Exhibit (e)(8)(ix)
AMENDMENT NO. 8
AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EQ ADVISORS TRUST – AXA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC - CLASS IA SHARES
AMENDMENT NO. 8, dated as of May 1, 2017 (“Amendment No. 8”) to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated as
of January 1, 2012 as amended (“Agreement”), between EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) and AXA Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”).
The Trust and the Distributor agree to modify and amend the Agreement relating to the Class IA shares. Unless defined herein to the
contrary, terms shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Agreement.
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Name Changes: The following Portfolio names shall be changed as follows: |
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| EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Income |
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1290 VT Equity Income |
| EQ/GAMCO Mergers and Acquisitions |
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1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions |
| EQ/GAMCO Small Company Value |
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1290VT GAMCO Small Company Value |
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Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement, setting forth the Portfolios of the Trust for which the Distributor is authorized to distribute Class IA 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 HEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment No. 8 as of the date
first above set forth.
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| EQ ADVISORS TRUST |
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AXA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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Senior Vice President and Chief |
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Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and |
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Investment Officer |
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Chief Retirement Savings Officer |
SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 8
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CLASS IA SHARES
1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio (fka, EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Income
Portfolio)
1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio (fka, EQ/GAMCO Mergers and Acquisitions
Portfolio)
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio (fka, EQ/GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio)
1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio
All Asset Growth – Alt 20 Portfolio
ATM Large Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Mid Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
ATM Small Cap Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA 2000 Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA 400 Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA 500 Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Balanced Strategy Portfolio
AXA Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio
AXA Conservative Strategy Portfolio
AXA Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Growth Strategy Portfolio
AXA International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio
AXA Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio
AXA/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio
AXA/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio
AXA/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio
AXA/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Portfolio
AXA/Franklin Balanced Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA/Franklin Xxxxxxxxx Allocation Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA/Janus Enterprise Portfolio
AXA/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Portfolio
AXA/Mutual Large Cap Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
AXA/Xxxxxxxxx Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio
EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio
EQ/Capital Guardian Research Portfolio
EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio
EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio
EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio
EQ/Global Bond PLUS Portfolio
EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio
EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio
EQ/Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio
EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio
EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio
EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio
EQ/Money Market Portfolio
EQ/Xxxxxxxxxxx Global 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/UBS Growth and Income Portfolio
Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio
Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio
Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Multimanager Technology Portfolio
