AMENDMENT NO. 14 FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(2)(xxxi)
AMENDMENT NO. 14
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 14 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2009, between AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable” or the “Manager”) and EQ Advisors Trust (the “Trust”) (“Amendment No. 14”).
The Manager and Trust hereby agree to modify and amend the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement dated as of May 1, 2002, as amended, (“Agreement”), between them as follows:
| 1. | Removed Portfolios: All references to the EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio (formerly, EQ/AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio), EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio (formerly, EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Value Equity Portfolio) and EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio (formerly, EQ/FI Mid Cap Portfolio) are deleted. |
| 2. | Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, which sets forth the Portfolios of the Trust, is hereby replaced in its entirety by Amendment No. 14 to Schedule A attached hereto. |
| 3. | Schedule B. Schedule B to the Agreement, which sets forth the reimbursement periods for each of the Portfolios of the Trust is hereby replaced in its entirety by the Amendment No. 14 to Schedule B 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. 14 as of the date first above set forth.
| EQ ADVISORS TRUST | AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||||||
| By: |
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By: |
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| Xxxxx Xxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Senior Vice President | |||||||
SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 14
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
MAXIMUM ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITS
This Agreement relates to the following Portfolios of the Trust:
| Maximum Annual Operating Expense Limit | ||||||
| (including amounts payable pursuant to Rule 12b-1) |
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| Portfolios |
Class IA | Class IB | ||||
| Crossings Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
0.10 | % | 0.20 | % | ||
| Crossings Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
0.10 | % | 0.20 | % | ||
| Crossings Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
0.10 | % | 0.20 | % | ||
| Crossings Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
0.10 | % | 0.20 | % | ||
| Crossings Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
0.10 | % | 0.20 | % | ||
| EQ/AllianceBernstein International Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/AllianceBernstein Value Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Ariel Appreciation II Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Equity Portfolio |
1.74 | %* | 1.99 | %* | ||
| EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible Portfolio |
0.90 | %** | 1.15 | %** | ||
| EQ/Capital Guardian Growth Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio |
0.72 | % | 0.97 | % | ||
| EQ/Evergreen Omega Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/Franklin Income Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Strategy Portfolio |
0.15 | % | 0.40 | % | ||
| EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio |
0.85 | % | 1.10 | % | ||
| EQ/International ETF Portfolio |
0.40 | % | 0.65 | % | ||
| EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Growth and Income Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Large Cap Core Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
0.80 | % | 1.05 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxx Focus Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/Mid Cap Value PLUS Portfolio |
0.80 | % | 1.05 | % | ||
| EQ/Mutual Shares Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Global Portfolio |
1.10 | % | 1.35 | % | ||
| XX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| XX/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxx Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Growth Portfolio |
1.10 | % | 1.35 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.85 | % | 1.10 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio |
1.01 | % | 1.26 | % | ||
| * | Reflects contractual limitations by Manager to waive its management fee and/or bear certain expenses, excluding dividend expense. |
| ** | Effective November 2, 2008. |
SCHEDULE B
AMENDMENT NO. 14
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
REIMBURSEMENT PERIOD
Five Year Reimbursement Period:
EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio
(formerly, the EQ/Mercury International Value Portfolio)
EQ/Capital Guardian Growth Portfolio
(formerly, EQ/Xxxxxx Growth & Income Value Portfolio)
EQ/Evergreen Omega Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio
(formerly, EQ/Xxxxxx Voyager Portfolio)
EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio
(formerly, the MarketPLUS Large Cap Core Portfolio)
EQ/Mid Cap Value PLUS Portfolio
(formerly ,the MarketPLUS Mid Cap Value Portfolio)
Three Year Reimbursement Period:
| Crossings Conservative Allocation Portfolio Crossings Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio Crossings Moderate Allocation Portfolio Crossings Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio Crossings Aggressive Allocation Portfolio EQ/AllianceBernstein International Portfolio EQ/AllianceBernstein Value Portfolio EQ/Ariel Appreciation II Portfolio EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Equity Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible Portfolio EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio EQ/Franklin Income Portfolio EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio EQ/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Founding Strategy Portfolio EQ/International ETF Portfolio |
EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio (formerly, MarketPLUS International Core Portfolio) EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio (formerly, MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio) EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Growth and Income Portfolio EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Value Portfolio EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Large Cap Core Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxx Focus Portfolio EQ/Mutual Shares Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Global Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Main Street Opportunity Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Main Street Small Cap Portfolio EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Growth Portfolio EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Portfolio EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio |
