prices may rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. While the portfolio anticipates maintaining a constant share price, the portfolio is subject to the risks that interest rates could rise sharply, causing the value of the Portfolio’s investments and its share price to drop. In addition, interest rates could drop, thereby reducing the Portfolio’s yield.

 

PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE

 

The inception date for this Portfolio is [December     , 2008.] Therefore, no prior performance information is available.

 

PORTFOLIO FEES AND EXPENSES

 

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class IA or Class IB shares of the Portfolio. The table below does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses. See the Contract prospectus for a description of those fees and expenses.

 

There are no fees or charges to buy or sell shares of the Portfolio, re-invest dividends or exchange into other Portfolios.

 

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Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets)
           
EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market
Portfolio
   Class IA
Shares
   Class IB
Shares

Management Fee

   0.xx%    0.xx%

Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1 fees)†

   None    0.25%

Other Expenses*

   0.xx%    0.xx%

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses

   0.xx%    0.xx%

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses

   0.xx%    0.xx%
The maximum distribution and/or service (12b-1) fee for the Portfolio’s Class IB shares is 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Portfolio’s Class IB shares. Under an arrangement approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the distribution and/or service (12b-1) fee currently is limited to 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Portfolio’s Class IB shares. This arrangement will be in effect at least until [April 30, 2010].

 

* Because the Portfolio has no operating history prior to the date of this Supplement, “Other Expenses” are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal period.

 

Example

 

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other investment options.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated, that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same, and that the expense limitation arrangement is not renewed. This Example should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses of the Portfolio. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. The costs in this Example would be the same whether or not you redeemed all of your shares at the end of these periods. This Example does not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses. Similarly, the annual rate of return assumed in the Example is not an estimate or guarantee of future investment performance. Based on these assumptions your costs would be:

 

      Class IA
Shares
  

Class IB

Shares

1 Year

   $                 $             

3 Years

   $      $  

 

WHO MANAGES THE PORTFOLIO

 

[Information to be provided]

 

The Statement of Additional Information provides additional information about the Portfolio Manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager and the Portfolio Manager’s ownership of shares of the Portfolio to the extent applicable.

 

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2. More information on risks

 

 

 

Risks

 

Risk is the chance that you will lose money on your investment or that it will not earn as much as you expect. In general, the greater the risk, the more money your investment can earn for you and the more you can lose. Like other investment companies, the value of the Portfolio’s shares may be affected by the Portfolio’s investment objective(s), principal investment strategies and particular risk factors. Consequently, the Portfolio may be subject to different risks.

 

The Portfolio should have little or no credit risk because it invests only in securities back by the federal government. There is little risk of principal loss because the Portfolio is managed to maintain a constant $1.00 share price. However, price stability is not guaranteed, and there is not assurance that the Portfolio will avoid principal losses if interest rates rise sharply in an unusually short period. There is no guarantee that a Portfolio will achieve its investment objective or that it will not lose value. An investment in the Portfolio is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

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3. Management of the Trust

 

 

 

This section gives you information on the Trust, the Manager and the Adviser(s) for the Portfolios. More detailed information concerning each of the Advisers and the portfolio managers is included in the description for each Portfolio in the section “About the Investment Portfolios.”

 

The Trust

 

The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered with the SEC as an open-end management investment company. The Trust’s Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall management of the Trust and the Portfolios. The Trust issues shares of beneficial interest that are currently divided among [sixty-seven (67)] Portfolios, each of which has authorized Class IA and Class IB shares. This Supplement describes the Class IA and Class IB shares of one (1) Portfolio. The Portfolio has its own objective, investment strategies and risks, which have been previously described in this Prospectus.

 

The Manager

 

AXA Equitable Life, through its AXA Funds Management Group unit (the “Manager”), 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, currently serves as the Manager of the Trust. AXA Equitable is a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., a subsidiary of AXA, a French insurance holding company.

 

The Manager has a variety of responsibilities for the general management and administration of the Trust and Portfolios. The Manager’s management responsibilities include the selection and monitoring of Advisers for the Portfolios.

 

The Manager plays an active role in monitoring each Portfolio and Adviser and uses portfolio analytics systems to strengthen its evaluation of performance, style, risk levels, diversification and other criteria. The Manager also monitors each Adviser’s portfolio management team to determine whether its investment activities remain consistent with the Portfolios’ investment style and objectives.

 

Beyond performance analysis, the Manager monitors significant changes that may impact the Adviser’s overall business. The Manager monitors continuity in the Adviser’s operations and changes in investment personnel and senior management. The Manager performs due diligence reviews with each Adviser no less frequently than annually.

 

The Manager obtains detailed, comprehensive information concerning Portfolio and Adviser performance and Portfolio operations that is used to supervise and monitor the Advisers and the Portfolio operations. A team is responsible for conducting ongoing investment reviews with each Adviser and for developing the criteria by which Portfolio performance is measured.

 

The Manager selects Advisers from a pool of candidates, including its affiliates, to manage the Portfolio. The Manager also may allocate a Portfolio’s assets to additional Advisers subject to the approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees and has discretion to allocate each Portfolio’s assets among a Portfolio’s current Advisers. The Manager recommends Advisers for each portfolio to the Trust’s Board of Trustees based upon its continuing quantitative and qualitative evaluation of each Adviser’s skills in managing assets pursuant to specific investment styles and strategies. Short-term investment performance, by itself, is not a significant factor in selecting or terminating an Adviser, and the Manager does not expect to recommend frequent changes of Advisers.

 

The Manager has received an exemptive order from the SEC to permit it and the Trust’s Board of Trustees to appoint, dismiss and replace Advisers and to amend the advisory agreements between the Manager and the Advisers without obtaining shareholder approval. Accordingly, the Manager is able, subject to the approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, to appoint, dismiss and replace Advisers and to amend advisory agreements without obtaining shareholder approval. If a new Adviser is retained for a Portfolio, shareholders will receive notice of such action. However, the Manager may not enter into an advisory agreement with an Affiliated Adviser unless the advisory agreement with the Affiliated Adviser, including compensation, is also approved by the affected Portfolio’s shareholders.

 

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Management Fees

 

The Portfolio pays a fee to the Manager for management services. The Portfolio’s annual contractual management fee rate is [0.xx%] of its average daily net assets.

 

The Adviser is paid by the Manager. Changes to the advisory fees may be negotiated, which could result in an increase or decrease in the amount of the management fee retained by the Manager without shareholder approval.

 

AXA Equitable also currently serves as the Administrator of the Trust. The administrative services provided to the Trust by AXA Equitable include, among others, coordination of the Trust’s audit, financial statements and tax returns; expense management and budgeting; legal administrative services and compliance monitoring; portfolio accounting services, including daily net asset value accounting; operational risk management; and oversight of the Trust’s proxy voting policies and procedures and anti-money laundering program. For administrative services, in addition to the management fee, each Portfolio pays AXA Equitable an annual fee of $30,000 plus its proportionate share of an asset-based the administration fee for the Trust (excluding certain Portfolios noted below). The Trust’s administration fee is equal to an annual rate of 0.12% of the first $3 billion of total Trust average daily net assets (exclusive of certain Portfolios noted below), 0.11% of the next $3 billion, 0.105% of the next $4 billion, 0.10% of the next $20 billion and 0.975% thereafter. The excluded Portfolios are: All Asset Allocation Portfolio, EQ/Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Portfolio, the Crossings Allocation Portfolios and the PLUS Portfolios.

 

A discussion of the basis for the decision by the trust’s Board of Trustees to approve the investment management agreements with AXA Equitable and the investment advisory agreements with the Advisers with respect to the Portfolios will be available in the Trust’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.

 

Legal Proceedings Relating to the Adviser

 

[Information to be provided if applicable]

 

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4. Fund distribution arrangements

 

 

 

For information on the Trust’s distribution arrangements, please see “Fund distribution arrangements” in the Prospectus.

 

5. Buying and selling shares

 

 

 

For information on purchases and redemptions, please see “Buying and selling shares” in the Prospectus.

 

6. How portfolio shares are priced

 

 

 

For information on how assets are valued, please see “How portfolio shares are priced” in the Prospectus.

 

7. Dividends and other distributions and tax consequences

 

 

 

For information on distributions and taxes, please see “Dividends and other distributions and tax consequences” in the Prospectus.

 

8. Glossary of Terms

 

 

 

For a glossary of terms, please see “Glossary of Terms” in the Prospectus.

 

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EQ ADVISORS TRUSTSM

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

December     , 2008

 

EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

 

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) is not a prospectus. It should be read in conjunction with the Prospectuses for the EQ Advisors Trust (“Trust”) dated December     , 2008, as supplemented, which may be obtained without charge by calling AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”) toll-free at 1-877-222-2144 or writing to the Trust at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the Prospectuses.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

Description of the Trust

   2

Trust Investment Policies

   3

Investment Strategies and Risks

   5

Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy

   6

Management of the Trust

   8

Investment Management and Other Services

   14

Brokerage Allocation and Other Strategies

   20

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

   22

Purchase and Pricing of Shares

   22

Taxation

   24

Other Information

   27

Other Services

   28

Financial Statements

   29

Appendix A — Ratings of Corporate Debt Securities

   A-1

Appendix B — Proxy Voting Policies

   B-1

 

U.S. Treasury

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE TRUST

 

EQ Advisors Trust is an open-end management investment company and is registered as such under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 31, 1996 under the name “787 Trust.” The Trust changed its name to “EQ Advisors Trust” effective November 25, 1996. (See “Other Information.”)

 

AXA Equitable, through its AXA Funds Management Group unit (the “Manager” or “FMG”), currently serves as the investment manager for the Trust.

 

The Trust currently offers two classes of shares, Class IA and Class IB, on behalf of sixty-seven (67) portfolios. This SAI contains information with respect to shares of EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio (“Portfolio”). The Board of Trustees is permitted to create additional portfolios. The assets of the Trust received for the issue or sale of shares of each of its portfolios and all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, subject to the rights of creditors, are allocated to such portfolio, and constitute the assets of such portfolio. The assets of each portfolio of the Trust are charged with the liabilities and expenses attributable to such portfolio, except that liabilities and expenses may be allocated to a particular class. Any general expenses of the Trust are allocated between or among any one or more of its portfolios or classes.

 

Class IA shares are offered at net asset value and are not subject to distribution fees imposed pursuant to a distribution plan. Class IB shares are offered at net asset value and are subject to fees imposed under a distribution plan (“Class IB Distribution Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Both classes of shares are offered under the Trust’s multi-class distribution system, which is designed to allow promotion of insurance products investing in the Trust through alternative distribution channels. Under the Trust’s multi-class distribution system, shares of each class of the Portfolio represent an equal pro rata interest in the Portfolio and, generally, will have identical voting, dividend, liquidation, and other rights, preferences, powers, restrictions, limitations, qualifications and terms and conditions, except that: (a) each has a different designation; (b) each class of shares bears its “Class Expenses”; (c) each has exclusive voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders that relates solely to its distribution arrangements; (d) each class has separate voting rights on any matter submitted to shareholders in which the interests of one class differ from the interests of any other class; (e) each class may have separate exchange privileges, although exchange privileges are not currently contemplated; and (f) each class may have different conversion features, although a conversion feature is not currently contemplated. Expenses currently designated as “Class Expenses” by the Trust’s Board of Trustees under the plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act are currently limited to payments made to the Distributors for the Class IB shares pursuant to the Class IB Distribution Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act.

 

The Trust’s shares are currently sold only to: (i) insurance company separate accounts in connection with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (the “Contracts”) issued by AXA Equitable and AXA Life and Annuity Company, as well as insurance company separate accounts of Integrity Life Insurance Company, National Integrity Life Insurance Company, American General Life Insurance Company, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, each of which is unaffiliated with AXA Equitable; and (ii) The 401(k) Plan sponsored by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“Equitable Plan”). Shares also may be sold to other tax-qualified retirement plans and to other series of the Trust and to series of AXA Premier VIP Trust, a separate registered investment company managed by AXA Equitable.

 

The Trust does not currently foresee any disadvantage to Contract owners arising from offering the Trust’s shares to separate accounts of insurance companies that are unaffiliated with one another or the Equitable Plan or other tax-qualified retirement plans. However, it is theoretically possible that the interests of owners of various Contracts participating in the Trust through separate accounts or of Equitable Plan or other retirement plan participants might at some time be in conflict. In the case of a material irreconcilable conflict, one or more separate accounts or the Equitable Plan or other tax-qualified retirement plan might

 

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withdraw their investments in the Trust, which might force the Trust to sell portfolio securities at disadvantageous prices. The Trust’s Board of Trustees will monitor events for the existence of any material irreconcilable conflicts between or among such separate accounts, the Equitable Plan and other tax-qualified retirement plans and will take whatever remedial action may be necessary.

 

TRUST INVESTMENT POLICIES

 

Fundamental Restrictions

 

The Portfolio has also adopted certain investment restrictions that are fundamental and may not be changed without approval by a “majority” vote of the Portfolio’s shareholders. Such majority is defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Portfolio present in person or by proxy at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy; or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Portfolio.

 

Set forth below are each of the fundamental restrictions adopted by the Portfolio. Certain non-fundamental operating policies are also described in this section because of their relevance to the fundamental restrictions adopted by the Portfolio.

 

The Portfolio, except as described directly above, may not as a matter of fundamental policy:

 

(1) Borrow money, except that:

 

 

a.

the Portfolio may (i) borrow for non-leveraging, temporary or emergency purposes and (ii) engage in reverse repurchase agreements, make other investments or engage in other transactions, which may involve a borrowing, in a manner consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objective and program, provided that the combination of (i) and (ii) shall not exceed 331/3% of the value of the Portfolio’s respective total assets (including the amount borrowed) less liabilities (other than borrowings) or such other percentage permitted by law. Any borrowings which come to exceed this amount will be reduced in accordance with applicable law. The Portfolio may borrow from banks or other persons to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

  b. as a matter of non-fundamental operating policy, the Portfolio will not purchase additional securities when money borrowed exceeds 5% of its total assets;

 

  c. the Portfolio, as a matter of non-fundamental operating policy, may borrow money only from banks: (i) for temporary purposes; (ii) to pledge assets to banks in order to transfer funds for various purposes as required without interfering with the orderly liquidation of securities in the Portfolio (but not for leveraging purposes); or (iii) to make margin payments or pledges in connection with options, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, forward contracts or options on foreign currencies;

 

(2) Purchase or sell physical commodities, except that it may (i) enter into futures contracts and options thereon in accordance with applicable law and (ii) purchase or sell physical commodities if acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other instruments. The Portfolio will consider stock index futures contracts, currency contracts, hybrid investments, swaps or other similar instruments to be commodities;

 

(3) Make loans, except that:

 

  a. the Portfolio may: (i) lend portfolio securities provided that no such loan may be made if, as a result, the aggregate of such loans would exceed 50% of the value of the Portfolio’s total assets; (ii) purchase money market securities and enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) acquire publicly-distributed or privately-placed debt securities and purchase debt securities. For purposes of this restriction, the Portfolio will treat purchases of loan participations and other direct indebtedness, including investments in syndicated loans and mortgages, as not subject to this limitation;

 

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  b. the Portfolio, as a matter of non-fundamental operating policy, will also treat this restriction as not preventing the Portfolio from purchasing debt obligations as consistent with its investment policies, government obligations, short-term commercial paper, or publicly-traded debt, including bonds, notes, debentures, certificates of deposit, and equipment trust certificates and loans made under insurance policies;

 

(4) Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the value of its total assets, more than 5% of the value of the Portfolio’s total assets would be invested in the securities of a single issuer, except (i) securities issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and (ii) securities of other investment companies;*

 

  a. As a matter of operating policy, the Portfolio will not consider repurchase agreements to be subject to the above stated 5% limitation if the collateral underlying the repurchase agreements consists exclusively of obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities; and

 

  b. the Portfolio, as a matter of non-fundamental operating policy, will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in securities of any one issuer, other than U.S. Government securities, except that it may invest up to 25% of its total assets in First Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7 of the 1940 Act) of a single issuer for a period of up to three business days after the purchase of such security. Further, as a matter of operating policy, the Portfolio will not invest more than (i) the greater of 1% of its total assets or $1,000,000 in Second Tier Securities (as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act) of a single issuer and (ii) 5% of its total assets, at the time a Second Tier Security is acquired, in Second Tier Securities;

 

(5) Purchase a security if, as a result, with respect to 75% of the value of the Portfolio’s total assets, more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any issuer would be held by the Portfolio (other than (i) obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies or instrumentalities and (ii) securities of other investment companies);

 

(6) Purchase or sell real estate, except that:

 

  a. the Portfolio may purchase securities of issuers which deal in real estate, securities which are directly or indirectly secured by interests in real estate, and securities which represent interests in real estate, and the Portfolio may acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real estate or interests therein;

 

(7) Issue senior securities except in compliance with the 1940 Act. For purposes of this restriction, short sales permitted by non-fundamental restriction (6) below are not deemed to be a senior security; or

 

(8) Underwrite securities issued by other persons, except to the extent that the Portfolio may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), in connection with the purchase and sale of its portfolio securities in the ordinary course of pursuing its investment objective, policies and program.

 

Non-Fundamental Restrictions

 

The following investment restrictions generally apply to the Portfolio, but are not fundamental. They may be changed for the Portfolio without a vote of the Portfolio’s shareholders.

 

The Portfolio may not:

 

(1)

Purchase: (a) illiquid securities, (b) securities restricted as to resale (excluding securities determined by the Board of Trustees to be readily marketable), or (c) repurchase agreements maturing in more than seven days if, as a result, more than 10% of the Portfolio’s net assets would be invested in such securities. Securities purchased in accordance with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and determined to

 

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be liquid under procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board are not subject to the limitations set forth in this investment restriction.

 

(2) Purchase securities on margin, except that the Portfolio may: (a) make use of any short-term credit necessary for clearance of purchases and sales of portfolio securities and (b) make initial or variation margin deposits in connection with futures contracts, options, currencies, or other permissible investments;

 

(3) Mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or, in any manner, transfer any security owned by the Portfolio as security for indebtedness, except in compliance with the 1940 Act. The deposit of underlying securities and other assets in escrow and collateral arrangements with respect to margin accounts for futures contracts, options, currencies, short sales or other permissible investments are not deemed to be mortgages, pledges, or hypothecations for these purposes;

 

(4) Purchase participations or other direct interests in or enter into leases with respect to, oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development programs, except that each Portfolio, to the extent consistent with its investment objectives and other investment policies, may (i) invest in securities issued by companies that engage in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development activities or (ii) hold mineral leases acquired as a result of its ownership of securities;

 

(5) Invest in puts, calls, straddles, spreads, swaps or any combination thereof, except to the extent permitted by the Prospectus and this SAI, as may be amended from time to time; or

 

(6) Effect short sales of securities unless at all times when a short position is open the Portfolio owns an equal amount of such securities or owns securities which, without payment of any further consideration, are convertible into or exchangeable for securities of the same issue as, and at least equal in amount to, the securities sold short. Permissible futures contracts, options, or currency transactions will not be deemed to constitute selling securities short.

 

(7) purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and orders thereunder and except that (i) this limitation does not apply to securities received or acquired as dividends, through offers of exchange, or as a result of reorganization, consolidation, or merger and (ii) the Portfolio may not acquire any securities of registered open-end investment companies or registered unit investment trusts in reliance on Sections 12(d)(1)(F) or (G) of the 1940 Act.

 

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS

 

In addition to the Portfolio’s principal investment strategies discussed in the Prospectus, the Portfolio may engage in other types of investment strategies as further described below. The Portfolio may invest in or utilize any of these investment strategies and instruments or engage in any of these practices except where otherwise prohibited by law or the Portfolio’s own investment restrictions.

 

The Trust, in reliance on Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“CEA”), is excluded from the status of Commodity Pool Operator (“CPO”). Thus, the Trust is not subject to registration or regulation as a CPO under the CEA.

 

U.S. Government Securities.    The Portfolio may invest in U.S. Government securities. The Portfolio may invest in debt obligations of varying maturities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities (“U.S. Government securities”). Direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury include a variety of securities that differ in their interest rates, maturities and dates of issuance. U.S. Government securities also include securities issued or guaranteed by government agencies that are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. (e.g., securities issued by the Federal Housing Administration, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Small Business Administration, and Government National Mortgage Association); securities issued or guaranteed by government agencies that are supported by the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury (e.g., securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association); and securities issued or guaranteed by government agencies that are only supported by the credit of the

 

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particular agency (e.g., Interamerican Development Bank, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Tennessee Valley Authority).

 

Portfolio Turnover.    The length of time the Portfolio has held a particular security is not generally a consideration in investment decisions. A change in the securities held by the Portfolio is known as “portfolio turnover.” High portfolio turnover may result from the strategies of the Adviser or when the Adviser is replaced by another, necessitating changes in the Portfolio. Portfolio turnover may vary significantly from year to year due to a variety of factors, including fluctuating volume of shareholder purchase and redemption orders, market conditions, changes in the Adviser’s investment outlook or changes in the Adviser managing the Portfolio. A high turnover rate (100% or more) increases transaction costs (e.g., brokerage commissions) which must be borne by the Portfolio and shareholders. The Portfolio’s annual portfolio turnover rate will not be a factor preventing a sale or purchase when the Adviser believes investment considerations warrant such sale or purchase. Portfolio turnover may vary greatly from year to year as well as within a particular year.

