N-14 1 dn14.htm AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST AXA Premier VIP Trust

AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 24, 2009

File No. 333-            

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-14

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

   UNDER  
   THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933   x
   Pre-Effective Amendment No.   ¨
   Post-Effective Amendment No.   ¨

AXA Premier VIP Trust

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 554-1234

(Registrant’s Area Code and Telephone Number)

STEVEN M. JOENK

AXA Funds Management Group

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

With copies to:

 

PATRICIA LOUIE, ESQ.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

 

MARK C. AMOROSI, ESQ.

K&L Gates LLP

1601K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

 

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

 

It is proposed that this Registration Statement will become effective on the 30th day after filing pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

Title of securities being registered: Class A and Class B shares of beneficial interest in the series of the registrant designated as the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

No filing fee is required because the registrant is relying on Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, pursuant to which it has previously registered an indefinite number of shares (File Nos. 333-70754 and 811-10509).

 

 

 


AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This Registration Statement contains the following papers and documents:

Cover Sheet

Contents of Registration Statement

Letter to Shareholders

Notice of Special Meeting

Information Statement

Part A—Proxy Statement/Prospectus

Part B—Statement of Additional Information

Part C—Other Information

Signature Page

Exhibits


AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

July         , 2009

Dear Contractholder:

Enclosed is a notice of a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (the “Health Care Portfolio”), a series of AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”). The Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio is scheduled to be held at the Trust’s offices, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at             , Eastern time (“Meeting”).

The Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board of Trustees”) has called the Meeting to request shareholder approval of the reorganization of the Health Care Portfolio into the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio (the “Aggressive Equity Portfolio”), which is also a series of the Trust. The Board of Trustees has approved this proposal.

The Health Care Portfolio and Aggressive Equity Portfolio have the same investment objectives and invest primarily in equity securities, but there are differences in their primary investment policies, strategies and principal risks of which you should be aware. Both Portfolios are managed by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”). If the Reorganization is approved and implemented, each Contractholder of the Health Care Portfolio will automatically become a Contractholder of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

As an owner of an annuity contract or certificate and/or life insurance policy that participates in the Health Care Portfolio through the investment divisions of separate accounts established by AXA Equitable, MONY Life Insurance Company or MONY Life Insurance Company of America (each, an “Insurance Company”), you are entitled to instruct the applicable Insurance Company how to vote the Health Care Portfolio shares related to your interest in those accounts as of the close of business on June 30, 2009. The attached Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders and Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus concerning the Meeting describe the matters to be considered at the Meeting.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Since it is important that your vote be represented whether or not you are able to attend, you are urged to consider this matter and to exercise your voting instructions by completing, dating, signing, and returning the enclosed voting instruction card in the accompanying return envelope at your earliest convenience or by relaying your voting instructions via telephone or the Internet by following the enclosed instructions. Of course, we hope that you will be able to attend the Meeting, and if you wish, you may vote your shares in person, even though you may have already returned a voting instruction card or submitted your voting instructions via telephone or the Internet. Please respond promptly in order to save additional costs of proxy solicitation and in order to make sure you are represented.

 

Very truly yours,

Steven M. Joenk

President

AXA Funds Management Group

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company


AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

 

 

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

 

 

To the Shareholders:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (the “Health Care Portfolio”), a series of AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”), will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at             , Eastern time, at the Trust’s offices, located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 (the “Meeting”), to act on the following proposals:

 

  1. To approve the Plan of Reorganization and Termination with respect to the reorganization of the Health Care Portfolio into the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio, each a series of the Trust.

 

  2. To transact other business that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Please note that owners of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts or certificates (“Contractholders”) issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, MONY Life Insurance Company or MONY Life Insurance Company of America (each, an “Insurance Company”) who have invested in shares of the Health Care Portfolio through the investment divisions of a separate account or accounts of an Insurance Company will be given the opportunity, to the extent required by law, to provide the applicable Insurance Company with voting instructions on the above proposals.

You should read the Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus attached to this notice prior to completing your proxy or voting instruction card. The record date for determining the number of shares outstanding, the shareholders entitled to vote and the Contractholders entitled to provide voting instructions at the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof has been fixed as the close of business on June 30, 2009. If you attend the Meeting, you may vote or give your voting instructions in person.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

PLEASE RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD OR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY

Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Meeting, you should vote or give voting instructions by promptly completing, dating, signing, and returning the enclosed proxy or voting instruction card for the Portfolio in which you directly or indirectly own shares in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You also can vote or provide voting instructions through the Internet or by telephone using the 12-digit control number that appears on the enclosed proxy or voting instruction card and following the simple instructions. If you are present at the Meeting, you may change your vote or voting instructions, if desired, at that time. The Trust’s Board of Trustees recommends that you vote or provide voting instructions to vote FOR the proposal.

 

By order of the Trust’s Board of Trustees,
Patricia Louie
Vice President and Secretary

July         , 2009

New York, New York


AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

INFORMATION STATEMENT

REGARDING A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF

MULTIMANAGER HEALTH CARE PORTFOLIO,

A SERIES OF AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST,

TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

DATED: JULY         , 2009

GENERAL

This Information Statement is being furnished by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”), MONY Life Insurance Company or MONY Life Insurance Company of America (each, an “Insurance Company” and together, the “Insurance Companies”), each of which is a stock life insurance company, to owners of their variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts or certificates (“Contracts”) (“Contractholders”) who, as of June 30, 2009 (“Record Date”), had net premiums or contributions allocated to the investment divisions of their separate accounts (“Separate Accounts”) that are invested in shares of the Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (the “Health Care Portfolio”), a series of AXA Premier Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an open-end management investment company.

To the extent required by law, each Insurance Company offers Contractholders the opportunity to instruct it, as the record owner of all of the shares of beneficial interest in the Health Care Portfolio (“Shares”) held by its Separate Accounts, as to how it should vote on the reorganization proposal (“Proposal”) to be considered at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio referred to in the preceding Notice and at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Meeting”). The enclosed Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus, which you should retain for future reference, sets forth concisely information about the proposed reorganization of the Health Care Portfolio into the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio, a series of the Trust, that a Contractholder should know before completing the enclosed voting instruction card.

AXA Financial, Inc. is the parent company of each Insurance Company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA, a French insurance holding company. The principal executive offices of AXA Financial, Inc. and each Insurance Company are located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104.

This Information Statement and the accompanying voting instruction card are being mailed to Contractholders on or about July         , 2009.

HOW TO INSTRUCT AN INSURANCE COMPANY

To instruct an Insurance Company as to how to vote the Shares held in the investment divisions of its Separate Accounts, Contractholders are asked to promptly complete their voting instructions on the enclosed voting instruction card(s); and sign, date and mail the voting instruction card(s) in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. Contractholders also may provide voting instructions by phone at 1-800-            or by Internet at our website at             .

If a voting instruction card is not marked to indicate voting instructions but is signed, dated and returned, it will be treated as an instruction to vote the Shares in favor of the Proposal.

The number of Shares held in the investment division of a Separate Account corresponding to the Health Care Portfolio for which a Contractholder may provide voting instructions was determined as of the Record Date by dividing (i) a Contract’s account value (minus any Contract indebtedness) allocable to that investment division by (ii) the net asset value of one Share of the Health Care Portfolio. At any time prior to an Insurance Company’s voting at the Meeting, a Contractholder may revoke his or her voting instructions with respect to that investment

 

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division by providing the Insurance Company with a properly executed written revocation of such voting instructions, properly executing later-dated voting instructions by a voting instruction card, telephone or the Internet, or appearing and voting in person at the Meeting.

HOW AN INSURANCE COMPANY WILL VOTE

An Insurance Company will vote the Shares for which it receives timely voting instructions from Contractholders in accordance with those instructions. An Insurance Company will vote Shares attributable to Contracts for which it is the Contractholder “FOR” the Proposal. Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which an Insurance Company receives a voting instruction card that is signed, dated and timely returned but is not marked to indicate voting instructions will be treated as an instruction to vote the Shares in favor of the Proposal. Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which an Insurance Company receives no timely voting instructions from Contractholders, or that are attributable to amounts retained by an Insurance Company as surplus or seed money, will be voted by the applicable Insurance Company either for or against approval of the Proposal, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the Shares for which Contractholders (other than the Insurance Company) have provided voting instructions to the Insurance Company.

OTHER MATTERS

The Insurance Companies are not aware of any matters, other than the specified Proposal, to be acted on at the Meeting. If any other matters come before the Meeting, an Insurance Company will vote the Shares upon such matters in its discretion. Voting instruction cards may be solicited by employees of AXA Equitable or its affiliates as well as officers and agents of the Trust. The principal solicitation will be by mail but voting instructions may also be solicited by telephone, telegraph, fax, personal interview, the Internet or other permissible means.

If the necessary quorum to transact business is not established or the vote required to approve or reject the Proposal is not obtained at the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting in accordance with applicable law to permit further solicitation of voting instructions. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment with respect to those Shares for which they received voting instructions in favor of the Proposal and will vote against any such adjournment those Shares for which they received voting instructions against the Proposal.

It is important that your Contract be represented. Please promptly mark your voting instructions on the enclosed voting instruction card; then sign, date and mail the voting instruction card in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. You may also provide your voting instructions by telephone at 1-800-            or by Internet at our website at             .

 

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COMBINED PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS

July         , 2009

AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

1-877-222-2144

 

 

This Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus (“Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) is being furnished to owners of variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts or certificates (“Contracts”) (“Contractholders”) issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”), MONY Life Insurance Company or MONY Life Insurance Company of America (each, an “Insurance Company” and together, the “Insurance Companies”) who, as of June 30, 2009, had net premiums or contributions allocated to the investment divisions of an Insurance Company’s separate accounts (“Separate Accounts”) that are invested in shares of beneficial interest in the Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (the “Health Care Portfolio”), a series of AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. This Proxy Statement/Prospectus also is being furnished to the Insurance Companies as the record owners of shares and to other shareholders that were invested in the Health Care Portfolio as of June 30, 2009.

Contractholders are being provided the opportunity to instruct the applicable Insurance Company to approve or disapprove the proposal contained in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Trustees of the Trust the (“Board of Trustees”) of proxies to be used at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio to be held at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, on Thursday, September 10, 2009, at             , Eastern time, or any adjournment or postponements thereof (“Meeting”).

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

 

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The proposal described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus is as follows:

 

Proposal

  

Shareholders Entitled to Vote
on the Proposal

To approve the Plan of Reorganization and Termination (the “Reorganization Plan”) adopted by the Trust, which provides for the reorganization of the Health Care Portfolio into the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio (the “Aggressive Equity Portfolio”), each a series of the Trust (“Reorganization”).    Shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio.

Each of the Health Care and Aggressive Equity Portfolios is sometimes referred to herein as a “Portfolio.”

This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which you should retain for future reference, contains important information regarding the proposal that you should know before voting or providing voting instructions. Additional information about the Trust has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and is available upon oral or written request without charge. This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being provided to the Insurance Companies and mailed to Contractholders and other shareholders as of the Record Date on or about July     , 2009. It is expected that one or more representatives of each Insurance Company will attend the Meeting in person or by proxy and will vote shares held by the Insurance Company in accordance with voting instructions received from its Contractholders and in accordance with voting procedures established by the Trust.

The following documents have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this Proxy Statement/Prospectus:

 

  1. The Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of the Trust, each dated May 1, 2009, as supplemented, with respect to the Health Care Portfolio (File Nos. 333-70754 and 811-10509);

 

  2. The Annual Report to Shareholders of the Trust with respect to the Health Care Portfolio for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (File Nos. 333-70754 and 811-10509); and

 

  3. The Statement of Additional Information dated July     , 2009, of the Trust relating to the Reorganization (File No. 333-            ).

For a free copy of any of the above documents, please call or write the Trust at the phone number below or the above address.

Shareholders and Contractholders can find out more about the Health Care Portfolio in the Trust’s Annual Report listed above, which has been furnished to shareholders and Contractholders. Shareholders and Contractholders may request another copy thereof, without charge, by writing to the Trust at the above address or by calling 1-877-222-2144.

Each Trust is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, each Trust must file certain reports and other information with the SEC. You can copy and review information about a Trust at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and at certain of the following SEC Regional Offices: New York Regional Office, 3 World Financial Center, Suite 400, New York, New York 10281; Miami Regional Office, 801 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1800, Miami, Florida 33131; Chicago Regional Office, 175 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 900, Chicago, Illinois 60604; Denver Regional Office, 1801 California Street, Suite 1500, Denver, Colorado 80202; Los Angeles Regional Office, 5670 Wilshire Boulevard, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90036; Boston Regional Office, 33 Arch Street, 23rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110; Philadelphia Regional Office, The Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Atlanta Regional Office, 3475 Lenox Road, N.E., Suite 1000, Atlanta, GA 30326; Fort Worth Regional Office, Burnett Plaza, Suite 1900, 801 Cherry Street, Unit 18, Fort Worth, TX 76102; Salt Lake Regional Office, 15 W. South Temple Street, Suite 1800, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; San Francisco Regional Office, 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94104. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the

 

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SEC at (202) 551-8090. Reports and other information about each Trust are available on the IDEA Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You may obtain copies of this information from the SEC’s Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549, at prescribed rates.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SUMMARY

   1

Background Information

   1

The Proposed Reorganization

   1

PROPOSAL 1: APPROVAL OF THE REORGANIZATION PLAN WITH RESPECT TO THE REORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH CARE PORTFOLIO INTO THE AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO.

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Comparison of Investment Objectives, Policies and Strategies

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Comparison of Principal Risk Factors

   6

Comparative Fee and Expense Tables

   9

Example of Portfolio Expenses

   10

Comparative Performance Information

   10

Capitalization

   12

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION

   12

Terms of the Reorganization Plan

   12

Description of the Securities to Be Issued

   13

Board Considerations

   13

Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reorganization

   15

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

   16

Management of the Trust

   16

The Trust

   16

The Manager

   16

Management Fees

   17

Portfolio Services

   21

Fund Distribution Arrangements

   21

Buying and Selling Shares

   21

How Portfolio Shares Are Priced

   23

Dividends and other Distributions

   24

Federal Income Tax Considerations

   24

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   24

VOTING INFORMATION

   25

Voting Rights

   25

Required Shareholder Vote

   25

Solicitation of Proxies and Voting Instructions

   26

Proxy Solicitation

   26

Adjournment

   27

Other Matters

   27

APPENDIX A

   A-1

APPENDIX B

   B-1

 

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SUMMARY

This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is soliciting shareholders with amounts invested in the Health Care Portfolio as of the Record Date to approve the Reorganization Plan, whereby the Health Care Portfolio will be reorganized into the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

You should read this entire Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully. For additional information, you should consult the Reorganization Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix A.

Background Information

The Health Care Portfolio is offered as an investment option through certain Contracts issued by each Insurance Company. Since its inception on December 31, 2001, however, the Health Care Portfolio has failed to attract significant assets, notwithstanding that the Portfolio has been offered for investment through numerous Contracts. As of March 31, 2009, the Portfolio had approximately $299 million in assets. The likelihood of additional cash flow into the Portfolio will diminish because each Insurance Company has determined that it will no longer offer a dedicated health care sector portfolio, such as the Portfolio, as an investment option in new Contracts. AXA Equitable and the Board of Trustees believe that this change to the distribution arrangements for the Health Care Portfolio may limit the Portfolio’s opportunities for future growth and ability to achieve economies of scale, which could have an adverse impact on the Portfolio’s performance and expense ratios. AXA Equitable and the Board of Trustees, including the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 Act (the “1940 Act”) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”), believe that the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Health Care Portfolio and its shareholders (including Contractholders with amounts allocated to the Health Care Portfolio) because it will permit the shareholders to continue to invest in a Portfolio that pursues a substantially similar investment objective and has better growth prospects, greater opportunities for portfolio diversification and lower expenses.

The Proposed Reorganization

The Health Care Portfolio’s shares are divided into two classes, designated Class A and Class B shares (“Health Care Portfolio Shares”). The Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s shares also are divided into two classes, designated Class A and Class B shares (“Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares”). The rights and preferences of each class of Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares are substantially similar to the corresponding class of Health Care Portfolio Shares.

The Reorganization Plan provides for:

 

   

the transfer of all of the assets of the Health Care Portfolio to the Aggressive Equity Portfolio in exchange for Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares having an aggregate net asset value equal to the Health Care Portfolio’s net assets;

 

   

the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s assumption of all the liabilities of the Health Care Portfolio;

 

   

the distribution to the shareholders (for the benefit of the Separate Accounts, as applicable, and thus the Contractholders) of those Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares; and

 

   

the complete termination of the Health Care Portfolio.

The Portfolios have identical investment objectives and invest primarily in equity securities, but there are differences in their principal investment policies, strategies and principal risks of which you should be aware. A comparison of the investment objectives, policies, strategies and principal risks of the Portfolios is included in “Comparison of Investment Objectives, Policies and Strategies” and “Comparison of Principal Risk Factors” below. The Portfolios have identical distribution procedures, purchase procedures, exchange rights and redemption procedures, as discussed in “Additional Information about the Aggressive Equity Portfolio” below. Each Portfolio offers its shares to Separate Accounts and certain other eligible investors. Shares of each Portfolio are offered and redeemed at their net asset value without any sales load. You will not incur any sales loads or similar transaction charges as a result of the Reorganization.

 

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Subject to shareholder approval, the Reorganization is expected to be effective at the close of business on September         , 2009, or on a later date the Trust decides upon (“Closing Date”). As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder invested in shares of the Health Care Portfolio would become an owner of shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. Each such shareholder would hold, immediately after the Closing Date, Class A or Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the Class A or Class B Health Care Portfolio Shares, as applicable, that were held by the shareholder as of the Closing Date. Similarly, each Contractholder whose Contract values are invested in shares of the Health Care Portfolio would become an indirect owner of shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. Each such Contractholder would indirectly hold, immediately after the Closing Date, Class A or Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the Class A or Class B Health Care Portfolio Shares, as applicable, that were indirectly held by the Contractholder as of the Closing Date. The Trust believes that there will be no adverse tax consequences to shareholders or Contractholders as a result of the Reorganization. Please see “Additional Information about the Reorganization – Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reorganization” below for further information.

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, has unanimously approved the Reorganization Plan. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees is submitting the Reorganization Plan for approval by the Health Care Portfolio’s shareholders. In considering whether to approve the proposal (the “Proposal”), you should review the description of it below. In addition, you should review the information in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus that relates to the Reorganization Plan generally. The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote “FOR” the Proposal to approve the Reorganization Plan.

 

PROPOSAL 1:    APPROVAL OF THE REORGANIZATION PLAN WITH RESPECT TO THE REORGANIZATION OF THE HEALTH CARE PORTFOLIO INTO THE AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO.

This Proposal 1 requests your approval of the Reorganization Plan, pursuant to which the Health Care Portfolio will be reorganized into the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

In considering whether you should approve this Proposal, you should note that:

 

   

The Health Care Portfolio and Aggressive Equity Portfolio have identical investment objectives and fundamental and non-fundamental investment restrictions and each Portfolio invests primarily in equity securities, but there are some differences of which you should be aware in their principal investment policies and principal risks. Below is a summary comparison of the two Portfolios. For a detailed comparison of the each Portfolio’s investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks, see “Comparison of Investment Objectives, Policies and Strategies” and “Comparison of Principal Risk Factors” below.

 

   

Each Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital as its investment objective. Each Portfolio also invests primarily in equity securities. In addition, each Portfolio combines active and passive management strategies in seeking to achieve its investment objective. AXA Equitable allocates approximately 50% of each Portfolio’s net assets to a portion of the Portfolio that tracks the performance of an index (the “Index Allocated Portion”), and allocates the remaining 50% of each Portfolio’s net assets among the other portions of the Portfolio that are actively managed (the “Active Allocated Portions”). Each Portfolio invests primarily in common stocks, but may also invest in other securities that its respective sub-advisers believe provide opportunities for capital growth, such as preferred stocks, warrants and securities convertible into common stock. Each Portfolio also may invest in the securities of foreign companies, and for temporary defensive purposes, each Portfolio may invest, without limit, in cash, money market instruments or high quality short-term debt instruments, including repurchase agreements.

 

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The primary difference between the Portfolios is that the Health Care Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies primarily engaged in the research, development, production or distribution of products or services related to health care, medicine or the life sciences (collectively termed “health sciences”). The Aggressive Equity Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of large capitalization growth companies, although it may also invest to a lesser extent in equity securities of small- and mid-capitalization growth companies. Large capitalization companies are those with market capitalization within the range of the Russell 3000® Index at the time of investment (market capitalization range of $7.8 million to $406.1 billion as of December 31, 2008), and small- and mid-capitalization companies are companies with lower (but generally at least $100 million) market capitalization at the time of investment. The Aggressive Equity Portfolio may invest in the securities of companies in the health care sector (for example, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio had approximately 22.3% and 18.4% of its net assets invested in the securities of companies in the health care sector, as of December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, respectively); however, its exposure to investments in the health care sector generally will be significantly more limited than the Health Care Portfolio (which had approximately 91.8% and 97.4% of its net assets invested in the health care sector as of December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, respectively).

An additional difference between the Portfolios is that the Index Allocated Portion of the Health Care Portfolio seeks to track the performance (before expenses) of the S&P North American Health Care Sector Index, while the Index Allocated Portion of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio seeks to track the performance (before expenses) of the Russell 3000® Growth Index. The Index Allocated Portions of the Portfolios, however, utilize the same passive, full replication investment style in which each Index Allocated Portion owns the same stock and sectors in approximately the same weights as its respective index, and each Index Allocated Portion seeks to achieve (before expenses) the total return performance of its index while maintaining as minimal tracking error as possible.

In addition, while both Portfolios may invest in the securities of foreign companies, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio may only invest up to 25% of the total assets of its Active Allocated Portions in the securities of foreign companies (including companies based in developing countries), whereas the Health Care Portfolio is not subject to a similar limitation. Also, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio may invest, to a limited extent, in derivatives and illiquid securities; the Health Care Portfolio does not have a similar strategy.

 

   

Each Portfolio is subject to equity risk, foreign investing risk, index-fund risk, issuer-specific risk, large capitalization risk, portfolio management risk, small- and mid-capitalization risk, and sub-adviser selection risk as principal risks. The Health Care Portfolio also is subject to health care sector risk, sector concentration risk and portfolio turnover risk as principal risks, while the Aggressive Equity Portfolio generally is not directly subject to such risks. In addition, the principal risks of investing in the Aggressive Equity Portfolio also include credit/default risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, investment style risk, leverage risk and liquidity risk, which are not principal risks of investing in the Health Care Portfolio.

