AMENDMENT NO. 4 DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT EQ ADVISORS TRUST – EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC – CLASS IA SHARES
Exhibit (e)(3)(v)
AMENDMENT NO. 4
EQ ADVISORS TRUST – EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC – CLASS IA SHARES
AMENDMENT NO. 4 dated as of November 12, 2023 (“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 IA shares.
| 1. | New Portfolios. Effective November 12, 2023, the following Portfolios are hereby added to the Agreement on the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement: |
| • | EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio |
| • | EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio |
(“New Portfolios”)
| 2. | Duration of Agreement for the New Portfolios. |
| a. | With respect to the New Portfolios, 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 the New Portfolios, 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 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 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: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | Name: | Xxxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | Title: | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
SCHEDULE A
AMENDMENT NO. 4
CLASS IA SHARES
| 1290 VT Equity Income Portfolio | EQ/Large Cap Growth Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT GAMCO Mergers & Acquisitions Portfolio | EQ/Large Cap Value Index Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio | EQ/Large Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| 1290 VT Socially Responsible Portfolio | EQ/Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Dynamic Moderate Growth Portfolio | EQ/MFS International Growth Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Short Duration Government Bond Portfolio | EQ/Mid Cap Index Portfolio | |
| EQ/AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio | EQ/Mid Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | |
| EQ/All Asset Growth Allocation Portfolio | EQ/Moderate Growth Strategy Portfolio | |
| EQ/Balanced Strategy Portfolio | EQ/Money Market Portfolio | |
| EQ/Capital Group Research Portfolio | EQ/PIMCO Ultra Short Bond Portfolio | |
| EQ/ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Portfolio | EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio | |
| EQ/ClearBridge Select Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio | EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio | |
| EQ/Common Stock Index Portfolio | EQ/Ultra Conservative Strategy Portfolio | |
| EQ/Conservative Growth Strategy Portfolio | EQ/Value Equity Portfolio | |
| EQ/Conservative Strategy Portfolio | Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio | |
| EQ/Core Bond Index Portfolio | Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio | |
| EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio | Multimanager Technology Portfolio | |
| EQ/Franklin Balanced Managed Volatility Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | EQ/Aggressive Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/Global Bond PLUS Portfolio | EQ/Conservative Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/Global Equity Managed Volatility Portfolio | EQ/Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/Growth Strategy Portfolio | EQ/Core Plus Bond Portfolio | |
| EQ/Intermediate Government Bond Portfolio | EQ/Moderate Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/International Core Managed Volatility Portfolio | EQ/Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio | |
| EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio | ||
| EQ/International Value Managed Volatility Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Invesco Global Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Janus Enterprise Portfolio | ||
| EQ/JPMorgan Growth Stock Portfolio | ||
| EQ/JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Large Cap Core Managed Volatility Portfolio | ||
| EQ/Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio |