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS DISCLOSURE POLICY

 

It is the policy of the Trust to safeguard against misuse of the Portfolio’s portfolio holdings information and to prevent the selective disclosure of such information. The Portfolio will publicly disclose its holdings in accordance with regulatory requirements, such as periodic portfolio disclosure in filings with the SEC. The Trust generally discloses top portfolio holdings (typically the Portfolio’s top ten holdings) on a monthly basis. All such information generally is released with a 30-day lag time, meaning top ten portfolio holdings information as of the end of the month generally is not released until the 30th day of the following month. This information is available upon request and on the Manager’s website at http://www.axa.com. Portfolio holdings information less than 30 days stale and all trade information is restricted, with the exceptions noted below, to employees responsible for fund administration, fund analysis and legal or compliance matters.

 

The Trust, through the Manager, may provide non-public portfolio holdings data to certain third-parties prior to the release of such information to the public as described above. The Manager currently has ongoing arrangements with certain third-party data services (Vestek), mutual fund evaluation services (Lipper Analytical Services and Morningstar) and consultants (Evaluation Associates LLC, Rocaton Investment Advisors, LLC and Standard & Poor’s Investment Advisory Services LLC). Each of these third parties receives portfolio holdings information at month ends, with the exception of Vestek, which receives such information daily. Each of these third parties is subject to a duty to treat non-public portfolio holdings information confidentially and a duty not to trade on such information.

 

In addition, current non-public portfolio holdings information may be provided as frequently as daily as part of the legitimate business activities of the Portfolio to the following service providers and other organizations: the Manager; the Advisers; the independent registered public accountants; the custodians; the administrator; the sub-administrator; the transfer agent; counsel to the Portfolios or the non-interested trustees; regulatory authorities; pricing services (Bear Stearns’ Pricing Direct, Interactive Data Corporation, J.J. Kenney, Loan Pricing Corporation, Muller Data, Bloomberg, Reuters, Mark-It Partners); peer analysis services (Mellon Analytics); performance review services (Evestment Alliance, Informais); back office services (iX Partners, Ltd., Sunguard Financial, Principal Global Investors, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation); research tool/quote system (Thomson); trade execution analysis (Plexus, Elkins McSherry, Abel Noser); data consolidator (Electra); trade order management services (ITG, Macgregor XIP, Charles River, TCS); books and records vendor (Checkfree); GIPS auditor (Vincent Performance Services); auditor (KPMG); marketing research services (Strategic Insights); portfolio analysis services (Barra TotalRisk System); commission tracking (Congent Consulting); accounting systems or services (Advent Software Eagle Investment Systems Corp., Portia); software vendors (CDS/Computer, The MacGregor Group, OMGEO LLC, Radianz); analytic services or tools (FactSet Research Systems Inc., Investment Technology Group, Inc., Investor Tools Perform, MSCI Barra, Inc., Saloman Analytics, Inc., Wilshire Analytics/Axiom, Wilshire (Compass)); legal services (Palmer & Dodge LLP); corporate

 

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actions and trade confirmation (Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.); OTC derivative products and portfolio holdings (State Street Bank and Trust Company); ratings agencies (Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s); index provider (Frank Russell); consulting firms (Mercer, CRA RogersCasey, Macro Consulting); data provider (InvestorForce); broker-dealers who provide execution or research services to the Portfolios; broker-dealers who provide quotations that are used in pricing; financial printers (R.R. Donnelley); and proxy voting services (Riskmetrics and Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.). The entities to whom the Portfolio voluntarily provides holdings information, either by explicit agreement or by virtue of their respective duties to the Portfolio, are subject to a duty to treat non-public portfolio holdings information confidentially and a duty not to trade on such information.

 

On a case-by-case “need to know” basis, the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer or Vice President, subject to the approval of the Manager’s Funds Management Group Unit (“FMG”) Legal and Compliance Group and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer, may approve the disclosure of additional portfolio holdings information if such disclosure is in the best interests of Portfolio shareholders. In all cases, the approval of the release of non-public portfolio holdings information by FMG’s Legal and Compliance Group must be based on a determination that such disclosure is in the best interests of the Portfolio and its shareholders, that there is a legitimate business purpose for such disclosure and that the party receiving such information is subject to a duty to treat the information confidentially and a duty not to trade on such information. The Trust does not disclose its portfolio holdings to the media and will not release portfolio trades information.

 

FMG is responsible for administering the release of portfolio holdings information with respect to the Portfolio. Until particular portfolio holdings information has been released to the public, and except with regard to the third parties described above, no such information may be provided to any party without the approval of FMG’s Legal and Compliance Group, which approval is subject to the conditions described above. No compensation is received by the Trust, the Manager or any other person in connection with their disclosure of portfolio holdings information.

 

FMG’s Legal and Compliance Group and the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer monitor and review any potential conflicts of interest between the Portfolios’ shareholders and the Manager, distributors and their affiliates that may arise from the potential release of portfolio holdings information. The Trust’s Board of Trustees approved this policy and determined that it is in the best interest of the Portfolio. The Board of Trustees oversees implementation of this policy and receives quarterly reports from the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer regarding any violations or exceptions to this policy that were granted by FMG’s Legal and Compliance Group.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST

 

The Trust’s Board has the responsibility for the overall management of the Trust and the Portfolio, including general supervision and review of the investment activities and their conformity with Delaware law and the stated policies of the Portfolio. The Board elects the officers of the Trust who are responsible for administering the Trust’s day-to-day operations. The Trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal business occupations during the last five years and other information, are shown below.

 

The Trustees

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held With Fund   Term of Office** and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen
by Trustee†
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee
Interested Trustees

Steven M. Joenk*

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York
(49)

  Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   Trustee, Chairman from September 2004 to present, Chief Executive Officer, President from December 2002 to present   From July 1999 to present, Senior Vice President of AXA Financial; from September 2004 to present, President of FMG; since 2004, Chairman and President of Enterprise Capital Management, Inc., Co-Chairman of Enterprise Funds Distributor, Inc. and a Director of 1740 Advisers, Inc., MONY Asset Management Inc., MONY Financial Resources of the Americas Limited (Jamaica), MONY International Life Insurance Co. (Argentina), MONY Bank & Trust Company of the Americas Ltd. (Cayman Islands) and MONY Consultoria de Correlagem de Seguros Ltd. (Brazil).   89   None

James (Jamie) Shepherdson*

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(55)

  Trustee   From November 2005 to present   From August 2005 to present, Executive Vice President of AXA Financial and President of AXA Distributors. Prior to August 2005, CEO of John Hancock Funds from 2002 to July 2005; prior thereto Co-CEO of MetLife Investors Group, a subsidiary of MetLife from 2000 to 2002   67   None

 

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Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Fund
  Term of
Office** and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee†
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee
Independent Trustees

Theodossios Athanassiades

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(69)

  Trustee   From March 2000 to present   Retired. 1996, Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; From 1993 to 1995, President and Chief Operating Officer Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.   67   None

Jettie M. Edwards

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(61)

  Trustee   From March 1997 to present   Retired. From 1986 to 2001, Partner and Consultant, Syrus Associates (business and marketing consulting firm).   67   From 1997 to present, Director, Old Mutual Funds II (23 portfolios); from 1997 to present, Director, Old Mutual Insurance Series Fund (7 portfolios).

David W. Fox

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(76)

  Lead Independent Trustee   From May 2000 to present   Retired. From 1989 to 2000, Public Governor and from 1996-2000 Chairman of the Chicago Stock Exchange. From 1990-1995, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Northern Trust Company.   67   From 2004 to present, Director, Miami Corporation; 1987 to present, Director of USG Corporation.

William M. Kearns, Jr

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(72)

  Trustee   From March 1997 to present   From 1994 to present, President, W.M. Kearns & Co., Inc. (private investment company); from 2002 to June 2007, Chairman and from 1998 to 2002, Vice Chairman, Keefe Managers, Inc. (money management firm).   67   From 1975 to present, Director, from 2005 to present Lead Director Selective Insurance Group, Inc.; from 1991 to present, Director, Transistor Devices, Inc. From 1999 to present, Advisory Director, Proudfoot PLC (N.A.) (consulting firm). From 2001 to present, Advisory Director, Gridley & Company LLC. From 2002 to present Director, United States Shipping Partners LLC

Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(63)

  Trustee   From March 1997 to present   From 2006 to present, Senior Counselor for APCO Worldwide® (global communications consulting) and a member of its International Advisory Counsel. From 1998 to 2004, President and Chief Executive Officer, Burson-Marsteller Worldwide (public relations). From 1996 to 1998, President and Chief Executive Officer of Burson-Marsteller U.S.A.   67   None

Harvey Rosenthal

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(65)

  Trustee   From March 1997 to present   Retired. From 1997-2005, Consultant/Director and from 1994 to 1996, President and Chief Operating Officer of Melville Corporation (now CVS Corporation).   67   From 1997 to present, Director, LoJack Corporation.

 

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Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Fund
  Term of
Office** and
Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios
in Fund
Complex
Overseen
by Trustee†
  Other Directorships
Held by Trustee

Gary S. Schpero

c/o EQ Advisors Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York

10104

(54)

  Trustee   From May 2000 to present   Retired. Prior to January 1, 2000, Partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (law firm) and Managing Partner of the Investment Management and Investment Company Practice Group.   67   None

 

* Affiliated with the Manager and/or the Distributors.
** Each Trustee serves until his or her resignation or retirement.
The registered investment companies in the fund complex include AXA Premier VIP Trust and the Trust. Mr. Joenk serves as Trustee/Director, President and Chief Executive Officer for each of the registered investment companies in the fund complex, as well as Chairman for each such company.

 

Committees of the Board

 

The Trust has a standing Audit Committee consisting of all of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (“Independent Trustees”). The Audit Committee’s function is to oversee the Trust’s accounting and financial reporting policies and practices and its internal controls, oversee the quality and objectivity of the Trust’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof, and act as a liaison between the Trust’s independent accountants and the Board. To carry out its function, the Audit Committee, among other things, selects, retains or terminates the Trust’s independent accountants and evaluates their independence; meets with the Trust’s independent accountants as necessary to review and approve the arrangements for and scope of the audit and to discuss and consider any matters of concern relating to the Trust’s financial statements and the Trust’s financial reporting and controls; and approves the fees charged by the independent accountants for audit and non-audit services and, to the extent required by applicable law, any non-audit services proposed to be performed for the Trust by the independent accountants. The Audit Committee held three meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

 

The Trust has a Nominating and Compensation Committee consisting of all of the Independent Trustees. The Nominating and Compensation Committee’s function is principally to nominate and evaluate Independent Trustee candidates and review the compensation arrangements for each of the Trustees. The Nominating and Compensation Committee will not consider nominees recommended by Contract owners. The Nominating and Compensation Committee held three meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

 

The Trust has a Valuation Committee consisting of Alwi Chan, Brian Walsh, James D. Kelly and Armando Capasso, and such other officers of the Trust and the Manager, as well as such officers of any Adviser to any portfolio as are deemed necessary by the officers of the Trust from time to time, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees as members of the Valuation Committee. This committee determines the value of any of the Trust’s securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot otherwise be provided in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.

 

Compensation of the Trustees

 

Effective October 1, 2008, each Trustee receives from the Trust an annual fee of $190,000 representing the payment of an annual retainer and all regular, committee and special meeting fees. The Board of Trustees currently holds (i) five regularly scheduled Board meetings; (ii) three regularly scheduled Audit Committee Meetings; and (iii) two regularly scheduled Nominating and Compensation Committee Meetings. The Board of Trustees may also hold special Board meetings and special meetings of its Audit Committee and Nominating and Compensation Committee throughout the year. A supplemental retainer of $30,000 per

 

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year is paid to the lead Independent Trustee. A retainer of $15,000 per year is paid to the Chair of the Audit Committee and a retainer of $7,500 is paid to the Chair of the Nominating and Compensation Committee.

 

Prior to October 1, 2008, each Independent Trustee received from the Trust an annual fee of $110,000 plus (i) an additional fee of $7,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meeting attended, (ii) $3,000 for each in-person special Board meeting attended, (iii) $1,000 for each telephonic special meeting or telephonic committee meeting attended, (iv) $3,000 per Audit Committee Meeting attended, and (v) $1,000 per Nominating and Compensation Committee Meeting attended, plus reimbursement for expenses in attending in-person meetings. A supplemental retainer of $30,000 per year was paid to the lead Independent Trustee. A retainer of $15,000 per year was paid to the Chair of the Audit Committee and a retainer of $7,500 per year was paid to the Chair of the Nominating and Compensation Committee. Prior to that time, each Independent Trustee received from the Trust an annual fee of $90,000 plus (i) an additional fee of $6,000 for each regularly scheduled Board meeting attended, (ii) $6,000 for each in-person special Board meeting attended, (iii) $1,000 for each telephone or committee meeting attended, (iv) $3,000 per Audit Committee Committee Meeting attended, and (v) $1,000 per Nominating and Compensation Committee Meeting attended, plus reimbursement for expenses in attending in-person meetings. A supplemental retainer of $20,000 per year was paid to the lead Independent Trustee. A retainer of $12,000 per year was paid to the Chair of the Audit Committee and a retainer of $6,000 was paid to the Chair of the Nominating and Compensation Committee.

 

Trustee Compensation Table

for the Year Ended December 31, 2007*

 

Trustee

       Aggregate
Compensation
from the Trust
       Pension or
Retirement
Benefits Accrued
As Part of
Trust Expenses
       Estimated Annual
Benefits Upon
Retirement
       Total
Compensation
from Trust and
Fund Complex Paid
to Trustees**
    
Interested Trustees

Steven M. Joenk

      $ -0-       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ -0-    

James (Jamie) Shepherdson

      $ -0-       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ -0-    
Independent Trustees

Theodossios Athanassiades

      $ 148,000       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 173,250    

Jettie M. Edwards

      $ 160,750       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 187,000    

David W. Fox

      $ 167,500       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 196,750    

William M. Kearns, Jr.

      $ 142,000       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 167,250    

Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky

      $ 154,375       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 180,125    

Harvey Rosenthal

      $ 148,000       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 173,250    

Gary S. Schpero

      $ 148,000       $ -0-       $ -0-       $ 173,250    

 

* A deferred compensation plan for the benefit of the Independent Trustees has been adopted by the Trust. Under the deferred compensation plan, each Trustee may defer payment of all or part of the fees payable for such Trustee’s services until his or her retirement as a Trustee or until the earlier attainment of a specified age. Fees deferred under the deferred compensation plan, together with accrued interest thereon, will be disbursed to a participating Trustee in monthly installments over a five to 20 year period elected by such Trustee. Messrs. Komisarjevsky and Athanassiades have elected to participate in the Trust’s deferred compensation plan. As of December 31, 2007, Mr. Komisarjevsky and Mr. Athanassiades had accrued $267,450 and $594,155, respectively (including interest).

 

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** The amounts reported in this column reflect the total compensation paid to each trustee for his or her service as trustee of 80 portfolios of three trusts in the fund complex. Prior to April 12, 2008, the Trustees also served as trustees of the AXA Enterprise Funds Trust. With respect to Mr. Shepherdson, the total compensation paid reflects his service as trustee to the 64 funds of the Trust.

 

As of the date of this SAI, no Independent Trustee or members of his or her immediate family beneficially owned or owned of record securities representing interests in the Manager, Advisers or Distributors of the Trust, or any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such persons. For this purpose, “immediate family member” includes the Independent Trustee’s spouse, children residing in the Independent Trustee’s household and dependents of the Trustee. Furthermore, the Trustees of the Trust did not beneficially own shares of any Portfolio of the Trust or of portfolios overseen in the same family of investment companies, except as set forth in the following table:

 

Trustee Ownership of Equity Securities

 

Name of Trustee   Dollar Range
of Equity Securities in the Portfolios*
  Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in All Portfolios Overseen
in Family of Investment Companies:
Interested Trustee
Steven M. Joenk  

EQ/AllianceBernstein Value

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Income

 

$50,001 – $100,000

$10,000 – $50,000

  $50,001 – $100,000
James (Jamie) Shepherdson  

None

  None

 

Name of Trustee   Dollar Range
of Equity Securities in the Portfolios*
  Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in All Portfolios Overseen
in Family of Investment Companies:
Independent Trustees
Theodossios Athanassiades   None   None
Jettie M. Edwards   None   None
David W. Fox   None   None
William M. Kearns, Jr.   None   None
Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky   None   None
Harvey Rosenthal   None   None
Gary S. Schpero   None   None

 

* As of December 31, 2007.

 

The Trust’s Officers

 

No officer of the Trust receives any compensation paid by the Trust. Each officer of the Trust is an employee of AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors, LLC (“AXA Advisors”) and/or AXA Distributors, LLC. (“AXA Distributors”). The Trust’s principal officers are:

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With Fund*
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served**
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Steven M. Joenk

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(49)

  Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   Trustee, Chairman from September 2004 to present, Chief Executive Officer, President from December 2002 to present   From July 1999 to present, Senior Vice President of AXA Financial; from September 2004 to present, President of AXA Financial’s FMG; since 2004, Chairman and President of Enterprise Capital Management, Inc., Co-Chairman of Enterprise Funds Distributor, Inc. and a director of 1740 Advisers, Inc., MONY Asset Management Inc., MONY Financial Resources of the Americas Limited (Jamaica), MONY International Life Insurance Co. (Argentina), MONY Bank & Trust Company of the Americas Ltd. (Cayman Islands) and MONY Consultoria de Correlagem de Seguros Ltd. (Brazil).

 

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Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With Fund*
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served**
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Patricia Louie, Esq.

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(52)

  Vice President and Secretary  

From

July 1999

to Present

  From May 2003 to present, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of AXA Financial and AXA Equitable; from July 1999 to May 2003, Vice President and Counsel, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable.

Brian Walsh

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(40)

  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  

From

June 2007

to present

  From December 2002 to May 2007 Vice President and Controller of the Trust; from February 2003 to present, Vice President of AXA Financial and AXA Equitable.

Alwi Chan

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(33)

  Vice President  

From

June 2007

to present

  From May 2007 to present, Vice President, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable; from November 2005 to May 2007, Assistant Vice President, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable; from December 2002 to November 2005, Senior Investment Analyst of AXA Equitable.

James Kelly

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(38)

  Controller  

From

June 2007

to present

  From March 2006 to present, Assistant Vice President, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable; from July 2005 to February 2006, Assistant Treasurer, Lord Abbett & Co.; from July 2002 to June 2005, Director Prudential Investments.

Mary E. Cantwell

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(46)

  Vice President  

From

July 1999

to Present

  From February 2001 to present, Vice President, AXA Financial; from July 2004 to present, a Director of Enterprise Capital Management, Inc.

Carla Price

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(31)

  Assistant Controller   From March 2007
to present
  From February 2004 to present, Assistant Vice President of AXA Financial and AXA Equitable; from January 2003 to February 2004, Mutual Fund Manager of AXA Financial and AXA Equitable.

William MacGregor

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(32)

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   From September 2006 to present   From May 2007 to present Assistant Vice President and Counsel of AXA Equitable. May 2006 to May 2007, Counsel of AXA Equitable; from March 2005 to April 2006, Associate Attorney, Sidley, Austin LLP; from September 2003 to February 2005, Contract Attorney, Prudential Financial, Inc.

Armando Capasso, Esq.

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(33)

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   From
December 2007 to present
  From September 2007 to present, Counsel of AXA Equitable; from March 2005 to September 2007, Investment Management Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP; from September 2004 to March 2005, Associate, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP; and from September 2003 to August 2004, Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Stanley R. Chesler, U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey.

Joseph J. Paolo

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(37)

  Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Chief Compliance Officer from May 2007, Vice President and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer from November 2005 to Present   From November 2005 to May 2007, Vice President, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable; from March 2004 to September 2005, Vice President, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable and Chief Compliance Officer, AXA FMG; from May 2002 to March 2004, Compliance Director and Assistant Vice President, AXA Financial and AXA Equitable.

 

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Name, Address and Age   Position(s) Held
With Fund*
  Term of Office
and Length of
Time Served**
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

David Shagawat

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(33)

  Assistant Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   From
November 2005
to present
  From August 2005 to present, Associate Compliance Officer, AXA Equitable; from June 2004 to August 2005, Fiduciary Oversight Analyst, Citigroup Asset Management; from April 2002 to June 2004, Project Manager, AllianceBernstein LP.

Paraskevou Charalambous

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York 10104

(45)

  Assistant Secretary   From
November 2005
to present
  From March 2000 to present, Senior Legal Assistant for AXA Equitable.

 

* Each of the officers in the table above holds similar positions with 2 other registered investment companies in the fund complex. The registered investment companies in the fund complex include AXA Premier VIP Trust and the Trust.
** Each officer is elected on an annual basis.

 

Control Persons and Principal Holders of Securities

 

The Trust continuously offers its shares to separate accounts of insurance companies in connection with the Contracts and to tax-qualified retirement plans. AXA Equitable may be deemed to be a control person with respect to the Trust by virtue of its ownership of more than 95% of the Trust’s shares as of September 30, 2008. Shareholders owning 25% or more of the outstanding shares of a Portfolio may be able to determine the outcome of most issues that are submitted to shareholders for a vote.