 

   

AXA Equitable (“Manager”) serves as the investment manager and administrator for each Portfolio and would continue to manage and administer the Aggressive Equity Portfolio after the Reorganization. AXA Equitable has received an exemptive order from the SEC that generally permits AXA Equitable and the Board of Trustees to appoint, dismiss and replace portfolio sub-advisers and to amend the advisory agreements between AXA Equitable and the sub-advisers without obtaining shareholder approval. AXA Equitable has appointed four sub-advisers to manage the assets of the Health Care Portfolio: Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., RCM Capital Management LLC and Wellington Management Company, LLP currently serve as the sub-advisers for the Active Allocated Portions and SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM”) currently serves as the sub-adviser for the Index Allocated Portion. AXA Equitable has appointed five sub-advisers to manage the assets of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio: AllianceBernstein L.P., ClearBridge Advisors, LLC, Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc. and Marsico Capital Management, LLC currently serve as the sub-advisers for the Active Allocated Portions and SSgA FM

 

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currently serves as the sub-adviser to the Index Allocated Portion. For a detailed description of the Manager and the Aggressive Equity’s sub-advisers, please see “Additional Information about the Aggressive Equity Portfolio—The Manager” and “-The Sub-Advisers” below.

 

   

The Health Care Portfolio and Aggressive Equity Portfolio had net assets of approximately $299 million and $735 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2009. Thus, if the Reorganization had been in effect on that date, the combined Portfolio would have had net assets of approximately $1.0 billion.

 

   

Class A shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio will receive Class A shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, and Class B shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio will receive Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, pursuant to the Reorganization. Shareholders will not pay any sales charges in connection with the Reorganization. Please see “Comparative Fee and Expense Tables,” “Additional Information about the Reorganization” and “Additional Information about the Aggressive Equity Portfolio” below for more information.

 

   

It is anticipated that the annual operating expense ratios for the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares immediately following the Reorganization will be lower than those of the Health Care Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares, respectively, for the last fiscal year (restated to reflect the current fees for the Portfolios). For a more detailed comparison of the fees and expenses of the Portfolios, please see “Comparative Fee and Expense Tables” and “Additional Information about the Aggressive Equity Portfolio” below.

 

   

The maximum management fee for the Health Care Portfolio is equal to an annual rate of 0.95% of its average daily net assets, while the maximum management fee for the Aggressive Equity Portfolio is equal to an annual rate of 0.60% of its average daily net assets. The administration fee schedule for the Health Care and Aggressive Equity Portfolio is $35,000 per year for each Portfolio plus an additional $35,000 for each portion of the Portfolios for which separate administration services are provided (e.g., portions of a portfolio allocated to separate sub-advisers and/or managed in a discrete style). In addition, each Portfolio shares a proportionate amount of the Trust’s administration fee, which is equal to an annual rate of 0.15% of its total average net assets up to and including $15 billion, 0.125% of total net assets over $15 billion up to and including $30 billion, and 0.10% of total average net assets over $30 billion.

For a more detailed description of the fees and expenses of the Portfolios, please see “Comparative Fee and Expense Tables” and “Additional Information about the Aggressive Equity Portfolio” below.

 

   

Following the Reorganization, the combined Portfolio will be managed in accordance with the investment objective, policies and strategies of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. It is not expected that the Aggressive Equity Portfolio will revise any of its investment policies following the Reorganization to reflect those of the Health Care Portfolio. AXA Equitable has reviewed the Health Care Portfolio’s current portfolio holdings and determined that all or a substantial portion of the Health Care Portfolio’s holdings are consistent with the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s investment objective and policies and thus, if the Reorganization is approved, could be transferred to and held by the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. However, it is expected that some of the holdings of the Health Care Portfolio may not remain at the time of the Reorganization due to normal portfolio turnover. It is also expected that, if the Reorganization is approved, the Health Care Portfolio’s holdings that are not compatible with the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s investment objective, policies and strategies will be liquidated in an orderly manner in connection with the Reorganization, and the proceeds of these sales held in temporary investments or reinvested in assets that are consistent with that investment objective and policies. The portion of the Health Care Portfolio’s assets that will be liquidated in connection with the Reorganization will depend on market conditions and on the assessment by AXA Equitable of the compatibility of those holdings with the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s portfolio composition and investment objective, policies and strategies at the time of the Reorganization. The need for the Health Care Portfolio to sell investments in connection with the Reorganization may result in its selling securities at a disadvantageous time and price and could result in its realizing gains (or losses) that would not otherwise have been realized and incurring transaction costs that would not otherwise have been incurred.

 

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AXA Equitable will bear the Reorganization Expenses (as defined in the Reorganization Plan), which include the costs associated with the preparation and distribution of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and with obtaining shareholder approval of the Reorganization, but exclude brokerage and similar expenses in connection with the Reorganization, which will be borne by the Portfolios. Please see “Additional Information about the Reorganization” below for more information.

Comparison of Investment Objectives, Policies and Strategies

The following table compares the investment objectives and principal investment policies and strategies of the Health Care Portfolio with those of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. The Board of Trustees of either Trust may change the investment objective of a Portfolio without a vote of the Portfolio’s shareholders.

 

Acquiring Portfolio

  

Acquired Portfolio

Aggressive Equity Portfolio

  

Health Care Portfolio

Investment Objective   
Long-term growth of capital.    Long-term growth of capital.
Principal Investment Strategies   
Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. The Portfolio invests primarily in securities of large capitalization growth companies, although it may invest, to a lesser extent, in small- and mid-capitalization growth companies.    Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio intends to invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities of companies primarily engaged in the research, development, production or distribution of products or services related to health sciences.
Under normal circumstances, AXA Equitable anticipates allocating approximately 50% of the Portfolio’s net assets to the Index Allocated Portion, which tracks the performance (before expenses) of Russell 3000® Growth Index, and the remaining 50% of net assets among the Active Allocated Portions, which are actively managed by four sub-advisers.    Under normal circumstances, AXA Equitable anticipates allocating approximately 50% of the Portfolio’s net assets to the Index Allocated Portion, which tracks the performance (before expenses) of S&P North American Health Care Sector Index and the remaining 50% of net assets among the Active Allocated Portions, which are actively managed by three sub-advisers.
Generally, the Index Allocated Portion utilizes a passive, full replication investment style in which the Index Allocated Portion owns the same stock and sectors in approximately the same weights as the Russell 3000® Growth Index. Under this passive investment style, the Index Allocated Portion seeks to achieve (before expenses) the total return performance of its index while maintaining as minimal tracking error as possible.    Generally, the Index Allocated Portion utilizes a passive, full replication investment style in which the Index Allocated Portion owns the same stock and sectors in approximately the same weights as S&P North American Health Care Sector Index. Under this passive investment style, the Index Allocated Portion seeks to achieve (before expenses) the total return performance of its index while maintaining as minimal tracking error as possible.
In selecting securities for the Active Allocated Portions select securities, each sub-advisers places an emphasis on identifying securities of companies whose above-average earnings growth is not fully reflected, in the view of the sub-adviser, in current market valuations. The portfolio    The sub-advisers for the Active Allocated Portions select securities through fundamental analysis, such as an analysis of earnings, cash flows, competitive position and management’s abilities.

 

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also may invest in companies in cyclical industries, emerging growth companies, companies in special situations, companies whose growth prospects are not recognized by the market and less widely known companies.   
No comparable strategy.    The Active Allocated Portions may engage in active and frequent trading to achieve the investment objective.
The Portfolio intends to invest primarily in common stocks, but may also invest in other securities that the sub-advisers believe provide opportunities for capital growth, such as preferred stocks, warrants and securities convertible into common stock.    Same.
The Active Allocated Portions may invest up to 25% of their total assets in the securities of foreign companies, including companies based in developing countries.    While the Portfolio can invest in securities of U.S. and foreign companies of any size, the majority of portfolio assets are expected to be invested in securities of U.S. companies.
The Portfolio may invest, to a limited extent, in derivatives, including writing covered call options and purchasing call and put options on individual equity securities, securities indexes and foreign currencies. The portfolio also may purchase and sell stock index and foreign currency futures contracts and options thereon. The Active Allocated Portions also may invest, to a limited extent, in illiquid securities.    No comparable strategy.
For temporary defensive purposes, the Portfolio may invest, without limit, in cash, money market instruments or high quality short-term debt securities, including repurchase agreements. To the extent the Portfolio is invested in these instruments, the Portfolio will not be pursuing its investment goal.    Same.

Comparison of Principal Risk Factors

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 each Portfolio’s shares may be affected by its investment objective, principal investment strategies and particular risk factors. Consequently, each Portfolio may be subject to different principal risks. Some of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolios are noted below. However, other factors may also affect each Portfolio’s net asset value. There is no guarantee that a Portfolio will achieve its investment objective or that it will not lose principal value. The following table compares the principal risks of an investment in each Portfolio. Detailed descriptions of these risks follow the table.

 

Principal Risks

 

Aggressive Equity Portfolio

 

Health Care Portfolio

Credit/Default Risk

  X  

 

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Derivatives Risk   X  

Equity Risk

  X   X

Foreign Investing Risk

  X   X

Emerging Markets Risk

  X  

Health Care Sector Risk

    X

Index-Fund Risk

  X   X

Investment Style Risk

  X  

Issuer-Specific Risk

  X   X

Large Capitalization Risk

  X   X

Leverage Risk

  X  

Liquidity Risk

  X  

Portfolio Management Risk

  X   X

Portfolio Turnover Risk

    X

Sector Concentration Risk

    X

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk

  X   X

Sub-adviser Selection Risk

  X   X

Description of Principal Risks

Credit/Default Risk: The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation. Securities rated below investment grade may involve a substantial risk of default.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are financial contracts whose value is based on the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. The portfolio’s investment in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. These transactions are subject to changes in the underlying security in which such transactions are based. Even a small investment in derivative securities can have a significant impact on the portfolio’s exposure to stock market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit/default risk and portfolio management risk depending on the type of underlying asset, reference rate or index. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate well with the underlying asset, reference rate or index. The possible lack of a liquid secondary market for derivatives and the resulting inability of the portfolio to sell or otherwise close a derivatives position could expose the portfolio to losses and could make derivatives more difficult for the portfolio to value accurately. These types of transactions will be used primarily as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset and/or for hedging purposes. When a derivative security is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that the portfolio also holds, any loss generated by the derivative security should be substantially offset by gains on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that the portfolio uses a derivative security for purposes other than as a hedge, the portfolio is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative security and any loss generated by the derivative security will not be offset by a gain.

 

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Equity Risk: Stocks and other equity securities generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline in value over short or extended periods. The value of such securities will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions.

Foreign Investing and Emerging Markets Risk: The value of the portfolio’s investments in foreign securities may fall due to adverse political, social and economic developments abroad and decreases in foreign currency values relative to the U.S. dollar. There may be difficulties enforcing contractual obligations and it may take more time for trades to clear and settle. Foreign markets also may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets. These risks are greater generally for investments in emerging market issuers than for issuers in more developed countries.

Health Care Sector Risk: The value of the portfolio’s shares is particularly vulnerable to factors affecting the health care sector, such as substantial government regulation. Also, the products and services offered by health care companies may be subject to rapid obsolescence caused by scientific advances and technological innovations.

Index-Fund Risk: The Index Allocated Portion of a portfolio invests in the securities included in the relevant index or a representative sample of such securities regardless of market trends. The Index Allocated Portion of a portfolio cannot modify its investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, which means it may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the market segment relating to the relevant index. In addition, although the Index Allocated Portion attempts to closely track its benchmark index, the Index Allocated Portion may not invest in all of the securities in the index. Also, the Index Allocated Portion’s returns, unlike those of the benchmark index, are reduced by the fees and expenses of the portfolio. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the performance of the Index Allocated Portion will match that of the benchmark index.

Investment Style Risk: The sub-advisers primarily use a particular style or set of styles – in this case “growth” styles – to select investments for the portfolio. Those styles may be out of favor or may not produce the best results over short or longer time periods. They also may increase the volatility of the portfolio’s share price. Growth stocks tend to be more volatile than value stocks, so in a declining market, their prices may decrease more than value stocks in general.

Issuer-Specific Risk: The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the market as a whole. The portfolio could lose all of its investment in a company’s securities.

Large Capitalization Risk: Larger more established companies may be unable to respond quickly to new competitive challenges such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Many larger companies also may not be able to attain the high growth rate of successful smaller companies, especially during extended periods of economic expansion.

Leverage Risk: The risk associated with securities or practices (e.g. borrowing) that multiple small price movements into large changes in value.

Liquidity Risk: The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the seller would like. This may result in a loss or may be costly to the portfolio.

Portfolio Management Risk: Generally the risk that the strategies used by a portfolio’s advisers and their securities selections fail to produce the intended result. With respect to the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, there also is the risk that AXA Equitable’s selection of the Underlying ETFs, and its allocation and reallocation of portfolio assets among the Underlying ETFs, may not produce the desired results. A portfolio’s adviser selects particular securities in seeking to achieve its objective within its overall strategy. The securities selected for a portfolio may not perform as well as other securities that were not selected for the portfolio. As a result, a portfolio may underperform other funds with the same objective or in the same asset class.

 

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Portfolio Turnover Risk: High portfolio turnover may result in increased transaction costs to a portfolio, which would reduce investment returns.

Sector Concentration Risk: Since the portfolio invests primarily in a particular sector, it could experience greater volatility than stock funds investing in a broader range of industries.

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Risk: To the extent the portfolio invests in securities of small- and mid-capitalization issuers, it will be exposed to the risks of investing in such issuers. The portfolio’s investments in small-cap and mid-cap companies may involve greater risks than investments in larger, more established issuers. Many companies in the health care sector have relatively small market capitalization. Risk is greater for the common stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies because they generally are more vulnerable than larger companies to adverse business or economic developments. Smaller companies generally have narrower product lines, more limited financial resources and more limited markets for their stock as compared with larger companies. Their securities may be less well-known and trade less frequently and in limited volume compared with the securities of larger, more established companies. As a result, the value of such securities may be more volatile than the securities of larger companies, and the portfolio may experience difficulty in purchasing or selling such securities at the desired time and price. In addition, small-cap and mid-cap companies are typically subject to greater changes in earnings and business prospects than larger companies. Consequently, the prices of small-cap and mid-cap company stocks tend to rise and fall in value more frequently than the stocks of larger companies. Although investing in small-cap and mid-cap companies offers potential for above-average returns, the companies may not succeed and the value of their stock could decline significantly. In general, these risks are greater for small-capitalization companies than for mid-capitalization companies.

Sub-Adviser Selection Risk: The risk that AXA Equitable’s process for selecting or replacing a sub-adviser and its decision to select or replace a sub-adviser does not produce the intended result.

Comparative Fee and Expense Tables

The following table shows the fees and expenses of each class of shares of each Portfolio and the estimated pro forma fees and expenses of each class of shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio after giving effect to the proposed Reorganization. Fees and expenses for each Portfolio are based on those incurred by each class of its shares for the last fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 (restated to reflect the current fees for each Portfolio). The pro forma fees and expenses of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares assume that the Reorganization had been in effect for the last year ended on that date. There are no fees or charges to buy or sell shares of either Portfolio, reinvest dividends or exchange into other portfolios. The tables do not reflect any Contract-related fees and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

Annual Operating Expenses

(expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets)

 

     Health Care Portfolio     Aggressive Equity Portfolio     Pro Forma Aggressive Equity
Portfolio (assuming the
Reorganization is approved)
 
     Class A     Class B     Class A     Class B     Class A     Class B  

Management Fee†

   0.95   0.95   0.59   0.59   0.56   0.56

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

   None      0.25   None      0.25   None      0.25

Other Expenses†

   0.22   0.22   0.16   0.16   0.18   0.18

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses

   1.17   1.42   0.75   1.00   0.74   0.99

 

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Restated to reflect current fees for each Portfolio.
†† The maximum annual distribution and/or service (12b-1) fee for a Portfolio’s Class B shares is 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Under arrangements approved by the 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 a Portfolio’s Class B shares. These arrangements will be in effect at least until April 30, 2010.

Example of Portfolio Expenses

This example is intended to help you compare the costs of investing in the Portfolios with the cost of investing in other investment options. The example assumes that:

 

   

You invest $10,000 in a Portfolio for the time periods indicated;

 

   

Your investment has a 5% return each year;

 

   

The Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same; and

 

   

If applicable, the expense limitation currently in effect is not renewed.

This example should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses of the Portfolios. Actual expenses may be higher or lower than those shown. The costs in the 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, including redemption fees (if any) at the Contract level. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be substantially higher. 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:

 

     Health Care Portfolio    Aggressive Equity Portfolio    Pro Forma Aggressive Equity
Portfolio (assuming the
Reorganization is approved)
     Class A    Class B    Class A    Class B    Class A    Class B

1 Year

   $ 119    $ 145    $ 77    $ 102    $ 76    $ 101

3 Years

   $ 372    $ 449    $ 240    $ 318    $ 237    $ 315

5 Years

   $ 644    $ 776    $ 417    $ 552    $ 411    $ 547

10 Years

   $ 1,420    $ 1,702    $ 930    $ 1,225    $ 918    $ 1,213

Comparative Performance Information

The bar charts below illustrate each Portfolio’s annual total returns for the calendar years indicated and give some indication of the risks of investing in each Portfolio by showing yearly changes in the Portfolio’s performance. The table below shows each Portfolio’s average annual total returns for the periods shown through December 31, 2008 and compares the Portfolio’s performance to the returns of a broad-based index.

Past performance is not an indication of future performance. This may be particularly true for both Portfolios because prior to January 15, 2009, neither Portfolio had an Index Allocated Portion and each Portfolio consisted entirely of an actively managed portfolio of equity securities.

Both the bar chart and the table assume reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. The performance results do not reflect any insurance and Contract-related fees and expenses, which would reduce the performance results.

 

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LOGO

 

Best Quarter (% and time period)   Worst Quarter (% and time period)
18.42% (2003 2nd Quarter)   -17.35% (2008 4th Quarter)

LOGO

 

Best Quarter (% and time period)   Worst Quarter (% and time period)
22.69% (1999 4th Quarter)   -25.44% (2008 4th Quarter)

Health Care Portfolio – Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2008)

 

     One Year     Five Years     Since Inception  

Health Care Portfolio – Class A

   -26.69   0.36   0.70

Health Care Portfolio – Class B

   -26.97   0.09   0.44

Russell 1000® Index*

   -37.60   -2.04   -1.21

Russell 1000® Healthcare Index*

   -22.40   -0.18   -0.97

S&P North American Health Care Sector Index†, *, **

   -23.59   0.77   0.15

Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2008)

 

     One Year     Five Years     Ten Years  

Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Class A

   -46.55   -5.18   -5.24

Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Class B

   -46.68   -5.41   -5.48

Russell 3000® Growth Index*

   -38.44   -3.33   -4.01

 

The Manager believes that this index more closely reflects the market sector in which the Portfolio invests.
*

Russell 1000® Index contains 1,000 of the largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, representing approximately 92% of the investable U.S. equity market. The Russell 3000® Index is composed of 3,000 large U.S. securities, as determined by total market capitalization. This index is capitalization weighted and represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. Russell 1000® Healthcare Index contains those Russell 1000® Index securities that are deemed healthcare companies by the Russell sector classification scheme. S&P North American Health Care Sector Index is an index designed to measure the performance of companies in the health care sector. Issues in the index include providers of health care related services including long-term care and hospitalization facilities, health care management organizations and continuing care services. Russell 3000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 3000® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

** Effective May 1, 2009, the Portfolio changed its benchmark to the S&P North American Health Care Sector Index. The Portfolio changed its benchmark because the Manager believes that the S&P North American Health Care Sector Index represents a better comparison against which to measure the portfolio’s performance.

 

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Capitalization

The following table shows the capitalization of the Health Care Portfolio as of December 31, 2008 and of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio on a pro forma combined basis as of that date after giving effect to the proposed Reorganization. The Aggressive Equity Portfolio is newly organized and did not have any operations of its own as of the date of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

     Net Assets
(in thousands)
   Net Asset
Value Per
Share
   Shares
Outstanding

Health Care Portfolio – Class A

   $ 6,397    $ 8.08    792,029

Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Class A

   $ 690,098    $ 17.03    40,518,221

Adjustments*

     —        —      -416,411

Pro forma Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Class A (assuming the Reorganization is approved)

   $ 696,495    $ 17.03    40,893,839

Health Care Portfolio – Class B

   $ 311,199    $ 7.91    39,322,098

Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Class B

   $ 115,805    $ 16.74    6,916,689

Adjustments*

     —        —      -20,735,163

Pro forma Aggressive Equity Portfolio – Class B (assuming the Reorganization is approved)

   $ 427,004    $ 16.74    25,503,624

 

* AXA Equitable is expected to bear the Reorganization Expenses as described in “Terms of the Reorganization Plan” below.

After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved the Reorganization Plan. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees has submitted the Reorganization Plan for approval by the Health Care Portfolio’s shareholders. The Board of Trustees recommends that you vote “FOR” Proposal 1.

*        *        *        *        *

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION

Terms of the Reorganization Plan

The terms and conditions under which the Reorganization would be completed are contained in the Reorganization Plan. The following summary thereof is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Reorganization Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Appendix A.

The Reorganization involves the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s acquiring all the assets of the Health Care Portfolio in exchange solely for Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares equal in net asset value (as determined in accordance with the Trust’s normal valuation procedures), by class, to the outstanding Health Care Portfolio Shares and the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s assumption of the Health Care Portfolio’s liabilities. The Reorganization Plan further provides that, on or as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, the Health Care Portfolio will distribute the Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares it receives in the Reorganization to its shareholders, for the benefit of the Separate Accounts, as applicable, and thus the Contractholders, by class. The number of full and fractional Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares each shareholder will receive (for the benefit of each Separate Account, as applicable) will be equal in net asset value, as of immediately after the close of business (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time) on the Closing Date, to the Health Care Portfolio Shares the shareholder holds at that time (for the benefit thereof, as applicable). After such distribution, the Trust will take all necessary steps under its Declaration of Trust and Delaware and any other applicable law to effect a complete termination of the Health Care Portfolio.

 

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The Board of Trustees may terminate the Reorganization Plan and abandon the Reorganization at any time prior to the Closing Date, before or after approval by the Health Care Portfolio’s shareholders, if circumstances develop that, in the Board of Trustees’ opinion, make proceeding with the Reorganization inadvisable for either Portfolio. The completion of the Reorganization also is subject to various conditions, including approval of the proposal by the Health Care Portfolio’s shareholders, completion of all filings with, and receipt of all necessary approvals from, the SEC, delivery of a legal opinion regarding the federal tax consequences of the Reorganization (see below) and other customary corporate and securities matters. Subject to the satisfaction of those conditions, the Reorganization will take place immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date.

