AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Exhibit (h)(2)(xvv)
AMENDMENT NO. 8
TO THE
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 8 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, between AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable” or the “Manager”) and EQ Advisors Trust (the “Trust”).
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. | Amendment No. 8 updates the names of the existing Portfolios and enumerates the maximum annual operating expense limits for the following new portfolios: |
EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Portfolio;
EQ/Xxxxx New York Venture Portfolio;
EQ/Franklin Income Portfolio;
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio;
EQ/International ETF 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; and
EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio.
| 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. 8 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. 8 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. 8 as of the date first above set forth.
| EQ ADVISORS TRUST | AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||
| Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Senior Vice President | |||||||
AMENDMENT NO. 8
SCHEDULE A
MAXIMUM ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE LIMITS
This Agreement relates to the following Portfolios of the Trust:
| New Portfolio |
Maximum Annual Operating Expense Limit | |||||
| Class IA | (including amounts payable pursuant to Rule 12b-1) Class IB |
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| EQ/Alliance International Portfolio |
0.85 | % | 0.85 | % | ||
| EQ/Alliance Large Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.80 | % | 1.05 | % | ||
| EQ/Ariel Appreciation II Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Portfolio |
1.74 | %* | 1.99 | %* | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Diversified Value Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible Portfolio |
0.80 | % | 1.05 | % | ||
| EQ/Capital Guardian Growth Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Capital Guardian International Portfolio |
0.95 | % | 1.20 | % | ||
| EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxx New York Venture Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Evergreen International Bond Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/Evergreen Omega Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/FI Mid Cap Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/FI Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
0.85 | % | 1.10 | % | ||
| EQ/Franklin Income Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| EQ/International ETF Portfolio |
0.40 | % | 0.65 | % | ||
| EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/JPMorgan Core Bond Portfolio |
0.60 | % | 0.85 | % | ||
| EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio |
0.85 | % | 1.10 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Value Equity Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Growth and Income Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Value Portfolio |
0.80 | % | 1.05 | % | ||
| EQ/Lord Xxxxxx Large Cap Core Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxx Focus Portfolio |
0.90 | % | 1.15 | % | ||
| EQ/MFS Investors Trust Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Mercury Basic Value Equity Portfolio |
0.70 | % | 0.95 | % | ||
| EQ/Mercury International Value Portfolio |
1.00 | % | 1.25 | % | ||
| 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/Small Company Index Portfolio |
0.60 | % | 0.85 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Growth Portfolio |
1.10 | % | 1.35 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio |
0.75 | % | 1.00 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio |
1.55 | % | 1.80 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Portfolio |
0.80 | % | 1.05 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio |
1.03 | % | 1.28 | % | ||
| EQ/Xxxxx Fargo Xxxxxxxxxx Small Cap Portfolio |
1.05 | % | 1.30 | % | ||
| * | Reflects contractual limitations by Manager to waive its management fee and/or bear certain expenses, excluding dividend expense. |
AMENDMENT NO. 8
SCHEDULE B
REIMBURSEMENT PERIOD
Five Year Reimbursement Period:
EQ/Xxxxxxxxx Diversified Value Portfolio
EQ/Evergreen Omega Portfolio
EQ/FI Mid Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Core Bond Portfolio
EQ/Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio
EQ/Mercury Basic Value Equity Portfolio
EQ/MFS Investors Trust Portfolio
EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
EQ/Capital Guardian Growth Portfolio
(formerly, EQ/Xxxxxx Growth & Income Value Portfolio)
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio
(formerly, EQ/Xxxxxx Voyager Portfolio)
EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio
Three Year Reimbursement Period:
EQ/Alliance International Portfolio
EQ/Alliance Large Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/Ariel Appreciation II Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxx Socially Responsible Portfolio
EQ/Capital Guardian International Portfolio
EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio
EQ/Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Portfolio
EQ/Evergreen International Bond Portfolio
EQ/FI Mid Cap Portfolio
EQ/Janus Large Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/Xxxx Xxxxx Value Equity 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/Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
EQ/Xxx Xxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxx Fargo Xxxxxxxxxx Small Cap Portfolio
EQ/AXA Xxxxxxxxx Value Long/Short Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxx New York Venture Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Income Portfolio
EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value 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 Real Estate Portfolio
EQ/International ETF Portfolio
