FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT EQ ADVISORS TRUST – EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC – CLASS K SHARES
Exhibit (e)(2)(v)
FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 4
EQ ADVISORS TRUST – EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC – CLASS K SHARES
FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 dated as of [ , 2021] (“Amendment No. 4”) to the Distribution Agreement dated as of July 16, 2020 (the “Agreement”), between EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), and Equitable Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), relating to Class K shares.
The Trust and the Distributor agree to modify and amend the Agreement as follows:
| 1. | New Portfolios. Effective [ , 2021], the EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio, Equitable Growth MF/ETF Portfolio and Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF Portfolio (the “New Portfolios”) are hereby added to the Agreement on the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement; |
| 2. | Duration of Agreement for New Portfolios. |
| a. | With respect to each New Portfolio, the Agreement will continue in effect for two years after the date set forth in section 1 above and may be continued thereafter pursuant to subsection (b) below. |
| b. | With respect to each New Portfolio, the Agreement shall continue in effect annually after the date specified in subsection (a) above only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or Equitable Distributors and who have no direct or indirect financial interest in the distribution plan pursuant to which this Agreement has been authorized (or any agreement thereunder) (the “Independent Trustees”) by (a) persons having voting rights in respect of the Trust, by the vote stated in Section 11 of the Agreement, voted in accordance with the provisions contained in the form of Participation Agreement or any policies on conflicts adopted by the Board of Trustees, or (b) the Board of Trustees of the Trust. This Distribution Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by a majority of the Independent Trustees or by persons having voting rights in respect of the Trust by the vote stated in Section 11 of the Agreement. |
| 3. | Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, setting forth the Portfolios of the Trust for which the Distributor is authorized to distribute Class K shares, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Schedule A attached hereto. |
Except as modified and amended hereby, the Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 4 as of the date first set forth above.
| EQ ADVISORS TRUST | EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC | |
| By: | By: | |
| Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx | Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |
| Title: Senior Vice President |
Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 4
CLASS K SHARES
| 1290 VT Convertible Securities Portfolio |
EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT DoubleLine Dynamic Allocation Portfolio |
EQ/Fidelity Institutional AM® Large Cap Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond Portfolio |
EQ/First Trust Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio |
EQ/Franklin Growth Allocation Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio |
EQ/Franklin Moderate Allocation Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio |
EQ/Franklin Rising Dividends Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT High Yield Bond Portfolio |
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Low Volatility Global Equity Portfolio |
EQ/Franklin Strategic Income Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio |
EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio |
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Growth Allocation Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Multi-Alternative Strategies Portfolio |
EQ/Xxxxxxx Sachs Mid Cap Value Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Natural Resources Portfolio |
EQ/Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Moderate Allocation Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Real Estate Portfolio |
EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Small Cap Value Portfolio |
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT SmartBeta Equity Portfolio |
EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio |
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio | |
| EQ/2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
EQ/International Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| EQ/400 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| EQ/500 Managed Volatility Portfolio |
EQ/Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Dynamic Aggressive Growth Portfolio |
EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Dynamic Growth Portfolio |
EQ/Invesco Global Real Assets Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio |
EQ/Invesco International Growth Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio |
EQ/Invesco Moderate Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
EQ/Invesco Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio |
EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio | |
| EQ/Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio |
EQ/JPMorgan Growth Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio |
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio | |
| EQ/American Century Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| EQ/American Century Moderate Growth Allocation Portfolio |
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio | |
| EQ/AXA Investment Managers Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio |
EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio | |
| EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio |
EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Portfolio |
EQ/Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio | |
| EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio |
EQ/Long-Term Bond Portfolio | |
| EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio |
EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Portfolio | |
| EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio |
EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio | |
| EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio |
EQ/MFS International Intrinsic Value Portfolio | |
| EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio |
EQ/MFS Mid Cap Focused Growth Portfolio | |
| EQ/Emerging Markets Equity PLUS Portfolio |
EQ/MFS Technology Portfolio | |
| EQ/MFS Utilities Series Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio |
| EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Money Market Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Small Cap Growth Portfolio |
||
| EQ/PIMCO Global Real Return Portfolio |
||
| EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio |
||
| EQ/PIMCO Total Return Portfolio |
||
| EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio |
||
| EQ/X. Xxxx Price Growth Stock Portfolio |
||
| EQ/X. Xxxx Price Health Sciences Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Value Equity Portfolio |
||
| EQ/Wellington Energy Portfolio |
||
| Equitable Growth MF/ETF Portfolio |
||
| Equitable Moderate Growth MF/ETF Portfolio |
||
| Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio |
||
| Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio |
||
| Multimanager Technology Portfolio |
