SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-14 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X] Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ] Post-Effective Amendment No. [ ] EQ ADVISORS TRUST (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (212) 554-1234 (Registrant's Area Code and Telephone Number) PETER D. NORIS THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) With copies to: PATRICIA LOUIE ARTHUR J. BROWN THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP OF THE UNITED STATES 1800 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., N.W. 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 NEW YORK, NY 10104 --------------------------- Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is proposed that this Registration Statement will become effective on the 30th day after filing pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933. Title of securities being registered: Class IA and Class IB shares of beneficial interest in the series of the Registrant designated EQ/Alliance International Portfolio. No filing fee is required because the registrant is relying on Section 24(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, pursuant to which it has previously registered an indefinite number of shares. EQ ADVISORS TRUST CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT This Registration Statement contains the following papers and documents: Cover Sheet Contents of Registration Statement Letter to Shareholders Notice of Special Meeting Part A - Proxy Statement/Prospectus Part B - Statement of Additional Information Part C - Other Information Signature Page Exhibits 2 EQ ADVISORS TRUST 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NY 10104 March 25, 2003 Dear Equitable Client: The net premiums or contributions you paid under your variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract or certificate ("Contract") issued by The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable") have been allocated at your direction to the investment divisions of a separate account or accounts of Equitable ("Separate Accounts"). The Separate Account divisions invest in corresponding Portfolios of the EQ Advisors Trust ("Trust"). As an owner of a Contract ("Contractowner") with premiums or contributions allocated to EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio ("International Index Portfolio"), you are entitled to instruct Equitable as the sole shareholder of record of all of the shares issued by International Index Portfolio that are held in investment divisions of each Separate Account, as to how it should vote on certain proposals to be considered at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of International Index Portfolio of the Trust ("Special Meeting"). Contractowners of International Index Portfolio will be asked to provide voting instructions on a merger between that Portfolio and EQ/Alliance International Portfolio ("Alliance International Portfolio"). Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which Equitable receives no timely voting instructions from Contractowners will be voted by Equitable for or against approval of the proposal, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the shares for which Contractowners (other than Equitable) have provided voting instructions to Equitable. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CONTRACT BE REPRESENTED. PLEASE PROMPTLY MARK YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD; THEN, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL IT IN THE ACCOMPANYING ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF YOU MAIL YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IN THE UNITED STATES. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE WILL HELP AVOID THE UNNECESSARY EXPENSE OF A FURTHER SOLICITATION OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS. YOU ALSO MAY PROVIDE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY PHONE AT (866) 241-6192, BY FAX AT (888) 796-9932, OR BY INTERNET AT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM. Thank you for participating in this important process. Sincerely, Steven M. Joenk President EQ ADVISORS TRUST ("TRUST") NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO SCHEDULED FOR [APRIL 23], 2003 A special meeting of the shareholders of EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio ("International Index Portfolio") is scheduled to be held on [April 23], 2003 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 ("Special Meeting"). Owners of an Equitable variable life insurance policy or variable annuity contract or certificate ("Contract") that has been allocated to the investment divisions of a separate account or accounts of Equitable ("Contractowners") that are invested in shares of International Index Portfolio will be asked, as appropriate, to provide Equitable with voting instructions on the following proposals: 1. Approval of a Plan of Reorganization and Termination providing for the acquisition of all of the assets of International Index Portfolio by the Trust's EQ/Alliance International Portfolio ("Alliance International Portfolio") and the assumption of all liabilities of International Index Portfolio by Alliance International Portfolio in exchange for shares of Alliance International Portfolio and the subsequent liquidation of International Index Portfolio; 2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting or any adjournments thereof. You should read both the Information Statement of Equitable and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of the Trust, attached to this notice, prior to completing your voting instruction card. If you have any questions about the proposals or the voting instruction card, please call . The record date for determining Contractowners of the International Index Portfolio entitled to notice of and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting or any adjournment thereof has been fixed as the close of business on [March 6], 2003. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU RETURN YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD PROMPTLY. CONTRACTOWNERS SHOULD PROVIDE THEIR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO EQUITABLE AS OUTLINED AT THE END OF THIS PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT SO THAT THEIR SHARES MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THE ENCLOSED VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD WILL HELP TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION. By order of the Board of Trustees, Patricia Louie Secretary of the Trust New York, New York March 25, 2003 THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION STATEMENT REGARDING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO OF EQ ADVISORS TRUST TO BE HELD ON [APRIL 23], 2003 MARCH , 2003 GENERAL This Information Statement is furnished by The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"), a New York stock life insurance company, to owners of its variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts or certificates ("Contractowners") who had net premiums or contributions allocated to the investment divisions of Equitable's separate accounts ("Separate Accounts") that are invested in shares of EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio ("International Index Portfolio"), a separate series ("Portfolio") of EQ Advisors Trust, a registered investment company ("Trust") as of [March 6], 2003 ("Record Date"). Equitable is required to offer Contractowners the opportunity to instruct Equitable, as the owner of all the shares of International Index Portfolio held by the Separate Accounts, as to how it should vote on the proposal to be considered at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of International Index Portfolio, referred to in the preceding Notice and at any adjournments ("Special Meeting"). The enclosed Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which you should retain for future reference, sets forth concisely information about the proposed merger of International Index Portfolio into EQ/Alliance International Portfolio that a Contractowner should know before completing the enclosed voting instruction card. Equitable is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA, a French insurance holding company. The principal executive offices of AXA Financial, Inc. and Equitable are located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104. This Information Statement and the accompanying voting instruction card are being mailed to Contractowners on or about March 25, 2003. HOW TO INSTRUCT EQUITABLE To instruct Equitable as to how to vote the shares of International Index Portfolio ("Shares") held in the investment divisions of the Separate Accounts, Contractowners are asked to promptly mark their voting instructions on the enclosed voting instruction card; then sign, date and mail the voting instruction card in the accompanying postage-paid envelope. Contractowners also may provide voting instructions by phone at (866) 241-6192, by fax at (888) 796-9932 or by Internet at our website at https://vote.proxy-direct.com. IF A VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS NOT MARKED TO INDICATE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BUT IS SIGNED, DATED AND RETURNED, IT WILL BE TREATED AS AN INSTRUCTION TO VOTE THE SHARES IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL. The number of Shares held in the investment division of each Separate Account corresponding to International Index Portfolio for which a Contractowner may provide voting instructions was determined as of the Record Date by dividing (i) a Contract's Account Value (minus any Contract indebtedness) allocable to that investment division of each Separate Account by (ii) the net asset value of one share of International Index Portfolio. At any time prior to Equitable's voting at the Special Meeting, a Contractowner may revoke his or her voting instruction card with respect to that investment division by written notice, or proper telephone, fax or Internet instructions to the Secretary of the Trust or by properly executing a later-dated voting instruction card, or properly providing later telephone, fax or Internet instructions. HOW EQUITABLE WILL VOTE Equitable will vote the shares for which Equitable receives timely voting instructions from Contractowners in accordance with those instructions. Equitable will vote shares attributable to contracts for which Equitable is the Contractowner for the proposal. Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which Equitable receives no timely voting instructions from Contractowners, or that are attributable to amounts retained by Equitable as surplus or seed money, will be voted by Equitable either for or against approval of the proposal, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the shares for which Contractowners (other than Equitable) have provided voting instructions to Equitable. OTHER MATTERS Equitable is not aware of any matters, other than the specified proposal, to be acted on at the Special Meeting. If any other matters come before the Special Meeting, Equitable will vote the Shares upon such matters in its discretion. Voting instruction cards may be solicited by employees of Equitable or its subsidiaries as well as officers and agents of the Trust. The principal solicitation will be by mail but voting instructions may also be solicited by telephone, personal interview or the Internet. If the necessary quorum to transact business is not established or the vote required to approve or reject each proposal is not obtained at the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting in accordance with applicable law, to permit further solicitation of voting instructions. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment with respect to those voting instructions that have been voted in favor of a proposal and will vote against any such adjournment those voting instructions that have been voted against a proposal. Patricia Louie, Vice President of Equitable IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CONTRACT BE REPRESENTED. PLEASE PROMPTLY MARK YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD; THEN SIGN, DATE AND MAIL THE VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IN THE ACCOMPANYING POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOU MAY ALSO PROVIDE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTIONS BY TELEPHONE AT (866) 241-6192, BY FAX AT (888) 796-9932 OR BY INTERNET AT OUR WEBSITE AT HTTPS://VOTE.PROXY-DIRECT.COM. PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS OF EQ ADVISORS TRUST SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO OF EQ ADVISORS TRUST SCHEDULED FOR [APRIL 23], 2003 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF THE LIABILITIES OF: BY AND IN EXCHANGE FOR SHARES OF: ----------------------------------- ------------------------------------ EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio ...................... EQ/Alliance International Portfolio each a series ("Portfolio") of: EQ Advisors Trust 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQ Advisors Trust ("Trust") serves as an investment vehicle for use in connection with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts (collectively, "Contracts") issued by The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable" or the "Shareholder"). Equitable holds Trust shares in separate accounts in which contributions and premiums received under the Contracts are initially invested; these separate accounts in turn purchase Trust shares, as described in the Trust's prospectus. Owners of Contracts ("Contractowners") with amounts allocated to the Trust's EQ/ International Equity Index Portfolio ("International Index Portfolio" or "Acquired Portfolio") are being provided the opportunity to provide voting instructions concerning the proposal contained in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is soliciting Contractowners with shares allocated to International Index Portfolio to approve a Plan of Reorganization and Termination ("Reorganization Plan") whereby the Acquired Portfolio will be merged into EQ/Alliance International Portfolio ("Alliance International Portfolio" or the "Acquiring Portfolio"). The Acquired Portfolio shares are divided into two classes, designated Class IA and Class IB shares (collectively, "Acquired Portfolio Shares"). The Acquiring Portfolio Shares also are divided into two classes, also designated Class IA and Class IB shares (collectively, "Acquiring Portfolio Shares"). The merger ("Reorganization") will work in the following manner: o The Acquired Portfolio will transfer its assets to the Acquiring Portfolio, which will assume the Acquired Portfolio's liabilities. o The Acquiring Portfolio will issue the corresponding class of Acquiring Portfolio Shares that will be credited to the Shareholder and allocated to each Contractowner's account in an amount equal to the value of the shares of his or her current Portfolio. Although the number of shares allocated to you will likely change, the total value of your investment will not change as a result of the Reorganization. o You will not incur any sales loads or similar transaction charges as a result of the Reorganization. You are being asked to provide voting instructions concerning your approval of the Reorganization Plan pursuant to