The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, has determined, with respect to each Portfolio, that the interests of its shareholders will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization and that participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of that Portfolio.

AXA Equitable will bear the Reorganization Expenses (as defined in the Reorganization Plan), which include the costs associated with the preparation and distribution of this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and with obtaining shareholder approval of the Reorganization, but exclude brokerage and similar expenses in connection with the Reorganization, which will be borne by the Portfolio incurring such expenses.

Approval of the Reorganization Plan will require a majority vote of the Health Care 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 Health Care Portfolio present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of its outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of its outstanding voting securities. If the Reorganization Plan is not approved by the Health Care Portfolio’s shareholders or the Reorganization is not consummated for any other reason, the Board of Trustees will consider other possible courses of action. Please see “Voting Information” below for more information.

Description of the Securities to Be Issued

The shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio will receive Class A or Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Reorganization Plan. Each such share will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust when issued and will have no preemptive or conversion rights.

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.001 per share. The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Declaration”) authorizes the Board of Trustees to issue shares in different series and classes. In addition, the Declaration authorizes the Board of Trustees to create new series and to name the rights and preferences of the shareholders of each series. The Board of Trustees does not need additional shareholder action to divide the shares into separate series or classes or to name the shareholders’ rights and preferences. The Aggressive Equity Portfolio is a series of the Trust.

The Trust currently offers two classes of shares – Class A and Class B shares. The Trust has adopted, in the manner prescribed under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, a plan of distribution pertaining to the Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. The maximum distribution and/or service (12b-1) fee for the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s Class B shares is equal to an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to those shares. That fee is currently limited to an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to those shares and may not be increased without the approval of the Board of Trustees. Because these distribution/service fees are paid out of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase your cost of investing and may cost more than paying other types of charges.

Board Considerations

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees held on June 17, 2009, AXA Equitable’s representatives (“management”) recommended that the Health Care Portfolio be reorganized into the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. Management noted that the Portfolio had failed to attract significant assets since it commenced operations in 2001. Management also noted that AXA Equitable had determined that it would no longer offer a dedicated health care sector portfolio, such as the Health Care Portfolio, as an investment option in new Contracts due to the increased volatility of the Health Care Portfolio’s investments and share price, which AXA Equitable believed was not in the best interests of Contractholders and which increased AXA Equitable’s risk

 

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in connection with offering the Portfolio as an investment option in Contracts that provide death benefit, income benefit or other guarantees. Management further noted that this decision potentially could limit the Health Care Portfolio’s future growth prospects and its corresponding ability to achieve economies of scale and greater portfolio diversification. Management stated that it believed that the Reorganization would be beneficial to the shareholders invested in the Health Care Portfolio because the Reorganization would provide a means by which Contractholders with amounts allocated to the Health Care Portfolio could pursue a substantially identical investment objective with the potential for less volatility and better growth prospects, greater opportunities for portfolio diversification and lower expenses through greater economies of scale.

In determining whether to approve the Reorganization Plan and recommend its approval to the Health Care Portfolio’s shareholders, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, with the advice and assistance of independent legal counsel, inquired into a number of matters and considered the following factors, among others: (1) the potential benefits of the Reorganization to shareholders, including the potential to increase the assets of the Portfolio and to realize related economies of scale in the Portfolio’s expenses and portfolio management as a result of asset growth; (2) comparisons of the Portfolios’ investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks; (3) the experience and qualifications of AXA Equitable, the Advisers and their respective key personnel in managing the Aggressive Equity Portfolio and other similar portfolios; (4) the effect of the Reorganization on the Health Care Portfolio’s annual operating expenses and shareholder costs; (5) the relative historical performance records of the Portfolios; (6) the direct or indirect federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization to shareholders and Contractholders; (7) the terms and conditions of the Reorganization Plan and whether the Reorganization would result in dilution of shareholder interests; (8) the potential benefits of the Reorganization to other persons, including AXA Equitable and its affiliates, as discussed below in the section entitled “Potential Benefits of the Reorganization to AXA Equitable;” and (9) possible alternatives to the Reorganization, including the potential benefits and detriments of maintaining the current structure. In connection with the Board’s consideration of the proposed Reorganization, the Independent Trustees requested, and management provided the Board of Trustees, information regarding the factors set forth above as well as other information relating to the Reorganization.

In reaching the decision to recommend approval of the Reorganization, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, concluded that the Health Care Portfolio’s participation in the Reorganization is in its best interests and that the interests of existing shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio would not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization. The conclusion of the Board of Trustees was based on a number of factors, including the following:

 

   

The Reorganization will permit shareholders invested in the Health Care Portfolio to continue to allocate amounts to a Portfolio that pursues a substantially identical investment objective and that has better growth prospects, greater opportunities for portfolio diversification and lower expenses.

 

   

The estimated net annual operating expense ratios for the Class A and Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio are expected to be lower than those of the corresponding classes of shares of the Health Care Portfolio for the last fiscal year (restated to reflect the current fees for the Portfolios).

 

   

AXA Equitable will serve as the investment manager and administrator of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio following the Reorganization, and the current Advisers to the Aggressive Equity Portfolio will continue to serve as the Advisers to that Portfolio.

 

   

As a result of the Reorganization, each shareholder of Class A or Class B shares of the Health Care Portfolio would hold, immediately after the Closing Date, Class A or Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, as applicable, having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the Health Care Portfolio Shares such a shareholder holds as of the Closing Date.

 

   

The Reorganization will be effected on the basis of each participating Portfolio’s net asset value, which will be determined in connection with the Reorganization in accordance with the Trust’s normal valuation procedures.

 

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Shareholders will not pay sales charges in connection with the Reorganization.

 

   

The Reorganization is not expected to have any adverse tax results to shareholders or Contractholders.

 

   

AXA Equitable will bear the Reorganization Expenses.

On the basis of the information provided to it and its evaluation of that information, the Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, voted unanimously to approve the Reorganization Plan and to recommend that the shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio also approve the Reorganization Plan.

Potential Benefits of the Reorganization to AXA Equitable

AXA Equitable may realize benefits in connection with the Reorganization. For example, although the management and administration fee schedule payable to AXA Equitable and its affiliates with respect to the Aggressive Equity Portfolio will be lower or the same as the schedule for the Health Care Portfolio, the profitability of those fees to AXA Equitable and its affiliates may be higher than the profitability of the fees payable by the Health Care Portfolio. In addition, the Portfolios are offered and sold through Contracts issued by AXA Equitable and its affiliates that may provide certain death benefit, income benefit or other guarantees to Contractholders. In providing these guarantees, AXA Equitable assumes the risk that Contractholder account values will not be sufficient to pay the guaranteed amounts when due, and therefore that AXA Equitable will have to use its own resources to cover any shortfall. AXA Equitable may enter into hedging transactions from time to time that are intended to help manage its risks under these guarantees. The Reorganization described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus may enhance AXA Equitable’s ability to manage this risk, for example, by reducing exposure to a certain potentially volatile asset class that may be difficult to hedge. This could have a positive impact on AXA Equitable’s profitability and/or financial position.

Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reorganization

The Reorganization is intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”).

As a condition to consummation of the Reorganization, the Trust will receive an opinion from K&L Gates LLP (“Counsel”) substantially to the effect that, based on the facts and assumptions stated therein as well as certain representations of the Trust and conditioned on the Reorganization’s being completed in accordance with the Reorganization Plan, for federal income tax purposes: (1) the Reorganization will qualify as a “reorganization” (as defined in Section 368(a)(1) of the Code), and each Portfolio will be a “party to a reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code); (2) neither Portfolio will recognize any gain or loss on the Reorganization; (3) the Health Care Portfolio shareholders will not recognize any gain or loss on the exchange of their Health Care Portfolio Shares for Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares; (4) the holding period for and tax basis in the Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares that a Health Care Portfolio shareholder receives pursuant to the Reorganization will include the holding period for, and will be the same as the aggregate tax basis in, the Health Care Portfolio Shares that the shareholder holds immediately before the Reorganization (provided, with respect to inclusion of the holding period, the shareholder holds the shares as capital assets on the Closing Date); and (5) the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s tax basis in each asset the Health Care Portfolio transfers to it will be the same as the Health Care Portfolio’s tax basis therein immediately before the Reorganization, and the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s holding period for each such asset will include the Health Care Portfolio’s holding period therefor (except where the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s investment activities have the effect of reducing or eliminating an asset’s holding period). Notwithstanding clauses (2) and (5), such opinion may state that no opinion is expressed as to the effect of the Reorganization on the Portfolios or the Health Care Portfolio shareholders with respect to any transferred asset as to which any unrealized gain or loss is required to be recognized for federal income tax purposes at the end of a taxable year (or on the termination or transfer thereof) under a mark-to-market system of accounting.

Contractholders who had premiums or contributions allocated to the investment divisions of the Separate Accounts that are invested in Health Care Portfolio Shares generally will not recognize any gain or loss as a result of the

 

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Reorganization. If the Health Care Portfolio sells securities before the Reorganization, it may recognize net gains or losses. Any net gains recognized on those sales would increase the amount of any distribution that the Health Care Portfolio must make to its shareholders before consummating the Reorganization.

If the Reorganization fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 368(a)(1), a Separate Account that is invested in shares of the Health Care Portfolio could realize a gain or loss on the transaction equal to the difference between its tax basis in those shares and the fair market value of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares it receives.

The Trust has not sought a tax ruling from the Service but instead is acting in reliance on the opinion of Counsel discussed above. That opinion is not binding on the Service or the courts and does not preclude the Service from adopting a contrary position. Contractholders are urged to consult their tax advisers as to the specific consequences to them of the Reorganization, including the applicability and effect of state, local, foreign and other taxes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

Management of the Trust

This section gives you information about the Trust, the Manager and the sub-advisers for the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

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 Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall management of the Trust and each of its series (“portfolios”), including the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. The Trust issues shares of beneficial interest that are currently divided among twenty-two (22) portfolios, each of which has authorized Class A and Class B shares. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus describes the Class A and Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

The Manager

AXA Equitable, through its AXA Funds Management Group unit (“AXA FMG”), 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 the portfolios, including the selection of sub-advisers. The Manager plays an active role in monitoring each portfolio and sub-adviser uses portfolio analytics systems to strengthen its evaluation of performance, style, risk levels, diversification and other criteria. The Manager also monitors each sub-adviser’s portfolio management team to ensure that investment activities remain consistent with the portfolios’ investment style and objectives.

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

The Manager obtains detailed, comprehensive information concerning portfolio and sub-adviser performance and portfolio operations that is used to oversee and monitor the sub-advisers and the portfolio operations. A team is responsible for conducting ongoing investment reviews with each sub-adviser and for developing the criteria by which portfolio performance is measured.

The Manager selects sub-advisers from a pool of candidates, including its affiliates, to manage the portfolios. The Manager may appoint, dismiss and replace sub-advisers and amend advisory agreements subject to the approval of the Trust’s Board of Trustees. The Manager also may allocate a portfolio’s assets to additional sub-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 sub-advisers. The Manager recommends sub-advisers for each portfolio to the Trust’s Board of

 

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Trustees based upon its continuing quantitative and qualitative evaluation of each sub-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 a sub-adviser, and the Manager does not expect to recommend frequent changes of sub-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 sub-advisers and to amend the advisory agreements between the Manager and the sub-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 sub-advisers and to amend advisory agreements without obtaining shareholder approval. If a new sub-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 person” of the Manager (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) (“Affiliated Adviser”), such as AllianceBernstein or AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, LLC, unless the advisory agreement with the Affiliated Adviser, including compensation, is also approved by the affected portfolio’s shareholders.

Management Fees

The Aggressive Equity Portfolio pays a fee to AXA Equitable for management services. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the Manager received a management fee from the Aggressive Equity Portfolio equal to an annual rate of 0.59% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets for managing the Portfolio. The Aggressive Equity Portfolio is not subject to an expense limitation arrangement with the Manager. Effective January 1, 2009, the Manager agreed to reduce its contractual management fee for managing the Aggressive Equity Portfolio so that the current annual contractual management fee rate (as a percentage of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets) for the Portfolio is determined as follows:

 

     First
$750 Million
    Next
$1 Billion
    Next
$3 Billion
    Next
$5 Billion
    Thereafter  

Aggressive Equity Portfolio

   0.600   0.550   0.525   0.500   0.475

The sub-advisers to the Aggressive Portfolio are paid by AXA Equitable. 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 AXA Equitable, without shareholder approval. A discussion of the basis for the decision by the Board to approve the investment management agreements with AXA Equitable and the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser with respect to each Acquiring Portfolio is available in the Trust’s Annual or Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31 or semi-annual period ended June 30.

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. The administration fee schedule for the Aggressive Equity Portfolio is $35,000 per year for the Portfolio plus an additional $35,000 for each portion of the Portfolio for which separate administration services are provided (e.g. portions allocated to separate sub-advisers and/or managed in a discrete style). In addition, the Portfolio shares a proportionate amount of the Trust’s administration fee, which is equal to an annual rate of 0.15% of the Trust’s total average net assets up to and including $15 billion, 0.125% of total average net assets over $15 billion up to and including $30 billion, and 0.10% of total average net assets over $30 billion.

 

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The Sub-Advisers

AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”), 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105, serves as sub-adviser to an Active Allocated Portion of the Portfolio. AllianceBernstein, a limited partnership, is a majority owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, AllianceBernstein had approximately $462 billion in assets under management.

The management of and investment decisions for the allocated portion of the Portfolio are made by Catherine Wood. Ms. Wood is a member of AllianceBernstein’s US Mid/All Cap Growth team. In addition, Ms. Wood relies heavily on the fundamental analysis and research of AllianceBernstein’s large internal research staff and the Research for Strategic Change Team.

Ms. Wood is Senior Vice President and Team Leader for AllianceBernstein’s US Mid/All Cap Growth team. She is also the Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein’s Regent Investor Services. Ms. Wood joined AllianceBernstein in 2001 and has held her current positions since that time.

ClearBridge Advisors, LLC (“ClearBridge”), 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018, serves as sub-adviser to an Active Allocated Portion of the Portfolio. ClearBridge is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., a publicly-traded financial services holding company. As of December 31, 208, ClearBridge had approximately $49.9 billion in assets under management.

Richard Freeman, Senior Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of ClearBridge since 1983, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the allocated portion of the Portfolio. He is assisted by Evan Bauman.

Mr. Freeman has more than 30 years of securities business experience, 25 years of which have been with ClearBridge or its predecessors. Mr. Bauman, Portfolio Manager and Managing Director of ClearBridge, has been with ClearBridge or its predecessors since 1996. He has more than 10 years of investment industry experience.

Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc. (“Legg Mason”), 100 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, serves as sub-adviser to an Active Allocated Portion of the Portfolio. Legg Mason is a subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc., a publicly traded financial services holding company. As of December 31, 2008, Legg Mason had approximately $14.9 billion in assets under management.

Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr. is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the allocated portion of the Portfolio. Mr. Hagstrom has been employed by one or more of the subsidiaries of Legg Mason, Inc. in a portfolio management capacity since 1998. He currently serves as Senior Vice President of Legg Mason.

Marsico Capital Management, LLC (“Marsico”), 1200 17th Street, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202, serves as sub-adviser to an Active Allocated Portion of the Portfolio. Marsico was organized in September 1997 as a registered investment adviser and is an independently-owned investment management firm. Marsico provides investment services to mutual funds and private accounts. As of December 31, 2008, Marsico had approximately $55.6 billion in assets under management.

Thomas F. Marsico is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the allocated portion of the Portfolio. Thoams Marsico is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Marsico and has over 20 years of experience as a securities analyst and a portfolio manager.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM”), State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111, serves as sub-adviser to the Index Allocated Portion of the Portfolio. SSgA FM is registered with the Sec as an investment adviser under the 1940 Act and is a wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation. As of December 31, 2008, SSgA FM had over $118 billion in assets under management. SSgA FM and other State Street advisory affiliates make up State Street Global Advisors (“SSgA”), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation. With over $1.44 trillion under management as of December 31, 2008, SSgA provides complete global investment management services from offices in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

Lynn Blake and John Tucker are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Index Allocated Portion of the Portfolio.

 

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Ms. Blake is a Principal of SSgA FM, Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and the Head of Non-US Markets in the Global Structured Products Group. Ms. Blake joined SSgA FM in 1987 and since that time has had portfolio management responsibilities and is currently responsible for overseeing the management of all non-US equity index portfolios.

Mr. Tucker is a Principal of SSgA Fm, Managing Director of State Street Global Advisors and the Head of US Equity Markets in the Global Structured Products Group. He is also responsible for all Derivative Strategies and Exchange Traded Funds. Mr. Tucker manages numerous index strategies and works closely with the other Unit Heads in the group. He joined State Street in 1988 and since that time has had portfolio management responsibilities.

Legal Proceedings Relating to the Sub-Advisers

AllianceBernstein

Material Litigation and Regulatory Matters

All aspects of AllianceBernstein’s (also referred to in this section as “the firm”) business are subject to various federal and state laws and regulations, and to laws in foreign countries in which AllianceBernstein’s subsidiaries conduct business. Accordingly, from time to time, regulators contact AllianceBernstein seeking information concerning the firm and its business activities. At any given time, AllianceBernstein is also a party to civil lawsuits.

Please see below for details on current material litigation against AllianceBernstein and material regulatory matters involving AllianceBernstein:

Pending Litigation

1. Market Timing Litigation. On October 2, 2003, a complaint (Hindo v. Alliance Capital Management L.P., et al.) was filed in federal court in New York alleging that AllianceBernstein and numerous other defendants entered into agreements under which certain parties were permitted to engage in “late trading” and “market timing” transactions in certain firm-sponsored mutual funds in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Hindo further alleges that the prospectuses for certain of these funds were false and misleading. Numerous additional lawsuits making factual allegations generally similar to those in Hindo were later filed in federal and state court, including a lawsuit by the State of West Virginia. In February 2004, all of the pending actions were transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. In September 2004, plaintiffs filed consolidated amended class action complaints with respect to four types of claim against the firm and other defendants — mutual fund shareholder claims, mutual fund derivative claims, ERISA claims by participants in the firm’s profit sharing plan, and derivative claims brought on behalf of AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. In general terms, these lawsuits allege facts similar to those in the Hindo complaint, and assert claims under the Securities Act and Exchange Act, as well as claims under the 1940 Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and common law. They seek unspecified damages. AllianceBernstein has moved to dismiss the consolidated complaints.

On April 21, 2006, the firm and attorneys for plaintiffs entered into a confidential memorandum of understanding containing their agreement to settle the claims in the mutual fund shareholder, mutual fund derivative and ERISA actions. The agreement will be documented by a stipulation of settlement and will be submitted for court approval at a later date. AllianceBernstein and the other defendants in these actions continue to vigorously defend against any remaining and/or unsettled claims.

At the present time, AllianceBernstein is unable to predict the outcome or estimate a possible loss or range of loss in respect of the foregoing matters because of the inherent uncertainty regarding the outcome of complex litigation.

With respect to all significant litigation matters, AllianceBernstein conducts a probability assessment of the likelihood of a negative outcome. If the likelihood of a negative outcome is probable, and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated, AllianceBernstein records an estimated loss for the expected outcome of the litigation as

 

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required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5 (“SFAS No. 5”), “Accounting for Contingencies”, and Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 14, “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a Loss — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 5”.

If the likelihood of a negative outcome is reasonably possible and AllianceBernstein is able to indicate an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, AllianceBernstein discloses that fact together with the estimate of the possible loss or range of loss. However, it is difficult to predict the outcome or estimate a possible loss or range of loss because litigation is subject to significant uncertainties, particularly when plaintiffs allege substantial or indeterminate damages, or when the litigation is highly complex or broad in scope.

Pending Regulatory Matters

1. Mutual Fund Trading Matters. Certain regulatory authorities, including the SEC and the Office of the New York State Attorney General (“NYAG”), are investigating practices in the mutual fund industry identified as “market timing” and “late trading” of mutual fund shares and have requested that the firm provide information to them. Our firm has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with all of these authorities.

On December 18, 2003, the firm reached terms with the SEC for the resolution of regulatory claims against Alliance Capital Management L.P. with respect to market timing. The SEC Order reflecting the agreement found that the firm maintained relationships with certain investors who were permitted to engage in market timing trades in certain domestic mutual funds sponsored by the firm in return for or in connection with making investments (which were not actively traded) in other firm products, including hedge funds and mutual funds, for which it receives advisory fees (“Market Timing Relationships”). The Order also stated that the SEC determined to accept an Offer of Settlement submitted by Alliance Capital Management L.P. The firm concurrently reached an agreement in principle with the NYAG which was subject to final, definitive documentation. That documentation, titled the Assurance of Discontinuance, is dated September 1, 2004.

Under both the SEC Order and the NYAG agreement, the firm must establish a $250 million fund to compensate fund shareholders for the adverse effect of market timing. Of the $250 million fund, the Agreements characterize $150 million as disgorgement and $100 million as a penalty. The Agreement with the NYAG requires a weighted average reduction in fees of 20% with respect to investment advisory agreements with AllianceBernstein-sponsored U.S. long-term open-end retail mutual funds for a minimum of five years, which commenced January 1, 2004. The terms of the agreements also call for the formation of certain compliance and ethics committees and the election of independent chairman to mutual fund boards, among other things.

On February 10, 2004, AllianceBernstein received (i) a subpoena duces tecum from the Office of the Attorney General of the State of West Virginia and (ii) a request for information from West Virginia’s Office of the State Auditor, Securities Commission (“West Virginia Securities Commission”) (together, the “Information Requests”). Both Information Requests require AllianceBernstein to produce documents concerning, among other things, any market timing or late trading in our sponsored mutual funds. AllianceBernstein responded to the Information Requests and are cooperating fully with the investigation.

On August 30, 2005, the deputy commissioner of securities of the West Virginia Securities Commission signed a “Summary Order to Cease and Desist, and Notice of Right to Hearing” addressed to Alliance Capital Management L.P. and Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P. The Summary Order claims that the firms violated the West Virginia Uniform Securities Act, and makes factual allegations generally similar to those in the Hindo Complaint. On January 25, 2006, AllianceBernstein and several unaffiliated firms filed a Petition for Writ of Prohibition and Order Suspending Proceedings in West Virginia state court, seeking to vacate the Summary Order and for other relief. The court denied the writ and in September 2006 the Supreme Court of Appeals declined our petition for appeal. On September 22, 2006, AllianceBernstein filed an answer and motion to dismiss the Summary Order with the Securities Commissioner. AllianceBernstein intends to vigorously defend against the allegations in the Summary Order.

2. On September 16, 2005, the SEC issued a Wells notice to the firm claiming that it aided and abetted violations of Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act by the Alliance All-Market Advantage Fund and the Spain Fund. The notice alleged that the funds did not, under Section 19(a), provide the required disclosure of the character of dividend distributions.