 

As a “series” type of mutual fund, the Trust issues separate series of shares of beneficial interest with respect to the Portfolio. The Portfolio resembles a separate fund issuing separate classes of stock. Because of current federal securities law requirements, the Trust expects that its shareholders will offer Contract owners the opportunity to instruct shareholders as to how shares allocable to Contracts will be voted with respect to certain matters, such as approval of investment advisory agreements. To the Trust’s knowledge, as of September 30, 2008, the following persons owned Contracts entitling such persons to give voting instructions regarding more than 25% of the outstanding shares of the Portfolio:

 

As of the date of this SAI, AXA Equitable and/or its affiliates owned all of the Portfolio’s outstanding voting securities. As of the same date, there were no other control persons or principal holders of securities of the Portfolio.

 

As of the date of this SAI, the Trustees and officers of the Trust, as a group, owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any class of the Portfolio of the Trust.

 

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SERVICES

 

The Manager

 

AXA Equitable, through its AXA Funds Management Group unit, currently serves as the investment manager for the Portfolio.                                                                        , (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the Portfolio, as described more fully in the Prospectus.

 

AXA Equitable, which is a New York life insurance company and one of the largest life insurance companies in the U.S., is a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. (“AXA Financial”), a subsidiary of AXA, a French insurance holding company. The principal offices of AXA Equitable and AXA Financial are located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.

 

AXA Financial is a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA. AXA is the holding company for an international group of insurance and related financial services companies. AXA insurance operations include activities in life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. The insurance operations are diverse geographically, with activities principally in Western Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific area and, to a lesser extent, in Africa and South America. AXA is also engaged in asset management,

 

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investment banking, securities trading, brokerage, real estate and other financial services activities principally in the U.S., as well as in Western Europe and the Asia/Pacific area.

 

The Manager serves as the investment manager of the Trust pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement with respect to the Portfolio (the “Management Agreement”). Subject always to the direction and control of the Trustees of the Trust, under the Management Agreement, the Manager has, with respect to the portfolio, (i) overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of the Portfolio’s assets; (ii) full discretion to select new or additional Advisers for the Portfolio; (iii) full discretion to enter into and materially modify existing Advisory Agreements with Advisers; (iv) full discretion to terminate and replace the Adviser; and (v) full investment discretion to make all determinations with respect to the investment of the Portfolio’s assets not then managed by an Adviser. In connection with the Manager’s responsibilities under the Management Agreement, the Manager will assess the Portfolio’s investment focus. In addition, the Manager will monitor compliance of the Adviser with the investment objectives, policies and restrictions of the Portfolio under the management of the Adviser, and review and report to the Trustees of the Trust on the performance of the Adviser. The Manager will furnish, or cause the Adviser to furnish, to the Trust such statistical information, with respect to the investments that the Portfolio may hold or contemplate purchasing, as the Trust may reasonably request. On the Manager’s own initiative, the Manager will apprise, or cause the Adviser to apprise, the Trust of important developments materially affecting the Portfolio and will furnish the Trust, from time to time, with such information as may be appropriate for this purpose. Further, the Manager agrees to furnish, or cause the Adviser to furnish, to the Trustees of the Trust such periodic and special reports as the Trustees of the Trust may reasonably request. In addition, the Manager agrees to cause the Adviser to furnish to third-party data reporting services all currently available standardized performance information and other customary data.

 

Under the Management Agreement, the Manager also is required to furnish to the Trust, at its own expense and without remuneration from or other cost to the Trust, the following:

 

 

Office space, all necessary office facilities and equipment.

 

 

Necessary executive and other personnel, including personnel for the performance of clerical and other office functions, other than those functions

 

   

related to and to be performed under the Trust’s contract or contracts for administration, custodial, accounting, bookkeeping, transfer and dividend disbursing agency or similar services by the entity selected to perform such services; or

 

   

related to the investment advisory services to be provided by any Adviser pursuant to an advisory agreement with the Trust (“Advisory Agreement”).

 

 

Information and services, other than services of outside counsel or independent accountants or investment advisory services to be provided by any Adviser under an Advisory Agreement, required in connection with the preparation of all registration statements, prospectuses and statements of additional information, any supplements thereto, annual, semi-annual, and periodic reports to Trust Shareholders, regulatory authorities, or others, and all notices and proxy solicitation materials, furnished to Shareholders or regulatory authorities, and all tax returns.

 

The Management Agreement also requires the Manager (or its affiliates) to pay all salaries, expenses, and fees of the Trustees and officers of the Trust who are affiliated with the Manager or its affiliates.

 

The continuance of the Management Agreement, with respect to the Portfolio, must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the Trust’s Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Portfolio and (ii) by vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Management Agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. The Management Agreement with respect to the Portfolio may be terminated (i) at any time, without the payment of any penalty, by the Trust

 

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upon the vote of a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by vote of the majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Portfolio upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Manager or (ii) by the Manager at any time without penalty upon sixty (60) days’ written notice to the Trust. The Management Agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of its assignment (as defined in the 1940 Act).

 

The Portfolio pays a fee to the Manager for its services. The Manager and the Trust have also entered into an expense limitation agreement with respect to the Portfolio as set forth in the Prospectus (“Expense Limitation Agreement”), pursuant to which the Manager has agreed to waive or limit its management, administrative and other fees and to assume other expenses so that the net annual operating expenses (with certain exceptions as set forth in the Prospectus) of the Portfolio are limited to the extent described in the “Management of the Trust-Expense Limitation Agreement” section of the Prospectus.

 

In addition to the management fees, the Trust pays all expenses not assumed by the Manager, including without limitation: fees and expenses of its independent accountants and of legal counsel for itself and the Trust’s Independent Trustees; the costs of preparing, setting in type, printing and mailing to shareholders annual and semi-annual reports, proxy statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements and statements of additional information; the costs of printing registration statements; custodian’s fees; any proxy solicitors’ fees and expenses; filing fees; Trustee expenses (including any special counsel to Trustees); transfer agent fees; advisory and administration fees; any federal, state or local income or other taxes; any interest; any membership fees of the Investment Company Institute and similar organizations; fidelity bond and Trustees’ liability insurance premiums; and any extraordinary expenses, such as indemnification payments or damages awarded in litigation or settlements made. All general Trust expenses are allocated among and charged to the assets of the Portfolios of the Trust on a basis that the Trustees deem fair and equitable, which may be on the basis of relative net assets of the Portfolio or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability to the Portfolio. As discussed in greater detail below under “The Distributors,” the Class IB shares of the Portfolio may pay for certain distribution-related expenses in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of its shares.

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus no information regarding the management fees paid by the Portfolio is included herein.

 

The Adviser

 

The Manager has entered into an Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Portfolio with the Adviser identified in the Prospectus. The Advisory Agreement obligates the Adviser to: (i) make investment decisions on behalf of the Portfolio; (ii) place all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for the Portfolio with brokers or dealers selected by the Manager and/or the Advisers; and (iii) perform certain related administrative functions in connection therewith.

 

As discussed in the Prospectus, a discussion of the basis of the decision by the Trust’s Board of Trustees to approve the Advisory Agreements with the Advisers will be available in the Trust’s Annual or Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders.

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus no information regarding the Advisory fee paid by the Portfolio is included herein.

 

The Manager recommends Advisers for the Portfolio to the Trustees based upon its continuing quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the Adviser’s skills in managing assets pursuant to specific investment styles and strategies. Unlike many other mutual funds, the Portfolio is not associated with any one portfolio manager, and benefit from independent specialists selected from the investment management industry. Short-term investment performance, by itself, is not a significant factor in selecting or terminating the Adviser, and the Manager does not expect to recommend frequent changes of Advisers. The Trust has received an exemptive order from the SEC (“Multi-Manager Order”) that permits the Manager, subject to certain conditions, to enter into Advisory Agreements with Advisers approved by the Trustees, but without

 

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the requirement of shareholder approval. Pursuant to the terms of the Multi-Manager Order, the Manager is able, subject to the approval of the Trustees, but without shareholder approval, to employ new Advisers for new or existing funds, change the terms of particular Advisory Agreements or continue the employment of existing Advisers after events that under the 1940 Act and the Advisory Agreements would cause an automatic termination of the agreement. However, the Manager may not enter into an advisory agreement with an “affiliated person” of the Manager (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act) (“Affiliated Adviser”), such as AllianceBernstein L.P., unless the advisory agreement with the Affiliated Adviser, including compensation payable thereunder, is approved by the affected Portfolio’s shareholders, including, in instances in which the Advisory Agreement pertains to a newly formed Portfolio, the Portfolio’s initial shareholder. Although shareholder approval would not be required for the termination of Advisory Agreements, shareholders of a Portfolio would continue to have the right to terminate such agreements for the Portfolio at any time by a vote of a majority of outstanding voting securities of the portfolio. The Manager may be subject to certain potential conflicts of interest in connection with recommending the appointment and continued service of Advisers. As noted above, the Manager is affiliated with certain Advisers, including AllianceBernstein, L.P. and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC, and therefore the Manager will benefit not only from the net management fee the Manager retains, but also from the advisory fees paid by the Manager to the affiliated Adviser. Since the Manager pays fees to the Advisers from the management fees that it earns from the Portfolios, any increase or decrease in the advisory fees negotiated with proposed or current Advisers will result in a corresponding decrease or increase, respectively, in the amount of the management fee retained by the Manager. The Manager or its affiliates also have distribution relationships with certain Advisers or their affiliates under which the Advisers or their affiliates distribute or support the distribution of investment products issued or sold by the Manager or its affiliates (including those in which the Trust’s portfolios serve as investment options), which could financially benefit the Manager and its affiliates or provide an incentive to the Manager in selecting one Adviser over another. When recommending the appointment or continued service of an Adviser, consistent with its fiduciary duties, the Manager relies primarily on the qualitative and quantitative factors described in detail in the Prospectus. In addition, the appointment of the Adviser is subject to approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trust’s Independent Trustees.

 

Portfolio   Name and Control Persons of the
Sub-adviser

EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio

  Dreyfus is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a publicly traded financial services company.

 

The Manager reserves the right, subject to approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, to appoint more than one sub-adviser to manage the assets of the Portfolio. When the Portfolio has more than one Adviser, the assets of the Portfolio are allocated by the Manager among the Advisers selected for the Portfolio. The Adviser has discretion, subject to oversight by the Trustees and the Manager, to purchase and sell portfolio assets, consistent with the Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies and restrictions and specific investment strategies developed by the Manager.

 

Generally, the Adviser does not provide any services to the Portfolio except asset management and related administrative and recordkeeping services. However, the Adviser or its affiliated broker-dealer may execute portfolio transactions for the Portfolio and receive brokerage commissions in connection therewith as permitted by Section 17(e) of the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder.

 

Personal Trading Policies

 

The Trust, the Manager and the Distributors each have adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act, which permits personnel covered by the rule to invest in securities that may be purchased or held by the Portfolio but prohibits fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or manipulative acts or conduct in connection with that personal investing. The Adviser also has adopted a code of ethics under rule 17j-1. Such codes of ethics may permit personnel covered by the rule to invest in securities that may be

 

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purchased or held by the Portfolio for which the Adviser serves as an adviser. The Codes of Ethics of the Trust, AXA Equitable, the Distributors and the Adviser have been filed as exhibits to the Trust’s Registration Statement.

 

The Administrator

 

Pursuant to an administrative agreement (“Mutual Funds Service Agreement”), AXA Equitable (“Administrator”) provides the Trust with necessary administrative services, as more fully described in the Prospectus. In addition, the Administrator makes available the office space, equipment, personnel and facilities required to provide such administrative services to the Trust. For these administrative services, in addition to the management fee, the Portfolio pays AXA Equitable an annual fee of $30,000 plus its proportionate share of an asset-based administrative fee for the Trust. The Trust’s asset-based administration fee is equal to an annual rate of 0.12% of the first $3 billion of total Trust average daily net assets (excluding the All Asset Allocation Portfolio, the EQ/Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Portfolio, the PLUS Portfolios and the Crossings Allocation Portfolios), 0.11% of the next $3 billion, 0.105% of the next $4 billion, 0.10% of the next $20 billion and 0.0975% thereafter.

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus, no information regarding the Administration fee is included herein.

 

The Distributors

 

The Trust has distribution agreements with AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors (each also referred to as a “Distributor,” and together “Distributors”), by which AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors serve as Distributors for the Trust’s Class IA shares and Class IB shares. AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors are each an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Equitable and the address for each is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.

 

The Trust’s distribution agreements with respect to the Class IA shares and Class IB shares of the Portfolio (“Distribution Agreements”) have been approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees (as defined below), with respect to the Portfolio. The Distribution Agreements will remain in effect from year to year provided each Distribution Agreement’s continuance is approved annually by (i) a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such agreement or “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”) and, if applicable, who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class IB Distribution Plan (as defined below) or any such related agreement, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Agreements and (ii) either by vote of a majority of the Trustees or a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust, as applicable.

 

The Trust has adopted in the manner prescribed under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act a plan of distribution pertaining to the Class IB shares of the Portfolio (“Class IB Distribution Plan”). Under the Class IB Distribution Plan, the Portfolio is authorized to pay the Distributors an annual distribution fee of up to 0.50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class IB shares. However, under the Distribution Agreements, payments to the Distributors under the Class IB Distribution Plan are limited to an annual rate equal to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Portfolio attributable to its Class IB shares. There is no distribution plan with respect to Class IA shares and the Portfolio pays no distribution fees with respect to those shares.

 

The Board of Trustees considered various factors in connection with its decision as to whether to approve the Class IB Distribution Plan, including: (i) the nature and causes of the circumstances which make approval or continuation of the Class IB Distribution Plan necessary and appropriate; (ii) the way in which the Class IB Distribution Plan would address those circumstances, including the nature and potential amount of expenditures; (iii) the nature of the anticipated benefits; (iv) the possible benefits of the Class IB Distribution Plan to any other person relative to those of the Trust; (v) the effect of the Class IB

 

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Distribution Plan on existing Contract owners; (vi) the merits of possible alternative plans or pricing structures; (vii) competitive conditions in the variable products industry; and (viii) the relationship of the Class IB Distribution Plan to other distribution efforts of the Trust. The Board noted that the overall distribution arrangements would (1) enable investors to choose the purchasing option best suited to their individual situation, thereby encouraging current Contract owners to make additional investments in the Portfolio and attracting new investors and assets to the Portfolio to the benefit of the Portfolio and its Contract owners, (2) facilitate distribution of the Portfolio’s shares and (3) maintain the competitive position of the Portfolio in relation to other portfolios that have implemented or are seeking to implement similar distribution arrangements.

 

Based upon its review of the foregoing factors and the materials presented to it, and in light of its fiduciary duties under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees with no direct or indirect financial interest in the Class IB Distribution Plan or any related agreements, unanimously determined, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, that the Class IB Distribution Plan is reasonably likely to benefit the Trust and the shareholders of the Portfolio. As such, the Trustees, including such Independent Trustees, approved the Class IB Plan and its continuance.

 

Pursuant to the Class IB Distribution Plan, the Trust compensates the Distributors from assets attributable to the Class IB shares for services rendered and expenses borne in connection with activities primarily intended to result in the sale of that class of shares. Generally, the 12b-1 fees are paid to the Distributors on a monthly basis. A portion of the amounts received by the Distributors will be used to defray various costs incurred or paid by the Distributors in connection with the printing and mailing of Trust prospectuses, statements of additional information, and any supplements thereto and shareholder reports, and holding seminars and sales meetings with wholesale and retail sales personnel designed to promote the distribution of Class IB shares. The Distributors may also use a portion of the amounts received to provide compensation to financial intermediaries and third-party broker-dealers for their services in connection with the distribution of Class IB shares.

 

The Class IB Distribution Plan is of a type known as a “compensation” plan because payments are made for services rendered to the Trust with respect to a class of shares regardless of the level of expenditures by the Distributors. The Trustees, however, take into account such expenditures for purposes of reviewing operations under the Class IB Distribution Plan and in connection with their annual consideration of the Class IB Distribution Plan’s renewal. The Distributors’ expenditures include, without limitation: (a) the printing and mailing of Trust prospectuses, statements of additional information, any supplements thereto and shareholder reports for prospective Contract owners with respect to the Class IB shares of the Trust; (b) those relating to the development, preparation, printing and mailing of advertisements, sales literature and other promotional materials describing and/or relating to the Class IB shares of the Trust; (c) holding seminars and sales meetings designed to promote the distribution of Trust Class IB shares; (d) obtaining information and providing explanations to wholesale and retail distributors of Contracts regarding Trust investment objectives and policies and other information about the Trust and its Portfolios, including the performance of the Portfolios; (e) training sales personnel regarding the Class IB shares of the Trust; and (f) financing any other activity that the Distributors determine is primarily intended to result in the sale of Class IB shares.

 

AXA Equitable and the Distributors may use their respective past profits or other resources to pay for expenses incurred in connection with providing services intended to result in the sale of shares of the Trust and/or support services that benefit Contract owners, including payments of significant amounts made to intermediaries that provide those services. These services may include sales personnel training, prospectus review, marketing and related services. The Distributors also may receive payments from Advisers of the Trust’s Portfolios, and/or their affiliates to help defray expenses for sales meetings, seminar sponsorships and similar expenses that may relate to the contracts and/or the Advisers’ respective Portfolios.

 

The Distributors pay all fees and expenses in connection with their respective qualification and registration as a broker or dealer under federal and state laws. In the capacity of agent, each Distributor currently

 

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offers shares of the Portfolio on a continuous basis to the separate accounts of insurance companies offering the Contracts in all states in which the Portfolio or the Trust may from time to time be registered or where permitted by applicable law. AXA Advisors also serves as the Distributor for shares of the Trust to the Equitable Plan. Each Distribution Agreement provides that the Distributors shall accept orders for shares at net asset value without sales commissions or loads being charged. The Distributors have made no firm commitment to acquire shares of the Portfolio.

 

The Class IB Distribution Plan and any Rule 12b-1 related agreement that is entered into by the Trust with the Distributors of the Class IB shares in connection with the Class IB Distribution Plan will continue in effect for a period of more than one year only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a vote of a majority of the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and a majority of the Independent Trustees, with no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class IB Distribution Plan or Rule 12b-1 related agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such Plan or agreement. In addition, annual continuance of the Distribution Agreements must be approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees or a majority of outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act), and a majority of Independent Trustees, by a vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on the Distribution Plan Agreements, as applicable. In addition, the Class IB Distribution Plan and any Rule 12b-1 related agreement may be terminated as to Class IB shares of the Portfolio at any time, without penalty, by vote of a majority of the outstanding Class IB shares of the Portfolio or by vote of a majority of the Independent Trustees, with no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Class IB Distribution Plan or Rule 12b-1 related agreement. The Class IB Distribution Plan also provides that it may not be amended to increase materially the amount (up to 0.50% of Class IB average daily net assets annually) that may be spent for distribution of Class IB shares of any Portfolio without the approval of Class IB shareholders of the Portfolio.

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus, no information regarding the distribution fees or sales charges paid by the Portfolio is included herein.

 

BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER STRATEGIES

 

Brokerage Commissions

 

The Portfolio of the Trust is charged for securities brokers’ commissions, transfer taxes and similar fees relating to securities transactions. The Manager and the Adviser of the Portfolio, as appropriate, seek to obtain the best net price and execution on all orders placed for the Portfolio, considering all the circumstances except to the extent they may be permitted to pay higher commissions as described below.

 

Investment company securities generally are purchased directly from the issuer. It is expected that other securities will ordinarily be purchased in the primary markets, whether over the counter or listed, and that listed securities may be purchased in the over the counter market if that market is deemed the primary market.

 

Transactions on stock exchanges involve the payment of brokerage commissions. In transactions on stock exchanges in the United States, these commissions are negotiated, whereas on many foreign stock exchanges these commissions are fixed. However, brokerage commission rates in certain countries in which the Portfolio may invest may be discounted for certain large domestic and foreign investors such as the Portfolios. A number of foreign banks and brokers may be used for execution of the Portfolio’s portfolio transactions. In the case of securities traded in the foreign and domestic over-the-counter markets, there is generally no stated commission, but the price usually includes an undisclosed commission or mark-up. In underwritten offerings, the price generally includes a disclosed fixed commission or discount.

 

The Manager and Adviser of the Portfolio may, as appropriate, in the allocation of brokerage business, take into consideration research and other brokerage services provided by brokers and dealers to the

 

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Manager or Advisers. The research services include economic, market, industry and company research material.

 

The Board of Trustees has approved a Statement of Directed Brokerage Policies and Procedures for the Trust pursuant to which the Trust may direct the Manager or Adviser, as appropriate, to effect securities transactions through broker-dealers in a manner that would help to generate resources to pay the cost of certain expenses which the Trust is required to pay or for which the Trust is required to arrange payment pursuant to a management agreement (“Directed Brokerage”). The Trustees review the levels of Directed Brokerage for each Portfolio on a quarterly basis.

 

Commissions charged by brokers that provide research services may be somewhat higher than commissions charged by brokers that do not provide research services. As permitted by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”) and by policies adopted by the Trustees, the Manager and Advisers, as appropriate, may cause the Trust to pay a broker-dealer that provides brokerage and research services to the Manager and Adviser an amount of commission for effecting a securities transaction for the Trust in excess of the commission another broker-dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction. To obtain the benefit of Section 28(e), the Manager or the Adviser must make a good faith determination that the commissions paid are reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or its overall responsibilities with respect to the accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion and that the services provided by a broker provide the Manager or the Adviser with lawful and appropriate assistance in the performance of its investment decision-making responsibilities. Accordingly, the price to a Portfolio in any transaction may be less favorable than that available from another broker-dealer if the difference is reasonably justified by other aspects of the portfolio execution services offered.