which the Reorganization transaction would be accomplished. Because Contractowners are being asked to provide voting instructions to Equitable regarding a transaction that will result in their holding shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, this Proxy Statement also serves as a Prospectus for the Acquiring Portfolio and provides information about the Acquiring Portfolio that a prospective investor ought to know before investing. This Proxy Statement/Prospectus is being provided to the Shareholder and mailed to Contractowners on or about March 25, 2003. It is being furnished on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Trust ("Board") to the Shareholders of International Index Portfolio for its use in obtaining instructions from Contractowners as to how to vote on the proposals to be considered at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of International Index Portfolio to be held at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, on [April 23], 2003 at 10:00 a.m., Eastern time and at any adjournments thereof ("Special Meeting"). It is expected that the Shareholders will attend the Special Meeting in person or by proxy and will vote shares of the Trust held by it in accordance with voting instructions received from Contractowners and in accordance with voting procedures established by the Trust. INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which you should retain for future reference, contains important information about the Acquiring Portfolio that you should know before investing. The investment objective of the Acquiring Portfolio is to seek long-term growth of capital. For a more detailed discussion of the investment objectives, investment strategies, restrictions and risks of the Acquiring Portfolio and those of the Acquired Portfolio, please see the Trust's Prospectus dated May 1, 2002 and the Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated May 1, 2002. The Trust also provides periodic reports to its Contractowners that highlight certain important information about the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, including investment results and financial information. The Trust will furnish, without charge, to any Contractowner, upon request, a copy of the current Prospectus, SAI or the 2002 Annual Report. Such requests may be directed to the Trust by writing to 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, or by calling (800)528-0204. 2 The Trust's SAI dated May 1, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") on April 3, 2002 (file nos. 333-17217 and 811-07953), containing additional information about the Trust and each Portfolio, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Proxy Statement/ Prospectus. The Trust is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Accordingly, the Trust files certain reports and other information with the SEC. You can copy and review information about the Trust and each Portfolio (including the SAI) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at (202)942-8090. Reports and other information about the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio are available on the EDGAR Database on the Commission's Internet site at http:// www.sec.gov. You may obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the Commission's Public Reference Branch, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information Services, Washington, D.C. 20549 THE SEC HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ................................................................ 5 The Proposed Reorganization .......................................... 5 Comparison of Investment Objectives, Strategies and Restrictions ..... 6 Operating Expenses ................................................... 8 Expense Tables ....................................................... 9 COMPARISON OF PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS ................................... 14 INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION ................................... 17 Terms of the Reorganization Plan ..................................... 17 Description of the Securities to be Issued ........................... 18 Reasons for the Reorganization ....................................... 19 Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Proposed Reorganization 21 Rights of Shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio .......................................................... 22 Capitalization ....................................................... 22 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT EQUITABLE AND THE PORTFOLIOS ....................................................... 23 Information About Equitable and the Adviser .......................... 23 Distribution Plan and Distributions .................................. 24 Purchase, Exchange and Redemption Procedures ......................... 25 How Assets are Valued ................................................ 26 Tax Consequences of Buying, Selling and Holding Portfolio Shares ..... 27 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ................................................... 28 Alliance International Portfolio Financial Highlights ................ 29 VOTING INFORMATION ..................................................... 29 Voting Rights ........................................................ 29 Required Shareholder Vote ............................................ 30 Solicitation of Voting Instructions .................................. 30 Proxy Solicitation ................................................... 31 Adjournment .......................................................... 31 Other Matters to Come Before the Special Meeting ..................... 32 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ................................................. 32 APPENDIX A -- FORM OF PLAN OF REORGANIZATION ........................... A-1 APPENDIX B ............................................................. B-1 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ................................................. S-1 4 SUMMARY You should read this entire Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully. For additional information, you should consult the Reorganization Plan, which is attached hereto as Appendix A. THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION On February 4, 2003, the Board approved the Reorganization Plan. Subject to Shareholder approval, the Reorganization Plan provides for: o the transfer of all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio, in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio having an aggregate value equal to the net assets of the Acquired Portfolio; o the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all of the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio; o distribution to the Shareholder of shares of the Acquiring Portfolio; and o complete termination of the Acquired Portfolio. The Reorganization is expected to be effective upon the closing of business on April 25, 2003, or on a later date as the Trust determines ("Closing"). As a result of the Reorganization, each Contractowner whose Contract values are invested in shares of the Acquired Portfolio would become an indirect owner of shares in the Acquiring Portfolio. Each such Contractowner indirectly would hold, immediately after the Closing, Class IA or Class IB shares of the Acquiring Portfolio, depending on the corresponding class of shares of the Acquired Portfolio that a Contractowner owns, having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the same class of shares of the Acquired Portfolio indirectly held by that Contractowner as of the Closing. In considering whether to approve the Reorganization Plan, you should note that: o The Acquired Portfolio is an index fund, which means that it is passively managed. An index fund manager does not actively buy and sell securities; rather, the manager holds a representative sample of the securities in the index. The Acquiring Portfolio, by contrast, is an actively managed fund. o The Acquired Portfolio has similar, though not identical, investment characteristics and policies to the Acquiring Portfolio. o The Acquired Portfolio has been unable to attract significant assets. Equitable expects that the Reorganization will consolidate the assets attributable to the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio, which is much larger. 5 o Due to the active management of the Acquiring Portfolio, the management fee for the Alliance International Portfolio is higher than that of the International Index Portfolio, as has been the overall expense ratio of the Acquiring Portfolio. After careful consideration, the Board unanimously approved the proposed Reorganization Plan. Accordingly, the Trustees have submitted the Reorganization Plan for approval by the Portfolio's Contractowners. The Board recommends that you vote "for" the proposed Reorganization Plan. COMPARISON OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RESTRICTIONS The investment objectives and certain strategies and policies of the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio are summarized below. The investment objectives of the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio differ because the Acquired Portfolio, as an index fund, seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before deduction of Portfolio expenses) the total return of the MSCI EAFE Index. The investment characteristics and policies of the Acquired Portfolio are similar to those of the Acquiring Portfolio. For a more detailed description of the investment objectives, strategies, policies and restrictions of each Portfolio, please see the Trust's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2002. For information concerning the risks associated with investments in the Portfolios, see "Comparison of Principal Risk Factors" below. 6 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Seeks to replicate as closely as Seeks long-term growth of capital Objective possible (before deduction of Portfolio expenses) the total return of the MSCI EAFE Index - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Under normal circumstances, the The Portfolio invests in both Strategies Portfolio invests at least 80% of its growth-oriented and value-oriented net assets, plus borrowings for stocks of non-U.S. companies. investment purposes, in equity securities of companies in the MSCI The growth portion of the Portfolio EAFE Index. The Portfolio is invests primarily in a diversified constructed to have aggregate portfolio of equity securities selected investment characteristics similar to principally to permit participation in those of the MSCI EAFE Index. non-U.S. companies or foreign The Portfolio invests in a statistically governmental enterprises that Alliance selected sample of the securities of believes has prospects for growth. This companies included in the MSCI portion of the Portfolio may invest EAFE Index, although not all anywhere in the world (including companies within a country will be developing countries or "emerging represented in the Portfolio at the markets"), although it will not generally same time. invest in the United States. The Portfolio may invest to a lesser The value portion of the Portfolio extent in short-term debt securities invests primarily in equity securities of and money market instruments to issuers in countries that comprise the meet redemption requests or to MSCI EAFE Index (i.e., Europe, facilitate investment in the securities Australia and the Far East) and of the MSCI EAFE Index. Canada. The Adviser uses a value-oriented approach to stock Securities index futures contracts selection in that it invests in stocks with and related options, warrants and low price-to-earnings ratios, low convertible securities may be used price-to-book ratios and high dividend for a number of reasons, including: yields. The value portion of the to simulate full investment in the Portfolio is diversified among many MSCI EAFE Index while retaining a foreign countries, but not necessarily in cash balance for Portfolio the proportion that the countries are management purposes; to facilitate represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. trading; to reduce transaction costs; or to seek higher investment returns The Portfolio intends to have business when a futures contract, option, activities in not less than three different warrant or convertible security is countries represented in the Portfolio. priced more attractively than the underlying equity security or MSCI The Portfolio may invest in any type of EAFE Index. investment grade, fixed income security including, but not limited to, preferred stock, convertible securities, bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness of foreign issuers, including obligations of foreign governments. Although no particular proportion of stocks, bonds or other securities is required to be maintained, the Portfolio intends under normal market conditions to invest primarily in equity securities. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Portfolio may also make use of various other investment strategies, including the purchase and sale of shares of other mutual funds investing in foreign securities. The Portfolio may also use derivatives, including writing covered call and put options and purchasing call and put options on individual equity securities, securities indexes and foreign currencies. The Portfolio may also purchase and sell stock index, foreign currency and interest rate futures contracts and options on such contracts, as well as forward foreign currency exchange contracts. For temporary defensive purposes, when market or financial conditions warrant, the Portfolio may at times invest substantially all of its assets in securities issued by a single major developed country (e.g., the U.S.) or in cash or cash equivalents, including money market instruments issued by that country. In addition, the Portfolio may establish and maintain temporary cash balances in U.S. and foreign short-tem high-grade money market instruments for defensive purposes or to take advantage of buying opportunities. Such investments could result in the Portfolio not achieving its investment objective. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Equitable Equitable Manager - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment Alliance Capital Management, L.P. Alliance Capital Management, L.P. Adviser - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portfolio Portfolio management team Portfolio management team Manager(s) OPERATING EXPENSES MANAGEMENT FEE. The Trust pays Equitable a fee based on each Portfolio's average daily net assets. Equitable is responsible for fees paid to each Portfolio's investment adviser, Alliance Capital Management, L.P. ("Alliance" or the "Adviser"). Effective January 2, 2003, Alliance became the investment adviser to the International Index Portfolio pursuant to an Interim Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Alliance. Prior to that date, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. served as investment adviser to the International Index Portfolio. The table below sets forth the contractual investment management 8 fees payable to Equitable from each Portfolio under the current Investment Management Agreement at the stated annual rates (expressed as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio): INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO* - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- First $1 billion......... 