 

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The funds revised their dividend disclosures in 2004 in response to the SEC’s review of this matter and the firm believes that the disclosures now fully comply with Section 19(a). The firm has reached an agreement in principle with the SEC to resolve this matter, and has recorded a $450,000 earnings charge in connection therewith.

A discussion of material litigation and regulatory matters also is contained in AllianceBernstein’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. If you would like additional information concerning any of these matters, or any other matters, please let us know.

Portfolio Services

Fund Distribution Arrangements

The Trust offers two classes of shares on behalf of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio: Class A shares and Class B shares. AXA Advisors, LLC (“AXA Advisors”) and AXA Distributors, LLC (“AXA Distributors”) serve as the co-distributors for the Class A and Class B shares of the Trust. Both classes of shares are offered and redeemed at their net asset value without any sales load. AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors are affiliates of AXA Equitable. Both AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors are registered as broker-dealers under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for its Class B shares. Under the Class B Distribution Plan, the Class B shares of the Trust are charged an annual fee to compensate each of the co-distributors for promoting, selling and servicing shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. The annual fee equals 0.25% (subject to 0.50% maximum) of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B Shares. Because these fees are paid out of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s assets on an on going basis, over time, the fees will increase your cost of investing and may cost you more than other types of charges.

Buying and Selling Shares

All shares are purchased and sold at their net asset value without any sales load. All redemption requests will be processed and payment with respect thereto will normally be made within seven days after tender. The Aggressive Equity Portfolio reserves the right to suspend or change the terms of purchasing or selling shares.

The Trust may suspend the right of redemption for any period or postpone payment for more than seven days when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is closed (other than a weekend or holiday) or when trading is restricted by the SEC or the SEC declares that an emergency exists. Redemptions may also be suspended and payments may be postponed for more than seven days during other periods permitted by the SEC. The Aggressive Equity Portfolio may pay the redemption price in whole or part by a distribution in kind of readily marketable securities in lieu of cash or may take up to seven days to pay a redemption request in order to raise capital, when it is detrimental for the Aggressive Equity Portfolio to make cash payments as determined in the sole discretion of AXA Equitable.

Frequent transfers or purchases and redemptions of Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares, including market timing and other program trading or short-term trading strategies, may be disruptive to the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. Excessive purchases and redemptions of shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio may adversely affect the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s performance and the interests of long-term investors by requiring the Aggressive Equity Portfolio to maintain larger amounts of cash or to liquidate portfolio holdings at a disadvantageous time or price. For example, when market timing occurs, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio may have to sell its holdings to have the cash necessary to redeem the market timer’s shares. This can happen when it is not advantageous to sell any securities, so the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s performance may be hurt. When large dollar amounts are involved, market timing can also make it difficult to use long-term investment strategies because the Aggressive Equity Portfolio cannot predict how much cash it will have to invest. In addition, disruptive transfers or purchases and redemptions of Aggressive Equity Portfolio shares may impede efficient portfolio management and impose increased transaction costs, such as brokerage costs, by requiring the portfolio manager to affect more frequent purchases and sales of portfolio securities. Similarly, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio may bear increased administrative costs as a result of the asset level and investment volatility that accompanies patterns of excessive or short-term trading. If the Aggressive Equity Portfolio invests a significant portion of its assets in foreign securities, in securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies, or in high-yield securities, it will tend to be subject to the

 

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risks associated with market timing and short-term trading strategies to a greater extent than funds that do not. Securities trading in overseas markets present time zone arbitrage opportunities when events affecting portfolio securities values occur after the close of the overseas market but prior to the close of the U.S. market. Securities of small- and mid-capitalization companies and high-yield securities also present arbitrage opportunities because the market for such securities may be less liquid than the market for the securities of larger companies and higher quality bonds which could result in pricing inefficiencies.

The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures regarding disruptive transfer activity. The Trust and the Aggressive Equity Portfolio discourage frequent purchases and redemptions of portfolio shares by Contractholders and will not make special arrangements to accommodate such transactions in Aggressive Equity Portfolio Shares. As a general matter, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio and the Trust reserve the right to reject a transfer that they believe, in their sole discretion is disruptive (or potentially disruptive) to the management of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

The Trust’s policies and procedures seek to discourage what it considers to be disruptive trading activity. The Trust seeks to apply its policies and procedures to all Contractholders uniformly, including omnibus accounts. It should be recognized, however, that such policies and procedures are subject to limitations:

 

 

They do not eliminate the possibility that disruptive transfer activity, including market timing, will occur or that portfolio performance will be affected by such activity.

 

 

The design of such policies and procedures involves inherently subjective judgments, which AXA Equitable, on behalf of the Trust, seeks to make in a fair and reasonable manner consistent with the interests of all Contractholders.

 

 

The limits on AXA Equitable’s ability to monitor certain potentially disruptive transfer activity means that some Contractholders may be treated differently than others, resulting in the risk that some Contractholders may be able to engage in frequent transfer activity while others will bear the effect of that frequent transfer activity.

If AXA Equitable, on behalf of the Trust, determines that a Contractholder’s transfer patterns among the Trust’s portfolios are disruptive to the Trust’s portfolios, it may, among other things, restrict the availability of personal telephone requests, facsimile transmissions, automated telephone services, internet services or any electronic transfer services. AXA Equitable may also refuse to act on transfer instructions of an agent acting under a power of attorney who is acting on behalf of more than one owner. In making these determinations, AXA Equitable may consider the combined transfer activity of Contracts that it believes are under common ownership, control or direction.

The Trust currently considers transfers into and out of (or vice versa) the same portfolio within a five-business day period as potentially disruptive transfer activity. In order to reduce disruptive activity, it monitors the frequency of transfers, including the size of transfers in relation to portfolio assets, in each portfolio. The Trust aggregates inflows and outflows for each portfolio on a daily basis. When a potentially disruptive transfer into or out of a portfolio occurs on a day when the portfolio’s net inflows and outflows exceed an established monitoring threshold, AXA Equitable sends a letter to the Contractholder explaining that there is a policy against disruptive transfer activity and that if such activity continues, AXA Equitable may take action to restrict the availability of voice, fax and automated transaction services. If such Contractholder is identified a second time as engaging in potentially disruptive transfer activity, AXA Equitable currently restricts the availability of voice, fax and automated transaction services. AXA Equitable currently applies such action for the remaining life of each affected Contract. Because AXA Equitable exercises discretion in determining whether or not to take the actions discussed above, some Contractholders may be treated differently than others, resulting in the risk that some Contractholders may be able to engage in frequent transfer activity while others will bear the effect of the frequent transfer activity. Although AXA Equitable currently provides a letter to Contractholders who have engaged in disruptive transfer activity of its intention to restrict access to communication services, AXA Equitable may not continue to provide such letters. Consistent with seeking to discourage potentially disruptive transfer activity, AXA Equitable or the Trust may also, in its sole discretion and without further notice, change what it considers potentially disruptive transfer activity and its monitoring procedures and thresholds, as well as change its procedures to restrict this activity. You should consult the Contract prospectus that accompanies a portfolio’s prospectus for information on other specific limitations on the transfer privilege.

 

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The above policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers or purchases and redemptions of portfolio shares also apply to retirement plan participants, but do not apply to transfers or purchases of portfolio shares by AXA Equitable’s funds of funds.

Notwithstanding our efforts, we may be unable to detect or deter market timing activity by certain persons, which can lead to disruption of management of, and excess costs to, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

How Portfolio Shares Are Priced

“Net asset value” is the price of one share of a portfolio of the Trust, including the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, without a sales charge, and is calculated each business day using the following formula:

 

 

Net Asset Value =

      Total market value of securities + Cash and other assets - Liabilities    
                                    Number of outstanding shares

The net asset value of portfolio shares is determined according to this schedule:

 

 

A share’s net asset value is determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the days it is open for trading. This is normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

 

 

The price for purchasing or redeeming a share will be based upon the net asset value next calculated after an order is received and accepted by a portfolio or its designated agent.

 

 

The Aggressive Equity Portfolio may have net asset value changes on days when shares cannot be purchase or sold if it invests in Underlying ETFs that invest heavily in foreign securities because foreign securities sometimes trade on days when the Portfolio’s or Underlying ETFs’ shares are not priced.

Generally, portfolio securities are valued as follows:

 

 

Equity securities (including securities issued by ETFs) – most recent sales price or official closing price or if there is no sale or official closing price, latest available bid price.

 

 

Debt securities – based upon pricing service valuations.

 

 

Securities traded on foreign exchanges – most recent sales or bid price on the foreign exchange or market, unless a significant event or circumstance occurs after the close of that market or exchange that will materially affect its value. In that case, fair value as determined by or under the direction of the Trust’s Board of Trustees at the close of regular trading on the NYSE. Foreign currency is converted into U.S. dollar equivalent daily at current exchange rates.

 

 

Options – last sales price or, if not available, previous day’s sales price. If the bid price is higher or the asked price is lower than the last sale price, the higher bid or lower asked price may be used. Options not traded on an exchange or actively traded are valued according to fair value methods.

 

 

Futures – last sales price or, if there is no sale, latest available bid price.

 

 

Investment Company Securities – shares of open-end mutual funds (other than ETFs) held by a portfolio will be valued at the net asset value of the shares of such funds as described in these funds’ prospectuses.

 

 

Other Securities – other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot be provided are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the 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 the trading market. Similarly, securities for which there is no ready market (e.g., securities of certain small capitalization issuers, high yield securities and

 

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certain issuers located in emerging markets) also may be fair valued. Some methods for valuing these securities may include: fundamental analysis (earnings multiple, etc.), matrix pricing (a method that takes into consideration the value of other securities with similar characteristics, such as ratings, yield and maturity), discounts from market prices of similar securities, or discounts applied due to the nature and duration of restrictions on the disposition of the securities.

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 close before the time the net asset value of portfolio shares is determined, may be reflected in the Trust’s calculations of net asset values for each applicable portfolio when the Trust deems that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such 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 Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. As such, fair value pricing is based on subjective judgments and it is possible that 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 the time of pricing. Also, fair valuation of a 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 NAV by those traders.

Dividends and other Distributions

The Aggressive Equity Portfolio generally distributes most or all of its net investment income and its net realized gains, if any, annually. Dividends and other distributions by the Aggressive Equity Portfolio are automatically reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio.

Federal Income Tax Considerations

Each portfolio, including the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, is treated as a separate corporation, and intends to continue to qualify to be treated as a regulated investment company, for federal tax purposes. A portfolio will be so treated if it meets specified federal income tax rules, including requirements regarding types of investments, limits on investments, types of income, and distributions. A portfolio that satisfies those requirements is not taxed at the entity (portfolio) level to the extent it passes through its net income and gains to its shareholders by making distributions. Although the Trust intends that each portfolio will be operated to have no federal tax liability, if a portfolio does have any federal tax liability, that would hurt its investment performance. Also, any portfolio that invests in foreign securities or holds foreign currencies could be subject to foreign taxes that could reduce its investment performance.

It is important for each portfolio to maintain its regulated investment company status (and to satisfy certain other requirements) because the shareholders of a portfolio that are insurance company separate accounts will then be able to use a “look-through” rule in determining whether the Contracts indirectly funded by the portfolio meet the investment diversification rules for separate accounts. If a portfolio failed to meet those diversification rules, owners of non-pension plan Contracts funded through that portfolio would be taxed immediately on the accumulated investment earnings under their Contracts and would lose any benefit of tax deferral. AXA Equitable, in its capacity as Manager and administrator of the Trust, therefore carefully monitors compliance with all of the regulated investment company rules and separate account investment diversification rules.

Contractholders seeking to more fully understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their Contract or refer to their Contract prospectus.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following financial highlights tables are intended to help you understand the financial performance of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares. The financial information in the tables is for the past five

 

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(5) years. The financial information below for the Class A and Class B shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio has been derived from the financial statements of the Portfolio, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), an independent registered public accounting firm. PwC’s report on the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and the financial statements themselves appear in the Trust’s Annual Report.

Certain information reflects financial results for a single share. The total returns in the tables represent the rate that a shareholder would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Aggressive Equity Portfolio (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions). The total return figures shown below do not reflect any Separate account or Contract fees and charges. The total return figures would be lower if they did reflect such fees and charges. The information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in the Trust’s Annual Report, which are incorporated by reference into the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information relating to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus and are available upon request.

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

 

     Class A  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2008(c)     2007(c)     2006(c)     2005(c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 32.11      $ 28.78      $ 27.36      $ 25.23      $ 22.45   
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.08        0.04        0.05        (0.02     (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (15.09     3.32        1.42        2.15        2.81   
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (15.01     3.36        1.47        2.13        2.78   
                                        

Capital contribution from affiliate(†)

     0.06        —          —          —          —     
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.13     (0.03     (0.05     —          —     
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 17.03      $ 32.11      $ 28.78      $ 27.36      $ 25.23   
                                        

Total return

     (46.55 )%(f)      11.69     5.38     8.44     12.38
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 690,098      $ 2,638,093      $ 2,332,898      $ 2,122,576      $ 2,485,132   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.77     0.72     0.78     0.73     0.68

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.79     0.79     0.80     0.80     0.80

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.31     0.14     0.20     (0.07 )%      (0.12 )% 

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.30     0.07     0.18     (0.14 )%      (0.24 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     98     87     90     96     111
     Class B  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2008(c)     2007(c)     2006(c)     2005(c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 31.56      $ 28.33      $ 26.96      $ 24.91      $ 22.22   
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.02        (0.03     (0.01     (0.08     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (14.82     3.26        1.38        2.13        2.77   
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (14.80     3.23        1.37        2.05        2.69   
                                        

Capital contribution from affiliate(†)

     0.07        —          —          —          —     
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.09     —          —          —          —     
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 16.74      $ 31.56      $ 28.33      $ 26.96      $ 24.91   
                                        

Total return

     (46.68 )%(g)      11.40     5.08     8.23     12.11
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 115,805      $ 244,593      $ 261,648      $ 267,802      $ 258,689   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.02     0.97     1.03     0.98     0.93

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.04     1.04     1.05     1.05     1.05

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.08     (0.10 )%      (0.05 )%      (0.32 )%      (0.37 )% 

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.06     (0.18 )%      (0.07 )%      (0.39 )%      (0.49 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     98     87     90     96     111

 

(†) The capital contribution from affiliate is related to certain adjustments to historic net asset values.
(c) Net investment income and capital changes are based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Includes gain incurred resulting from a litigation payment. Without this gain, the total return would have been (46.77%).
(g) Includes gain incurred resulting from a litigation payment. Without this gain, the total return would have been (46.87%).

VOTING INFORMATION

Voting Rights

Shareholders with amounts allocated to the Health Care Portfolio at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to be present and vote or give voting instructions for the Health Care Portfolio at the Meeting with respect to their shares or shares attributable to their Contracts as of the Record Date.

Each whole share of the Health Care Portfolio is entitled to one vote as to each matter with respect to which it is entitled to vote, as described above, and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. Votes cast by proxy or in person by a shareholder at the Meeting will be counted by persons appointed as inspectors of election for the Meeting. The table below shows the number of outstanding shares of the Health Care Portfolio as of the Record Date that are entitled to vote at the Meeting. Together, the Insurance Companies owned of record more than 95% of those shares.

 

Portfolio

   Total Number    Number of Class A    Number of Class B

Health Care Portfolio

        

Required Shareholder Vote

Approval of the Reorganization Plan will require the affirmative vote of (i) 67% or more of the Health Care Portfolio Shares present at such meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding Health Care Portfolio Shares are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding Health Care Portfolio Shares, whichever is less. The presence, in person or by proxy, of at least one-third of the shares of the Health Care Portfolio entitled to vote at the Meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting with respect to the Health Care Portfolio. If a proxy card is not marked to indicate voting instructions but is signed, dated and returned, it will be treated as an instruction to vote the shares in favor of the Proposal. If a shareholder abstains from voting as to any matter, the shares represented by the abstention will be deemed present at the Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum.

 

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To the knowledge of the Trust, as of the Record Date, the officers and Trustees owned, as a group, less than 1% of the shares of the Health Care Portfolio.

AXA Equitable (together with the other Insurance Companies) may be deemed to be a control person of the Health Care Portfolio by virtue of its direct or indirect ownership of more than 25% of the shares of the Health Care Portfolio. AXA Equitable (together with the other Insurance Companies) may be deemed a control person of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio by virtue of its direct ownership of more than 25% of the shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio. In addition, AXA Equitable may be deemed to be a control person of each Trust by virtue of its direct or indirect ownership of more than [95%] of the Trust’s shares. As of the Record Date, except as set forth in Appendix B, to the Trust’s knowledge, (1) no person, other than the Insurance Companies, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding Class A or Class B shares of a Portfolio and (2) no Contractholder owned Contracts entitling such Contractholder to give voting instructions regarding more than 5% of the outstanding Class A or Class B shares of a Portfolio.

Solicitation of Proxies and Voting Instructions

Solicitation of proxies and voting instructions is being made primarily by the mailing of this Notice and Proxy Statement/Prospectus with its enclosures on or about July     , 2009. In addition to the solicitation of proxies and voting instructions by mail, officers, agents and employees of AXA Equitable and the Trust and their affiliates, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies and voting instructions in person or by telephone, telegraph, fax, the internet or oral communication.

Contractholders with amounts allocated to the Health Care Portfolio on the Record Date will be entitled to be present and give voting instructions for the Health Care Portfolio at the Meeting with respect to shares held indirectly as of the Record Date, to the extent required by applicable law. An Insurance Company will vote the shares for which it receives timely voting instructions from Contractholders in accordance with those instructions. An Insurance Company will vote shares attributable to Contracts for which it is the Contractholder “FOR” the Proposal. Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which an Insurance Company receives a voting instruction card that is signed, dated and timely returned but is not marked to indicate voting instructions will be treated as an instruction to vote the shares in favor of the Proposal. Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which an Insurance Company receives no timely voting instructions from Contractholders, or which are attributable to amounts retained by an Insurance Company as surplus or seed money, will be voted by the applicable Insurance Company “FOR” or “AGAINST” approval of the Proposal, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the shares for which Contractholders (other than the Insurance Company) have provided voting instructions to the Insurance Company.

Voting instructions executed by a Contractholder may be revoked at any time prior to an Insurance Company voting the shares represented thereby by the Contractholder providing the Insurance Company with a properly executed written revocation of such voting instructions, or by the Contractholder providing the Insurance Company with proper later-dated voting instructions by voting instruction card, telephone or the Internet. In addition, any Contractholder who attends the Meeting in person may provide voting instructions by a voting instruction card at the Meeting, thereby canceling any voting instruction previously given. Proxies executed by an Insurance Company may be revoked at any time before they are exercised by a written revocation duly received, by properly executing a later-dated proxy or by attending the Meeting and voting in person.

An Insurance Company will vote as directed by the voting instruction card, but in the absence of voting instructions in any voting instruction card that is signed and returned, an Insurance Company intends to vote “FOR” the Proposal and may vote in its discretion with respect to other matters not now known to the Board of Trustees that may be presented at the Meeting.

Proxy Solicitation

The cost of the Meeting, including the cost of solicitation of proxies and voting instructions, will be borne by             . The principal solicitation will be by mail, but voting instructions also may be solicited by telephone, telegraph, fax, personal interview by officers or agents of the Trust or the Internet. Contractholders can provide voting instructions: (1) by Internet at our website at             ; (2) by telephone at 1-800-            ; or (3) by mail, with the enclosed voting instruction card.

 

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Adjournment

If sufficient votes in favor of the Proposal are not received by the time scheduled for the Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the session of the Meeting to be adjourned. An Insurance Company will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies that it is entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal. An Insurance Company will vote against the adjournment those proxies required to be voted against the Proposal. An Insurance Company will pay the costs of any additional solicitation and any adjourned session.

Other Matters

The Trust does not know of any matters to be presented at the Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. If other business properly comes before the Meeting, the proxyholders will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.

The Trust is not required to hold regular shareholder meetings and, in order to minimize its costs, does not intend to hold meetings of shareholders unless so required by applicable law, regulation or regulatory policy or if otherwise deemed advisable by the Trust’s management. Therefore, it is not practicable to specify a date by which proposals must be received in order to be incorporated in an upcoming proxy statement for a meeting of shareholders.

Prompt execution and return of the enclosed voting instruction card is requested. A self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience. If executed but unmarked voting instructions are received, an Insurance Company will vote those unmarked voting instructions in favor of the Reorganization Plan.

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APPENDIX A

PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION

THIS PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION (“Plan”) is adopted by AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (“AVIP”), on behalf of Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (“Target”) and Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio (“Acquiring Portfolio”), each a segregated portfolio of assets (“series”) thereof (each, a “Portfolio”). All agreements, covenants, actions, and obligations of each Portfolio contained herein shall be deemed to be agreements, covenants, actions, and obligations of, and all rights and benefits created hereunder in favor of each Portfolio shall inure to and be enforceable by, the Trust acting on its behalf.

The Trust (1) is a statutory trust that is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (2) is duly registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and (3) has the power to own all its properties and assets and to carry on its business as described in its current registration statement on Form N-1A. Each Portfolio is a duly established and designated series thereof.

The Trust may sell voting shares of beneficial interest in the Portfolios, $0.001 par value per share (“shares”), to (1) separate accounts of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”), (2) separate accounts of AXA Life and Annuity Company and other affiliated or unaffiliated insurance companies, (3) AXA Equitable’s Investment Plan for Employees (a 401(k) plan it sponsors) and other tax-qualified retirement plans, and (4) other series of the Trust and series of EQ Advisors Trust, a separate registered investment company managed by AXA Equitable that currently sells its shares to such accounts and plans. At the date of adoption hereof, some shares in each Portfolio are held by one or more shareholders described in clauses (2) – (4) (collectively, “Other Shareholders”) and the balance of the shares in the Portfolios are held by AXA Equitable for separate accounts thereof. The Portfolios are underlying investment options for those separate accounts, which fund certain variable annuity certificates and contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by AXA Equitable (collectively, “Contracts”). Under applicable law, the assets of all those separate accounts (i.e., the shares of the Portfolios) are the property of AXA Equitable, which is the owner of record of those shares, and are held for the benefit of the Contract holders.

The Trust wishes to effect a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) (all “section” references are to the Code, unless otherwise noted), and intends this Plan to be, and adopts it as, a “plan of reorganization” (within the meaning of the regulations under section 368(a) (“Regulations”)). The reorganization will consist of (1) the transfer of all of Target’s assets to Acquiring Portfolio in exchange solely for shares in Acquiring Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio’s assumption of all of Target’s liabilities, (2) the distribution of those shares pro rata to Target’s shareholders in exchange for their shares in Target and in liquidation thereof, and (3) Target’s termination (all the foregoing transactions being referred to herein collectively as the “Reorganization”), all on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

The Trust’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust (“Declaration”) permits it to vary its shareholders’ investment. The Trust does not have a fixed pool of assets -- each series thereof (including each Portfolio) is a managed portfolio of securities, and AXA Equitable and each investment sub-adviser thereof have the authority to buy and sell securities for it.