 

The Adviser may also receive research or research credits from brokers which are generated from underwriting commissions when purchasing new issues of fixed income securities or other assets for a Portfolio in underwritten fixed price offerings. In these situations, the underwriter or selling group member may provide the Adviser with research in addition to selling the securities (at the fixed public offering price) to the Portfolio. Because the offerings are conducted at a fixed price, the ability to obtain research from a broker-dealer in this situation provides knowledge that may benefit the Portfolio, Adviser’s other clients and the Adviser without incurring additional costs. These arrangements may not fall within the safe harbor of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act because the broker-dealer is considered to be acting in a principal capacity in underwritten transactions. However, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.) has adopted rules expressly permitting broker-dealers to provide bona fide research to advisers in connection with fixed price offerings under certain circumstances.

 

The overall reasonableness of commissions paid will be evaluated by rating brokers on such general factors as execution capabilities, quality of research (that is, quantity and quality of information provided, diversity of sources utilized, nature and frequency of communication, professional experience, analytical ability and professional stature of the broker) and financial standing, as well as the net results of specific transactions, taking into account such factors as price, promptness, confidentiality, size of order and difficulty of execution. The research services obtained will, in general, be used by the Manager and Adviser, as appropriate, for the benefit of all accounts for which the responsible party makes investment decisions. The research services obtained will, in general, be used by the Manager and Adviser for the benefit of all accounts for which the responsible party makes investment decisions. As such, research services paid for with the Portfolio’s brokerage commissions may not benefit the Portfolio, while research services paid for with the brokerage commissions of other clients may benefit the Portfolio. The receipt of research services from brokers will tend to reduce the Manager’s and Adviser’s expenses in managing the Portfolio.

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus, no information regarding the Brokerage Commission paid by the Portfolio is included in this SAI.

 

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Brokerage Transactions with Affiliates

 

To the extent permitted by law and in accordance with procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, the Trust may engage in brokerage transactions with brokers that are affiliates of the Manager or its affiliates, including Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC (“Bernstein”), or the Adviser, with brokers who are affiliates of such brokers, or with unaffiliated brokers who trade or clear through affiliates of the Manager or the Adviser. The 1940 Act generally prohibits the Trust from engaging in principal securities transactions with brokers that are affiliates of the Manager and the Adviser or affiliates of such brokers, unless pursuant to an exemption from the SEC. The Trust relies on exemptive relief from the SEC that permits mutual funds managed by the Manager and advised by multiple advisers to engage in principal and brokerage transactions with a broker dealer affiliated with the Adviser to the same Portfolio. The Trust has adopted procedures, prescribed by the 1940 Act and the rules thereunder, which are reasonably designed to provide that any commissions or other remuneration it pays to brokers that are affiliates of the Manager and brokers that are affiliates of the Adviser to a Portfolio for which the Adviser provides investment advice do not exceed the usual and customary broker’s commission. The Trust will adhere to the requirements under the 1934 Act governing floor trading. Also, pursuant to certain securities law limitations, the Trust will limit purchases of securities in a public offering, if such securities are underwritten by brokers that are affiliates of the Manager and the Adviser or their affiliates.

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus, no information regarding brokerage commissions paid to affiliates is included herein.

 

Investments in Regular Broker-dealers

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI. Thus, no information regarding investments in regular broker-dealers is included herein.

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

Pursuant to the Trust’s Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, the Trust has delegated the proxy voting responsibilities with respect to the Portfolio to the Manager as its investment manager. Because the Manager views proxy voting as a function that is incidental and integral to portfolio management, it has in turn delegated the proxy voting responsibilities with respect to the Portfolio to the Adviser. The primary focus of the Trust’s proxy voting procedures as they relate to the sub- advised portfolios, therefore, is to seek to ensure that the Adviser has adequate proxy voting policies and procedures in place and to monitor the Adviser’s proxy voting. A description of the proxy voting policies and procedures that the Adviser uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio securities are included in Appendix B to this SAI. Information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) on the Trust’s proxy voting information website at http://www.axaonline.com (go to “About Us”: and click on “Proxy Voting Records”) and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

PURCHASE AND PRICING OF SHARES

 

The Trust will offer and sell its shares for cash or securities based on the Portfolio’s net asset value per share, which will be determined in the manner set forth below. Shares of the Portfolio will be issued to a shareholder upon receipt of consideration.

 

The net asset value of the shares of each class of the Portfolio will be determined once daily, immediately after the declaration of dividends, if any, at the close of business on each business day as defined below. The net asset value per share of each class of the Portfolio will be computed by dividing the sum of the investments held by the Portfolio applicable to that class plus any cash or other assets, minus all liabilities, by the total number of outstanding shares of that class of the Portfolio at such time. All expenses borne by the Trust and each of its Classes will be accrued daily.

 

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The net asset value per share of the Portfolio will be determined and computed as follows, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and consistent with the 1940 Act:

 

   

The assets belonging to the Portfolio will include (i) all consideration received by the Trust for the issue or sale of shares of the Portfolio, together with all assets in which such consideration is invested or reinvested, (ii) all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, including any proceeds derived from the sale, exchange or liquidation of such assets, (iii) any funds or payments derived from any reinvestment of such proceeds in whatever form the same may be, and (iv) “General Items,” if any, allocated to the Portfolio. “General Items” include any assets, income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, funds, or payments which are not readily identifiable as belonging to the Portfolio. General Items will be allocated as the Trust’s Board of Trustees considers fair and equitable.

 

   

The liabilities belonging to the Portfolio will include (i) the liabilities of the Trust in respect of that Portfolio, (ii) all expenses, costs, changes and reserves attributable to the Portfolio, and (iii) any general liabilities, expenses, costs, charges or reserves of the Trust which are not readily identifiable as belonging to the Portfolio which have been allocated as the Trust’s Board of Trustees considers fair and equitable.

 

The value of the Portfolio will be determined at the close of business on each “business day.” Normally, this would be at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on days the NYSE is open for trading. This is normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The NYSE is closed on New Year’s Day (observed), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Washington’s Birthday (observed), Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.

 

Values are determined according to accepted accounting practices and all laws and regulations that apply. The assets of the Portfolio are valued as follows:

 

   

U.S. Treasury securities and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, are valued at representative quoted prices.

 

   

Short-term debt securities (including money market securities) that mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities that mature in more than 60 days are valued at representative quoted prices. All securities held in the Portfolio are valued at amortized cost.

 

   

Other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot be provided are valued in good faith under the direction of the applicable Board of Trustees. For example, a security whose trading has been halted during the trading day may be fair valued based on the available information at the time of the close of trading market.

 

The Portfolio seeks to maintain a constant net asset value per share of $1.00, but there can be no assurance that the Portfolio will be able to do so.

 

Events or circumstances affecting the values of portfolio securities that occur between the closing of their principal markets and the time the net asset value is determined, such as foreign securities trading on foreign exchanges that may close before the time the net asset value is determined, may be reflected in the Trust’s calculations of net asset values for the Portfolio when the Trust deems that the event or circumstance would materially affect the Portfolio’s net asset value. Such events or circumstances may be company specific, such as an earning report, country or region specific, such as a natural disaster, or global in nature. Such events or circumstances also may include price movements in the U.S. securities markets.

 

The effect of fair value pricing as described above is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Trust’s Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. As such, fair value pricing is based on subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value may differ materially from the value realized on a sale. This policy is intended to assure that the Portfolio’s net asset value fairly reflects security values as of

 

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the time of pricing. Also, fair valuation of the Portfolio’s securities can serve to reduce arbitrage opportunities available to short-term traders, but there is no assurance that fair value pricing policies will prevent dilution of the Portfolio’s net asset value by those traders.

 

When the Trust writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Trust is included in the Trust’s financial statements as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Trust enters into a closing purchase or sale transaction, the Trust realizes a gain (or loss) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. When an option is exercised, the Trust realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds of sale are increased by the premium originally received, or reduced by the price paid for the option.

 

The Manager and Advisers may, from time to time, under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees or its valuation committee, utilize the services of one or more pricing services available in valuing the assets of the Trust. In addition, there may be occasions when a different pricing provider or methodology is used. The Manager and Advisers will continuously monitor the performance of these services.

 

TAXATION

 

The Portfolio is treated for federal tax purposes as a separate corporation. The Trust intends that the Portfolio will qualify or continue to qualify each taxable year to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code (“RIC”). By doing so, the Portfolio will be relieved of federal income tax on the part of its investment company taxable income (consisting generally of net investment income, the excess, if any, of net short-term capital gain over net long-term capital loss, and net gains and losses from certain foreign currency transactions, if any, all determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and net capital gain (the excess of net long-term capital gain over net short-term capital loss) that it distributes to its shareholders. Such qualification does not involve supervision of management or investment practices or policies by any governmental agency or bureau.

 

To qualify or continue to qualify for treatment as a RIC, the Portfolio must distribute annually to its shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income (“Distribution Requirement”) and must meet several additional requirements. With respect to the Portfolio, these requirements include the following: (1) the Portfolio must derive at least 90% of its gross income each taxable year from (a) dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in securities or those currencies, and (b) net income from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (“QPTP”), defined below (“Income Requirement”); and (2) at the close of each quarter of the Portfolio’s taxable year, (a) at least 50% of the value of its total assets must be represented by cash and cash items, government securities, securities of other RICs (collectively, “Qualifying Assets”) and other securities, with these other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount that does not exceed 5% of the value of the Portfolio’s total assets and that does not represent more than 10% of the issuer’s outstanding voting securities (equity securities of QPTPs being considered voting securities for these purposes), and (b) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets may be invested in (i) the securities (other than government securities or securities of other RICs) of any one issuer, (ii) the securities (other than securities of other RICs) of two or more issuers the Portfolio controls that are determined to be engaged in the same, similar or related trades or businesses, or (iii) the securities of one or more QPTPs (collectively, “Subchapter M Diversification Requirements”). For purposes of the Income Requirement, gross income is determined without regard to losses from the sale or other dispositions of stock, securities or those currencies. A QPTP is defined as a publicly traded partnership (generally, a partnership the interests in which are “traded on an established securities market” or are “readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)”) other than a partnership at least 90% of the gross income of which consists of dividends, interest, and other qualifying income for a RIC.

 

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If the Portfolio failed to qualify for treatment as a RIC for any taxable year, (1) it would be taxed as an ordinary corporation on its taxable income for that year without being able to deduct the distributions it makes to its shareholders, (2) each insurance company separate account invested in the Portfolio would fail to satisfy the diversification requirements described in the following paragraphs, with the result that the Contracts supported by that account would no longer be eligible for tax deferral, and (3) all distributions out of the Portfolio’s earnings and profits, including distributions of net capital gain, would be taxable to its shareholders as dividends (i.e., ordinary income, except that, for individual shareholders, the part thereof that is “qualified dividend income” would be subject to federal income tax at the rate for net capital gain  — a maximum of 15%); those dividends would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction available to corporations under certain circumstances. In addition, the Portfolio could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying for RIC treatment.

 

Subchapter L of the Code requires that each separate account in which Contract premiums are invested be “adequately diversified” (as described in the next paragraph). If the Portfolio satisfies certain requirements regarding the types of shareholders it has and the availability of its shares, which the Portfolio intends to do or continue to do, then such a separate account will be able to “look through” the Portfolio, and in effect treat the Portfolio’s assets as the account’s assets, for purposes of determining whether the account is diversified.

 

Because the Trust is used to fund Contracts, the Portfolio must meet the diversification requirements imposed by Subchapter L on insurance company separate accounts (which are in addition to the Subchapter M Diversification Requirements) or those Contracts will fail to qualify as life insurance policies or annuity contracts. In general, for the Portfolio to meet the diversification requirements of Subchapter L, Treasury regulations require that no more than 55% of the total value of its assets may be represented by any one investment, no more than 70% by any two investments, no more than 80% by any three investments and no more than 90% by any four investments. Generally, all securities of the same issuer are treated as a single investment. Furthermore, the Code provides that each U.S. Government agency or instrumentality is treated as a separate issuer. Subchapter L provides, as a safe harbor, that a separate account will be treated as being adequately diversified if the Subchapter M Diversification Requirements are satisfied and no more than 55% of the value of the account’s total assets are Qualifying Assets. Compliance with the regulations is tested on the last day of each calendar year quarter. There is a 30-day period after the end of each quarter in which to cure any non-compliance.

 

Many technical rules govern the computation of investment company taxable income and net capital gain. For example, dividends are generally treated as received on the ex-dividend date. Also, certain foreign currency losses and capital losses arising after October 31 of a given year may be treated as if they arise on the first day of the next taxable year.

 

If the Portfolio invests in permitted foreign securities or currencies, it may be subject to foreign taxes that could reduce its investment performance.

 

The Portfolio may invest in the stock of PFICs if that stock is a permissible investment. A PFIC is any foreign corporation (with certain exceptions) that, in general, meets either of the following tests: (1) at least 75% of its gross income each taxable year is passive or (2) an average of at least 50% of its assets produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Under certain circumstances, a Portfolio will be subject to federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” received on the stock of a PFIC or of any gain from disposition of that stock (collectively “PFIC income”), plus interest thereon, even if the portfolio distributes the PFIC income as a dividend to its shareholders. The balance of the PFIC income will be included in the Portfolio’s investment company taxable income and, accordingly, will not be taxable to it to the extent it distributes that income to its shareholders.

 

If the Portfolio invests in a PFIC and elects to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF”), then in lieu of the foregoing tax and interest obligation, the Portfolio will be required to include in income each year its pro rata share of the QEF’s annual ordinary earnings and net capital gain (which it may have to distribute to satisfy the Distribution Requirement), even if the QEF does not distribute those earnings and

 

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gain to the Portfolio. In most instances it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to make this election because of certain of its requirements.

 

The Portfolio may elect to “mark to market” its stock in any PFIC. “Marking-to-market,” in this context, means including in gross income each taxable year (and treating as ordinary income) the excess, if any, of the fair market value of a PFIC’s stock over the Portfolio’s adjusted basis therein as of the end of that year. Pursuant to the election, the Portfolio also would be allowed to deduct (as an ordinary, not a capital, loss) the excess, if any, of its adjusted basis in PFIC stock over the fair value thereof as of the taxable year-end, but only to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains with respect to that stock the Portfolio included in income for prior taxable years under the election. The Portfolio’s adjusted basis in each PFIC’s stock with respect to which it has made this election will be adjusted to reflect the amounts of income included and deductions taken thereunder.

 

The use of hedging strategies, such as writing (selling) and purchasing options and futures contracts and entering into forward contracts, involves complex rules that will determine for income tax purposes the amount, character and timing of recognition of the gains and losses the Portfolio realizes in connection therewith. Gains from the disposition of foreign currencies (except certain gains that may be excluded by future regulations), and gains from options, futures and forward contracts the Portfolio derives with respect to its business of investing in securities or foreign currencies, will be treated as qualifying income under the Income Requirement.

 

The Portfolio may invest in certain futures and “nonequity” options (i.e., certain listed options, such as those on a “broad-based” securities index) — and certain foreign currency options and forward contracts with respect to which it makes a particular election — that will be subject to Section 1256 of the Code (“Section 1256 contracts). Any Section 1256 contracts the Portfolio holds at the end of each taxable year generally must be “marked-to-market” (that is, treated as having been sold at that time for their fair market value) for federal income tax purposes, with the result that unrealized gains or losses will be treated as though they were realized. Sixty percent of any net gain or loss recognized on these deemed sales, and 60% of any net realized gain or loss from any actual sales of Section 1256 contracts, will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss, and the balance will be treated as short-term capital gain or loss. These rules may operate to increase the amount that the Portfolio must distribute to satisfy the Distribution Requirement (i.e., with respect to the portion treated as short-term capital gain) and to increase the net capital gain a Portfolio recognizes, without in either case increasing the cash available to it. The Portfolio may elect not to have the foregoing rules apply to any “mixed straddle” (i.e., a straddle, which it clearly identifies in accordance with the regulations, at least one (but not all) of the positions of which are Section 1256 contracts), although doing so may have the effect of increasing the relative proportion of net short-term capital gain and thus increasing the amount of dividends that it must distribute.

 

Gains or losses (1) from the disposition of foreign currencies, including forward contracts, (2) on the disposition of each foreign-currency-denominated debt security that are attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the dates of acquisition and disposition of the security and (3) that are attributable to exchange rate fluctuations between the time a portfolio accrues interest, dividends or other receivables, or expenses or other liabilities, denominated in a foreign currency and the time the portfolio actually collects the receivables or pays the liabilities, generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss. These gains will increase or decrease the amount of a portfolio’s investment company taxable income available to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary income, rather than increasing or decreasing the amount of its net capital gain. If the portfolio’s section 988 losses exceed its other investment company taxable income during a taxable year, a portfolio would not be able to distribute any dividends, and any distributions made during that year before the losses were realized would be recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders.

 

Offsetting positions in any actively traded security, option, futures or forward contract entered into or held by a portfolio may constitute a “straddle” for federal income tax purposes. Straddles are subject to certain rules that may affect the amount, character and timing of a portfolio’s gains and losses with respect to

 

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positions of the straddle by requiring, among other things, that (1) loss realized on disposition of one position of a straddle be deferred to the extent of any unrealized gain in an offsetting position until the latter position is disposed of, (2) the portfolio’s holding period in certain straddle positions not begin until the straddle is terminated (possibly resulting in gain being treated as short-term rather than long-term capital gain) and (3) losses recognized with respect to certain straddle positions, that otherwise would constitute short-term capital losses, be treated as long-term capital losses. Applicable regulations also provide certain “wash sale” rules, which apply to transactions where a position is sold at a loss and a new offsetting position is acquired within a prescribed period, and “short sale” rules applicable to straddles. Different elections are available to the portfolios, which may mitigate the effects of the straddle rules, particularly with respect to “mixed straddles” (i.e., a straddle of which at least one, but not all, positions are Section 1256 contracts).

 

When a covered call option written (sold) by a portfolio expires, it will realize a short-term capital gain equal to the amount of the premium it received for writing the option. When a portfolio terminates its obligations under such an option by entering into a closing transaction, it will realize a short-term capital gain (or loss), depending on whether the cost of the closing transaction is less (or more) than the premium it received when it wrote the option. When a covered call option written by a portfolio is exercised, it will be treated as having sold the underlying security, producing long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on the holding period of the underlying security and whether the sum of the option price it received on the exercise plus the premium it received when it wrote the option is more or less than the underlying security’s basis.

 

The portfolio that acquires zero coupon or other securities issued with original issue discount (“OID”) must include in its gross income the OID that accrues on those securities during the taxable year. Similarly, a portfolio that invests in payment-in-kind (“PIK”) securities must include in its gross income securities it receives as “interest” on those securities. Each portfolio has elected similar treatment with respect to securities purchased at a discount from their face value (“market discount”). Because the portfolio annually must distribute substantially all of its investment company taxable income, including any accrued OID, market discount and other non-cash income, to satisfy the Distribution Requirement, it may be required in a particular year to distribute as a dividend an amount that is greater than the total amount of cash it actually receives. Those distributions would have to be made from the portfolio’s cash assets or from the proceeds of sales of portfolio securities, if necessary. The portfolio might realize capital gains or losses from those sales, which would increase or decrease its investment company taxable income and/or net capital gain.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Delaware Statutory Trust.    The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a Delaware statutory trust. Although Delaware law statutorily limits the potential liabilities of a Delaware statutory trust’s shareholders to the same extent as it limits the potential liabilities of a Delaware corporation, shareholders of the Portfolio could, under certain conflicts of laws jurisprudence in various states, be held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust or the Portfolio. However, the trust instrument of the Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Trust or its series (the portfolios) and requires that notice of such disclaimer be given in each written obligation made or issued by the trustees or by any officers or officer by or on behalf of the Trust, a series, the trustees or any of them in connection with the Trust. The trust instrument provides for indemnification from the Portfolio’s property for all losses and expenses of the Portfolio shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Portfolio. Thus, the risk of a shareholder’s incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Portfolio itself would be unable to meet its obligations, a possibility that AXA Equitable believes is remote and not material. Upon payment of any liability incurred by a shareholder solely by reason of being or having been a shareholder of the Portfolio, the shareholder paying such liability will be entitled to reimbursement from the general assets of the Portfolio. The Trustees intend to conduct the operations of the Portfolio in such a way as to avoid, as far as possible, ultimate liability of the shareholders for liabilities of the Portfolios.

 

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Classes of Shares.    The Portfolio consists of Class IA shares and Class IB shares. A share of each class of the Portfolio represents an identical interest in the Portfolio’s investment portfolio and has the same rights, privileges and preferences. However, each class may differ with respect to sales charges, if any, distribution and/or service fees, if any, other expenses allocable exclusively to each class, voting rights on matters exclusively affecting that class, and its exchange privilege, if any. The different sales charges and other expenses applicable to the different classes of shares of the Portfolio will affect the performance of those classes. Each share of the Portfolio is entitled to participate equally in dividends, other distributions and the proceeds of any liquidation of the Portfolio. However, due to the differing expenses of the classes, dividends and liquidation proceeds on Class IA and Class IB shares will differ.