0.350% 0.750% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $1 billion.......... 0.350% 0.700% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $3 billion.......... 0.350% 0.675% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Next $5 billion.......... 0.350% 0.650% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thereafter .............. 0.350% 0.625% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * Prior to November 22, 2002, the management fee for the Alliance International Portfolio was as follows: 0.850% for the first $1 billion, 0.700% for the next $1 billion, 0.775% for the next $3 billion, 0.750% for the next $5 billion and 0.725% thereafter. EXPENSE TABLES The current fees and expenses of Class IA and Class IB shares of the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio and the estimated pro forma fees and expenses after giving effect to the proposed Reorganization are shown in the following tables. Expenses for the Portfolios are based on the operating expenses incurred by Class IA and Class IB shares of the Portfolios for the year ended December 31, 2002. Pro forma fees and expenses show estimated fees of Class IA and Class IB shares of the Acquiring Portfolio assuming that the Reorganization had been in effect for the year ended December 31, 2002. The examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in each of the Portfolios. The examples assume that you invest $10,000 in each Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and that each Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. The 5% return is an assumption and is not intended to portray past or future investment results. Based on the above assumptions, you would pay the following expenses if you redeem your shares at the end of each period shown. Your actual costs may be higher or lower. The tables below do not reflect any insurance or separate account fees and expenses, which are imposed under the Contracts. If such fees and expenses were reflected, the total expenses would be higher. 9 INTERNATIONAL INDEX/ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIOS ANNUAL PORTFOLIO OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, shown as a ratio of expenses to average daily net assets) AFTER THE REORGANIZATION -- ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE INCLUDING INDEX INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO INDEX PORTFOLIO ---------------------- ---------------------- --------------------- CLASS IA CLASS IB CLASS IA CLASS IB CLASS IA CLASS IB ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- Management Fees .............. 0.35% 0.35% 0.82% 0.82% 0.75% 0.75% 12b-1 Fees ................... -- 0.25% -- 0.25% -- 0.25% Other Expenses ............... 0.32% 0.32% 0.24% 0.24% 0.14% 0.14% Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses ......... 0.67% 0.92% 1.06% 1.31% 0.89% 1.14% Less Waiver/Expense Reimbursement(1) ........... -- -- 0.04% 0.04% -- -- Net Expenses ................. 0.67% 0.92% 1.02% 1.27% 0.89% 1.14% - ------------- (1) In the interest of limiting expenses of the International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio, Equitable has entered into a voluntary Expense Limitation Agreement with the Trust with respect to the Portfolios. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, Equitable has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses so that the total annual operating expenses for Class IA and Class IB shares of the International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio (excluding amounts payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan with respect to Class IB shares of International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio) are limited to 0.85% of the Portfolios' average daily net assets. The term of the current Expense Limitation Agreement expires on [April 30, 2003]. EXAMPLE OF FUND EXPENSES(1) 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS -------- --------- --------- --------- INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO -- Class IA .................. $ 68 $214 $373 $ 835 INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO -- Class IB .................. $ 94 $293 $509 $1,131 ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO -- Class IA ............... $104 $325 $563 $1,248 ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO -- Class IB ............... $129 $403 $697 $1,534 AFTER THE REORGANIZATION: THE PORTFOLIOS COMBINED -- Class IA (Pro Forma) .......... $ 91 $284 $493 $1,096 AFTER THE REORGANIZATION: THE PORTFOLIOS COMBINED -- Class IB (Pro Forma) .......... $116 $382 $628 $1,386 - ------------- (1) In the interest of limiting expenses of the International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio, Equitable has entered into a voluntary Expense Limitation Agreement with the Trust with respect to the Portfolios. Under the Expense Limitation Agreement, Equitable has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses so that the total annual operating expenses for Class IA and Class IB shares of the International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio (excluding amounts payable pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan with respect to Class IB shares of International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio) are limited to 0.85% of the Portfolios' average daily net assets. The term of the current Expense Limitation Agreement expires on [April 30, 2003]. COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO The following information gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the International Index Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio's 10 performance from year to year and by comparing the Portfolio's performance with a broad measure of market performance. Both the bar chart and table below assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions and include the effect of expense limitations that were in place during the periods shown. The performance results do not reflect any insurance and Contract-related fees and expenses, which would reduce the performance results. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. CALENDAR YEAR ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (CLASS IB SHARES) The following bar chart illustrates the annual total returns for Class IB shares of the International Index Portfolio for the last five calendar years. The inception date for the fund is January 1, 1998. 1998 ................. 20.07% 1999 ................. 27.50% 2000 ................. -17.63% 2001 ................. -25.47% 2002 ................. -17.87% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best quarter (% and time period) Worst quarter (% and time period) 20.43% (4th Quarter 1998) (20.33)% (3rd Quarter 2002) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 The table below shows how the average annual total returns for Class IB shares of the International Index Portfolio for the one-year, five-year and since-inception periods compare to those of a broad-based index. The table does not show average annual returns for Class IA shares of the International Index Portfolio because that class of shares has not completed a full calendar year of operations. Returns for Class IA shares of the International Index Portfolio will vary. SINCE 1 YEAR 5 YEARS INCEPTION (1) ------------- --------- -------------- Class IB .................... -17.87% n/a -5.05% MSCI EAFE Index (2) ......... -15.94% n/a -2.89% - ------------- (1) The inception date for International Index Portfolio is January 1, 1998. (2) The Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index ("MSCI EAFE Index") is a market capitalization weighted equity index composed of a sample of companies representative of the market structure of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. MSCI EAFE Index returns assume dividends 11 reinvested net of withholding taxes and do not reflect any fees or expenses. The index returns do not reflect any deductions for expenses, brokerage commissions, sales charges or taxes. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO Management's Discussion and Analysis of the Alliance International Portfolio's performance during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 is included in the Statement of Additional Information to this proxy statement/prospectus. The following information gives some indication of the risks of an investment in the Alliance International Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio's performance from year to year and by comparing the Portfolio's performance with a broad measure of market performance. Both the bar chart and table below assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions and include the effect of expense limitations that were in place during the periods shown. The performance results do not reflect any insurance and Contract-related fees and expenses, which would reduce the performance results. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. The Portfolio's performance shown below is principally the performance of its predecessor registered investment company (HRT/Alliance International Portfolio) managed by the Adviser using the same investment objective and strategy as the Portfolio. For these purposes, the Portfolio is considered to be the successor entity to the HRT/Alliance International Portfolio whose inception date is April 3, 1995. The assets of the predecessor were transferred to the Portfolio on October 18, 1999. Following that transfer, the performance shown (for the periods commencing on or after October 19, 1999) is that of the Portfolio. For these purposes, the performance results of the Portfolio and its predecessor have been linked. 12 CALENDAR YEAR ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (CLASS IB SHARES)(1) The following bar chart illustrates the annual total returns for Class IB shares of the Alliance International Portfolio for the last seven calendar years. The inception date for the Portfolio is April 3, 1995. 1996 ......... 9.6% 1997 ......... -3.2% 1998 ......... 10.3% 1999 ......... 36.90% 2000 ......... -22.86% 2001 ......... -23.23% 2002 ......... -10.20% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best quarter (% and time period) Worst quarter (% and time period) 25.32% (4th Quarter 1999) (20.49)% (3rd Quarter 2002) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------- (1) For periods prior to the inception of Class IB shares (May 1, 1997), performance information shown is the performance of Class IA shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees paid by Class IB shares. AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS(1) FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 The table below shows how the average annual total returns for Class IA and Class IB shares of the Alliance International Portfolio for the one-year, five-year and since-inception periods compare to those of a broad-based index. SINCE 1 YEAR 5 YEARS INCEPTION (2) ------------ ------------ -------------- Class IA ................... -9.84% -3.99% -0.45% Class IB ................... -10.20% -4.30% -0.75% MSCI EAFE Index(3) ......... -15.94% -2.89% 0.22% - ------------- (1) For periods prior to the inception of Class IB shares (May 1, 1997), performance information shown is the performance of Class IA shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees paid by Class IB shares. (2) The inception date for Alliance International Portfolio is April 3, 1995. (3) The MSCI EAFE Index is a market capitalization weighted equity index composed of a sample of companies representative of the market structure of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. MSCI EAFE Index returns assume dividends reinvested net of withholding taxes and do not reflect any fees or expenses. The index returns do not reflect any deductions for expenses, brokerage commissions, sales charges or taxes. The index is unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. 13 COMPARISON OF DISTRIBUTION POLICIES AND PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES Each of the Portfolios have the same Distribution Procedures, Purchase Procedures, Exchange Rights and Redemption Procedures as discussed in the Additional Information About Equitable and the Advisers section below. The Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio have the same procedures for purchasing shares. Each of the Portfolios offers its shares to the separate accounts of life insurance companies ("Accounts"). Shares of each of the Portfolios are offered and redeemed at their net asset value without any sales load. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION As a condition to the consummation of the Reorganization, the Trust will receive an opinion from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP to the effect that no gain or loss will be recognized by the Acquired Portfolio, the Acquiring Portfolio or the Shareholder as a result of the Reorganization (although the Acquired Portfolio may recognize net gain on the sale of its assets that may not be accepted by the Acquiring Portfolio, which gain would have to be distributed to the Shareholder at the time of or immediately before the Reorganization). The holding period and tax basis of the Acquiring Portfolio's shares received by the Shareholder pursuant to a Reorganization will include the holding period, and will be the same as the tax basis, of the Acquired Portfolio's shares the Shareholder holds immediately prior to the Reorganization (provided the Shareholder holds the shares as a capital asset on the date of the Reorganization). Also, the Acquiring Portfolio's holding period and tax basis of the assets the Acquired Portfolio transfers to it will include the Acquired Portfolio's holding period, and will be the same as the Acquiring Portfolio's tax basis, of those assets immediately prior to the Reorganization. The Trust believes that there will be no adverse tax consequences to the Contractowners as a result of the Reorganization. Please see the "Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Proposed Reorganization" section below for further information. COMPARISON OF PRINCIPAL RISK FACTORS Risk is the chance that you will lose money on your investment or that it will not earn as much as you expect. In general, the greater the risk, the more money your investment can earn for you and the more money you can lose. Like other investment companies, the value of each Portfolio's shares may be affected by the Portfolio's investment objective(s), principal investment strategies and particular risk factors. Many of the risks of an investment in the Acquiring Portfolio are the same as or similar to the risks of an investment in the Acquired Portfolio. The principal risks of investing in the Portfolios are discussed below. However, other factors may also affect each Portfolio's net asset value. 