 

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The Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”), including a majority of its members who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the 1940 Act) thereof, (1) has duly adopted and approved this Plan and the transactions contemplated hereby and has duly authorized performance thereof on each Portfolio’s behalf by all necessary Board action and (2) has determined that participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of each Portfolio and that the interests of the existing shareholders thereof will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization.

Target offers two classes of shares, designated Class A and Class B shares (“Class A Target Shares” and “Class B Target Shares,” respectively, and collectively, “Target Shares”). Acquiring Portfolio also offers two classes of shares, also designated Class A and Class B shares (“Class A Acquiring Portfolio Shares” and “Class B Acquiring Portfolio Shares,” respectively, and collectively, “Acquiring Portfolio Shares”). The Portfolios’ identically designated classes of shares have identical characteristics.

1. PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION

1.1 Subject to the requisite approval of Target’s shareholders and the terms and conditions set forth herein, Target shall assign, sell, convey, transfer, and deliver all of its assets described in paragraph 1.2 (“Assets”) to Acquiring Portfolio. In exchange therefor, Acquiring Portfolio shall —

(a) issue and deliver to Target the number of full and fractional (all references herein to “fractional” shares meaning fractions rounded to the eighth decimal place) (i) Class A Acquiring Portfolio Shares determined by dividing Target’s net value (computed as set forth in paragraph 2.1) (“Target Value”) attributable to the Class A Target Shares by the net asset value (computed as set forth in paragraph 2.2) (“NAV”) of a Class A Acquiring Portfolio Share and (ii) Class B Acquiring Portfolio Shares determined by dividing the Target Value attributable to the Class B Target Shares by the NAV of a Class B Acquiring Portfolio Share, and

(b) assume all of Target’s liabilities described in paragraph 1.3 (“Liabilities”).

Such transactions shall take place at the Closing (as defined in paragraph 3.1).

1.2 The Assets shall consist of all assets and property -- including all cash, cash equivalents, securities, commodities, futures interests, receivables (including interest and dividends receivable), claims and rights of action, rights to register shares under applicable securities laws, books and records, and deferred and prepaid expenses (other than unamortized organizational expenses) shown as assets on Target’s books -- Target owns at the Valuation Time (as defined in paragraph 2.1).

1.3 The Liabilities shall consist of all of Target’s liabilities, debts, obligations, and duties of whatever kind or nature existing at the Valuation Time, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, or otherwise, whether known or unknown, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, whether or not determinable at the Effective Time (as defined in paragraph 3.1), and whether or not specifically referred to in this Plan, except Reorganization Expenses

 

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(as defined in paragraph 4.3(j)) borne by AXA Equitable pursuant to paragraph 5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Target will endeavor to discharge all its known liabilities, debts, obligations, and duties before the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Target agrees to use its best efforts to discharge all its known Liabilities before the Effective Time.

1.4 At or immediately before the Effective Time, Target shall declare and pay to its shareholders one or more dividends and/or other distributions in an amount large enough so that it will have distributed substantially all (and in any event not less than 98%) of its (a) “investment company taxable income” (within the meaning of section 852(b)(2)), computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, and (b) “net capital gain” (as defined in section 1222(11)), after reduction by any capital loss carryforward, for prior taxable years and the current taxable year through the Effective Time.

1.5 At the Effective Time (or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable), Target shall distribute the Acquiring Portfolio Shares it receives pursuant to paragraph 1.1(a) to the separate accounts for which AXA Equitable holds Target Shares, and Other Shareholders, of record at the Effective Time (each, a “Shareholder”), in proportion to the Target Shares then so held and in constructive exchange therefor, and shall completely liquidate. That distribution shall be accomplished by the Trust’s transfer agent (“Transfer Agent”) opening accounts on Acquiring Portfolio’s shareholder records in the names of the Shareholders (except Shareholders in whose names accounts thereon already exist) and transferring those Acquiring Portfolio Shares to those newly opened and existing accounts. Each Shareholder’s newly opened or existing account shall be credited with the respective pro rata number of full and fractional Acquiring Portfolio Shares due that Shareholder, by class (i.e., the account for each Shareholder that holds Class A Target Shares shall be credited with the respective pro rata number of full and fractional Class A Acquiring Portfolio Shares due that Shareholder, and the account for each Shareholder that holds Class B Target Shares shall be credited with the respective pro rata number of full and fractional Class B Acquiring Portfolio Shares due that Shareholder). The aggregate NAV of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be so credited to each Shareholder’s account shall equal the aggregate NAV of the Target Shares such Shareholder owned at the Effective Time. All issued and outstanding Target Shares, including any represented by certificates, shall simultaneously be canceled on Target’s shareholder records. Acquiring Portfolio shall not issue certificates representing the Acquiring Portfolio Shares issued in connection with the Reorganization.

1.6 As soon as reasonably practicable after distribution of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares pursuant to paragraph 1.5, but in all events within six months after the Effective Time, Target shall be terminated as a series of the Trust and any further actions shall be taken in connection therewith as required by applicable law.

1.7 Any reporting responsibility of Target to a public authority, including the responsibility for filing regulatory reports, tax returns, and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), any state securities commission, any federal, state, and local tax authorities, and any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain its responsibility up to and including the date on which it is terminated.

 

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2. VALUATION

2.1 For purposes of paragraph 1.1(a), Target’s net value shall be (a) the value of the Assets computed immediately after the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and the declaration of any dividends and/or other distributions, on the date of the Closing (“Valuation Time”), using the valuation procedures set forth in the Trust’s then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and valuation procedures established by the Board, less (b) the amount of the Liabilities at the Valuation Time.

2.2 For purposes of paragraph 1.1(a), the NAV per share for each class of Acquiring Portfolio Shares shall be computed at the Valuation Time, using the valuation procedures referred to in paragraph 2.1.

2.3 All computations pursuant to paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 shall be made by AXA Equitable, in its capacity as the Trust’s administrator.

3. CLOSING AND EFFECTIVE TIME

3.1 Unless the Trust determines otherwise, all acts necessary to consummate the Reorganization (“Closing”) shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of immediately after the close of business (4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on September     , 2009 (“Effective Time”). If at the Valuation Time (a) the New York Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of either Portfolio (each, an “Exchange”) is closed to trading or trading thereon is restricted or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on an Exchange or elsewhere is disrupted so that, in the Board’s judgment, accurate appraisal of the value of either Portfolio’s net assets and/or the NAV per share of either class of Acquiring Portfolio Shares is impracticable, the Effective Time shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when such trading has been fully resumed and such reporting has been restored. The Closing shall be held at the Trust’s offices or at such other place as the Trust determines.

3.2 The Trust shall direct the custodian of the Portfolios’ assets to deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that (a) the Assets it holds will be transferred to Acquiring Portfolio at the Effective Time, (b) all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets, including all applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made, and (c) the information (including adjusted basis and holding period, by lot) concerning the Assets, including all portfolio securities, transferred by Target to Acquiring Portfolio, as reflected on Acquiring Portfolio’s books immediately after the Closing, does or will conform to such information on Target’s books immediately before the Closing.

3.3 The Trust shall direct the Transfer Agent to deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer (a) stating that its records contain the number of full and fractional outstanding Target Shares each Shareholder owns at the Effective Time and (b) as to the opening of accounts on Acquiring Portfolio’s shareholder records in the names of the Shareholders (except Shareholders in whose names accounts thereon already exist) and a confirmation, or other evidence satisfactory to the Trust, that the Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be credited to Target at the Effective Time have been credited to Target’s account on those records.

 

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4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

4.1 The Trust’s obligation to implement this Plan on Acquiring Portfolio’s behalf shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or before (and continuing through) the Effective Time:

(a) At the Effective Time, the Trust, on Target’s behalf, will have good and marketable title to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer, and deliver the Assets hereunder free of any liens or other encumbrances (except securities that are subject to “securities loans,” as referred to in section 851(b)(2), or that are restricted to resale by their terms); and on delivery and payment for the Assets, the Trust, on Acquiring Portfolio’s behalf, will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, including restrictions that might arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”);

(b) Target is not currently engaged in, and the Trust’s adoption and performance of this Plan and consummation of the Reorganization will not result in, (1) a conflict with or material violation of any provision of Delaware law, the Declaration or the Trust’s By-Laws (collectively, “Governing Documents”), or any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, or other undertaking (each, an “Undertaking”) to which the Trust, on Target’s behalf, is a party or by which it is bound or (2) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any Undertaking, judgment, or decree to which the Trust, on Target’s behalf, is a party or by which it is bound;

(c) All material contracts and other commitments of or applicable to Target (other than this Plan and certain investment contracts, including options, futures, and forward contracts) will terminate, or provision for discharge of any liabilities of Target thereunder will be made, at or before the Effective Time, without either Portfolio’s incurring any liability or penalty with respect thereto and without diminishing or releasing any rights the Trust, on Target’s behalf, may have had with respect to actions taken or omitted or to be taken by any other party thereto before the Closing;

(d) No litigation, administrative proceeding, action, or investigation of or before any court, governmental body, or arbitrator is presently pending or, to the Trust’s knowledge, threatened against the Trust, with respect to Target or any of its properties or assets attributable or allocable to Target, that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect Target’s financial condition or the conduct of its business; and the Trust, on Target’s behalf, knows of no facts that might form the basis for the institution of any such litigation, proceeding, action, or investigation and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree, judgment, or award of any court, governmental body, or arbitrator that materially and adversely affects Target’s business or the Trust’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

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for the two fiscal years) ended December 31, 2008, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied in the United States (“GAAP”); and such Statements present fairly, in all material respects, Target’s financial condition at such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of Target required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP at such date that are not disclosed therein;

(f) Since December 31, 2008, there has not been any material adverse change in Target’s financial condition, assets, liabilities, or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by Target of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred; for purposes of this subparagraph, a decline in NAV per Target Share due to declines in market values of securities Target holds, the discharge of Target liabilities, or the redemption of Target Shares by its shareholders shall not constitute a material adverse change;

(g) At the Effective Time, all federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports (collectively, “Returns”) of Target required by law to have been filed by such time (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on such Returns shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Trust’s knowledge, no such Return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such Returns;

(h) Target is a “fund” (as defined in section 851(g)(2)); for each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year that will end at the Effective Time), Target has met (or for such year will meet) the requirements of Part I of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code (“Subchapter M) for qualification as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and has been (or for such year will be) eligible to and has computed (or for such year will compute) its federal income tax under section 852; and Target has no earnings and profits accumulated in any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M did not apply to it;

(i) Target is in the same line of business as Acquiring Portfolio is in, for purposes of section 1.368-1(d)(2) of the Regulations, and did not enter into such line of business as part of the plan of reorganization; from the time the Board approved the transactions contemplated hereby (“Approval Time”) through the Effective Time, Target has invested and will invest its assets in a manner that ensures its compliance with the foregoing and paragraph 4.1(h); from the time it commenced operations through the Effective Time, Target has conducted and will conduct its “historic business” (within the meaning of such section) in a substantially unchanged manner; from the Approval Time through the Effective Time, Target (1) has not disposed of and/or acquired, and will not dispose of and/or acquire, any assets (i) for the purpose of satisfying Acquiring Portfolio’s investment objective or policies or (ii) for any other reason except in the ordinary course of its business as a RIC and (2) has not otherwise changed, and will not otherwise change, its historic investment policies; and the Trust believes, based on its

 

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review of each Portfolio’s investment portfolio, that most of Target’s assets are consistent with Acquiring Portfolio’s investment objective and policies and thus can be transferred to and held by Acquiring Portfolio;

(j) At the Effective Time, (1) at least 33 1/3% of Target’s portfolio assets will meet Acquiring Portfolio’s investment objective, strategies, policies, risks, and restrictions, and (2) Target will not have altered its portfolio in connection with the Reorganization to meet such 33 1/3% threshold;

(k) To the best of the Trust’s management’s knowledge, at the record date for Target’s shareholders entitled to vote on approval of this Plan, there was no plan or intention by its shareholders to redeem, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of a number of Target Shares (or Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be received in the Reorganization), in connection with the Reorganization, that would reduce their ownership of the Target Shares (or the equivalent Acquiring Portfolio Shares) to a number of shares that was less than 50% of the number of the Target Shares at such date;

(l) All issued and outstanding Target Shares are, and at the Effective Time will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, and non-assessable by the Trust and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws; all issued and outstanding Target Shares will, at the Effective Time, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth on Target’s shareholder records, as provided in paragraph 3.3; and Target does not have outstanding any options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Target Shares, nor are there outstanding any securities convertible into any Target Shares;

(m) Target incurred the Liabilities, which are associated with the Assets, in the ordinary course of its business;

(n) At the Effective Time, Target will not be under the jurisdiction of a court in a “title 11 or similar case” (as defined in section 368(a)(3)(A));

(o) During the five-year period ending at the Effective Time, neither Target nor any person “related” (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(e)(4) of the Regulations (“Related”), without regard to section 1.368-1(e)(4)(i)(A) thereof) to it will have (1) acquired Target Shares with consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares or Target Shares, except for shares redeemed in the ordinary course of Target’s business as a series of an open-end investment company pursuant to section 22(e) of the 1940 Act, or (2) made distributions with respect to Target Shares except for normal, regular dividend distributions made pursuant to Target’s historic dividend-paying practice and dividends and other distributions declared and paid to ensure Target’s continuing qualification as a RIC and to avoid the imposition of fund-level tax; and

(p) Not more than 25% of the value of Target’s total assets (excluding cash, cash items, and U.S. government securities) is invested in the stock and securities of any one issuer, and not more than 50% of the value of such assets is invested in the stock and securities of five or fewer issuers.

 

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4.2 The Trust’s obligation to implement this Plan on Target’s behalf shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or before (and continuing through) the Effective Time:

(a) No consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares (and Acquiring Portfolio’s assumption of the Liabilities) will be issued in exchange for the Assets in the Reorganization;

(b) Acquiring Portfolio is not currently engaged in, and the Trust’s adoption and performance of this Plan and consummation of the Reorganization will not result in, (1) a conflict with or material violation of any provision of Delaware law, the Governing Documents, or any Undertaking to which the Trust, on Acquiring Portfolio’s behalf, is a party or by which it is bound or (2) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any Undertaking, judgment, or decree to which the Trust, on Acquiring Portfolio’s behalf, is a party or by which it is bound;

(c) No litigation, administrative proceeding, action, or investigation of or before any court, governmental body, or arbitrator is presently pending or, to the Trust’s knowledge, threatened against the Trust, with respect to Acquiring Portfolio or any of its properties or assets attributable or allocable to Acquiring Portfolio, that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect Acquiring Portfolio’s financial condition or the conduct of its business; and the Trust, on Acquiring Portfolio’s behalf, knows of no facts that might form the basis for the institution of any such litigation, proceeding, action, or investigation and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree, judgment, or award of any court, governmental body, or arbitrator that materially and adversely affects Acquiring Portfolio’s business or the Trust’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

(d) Acquiring Portfolio’s Statements at and for the fiscal year (in the case of its Statement of Changes in Net Assets, for the two fiscal years) ended December 31, 2008, have been audited by PwC and are in accordance with GAAP; and such Statements present fairly, in all material respects, Acquiring Portfolio’s financial condition at such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of Acquiring Portfolio required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP at such date that are not disclosed therein;

(e) Since December 31, 2008, there has not been any material adverse change in Acquiring Portfolio’s financial condition, assets, liabilities, or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by Acquiring Portfolio of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred; for purposes of this subparagraph, a decline in NAV per Acquiring Portfolio Share due to declines in market values of securities Acquiring Portfolio holds, the discharge of Acquiring Portfolio liabilities, or the redemption of Acquiring Portfolio Shares by its shareholders shall not constitute a material adverse change;

 

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(f) At the Effective Time, all Returns of Acquiring Portfolio required by law to have been filed by such time (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on such Returns shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Trust’s knowledge, no such Return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such Returns;

(g) Acquiring Portfolio is a “fund” (as defined in section 851(g)(2)); for each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year that includes the Effective Time), Acquiring Portfolio has met (or for such year will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M for qualification as a RIC and has been (or for such year will be) eligible to and has computed (or for such year will compute) its federal income tax under section 852; Acquiring Portfolio intends to continue after the Reorganization to meet all such requirements and to be eligible to and to so compute its federal income tax; and Acquiring Portfolio has no earnings and profits accumulated in any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M did not apply to it;

(h) Acquiring Portfolio is in the same line of business as Target was in preceding the Reorganization, for purposes of section 1.368-1(d)(2) of the Regulations, and did not enter into such line of business as part of the plan of reorganization; following the Reorganization, Acquiring Portfolio will continue, and has no intention to change, such line of business; and at the Effective Time, (1) at least 33 1/3% of Target’s portfolio assets will meet Acquiring Portfolio’s investment objective, strategies, policies, risks, and restrictions and (2) Acquiring Portfolio will have no plan or intention to change its investment objective or any of its investment strategies, policies, risks, or restrictions after the Reorganization;

(i) Following the Reorganization, Acquiring Portfolio (1) will continue Target’s “historic business” (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(d)(2) of the Regulations) and (2) will use a significant portion of Target’s “historic business assets” (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(d)(3) of the Regulations) in a business; moreover, Acquiring Portfolio (3) has no plan or intention to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Assets, except for dispositions made in the ordinary course of that business and dispositions necessary to maintain its status as a RIC, and (4) expects to retain substantially all the Assets in the same form as it receives them in the Reorganization, unless and until subsequent investment circumstances suggest the desirability of change or it becomes necessary to make dispositions thereof to maintain such status;

(j) At the Effective Time and at all times thereafter, neither Acquiring Portfolio nor any person Related to it will have any plan or intention to acquire or redeem -- either directly or through any transaction, agreement, or arrangement with any other person -- any Acquiring Portfolio Shares issued pursuant to the Reorganization, other than redemptions that Acquiring Portfolio will make in the ordinary course of its business as a series of an open-end investment company pursuant to section 22(e) of the 1940 Act;

 

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(k) All issued and outstanding Acquiring Portfolio Shares are, and at the Effective Time will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, and non-assessable by the Trust and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws; and Acquiring Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Acquiring Portfolio Shares, nor are there outstanding any securities convertible into any Acquiring Portfolio Shares;

(l) There is no plan or intention for Acquiring Portfolio to be dissolved or merged into another statutory or business trust or a corporation or any “fund” thereof (as defined in section 851(g)(2)) following the Reorganization;

(m) Acquiring Portfolio will not own, nor will it have owned during the five years preceding the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, any Target Shares;

(n) Before or pursuant to the Reorganization, neither Acquiring Portfolio nor any person Related to it will have acquired Target Shares, directly or through any transaction, agreement, or arrangement with any other person, with consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares;

(o) Assuming satisfaction of the condition in paragraph 4.1(p), immediately after the Reorganization (1) not more than 25% of the value of Acquiring Portfolio’s total assets (excluding cash, cash items, and U.S. government securities) will be invested in the stock and securities of any one issuer and (2) not more than 50% of the value of such assets will be invested in the stock and securities of five or fewer issuers; and

(p) The Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued and delivered to Target, for the Shareholders’ benefit, pursuant to the terms of this Plan, (1) will have been duly authorized by the Trust and duly registered under the federal securities laws (and appropriate notices respecting them will have been duly filed under applicable state securities laws) at the Effective Time and (2) when so issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding Acquiring Portfolio Shares and will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust.