 

Voting Rights.    Shareholders of each Portfolio are entitled to one vote for each full share held and fractional votes for fractional shares held. Voting rights are not cumulative and, as a result, the holders of more than 50% of all the shares of the Portfolios as a group may elect all of the Trustees of the Trust. The shares of each series of the Trust will be voted separately, except when an aggregate vote of all the series of the Trust is required by law. In accordance with current laws, it is anticipated that an insurance company issuing a Contract that participates in the Portfolio will request voting instructions from Contract owners and will vote shares or other voting interests in the insurance company’s separate account in proportion to the voting instructions received. The Board of Trustees may, without shareholder approval unless such approval is required by applicable law, cause any one or more series or classes of the Trust to merge or consolidate with or into one or more other series or classes of the Trust, one or more other trusts, partnerships or corporations.

 

Shareholder Meetings.    The Trust does not hold annual meetings. Shareholders of record of no less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Trust may remove a Trustee through a declaration in writing or by vote cast in person or by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose. A meeting will be called to vote on the removal of a Trustee at the written request of holders of 10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.

 

Class-Specific Expenses.    The Portfolio may determine to allocate certain of its expenses (in addition to service and distribution fees) to the specific classes of its shares to which those expenses are attributable.

 

OTHER SERVICES

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017, serves as the Trust’s independent registered public accounting firm. PwC is responsible for auditing the annual financial statements of the Trust.

 

Custodian

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank (“Chase”), 4 Chase MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11245 serves as custodian of the Trust’s portfolio securities and other assets. Under the terms of the custody agreement between the Trust and Chase, Chase maintains cash, securities and other assets of the Portfolio. Chase is also required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by Chase, and to make payments for securities purchased by the Trust. Chase has also entered into sub-custodian agreements with a number of foreign banks and clearing agencies, pursuant to which portfolio securities purchased outside the United States are maintained in the custody of these entities.

 

Transfer Agent

 

AXA Equitable serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Trust. AXA Equitable receives no additional compensation for providing such services for the Trust.

 

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Counsel

 

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, 1601 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006-1600, serves as counsel to the Trust.

 

Sullivan & Worcester, LLP, 1666 K Street, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20006, serves as counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Trust.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Portfolio is newly organized and had no operations of its own prior to the date of this SAI.

 

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APPENDIX A

 

DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

 

A-1, Prime-1 and F1 Commercial Paper Ratings

 

The rating A-1 (including A-1+) is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. Commercial paper rated A-1 by Standard & Poor’s has the following characteristics:

 

   

liquidity ratios are adequate to meet cash requirements;

 

   

long-term senior debt is rated “A” or better;

 

   

the issuer has access to at least two additional channels of borrowing;

 

   

basic earnings and cash flow have an upward trend with allowance made for unusual circumstances;

 

   

typically, the issuer’s industry is well established and the issuer has a strong position within the industry; and

 

   

the reliability and quality of management are unquestioned.

 

Relative strength or weakness of the above factors determines whether the issuer’s commercial paper is rated A-1, A-2 or A-3. Issues rated A-1 that are determined by Standard & Poor’s to have overwhelming safety characteristics are designated A-1+.

 

The rating Prime-1 is the highest commercial paper rating assigned by Moody’s. Among the factors considered by Moody’s in assigning ratings are the following:

 

   

evaluation of the management of the issuer;

 

   

economic evaluation of the issuer’s industry or industries and an appraisal of speculative-type risks which may be inherent in certain areas;

 

   

evaluation of the issuer’s products in relation to competition and customer acceptance;

 

   

liquidity;

 

   

amount and quality of long-term debt;

 

   

trend of earnings over a period of ten years;

 

   

financial strength of parent company and the relationships which exist with the issuer; and

 

   

recognition by the management of obligations which may be present or may arise as a result of public interest questions and preparations to meet such obligations.

 

F1 is the highest credit quality assigned by Fitch’s short-term debt ratings. Among the factors considered by Fitch’s in assigning ratings are:

 

   

timely payment of financial commitments; and

 

   

credit risk relative to other issues or issuers.

 

Relative strength or weakness of the above factors determines whether the issuer’s commercial paper is rated F1, F2 or F3.

 

DESCRIPTION OF BOND RATINGS

 

Bonds are considered to be “investment grade” if they are in one of the top four ratings.

 

A-1


Standard & Poor’s ratings are as follows:

 

   

Bonds rated AAA have the highest rating assigned by Standard & Poor’s. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

 

   

Bonds rated AA have a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

 

   

Bonds rated A have a strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although they are somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than bonds in higher rated categories.

 

   

Bonds rated BBB are regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Whereas they normally exhibit adequate protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay interest and repay principal for bonds in this category than in higher rated categories.

 

   

Debt rated BB, B, CCC, CC or C is regarded, on balance, as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation. While such debt will likely have some quality and protective characteristics, these are outweighed by large uncertainties or major risk exposures to adverse debt conditions.

 

   

The rating C1 is reserved for income bonds on which no interest is being paid.

 

   

Debt rated D is in default and payment of interest and/or repayment of principal is in arrears.

 

The ratings from AA to CCC may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

 

Moody’s ratings are as follows:

 

   

Bonds which are rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as “gilt-edged.” Interest payments are protected by a large or by an exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position of such issues.

 

   

Bonds which are rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards. Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as high grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there may be other elements present which make the long term risks appear somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

 

   

Bonds which are rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be considered as upper medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to principal and interest are considered adequate but elements may be present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the future.

 

   

Bonds which are rated Baa are considered as medium grade obligations, i.e., they are neither highly protected nor poorly secured. Interest payments and principal security appear adequate for the present but certain protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics as well.

 

   

Bonds which are rated Ba are judged to have speculative elements; their future cannot be considered as well assured. Often the protection of interest and principal payments may be very moderate and thereby not well safeguarded during both good and bad times over the future. Uncertainty of position characterizes bonds in this class.

 

A-2


   

Bonds which are rated B generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. Assurance of interest and principal payments or of maintenance of other terms of the contract over any long period of time may be small.

 

   

Bonds which are rated Caa are of poor standing. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest.

 

   

Bonds which are rated Ca represent obligations which are speculative to a high degree. Such issues are often in default or have other marked shortcomings.

 

   

Bonds which are rated C are the lowest class of bonds and issues so rated can be regarded as having extremely poor prospects of ever attaining any real investment standing.

 

Moody’s applies modifiers to each rating classification from Aa through B to indicate relative ranking within its rating categories. The modifier “1” indicates that a security ranks in the higher end of its rating category; the modifier “2” indicates a mid-range ranking and the modifier “3” indicates that the issue ranks in the lower end of its rating category.

 

Fitch ratings are as follows:

 

   

AAA - The highest rating assigned. This rating is assigned to the “best” credit risk relative to other issues or issuers.

 

   

AA - A very strong credit risk relative to other issues or issuers. The credit risk inherent in these financial commitments differs only slightly from the highest rated issuers or issues.

 

   

A - A strong credit risk relative to other issues or issuers. However, changes in circumstances or economic conditions may affect the capacity for timely repayment of these financial commitments to a greater degree than for financial commitments denoted by a higher rated category.

 

   

BBB - An adequate credit risk relative to other issues or issuers. However, changes in circumstances or economic conditions are more likely to affect the capacity for timely repayment of these financial commitments than for financial commitments denoted by a higher rated category.

 

   

BB - A fairly weak credit risk relative to other issues or issuers. Payment of these financial commitments is uncertain to some degree and capacity for timely repayment remains more vulnerable to adverse economic change over time.

 

   

B - Denotes a significantly weak credit risk relative to other issues or issuers. Financial commitments are currently being met but a limited margin of safety remains and capacity for continued timely payments is contingent upon a sustained, favorable business and economic environment.

 

   

CCC, CC, C - These categories denote an extremely weak credit risk relative to other issues or issuers. Capacity for meeting financial commitments is solely reliant upon sustained, favorable business or economic developments.

 

   

DDD, DD, D - These categories are assigned to entities or financial commitments which are currently in default.

 

PLUS (+) or MINUS (-) - The ratings above may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major categories.

 

A-3


APPENDIX B

 

SUMMARY OF THE PROXY VOTING POLICY, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES

OF THE ADVISER

 

 

TO BE PROVIDED

 

B-1


 

TO BE PROVIDED

 

B-2


PART C: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 23. Exhibits

 

(a)(1)

  Agreement and Declaration of Trust.1

(a)(2)

  Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust.2

(a)(2)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust.17

(a)(2)(ii)

  Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust.23

(a)(3)

  Certificate of Trust.1

(a)(4)

  Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust.2

(b)(1)(i)

  By-Laws.1

(c)(1)(ii)

  None, other than Exhibits (a)(2) and (b)(1)(i).

(d)

  Investment Advisory Contracts

(d)(1)(i)

  Investment Management Agreement between EQ Advisors Trust (“Trust”) and EQ Financial Consultants, Inc. (“EQFC”) dated April 14, 1997.4

(d)(1)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and EQFC dated April 14, 1997.7

(d)(1)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and EQFC dated April 14, 1997.11

(d)(1)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 30, 1999, to Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and EQFC.11

(d)(1)(v)

  Form of Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 30, 1999, to Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and EQFC.12

(d)(1)(vi)

  Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000, between the Trust and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. (formerly known as The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States) (“AXA Equitable”).15

(d)(1)(vii)

  Revised Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.17

(d)(1)(viii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.20

(d)(1)(ix)

  Amendment No. 3, dated as of November 22, 2002 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.23

 

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(d)(1)(x)

  Amendment No. 4, dated as of May 2, 2003 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.26

(d)(1)(xi)

  Investment Management Agreement dated April 1, 2004 between the Trust and AXA Equitable with respect to the EQ/Enterprise Capital Appreciation Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Deep Value Portfolio, EQ/MONY Equity Growth Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Equity Income Portfolio, EQ/MONY Equity Income Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Equity Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Global Socially Responsive Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Growth and Income Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Growth Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Multi-Cap Growth Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Small Company Growth Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Small Company Value Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise International Growth Portfolio, EQ/MONY Government Securities Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise High-Yield Bond Portfolio, EQ/MONY Intermediate Term Bond Portfolio, EQ/MONY Long Term Bond Portfolio, EQ/MONY Money Market Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Short Duration Bond Portfolio, EQ/Enterprise Total Return Portfolio, EQ/MONY Diversified Portfolio and EQ/Enterprise Managed Portfolio (collectively, the “MONY Portfolios”).34

(d)(1)(xii)

  Amendment No. 5 dated July 8, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.31

(d)(1)(xiii)

  Amendment No. 6 dated October 25, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.31

(d)(1)(xiv)

  Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.33

(d)(1)(xv)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of September 9, 2005 to the Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated April 1, 2004 with respect to the MONY Portfolios.36

(d)(1)(xvi)

  Amendment No. 8 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.37

(d)(1)(xvii)

  Amendment No. 2 dated January 1, 2006, to the Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated April 1, 2004 with respect to the MONY Portfolios.38

(d)(1)(xviii)

  Amendment No. 9 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.41

(d)(1)(xix)

  Amendment No. 3 dated August 1, 2006 to the Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated April 1, 2004 with respect to the MONY Portfolios.41

(d)(1)(xx)

  Amendment No. 10 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.45

(d)(1)(xxi)

  Investment Management Agreement dated May 1, 2007 between the Trust and AXA Equitable with respect to the EQ/Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Portfolio.45

(d)(1)(xxii)

  Amendment No. 11 dated July 11, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.46

 

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(d)(1)(xxiii)   Amendment No. 4 dated July 11, 2007 to the Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated April 1, 2004 with respect to the MONY Portfolios.46
(d)(1)(xxiv)   Amendment No. 1 dated January 1, 2008 to the Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2007.47
(d)(1)(xxv)   Amendment No. 12 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000. (to be filed by amendment)
(d)(1)(xxvi)   Form of Amendment No. 13 dated _____________, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.50
(d)(1)(xxvii)   Amendment No. 14 dated _______________, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000. (to be filed by amendment)
(d)(2)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. dated April 1997.4
(d)(3)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc. dated April 1997.4
(d)(3)(i)   Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and T. Rowe Price International, Inc. dated August 8, 2000.17
(d)(3)(ii)   Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”) with respect to the EQ/T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Portfolio dated July 2, 2007.48
(d)(3)(iii)   Amendment No. 1 dated November 27, 2007 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and T. Rowe Price dated July 2, 2007.48
(d)(4)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Putnam Investment Management, Inc. dated April 28, 1997.4
(d)(4)(i)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 21, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Putnam Investment Management, Inc. dated April 28, 1997.20
(d)(4)(ii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Putnam Investment Management, Inc. dated August 1, 2002.23
(d)(4)(iii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam”) dated July 31, 2003.26
(d)(4)(iv)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 12, 2003, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Putnam dated July 31, 2003.26
(d)(5)(i)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”) dated April 1997.4

 

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(d)(5)(ii)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 31, 1998, to Investment Advisory Agreement by and between EQFC and MFS dated April 1997.11
(d)(5)(iii)   Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 1, 2000, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFS dated April 1997.14
(d)(5)(iv)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFS (dba MFS Investment Management) (“MFSIM”) dated July 10, 2002.23
(d)(5)(v)   Amendment No. 1 dated November 22, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFSIM dated July 10, 2002.23
(d)(5)(vi)   Amendment No. 2, dated August 18, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFSIM dated July 10, 2002.26
(d)(5)(vii)   Amendment No. 3, dated July 25, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFSIM dated July 10, 2002.38
(d)(5)(viii)   Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFSIM dated as of August 1, 2006.44
(d)(5)(ix)   Amendment No. 1, dated May 25, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MFSIM dated as of August 1, 2006.48
(d)(6)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Morgan Stanley Asset Management Inc. (“Morgan Stanley”) dated April 1997.4
(d)(6)(i)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Morgan Stanley dated April 1997.20
(d)(6)(ii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Morgan Stanley Investment Management (“MSIM”) dated July 10, 2002.23
(d)(6)(iii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MSIM dated July 31, 2003.26
(d)(6)(iv)   Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MSIM dated July 31, 2003.38
(d)(6)(v)   Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MSIM dated August 1, 2006.44
(d)(6)(vi)   Amendment No. 1 dated July 2, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MSIM dated August 1, 2006.48
(d)(7)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Merrill Lynch Asset Management, L.P. dated April 1997.4
(d)(7)(i)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Fund Asset Management (“FAM”) dated May 1, 2000.17

 

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(d)(7)(ii)   Form of Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 21, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and FAM dated May 1, 2000.20
(d)(7)(iii)   Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 6, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and FAM dated May 1, 2000.21
(d)(7)(iv)   Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 18, 2003, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and FAM dated May 1, 2000.26
(d)(7)(v)   Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers International Limited dated December 12, 2003 with respect to the EQ/Mercury International Value Portfolio.26
(d)(7)(vi)   Amendment No. 4 dated as of December 2, 2005 to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and FAM dated May 1, 2000.44
(d)(7)(vii)   Amendment No. 5 dated as of August 24, 2006 to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and FAM dated May 1, 2000.44
(d)(8)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (“Lazard”) dated December 9, 1997.7
(d)(8)(i)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 1, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Lazard dated December 9, 1997.20
(d)(8)(ii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Lazard (dba Lazard Asset Management) dated July 10, 2002.23
(d)(8)(iii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Lazard Asset Management LLC (“Lazard”) dated July 31, 2003.26
(d)(8)(iv)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Lazard dated August 18, 2003.26
(d)(8)(v)   Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Lazard dated May 5, 2005.44
(d)(9)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (“J. P. Morgan”) dated December 9, 1997.7
(d)(9)(i)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and J.P. Morgan dated July 10, 2002.23
(d)(9)(ii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and J.P. Morgan dated July 31, 2003.26
(d)(9)(iii)   Amendment No. 1, dated December 13, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and J.P. Morgan dated July 31, 2003.32
(d)(9)(iv)   Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and J.P. Morgan dated August 1, 2006.44

 

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(d)(10)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC dated as of July 1, 1999.12
(d)(11)   Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Evergreen Asset Management Corp. dated as of December 31, 1998.11
(d)(11)(i)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 21, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Evergreen Asset Management Corp. dated as of December 31, 1998.21
(d)(11)(ii)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Evergreen Investment Management Company (“Evergreen”) dated as of July 31, 2003.26
(d)(11)(iii)   Amendment No. 1 dated September 30, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Evergreen dated as of July 31, 2003.38
(d)(11)(iv)   Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Evergreen dated August 1, 2006.44
(d)(11)(v)   Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Evergreen dated August 1, 2006.45
(d)(11)(vi)   Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 1, 2007 between AXA Equitable, Evergreen and First International Advisors, LLC d/b/a Evergreen International Advisors (“Evergreen International”)45
(d)(12)(i)   Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Alliance Capital Management L.P. (“Alliance”) dated as of May 1, 1999.11
(d)(12)(ii)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 18, 1999, to Investment Advisory Agreement by and between EQFC and Alliance dated as of May 1, 1999.14
(d)(12)(iii)   Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 1, 2000, to Investment Advisory Agreement by and between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated as of May 1, 1999.15
(d)(12)(iv)   Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 1, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement by and between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated as of May 1, 1999.20
(d)(12)(v)   Amendment No. 4, dated as of May 21, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement by and between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated May 1, 1999.20
(d)(12)(vi)   Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated as of December 5, 2001.21
(d)(12)(vii)   Amendment No. 1 dated November 22, 2002 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated December 5, 2001.23
(d)(12)(viii)   Interim Investment Advisory Agreement dated January 2, 2003 between AXA Equitable and Alliance with respect to EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio and EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio dated January 2, 2003.23
(d)(12)(ix)   Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated May 1, 2003 with respect to the EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio.26

 

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(d)(12)(ix)(a)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated August 1, 2006, with respect to the EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio.44

(d)(12)(x)

  Amendment No. 2, dated August 18, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated December 5, 2001.26

(d)(12)(xi)

  Amendment No. 3, dated December 12, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated December 5, 2001.26

(d)(12)(xii)

  Amendment No. 4 dated June 16, 2005, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Alliance dated December 5, 2001.44

(d)(12)(xiii)

  Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”) dated as of August 1, 2006.44

(d)(12)(xiv)

  Amendment No. 1 dated June 22, 2007, to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein dated as of August 1, 2006.48

(d)(12)(xv)

  Amendment No. 2 dated August 17, 2007, to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein dated as of August 1, 2006.48

(d)(13)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Capital Guardian Trust Company (“Capital Guardian”) dated as of May 1, 1999.11

(d)(13)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 1, 2000, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated May 1, 1999.15

(d)(13)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated November 22, 2002.23

(d)(13)(iii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 18, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated as of November 22, 2002.26

(d)(13)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 2, dated as of July 1, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated as of November 22, 2002.33

(d)(13)(v)

  Amendment No. 3 dated December 13, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated as of November 22, 2002.32

(d)(13)(vi)

  Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated as of August 1, 2006.44

(d)(13)(vii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 25, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated as of August 1, 2006.48

 

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(d)(13)(viii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated July 6, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Capital Guardian dated as of August 1, 2006.48

(d)(14)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc. (“Calvert”) dated as of August 30, 1999.12

(d)(14)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Calvert dated July 10, 2002.23

(d)(14)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Calvert dated as of July 31, 2003.26

(d)(14)(iii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated June 13, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Calvert dated July 31, 2003.36

(d)(14)(iv)

  Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Calvert, dated as of August 1, 2006.44

(d)(15)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Brown Capital Management (“Brown”) dated as of August 30, 1999.12

(d)(15)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Brown dated as of July 10, 2002.23

(d)(15)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Brown dated as of July 31, 2003.26

(d)(16)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Bankers Trust Company dated as of December 9, 1997.7

(d)(16)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (“Deutsche”) dated as of July 10, 2002.23

(d)(17)

  Investment Advisory Agreement among AXA Equitable, Prudential Investments Fund Management LLC (“Prudential Investments”) and Jennison Associates LLC (“Jennison”) dated as of May 12, 2000.16

(d)(17)(i)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Jennison dated as of July 10, 2002.23

(d)(18)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and American Express Financial Corporation (“American Express”) dated as of September 1, 2000.17

(d)(19)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Fidelity Management & Research Company (“Fidelity”) dated as of July 24, 2000.17

(d)(19)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 1, 2002, to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Fidelity dated July 24, 2000.23

(d)(19)(ii)

  Amendment No. 2 dated as of March 1, 2004 to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Fidelity dated July 24, 2000.27

 

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(d)(19)(iii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Fidelity, dated as of August 1, 2006.44

(d)(19)(iv)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 17, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Fidelity, dated as of August 1, 2006.48

(d)(20)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Janus Capital Corporation dated as of September 1, 2000.17

(d)(20)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 2, 2002 to Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Janus Capital Corporation dated as of September 1, 2000.21

(d)(20)(ii)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”) dated as of April 3, 2002.22

(d)(20)(iii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Janus, dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(20)(iv)

  Amendment No. 1, dated June 22, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Janus, dated August 1, 2006.48

(d)(21)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Provident Investment Counsel (“Provident”) dated as of February 1, 2001.18

(d)(22)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico Capital Management, LLC, (“Marsico”) dated as of February 1, 2001.18

(d)(22)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico dated as of February 1, 2001.20

(d)(22)(ii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 18, 2003, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico dated September 1, 2001.26

(d)(22)(iii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(22)(iv)

  Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(22)(v)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico on behalf of MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio dated May 25, 2007.48

(d)(22)(vi)

  Amendment No. 1, dated November 8, 2007, to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico dated August 1, 2006.48