14 There is no guarantee that a Portfolio will achieve its investment objective or that it will not lose principal value. Each Portfolio invests in common stocks, therefore, the performance of the Portfolio may go up or down depending on general market conditions. In this summary, we describe the principal risks that may affect the Portfolios. Additional information and more detailed descriptions of the risks that may affect the Acquiring Portfolio and each Acquired Portfolio can be found in the Trust's Prospectus and SAI. CHART OF PRINCIPAL RISKS BY PORTFOLIO The following chart summarizes the principal risks of the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio. Risks not marked for a particular Portfolio may, however, still apply to some extent to that Portfolio at various times. Each Risk is explained in more detail in the discussion following the chart. FOREIGN INDEX GROWTH VALUE EMERGING EQUITY SECURITIES FUND INVESTING INVESTING MARKET LIQUIDITY DERIVATIVES PORTFOLIO RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK RISK - ---------------------- -------- ------------ ------- ----------- ----------- --------- ----------- ------------ International Index Portfolio .......... X X X X X Alliance International Portfolio .......... X X X X X X EQUITY RISK: Stocks and other equity securities generally fluctuate in value more than bonds and may decline in value over short or over extended periods, regardless of the success or failure of a company's operations. FOREIGN SECURITIES RISK: A Portfolio's investments in foreign securities, including depositary receipts, involve risks not associated with investing in U.S. securities and can affect a Portfolio's performance. Foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, may be less liquid, more volatile and subject to less government supervision than domestic markets. There may be difficulties enforcing contractual obligations, and it may take more time for trades to clear and settle. The specific risks of investing in foreign securities, among others, include Currency Risk, Emerging Market Risk, Geographic Risk, Political/ Economic Risk, Regulatory Risk and Transaction Costs Risk. For further discussion of these risks, please see the Trust's Prospectus dated May 1, 2002. INDEX FUND RISK: The International Index Portfolio is not actively managed (which involves buying and selling of securities based upon economic, financial and market analysis and investment judgment). Rather, the Portfolio utilizes a "passive" or "indexing" investment approach and attempt to duplicate the investment performance of the particular index the Portfolio is tracking (i.e., S&P 500, Russell 2000 or MSCI EAFE) through statistical procedures. Therefore, the Portfolio will invest in the securities included in the relevant index or substantially identical securities regardless of market trends. The Portfolio cannot modify its investment strategies to respond to changes in the economy, 15 which means it may be particularly susceptible to a general decline in the U.S. or global stock market segment relating to the relevant index. GROWTH INVESTING RISK: Growth investing generally focuses on companies that, due to their strong earnings and revenue potential, offer above-average prospects for capital growth, with less emphasis on dividend income. Earnings predictability and confidence in earnings forecasts are an important part of the selection process. As a result, the price of growth stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the prices of other stocks. In using this approach, the Adviser generally seeks out companies experiencing some or all of the following: high sales growth, high unit growth, high or improving returns on assets and equity, and a strong balance sheet. The Adviser also prefers companies with a competitive advantage such as unique management, marketing or research and development. Growth investing is also subject to the risk that the stock price of one or more companies will fall or will fail to appreciate as anticipated by the Adviser, regardless of movements in the securities market. VALUE INVESTING RISK: Value investing attempts to identify strong companies selling at a discount from their perceived true worth. In using this approach, the Adviser generally selects stocks at prices, in its view, that are temporarily low relative to the company's earnings, assets, cash flow and dividends. Value investing is subject to the risk that the stocks' intrinsic value may never be fully recognized or realized by the market, or their prices may go down. In addition, there is the risk that a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. Value investing generally emphasizes companies that, considering their assets and earnings history, are attractively priced and may provide dividend income. EMERGING MARKET RISK: There are greater risks involved in investing in emerging market countries and/or their securities markets. Generally, economic structures in these countries are less diverse and mature than those in developed countries, and their political systems are less stable. Investments in emerging markets countries may be affected by national policies that restrict foreign investment in certain issuers or industries. The small size of their securities markets and low trading volumes can make investments illiquid and more volatile than investments in developed countries and such securities may be subject to abrupt and severe price declines. As a result, a Portfolio investing in emerging market countries may be required to establish special custody or other arrangements before investing. LIQUIDITY RISK: Certain securities held by the International Index Portfolio may be difficult (or impossible) to sell at the time and at the price the seller would like. The International Index Portfolio may have to hold these securities longer than it would like and may forego other investment opportunities. There is the possibility that the Portfolio may lose money or be prevented from earning capital gains if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that is most beneficial to the Portfolio. 16 DERIVATIVES RISK: Derivatives are financial contracts whose value is based on the value of an underlying asset, reference rate or index. A Portfolio's investment in derivatives may rise or fall more rapidly than other investments. These transactions are subject to changes in the underlying security on which such transactions are based. Even a small investment in derivative securities can have a significant impact on a Portfolio's exposure to stock market values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. Derivatives are subject to a number of risks such as liquidity risk, interest rate risk, market risk, credit risk and portfolio management risk depending on the type of underlying asset, reference rate or index. They also involve the risk of mispricing or improper valuation and the risk that changes in the value of a derivative may not correlate well with the underlying asset, rate or index. These types of transactions will be used primarily as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying asset and/or for hedging purposes. When a derivative security is used as a hedge against an offsetting position that a Portfolio also holds, any loss generated by the derivative security should be substantially offset by gains on the hedged instrument, and vice versa. To the extent that a Portfolio uses a derivative security for purposes other than as a hedge, that Portfolio is directly exposed to the risks of that derivative security and any loss generated by the derivative security will not be offset by a gain. INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION TERMS OF THE REORGANIZATION PLAN The following summary of the Reorganization Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Reorganization Plan attached to this Prospectus/ Proxy Statement as Appendix A. The Reorganization Plan provides that the Acquiring Portfolio will acquire all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio in exchange solely for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio and its assumption of the Acquired Portfolio's liabilities. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions described below, the Reorganization will take place at the close of business on April 25, 2003 ("Merger Date"), or later date determined by the Trust. The net asset value per Class IA and Class IB share of the Acquiring Portfolio will be determined by dividing the Acquiring Portfolio's assets, less liabilities allocated to such class, by the total number of its outstanding Class IA or Class IB shares, as appropriate. Portfolio assets will be valued in accordance with the valuation practices of the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio. See "How Assets are Valued" in the Trust's Prospectus. The number of full and fractional Class IA or Class IB shares of the Acquiring Portfolio received with respect to a Contractowner whose Contract values are invested in shares of the Acquired Portfolio will be equal in value to the value of the Acquired Portfolio shares as of the close of regularly scheduled trading on the NYSE on the Merger Date. As promptly as practicable after the Merger Date, the Acquired Portfolio will terminate and distribute to the Shareholder the corresponding class of Acquiring Portfolio Shares received by 17 the Acquired Portfolio in the Reorganization. After such distribution, the Trust shall take all necessary steps under Delaware law, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust and any other applicable law to effect a complete dissolution of the Acquired Portfolio. The Board has determined, with respect to the Portfolio, that the interests of Contractowners whose Contract values are invested in Class IA or Class IB shares of the Portfolio will not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization and that participation in the Reorganization is in the best interests of the Portfolio and those Contractowners. As each Portfolio is a separate series of the Trust, which is a Delaware statutory trust registered as an open-end management investment company and is subject to the same governing documents, there are no differences between the governing documents or laws applicable to the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio. The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Reorganization Plan may be terminated and the Reorganization provided for therein may be abandoned at any time prior to the consummation of the Reorganization, before or after approval by the Shareholder of the Acquired Portfolio, if circumstances develop that, in the Board's opinion, make proceeding with the Reorganization inadvisable. The Reorganization Plan provides that the Trust may waive compliance with any of the covenants or conditions made therein for the benefit of either Portfolio, other than the requirements that (i) the Reorganization Plan be approved by the Shareholder of the Acquired Portfolio and (ii) the Trust receive the opinion of its counsel that the Reorganization contemplated by that Plan will constitute a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. The expenses of the Reorganization, including the cost of a proxy soliciting agent that has been retained, will be borne by the Trust and allocated to the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio pro rata based on each Portfolio's net assets. The cost of the proxy has been estimated at [$100,000]. Approval of the Reorganization Plan will require a majority of the shares of the Acquired Portfolio voted at the Special Meeting. If the Reorganization Plan is not approved by the Shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio or is not consummated for any other reason, the Board will consider other possible courses of action. Please see the Voting Information section below for more information. DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED The Shareholder of the Acquired Portfolio will receive shares of the Acquiring Portfolio in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Reorganization Plan as described above. Each such share will be fully paid and nonassessable when issued and will have no preemptive or conversion rights. The Trust has an unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share. These authorized shares may be divided into 18 series and classes thereof. The Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board to issue shares in different series. In addition, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board to create new series and to name the rights and preferences of the shareholders of each of the series. The Board does not need additional shareholder action to divide the shares into separate series or classes or to name the shareholders' rights and preferences. The Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio are each series of the Trust. Currently, the Trust offers two classes of shares, Class IA and Class IB shares, which differ only in that Class IB shares are subject to a distribution plan adopted and administered pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act ("Class IB Distribution Plan"). The Class IB Distribution Plan provides that the Trust, on behalf of each Portfolio, may pay annually up to 0.50% of the average daily net assets of a Portfolio attributable to its Class IB shares in respect of activities primarily intended to result in the sale of Class IB shares. However, under the Trust's distribution agreements with respect to the Class IB shares ("Distribution Agreements"), payments to the Distributors for activities pursuant to the Class IB Distribution Plan are limited to payments at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of average daily net assets of a Portfolio attributable to its Class IB shares. REASONS FOR THE REORGANIZATION The principal purpose of the Reorganization is to provide a means by which the Contractowners whose Contract values are invested in the Acquired Portfolio, in combination with the Acquiring Portfolio, can pursue similar strategies and policies in the context of a larger fund with potentially greater economies of scale. Equitable is proposing that the International Index Portfolio be converted from a passively managed portfolio to an actively managed portfolio. Equitable considered converting the International Index Portfolio to an actively managed portfolio because of the sale of the index asset management business of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc., the International Index Portfolio's previous adviser, to The Northern Trust Investments, Inc. ("Northern Trust"), an affiliate of The Northern Trust Company and the impact the retention of Northern Trust would have had on the independence of one of the members of the Board, as well as unavailability of potential non-affiliated advisers to become the new adviser to the International Index Portfolio. A primary factor Equitable considered in making the recommendation to convert the International Index Portfolio to an actively managed portfolio is the relative lack of interest on the part of Contractowners in allocating their investments to passively managed investment options in the international asset category. As a result, after about five years, the International Index Portfolio's assets are less than $100 million. The International Index Portfolio has been unable to attract and retain a reasonable level of assets and has not achieved the growth in assets that was originally anticipated. Equitable believes that the International Index Portfolio 19 and its Contractowners will benefit from combination with a larger Portfolio that is actively managed and has many of the