4.3 The Trust’s obligation to implement this Plan on each Portfolio’s behalf shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or before (and continuing through) the Effective Time:

(a) No governmental consents, approvals, authorizations, or filings are required under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the 1940 Act, or state securities laws, and no consents, approvals, authorizations, or orders of any court are required, for the Trust’s adoption and performance, on either Portfolio’s behalf, of this Plan, except for (1) the Trust’s filing with the Commission of a registration statement on Form N-14 relating to the Acquiring Portfolio Shares issuable hereunder, and any supplement or amendment thereto, including therein a prospectus and proxy statement (“Registration Statement”), and (2) consents, approvals, authorizations, and filings that have been made or received or may be required after the Effective Time;

 

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(b) The fair market value of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares each Shareholder receives will be approximately equal to the fair market value of its Target Shares it actually or constructively surrenders in exchange therefor;

(c) The Trust’s management (1) is unaware of any plan or intention of the Shareholders to redeem, sell, or otherwise dispose of (i) any portion of their Target Shares before the Reorganization to any person Related to either Portfolio or (ii) any portion of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares they receive in the Reorganization to any person Related to Acquiring Portfolio, (2) does not anticipate dispositions of those Acquiring Portfolio Shares at the time of or soon after the Reorganization to exceed the usual rate and frequency of dispositions of shares of Target as a series of an open-end investment company, (3) expects that the percentage of shareholder interests, if any, that will be disposed of as a result, or at the time, of the Reorganization will be de minimis, and (4) does not anticipate that there will be extraordinary redemptions of Acquiring Portfolio Shares immediately following the Reorganization;

(d) The Shareholders will pay their own expenses (such as fees of personal investment or tax advisers for advice concerning the Reorganization), if any, incurred in connection with the Reorganization;

(e) The fair market value of the Assets will equal or exceed the Liabilities to be assumed by Acquiring Portfolio and those to which the Assets are subject;

(f) At the Effective Time, there will be no intercompany indebtedness between the Portfolios that was issued or acquired, or will be settled, at a discount;

(g) Pursuant to the Reorganization, Target will transfer to Acquiring Portfolio, and Acquiring Portfolio will acquire, at least 90% of the fair market value of the net assets, and at least 70% of the fair market value of the gross assets, Target held immediately before the Reorganization; for the purposes of the foregoing, any amounts Target uses to pay its Reorganization expenses and to make redemptions and distributions immediately before the Reorganization (except (1) redemptions in the ordinary course of its business required by section 22(e) of the 1940 Act and (2) dividends and other distributions declared and paid to ensure Target’s continuing qualification as a RIC and to avoid the imposition of fund-level tax) will be included as assets it held immediately before the Reorganization;

(h) Immediately after the Reorganization, AXA Equitable (through its separate accounts) will own shares constituting “control” (within the meaning of section 368(a)(2)(H)(i), i.e., as defined in section 304(c)) of Acquiring Portfolio;

(i) None of the compensation AXA Equitable receives as a service provider to Target will be separate consideration for, or allocable to, any of the Target Shares that AXA Equitable (on any Shareholder’s behalf) holds; none of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares AXA Equitable (on any Shareholder’s behalf) receives will be separate

 

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consideration for, or allocable to, any employment agreement, investment advisory agreement, or other service agreement; and the compensation paid to AXA Equitable will be for services actually rendered and will be commensurate with amounts paid to third parties bargaining at arm’s-length for similar services;

(j) No expenses incurred by Target or on its behalf in connection with the Reorganization will be paid or assumed by Acquiring Portfolio, AXA Equitable, or any other third party unless those expenses are solely and directly related to the Reorganization (determined in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Rev. Rul. 73-54, 1973-1 C.B. 187) (“Reorganization Expenses”), and no cash or property other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares will be transferred to Target or any of its shareholders with the intention that such cash or property be used to pay any expenses (even Reorganization Expenses) thereof;

(k) All necessary filings shall have been made with the Commission and state securities authorities, and no order or directive shall have been received that any other or further action is required to permit the Trust to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby; the Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act, no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued, and, to the Trust’s best knowledge, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened, or contemplated under the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act; the Commission shall not have issued an unfavorable report with respect to the Reorganization under section 25(b) of the 1940 Act nor instituted any proceedings seeking to enjoin consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby under section 25(c) of the 1940 Act; and all consents, orders, and permits of federal, state, and local regulatory authorities (including the Commission and state securities authorities) the Trust deems necessary to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain same would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on either Portfolio’s assets or properties;

(l) At the Effective Time, no action, suit, or other proceeding shall be pending (or, to the Trust’s best knowledge, threatened to be commenced) before any court, governmental agency, or arbitrator in which it is sought to enjoin the performance of, restrain, prohibit, affect the enforceability of, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, the transactions contemplated hereby;

(m) The Trust shall have called a meeting of Target’s shareholders to consider and act on this Plan and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated hereby (“Shareholders Meeting”);

(n) The Trust shall have received an opinion of K&L Gates LLP (“Counsel”) as to the federal income tax consequences mentioned below (“Tax Opinion”). In rendering the Tax Opinion, Counsel may assume satisfaction of all the conditions set forth in this paragraph 4, may treat them as representations and warranties the Trust made to Counsel, and may rely as to factual matters, exclusively and without independent verification, on such representations and warranties and, if Counsel requests, on

 

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representations and warranties made in a separate letter addressed to Counsel (collectively, “Representations”). The Tax Opinion shall be substantially to the effect that, based on the facts and assumptions stated therein and conditioned on the Representations’ being true and complete at the Effective Time and consummation of the Reorganization in accordance with this Plan (without the waiver or modification of any terms or conditions hereof and without taking into account any amendment hereof that Counsel has not approved), for federal income tax purposes:

(1) Acquiring Portfolio’s acquisition of the Assets in exchange solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and its assumption of the Liabilities, followed by Target’s distribution of those shares pro rata to the Shareholders actually or constructively in exchange for their Target Shares, in complete liquidation of Target, will qualify as a “reorganization” (as defined in section 368(a)(1)(D)), and each Portfolio will be “a party to a reorganization” (within the meaning of section 368(b));

(2) Target will recognize no gain or loss on the transfer of the Assets to Acquiring Portfolio in exchange solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and Acquiring Portfolio’s assumption of the Liabilities or on the subsequent distribution of those shares to the Shareholders in exchange for their Target Shares;

(3) Acquiring Portfolio will recognize no gain or loss on its receipt of the Assets in exchange solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and its assumption of the Liabilities;

(4) Acquiring Portfolio’s basis in each Asset will be the same as Target’s basis therein immediately before the Reorganization, and Acquiring Portfolio’s holding period for each Asset will include Target’s holding period therefor (except where Acquiring Portfolio’s investment activities have the effect of reducing or eliminating an Asset’s holding period);

(5) A Shareholder will recognize no gain or loss on the exchange of all its Target Shares solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares pursuant to the Reorganization; and

(6) A Shareholder’s aggregate basis in the Acquiring Portfolio Shares it receives in the Reorganization will be the same as the aggregate basis in its Target Shares it actually or constructively surrenders in exchange for those Acquiring Portfolio Shares, and its holding period for those Acquiring Portfolio Shares will include, in each instance, its holding period for those Target Shares, provided the Shareholder holds them as capital assets at the Effective Time.

Notwithstanding subparagraphs (2) and (4), the Tax Opinion may state that no opinion is expressed as to the effect of the Reorganization on the Portfolios or any Shareholder with respect to any Asset as to which any unrealized gain or loss is required to be recognized for federal income tax purposes at the end of a taxable year (or on the termination or transfer thereof) under a mark-to-market system of accounting.

 

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5. EXPENSES

Subject to satisfaction of the condition contained in paragraph 4.3(j), AXA Equitable shall bear the total Reorganization Expenses. The Reorganization Expenses consist of (1) costs associated with obtaining any necessary order of exemption from the 1940 Act, preparing the Registration Statement, and printing and distributing Acquiring Portfolio’s prospectus and Target’s proxy materials, (2) legal and accounting fees in connection with the Reorganization, and (3) expenses of holding the Shareholders Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof). The Reorganization Expenses do not include any other expenses incurred in connection with the Reorganization, including brokerage and similar expenses incurred in connection with the Reorganization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, expenses shall be paid by the Portfolio directly incurring them if and to the extent that the payment thereof by another person would result in such Portfolio’s disqualification as a RIC or would prevent the Reorganization from qualifying as a tax-free reorganization.

6. TERMINATION

The Board may terminate this Plan and abandon the transactions contemplated hereby, at any time before the Effective Time, if circumstances develop that, in its opinion, make proceeding with the Reorganization inadvisable for either Portfolio.

7. AMENDMENTS

The Board may amend, modify, or supplement this Plan at any time in any manner, notwithstanding Target’s shareholders’ approval thereof; provided that, following such approval, no such amendment, modification, or supplement shall have a material adverse effect on the Shareholders’ interests.

8. MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws; provided that, in the case of any conflict between those laws and the federal securities laws, the latter shall govern.

8.2 Nothing expressed or implied herein is intended or shall be construed to confer on or give any person, firm, trust, or corporation other than the Trust (on the Portfolios’ behalf) and its successors and assigns any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Plan.

8.3 Notice is hereby given that this instrument is adopted on behalf of the Trust’s trustees solely in their capacities as trustees, and not individually, and that the Trust’s obligations under this instrument are not binding on or enforceable against any of its trustees, officers, shareholders, or series other than the Portfolios but are only binding on and enforceable against the respective Portfolio’s property. The Trust, in asserting any rights or claims under this Plan on either Portfolio’s behalf, shall look only to the other Portfolio’s property in settlement of such rights or claims and not to the property of any other series of the Trust or to such trustees, officers, or shareholders.

 

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8.4 Any term or provision of this Plan that is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms and provisions hereof in any other jurisdiction.

 

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APPENDIX B

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

As of the Record Date, to the Trust’s knowledge, the following persons owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the Class A or Class B shares of a Portfolio.

 

Shareholder’s or Contractholder’s Name/Address

   Percent Beneficial Ownership
of Shares of the Portfolio
   Percent Beneficial Ownership of
Shares of the Combined Portfolio
(assuming the Reorganization occurs)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

July     , 2009

 

 

AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio

(the “Health Care Portfolio”)

AND

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

(the “Aggressive Equity Portfolio”)

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(877) 222-2144

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of the assets and assumption of the liabilities of:

 

 

By and in exchange for shares of:

   

Health Care Portfolio, a series of AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”)

 

  Aggressive Equity Portfolio, also a series of the Trust

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) relates specifically to the proposed reorganization of the Health Care Portfolio into the Aggressive Equity Portfolio under which the Aggressive Equity Portfolio would acquire all of the assets of the Health Care Portfolio in exchange solely for shares of the Aggressive Equity Portfolio and the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s assumption of all of the Health Care Portfolio’s liabilities (“Reorganization”). This SAI is available to owners of and participants in variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity contracts and certificates (“Contracts”) with amounts allocated to the Health Care Portfolio and to other shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio as of June 30, 2009.

This SAI consists of the cover page, the information set forth below and the following documents, which are incorporated by reference herein and accompany this SAI:

 

  (1) The combined Statement of Additional Information of the Trust dated May 1, 2009, as supplemented, which contains information about each Portfolio; and

 

  (2) The Trust’s combined Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which includes information about each Portfolio.

This SAI is not a prospectus. A Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus dated July     , 2009 relating to the Reorganization (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) may be obtained, without charge, by writing to the Trust at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 or calling (877) 222-2144. This SAI should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.


PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following tables set forth the pro forma combined Portfolio of Investments as of December 31, 2008, the pro forma combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2008, and the pro forma combined Statement of Operations for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2008 for the Health Care Portfolio and the Aggressive Equity Portfolio, as adjusted giving effect to the Reorganization.

The pro forma Portfolio of Investments contains information about the securities holdings of the combined Portfolios as of December 31, 2008, which has, and will continue to, change over time due to normal portfolio turnover in response to changes in market conditions. Thus, it is expected that some of the Health Care Portfolio’s holdings may not remain at the time of the Reorganization. It is also expected that, if the Reorganization is approved, the Health Care Portfolio’s holdings that are not compatible with the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s investment objective and policies will be liquidated in an orderly manner in connection with the Reorganization, and the proceeds of these sales held in temporary investments or reinvested in assets that are consistent with that investment objective and policies. The portion of the Health Care Portfolio’s assets that will be liquidated in connection with the Reorganization will depend on market conditions and on the assessment by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s investment manager, and the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s investment sub-adviser(s) of the compatibility of those holdings with the Aggressive Equity Portfolio’s portfolio composition and investment objective and policies at the time of the Reorganization. The need for the Health Care Portfolio to sell investments in connection with the Reorganization may result in its selling securities at a disadvantageous time and price and could result in its realizing gains (or losses) that would not otherwise have been realized and incurring transaction costs that would not otherwise have been incurred.


AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

     Multimanager
Aggressive
Equity
Number of
Shares
   Multimanager
Health Care
Number of
Shares
   Adjustment    PRO FORMA
Total Number
of Shares
   Multimanager
Aggressive
Equity Market
Value
   Multimanager
Health Care
Market Value
   Adjustment    PRO FORMA
Total Market
Value
   % of
Net
Assets
 

COMMON STOCKS:

                          

Consumer Discretionary (11.1%)

                          

Auto Components (0.1%)

                          

BorgWarner, Inc.^

   34,500          34,500    $ 751,065          $ 751,065    0.1
                                      

Automobiles (0.0%)

                          

Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR)^

   9,400          9,400      615,136            615,136    0.1
                                      

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%)

                          

Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A*

   450,000          450,000      450,000            450,000   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (ADR)*^

   21,900          21,900      1,202,529            1,202,529   
                                          
                 1,652,529    —      —        1,652,529    0.1

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.8%)

                          

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (ADR)^

   19,587          19,587      466,171            466,171   

International Game Technology

   423,500          423,500      5,035,415            5,035,415   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

   641,680          641,680      3,805,162            3,805,162   

McDonald’s Corp.

   351,159          351,159      21,838,578            21,838,578   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*^

   149,414          149,414      6,314,236            6,314,236   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   173,400          173,400      5,462,100            5,462,100   
                                          
                 42,921,662    —      —        42,921,662    3.8

Household Durables (0.2%)

                          

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   272,145          272,145      1,924,065            1,924,065    0.2
                                      

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.3%)

                          

Amazon.com, Inc.*^

   228,380          228,380      11,711,326            11,711,326   

Liberty Media Corp., Interactive, Class A*

   294,590          294,590      919,121            919,121   

priceline.com, Inc.*^

   23,100          23,100      1,701,315            1,701,315   
                                          
                 14,331,762    —      —        14,331,762    1.3

Media (3.6%)

                          

Cablevision Systems Corp. - New York Group, Class A^

   653,980          653,980      11,013,023            11,013,023   

CBS Corp., Class B^

   37,760          37,760      309,254            309,254   

Comcast Corp., Class A

   74,700          74,700      1,260,936            1,260,936   

Comcast Corp., Special Class A^

   945,634          945,634      15,271,990            15,271,990   

Liberty Global, Inc., Class A*^

   24,390          24,390      388,289            388,289   

Liberty Media Corp., Capital Series, Class A*

   194,510          194,510      916,142            916,142   

Liberty Media Corp., Entertainment

                          

Series, Class A*

   272,730          272,730      4,767,320            4,767,320   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*

   1,229,970          1,229,970      147,596            147,596   

Viacom, Inc., Class B*

   37,060          37,060      706,364            706,364   

Walt Disney Co.^

   234,750          234,750      5,326,478            5,326,478   
                                          
                 40,107,392    —      —        40,107,392    3.6

Multiline Retail (0.5%)

                          

Target Corp.

   178,123          178,123      6,150,587            6,150,587    0.5
                                      

Specialty Retail (1.0%)

                          

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   465,382          465,382      10,015,021            10,015,021   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   28,400          28,400      844,332            844,332   
                                          
                 10,859,353    —      —        10,859,353    1.0

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%)

                          

NIKE, Inc., Class B^

   80,700          80,700      4,115,700            4,115,700   

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.^

   33,370          33,370      1,515,332            1,515,332   
                                          
                 5,631,032    —      —        5,631,032    0.5
                                      

Total Consumer Discretionary

                 124,944,583    —      —        124,944,583    11.1

Consumer Staples (3.8%)

                          

Beverages (0.8%)

                          

PepsiCo, Inc.

   160,700          160,700      8,801,539            8,801,539    0.8
                                      

Food & Staples Retailing (3.0%)

                          

CVS Caremark Corp.

   645,946    80,685       726,631      18,564,488    2,318,887         20,883,375   

Drogasil S.A.

      95,486       95,486       412,077         412,077   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   191,373          191,373      10,728,371            10,728,371   

Walgreen Co.

      81,100       81,100       2,000,737         2,000,737   
                                          
                 29,292,859    4,731,701    —        34,024,560    3.0

Personal Products (0.0%)

                          

Herbalife Ltd.

      15,464       15,464       335,260         335,260    0.0
                                          

Total Consumer Staples

                 38,094,398    5,066,961    —        43,161,359    3.8
                                      

Energy (6.3%)

                          

Energy Equipment & Services (3.1%)

                          

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

   17,900          17,900      426,557            426,557   

Halliburton Co.^

   309,600          309,600      5,628,528            5,628,528   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*^

   244,963          244,963      5,986,896            5,986,896   

Transocean Ltd.*^

   234,067          234,067      11,059,666            11,059,666   

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   1,063,140          1,063,140      11,503,174            11,503,174   
                                          
                 34,604,821    —      —        34,604,821    3.1

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (3.2%)

                          

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   636,940          636,940      24,554,037            24,554,037   

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

   166,955          166,955      1,823,149            1,823,149   

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

   87,269          87,269      2,137,218            2,137,218   

Southwestern Energy Co.*

   23,000          23,000      666,310            666,310   

XTO Energy, Inc.

   190,800          190,800      6,729,516            6,729,516   
                                          
                 35,910,230    —      —        35,910,230    3.2
                                      

Total Energy

                 70,515,051    —      —        70,515,051    6.3


Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Financials (6.8%)

                          

Capital Markets (2.0%)

                          

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   132,264          132,264    11,161,759          11,161,759   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   100,900          100,900    1,174,476          1,174,476   

State Street Corp.

   211,800          211,800    8,330,094          8,330,094   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*

   161,472          161,472    2,300,976          2,300,976   
                                      
               22,967,305    —      —      22,967,305    2.0
                                  

Commercial Banks (2.4%)

                          

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H

   13,087,000          13,087,000    6,955,324          6,955,324   

U.S. Bancorp

   314,228          314,228    7,858,842          7,858,842   

Wells Fargo & Co.^

   415,580          415,580    12,251,299          12,251,299   
                                      
               27,065,465    —      —      27,065,465    2.4
                                  

Consumer Finance (0.6%)

                          

American Express Co.

   360,700          360,700    6,690,985          6,690,985    0.6
                                  

Diversified Financial Services (1.8%)

                          

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A*

   92,370          92,370    1,652,499          1,652,499   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   240,568          240,568    7,585,109          7,585,109   

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.*^

   135,972          135,972    3,359,868          3,359,868   

NYSE Euronext, Inc.^

   259,100          259,100    7,094,158          7,094,158   
                                      
               19,691,634    —      —      19,691,634    1.8
                                  

Insurance (0.0%)

                          

Amil Participacoes S.A.

      136,600       136,600       427,843       427,843    0.0
                                      

Total Financials

               76,415,389    427,843    —      76,843,232    6.8

Health Care (41.9%)

                          

Biotechnology (15.5%)

                          

3SBio, Inc. (ADR)*

      53,303       53,303       415,763       415,763   

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   52,945          52,945    1,309,330          1,309,330   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      14,900       14,900       539,231       539,231   

Amgen, Inc.*

   337,610    273,606       611,216    19,496,978    15,800,747       35,297,725   

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      183,845       183,845       1,994,718       1,994,718   

Array BioPharma, Inc.*^

      60,625       60,625       245,531       245,531   

Biogen Idec, Inc.*^

   424,020    44,181       468,201    20,196,073    2,104,341       22,300,414   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^

      67,184       67,184       1,195,875       1,195,875   

Celera Corp.*

   205,091    225,640       430,731    2,282,663    2,511,373       4,794,036   

Celgene Corp.*

      146,120       146,120       8,077,514       8,077,514   

Cephalon, Inc.*^

      23,800       23,800       1,833,552       1,833,552   

Cepheid, Inc.*^

   306,308          306,308    3,179,477          3,179,477   

Cougar Biotechnology, Inc.*

      26,100       26,100       678,600       678,600   

CSL Ltd.

      48,957       48,957       1,156,047       1,156,047   

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

      166,900       166,900       475,665       475,665   

Genentech, Inc.*^

   223,824    148,707       372,531    18,557,248    12,329,297       30,886,545   

Genomic Health, Inc.*

   127,200          127,200    2,477,856          2,477,856   

Genzyme Corp.*

   318,770    56,749       375,519    21,156,763    3,766,431       24,923,194   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*^

   94,859    208,971       303,830    4,851,089    10,686,777       15,537,866   

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*^

      432,000       432,000       915,840       915,840   

Incyte Corp.*^

      317,609       317,609       1,203,738       1,203,738   

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      387,141       387,141       88,578       88,578   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      33,123       33,123       1,131,482       1,131,482   

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      37,810       37,810       1,476,481       1,476,481   

Pharmasset, Inc.*^

      14,200       14,200       186,162       186,162   

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      142,400       142,400       1,468,144       1,468,144   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      79,340       79,340       1,456,682       1,456,682   

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      35,855       35,855       286,840       286,840   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*^

      129,627       129,627       1,158,865       1,158,865   

United Therapeutics Corp.*^

      39,764       39,764       2,487,238       2,487,238   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   75,410    70,565       145,975    2,290,956    2,143,765       4,434,721   
                                        
               95,798,433    77,815,277    —      173,613,710    15.5
                                  


Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.4%)

                          

Abiomed, Inc.*^

      62,990       62,990       1,034,296       1,034,296   

Alcon, Inc.

      9,000       9,000       802,710       802,710   

Align Technology, Inc.*^

      36,083       36,083       315,726       315,726   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

      78,622       78,622       706,812       706,812   

Baxter International, Inc.

      173,720       173,720       9,309,655       9,309,655   

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

      37,000       37,000       1,625,780       1,625,780   

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

      31,200       31,200       2,133,768       2,133,768   

Cerus Corp.*

   96,300          96,300    67,410          67,410   

China Medical Technologies, Inc. (ADR)^

      54,100       54,100       1,096,066       1,096,066   

Covidien Ltd.^

   205,190    145,804       350,994    7,436,086    5,283,937       12,720,023   

Dentsply International, Inc.^

      34,730       34,730       980,775       980,775   

DexCom, Inc.*^

      88,061       88,061       243,048       243,048   

DiaSorin S.p.A.

      28,709       28,709       570,807       570,807   

EnteroMedics, Inc.*

      161,109       161,109       235,219       235,219   

Given Imaging Ltd.*^

   477,848          477,848    3,956,581          3,956,581   

Hologic, Inc.*^

      64,725       64,725       845,956       845,956   

Insulet Corp.*^

      48,882       48,882       377,369       377,369   

Medtronic, Inc.

   144,000    317,151       461,151    4,524,480    9,964,884       14,489,364   

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Registered)

      17,436       17,436       357,162       357,162   

NuVasive, Inc.*^

      24,595       24,595       852,217       852,217   

ResMed, Inc.*^

      26,917       26,917       1,008,849       1,008,849   

Smith & Nephew plc

      124,588       124,588       790,472       790,472   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.*

      144,800       144,800       4,772,608       4,772,608   

Stryker Corp.^

      18,500       18,500       739,075       739,075   

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*^

      65,500       65,500       522,035       522,035   

Synthes, Inc.

      11,865       11,865       1,499,809       1,499,809   

Thoratec Corp.*^

      5,095       5,095       165,537       165,537   

TranS1, Inc.*

      70,465       70,465       508,053       508,053   

Volcano Corp.*^

      128,100       128,100       1,921,500       1,921,500   

Wright Medical Group, Inc.*^

      105,275       105,275       2,150,768       2,150,768   

Xtent, Inc.*

      62,115       62,115       16,150       16,150   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

   115,100    23,592       138,692    4,652,342    953,589       5,605,931   
                                        
               20,636,899    51,784,632    —      72,421,531    6.4
                                  

Health Care Providers & Services (7.4%)

                          

Aetna, Inc.

   246,300    37,662       283,962    7,019,550    1,073,367       8,092,917   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

      28,208       28,208       832,700       832,700   

Animal Health International, Inc.*

      81,977       81,977       174,611       174,611   

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., Class A*

      111,866       111,866       464,244       464,244   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

      70,100       70,100       2,416,347       2,416,347   

CIGNA Corp.

      26,933       26,933       453,821       453,821   

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

      126,000       126,000       1,874,880       1,874,880   

DaVita, Inc.*^

      109,437       109,437       5,424,792       5,424,792   

Express Scripts, Inc.*

      94,362       94,362       5,188,023       5,188,023   

Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A*^

      203,400       203,400       364,086       364,086   

Health Net, Inc.*^

      139,090       139,090       1,514,690       1,514,690   

HMS Holdings Corp.*^

      21,595       21,595       680,675       680,675   

Humana, Inc.*

      72,600       72,600       2,706,528       2,706,528   

McKesson Corp.

