AMENDMENT NO. 8
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 8 to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement,
dated as of December 16, 2005, by and between Met Investors Advisory LLC (the
"Manager") and Met Investors Series Trust (the "Trust").
The Manager and the Trust hereby agree to modify and amend the Amended and
Restated Expense Limitation Agreement effective as of October 9, 2001 (the
"Agreement") between Met Investors Advisory Corp. (now known as Met Investors
Advisory LLC) and the Trust, as amended on May 1, 2002, May 1, 2003, April 30,
2004, November 3, 2004, May 1, 2005, September 30, 2005 and November 1, 2005.
1. New Portfolio. The Manager and the Trust have determined to add the
Lazard Mid Cap Portfolio, ("New Portfolio") to the Agreement on the terms and
conditions contained in the Agreement, and at the level of the expense
limitation applicable to the New Portfolio as set forth in the attached
schedule.
2. Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, as amended, which sets forth
the Portfolios of the Trust, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Amendment No.
8 to Schedule A attached hereto.
3. Term and Termination of Agreement. The Term and Termination provisions
of this Agreement are amended as follows:
This Agreement shall continue in effect with respect to all of the
Portfolios, other than the New Portfolio set forth in Amendment No. 8 to
Schedule A, until April 30, 2006, and, with respect to the New Portfolio, until
April 30, 2007, and shall thereafter continue in effect with respect to each
Portfolio from year to year provided such continuance is specifically approved
by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who (i) are not "interested persons"
of the Trust or any other party to this Agreement, as defined in the 1940 Act,
and (ii) have no direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of this
Agreement ("Independent Trustees"). Nevertheless, this Agreement may be
terminated by either party hereto, without payment of any penalty, upon ninety
(90) days' prior written notice to the other party at its principal place of
business; provided that, in case of termination by the Trust, such action shall
be authorized by resolution of a majority of the Independent Trustees of the
Trust or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the
Trust.
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. 8 as of the date first above set forth.
MET INVESTORS SERIES TRUST MET INVESTORS ADVISORY LLC
ON BEHALF OF EACH OF
ITS PORTFOLIOS
By: ________________________ By: ________________________
Xxxxxxxxx X. Forget Xxxxxxxxx X. Forget
President President
AMENDMENT NO. 8
SCHEDULE A
MAXIMUM ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITS
This Agreement relates to the following Portfolios of the Trust:
Maximum Annual
Name of Portfolio Operating Expense Limit
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Lord Xxxxxx Bond Debenture Portfolio None
Lord Xxxxxx Mid-Cap Value Portfolio None
Lord Xxxxxx Growth and Income Portfolio None
Lord Xxxxxx Growth Opportunities Portfolio 0.90%
Lord Xxxxxx America's Value Portfolio 0.85%
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio None
RCM Global Technology Portfolio 1.10%
PIMCO Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio 0.65%
Xxxxxxxxxxx Capital Appreciation Portfolio 0.75%
X. Xxxx Price Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio 0.90%
MFS Research International Portfolio 1.00%
Janus Aggressive Growth Portfolio 0.90%
Met/Xxxxxx Capital Opportunities Portfolio None
Met/AIM Small Cap Growth Portfolio 1.05%
Lazard Mid Cap Portfolio 0.85%
Xxxxxx Oakmark International Portfolio 1.10%
Third Avenue Small Cap Value Portfolio 1.00%
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio 0.90%
Xxxxxx Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio 0.95%
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Mid-Cap Value Portfolio 0.95%
MetLife Defensive Strategy Portfolio 0.10%
MetLife Moderate Strategy Portfolio 0.10%
MetLife Balanced Strategy Portfolio 0.10%
MetLife Growth Strategy Portfolio 0.10%
MetLife Aggressive Strategy Portfolio 0.10%
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio 0.80%
Cyclical Growth and Income ETF Portfolio 0.75%
Cyclical Growth ETF Portfolio 0.75%
Xxxx Xxxxx Value Equity Portfolio 0.80%
Lazard Mid Cap Portfolio 0.80%