attributes Contractowners sought when they selected the Acquired Portfolio as an investment. The Manager believes that the Alliance International Portfolio's broader investment mandate would be attractive to Contractowners and potential investors of International Index Portfolio, which could lead to an increase in assets. In determining whether to approve the Reorganization Plan and recommend its approval to the Contractowners, the Board (including all of the disinterested trustees ("Independent Trustees") (with the advice and assistance of independent legal counsel)), made an inquiry into a number of matters and considered the following factors, among others: (1) any fees or expenses that will be borne directly or indirectly by the International Index Portfolio in connection with the Reorganization; (2) any effect of the Reorganization on annual Portfolio operating expenses and Contractowner fees and services; (3) any change in the International Index Portfolio's investment objectives, restrictions and policies that will result in the Reorganization; (4) any direct or indirect federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization to Contractowners; (5) the effects to the International Index Portfolio of operating as larger asset pools; (6) the historical performance of the International Index Portfolio and Alliance International Portfolio; (7) Equitable's belief that the International Index Portfolio was likely to remain relatively small and encounter continuing difficulties in attracting assets; (8) the investment experience, expertise, resources and comparative past performance of the Adviser to the Portfolios; (9) the terms and conditions of the Reorganization Plan and whether the Reorganization would result in dilution of Contractowner interests; and (10) possible alternatives to the Reorganization. The Board noted first the compatibility of the Portfolios' respective strategies and policies. The Acquiring Portfolio's blended style, with a value portion and a growth portion, approximates the style neutral approach of the Acquired Portfolio. Second, the Board considered that, for the past three years, the Acquired Portfolio's performance has been worse than the Acquiring Portfolio's performance and that the Reorganization offered Acquired Fund's Contractowners a chance to achieve better performance. While there can be no guarantee of future performance, the Board was more impressed by the Acquiring Portfolio's prospects for achieving better performance. Third, the Board noted that the overall expenses of the Alliance International Portfolio are higher than the International Index Portfolio's overall expenses. The difference in the Portfolios' respective fee structures is largely, if not wholly, attributable to the International Index Fund's passive management versus the Alliance International Portfolio's active management. Equitable believes that the Alliance International Portfolio's expenses are reasonable for an actively managed portfolio. Equitable provided, and the Board reviewed, information showing the annualized operating expenses of the Class IB shares of the International Index Portfolio, and the pro forma annualized operating expenses of the Alliance International Portfolio (if the proposed Reorganization were approved and effective). 20 The Board considered that Alliance is an affiliate of the Manager and will receive the advisory fee on the International Index Portfolio assets being merged into the Alliance International Portfolio. The Board specifically considered that the management fee charged by Equitable for the Alliance International Portfolio is higher by approximately .40% annually. The Board noted that the fee paid to Alliance for its active management is well within industry norms and that the Alliance International Portfolio's management fee is comparable to or lower than the management fees of the other actively managed international portfolios in the Trust. In reaching the decision to recommend approval of each Reorganization Plan, the Board concluded that the participation of the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio in the Reorganization is in the best interests of both the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio, as well as the best interests of those Contractowners with amounts allocated to the Acquired Portfolio, and that the interests of those Contractowners will not be diluted as a result of this transaction. The Board's conclusion was based on a number of factors, including the following: o The Reorganization will permit the Contractowners whose contract values are invested in the Acquired Portfolio to pursue similar investment strategies and policies in the context of a larger fund immediately following consummation of the Reorganization. It is anticipated that the Acquiring Portfolio will more likely experience asset growth and more stable cashflow in the future than would have been the case for the Acquired Portfolio. This should enhance the ability of the Adviser to manage the Acquiring Portfolio with greater investment flexibility. o The Reorganization will not have adverse tax results to Contractowners. The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, voted unanimously to approve the Reorganization and to recommend that the Contractowners whose Contract values are invested in each Acquired Portfolio also approve their respective Reorganization. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION The Reorganization is intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization under section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (the "Code"). As a condition to the consummation of the Reorganization, the Trust will receive an opinion from Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP to the effect that, based on the facts and assumptions stated therein as well as certain representations of the Trust, for federal income tax purposes, with respect to the Reorganization: (1) the Reorganization will qualify as a "reorganization" (within the meaning of section 368(a)(1) of the Code), and the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio participating therein will be a "party to a reorganization" (within the 21 meaning of section 368(b) of the Code); (2) neither the Acquired Portfolio nor the Acquiring Portfolio will recognize gain or loss on the transfer of all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio in exchange solely for Class IA or Class IB shares of the Acquiring Portfolio and its assumption of the Acquired Portfolio's liabilities or on the distribution of those shares to the Shareholder in exchange for all its Acquired Portfolio shares; (3) the Shareholder will not recognize any gain or loss on the exchange of the Shareholder's Acquired Portfolio shares for those Acquiring Portfolio shares; (4) the holding period and tax basis of the Acquiring Portfolio's shares received by the Shareholder pursuant to the Reorganization will include the holding period, and will be the same as the tax basis, of the Acquired Portfolio's shares the Shareholder holds immediately prior to the Reorganization (provided the Shareholder holds the shares as a capital asset on the date of the Reorganization); and (5) the Acquiring Portfolio's holding period and tax basis of the assets that Acquired Portfolio transfers to it will include the Acquired Portfolio's holding period, and will be the same as the Acquiring Portfolio's tax basis, of those assets immediately prior to the Reorganization. Notwithstanding clauses (2) and (5), such opinion may state that no opinion is expressed as to the effect of the Reorganization on the participating Portfolios or the Shareholder with respect to any asset as to which any unrealized gain or loss is required to be recognized for federal income tax purposes at the end of a taxable year (or on the termination or transfer thereof) under a mark-to-market system of accounting. The foregoing description of the federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization does not take into account the particular circumstances of any Contractowner. If the Reorganization fails to meet the requirements of section 368(a), the Shareholder could recognize a gain or loss on the transaction. Contractowners are therefore urged to consult their tax advisers as to the specific consequences to them of the Reorganization, including the applicability and effect of state, local, foreign and other taxes. RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO AND ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO There are no differences between the rights of the Shareholders as a holder of the Acquired Portfolios and the rights of the Shareholders as a holder of the Acquiring Portfolio. As each Portfolio is a separate series of the Trust, which is a Delaware statutory trust registered as an open-end management investment company and is subject to the same governing documents, there are no differences between the governing documents or laws applicable to the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio. You should refer to the Trust's Prospectus and SAI dated May 1, 2002 for further information. CAPITALIZATION The following table shows the capitalization of the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio as of December 31, 2002, and of the Acquiring Portfolio 22 on a pro forma combined basis as of that date, giving effect to the proposed acquisition by the Acquiring Portfolio of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio at net asset value. NET ASSETS NET ASSET SHARES (IN MILLIONS) VALUE PER SHARE OUTSTANDING --------------- ----------------- -------------- INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO Class IA ............................... $ .004 $ 7.10 526 Class IB ............................... $ 78.3 $ 7.10 11,030,554 Class IA and Class IB combined ......... $ 78.3 $ 7.10 11,031,080 ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO Class IA ............................... $ 876.9 $ 7.24 121,170,484 Class IB ............................... $ 205.5 $ 7.13 28,802,103 Class IA and Class IB combined ......... $ 1,082.4 $ 7.22 149,972,587 PRO FORMA -- ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL INDEX PORTFOLIO Class IA ............................... $ 876.9 $ 7.24 121,171,000 Class IB ............................... $ 283.8 $ 7.13 39,782,830 Class IA and Class IB combined ......... $ 1,160.7 $ 7.22 160,953,830 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT EQUITABLE AND THE PORTFOLIOS INFORMATION ABOUT EQUITABLE AND THE ADVISER AXA FUNDS MANAGEMENT GROUP ("AXA FMG" or the "Manager"), a unit of Equitable, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, currently serves as the Manager of the Trust. Equitable is a wholly owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., a subsidiary of AXA, a French insurance holding company. As Manager, AXA FMG has a variety of responsibilities for the general management and administration of the Trust and the Portfolios, including the selection of Advisers. AXA FMG plays an active role in monitoring each Portfolio and Adviser by using systems to strengthen its evaluation of performance, style, risk levels, diversification and other criteria. AXA FMG also monitors each Adviser's portfolio management team to determine whether its investment activities remain consistent with the Portfolios' investment style and objectives. Beyond performance analysis, AXA FMG monitors significant changes that may impact the Adviser's overall business. AXA FMG monitors continuity in the Adviser's operations and changes in investment personnel and senior management. AXA FMG performs annual due diligence reviews with each Adviser. In its capacity as Manager, AXA FMG has access to detailed, comprehensive information concerning Portfolio and Adviser performance and Portfolio 23 operations. A team is responsible for conducting ongoing investment reviews with each Adviser and for developing the criteria by which Portfolio performance is measured. AXA FMG selects Advisers from a pool of candidates, including its affiliates, to manage the Portfolios. AXA FMG may add to, dismiss or substitute for the Advisers responsible for managing a Portfolio's assets subject to the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees. AXA FMG also has discretion to allocate each Portfolio's assets among the Portfolio's Advisers. AXA FMG recommends Advisers for each Portfolio to the Trust's Board of Trustees based upon its continuing quantitative and qualitative evaluation of each Adviser's skills in managing assets pursuant to specific investment styles and strategies. Short-term investment performance, by itself, is not a significant factor in selecting or terminating an Adviser, and AXA FMG does not expect to recommend frequent changes of Advisers. AXA FMG has received an exemptive order from the SEC to permit it and the Trust's Board of Trustees to select and replace Advisers and to amend the advisory agreements between AXA FMG and the Advisers without obtaining shareholder approval. Accordingly, AXA FMG is able, subject to the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, to appoint and replace Advisers and to amend advisory agreements without obtaining shareholder approval. In such circumstances, shareholders would receive notice of such action. However, AXA FMG may not enter into an advisory agreement with an "affiliated person" of Equitable (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(3) of the 1940 Act) ("Affiliated Adviser") unless the advisory agreement with the Affiliated Adviser, including compensation, is also approved by the affected Portfolio's shareholders. ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. ("Alliance"), 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105. Alliance, an affiliate of Equitable, has been the Adviser to the Acquiring Portfolio and its predecessor registered investment company since the predecessor commenced operations. Alliance manages investments for investment companies, endowment funds, insurance companies, foreign entities, qualified and non-tax qualified corporate funds, public and private pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations and tax-exempt organizations. Investment decisions for the Acquiring Portfolio are made by a team of employees from Alliance, including employees from its Bernstein Investment Research and Management unit ("Bernstein"). This team approach pairs the growth expertise of Alliance with the highly regarded members of its Value Investment Policy Group. Stephen Beinhacker and Jimmy Pang are responsible for the day-to-day management of the growth portion of the Portfolio. Mr. Beinhacker, a Senior Vice President of Alliance Capital, has been associated with Alliance Capital since 1997. Mr. Pang, a Vice President of Alliance Capital, has been associated with Alliance Capital since 1996. The Value Investment Policy Group is comprised of key senior investment professionals of Bernstein and it has been responsible for day-to-day management of the value portion of the Acquiring Portfolio since September 1, 2001. 