      78,379       78,379       3,035,619       3,035,619   

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

      213,765       213,765       8,958,891       8,958,891   

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*^

      8,843       8,843       280,323       280,323   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      20,820       20,820       1,080,766       1,080,766   

Rhoen-Klinikum AG

      76,404       76,404       1,836,276       1,836,276   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   754,390    412,851       1,167,241    20,066,774    10,981,837       31,048,611   

WellPoint, Inc.*

      163,685       163,685       6,896,049       6,896,049   
                                      
               27,086,324    56,238,525    —      83,324,849    7.4
                                  

Health Care Technology (0.1%)

                          

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

      54,585       54,585       541,483       541,483   

Eclipsys Corp.*^

      34,600       34,600       490,974       490,974   
                                      
               —      1,032,457    —      1,032,457    0.1
                                  

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.2%)

                          

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      7,488       7,488       268,445       268,445   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*^

      24,393       24,393       639,097       639,097   

Compugen Ltd.*^

   166,250          166,250    71,488          71,488   

Exelixis, Inc.*^

      52,800       52,800       265,056       265,056   

Illumina, Inc.*^

   69,160    23,715       92,875    1,801,618    617,776       2,419,394   

Life Technologies Corp.*

      31,301       31,301       729,626       729,626   

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.^

      57,354       57,354       1,663,840       1,663,840   

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc.*^

      130,590       130,590       118,837       118,837   

Qiagen N.V.*^

   55,490    46,331       101,821    974,404    813,572       1,787,976   

Sequenom, Inc.*^

      20,580       20,580       408,307       408,307   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

      108,215       108,215       3,686,885       3,686,885   

Varian, Inc.*^

      13,891       13,891       465,487       465,487   

Waters Corp.*^

      10,549       10,549       386,621       386,621   
                                      
               2,847,510    10,063,549    —      12,911,059    1.1
                                  

Pharmaceuticals (11.3%)

                          

Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

      218,700       218,700       11,672,019       11,672,019   

Allergan, Inc.

   133,500    68,311       201,811    5,382,720    2,754,299       8,137,019   

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc.*

      56,309       56,309       168,927       168,927   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

      66,100       66,100       2,689,701       2,689,701   

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)^

      37,800       37,800       1,550,934       1,550,934   

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      20,280       20,280       576,763       576,763   

Bayer AG

      16,839       16,839       989,204       989,204   


Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.*

   66,815    37,334       104,149    616,034    344,219       960,253   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      285,803       285,803       6,644,920       6,644,920   

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

      80,382       80,382       581,162       581,162   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

      124,000       124,000       2,947,432       2,947,432   

EastPharma Ltd. (GDR)*§†

      74,814       74,814       120,825       120,825   

Eisai Co., Ltd.

      82,100       82,100       3,402,180       3,402,180   

Elan Corp. plc (ADR)*^

      150,600       150,600       903,600       903,600   

Eli Lilly & Co.

      31,000       31,000       1,248,370       1,248,370   

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

   579,090    75,000       654,090    14,749,422    1,910,250       16,659,672   

H. Lunbeck A/S

      29,700       29,700       616,530       616,530   

Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc

      84,198       84,198       425,571       425,571   

Ipsen S.A.

      44,673       44,673       1,744,285       1,744,285   

Johnson & Johnson

   73,231    127,208       200,439    4,381,411    7,610,855       11,992,266   

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   137,150          137,150    1,456,533          1,456,533   

Laboratorios Almirall S.A.

      35,400       35,400       275,824       275,824   

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

      28,446       28,446       198,553       198,553   

Medicines Co.*

      75,600       75,600       1,113,588       1,113,588   

Merck KGaA

      9,119       9,119       829,077       829,077   

Novartis AG (ADR)

      37,453       37,453       1,863,661       1,863,661   

Pfizer, Inc.

      113,536       113,536       2,010,723       2,010,723   

Pharmstandard OJSC (GDR), Class S*§†

      15,400       15,400       146,916       146,916   

Roche Holding AG

      21,972       21,972       3,382,231       3,382,231   

Sanofi-Aventis S.A. (ADR)

      105,274       105,274       3,385,612       3,385,612   

Schering-Plough Corp.

   148,387    266,600       414,987    2,527,031    4,540,198       7,067,229   

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

      182,000       182,000       4,674,663       4,674,663   

Shire, Ltd. (ADR)^

      18,180       18,180       814,100       814,100   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

      21,300       21,300       1,104,883       1,104,883   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)

   25,400    209,460       234,860    1,081,278    8,916,724       9,998,002   

UCB S.A.

      74,023       74,023       2,411,195       2,411,195   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International*^

   103,300          103,300    2,365,570          2,365,570   

Wyeth

      256,049       256,049       9,604,398       9,604,398   

XenoPort, Inc.*^

      13,092       13,092       328,347       328,347   
                                      
               32,559,999    94,502,739    —      127,062,738    11.3
                                  

Total Health Care

               178,929,165    291,437,179    —      470,366,344    41.9

Industrials (10.7%)

                          

Aerospace & Defense (3.61%)

                          

Boeing Co.

   115,500          115,500    4,928,385          4,928,385   

General Dynamics Corp.

   180,571          180,571    10,399,084          10,399,084   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   151,630          151,630    11,187,261          11,187,261   

Lockheed Martin Corp.^

   169,118          169,118    14,219,441          14,219,441   
                                      
               40,734,171    —      —      40,734,171    3.6
                                  

Air Freight & Logistics (0.6%)

                          

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B^

   114,800          114,800    6,332,368          6,332,368    0.6
                                  

Airlines (0.2%)

                          

Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B*^

   96,493          96,493    1,742,664          1,742,664    0.2
                                  

Construction & Engineering (2.1%)

                          

Fluor Corp.^

   8,170          8,170    366,588          366,588   

Foster Wheeler Ltd.*

   200,400          200,400    4,685,352          4,685,352   

Quanta Services, Inc.*^

   490,965          490,965    9,721,106          9,721,106   

Shaw Group, Inc.*^

   355,525          355,525    7,277,597          7,277,597   

URS Corp.*^

   48,728          48,728    1,986,641          1,986,641   
                                      
               24,037,284    —      —      24,037,284    2.1
                                  

Electrical Equipment (0.1%)

                          

Baldor Electric Co.^

   49,400          49,400    881,790          881,790    0.1
                                  

Industrial Conglomerates (1.1%)

                          

General Electric Co.^

   390,400          390,400    6,324,480          6,324,480   

Tyco International Ltd.

   283,370          283,370    6,120,792          6,120,792   
                                      
               12,445,272    —      —      12,445,272    1.1
                                  

Machinery (1.2%)

                          

Caterpillar, Inc.^

   221,400          221,400    9,889,938          9,889,938   

PACCAR, Inc.^

   25,900          25,900    740,740          740,740   

Pall Corp.

   118,290          118,290    3,362,985          3,362,985   
                                      
               13,993,663    —      —      13,993,663    1.2
                                  

Road & Rail (1.8%)

                          

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   166,931          166,931    7,854,104          7,854,104   

Union Pacific Corp.^

   249,674          249,674    11,934,417          11,934,417   
                                      
               19,788,521    —      —      19,788,521    1.8
                                  

Total Industrials

               119,955,733    —      —      119,955,733    10.7

Information Technology (14.5%)

                          

Communications Equipment (3.5%)

                          

Arris Group, Inc.*^

   54,743          54,743    435,207          435,207   

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   519,600          519,600    8,469,480          8,469,480   

Juniper Networks, Inc.*^

   204,748          204,748    3,585,137          3,585,137   

Nokia Oyj (ADR)

   638,060          638,060    9,953,736          9,953,736   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   472,101          472,101    16,915,379          16,915,379   
                                      
               39,358,939    —      —      39,358,939    3.5
                                  

Computers & Peripherals (2.0%)

                          

Apple, Inc.*^

   94,290          94,290    8,047,652          8,047,652   

EMC Corp.*^

   794,600          794,600    8,319,461          8,319,461   

NetApp, Inc.*^

   173,830          173,830    2,428,405          2,428,405   

SanDisk Corp.*^

   192,310          192,310    1,846,176          1,846,176   

Seagate Technology^

   282,650          282,650    1,252,140          1,252,140   
                                      
               21,893,834    —      —      21,893,834    1.9
                                  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.9%)

                          

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A*^

   55,800          55,800    1,828,008          1,828,008   

Itron, Inc.*^

   36,630          36,630    2,334,796          2,334,796   


Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Mettler-Toledo

                 

International, Inc.*^

      5,215     5,215     351,491     351,491  

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*^

    40,100       40,100   866,561       866,561  

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

    315,960       315,960   5,121,712       5,121,712  
                               
          10,151,077   351,491   —     10,502,568   0.9
                         

Internet Software & Services (2.5%)

                 

eBay, Inc.*

    332,900       332,900   4,647,284       4,647,284  

Equinix, Inc.*^

    21,430       21,430   1,139,862       1,139,862  

Google, Inc., Class A*^

    32,046       32,046   9,858,952       9,858,952  

MercadoLibre, Inc.*^

    62,400       62,400   1,023,984       1,023,984  

Move, Inc.*^

    1,567,140       1,567,140   2,507,424       2,507,424  

Yahoo!, Inc.*

    756,700       756,700   9,231,740       9,231,740  
                               
          28,409,246   —     —     28,409,246   2.5
                         

IT Services (1.9%)

                 

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

    58,395       58,395   8,346,397       8,346,397  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    241,893       241,893   12,687,288       12,687,288  
                               
          21,033,685   —     —     21,033,685   1.9
                         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.9%)

                 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

    253,361       253,361   547,260       547,260  

Broadcom Corp., Class A*

    394,080       394,080   6,687,539       6,687,539  

Cree, Inc.*

    79,190       79,190   1,256,745       1,256,745  

DSP Group, Inc.*^

    49,860       49,860   399,877       399,877  

Intel Corp.

    121,190       121,190   1,776,645       1,776,645  

Lam Research Corp.*^

    55,680       55,680   1,184,870       1,184,870  

Micron Technology, Inc.*^

    341,710       341,710   902,114       902,114  

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

    66,707       66,707   1,468,221       1,468,221  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*^

    80,023       80,023   1,982,970       1,982,970  

Teradyne, Inc.*

    55,880       55,880   235,814       235,814  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    303,700       303,700   4,713,424       4,713,424  
                               
          21,155,479   —     —     21,155,479   1.9
                         

Software (1.8%)

                 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.*

    131,150       131,150   1,133,136       1,133,136  

Autodesk, Inc.*

    106,490       106,490   2,092,529       2,092,529  

Electronic Arts, Inc.*^

    243,355       243,355   3,903,413       3,903,413  

Microsoft Corp.^

    229,100       229,100   4,453,703       4,453,703  

Nuance Communications, Inc.*^

    179,425       179,425   1,858,843       1,858,843  

Oracle Corp.*

    59,098       59,098   1,047,808       1,047,808  

Red Hat, Inc.*

    133,150       133,150   1,760,243       1,760,243  

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

    69,765       69,765   2,233,178       2,233,178  

Shanda Interactive

                 

Entertainment Ltd. (ADR)*^

    38,546       38,546   1,247,349       1,247,349  

Wind River Systems, Inc.*

    47,900       47,900   432,537       432,537  
                               
          20,162,739   —     —     20,162,739   1.8
                         

Total Information Technology

          162,164,999   351,491   —     162,516,490   14.5

Materials (2.0%)

                 

Chemicals (2.0%)

                 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    15,200       15,200   764,104       764,104  

Monsanto Co.^

    224,866       224,866   15,819,323       15,819,323  

Mosaic Co.

    138,600       138,600   4,795,560       4,795,560  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile

                 

S.A. (ADR)

    50,000       50,000   1,219,500       1,219,500  
                               

Total Materials

          22,598,487   —     —     22,598,487   2.0
                         

Utilities (0.1%)

                 

Electric Utilities (0.1%)

                 

ITC Holdings Corp.

    22,440       22,440   980,179       980,179  
                               

Total Utilities

          980,179   —     —     980,179   0.1
                         

Total Common Stocks (97.2%)

                 

(Cost $1,435,571,401)

          794,597,984   297,283,474   —     1,091,881,458   97.2
                         

INVESTMENT COMPANY:

                 

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) (0.2%)

                 

PowerShares QQQ

                 

(Cost $1,831,476)

    63,100       63,100   1,876,594       1,876,594   0.2
                           
    Number of Warrants   Number of Warrants   Number of Warrants   Number of Warrants                      

WARRANT:

                 

Health Care (0.0%)

                 

Biotechnology (0.0%)

                 

Curis, Inc., expiring 10/14/09(b)*†

                 

(Cost $—)

    48,100       48,100   —         —     0.0
                           
    Principal Amount   Principal    Amount   Principal    Amount   Principal Amount                      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

                 

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral Securities Loaned (17.8%)

                 

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

                 

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

  $ 5,470,000   $ 1,130,000     6,600,000   5,443,837   1,124,595     6,568,432  

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

                 

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

    4,010,000     830,000     4,840,000   3,923,136   812,021     4,735,157  

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

                 

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

    5,470,000     1,130,000     6,600,000   5,436,349   1,123,048     6,559,397  

Comerica Bank

                 

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

    1,819,973     379,994     2,199,967   1,774,279   370,454     2,144,733  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

                 

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

    83,201,030     16,140,576     99,341,606   83,201,030   16,140,576     99,341,606  

General Electric Capital Corp.

                 

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

    730,000     150,000     880,000   696,840   143,186     840,026  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

                 

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

    5,110,000     1,050,000     6,160,000   5,083,852   1,044,627     6,128,479  

Hartford Life, Inc.

                 

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

    1,460,000     300,000     1,760,000   1,460,000   300,000     1,760,000  


Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

K2 (USA) LLC

                       

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

   7,288,999      1,509,793       8,798,792    7,242,349      1,500,130         8,742,479     

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

   9,118,664      1,889,723       11,008,387    9,052,645      1,876,042         10,928,687     

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

                       

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

   4,559,978      939,995       5,499,973    410,403      84,600         495,003     

Links Finance LLC

                       

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

   2,729,662      569,929       3,299,591    2,705,303      564,843         3,270,146     

MBIA Global Funding LLC

                       

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

   4,560,000      940,000       5,500,000    4,489,461      925,459         5,414,920     

Monumental Global Funding II

                       

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

   8,570,000      1,770,000       10,340,000    7,370,200      1,522,200         8,892,400     

Morgan Stanley

                       

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

   14,206,715      2,937,254       17,143,969    14,206,715      2,937,254         17,143,969     

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

   9,120,000      1,890,000       11,010,000    8,966,391      1,858,166         10,824,557     

Pricoa Global Funding I

                       

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

   5,469,182      1,129,831       6,599,013    4,837,174      999,270         5,836,444     
                                             

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

               166,299,964      33,326,471      —      199,626,435      17.8
                                     

Time Deposit (2.8%)

                       

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

                       

0.001%, 1/2/09

   12,935,119    $ 18,768,105       31,703,224    12,935,119      18,768,105         31,703,224      2.8
                                             

Total Short-Term Investments (20.6%)

                       

(Cost/Amortized Cost $239,284,522)

               179,235,083      52,094,576      —      231,329,659      20.6
                                     

OPTION PURCHASED:

                       
      Number of
Options (c)
   Number of
Options (c)
   Number of
Options (c)
   Number of
Options (c)
                             

Call Option Purchased (0.0%)

                       

Genentech, Inc.

                       

January 2009 @ $80.00*

        442       442      190,060         190,060     

January 2009 @ $95.00*

        795       795      15,900         15,900     

January 2009 @ $100.00*

        376       376      3,008         3,008     

January 2009 @ $120.00*

        1,423       1,423      7,115         7,115     
                                     

Total Options Purchased (0.0%)

                       

(Cost $1,068,064)

               —        216,083      —      216,083      0.0
                                     

Total Investments (118.0%)

                       

(Cost/Amortized Cost $1,677,755,463)

               975,709,661      349,594,133      —      1,325,303,794     

Other Assets Less Liabilities
(-18.0%)

               (169,806,267   (31,997,734      (201,804,001   -18.0
                                     

Net Assets (100%)

               805,903,394      317,596,399      —      1,123,499,793      100.0
                                     


 

Notes to Pro Forma Combined Portfolio of Investments

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan.
Securities (totaling $267,741 or 0.0% of net assets) at fair value.
§ Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the market value of these securities amounted to $267,741 or 0.0% of net assets. Securities denoted with “§” but without “b” have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. To the extent any securities might provide a right to demand registration, such rights have not been relied upon when determining liquidity.
(b) Illiquid Security.
(c) One contract relates to 100 shares.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% – 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% – 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% – 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

GDR — Global Depositary Receipt

At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had outstanding foreign currency contracts to buy/sell foreign currencies as follows:

 

      Local
Contract Buy
Amount
(000’s)
   Local
Contract Sell
Amount
(000’s)
   U.S. $
Current

Buy Value
   U.S. $
Current

Sell Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Buy Contracts

              

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   250    386    $ 359,098    $ 386,173    $ (27,075

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   630    900      874,396      900,289      (25,893

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   300    383      416,379      383,355      33,024   

Swiss Franc vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   1,350    1,247      1,268,832      1,246,606      22,226   
                    
               $ 2,282   
                    

Foreign Currency Sell Contracts

              

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   1,022    644    $ 1,021,854    $ 925,035    $ 96,819   

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   2,515    1,970      2,514,666      2,734,222      (219,556

Swiss Franc vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   2,655    3,105      2,654,935      2,918,315      (263,380
                    
               $ (386,117
                    
               $ (383,835
                    

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

      Securities
Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases at
Cost
   Sales at Cost    Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized Loss  

Compugen Ltd.

   $ 2,125,520    $ 362,615    $ 8,227,242    $ 71,488    $ —      $ (7,378,337

Options Written:

Options written through the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

     Total
Number of
Contracts
    Total
Premiums
Received
 

Options Outstanding - January 1, 2008

   —        $ —     

Options Written

   3,919        539,689   

Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions

   (3,715     (516,841

Options Expired

   (204     (22,848

Options Exercised

   —          —     
              

Options Outstanding—December 31, 2008

   —        $ —     
              

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $5,225,109 which expires in the year 2016.

 

     Health Care    Aggressive    ProForma

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of

   $ 34,486,541    $ 171,611,953    $ 206,098,494

This was secured by collateral of

   $ 34,687,095    $ 172,894,203    $ 207,581,298

which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at , as reported in the portfolio of investments.

   $ 33,326,471    $ 166,299,964    $ 199,626,435

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., an affiliated broker/dealer.

   $ 3,719    $ 104,979    $ 108,698

Net Capital Loss total

   $ 5,225,109    $ 960,635,594    $ 965,860,703

Expires:

        

2010

      $ 197,479,160    $ 197,479,160

2011

      $ 67,203,341    $ 67,203,341

2016

   $ 5,225,109    $ 695,953,093    $ 701,178,202


Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

     Multimanager
Health Care
   Multimanager
Aggressive
   PRO FORMA

Cost of Purchases:

        

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 451,196,710    $ 2,087,202,606    $ 2,538,399,316

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

        

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 447,499,889    $ 2,655,160,581    $ 3,102,660,470


Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

• Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

• Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description

  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Securities
(Level 1)
  Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total
    Multimanager
Health Care
  Multimanager
Aggressive
  PRO FORMA   Multimanager
Health Care
  Multimanager
Aggressive
  PRO
FORMA
  Multimanager
Health Care
  Multimanager
Aggressive
  PRO FORMA   Multimanager
Health Care
  Multimanager
Aggressive
  PRO FORMA

Assets

                       

Investments in Securities

  $ 264,688,547   $ 789,069,254   $ 1,053,757,801   $ 84,637,845   $ 186,640,407   $ 271,278,252   $ 267,741   $ —     $ 267,741   $ 349,594,133   $ 975,709,661   $ 1,325,303,794

Other Investments*

      —       —       152,069     —       152,069     —       —       —       152,069     —       152,069
                                                                       

Total

    264,688,547     789,069,254     1,053,757,801     84,789,914     186,640,407     271,430,321     267,741     —       267,741     349,746,202     975,709,661     1,325,455,863
                                                                       

Liabilities

                       

Investments in Securities

      —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —       —  

Other Investments*

      —       —       535,904     —       535,904     —       —       —       535,904     —       535,904
                                                                       

Total

    —       —       —       535,904     —       535,904     —       —       —       535,904     —       535,904
                                                                       

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     Multimanager
Health Care
    Multimanager
Aggressive
   PRO FORMA     Multimanager
Health Care
   Multimanager
Aggressive
   PRO FORMA
     Investments in
Securities
    Investments in
Securities
   Investments in
Securities
    Other Investments*    Other Investments*    Other Investments*

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $ 1,425,571      $ —      $ 1,425,571      $ —      $ —      $ —  

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

     (126,359     —        (126,359     —        —        —  

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

     (1,135,988     —        (1,135,988     —        —        —  

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     104,517        —        104,517        —        —        —  
                                           

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $ 267,741      $ —      $ 267,741      $ —      $ —      $ —  
                                           

The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.