(d)(22)(vii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated November 8, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico on behalf of MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio dated May 25, 2007.48

(d)(22)(viii)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico on behalf of EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio dated December 14, 2007.48

 

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(d)(22)(ix)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico on behalf of MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio dated December 14, 2007.48

(d)(22)(x)

  Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico on behalf of EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio dated December 14, 2007. (to be filed by amendment)

(d)(22)(xi)

  Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico on behalf of EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio (formerly MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio) dated December 14, 2007. (to be filed by amendment)

(d)(23)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”) dated July 15, 2002.23

(d)(23)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and PIMCO dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(23)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1 dated December 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and PIMCO dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(23)(iii)

  Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and PIMCO, dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(24)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Dresdner RCM Global Investors LLC (“RCM”) dated December 12, 2003.26

(d)(25)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. (“Firsthand”) dated December 12, 2003.26

(d)(26)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington Management”) dated December 12, 2003.26

(d)(26)(ii)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wellington Management dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(26)(iii)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wellington Management dated May 25, 2007.48

(d)(26)(iv)

  Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wellington Management dated May 25, 2007. (to be filed by amendment)

(d)(27)

  Investment Advisory Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Boston Advisors, Inc. dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(27)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2004, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Boston Advisors, Inc. dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(27)(ii)

  Amendment No. 2 dated as of June 16, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Boston Advisors, Inc. dated as of July 9, 2004.38

 

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(d)(27)(iii)

  Amendment No. 3 dated as of September 9, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Boston Advisors, Inc. dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(27)(iv)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Boston Advisors, Inc. dated December 2, 2005.38

(d)(27)(v)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Boston Advisors, LLC (“Boston Advisors”) dated April 1, 2006.44

(d)(28)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Caywood-Scholl Capital Management (“Caywood-Scholl”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(28)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 1, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Caywood-Scholl dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(28)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Caywood-Scholl, dated as of August 1, 2006.44

(d)(29)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Fred Alger Management, Inc. (“Alger Management”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(30)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GAMCO”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(30)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and GAMCO dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(30)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and GAMCO Asset Management, Inc. (“GAMCO”) dated August 2, 2006.44

(d)(31)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and MONY Capital, Inc. (“MONY Capital”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(32)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Montag & Caldwell, Inc. (“Montag”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(32)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 13, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Montag dated July 9, 2004.32

(d)(32)(ii)

  Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 1, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Montag dated July 9, 2004.48

(d)(32)(iii)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Montag dated October 24, 2007.48

(d)(32)(iv)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Montag dated March 31, 2008.49

(d)(33)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Rockefeller & Co., Inc. (“Rockefeller”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(34)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA Funds Management”) dated July 9, 2004.31

 

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(d)(35)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and TCW Investment Management Company (“TCW”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(35)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated December 1, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and TCW dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(35)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and TCW, dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(36)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(36)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2005 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and UBS dated July 9, 2004.38

(d)(36)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and UBS dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(37)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and William D. Witter, Inc. (“William Witter”) dated July 9, 2004.31

(d)(38)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”) and Wells Capital Management (“Wells Capital”) dated October 1, 2004.31

(d)(38)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wells Capital, dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(38)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2006, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wells Capital, dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(38)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 25, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wells Capital, dated August 1, 2006.48

(d)(39)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Bear Stearns Asset Management, Inc. (“Bear Stearns”) dated December 13, 2004.32

(d)(39)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Bear Stearns dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(40)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”) dated May 1, 2005.34

(d)(41)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and The Dreyfus Corporation (“Dreyfus”) dated June 16, 2005.36

(d)(41)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated June 22, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Dreyfus dated June 16, 2005.48

(d)(42)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. (“Bridgeway”) dated June 13, 2005.36

 

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(d)(42)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Bridgeway dated as of August 1, 2006.44

(d)(43)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Ariel Capital Management, LLC (“Ariel”) dated September 30, 2005.38

(d)(44)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Legg Mason Funds Management, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) dated September 30, 2005.38

(d)(45)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, LLC (“AXA Rosenberg”) dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(46)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. (“Davis”) dated August 1, 2006.41

(d)(47)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Franklin Advisory Services, LLC (“Franklin”) dated September 15, 2006.44

(d)(47)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 22, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Franklin dated September 15, 2006.48

(d)(48)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC (“Franklin Mutual”) dated September 15, 2006.44

(d)(49)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) dated August 1, 2006.44

(d)(50)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Templeton Global Advisors Limited (“Templeton”) dated September 15, 2006.44

(d)(50)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 22, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Templeton dated September 15, 2006.48

(d)(51)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Franklin Advisers, Inc. (“Franklin Advisers”) dated September 15, 2006.44

(d)(51)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of June 22, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Franklin Advisers dated as of September 15, 2006.48

(d)(52)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC (“Standish”) dated August 1, 2006.41

(d)(52)(i)

  Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Standish dated as of July 11, 2007.48

(d)(53)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock Financial”), dated as of October 1, 2006.44

(d)(54)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and BlackRock Investment Management LLC (“BlackRock Investment”), dated as of October 1, 2006.44

 

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(d)(54)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 11, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and BlackRock Investment dated as of October 1, 2006.48

(d)(55)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and BlackRock Investment Management International Limited (“BlackRock International”), dated as of October 1, 2006.44

(d)(55)(i)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 11, 2007, to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and BlackRock International dated as of October 1, 2006.48

(d)(56)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”), dated as of December 11, 2006.44

(d)(57)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Institutional Capital LLC (“ICAP”) dated May 25, 2007.48

(d)(57)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and ICAP dated May 25, 2007. (to be filed by amendment)

(d)(58)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Mellon Equity Associates (“Mellon Equity”) dated May 25, 2007.48

(d)(58)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Mellon Capital Management Corporation (formerly, Mellon Equity) (“Mellon Capital”) dated May 25, 2007. (to be filed by amendment)

(d)(59)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wentworth Hauser and Violich, Inc. (“Wentworth Hauser”) dated May 1, 2007.48

(d)(59)(i)

  Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Wentworth Hauser dated May 1, 2007. (to be filed by amendment)

(d)(60)

  Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and                      dated             , 2008.50

(d)(61)

  Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and                      dated             , 2008. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)

  Underwriting Contracts

(e)(1)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.4

(e)(1)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.7

(e)(1)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(1)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 14, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.11

 

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(e)(1)(v)

  Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 30, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(1)(vi)

  Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, LLC (“AXA Advisors”) with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(1)(vii)

  Revised Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors with respect to the Class IA shares, dated as of April 14, 1997.17

(e)(1)(viii)

  Amendment No. 7, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors with respect to the Class IA shares, dated as of April 14, 1997.20

(e)(2)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.4

(e)(2)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.7

(e)(2)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(2)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 14, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(2)(v)

  Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 30, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EQFC with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(2)(vi)

  Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(2)(vii)

  Revised Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.17

(e)(2)(viii)

  Amendment No. 7, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.20

(e)(3)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and Equitable Distributors, Inc. (“EDI”) with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.4

(e)(3)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.7

(e)(3)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(3)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 14, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(3)(v)

  Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 30, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.14

 

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(e)(3)(vi)

  Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(3)(vii)

  Revised Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.17

(e)(3)(viii)

  Amendment No. 7, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IA shares dated April 14, 1997.20

(e)(4)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.4

(e)(4)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.7

(e)(4)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(4)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 14, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.11

(e)(4)(v)

  Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 30, 1999, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(4)(vi)

  Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to the Class IB shares dated April 14, 1997.14

(e)(4)(vii)

  Revised Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to Class IB shares dated as of April 14, 1997.17

(e)(4)(viii)

  Amendment No. 7, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and EDI with respect to Class IB shares dated as of April 14, 1997.20

(e)(5)(i)

  Distribution Agreement dated as of January 2, 2002, between the Trust and AXA Distributors, LLC (“AXA Distributors”) with respect to the Class IA shares.21

(e)(5)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.23

(e)(5)(iii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 2, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.26

(e)(5)(iv)

  Amendment No. 2, dated July 8, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.31

(e)(5)(v)

  Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 31

 

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(e)(5)(vi)

  Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.33

(e)(5)(vii)

  Amendment No. 5 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.37

(e)(5)(viii)

  Amendment No. 6 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 41

(e)(5)(ix)

  Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 45

(e)(5)(x)

  Amendment No. 8 dated July 11, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 46

(e)(5)(xi)

  Amendment No. 9 dated January 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 47

(e)(5)(xii)

  Amendment No. 10 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(5)(xiii)

  Amendment No. 11 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(5)(xiv)

  Amendment No. 12 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(6)(i)

  Distribution Agreement dated as of January 2, 2002, between the Trust and AXA Distributors with respect to the Class IB shares.21

(e)(6)(ii)

  Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.23

(e)(6)(iii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 2, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 26

(e)(6)(iv)

  Amendment No. 2, dated July 8, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 31

 

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(e)(6)(v)

  Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.31

(e)(6)(vi)

  Amendment No. 4, dated May 1, 2005to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 33

(e)(6)(vii)

  Amendment No. 5, dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.37

(e)(6)(viii)

  Amendment No. 6 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 41

(e)(6)(ix)

  Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 45

(e)(6)(x)

  Amendment No. 8 dated July 11, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 46

(e)(6)(xi)

  Amendment No. 9 dated January 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. 47

(e)(6)(xii)

  Amendment No. 10 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(6)(xiii)

  Amendment No. 11 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(6)(xiv)

  Amendment No. 12 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(7)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 15, 2002, with respect to Class IA shares.23

(e)(7)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 2, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.26

(e)(7)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated July 8, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.31

 

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(e)(7)(iv)

  Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 31

(e)(7)(v)

  Amendment No. 4 dated May 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.33

(e)(7)(vi)

  Amendment No. 5 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.37

(e)(7)(vii)

  Amendment No. 6 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.41

(e)(7)(viii)

  Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.45

(e)(7)(ix)

  Amendment No. 8 dated July 11, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares.46

(e)(7)(x)

  Amendment No. 9 dated January 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. 47

(e)(7)(xi)

  Amendment No. 10 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(7)(xii)

  Amendment No. 11 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(7)(xiii)

  Amendment No. 12 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(8)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002, with respect to Class IB shares.23

(e)(8)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 2, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.26

(e)(8)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated July 8, 2004 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.31

(e)(8)(iv)

  Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.31

 

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(e)(8)(v)

  Amendment No. 4 dated May 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.33

(e)(8)(vi)

  Amendment No. 5 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.37

(e)(8)(vii)

  Amendment No. 6 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.41

(e)(8)(viii)

  Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.45

(e)(8)(ix)

  Amendment No. 8 dated July 11, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.46

(e)(8)(x)

  Amendment No. 9 dated January 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares.47

(e)(8)(xi)

  Amendment No. 10 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(8)(xii)

  Amendment No. 11 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(8)(xiii)

  Amendment No. 12 dated             , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IB shares. (to be filed by amendment)

(e)(9)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IA shares of the MONY Portfolios.31

(e)(9)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1 dated July 11, 2007 to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IA shares of the MONY Portfolios.46

(e)(10)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IB shares of the MONY Portfolios.31

(e)(10)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1 dated July 11, 2007 to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IB shares of the MONY Portfolios.46

(e)(11)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IA shares of the MONY Portfolios.31

 

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(e)(11)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1 dated July 11, 2007 to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IA shares of the MONY Portfolios.46

(e)(12)(i)

  Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IB shares of the MONY Portfolios.31

(e)(12)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1 dated July 11, 2007 to the Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 1, 2004 with respect to the Class IB shares of the MONY Portfolios.46

(f)

  Form of Deferred Compensation Plan.3

(g)

  Custodian Agreements

(g)(1)(i)

  Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 17, 1997 and Global Custody Rider.4

(g)(1)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to the Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 17, 1997.7

(g)(1)(iii)

  Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to the Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 17, 1997.11

(g)(1)(iv)

  Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 30, 1999, to the Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 17, 1997.11

(g)(1)(v)

  Form of Amendment No. 4, dated as of August 30, 1999, to the Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 17, 1997.14

(g)(1)(vi)

  Form of Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 1, 2000, to the Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 17, 1997.14

(g)(1)(vii)

  Revised Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Custodian Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated April 14, 1997.17

(g)(1)(viii)

  Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated May 1, 2001.20

(g)(1)(ix)

  Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank dated May 1, 2001.21

(g)(2)(i)

  Amended and Restated Global Custody Rider to the Domestic Custody Agreement for Mutual Funds between The Chase Manhattan Bank and the Trust dated August 31, 1998.11

(g)(3)(i)

  Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.22

(g)(3)(ii)

  Amendment No. 1, dated May 2, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.26

 

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(g)(3)(iii)   Amendment No. 2, dated July 8, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.31
(g)(3)(iv)   Amendment No. 3, dated September 13, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.31
(g)(3)(v)   Amendment No. 4 dated May 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.33
(g)(3)(vi)   Amendment No. 5 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.37
(g)(3)(vii)   Amendment No. 6 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.44
(g)(3)(viii)   Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.45
(g)(3)(ix)   Amendment No. 8 dated April 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JP Morgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.46
(g)(3)(x)   Amendment No. 9 dated January 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002.47
(g)(3)(xi)   Amendment No. 10 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(g)(3)(xii)   Amendment No. 11 dated                     , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(g)(3)(xiii)   Amendment No. 12 dated                     , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Chase Bank dated February 1, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(g)(4)(i)   Form of Custody Agreement between the Trust and State Street Bank and Trust Company with respect to the MONY Portfolios.29
(g)(4)(ii)   Form of Custody Agreement between AXA Equitable and Custodial Trust Company (“CTC”) with respect to the EQ/AXA Rosenberg Value Long/Short Equity Portfolio43
(h)   Other Material Contracts
(h)(1)(i)   Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and Chase Global Funds Services Company dated April 25, 1997.4
(h)(1)(ii)   Form of Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.14
(h)(1)(iii)   Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2005 to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.36

 

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(h)(1)(iv)   Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 1, 2006, to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.38
(h)(1)(v)   Amendment No. 3 dated as of August 1, 2006, to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.44
(h)(1)(vi)   Amendment No. 4 dated as of May 1, 2007, to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.45
(h)(1)(vii)   Amendment No. 5 dated as of July 11, 2007 to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.46
(h)(1)(viii)   Amendment No. 6 dated as of January 1, 2008 to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000.47
(h)(1)(ix)   Amendment No. 7 dated as of May 1, 2008 to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(1)(x)   Amendment No. 8 dated as of                     , 2008 to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(1)(x)   Amendment No. 9 dated as of                     , 2008 to the Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated May 1, 2000. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(1)(A)   Sub-Administration Agreement between AXA Equitable and JPMorgan Investor Services Co. (formerly, “Chase Global Funds Services Company”) dated May 1, 2000 as amended November 1, 2004.39
(h)(1)(B)   Form of Sub-Administration Agreement between AXA Equitable and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB&T”) with respect to the EQ/AXA Rosenberg Value Long/Short Equity Portfolio.43
(h)(1)(C)   Form of Sub-Accounting Services Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSB&T with respect to the EQ/AXA Rosenberg Value Long/Short Equity Portfolio43
(h)(2)(i)   Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between the Trust and EQFC dated March 3, 1998.8
(h)(2)(ii)   Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement by and between EQFC and the Trust dated as of December 31, 1998.11
(h)(2)(iii)   Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between EQFC and the Trust dated as of May 1, 1999.11
(h)(2)(iv)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 30, 1999, to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between EQFC and the Trust dated as of May 1, 1999.14
(h)(2)(v)   Second Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2000.14

 

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(h)(2)(vi)   Revised Amendment No. 1, dated September 1, 2000 to the Second Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2000.17
(h)(2)(vii)   Third Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2001.19
(h)(2)(viii)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Third Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2001.20
(h)(2)(ix)   Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust, dated as of May 1, 2002.23
(h)(2)(x)   Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 1, 2003 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.26
(h)(2)(xi)   Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust, dated as of April 1, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios.31
(h)(2)(xi)(A)   Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of July 9, 2004 with respect to the MONY Portfolios.38
(h)(2)(xii)   Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 1, 2004 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.27
(h)(2)(xiii)   Amendment No. 3 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.31
(h)(2)(xiv)   Amendment No. 4 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated May 1, 2002.33
(h)(2)(xv)   Amendment No. 5 dated September 30, 2005 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated May 1, 2002.37
(h)(2)(xvi)   Amendment No. 1 dated September 9, 2005 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust, dated as of July 9, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios.36
(h)(2)(xvii)   Amendment No. 6 dated October 1, 2005 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.38
(h)(2)(xviii)   Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2006 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.39
(h)(2)(xix)   Amendment No. 2 dated May 1, 2006 to Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust, dated as of July 9, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios.39
(h)(2)(xx)   Amendment No. 8 dated August 1, 2006 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.41
(h)(2)(xxi)   Amendment No. 3 dated August 1, 2006 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust, dated as of July 9, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios.44

 

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(h)(2)(xxii)   Amendment No. 9 dated May 1, 2007 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.45
(h)(2)(xxiii)   Amendment No. 4 dated May 1, 2007 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust, dated as of July 9, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios.45
(h)(2)(xxiv)   Amendment No. 10 dated May 25, 2007 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.46
(h)(2)(xxv)   Amendment No. 11 dated January 1, 2008 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002.47
(h)(2)(xxvi)   Amendment No. 5 dated as of July 6, 2007 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated July 9, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(2)(xxvii)   Amendment No. 12 dated May 1, 2008 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(2)(xxviii)   Amendment No. 6 dated as of                     , 2008 to the Expense Limitation Agreement between the Trust and AXA Equitable dated July 9, 2004, with respect to the MONY Portfolios. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(2)(xxix)   Amendment No. 13 dated as of                     , 2008 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(2)(xxx)   Amendment No. 14 dated as of                     , 2008 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between AXA Equitable and the Trust dated as of May 1, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(3)(i)   Organizational Expense Reimbursement Agreement by and between EQFC and the Trust, on behalf of each series of the Trust except for the Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio, Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio, the JPM Core Bond Portfolio, BT Small Company Index Portfolio, BT International Equity Index Portfolio and BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio dated April 14, 1997.4
(h)(3)(ii)   Organizational Expense Reimbursement Agreement by and between EQFC and the Trust, on behalf of the Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio, Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio, JPM Core Bond Portfolio, BT Small Company Index Portfolio, BT International Equity Index Portfolio, and BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio dated December 9, 1997.7
(h)(3)(iii)   Organizational Expense Reimbursement Agreement by and between EQFC and the Trust, on behalf of the MFS Income with Growth Portfolio, EQ/Evergreen Foundation Portfolio and EQ/Evergreen Portfolio dated December 31, 1998.11
(h)(4)(i)   Participation Agreement by and among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI and EQFC dated April 14, 1997.4

 

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(h)(4)(ii)   Amendment No. 1, dated December 9, 1997, to the Participation Agreement by and among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and EQFC dated April 14, 1997.7
(h)(4)(iii)   Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998, to the Participation Agreement by and among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and EQFC dated April 14, 1997.11
(h)(4)(iv)   Form of Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 30, 1999, to the Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and EQFC dated April 14, 1997.11
(h)(4)(v)   Form of Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 18, 1999, to the Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and AXA Advisors dated April 14, 1997.14
(h)(4)(vi)   Form of Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and AXA Advisors dated April 14, 1997.15
(h)(4)(vii)   Revised Amendment No. 6, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and AXA Advisors dated April 14, 1997.17
(h)(4)(viii)   Amendment No. 7, dated September 1, 2001, to the Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, EDI, and AXA Advisors dated April 14, 1997.20
(h)(4)(ix)   Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated as of July 15, 2002.23
(h)(4)(x)   Amendment No. 1, dated May 2, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.26
(h)(4)(xi)   Amendment No. 2, dated July 9, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.33
(h)(4)(xii)   Amendment No. 3, dated October 1, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.33
(h)(4)(xiii)   Amendment No. 4 dated May 1, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.33
(h)(4)(xiv)   Amendment No. 5 dated September 30, 2005 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.39
(h)(4)(xv)   Amendment No. 6 dated August 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.44
(h)(4)(xvi)   Amendment No. 7 dated May 1, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.45
(h)(4)(xvii)   Amendment No. 8 dated January 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002.47

 

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(h)(4)(xviii)   Amendment No. 9 dated May 1, 2008 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(4)(xix)   Amendment No. 10 dated                     , 2008 to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors dated July 15, 2002. (to be filed by amendment)
(h)(5)   Retirement Plan Participation Agreement dated December 1, 1998 among the Trust, EQFC, The Equitable Investment Plan for Employees, Managers and Agents and AXA Equitable.11
(h)(5)(i)   Form of Amendment No. 1, dated April 30, 1999, to the Retirement Plan Participation Agreement among the Trust, EQFC, The Equitable Investment Plan for Employees, Managers and Agents and AXA Equitable.11
(h)(5)(ii)   Amended and Restated Retirement Plan Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Advisors, the Investment Plan for Employees, Managers and Agents, and AXA Equitable dated as of July 10, 2002.23
(h)(6)   License Agreement Relating to Use of Name between Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., and the Trust dated April 28, 1997.4
(h)(7)   Form of Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors with respect to the MONY Portfolios.25
(h)(8)   Form of Transfer Agency Agreement by and between the Trust and State Street Bank and Trust Company for the MONY Portfolios.29
(i)   Legal Opinion
(i)(1)   Opinion and Consent of Katten Muchin & Zavis regarding the legality of the securities being registered.1
(i)(2)   Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio, Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio, and JPM Core Bond Portfolio.5
(i)(3)   Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the BT Small Company Index Portfolio, BT International Equity Index Portfolio, and BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio.6
(i)(4)   Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the EQ/Evergreen Foundation Portfolio, EQ/Evergreen Portfolio, and MFS Growth with Income Portfolio.9
(i)(5)   Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the EQ/Alliance Premier Growth Portfolio, EQ/Capital Research Portfolio, EQ/Capital U.S. Equities Portfolio and EQ/Capital International Equities Portfolio.10