24 DISTRIBUTION PLAN AND DISTRIBUTIONS The Portfolios generally distribute most or all of their net investment income and their net realized gains, if any, annually. Dividends and other distributions are automatically reinvested at net asset value in shares of the Portfolios. The Trust offers two classes of shares on behalf of each Portfolio: Class IA shares and Class IB shares. AXA Advisors, LLC ("AXA Advisors") serves as one of the distributors for the Class IA and Class IB shares of the Trust offered by this Prospectus. AXA Distributors, LLC ("AXA Distributors") serves as the other distributor for the Class IA and Class IB shares of the Trust. Both classes of shares are offered and redeemed at their net asset value without any sales load. AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors are affiliates of Equitable. Both AXA Advisors and AXA Distributors are registered as broker-dealers under the 1934 Act and are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for the Trust's Class IB shares. Under the Class IB Distribution Plan, the Class IB shares of the Trust pay each of the distributors an annual fee to compensate them for promoting, selling and servicing shares of the Portfolios. The annual fees equal 0.25% of each Portfolio's average daily net assets. Because these fees are paid out of the Portfolio's assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than paying other types of sales charges. PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PROCEDURES The Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio have the same procedures for purchasing shares. Each of the Portfolios offers its shares to the separate accounts of life insurance companies ("Accounts"). Shares of each of the Portfolios are offered and redeemed at their net asset value without any sales load. All redemption requests will be processed and payment with respect thereto will normally be made within seven days after tender. The Portfolios reserve the right to suspend or change the terms of purchasing or selling shares. The Trust may suspend the right of redemption for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange is closed (other than a weekend or holiday) or during which trading is restricted by the SEC or the SEC declares that an emergency exists. Redemptions may also be suspended during other periods permitted by the SEC for the protection of the Trust's shareholders. A Portfolio may pay the redemption price in whole or part by a distribution in kind of readily marketable securities in lieu of cash or may take up to seven days to pay a redemption request in order to raise capital, when it is detrimental for a Portfolio to make cash payments as determined in the sole discretion of Equitable. 25 These Portfolios are not designed for professional "market timing" organizations, or other organizations or individuals engaging in a market timing strategy, making programmed transfers, frequent transfers or transfers that are large in relation to the total assets of each of the Portfolios. These kinds of strategies and transfer activities are disruptive to the Portfolios. If the Trust determines that your transfer patterns among the Portfolios are disruptive to the Portfolios, it may, among other things, restrict the availability of personal telephone requests, fax transmissions, automated telephone services, Internet services or any electronic transfer services. The Trust may also refuse to act on transfer instructions of an agent acting under a power of attorney who is acting on behalf of more than one owner. The Trust currently considers transfers into and out of (or vice versa) a Portfolio within a five-business day period as potentially disruptive transfer activity. In order to prevent disruptive activity, the Trust monitors the frequency of transfers, including the size of transfers in relation to portfolio assets, in each Portfolio, and it takes appropriate action, which may include the actions described above to restrict availability of voice, fax and automated transaction services, when the Trust considers the activity of owners to be disruptive. The Trust currently gives additional individualized notice, to owners who have engaged in such activity, of its intention to restrict such services. However, the Trust may not continue to give such individualized notice. The Trust may also, in its sole discretion and without further notice, change what it considers disruptive transfer activity, as well as change its procedures to restrict this activity. HOW ASSETS ARE VALUED "Net asset value" is the price of one share of a Portfolio without a sales charge, and is calculated each business day using the following formula for each class of shares: TOTAL MARKET VALUE CASH AND OTHER NET ASSET VALUE = OF SECURITIES + ASSETS - LIABILITIES --------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING The net asset value of Portfolio shares is determined according to this schedule: o A share's net asset value is determined as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange ("Exchange") on the days the Exchange is open for trading. This is normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. o The price for purchasing or redeeming a share will be based upon the net asset value next calculated after an order is placed by an insurance company or qualified retirement plan. o A Portfolio heavily invested in foreign securities may have net asset value changes on days when shares cannot be purchased or sold. 26 Generally, Portfolio securities are valued as follows: o EQUITY SECURITIES -- most recent sales price or, if there is no sale, latest available bid price. o DEBT SECURITIES (OTHER THAN SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS) -- based upon pricing service valuations. o SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS -- amortized cost (which approximates market value). o SECURITIES TRADED ON FOREIGN EXCHANGES -- most recent sales or bid price on the foreign exchange or market, unless a significant event occurs after the close of that market or exchange that may materially affect its value. In that case, fair value as determined by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust at the close of regular trading on the Exchange. o OPTIONS -- last sales price or, if not available, previous day's sales price. Options not traded on an exchange or actively traded are valued according to fair value methods. o FUTURES -- last sales price or, if there is no sale, latest available bid price. o OTHER SECURITIES -- other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot be provided are valued at their fair value under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Events or circumstances affecting the values of portfolio securities that occur between the closing of their principal markets and the time the nav is determined may be reflected in the trust's calculation of net asset values for the portfolio when the trust's manager deems that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such portfolio's net asset value. The effect of fair value pricing as described above is that securities may not be priced on the basis of the last sales price or even quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Trust's Board of Trustees believes accurately reflects fair value. This policy is intended to assure that the Portfolio's net asset value fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF BUYING, SELLING AND HOLDING PORTFOLIO SHARES Each Portfolio of the Trust is treated as a separate entity and intends to continue to qualify to be treated as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes. Regulated investment companies are not taxed at the entity (Portfolio) level to the extent they pass through their income and gains to their shareholders by paying dividends. A Portfolio will be treated as a regulated investment company if it meets specified federal income tax rules, including 27 types of investments, limits on investments, types of income, and dividend payment requirements. Although the Trust intends that each Portfolio will be operated to have no federal tax liability, if they have any federal tax liability, it could hurt the investment performance of the Portfolio in question. Also, any Portfolio investing in foreign securities or holding foreign currencies could be subject to foreign taxes, which could reduce the investment performance of the Portfolio. It is important for each Portfolio to maintain its regulated investment company status because the shareholders of the Portfolio that are insurance company separate accounts will then be able to use a favorable investment diversification testing rule in determining whether the Contracts indirectly funded by the Portfolio meet tax qualification rules for those accounts. If a Portfolio fails to meet specified investment diversification requirements, owners of non-pension plan Contracts funded through the Trust could be taxed immediately on the accumulated investment earnings under their Contracts and could lose any benefit of tax deferral. Equitable, in its capacity as Administrator and Manager, therefore carefully monitors compliance with all of the regulated investment company rules and variable insurance contract investment diversification rules. Contractowners seeking to understand the tax consequences of their investment should consult with their tax advisers or the insurance company that issued their variable product or refer to their Contract prospectus. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the financial performance for Class IA and Class IB shares of the Acquiring Portfolio. The financial information is for the period of the Portfolio's operations. The information below for the Class IA and Class IB shares has been derived from the financial statements of the Trust, which has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent public accountants. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's report on the Trust's financial statements as of December 31, 2002 appears in the Statement of Additional Information. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Portfolio share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that a Contractowner would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Portfolio (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and disbursements). The total return figures shown below do not reflect any separate account or Contract fees and charges. The information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements. 28 ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 ---------------------------- CLASS IA CLASS IB ------------ ------------- Net asset value, beginning of year ................................ $ 8.03 $ 7.94 -------- -------- INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: Net investment income ........................................... .01 .01 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions .................................. (0.80) (0.82) -------- -------- Total from investment operations ................................ (0.79) (0.81) -------- -------- Net asset value, end of year .................................... $ 7.24 $ 7.13 ======== ======== Total return .................................................... (9.84)% (10.20)% ======== ======== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: Net assets, end of year (000's) ................................... $876,907 $205,496 Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers ............. 1.02% 1.27% Ratio of expenses after waivers, and fees paid indirectly ......... 1.00% 1.25% Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and fees paid indirectly ............................................ 1.04% 1.29% Ratio of net investment income to average net assets after waivers ......................................................... 0.60% 0.35% Ratio of net investment income to average net assets after waivers, and fees paid indirectly ............................... 0.62% 0.37% Ratio of net investment income to average net assets before waivers and fees paid indirectly ................................ 0.58% 0.33% Portfolio turnover rate ........................................... 47% 47% VOTING INFORMATION VOTING RIGHTS Contractowners with amounts allocated to International Index Portfolio at the close of business on [March 6], 2003 ("Record Date") will be entitled to be present and give voting instructions for the Portfolio at the Special Meeting with respect to shares attributable to their Contracts as of the Record Date. Equitable will vote the shares for which it receives timely voting instructions from Contractowners in accordance with those instructions. Each whole share of an Acquired Portfolio is entitled to one vote as to each matter with respect to which it is entitled to vote, as described above, and each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. Votes cast by proxy or in person by the Shareholder at the Special Meeting will be counted by persons appointed as inspectors of election for the Special Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were [ ] Class IA shares and [ ] Class IB shares of the Acquired Portfolio issued and outstanding. Equitable held 100% of those shares. 29 REQUIRED SHAREHOLDER VOTE Approval of the Reorganization Plan requires the vote of a majority of the shares of the Acquired Portfolio voted at the Special Meeting. If a voting instruction card is not marked to indicate voting instructions but is signed, dated and returned, it will be treated as an instruction to vote the shares in favor of the proposal. If a Contractowner abstains from voting as to any matter, the shares represented by the abstention will be deemed present at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum. [To the knowledge of the Trust, as of the Record Date, no current Trustee owns 1% or more of the outstanding shares of International Index Portfolio, and the officers and Trustees own, as a group, less than 1% of the shares of International Index Portfolio.] Equitable may be deemed to be a control person of the Trust by virtue of its direct or indirect ownership of 99.9% of the Trust's shares as of the Record Date. Equitable is located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 and is organized under the laws of New York. Equitable is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA, a French insurance holding company. [Appendix B hereto lists the persons that, as of the Record Date, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any Class of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio.] SOLICITATION OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS Solicitation of voting instructions is being made primarily by the mailing of this Notice and Proxy Statement/Prospectus with its enclosures on or about March 25, 2003. In addition to the solicitation of voting instructions by mail, employees of the Trust and its affiliates, without additional compensation, may solicit voting instructions in person or by telephone, telegraph, fax, or oral communication. Employees of Equitable and its subsidiaries as well as officers and agents of the Trust may solicit voting instruction cards. Equitable will vote the shares for which Equitable receives timely voting instructions from Contractowners in accordance with those instructions. Equitable will vote shares attributable to Contracts for which Equitable is the Contractowner for each proposal. Shares in each investment division of a Separate Account for which Equitable receives no timely voting instructions from Contractowners, or which are attributable to amounts retained by Equitable as surplus or seed money, will be voted by Equitable for or against approval