   $ (755,237   $ —      $ (755,237   $ —      $ —      $ —  

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


Pro Forma Combined Statement of Assets and Liabilities

As of December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

     Multimanager
Aggressive Equity
    Multimanager
Health Care
    Adjustment     Pro Forma
Combined
 

Investments at Cost

   1,271,438,608      406,316,855        1,677,755,463   

Foreign Cash at Cost

   840      87,064        87,904   

Securities on loan at market value

   171,611,953      34,486,541        206,098,494   
ASSETS         

Investments at Value

   975,709,661      349,594,133        1,325,303,794   

Cash

   3,252,418          3,252,418   

Foreign Cash

   721      18,881        19,602   

Dividends, interest, and other receivables

   998,208      465,100        1,463,308   

Receivable from affiliate

   2,927,830          2,927,830   

Receivable for securities sold

   2,617,811      5,527,180        8,144,991   

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

   44,836      325,471        370,307   

Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     152,069        152,069   

Other assets

   4,590      685        5,275   
                        

Total assets

   985,556,075      356,083,519      —        1,341,639,594   
                        
LIABILITIES         

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

   172,894,203      34,687,095        207,581,298   

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

   1,119,155      285,714        1,404,869   

Payable for securities purchased

   4,982,805      2,476,746        7,459,551   

Investment management fees payable

   426,302      307,951        734,253   

Distribution fees payable- Class B

   23,633      62,872        86,505   

Administrative fees payable

   113,475      50,352        163,827   

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     535,904        535,904   

Trustees’ fees payable

   57,065      5,409        62,474   

Accrued expenses

   36,043      75,077        111,120   
                        

Total liabilities

   179,652,681      38,487,120      —        218,139,801   
                        
NET ASSETS    805,903,394      317,596,399      —        1,123,499,793   
                        

Net assets were comprised of:

        

Paid in capital

   2,262,562,366      400,536,173        2,663,098,539   

Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss)

   816,261      28,809        845,070   

Accumulated undistributed net realized loss

   (1,161,754,800   (25,803,519     (1,187,558,319

Unrealized depreciation on investments

   (295,720,433   (57,165,064     (352,885,497
                        
   805,903,394      317,596,399      —        1,123,499,793   
                        

Class A Shares:

        

Net Assets

   690,098,050      6,397,443        696,495,493   

Shares outstanding

   40,518,221      792,029      (416,411 )*    40,893,839   
                        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   17.03      8.08        17.03   
                        

Class B Shares:

        

Net Assets

   115,805,344      311,198,956        427,004,300   

Shares outstanding

   6,916,689      39,322,098      (20,735,163 )*    25,503,624   
                        

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   16.74      7.91        16.74   
                        

Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations

For the Twelve-Month Period Ended December 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

  

  

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Dividends (net of 3,364 and 137,502 foreign withholding tax respectively)

   19,543,340      4,123,222        23,666,562   

Interest

   2,149,230      351,755        2,500,985   

Securities lending (net)

   2,767,173      216,050        2,983,223   
                        

Total income

   24,459,743      4,691,027      —        29,150,770   
                        
EXPENSES         

Investment management fees

   13,721,090      4,679,166      (3,725,941 )(a)    14,674,315   

Distribution fees- Class B

   453,617      938,195        1,391,812   

Administrative fees

   3,451,765      708,300      35,000 (b)    4,195,065   

Printing and mailing expenses

   243,284      65,827        309,111   

Custodian fees

   167,000      90,000      (60,000 )(c)    197,000   

Professional fees

   92,760      65,692      (38,000 )(c)    120,452   

Trustees’ fees

   27,203      4,127        31,330   

Miscellaneous

   76,886      24,930      (12,000 )(c)    89,816   
                        

Gross expenses

   18,233,605      6,576,237      (3,800,941   21,008,901   
                        

Less: Fees paid indirectly

   (441,379   (70,991   70,991 (d)    (441,379
                        

Net expenses

   17,792,226      6,505,246      (3,729,950   20,567,522   
                        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

   6,667,517      (1,814,219   3,729,950      8,583,248   
                        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

        

Realized gain (loss) on:

        

Securities (Realized loss from affiliates of 7,378,337 and 0 respectively)

   (855,669,114   (19,003,362     (874,672,476

Options written

   —        (5,528     (5,528

Foreign currency transactions

   (70,767   630,720        559,953   
                        

Net realized loss

   (855,739,881   (18,378,170   —        (874,118,051
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

        

Securities

   (538,991,073   (98,549,048     (637,540,121

Foreign currency translations

   410      (534,398     (533,988
                        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

   (538,990,663   (99,083,446   —        (638,074,109
                        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

   (1,394,730,544   (117,461,616   —        (1,512,192,160
                        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   (1,388,063,027   (119,275,835   3,729,950      (1,503,608,912
                        

 

* Reflects retired shares of acquired Portfolio
(a) Reflects adjustment in expense due to new contractual rate
(b) Reflects increased administrative fee for higher number of sleeve portfolios
(c) Reflects adjustment to expenses due to elimination of duplicative expenses
(d) Reflects adjustment to eliminate the Health Care Portfolio’s fees paid indirectly


NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED—As of December 31, 2008)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF COMBINATION:

On June 17, 2009 the Board of Trustees of AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”) approved a proposed Plan of Reorganization and Termination (“Reorganization Plan”) that provides for the transfer of all assets of the Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (“Health Care Portfolio”) to the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio (“Aggressive Portfolio”), each a series of the Trust, and the assumption by the Aggressive Portfolio of all of the liabilities of the Health Care Portfolio in exchange for shares of the Aggressive Portfolio having an aggregate value equal to the net assets of the Health Care Portfolio, the distribution of the Aggressive Portfolio shares to the Health Care Portfolio shareholders of record determined immediately after the close of business on the closing date, and the subsequent liquidation of the Health Care Portfolio.

The Health Care Portfolio’s annual contractual management fee equals 0.95% of average daily net assets for the first $750 million, 0.90% of average daily net assets for the next $1 billion, 0.875% for the next $3 billion, 0.85% for the next $5 billion, and 0.825% of average daily net assets thereafter. The Aggressive Portfolio’s annual contractual management fee equals 0.60% of average daily net assets for the first $750 million, 0.55% of average daily net assets for the next $1 billion, 0.525% for the next $3 billion, 0.50% for the next $5 billion, and 0.475% of average daily net assets thereafter. The Reorganizations are subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Health Care Portfolio. A special meeting of these Portfolios’ shareholders will be held on or about September 10, 2009.

The Reorganization will be accounted for as a tax-free reorganization of investment companies. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are presented for the information of the reader and may not necessarily be representative of what the actual combined financial statements would have been had the Reorganizations occurred at December 31, 2008. The unaudited pro forma portfolio of investments and statement of assets and liabilities reflect the financial position of the Health Care Portfolio and Aggressive Portfolio at December 31, 2008. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations reflects the results of operations of the Aggressive Portfolio as if it had acquired the Health Care Portfolio at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2008. These statements have been derived from the Portfolios’ respective books and records utilized in calculating daily net asset value at the dates indicated above for each Portfolio under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Following the merger, the Aggressive Portfolio will be the accounting survivor. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, the historical cost of investment securities will be carried forward to the Aggressive Portfolio and the results of operations for pre-combined periods will not be adjusted retrospectively.

The unaudited pro forma portfolio of investments, and statements of assets and liabilities and operations should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of the Portfolios included in the Trust’s Statement of Additional Information.

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Both the Health Care and Aggressive Portfolios have substantially the same significant accounting policies, which are detailed in the historical financial statements referenced above in Note 1.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

NOTE 3 – SHARES:

The unaudited pro forma net asset value per share assumes additional common shares of beneficial interest issued in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Health Care Portfolio by the Aggressive Portfolio as of December 31, 2008. The number of additional shares issued was calculated based on the net assets of the Health Care Portfolio and net asset value per respective class of the Aggressive Portfolio at December 31, 2008.


NOTE 4 – UNAUDITED PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS:

The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements reflect changes in the Aggressive Portfolio’s shares as if the merger had taken place on December 31, 2008. AXA Equitable will bear the expenses of the Reorganization, which are estimated at approximately $145,000.


PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 15. Indemnification

Article VIII of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Registrant states:

Section 1. Limitation of Liability. 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 VIII, for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust, of such Trustee or of any other Trustee; provided, however, that nothing contained herein or in the Delaware Act shall protect any Trustee against any liability to the Trust or to any Shareholder to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of the office of the Trustee hereunder.

All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or a particular Series shall look only to the assets of the Trust or such Series for payment under such contract or claim; and neither the Trustees nor any of the Trust’s officers, employees or agents, whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. Provided they have exercised reasonable care and have acted under the reasonable belief that their actions are in the best interest of the Trust, the Trustees and officers of the Trust shall not be responsible or liable for any act or omission or for neglect or wrongdoing of them or any officer, agent, employee, Manager, or Principal Underwriter of the Trust, but nothing contained in this Declaration of Trust or in the Delaware Act shall protect any Trustee or officer of the Trust against liability to the Trust or to Shareholders to which he or she would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

Every note, bond, contract, instrument, certificate or undertaking and every other act or thing whatsoever executed or done by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees by any of them in connection with the Trust shall conclusively be deemed to have been executed or done only in or with respect to his or their capacity as Trustee or Trustees, and such Trustee or Trustees shall not be personally liable thereon.

Section 2. Indemnification of Covered Persons. Every Covered Person shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware Act and other applicable law.

Section 3. Indemnification of Shareholder. If any Shareholder or former Shareholder of any Series shall be held personally liable solely by reason of his or her being or having been a Shareholder and not because of his or her acts or omissions or for some other reason, the Shareholder or former Shareholder (or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives or in the case of any entity, its general successor) shall be entitled out of the assets belonging to the applicable Series to be held harmless from and indemnified against all loss and expense arising from such liability. The Trust, on behalf of the affected Series, shall, upon request by such Shareholder, assume the defense of any claim made against such Shareholder for any act or obligation of the Series and satisfy any judgment thereon from the assets of the Series.

Article IX of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Registrant states:

Section 5. Amendments. Except as specifically provided in this Section 5, the Trustees may, without Shareholder vote, restate, amend, or otherwise supplement this Declaration of Trust. Shareholders shall have the right to vote on (i) any amendment that would affect their right to vote granted in Article V, Section 1 hereof, (ii) any amendment to this Section 5, (iii) any amendment that may require their vote under applicable law or by the Trust’s registration statement, as filed with the Commission, and (iv) any amendment submitted to them for their vote by the Trustees. Any amendment required or permitted to be submitted to the Shareholders that, as the Trustees determine, shall affect the Shareholders of one or more Series shall be authorized by a vote of the Shareholders of each Series affected and no vote of Shareholders of a Series not affected shall be required. Notwithstanding anything else herein, no amendment hereof shall limit the rights to insurance with respect to any acts or omissions of Persons covered thereby prior to such amendment nor shall any such amendment limit the rights to indemnification

 

C-1


referenced in Article VIII, Section 2 hereof as provided in the By-Laws with respect to any actions or omissions of Persons covered thereby prior to such amendment. The Trustees may, without shareholder vote, restate, amend, or otherwise supplement the Certificate of Trust as they deem necessary or desirable.

Article X of the By-Laws of the Registrant states:

Section 3. Advance Payment of Indemnifiable Expenses. Expenses incurred by an agent in connection with the preparation and presentation of a defense to any proceeding may be paid by the Trust from time to time prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by, or on behalf of, such agent that such amount will be paid over by him or her to the Trust if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification; provided, however, that (a) such agent shall have provided appropriate security for such undertaking, (b) the Trust is insured against losses arising out of any such advance payments, or (c) either a majority of the Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor parties to the proceeding, or independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based upon a review of the readily available facts (as opposed to a trial-type inquiry or full investigation), that there is reason to believe that such agent will be found entitled to indemnification.

Section 2. D. of the Registrant’s Investment Management Agreement states:

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 or reckless disregard of its duties or obligations 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.

Sections 5. A. and 5. B. of each of the Registrant’s Investment Advisory Agreements state:

Liability and Indemnification. A. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Investment Company Act or any other federal securities law, neither the Adviser nor any of its officers, directors, members or employees (its “Affiliates”) shall 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 or its Affiliates with respect to the Fund, 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 or its Affiliates for, 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 Indemnitees may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, or under any other statute, at common law or otherwise arising out of or based on (i) 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 (ii) 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 Allocated Portion 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 by the Adviser to the Manager or the Trust by the Adviser Indemnitees (as defined below) for use therein.

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 Allocated Portion, 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

 

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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 Indemnitees may become subject under the 1933 Act, the Investment Company Act, the Advisers Act, or under any other statute, at common law or otherwise arising out of or based on (i) 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 (ii) 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 Fund or the omission to state therein a material fact known to the Manager that 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.

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 the Distributor in its capacity as a principal underwriter of the Trust’s 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:

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification. (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.

(b) Except to the extent that AXA Equitable may be held liable pursuant to Section 6(a) above, AXA 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;

 

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(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.

Number 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, liabilties, 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.

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be provided to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Trust, pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Trust 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 Trust of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Trust in connection with the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding or payment pursuant to any insurance policy) is asserted against the Trust by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Trust 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.

Article VIII of each of the Registrant’s Participation Agreements states:

8.1(a). [AXA Equitable, American General Life Insurance Company or Mony Life Insurance Company, as applicable (for the purposes of this Article, “Equitable”)] agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, each member of the Board, the Distributors, and the directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls any such person within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” for purposes of this Section 8.1) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of Equitable), investigation of claims or litigation (including legal and other expenses), to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the Trust’s shares or the Equitable Contracts or interests in the Accounts and:

(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statements or alleged untrue statements of any material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus, or Statement of Additional Information for the Equitable Contracts or contained in the Equitable Contracts or sales literature for the Equitable Contracts (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Equitable by or on behalf of the Trust for use in the registration statement, prospectus, or Statement of Additional Information for the Equitable Contracts or in the Equitable Contracts or sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Equitable Contracts or Trust shares; or

(ii) arise out of or as a result of statements or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, or sales literature of the Trust not supplied by Equitable or persons under its control) or wrongful conduct of Equitable or persons under its control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Equitable Contracts or Trust shares; or

(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, prospectus, or Statement of Additional Information, or sales literature of the Trust or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading if such a statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to the Trust by or on behalf of Equitable; or

(iv) arise as a result of any failure by Equitable to provide the services and furnish the materials required to be provided or furnished by it under the terms of this Agreement; or

(v) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation and/or warranty made by Equitable in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this Agreement by Equitable; as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.1(b) and 8.1(c) hereof…

 

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8.2(a). Each of the Distributors agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Equitable, and the Trust and each of their directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Equitable within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” for purposes of this Section 8.2) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Distributors), investigation of claims or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements are related to the sale or acquisition of the Trust’s shares or the Equitable Contracts or interests in the Accounts and:

(i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, or sales literature of the Trust (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to any Indemnified Party if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Distributors or Trust by or on behalf of Equitable for use in the Registration Statement, prospectus, or Statement of Additional Information for the Trust, or in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Equitable Contracts or Trust shares; or

(ii) arise out of or as a result of statements or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the registration statement, prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, or sales literature for the Equitable Contracts not supplied by the Distributors or persons under their control) or wrongful conduct of the Distributors or persons under their control, with respect to the sale or distribution of the Equitable Contracts or Trust shares; or

(iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus, or Statement of Additional Information or sales literature covering the Equitable Contracts, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement or statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information furnished to Equitable by or on behalf of the Distributors or the Trust; or

(iv) arise as a result of any failure by the Distributors or the Trust to provide the services and furnish the materials required to be provided or furnished by the Distributors or the Trust under the terms of this Agreement (including a failure, whether unintentional or in good faith or otherwise, to comply with the diversification or other qualification requirements specified in Article VI of this Agreement); or

(v) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation and/or warranty made by the Distributors in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this Agreement by the Distributors;

as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.2(b) and 8.2(c) hereof…

8.3(a) The Trust agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Equitable and each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls Equitable within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties” for purposes of this Section 8.3) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities (including amounts paid in settlement with the written consent of the Trust), investigation of claims or litigation (including legal and other expenses) to which the Indemnified Parties may become subject under any statute, regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) or settlements result from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Board or any member thereof, are related to the operations of the Trust and:

(i) arise as a result of any failure by the Trust to provide the services and furnish the materials required to be provided or furnished by it under the terms of this Agreement (including a failure to comply with the diversification and other qualification requirements specified in … this Agreement); or

(ii) arise out of or result from any material breach of any representation and/or warranty made by the Trust in this Agreement or arise out of or result from any other material breach of this Agreement by the Trust;

as limited by and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 8.3(b) and 8.3(c) hereof…

 

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Item 16. Exhibits

 

(1)(a)    Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Registrant.1
(1)(b)    Certificate of Trust of Registrant. 1
(2)    By-laws of Registrant. 1
(3)    None.
(4)    Plan of Reorganization and Termination; filed as Appendix A to the Combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus set forth as Part A to the Registration Statement on Form N-14.
(5)    Provisions of instruments defining the rights of holders of the securities being registered are contained in the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust and By-laws (Exhibits (1)(a) and (2)).
(6)    Investment Advisory Contracts
(6)(a)(i)    Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable”) formerly, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States dated as of November 30, 2001. 3
(6)(a)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated July 31, 2003 to the Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 4
(6)(a)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated September 1, 2004 to the Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 5
(6)(a)(iv)    Amendment No. 3 dated May 25, 2007 to the Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 9
(6)(a)(v)    Amendment No. 4 dated July 24, 2008 to the Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 10
(6)(a)(vi)    Amendment No. 5 dated January 1, 2009 to the Investment Management Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 10
(6)(b)(i)    Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”) dated as of July 31, 2006. 7
(6)(b)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated June 22, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein dated July 31, 2006. 9
(6)(b)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated January 1, 2009 to the Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein dated July 31, 2003. 10
(6)(c)    Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and ClearBridge Advisors, LLC (“ClearBridge”) dated as of January 12, 2007. 7
(6)(d)(i)    Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico Capital Management, LLC (“Marsico”) dated as of December 14, 2007. 9
(6)(d)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 1, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Marsico dated December 14, 2007. 10
(6)(e)(i)    Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc. (“Legg Mason”) dated as of June 20, 2005. 5
(6)(e)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 24, 2008 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Legg Mason dated June 20, 2005. 11

 

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(6)(f)(i)    Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA”) dated as of January 1, 2009. 10
(6)(f)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 13, 2009 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA dated as of January 1, 2009. 11
(7)    Underwriting or Distribution Contracts
(7)(a)(i)    Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Advisors, LLC (“AXA Advisors”) dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class A shares. 4
(7)(a)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Advisors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class A shares. 6
(7)(a)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated May 25, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Advisors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class A shares. 9
(7)(b)(i)    Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Advisors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class B shares. 4
(7)(b)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2006 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Advisors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class B shares. 6
(7)(b)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated May 25, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Advisors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class B shares. 9
(7)(c)(i)    Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Distributors, LLC (“AXA Distributors”) dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class A shares. 4
(7)(c)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2006 to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Distributors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class A shares. 6
(7)(c)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated May 25, 2007 to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Distributors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class A shares. 9
(7)(d)(i)    Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Distributors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class B shares. 4
(7)(d)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated May 1, 2006 to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Distributors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class B shares. 6
(7)(d)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated May 25, 2007 to Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between Registrant and AXA Distributors dated as of July 31, 2003 with respect to the Class B shares. 9
(8)    Deferred Compensation Plan. 1
(9)    Custodian Agreements
(9)(a)(i)    Global Custody Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JPMorgan Chase”) dated as of December 31, 2001. 2
(9)(a)(ii)    Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 1, 2003 to Global Custody Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase dated as of December 31, 2001. 4
(9)(a)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 1, 2006 to Global Custody Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase dated as of December 31, 2001. 6
(9)(a)(iv)    Amendment No. 3 dated as of April 1, 2007 to Global Custody Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase dated as of December 31, 2001. 10
(9)(a)(v)    Amendment No. 4 dated as of May 25, 2007 to Global Custody Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase dated as of December 31, 2001. 10
(9)(a)(vi)    Amendment No. 5 dated as of July 1, 2007 to Global Custody Agreement between Registrant and JPMorgan Chase dated as of December 31, 2001. 10
(10)    Distribution and Multiple Class Plans

 

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(10)(a)    Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 with respect to Class B shares of the Registrant.1
(10)(b)    Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.1
(11)    Legal Opinion of K&L Gates LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered. (filed herewith)
(12)    Opinion of K&L Gates LLP as to tax matters. (to be filed by amendment.)
(13)    Other Material Contracts
(13)(a)(i)    Mutual Funds Service Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 1
(13)(a)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 1, 2006 to the Mutual Funds Service Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 8
(13)(a)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated as of August 1, 2007 to the Mutual Funds Service Agreement between Registrant and AXA Equitable dated as of November 30, 2001. 9
(13)(b)    Mutual Funds Sub-Administration Agreement between AXA Equitable and J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. dated as of November 16, 2001. 5
(13)(c)(i)    Participation Agreement among Registrant, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors, AXA Distributors and EDI dated as of December 3, 2001.1
(13)(c)(ii)    Amendment No. 1 dated as of August 1, 2003 to the Participation Agreement among Registrant, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors, AXA Distributors and EDI dated as of December 3, 2001. 4
(13)(c)(iii)    Amendment No. 2 dated as of May 1, 2006 to the Participation Agreement among Registrant, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors, AXA Distributors and EDI dated as of December 3, 2001. 6
(13)(c)(iv)    Amendment No. 3, dated as of May 25, 2007 to the Participation Agreement among Registrant, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors, AXA Distributors and EDI dated as of December 3, 2001. 9
(13)(d)    Participation Agreement among Registrant, American General Life Insurance Company, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated as of August 15, 2003. 4
(13)(e)    Participation Agreement among Registrant, Mony Life Insurance Company of America, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors dated as of August 1, 2006. 10
(14)    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. (filed herewith)
(15)    None.
(16)    Powers of Attorney. (filed herewith)
(17)    Additional Exhibits
(17)(a)    Voting Instruction and Proxy Cards. (filed herewith)
(17)(b)    Code of Ethics of the Registrant, AXA Equitable, AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors, as revised July 2008. 10
(17)(c)    Code of Ethics of AllianceBernstein, as revised December 2008. 10
(17)(d)    Code of Ethics of ClearBridge, as revised June 1, 2007. 9
(17)(e)    Code of Ethics of Marsico, as revised September 1, 2008. 10
(17)(f)    Code of Ethics of Legg Mason, as revised February 8, 2007. 9
(17)(g)    Code of Ethics of SSgA dated October 2005, as amended May 2007. 10

 

1. Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 10, 2001 (File No. 333-70754).

 

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2. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 15, 2002 (File No. 333-70754).
3. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 10, 2003 (File No. 333-70754).
4. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on July 21, 2003 (File No. 333-70754).
5. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 14, 2006 (File No. 333-70754).
6. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on May 31, 2006 (File No. 333-70754).
7. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on January 16, 2007 (File No. 333-70754).
8. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 27, 2007 (File No. 333-70754).
9. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 5, 2008 (File No. 333-70754).
10. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 2, 2009 (File No. 333-70754).
11. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 2009 (File No. 333-70754).

 

Item 17. Undertakings

(1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.

(2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the Registration Statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.

(3) The Registrant agrees to file an executed copy of the opinion of counsel supporting the tax consequences of the proposed reorganization as an amendment to this Registration Statement within a reasonable time after receipt of such opinion.

 

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SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 24th day of June, 2009.

 

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By:  

/s/ Steven M. Joenk

  Steven M. Joenk
  Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

As required by the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

     

Title

     

Date

/s/ Steven M. Joenk

   

Trustee, Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

    June 24, 2009
Steven M. Joenk        

/s/ Gerald C. Crotty

    Trustee     June 24, 2009
Gerald C. Crotty*        

/s/ Barry Hamerling

    Trustee     June 24, 2009
Barry Hamerling*        

/s/ Cynthia R. Plouché

    Trustee     June 24, 2009
Cynthia R. Plouché*        

/s/ Rayman L. Solomon

    Trustee     June 24, 2009
Rayman L. Solomon*        

/s/ Brian Walsh

   

Treasurer and Chief Financial

Officer

    June 24, 2009
Brian Walsh*        

 

* By:  

/s/ Steven M. Joenk

  Steven M. Joenk
  (Attorney-in-Fact)


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

(11)    Legal Opinion of K&L Gates LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered.
(14)    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
(16)    Powers of Attorney.
(17)(a)    Voting Instruction and Proxy Cards.