 

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(i)(6)

  Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the Alliance Money Market Portfolio, Alliance Intermediate Government Securities Portfolio, Alliance Quality Bond Portfolio, Alliance High Yield Portfolio, Alliance Balanced Portfolio, Alliance Conservative Investors Portfolio, Alliance Growth Investors Portfolio, Alliance Common Stock Portfolio, Alliance Equity Index Portfolio, Alliance Growth and Income Portfolio, Alliance Aggressive Stock Portfolio, Alliance Small Cap Growth Portfolio, Alliance Global Portfolio, Alliance International Portfolio and the Calvert Socially Responsible Portfolio.12

(i)(7)

  Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the Alliance Technology Portfolio.15

(i)(8)

  Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities registered with respect to the EQ/Putnam Investors Growth Portfolio, the EQ/Putnam Balanced Portfolio, the MFS Emerging Growth Companies Portfolio, the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio, the Warburg Pincus Small Company Value Portfolio, the Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Portfolio and the Merrill Lynch Basic Value Portfolio.17

(i)(9)

  Opinion and Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the EQ/AXP New Dimensions Portfolio, EQ/AXP Strategy Aggressive Portfolio, EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth Portfolio and FI Mid Cap Portfolio.17

(i)(10)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio.20

(i)(11)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the MONY Portfolios.30

(i)(12)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the portfolios of the Trust other than the MONY Portfolios. 27

(i)(13)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the EQ/Wells Fargo Small Company Growth Portfolio.31

(i)(14)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered by the Trust, including securities of its new series EQ/Lord Abbett Growth and Income Portfolio, EQ/Lord Abbett Large Cap Core Portfolio, EQ/Lord Abbett Mid Cap Value Portfolio, EQ/Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio, and EQ/Van Kampen Mid Cap Growth Portfolio.33

(i)(15)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP with respect to the EQ/Enterprise Moderate Allocation Portfolio.36

(i)(16)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP with respect to the EQ/Ariel Appreciation II Portfolio, EQ/Evergreen International Bond Fund and EQ/Legg Mason Value Equity Portfolio.37

(i)(18)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP.41

(i)(19)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP.45

(i)(20)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP with respect to the Crossings Allocation Portfolios.47

 

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(i)(21)

  Opinion and Consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP.49

(i)(22)

  Opinion and consent of K&L Gates LLP with respect to the EQ/All Cap Index Portfolio, the EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio, and theEQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio. (to be filed by amendment)

(i)(23)

  Opinion and consent of K&L Gates LLP with respect to the EQ/U.S. Treasury Money Market Portfolio. (to be filed by amendment)

(j)

  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. (to be filed by amendment)

(k)

  None

(l)

  Stock Subscription Agreement between the Trust, on behalf of the T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio, and Separate Account FP.3

(m)

  Distribution Plans

(m)(1)

  Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) for the Trust’s Class IB shares adopted March 31, 1997.4

(m)(2)

  Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Trust’s Class IB shares of the MONY Portfolios.28

(n)

  Multiple Class Plan

(n)(1)

  Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act.4

(p)

  Codes of Ethics

(p)(1)

  Code of Ethics of the Trust, AXA Advisors and EDI.15

(p)(1)(i)

  Code of Ethics of the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated March 31, 1997 and amended and restated on July 11, 2000.17

(p)(1)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated March 31, 1997 as revised December 10, 2003.27

(p)(1)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated March 31, 1997 as revised December 9, 2004.32

(p)(1)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated March 31, 1997.33

(p)(1)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of the Trust, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated March 31, 1997, as amended June 2007.48

(p)(2)

  Code of Ethics of Alliance dated August 1999.15

(p)(2)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Alliance dated as of February 2000, as amended and restated.17

 

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(p)(2)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Alliance dated January 1, 2001.18

(p)(2)(iii)

  Code of Ethics and Statement of Policy and Procedures Regarding Personal Securities Transactions of Alliance dated April 2002.23

(p)(2)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Alliance effective June 30, 2003.26

(p)(2)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Alliance effective October 2004.32

(p)(2)(vi)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Alliance effective May 2005.38

(p)(2)(vii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of AllianceBernstein effective January 2007.48

(p)(3)

  Code of Ethics of Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank.15

(p)(3)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Deutsche effective as of May 26, 2000.17

(p)(3)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Deutsche dated May 2000 revised November 2001.21

(p)(4)

  Code of Ethics of Brown, Inc. dated February 10, 1994.15

(p)(4)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Brown.17

(p)(5)

  Code of Ethics of Calvert.15

(p)(5)(i)

  Code of Ethics and Insider Trading Policy and Procedures of Calvert.23

(p)(5)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Calvert effective June 4, 2003.26

(p)(5)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Calvert effective October 22, 2003.27

(p)(5)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Calvert effective October 2004.32

(p)(5)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Calvert, effective January 1, 2008.49

(p)(6)

  Code of Ethics of Capital Guardian.15

(p)(6)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Capital Guardian effective October 1, 2002.26

(p)(6)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Capital Guardian effective December 2006.45

(p)(6)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Capital Guardian effective September 2007.48

(p)(6)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Capital Guardian effective December 2007.49

(p)(7)

  Code of Ethics of Evergreen dated December 17, 1999.15

(p)(7)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Evergreen effective September 1, 2003.26

(p)(7)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Evergreen effective January 2, 2004.27

(p)(7)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Evergreen, effective February 1, 2005.33

 

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(p)(7)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Evergreen, effective July 2007.48

(p)(8)

  Code of Ethics of J.P. Morgan.15

(p)(8)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of J.P. Morgan, effective October 25, 2001.21

(p)(8)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of J.P. Morgan, effective February 1, 2005.38

(p)(8)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of J.P. Morgan, effective September 18, 2007.48

(p)(9)

  Code of Ethics of Lazard, as revised September 27, 1999.15

(p)(9)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Lazard, revised as of April 26, 2000.17

(p)(9)(ii)

  Code of Ethics of Lazard, as revised.20

(p)(9)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lazard, effective September 18, 2001.21

(p)(9)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lazard, revised February 2003.26

(p)(9)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lazard, effective April 1, 2005.38

(p)(9)(vi)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lazard, effective February 2006.44

(p)(10)

  Code of Ethics of MFS, dated March 1, 2000.15

(p)(10)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MFS, effective September 1, 2000.17

(p)(10)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MFS, effective as of January 1, 2005.38

(p)(10)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MFSIM, effective as of January 1, 2007.48

(p)(11)

  Code of Ethics of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group.15

(p)(11)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Merrill Lynch Asset Management Group.27

(p)(12)

  Code of Ethics of Morgan Stanley.15

(p)(12)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Morgan Stanley, effective January 29, 2001.18

(p)(12)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MSIM, effective August 16, 2002.23

(p)(12)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MSIM, effective June 15, 2004.31

(p)(12)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MSIM, effective December 31, 2004.33

(p)(12)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of MSIM, effective December 31, 2004 and restated April 2006.44

(p)(13)

  Code of Ethics of Putnam.15

(p)(13)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Putnam, revised April 2000.17

 

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(p)(13)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Putnam, effective May 2002.23

(p)(13)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Putnam, effective September 30, 2003.26

(p)(13)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Putnam, effective August, 2004.31

(p)(14)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Rowe Price Fleming International, dated March 1999.15

(p)(14)(ii)

  Code of Ethics of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., effective March 1, 2000.15

(p)(14)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Rowe Price-Fleming International, Inc. effective March 1, 2000.17

(p)(14)(iv)

  Code of Ethics of T. Rowe Price International, Inc., effective August 8, 2000.17

(p)(14)(v)

  Code of Ethics of T. Rowe Price.48

(p)(15)

  Code of Ethics of Warburg Pincus Asset Management/Credit Suisse Asset Management, dated March 1, 2000.15

(p)(16)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Prudential Investments.15

(p)(16)(ii)

  Code of Ethics of Jennison, as amended December 6, 1999.15

(p)(16)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Prudential Investments, dated February 29, 2000.17

(p)(16)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Prudential Investments, effective August 9, 2001.21

(p)(16)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Jennison, effective April 25, 2002.23

(p)(17)

  Code of Ethics of Fidelity dated January 1, 2000.17

(p)(17)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated January 1, 2001.18

(p)(17)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated March 14, 2002.23

(p)(17)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated January 1, 2003.26

(p)(17)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated February 5, 2004.31

(p)(17)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated January 1, 2005.33

(p)(17)(vi)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated March 31, 2006.44

(p)(17)(vii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Fidelity, dated February 15, 2007.49

(p)(18)

  Code of Ethics of American Express dated March 2000.17

(p)(19)

  Code of Ethics of Janus Capital Corporation as revised March 1, 2000.17

(p)(19)(i)

  Code of Ethics of Janus Capital Corporation as revised June 1, 2001.20

(p)(19)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus, revised April 1, 2002.23

 

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(p)(19)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus, dated June 9, 2003.26

(p)(19)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus, dated April 20, 2004.31

(p)(19)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus, dated September 14, 2004.33

(p)(19)(vi)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus effective September 9, 2005.38

(p)(19)(vii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus effective December 6, 2005.39

(p)(19)(viii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus, effective August 30, 200644

(p)(19)(ix)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Janus, effective November 21, 2006. 45

(p)(20)

  Code of Ethics of Provident.17

(p)(20)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Provident, effective February 15, 2002.23

(p)(20)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Provident, effective April 1, 2003.26

(p)(21)

  Code of Ethics of Marsico.17

(p)(21)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Marsico, effective November 15, 2001.21

(p)(21)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Marsico, effective March 31, 2003.26

(p)(21)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Marsico, effective November 20, 2003.27

(p)(21)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Marsico, effective October 1, 2004.33

(p)(21)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Marsico effective February 1, 2005. 38

(p)(22)

  Code of Ethics of PIMCO effective December 31, 2001.23

(p)(22)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of PIMCO, effective January 6, 2005.38

(p)(22)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of PIMCO, effective February 15, 2006.44

(p)(23)

  Code of Ethics of RCM effective May 2001.26

(p)(23)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of RCM effective January 1, 2004.27

(p)(23)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of RCM effective January 31, 2005.38

(p)(24)

  Code of Ethics of Firsthand dated May 12, 2001.26

(p)(25)

  Code of Ethics of Wellington Management revised March 1, 2000.25

(p)(25)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wellington Management, revised July 1, 2004.33

(p)(25)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wellington Management, effective January 1, 2005.44

 

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(p)(25)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wellington, effective January 1, 2007.48

(p)(26)

  Code of Ethics of Boston Advisors.25

(p)(26)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Boston Advisors, effective December 21, 2004.33

(p)(26)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Boston Advisors, effective August 1, 2005.38

(p)(26)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Boston Advisors, effective August 2006.44

(p)(26)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Boston Advisors, effective May 15, 2007.48

(p)(27)

  Code of Ethics of Caywood-Scholl.25

(p)(27)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Caywood-Scholl, effective January 200644

(p)(28)

  Code of Ethics of Alger Management.25

(p)(29)

  Code of Ethics of GAMCO.25

(p)(29)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of GAMCO, effective October 1, 2004.33

(p)(29)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of GAMCO, effective February 16, 2006.44

(p)(29)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of GAMCO, effective January 29, 2007.48

(p)(30)

  Code of Ethics of Montag & Caldwell.25

(p)(30)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Montag, effective December 29, 2004.33

(p)(30)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Montag, effective February 6, 2006.44

(p)(30)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Montag, effective January 12, 2007.48

(p)(31)

  Code of Ethics of MONY Capital.25

(p)(32)

  Code of Ethics of Rockefeller.25

(p)(33)

  Code of Ethics of SSgA Funds Management.25

(p)(34)

  Code of Ethics of TCW.25

(p)(34)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of TCW effective February 1, 2005.38

(p)(34)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of TCW, effective November 11, 2006.44

(p)(35)

  Code of Ethics of UBS.25

(p)(36)

  Code of Ethics of William Witter.29

(p)(37)

  Code of Ethics of Wells Capital.31

 

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(p)(37)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wells Capital.33

(p)(37)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wells Capital effective as of September 2005.38

(p)(37)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wells Capital effective September 15, 2005.39

(p)(37)(iv)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wells Capital effective February 2006.44

(p)(37)(v)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wells Capital effective October 2006.45

(p)(38)

  Code of Ethics of Bear Stearns.32

(p)(38)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Bear Stearns effective as of February 2005.38

(p)(39)

  Code of Ethics of Lord Abbett.33

(p)(39)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lord Abbett effective as of November 15, 2005.39

(p)(39)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lord Abbett effective as of October 2006.45

(p)(39)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Lord Abbett, effective as of October 25, 2007.49

(p)(40)

  Code of Ethics of Dreyfus.36

(p)(40)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Dreyfus and Mellon Equity, effective November 2006.44

(p)(40)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Dreyfus and Mellon Capital, effective November 2007.49

(p)(41)

  Code of Ethics of Bridgeway.36

(p)(41)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Bridgeway, effective February 8, 2006.44

(p)(41)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Bridgeway, effective July 5, 2007.48

(p)(41)(iii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Bridgeway, effective November 16, 2007.49

(p)(42)

  Code of Ethics of Ariel.35

(p)(42)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Ariel, effective October 11, 2005.39

(p)(43)

  Code of Ethics of Legg Mason.35

(p)(43)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Legg Mason, effective February 28, 2006.44

(p)(43)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Legg Mason, effective February 8, 2007.48

(p)(44)

  Code of Ethics of AXA Rosenberg.40

(p)(44)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of AXA Rosenberg, effective December 15, 2007.49

(p)(45)

  Code of Ethics of Davis.40

 

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(p)(46)

  Code of Ethics of Franklin, Franklin Mutual, Franklin Advisers and Templeton.40

(p)(46)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Franklin, Franklin Mutual, Franklin Advisers and Templeton effective May 2007.48

(p)(47)

  Code of Ethics of Oppenheimer.40

(p)(47)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Oppenheimer, effective August 30, 2007.48

(p)(47)(ii)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Oppenheimer, effective November 2007.49

(p)(48)

  Code of Ethics of Standish.40

(p)(49)

  Code of Ethics of BlackRock Financial, BlackRock Investment and BlackRock International effective September 30, 2006.44

(p)(49)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of BlackRock Financial, BlackRock Investment and BlackRock International effective April 2007.48

(p)(50)

  Code of Ethics of Eagle.44

(p)(51)

  Code of Ethics of ICAP, effective November 1, 2006.44

(p)(52)

  Code of Ethics of Wentworth Hauser, effective January 1, 2005.44

(p)(52)(i)

  Revised Code of Ethics of Wentworth Hauser, effective March 12, 2007.48

(p)(53)

  Code of Ethics of                     . (to be filed by amendent)
Other Exhibits:
  Powers of Attorney.3
  Power of Attorney for Steven M. Joenk.12
  Power of Attorney for Theodossios (Ted) Athanassiades.15
  Power of Attorney for David W. Fox and Gary S. Schpero.16
  Revised Powers of Attorney.20
  Amended Powers of Attorney, dated December 6, 2002.23
  Amended Power of Attorney for Steven M. Joenk.33
  Power of Attorney for James (Jamie) Shepherdson 38
  Revised Powers of Attorney. 46

 

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1. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 3, 1996 (File No. 333-17217).
2. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 1997 (File No. 333-17217).
3. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 7, 1997 (File No. 333-17217).
4. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 28, 1997 (File No. 333-17217).
5. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 15, 1997 (File No. 333-17217).
6. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 31, 1997 (File No. 333-17217).
7. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 29, 1997 (File No. 333-17217).
8. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on March 5, 1998 (File No. 333-17217).
9. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 15, 1998 (File No. 333-17217).
10. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 16, 1999 (File No. 333-17217).
11. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 1999 (File No. 333-17217).
12. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 30, 1999 (File No. 333-17217).
13. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 1, 2000 (File No. 333-17217).
14. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 16, 2000 (File No. 333-17217).
15. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 21, 2000 (File No. 333-17217).
16. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on May 30, 2000 (File No. 333-17217).
17. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2001 (File No. 333-17217).
18. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on March 22, 2001 (File No. 333-17217).
19. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 3, 2001 (File No. 333-17217).
20. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 13, 2001 (File No. 333-17217).
21. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 4, 2002 (File No. 333-17217).
22. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 3, 2002 (File No. 333-17217).

 

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23. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 7, 2003 (File No. 333-17217).
24. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on March 31, 2003 (File No. 333-17217).
25. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on January 15, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
26. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 10, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
27. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 7, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
28. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 28, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
29. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on July 12, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
30. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on July 13, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
31. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 15, 2004 (File No. 333-17217).
32. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 8, 2005 (File No. 333-17217).
33. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 37 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 7, 2005 (File No. 333-17217).
34. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on June 16, 2005 (File No. 333-17217).
35. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on July 1, 2005 (File No. 333-17217).
36. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 41 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 23, 2005 (File No. 333-17217).
37. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 24, 2005. (File No. 333-17217).
38. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 8, 2006. (File No. 333-17217)
39. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 5, 2006. (File No. 333-17217)
40. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on June 16, 2006. (File No. 333-17217)
41. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 23, 2006. (File No. 333-17217)
42. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 48 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 9, 2006. (File No. 333-17217)
43. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 49 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on November 13, 2006. (File No. 333-17217)
44. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 2, 2007. (File No. 333-17217)

 

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45. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 27, 2007. (File No. 333-17217)
46. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 54 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on October 4, 2007. (File No. 333-17217)
47. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 56 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 27, 2007. (File No. 333-17217)
48. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 1, 2008. (File No. 333-17217)
49. Incorporated by reference to and/or previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 58 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 1, 2008. (File No. 333-17217)
50. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on July 16, 2008. (File No. 333-17217)

 

Item 24. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Trust

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”) controls the Trust by virtue of its ownership of more than 99% of the Trust’s shares as of September 30, 2008. All shareholders of the Trust are required to solicit instructions from their respective contract owners as to certain matters, if applicable. The Trust may in the future offer its shares to insurance companies unaffiliated with AXA Equitable.

On July 22, 1992, AXA Equitable converted from a New York mutual life insurance company to a publicly-owned New York stock life insurance company. At that time AXA Equitable became a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. (“AXA Financial”). AXA Financial continues to own 100% of AXA Equitable’s common stock. On September 7, 2004 the name “The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States” was changed to “AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company” (“AXA Equitable”).

AXA owns, directly or indirectly through its affiliates, 100% of the outstanding common stock of AXA Financial. AXA is the holding company for an international group of insurance and related financial services companies. AXA’s insurance operations include activities in life insurance, property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. The insurance operations are diverse geographically, with activities principally in Western Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific area and, to a lesser extent, in Africa and South America. AXA is also engaged in asset management, investing banking, securities trading, brokerage, real estate and other financial services activities principally in the United States, as well as in Western Europe and the Asia/Pacific area.

 

Item 25. Indemnification

Registrant’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Declaration of Trust”) and By-Laws.

Article VII, Section 2 of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (“Trust”) states, in relevant part, that a “Trustee, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any Person, other than the Trust or a Shareholder to the extent provided in this Article VII, for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust, of such Trustee or of any other Trustee. The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, Manager, or Principal Underwriter of the Trust. The Trust shall indemnify each Person who is serving or has served at the Trust’s request as a director, officer, trustee, employee, or agent of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor, or otherwise to the extent and in the manner provided in the By-Laws.” Article VII, Section 4 of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust further states, in relevant part, that the “Trustees shall be entitled and

 

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empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law to purchase with Trust assets insurance for liability and for all expenses reasonably incurred or paid or expected to be paid by a Trustee, officer, employee, or agent of the Trust in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in which he or she may become involved by virtue of his or her capacity or former capacity as a Trustee of the Trust.”

Article VI, Section 2 of the Trust’s By-Laws states, in relevant part, that “[s]ubject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Section 3 of this Article VI, every [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liabilities and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any proceeding in which he or she becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been an agent.” Article VI, Section 3 of the Trust’s By-Laws further states, in relevant part, that “[n]o indemnification shall be provided hereunder to [a Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust]: (a) who shall have been adjudicated, by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought, to be liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office (collectively, “disabling conduct”); or (b) with respect to any proceeding disposed of (whether by settlement, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) without an adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that such [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] was liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of disabling conduct, unless there has been a determination that such [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] did not engage in disabling conduct: (i) by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought; (ii) by at least a majority of those Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the proceeding based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); or (iii) by written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); provided, however, that indemnification shall be provided hereunder to [a Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] with respect to any proceeding in the event of (1) a final decision on the merits by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that the [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] was not liable by reason of disabling conduct, or (2) the dismissal of the proceeding by the court or other body before which it was brought for insufficiency of evidence of any disabling conduct with which such [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] has been charged.” Article VI, Section 4 of the Trust’s By-Laws also states that the “rights of indemnification herein provided (i) may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust on behalf of any [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust], (ii) shall be severable, (iii) shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] may now or hereafter be entitled and (iv) shall inure to the benefit of [such party’s] heirs, executors and administrators.”

Registrant’s Investment Management Agreements state:

Limitations on Liability. Manager will exercise its best judgment in rendering its services to the Trust, and the Trust agrees, as an inducement to Manager’s undertaking to do so, that the Manager will not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, but will be liable only for willful misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence, reckless disregard of its duties or its failure to exercise due care in rendering its services to the Trust as specified in this Agreement. Any person, even though an officer, director, employee or agent of Manager, who may be or become an officer, Trustee, employee or agent of the Trust, shall be deemed, when rendering services to the Trust or when acting on any business of the Trust, to be rendering such services to or to be acting solely for the Trust and not as an officer, director, employee or agent, or one under the control or direction of Manager, even though paid by it.

 

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Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of certain of the Registrant’s Investment Advisory Agreements state:

 

4. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

(a) Except as may otherwise be provided by the Investment Company Act or any other federal securities law, the Adviser shall not be liable for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and other expenses) incurred or suffered by the Manager or the Trust as a result of any error of judgment or mistake of law by the Adviser with respect to the services provided to the Jennison Allocated Portion of the Portfolio hereunder, except that nothing in this Agreement shall operate or purport to operate in any way to exculpate, waive or limit the liability of the Adviser for its own actions, and the Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the Manager, all affiliated persons thereof (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act) and all controlling persons (as described in Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”)) (collectively, “Manager Indemnitees”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including reasonable legal and other expenses) to which any of the Manager Indemnities may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, the Exchange Act, or under any other statute, at common law or otherwise arising out of or based on (a) any willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard or gross negligence of the Adviser in the performance of any of its duties or obligations hereunder or (b) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus and SAI, proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to the Portfolio or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Adviser, which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Manager or the Trust by an Adviser Indemnitee (as defined below) for use therein; provided, that the applicable Adviser Indemnitee has had an opportunity to review such information as included in such Prospectus and SAI, proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to the Portfolio.

(b) Except as may otherwise be provided by the Investment Company Act or any other federal securities law, the Manager and the Trust shall not be liable for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including legal and other expenses) incurred or suffered by the Adviser as a result of any error of judgment or mistake of law by the Manager with respect to the Portfolio, except that nothing in this Agreement shall operate or purport to operate in any way to exculpate, waive or limit the liability of the Manager for, and the Manager shall indemnify and hold harmless the Adviser, all affiliated persons thereof (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act) and all controlling persons (as described in Section 15 of the 1933 Act) (collectively, “Adviser Indemnitees”) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or litigation (including reasonable legal and other expenses) to which any of the Adviser Indemnities may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, the Exchange Act or under any other statute, at common law or otherwise arising out of or based on (a) any willful misconduct, bad faith, reckless disregard or gross negligence of the Manager in the performance of any of its duties or obligations hereunder or (b) any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus and SAI, proxy materials, reports, advertisements, sales literature, or other materials pertaining to the Portfolio or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Manager which was required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Manager or the Trust by an Adviser Indemnitee for use therein.

Section 4 of certain of the Registrant’s Investment Advisory Agreements states:

Neither the Adviser nor any of its directors, officers, or employees shall be liable to the Manager for any loss suffered by the Manager resulting from its acts or omissions as Adviser to the Portfolio, except for losses to the Manager or the Trust resulting from willful misconduct, bad faith, or gross negligence in the performance of, or from reckless disregard of, the duties of the Adviser or any of its directors, officers or employees. The Adviser, its directors, officers or employees shall not be liable to the Manager or the

 

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Trust for any loss suffered as a consequence of any action or inaction of other service providers to the Trust in failing to observe the instructions of the Adviser, provided such action or inaction of such other service providers to the Trust is not a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of, or from reckless disregard of, the duties of the Adviser under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any rights against the Adviser under federal or state securities laws.

Section 14 of each of the Registrant’s Distribution Agreements states:

The Trust shall indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor from any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) to which the Distributor may be subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or result from negligent, improper, fraudulent or unauthorized acts or omissions by the Trust or its officers, trustees, agents or representatives, other than acts or omissions caused directly or indirectly by the Distributor.

The Distributor will indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, its officers, trustees, agents and representatives against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, to which the Trust its officers, trustees, agents and representatives may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Trust Prospectus and/or SAI or any supplements thereto; (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state any material fact required to be stated in the Trust Prospectus and/or SAI or any supplements thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) other misconduct or negligence of AXA Advisors in its capacity as a principal underwriter of the Trust’s Class IA shares and will reimburse the Trust, its officers, Trustees, agents and representatives for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or defending against such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Distributor shall not be liable in any such instance to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Trust Prospectus and/or SAI or any supplement in good faith reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the Preparing Parties specifically for use in the preparation of the Trust Prospectus and/or SAI.

Section 6 of the Registrant’s Mutual Funds Service Agreement states:

(a) AXA Equitable shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss or expense suffered by the Trust, in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except for a loss or expense caused by or resulting from or attributable to willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on AXA Equitable’s part (or on the part of any third party to whom AXA Equitable has delegated any of its duties and obligations pursuant to Section 4(c) hereunder) in the performance of its (or such third party’s) duties or from reckless disregard by AXA Equitable (or by such third party) of its obligations and duties under this Agreement (in the case of AXA Equitable) or under an agreement with AXA Equitable (in the case of such third party) or, subject to Section 10 below, AXA Equitable’s (or such third party’s) refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement (in the case of AXA Equitable) or an agreement with AXA Equitable (in the case of such third party) or its breach of any representation or warranty under this Agreement (in the case of AXA Equitable) or under an agreement with AXA Equitable (in the case of such third party). In no event shall AXA Equitable (or such third party) be liable for any indirect, incidental special or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if AXA Equitable (or such third party) has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

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Equitable shall not be responsible for, and the Trust shall indemnify and hold AXA Equitable harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, payments, expenses and liabilities, including but not limited to those arising out of or attributable to:

(i) any and all actions of AXA Equitable or its officers or agents required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement;

(ii) the reliance on or use by AXA Equitable or its officers or agents of information, records, or documents which are received by AXA Equitable or its officers or agents and furnished to it or them by or on behalf of the Trust, and which have been prepared or maintained by the Trust or any third party on behalf of the Trust;

(iii) the Trust’s refusal or failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or the Trust’s lack of good faith, or its actions, or lack thereof, involving negligence or willful misfeasance;

(iv) the breach of any representation or warranty of the Trust hereunder;

(v) the reliance on or the carrying out by AXA Equitable or its officers or agents of any proper instructions reasonably believed to be duly authorized, or requests of the Trust;

(vi) any delays, inaccuracies, errors in or omissions from information or data provided to AXA Equitable by data services, including data services providing information in connection with any third party computer system licensed to AXA Equitable, and by any corporate action services, pricing services or securities brokers and dealers;

(vii) the offer or sale of shares by the Trust in violation of any requirement under the Federal securities laws or regulations or the securities laws or regulations of any state, or in violation of any stop order or other determination or ruling by any Federal agency or any state agency with respect to the offer or sale of such shares in such state (1) resulting from activities, actions, or omissions by the Trust or its other service providers and agents, or (2) existing or arising out of activities, actions or omissions by or on behalf of the Trust prior to the effective date of this Agreement;

(viii) any failure of the Trust’s registration statement to comply with the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act (including the rules and regulations thereunder) and any other applicable laws, or any untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a material fact necessary to make any statement therein not misleading in a Trust’s prospectus;

(ix) except as provided for in Schedule B.III, the actions taken by the Trust, its Manager, its investment advisers, and its distributor in compliance with applicable securities, tax, commodities and other laws, rules and regulations, or the failure to so comply, and

(x) all actions, inactions, omissions, or errors caused by third parties to whom AXA Equitable or the Trust has assigned any rights and/or delegated any duties under this Agreement at the specific request of or as required by the Trust, its Funds, investment advisers, or Trust distributors.

The Trust shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits) even if the Trust has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action, except when the Trust is required to indemnify AXA Equitable pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Section 12(a)(iv) of the Registrant’s Global Custody Agreement states:

(A) Customer shall indemnify and hold Bank and its directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively the “Indemnitees”) harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, fines, penalties, and expenses, including out-of-pocket and incidental expenses and legal fees (“Losses”) that may be incurred by, or asserted against, the Indemnitees or any of them for following any instructions or other directions upon which Bank is authorized to rely pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. (B) In addition to and not in limitation of the preceding subparagraph, Customer shall also indemnify and hold the Indemnitees and each of them harmless from and against any and all Losses that may be incurred by, or asserted against, the Indemnitees or any of them in connection with or arising out of Bank’s performance under this Agreement, provided the Indemnitees have not acted with negligence or engaged in willful misconduct. (C) In performing its obligations hereunder, Bank may rely on the genuineness of any document which it reasonably believes in good faith to have been validly executed.

UNDERTAKING

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 26. Business and Other Connections of the Manager and Advisers

AXA Equitable is a registered investment adviser and serves as manager for all portfolios of the Registrant. The descriptions of AXA Equitable and each of the advisers, as applicable, under the caption “Management of the Trust,” “Management Team – The Manager” or “About the Investment Portfolios” in the Prospectuses (or Supplements thereto) and under the caption “Investment Management and Other Services” in the Statements of Additional Information constituting Parts A and B, respectively, of this Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of AXA Equitable is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-07000) and is incorporated herein by reference.

AXA Equitable, with the approval of the Registrant’s board of trustees, selects advisers for certain portfolios of the Registrant. The following companies, all of which are registered investment advisers, serve as advisers for such portfolios.

The information as to the directors and officers of MFSIM is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-17352) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of MSIM is set forth in Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Investment Management Inc.’s Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-15757) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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The information as to the directors and officers of J. P. Morgan is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-21011) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Evergreen is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-8327) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Evergreen International is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-42427) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of AllianceBernstein is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-56720) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Capital Guardian is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-60145) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Calvert is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-17044) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Fidelity is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-7884) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Marsico is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-54914) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Boston Advisors is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-18130) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Caywood-Scholl is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-57906) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of GAMCO is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-14132) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Montag is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-15398) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of UBS is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-34910) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of Wellington Management is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-15908) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to the directors and officers of PIMCO is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-48187) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Lord Abbett is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-6997) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Bridgeway is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-44394) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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The information as to directors and officers of Dreyfus is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-8147) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Ariel is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-18767) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Legg Mason is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-57714) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of AXA Rosenberg is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-56080) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Davis is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-31648) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Franklin is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-51967) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Franklin Mutual is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-53068) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Oppenheimer is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-8253) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Templeton is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-42343) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Franklin Advisers is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-26292) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Standish is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-60527) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of ICAP is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-40779) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Mellon Capital is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-28692) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of Wentworth Hauser is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-46131) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of BlackRock Investment is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-56972) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of BlackRock International is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-16080) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information as to directors and officers of BlackRock Financial is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-48433) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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The information as to directors and officers of T. Rowe Price is set forth in its Form ADV filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 801-856) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 27. Principal Underwriters.

(a) AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors are the principal underwriters of the Trust’s Class IA shares and Class IB shares. AXA Advisors also serves as a principal underwriter for the following entities: AXA Premier VIP Trust; Separate Account Nos. 45, 66 and 301 of AXA Equitable; and Separate Accounts A, I and FP of AXA Equitable. AXA Distributors also serves as a principal underwriter for AXA Premier VIP Trust and Separate Account No. 49 of AXA Equitable.

(b) Set forth below is certain information regarding the directors and officers of AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors, the principal underwriters of the Trust’s Class IA and Class IB shares. The business address of each person listed below is 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.

 

AXA Advisors, LLC

 

NAME AND PRINCIPAL

BUSINESS ADDRESS

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH

AXA ADVISORS LLC

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES

WITH THE TRUST

DIRECTORS    

Harvey E. Blitz

 

Director

 

Richard Dziadzio

 

Director

 

Barbara Goodstein

 

Director

 

Andrew McMahon

 

Director

 

Christine Nigro

 

Director

 

James A. Shepherdson

 

Director

  Trustee
OFFICERS    

Andrew McMahon

 

Chairman of the Board

 

Christine Nigro

 

President

 

Patricia Roy

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Anthony Sages

 

Chief Sales Officer

 

Philip Pescatore

 

Chief Risk Officer

 

William McDermott

 

Executive Vice President

 

Kevin R. Bryne

 

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

 

Mark D. Godofsky

 

Senior Vice President and Controller

 

James Goodwin

 

Senior Vice President

 

Jeffrey Green

 

Senior Vice President

 

Frank Acierno

 

Vice President

 

Michael Brzozowski

 

Vice President

 

Gerry Carroll

 

Vice President

 

Claire A. Comerford

 

Vice President

 

Gary Gordon

 

Vice President

 

Maurya Keating

 

Vice President and Associate Counsel

 

Christopher LaRussa

 

Vice President

 

Frank Massa

 

Vice President

 

Carolann Matthews

 

Vice President

 

Jose Montenegro

 

Vice President

 

Deborah O’Neil

 

Vice President

 

Edna Russo

 

Vice President

 

Daniel D. Wise

 

Vice President

 

Brett Wright

 

Vice President

 

 

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AXA Advisors, LLC

 

NAME AND PRINCIPAL

BUSINESS ADDRESS

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH

AXA ADVISORS LLC

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES

WITH THE TRUST

Camille Joseph Varlack

 

Assistant Vice President, Secretary and Counsel

 

Harvey E. Blitz

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Irina Gyrla

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Ruth Shorter

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Francesca Divone

 

Assistant Secretary

 

 

AXA Distributors, LLC

 

NAME AND PRINCIPAL

BUSINESS ADDRESS

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH

AXA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES

WITH THE TRUST

DIRECTORS    

Philip Meserve

 

Director

 

William Miller, Jr.

 

Director

 

James Shepherdson

 

Director

  Trustee
OFFICERS    

James Shepherdson

 

Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer

  Trustee

Philip Meserve

 

Executive Vice President of Business Development

 

William Miller, Jr.

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Sales Officer

 

Michael Gregg

 

Executive Vice President

 

Gary Hirschkron

 

Executive Vice President

 

James Mullery

 

Executive Vice President

 

John Kennedy

 

Senior Vice President, Managing Director and National Sales Manager

 

Michael McCarthy

 

Senior Vice President and National Sales Manager

 

Kirby Noel

 

Senior Vice President and National Sales Manager

 

Mitchell Waters

 

Senior Vice President and National Sales Manager

 

Lance Carlson

 

Senior Vice President

 

Nelida Garcia

 

Senior Vice President

 

Peter Golden

 

Senior Vice President

 

David Kahal

 

Senior Vice President

 

Kevin Kennedy

 

Senior Vice President

 

Diane Keary

 

Senior Vice President

 

Kathleen Leckey

 

Senior Vice President

 

John Leffew

 

Senior Vice President

 

Andrew Marrone

 

Senior Vice President

 

James O’Boyle

 

Senior Vice President

 

Anthea Parkinson

 

Senior Vice President and National Accounts Director, Financial Institutions

 

 

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AXA Distributors, LLC

 

NAME AND PRINCIPAL

BUSINESS ADDRESS

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES WITH

AXA DISTRIBUTORS, INC.

 

POSITIONS AND OFFICES

WITH THE TRUST

Ted Repass

 

Senior Vice President

 

Eric Retzlaff

 

Senior Vice President

 

Jon Sampson

 

Senior Vice President

 

Marian Sole

 

Senior Vice President

 

Lee Small

 

Senior Vice President

 

Mark Teitelbaum

 

Senior Vice President

 

Mark Totten

 

Senior Vice President

 

Mary Toumpas

 

Senior Vice President

 

Nicholas Volpe

 

Senior Vice President

 

Norman J. Abrams

 

Vice President and General Counsel

 

Kurt Auleta

 

Vice President and Strategy Officer

 

Doreen Bellomo

 

Vice President

 

Jeffrey Coomes

 

Vice President

 

Daniel Faller

 

Vice President

 

Karen Farley

 

Vice President

 

Michael Gass

 

Vice President

 

Timothy Hatfield

 

Vice President

 

Holly Hughes

 

Vice President

 

Kelly LaVigne

 

Vice President

 

Deborah Lewis

 

Vice President

 

Page Long

 

Vice President

 

Dan Munroe

 

Vice President

 

Patrick O’Shea

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Kathleen Pelletier

 

Vice President

 

Michelle Privitera

 

Vice President

 

Ronald R. Quist

 

Vice President and Treasurer

 

Stephen Ratcliffe

 

Vice President

 

Michael Spina

 

Vice President

 

Alice Stout

 

Vice President

 

William Terry

 

Vice President

 

Melissa Tierney

 

Assistant Vice President

 

John Zales

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Camille Joseph Varlack

 

Secretary and Counsel

 

Sandra Ferantello

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Elizabeth Hafez

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Michelle Luzzi

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Kevin Markowitz

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Alexandria Novak

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Patricia Lane O’Shea

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Richard Olewnik

 

Assistant Vice President

 

James Pazareskis

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Lisa Powell

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Kelly Riddell

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Francesca Divone

 

Assistant Secretary

 

(c) Inapplicable.

 

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Item 28. Location of Accounts and Records

Books or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Rules promulgated thereunder, are maintained as follows:

 

(a) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1); (2)(a) and (b); (3); (6); (8); (12); and 31a-1(d), the required books and records are maintained at the offices of Registrant’s Custodian:

JPMorgan Chase Bank

4 Chase MetroTech Center

Brooklyn, New York 11245

 

(b) With respect to Rules 31a-1(a); 31a-1(b)(1), (4); (2)(C) and (D); (4); (5); (6); (8); (9); (10); (11) and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are currently maintained at the offices of the Registrant’s Manager or Sub-Administrator:

 

JPMorgan Investors Services Co.    AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
73 Tremont Street    1290 Avenue of the Americas
Boston, MA 02108    New York, New York 10104

 

(c) With respect to Rules 31a-1(b)(5), (6), (9) and (10) and 31a-1(f), the required books and records are maintained at the principal offices of the Registrant’s Manager or Advisers:

 

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10104

  

AllianceBernstein, L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

MFS Investment Management

500 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02116

  

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Capital Guardian Trust Company

11100 Santa Monica Boulevard

17th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90025

  

Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC

200 Berkely Street - Suite 9000

Boston, MA 02116

JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.

522 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10036

  

Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc.

5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 518

Houston, TX 77005-2448

Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc.

4550 Montgomery Avenue

Suite 1000N

Bethesda, MD 20814

  

Marsico Capital Management, LLC

1200 17th Street

Denver, CO 80202

Fidelity Management & Research Company

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

  

Caywood-Scholl Capital Management

4350 Executive Drive

Suite 125

San Diego, CA 92121

 

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Boston Advisors, LLC

One Federal Street 26th Floor

Boston, MA 02110

  

GAMCO Asset Management Inc.

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580

The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166

  

Wellington Management Company LLP

75 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

Montag & Caldwell, Inc.

3455 Peachtree Road, N.W.

Suite 1200

Atlanta, GA 30326-3249

  

UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.

One North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Ariel Capital Management, LLC

200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 2900

Chicago, IL 60601

  

Lord Abbett & Co. LLC

90 Hudson Street

Jersey City, NJ 07302

AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, LLC

4 Orinda Way, Building E

Orinda, CA 94563

  

Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc.

100 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

One Parker Plaza, Ninth Floor

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

  

Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.

2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101

Tucson, AZ 85706

Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

101 John F. Kennedy Parkway

Short Hills, NJ 07078

  

OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Two World Financial Center

225 Liberty Street, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10281-1008

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

One Franklin Parkway

San Mateo, CA 94403-1906

  

Templeton Global Advisors Limited

Lyford Cay

Nassau, Bahamas

Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC

Mellon Financial Center

One Boston Place

Boston, MA 02108-4408

  

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

40 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10022

BlackRock Investment Management LLC

P.O. Box 9011

Princeton, NJ 08543-9011

  

BlackRock Investment Management International Limited

33 King William Street

London EC4R 9AS

England

Mellon Capital Management Corporation

500 Grant Street

Suite 4200

Pittsburgh, PA 15258

  

Institutional Capital, LLC

225 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 2400

Chicago, IL 60606

 

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T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

100 East Pratt Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

  

Wentworth, Hauser and Violich, Inc.

353 Sacramento Street

Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94111

Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC

840 Newport Center Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

  

First International Advisors

3 Bishopsgate

London EC2N 3AB

England

 

Item 29. Management Services

None.

 

Item 30. Undertakings

Inapplicable.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 61 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, and the State of New York on the 8th day of October 2008.

 

EQ ADVISORS TRUST
By:  

/s/ Steven M. Joenk

Name:  

Steven M. Joenk

Title:  

Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief

  Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

   Date

/s/ Steven M. Joenk

Steven M. Joenk

  

Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief

Executive Officer

   October 8, 2008

/s/ James Shepherdson*

James Shepherdson

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ Jettie M. Edwards*

Jettie M. Edwards

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ William M. Kearns, Jr.*

William M. Kearns, Jr.

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky*

Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ Theodossios Athanassiades*

Theodossios Athanassiades

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ David W. Fox*

David W. Fox

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ Gary S. Schpero*

Gary S. Schpero

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ Harvey Rosenthal*

Harvey Rosenthal

   Trustee    October 8, 2008

/s/ Brian Walsh*

Brian Walsh

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    October 8, 2008

 

* By:  

/s/ Steven M. Joenk

  Steven M. Joenk
  (Attorney-in-Fact)