of the proposal, or as an abstention, in the same proportion as the shares for which Contractowners (other than Equitable) have provided voting instructions to Equitable. Voting instructions executed by a Contractowner may be revoked at any time prior to the Shareholder voting the shares represented thereby by the 30 Contractowner providing the Shareholder with a properly executed written revocation of such voting instructions, or by the Contractowner providing the Shareholder with proper later-dated voting instructions by telephone or by the Internet. In addition, any Contractowner who attends the Special Meeting in person may provide voting instructions by voting instruction card at the Meeting, thereby canceling any voting instruction previously given. Proxies executed by the Shareholder may be revoked at any time before they are exercised by a written revocation duly received, by properly executing a later-dated proxy or by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person, by telephone or by the Internet. The Trust expects that information statements and voting instruction cards, prepared for use by Equitable, as the sole Shareholder of International Index Portfolio, as well as this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, will be mailed to the Contractowners by Equitable on or about March 25, 2003 in order to obtain voting instructions from the Contractowners. The Shareholder will vote as directed by the voting instruction card, but in the absence of voting instructions in any voting instruction card that is signed and returned, the Shareholder intends to vote "FOR" the applicable proposal(s) and may vote in its discretion with respect to other matters not now known to the Board that may be presented at the Special Meeting. PROXY SOLICITATION The cost of the Special Meeting, including the cost of solicitation of proxies and voting instructions [(estimated at $100,000)], will be borne by the Trust and allocated to the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio pro rata based on each Portfolio's net assets. The Trust has engaged the services of ALAMO direct ("Alamo") to assist it in the solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting. The principal solicitation will be by mail, but voting instructions also may be solicited by telephone, personal interview by officers or agents of the Trust or the Internet. Alamo will be paid no more than [$25,000] for proxy solicitation services. Contractowners can provide voting instructions: (1) by Internet at our website at https://vote.proxy-direct.com (2) by telephone at (866)241-6192; (3) by fax at (888) 796-9932; or (4) by mail, with the enclosed voting instruction card. ADJOURNMENT If sufficient votes in favor of the Proposal are not received by the time scheduled for the Special Meeting, the persons named as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any adjournment will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the question in person or by proxy at the session of the Special Meeting to be adjourned. The Shareholder will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies that it is entitled to vote in favor of the Proposal. The Shareholder will vote against the adjournment those proxies required to be voted against the Proposal. The Trust will pay the costs of any additional solicitation and any adjourned session. 31 OTHER MATTERS TO COME BEFORE THE SPECIAL MEETING The Trust does not know of any matters to be presented at the Special Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. If other business should properly come before the Special Meeting, the proxyholders will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment. SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS. The Trust is not required to hold regular Shareholder meetings and, in order to minimize its costs, does not intend to hold meetings of shareholders unless so required by applicable law, regulation, regulatory policy, or if otherwise deemed advisable by the Trust's management. Therefore, it is not practicable to specify a date by which proposals must be received in order to be incorporated in an upcoming proxy statement for a meeting of shareholders. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional information regarding the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio can be found in the Trust's Prospectus dated May 1, 2002 and the Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") dated May 1, 2002 (filed with the SEC on April 3, 2002 (file nos. 333-17217 and 811-07953)), which is incorporated herein by reference. The Trust will furnish, without charge, to any Contractowner, upon request, a copy of the current Prospectus, or SAI. Such requests may be directed to the Trust by writing to 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, or by calling 1-800-528-0204. PROMPT EXECUTION AND RETURN OF THE ENCLOSED VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS REQUESTED. A SELF-ADDRESSED, POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE IS ENCLOSED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. THE BOARD, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT CONTRACTOWNERS INSTRUCT THE SHAREHOLDER TO VOTE "FOR" EACH PROPOSAL. IF EXECUTED BUT UNMARKED VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE RECEIVED, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL VOTE THOSE UNMARKED VOTING INSTRUCTIONS IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSAL. Patricia Louie, Secretary of the Trust March 25, 2003 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10104 32 APPENDIX A FORM OF PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION THIS PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION ("Plan") is made as of this [24th] day of April, 2003, by EQ Advisors Trust, a Delaware statutory trust ("Trust"), with its principal place of business at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104, on behalf of the EQ/Alliance International Portfolio ("Acquiring Portfolio") and the EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio ("Acquired Portfolio"), each a segregated portfolio of assets ("series") of the Trust (each a "Portfolio"). The Trust is a trust that is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust sells shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, in the Portfolios ("shares") to separate accounts of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"). Each Portfolio is an underlying investment option for separate accounts that fund certain variable annuity contracts and/or variable life insurance policies issued by Equitable ("Contracts"). Shares of the Acquired Portfolio are held entirely by separate accounts of Equitable ("Separate Accounts"), and shares of the Acquiring Portfolio also are held entirely by separate accounts of Equitable ("Acquiring Portfolio Accounts"). Under applicable law, the assets of all such accounts (i.e., the shares of the Portfolios) are the property of Equitable (which is the owner of record of all those shares) and are held for the benefit of the Contract holders. The Trust wishes to effect a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), and intends this Plan to be, and adopts it as, a "plan of reorganization" within the meaning of the regulations under the Code ("Regulations"). The reorganization will consist of the transfer of all assets of the Acquired Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio in exchange solely for shares of beneficial interest in the Acquiring Portfolio, the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of all liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio, and the distribution of those shares to the Separate Accounts in complete liquidation of the Acquired Portfolio (all the foregoing transactions being referred to herein collectively as the "Reorganization"), all on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Plan. The Trustees of the Trust have determined that the Reorganization is in the best interests of each Portfolio and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of each Portfolio would not be diluted as a result of the Reorganization. Each Portfolio is duly organized as a series of the Trust. The Acquired Portfolio Shares are divided into two classes, designated Class IA and Class IB A-1 shares ("Class IA Acquired Portfolio Shares" and "Class IB Acquired Portfolio Shares," respectively). The Acquiring Portfolio Shares also are divided into two classes, also designated Class IA and Class IB shares ("Class IA Acquiring Portfolio Shares" and "Class IB Acquiring Portfolio Shares," respectively). Each class of Acquiring Portfolio Shares is substantially similar to the corresponding class of Acquired Portfolio Shares, i.e., the Portfolios' Class IA and Class IB shares correspond to each other. 1. PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION 1.1 Subject to the requisite approval of the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders and the other terms and conditions herein set forth, the Acquired Portfolio shall assign, convey, transfer, and deliver all of its assets described in paragraph 1.2 to the Acquiring Portfolio. In exchange therefor, the Acquiring Portfolio shall -- (a) issue and deliver to the Acquired Portfolio the number of full and fractional (rounded to the eighth decimal place) (i) Class IA Acquiring Portfolio Shares determined by dividing the Acquired Portfolio's net value (computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.1) ("Acquired Portfolio Value") attributable to the Class IA Acquired Portfolio Shares by the net asset value ("NAV") of a Class IA Acquiring Portfolio Share (computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.2), and (ii) Class IB Acquired Portfolio Shares determined by dividing the Acquired Portfolio Value attributable to the Class IB Acquired Portfolio Shares by the NAV of a Class IB Acquiring Portfolio Share (as so computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.2); and (b) assume all liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio, as set forth in paragraph 1.3. Such transactions shall take place at the closing provided for in paragraph 3.1 ("Closing"). 1.2 The assets of the Acquired Portfolio to be acquired by the Acquiring Portfolio shall consist of all assets and property owned by the Acquired Portfolio (including all cash, securities, commodities, futures interests, interest and dividends receivable, claims and rights of action, rights to register shares under applicable securities laws, and books and records, and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on its books) on the closing date provided for in paragraph 3.1 ("Closing Date") (collectively, "Assets"). 1.3 The Acquired Portfolio will endeavor to discharge all of its known liabilities and obligations prior to the Closing Date. The Acquiring Portfolio shall assume all liabilities, debts, obligations, and duties of whatever kind or nature of the Acquired Portfolio, whether absolute, accrued, contingent, or otherwise, known or unknown, existing at the Valuation Date defined in paragraph 2.1 (collectively, "Liabilities"). A-2 1.4 On or as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, the Acquired Portfolio will declare and pay to the Separate Accounts one or more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed substantially all (and in no event less than 98%) of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and realized net capital gain, if any, for the current taxable year through the Closing Date. 1.5 Immediately after the transfer of assets provided for in paragraph 1.1, the Acquired Portfolio will distribute the Acquiring Portfolio Shares it receives pursuant to paragraph 1.1(a) to the Separate Accounts, in proportion to their Acquired Portfolio shares held of record as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date, and will completely liquidate. Such distribution and liquidation will be accomplished by the transfer of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares then credited to the account of the Acquired Portfolio on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio to open accounts on the share records of the Acquiring Portfolio in the names of the Separate Accounts, by class (i.e., the account for a Separate Account that holds Class IA Acquired Portfolio Shares shall be credited with the respective pro rata number of Class IA Acquiring Portfolio Shares due that Separate Account, and the account for a Separate Account that holds Class IB Acquired Portfolio Shares shall be credited with the respective pro rata number of Class IB Acquiring Portfolio Shares due that Separate Account). The aggregate net asset value of Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be so credited to each Separate Account shall be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Acquired Portfolio Shares owned by such Separate Account on the Closing Date. All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio will simultaneously be canceled on its books. The Acquiring Portfolio shall not issue certificates representing the Acquiring Portfolio Shares in connection with the Reorganization. 1.6 Ownership of Acquiring Portfolio Shares will be shown on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio's Transfer Agent (as defined in paragraph 3.3). 1.7 Any reporting responsibility of the Acquired Portfolio, including the responsibility for filing regulatory reports, tax returns, and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission"), any state securities commission, any federal, state, and local tax authorities, and any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain the Acquired Portfolio's responsibility. 2. VALUATION 2.1 The value of the Assets shall be their value computed as of immediately after the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange and after the declaration of any dividends on the Closing Date (such time and date being hereinafter called the "Valuation Date"), using the valuation procedures in the Trust's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and valuation procedures established by the Trust's Board of Trustees. For purposes of paragraph 1.1(a), the Acquired Portfolio's net value shall be the value computed pursuant to the preceding sentence less the amount of the Liabilities as of the Valuation Date. A-3 2.2 For purposes of paragraph 1.1(a), the net asset value per share of each class of the Acquiring Portfolio shall be its net asset value computed as of the Valuation Date, using the valuation procedures set forth in the Trust's then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and valuation procedures established by the Trust's Board of Trustees. 2.3 All computations of value shall be made by The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"), in its capacity as administrator for the Trust, and shall be subject to confirmation by the Trust's independent accountants. 3. CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE 3.1 Unless the Trust determines otherwise, the Closing Date shall be [April 25, 2003], and all acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date. The close of business on the Closing Date shall be as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Closing shall be held at the offices of the Trust or at such other place as the Trust determines. 3.2 The Trust shall direct The JPMorgan Chase Bank, as custodian for the Acquired Portfolio ("Custodian"), to deliver, at the Closing, a certificate of an authorized officer stating that (a) the Assets have been delivered in proper form to the Acquiring Portfolio within two business days prior to or on the Closing Date and (b) all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets, including all applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made. The Acquired Portfolio's portfolio securities represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be transferred and delivered by the Acquired Portfolio as of the Closing Date for the account of the Acquiring Portfolio duly endorsed in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof. The Custodian shall deliver as of the Closing Date by book entry, in accordance with the customary practices of the Custodian and any securities depository (as defined in Rule 17f-4 under the 1940 Act) in which any Assets are deposited, the Assets that are deposited with such depositories. The cash to be transferred by the Acquired Portfolio shall be delivered by wire transfer of federal funds on the Closing Date. 3.3 The Trust shall direct Equitable, in its capacity as the Trust's transfer agent ("Transfer Agent"), to deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that its records contain the number and percentage ownership of outstanding Acquired Portfolio Shares owned by each Separate Account immediately prior to the Closing. 3.4 If on the Valuation Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of either Portfolio (each, an "Exchange") is closed to trading or trading thereupon is restricted or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on an Exchange or elsewhere is disrupted so that, in the judgment of the Board of Trustees of the Trust, accurate appraisal of the A-4 value of the net assets of either Portfolio is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when trading has been fully resumed and reporting has been restored. 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 4.1 The Trust's obligation to implement this Plan on the Acquiring Portfolio's behalf shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions at or before the Closing Date: (a) The Acquired Portfolio is duly organized as a series of the Trust; (b) On the Closing Date, the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, will have good and marketable title to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer, and deliver the Assets hereunder free of any liens or other encumbrances, and upon delivery and payment for the Assets, the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, including such restrictions as might arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"); (c) The Acquired Portfolio is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery, and performance of this Plan will not result, in (1) a material violation of the Trust's Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust ("Declaration of Trust") or By-Laws or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, or other undertaking to which the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound, or (2) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment, or decree to which the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound; (d) All material contracts and other commitments of the Acquired Portfolio (other than this Plan and certain investment contracts, including options, futures, and forward contracts) will terminate without liability to the Acquired Portfolio on or prior to the Closing Date; (e) No litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Trust with respect to the Acquired Portfolio or any of its properties or assets that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or the conduct of its business. The Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, knows of no facts that might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree, or judgment of any court or governmental body that materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated; A-5 (f) The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Portfolio of Investments of the Acquired Portfolio at December 31, 2002, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") consistently applied. Equitable represents that such statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquired Portfolio as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein; (g) Since December 31, 2002, there has not been any material adverse change in the Acquired Portfolio's financial condition, assets, liabilities, or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Acquired Portfolio of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred. For purposes of this subparagraph, a decline in net asset value per Acquired Portfolio Share due to declines in market values of securities held by the Acquired Portfolio, the discharge of Acquired Portfolio liabilities, or the redemption of Acquired Portfolio Shares by shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio shall not constitute a material adverse change; (h) On the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Acquired Portfolio required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Trust's knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns; (i) The Acquired Portfolio is a "fund" as defined in section 851(g)(2) of the Code; for each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year ending on the Closing Date), the Acquired Portfolio has met (or will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), has complied (or will comply) with the applicable diversification requirements imposed by Subchapter L of the Code, and has been (or will be) eligible to and has computed (or will compute) its federal income tax under section 852 of the Code; the Acquired Portfolio will have distributed all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain (as defined in the Code) that has accrued through the Closing Date; the Assets will be invested at all times through the Closing Date in a manner that ensures compliance with the foregoing; and the Acquired Portfolio has no earnings and profits accumulated in any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M did not apply to it; A-6 (j) All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, and non-assessable by the Trust and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws; all issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio will, at the time of Closing, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of the Transfer Agent, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, as provided in paragraph 3.3; and the Acquired Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Acquired Portfolio Shares, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any Acquired Portfolio Shares; (k) The Acquired Portfolio incurred the Liabilities in the ordinary course of its business; (l) The Acquired Portfolio is not under the jurisdiction of a court in a "title 11 or similar case" (within the meaning of section 368(a)(3)(A) of the Code); (m) During the five-year period ending on the Closing Date, (1) neither the Acquired Portfolio nor any person "related" (as defined in section 1.368-1(e)(3) of the Regulations) to it will have acquired Acquired Portfolio Shares, either directly or through any transaction, agreement, or arrangement with any other person, with consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares or Acquired Portfolio Shares, except for shares redeemed in the ordinary course of the Acquired Portfolio's business as a series of an open-end investment company as required by section 22(e) of the 1940 Act, and (2) no distributions will have been made with respect to Acquired Portfolio Shares, other than normal, regular dividend distributions made pursuant to the Acquired Portfolio's historic dividend-paying practice that qualify for the deduction for dividends paid (as defined in section 561 of the Code) referred to in sections 852(a)(1) and 4982(c)(1)(A) of the Code; and (n) Not more than 25% of the value of the Acquired Portfolio's total assets (excluding cash, cash items, and U.S. government securities) is invested in the stock and securities of any one issuer, and not more than 50% of the value of such assets is invested in the stock and securities of five or fewer issuers. 4.2 The Trust's obligation to implement this Plan on the Acquired Portfolio's behalf shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date: (a) The Acquiring Portfolio is duly organized as a series of the Trust; (b) No consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares (and the Acquiring Portfolio's assumption of the Liabilities) will be issued in exchange for the Assets in the Reorganization; A-7 (c) The Acquiring Portfolio is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery, and performance of this Plan will not result, in (1) a material violation of the Declaration of Trust or the Trust's By-Laws or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, or other undertaking to which the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound, or (2) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment, or decree to which the Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound; (d) No litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Trust with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio or any of its properties or assets that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or the conduct of its business. The Trust, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, knows of no facts that might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree, or judgment of any court or governmental body that materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated; (e) The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Portfolio of Investments of the Acquiring Portfolio at December 31, 2002, have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, and are in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Equitable represents that such statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquiring Portfolio as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Acquiring Portfolio required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein; (f) Since December 31, 2002, there has not been any material adverse change in the Acquiring Portfolio's financial condition, assets, liabilities, or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Acquiring Portfolio of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred. For purposes of this subparagraph, a decline in net asset value per Acquiring Portfolio Share due to declines in market values of securities held by the Acquiring Portfolio, the discharge of Acquiring Portfolio liabilities, or the redemption of Acquiring Portfolio Shares by shareholders of the Acquiring Portfolio shall not constitute a material adverse change; (g) On the Closing Date, all federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Acquiring Portfolio required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and A-8 all federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Trust's knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns; (h) The Acquiring Portfolio is a "fund" as defined in section 851(g)(2) of the Code; for each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year that includes the Closing Date), the Acquiring Portfolio has met (or will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a RIC, has complied (or will comply) with the applicable diversification requirements imposed by Subchapter L of the Code, and has been (or will be) eligible to and has computed (or will compute) its federal income tax under section 852 of the Code; and the Acquiring Portfolio has no earnings and profits accumulated in any taxable year in which the provisions of Subchapter M did not apply to it; (i) All issued and outstanding Acquiring Portfolio Shares are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid, and non-assessable by the Trust and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws; and the Acquiring Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Acquiring Portfolio Shares, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any Acquiring Portfolio Shares; (j) The Acquiring Portfolio has no plan or intention to issue additional Acquiring Portfolio Shares following the Reorganization except for shares issued in the ordinary course of its business as a series of an open-end investment company; nor does the Acquiring Portfolio, or any person "related" (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(e)(3) of the Regulations) to it, have any plan or intention to acquire -- during the five-year period beginning on the Closing Date, either directly or through any transaction, agreement, or arrangement with any other person -- with consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares, any Acquiring Portfolio Shares issued to the Separate Accounts pursuant to the Reorganization, except for redemptions in the ordinary course of such business as required by section 22(e) of the 1940 Act; (k) Following the Reorganization, the Acquiring Portfolio (1) will continue the Acquired Portfolio's "historic business" (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(d)(2) of the Regulations) and (2) will use a significant portion of the Acquired Portfolio's "historic business assets" (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(d)(3) of the Regulations) in a business; moreover, the Acquiring Portfolio (3) has no plan or intention to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Assets, except for dispositions made in the ordinary A-9 course of that business and dispositions necessary to maintain its status as a RIC, and (4) expects to retain substantially all the Assets in the same form as it receives them in the Reorganization, unless and until subsequent investment circumstances suggest the desirability of change or it becomes necessary to make dispositions thereof to maintain such status; (l) There is no plan or intention for the Acquiring Portfolio to be dissolved or merged into another business trust or a corporation or any "fund" thereof (within the meaning of section 851(g)(2) of the Code) following the Reorganization; (m) The Acquiring Portfolio does not directly or indirectly own, nor on the Closing Date will it directly or indirectly own, nor has it directly or indirectly owned at any time during the past five years, any shares of the Acquired Portfolio; (n) During the five-year period ending on the Closing Date, neither the Acquiring Portfolio nor any person "related" (as defined in section 1.368-1(e)(3) of the Regulations) to it will have acquired Acquired Portfolio Shares with consideration other than Acquiring Portfolio Shares; (o) Immediately after the Reorganization, (1) not more than 25% of the value of the Acquiring Portfolio's total assets (excluding cash, cash items, and U.S. government securities) will be invested in the stock and securities of any one issuer and (2) not more than 50% of the value of such assets will be invested in the stock and securities of five or fewer issuers; and (p) The Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued and delivered to the Acquired Portfolio, for the account of the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders, pursuant to the terms of this Plan, will on the Closing Date have been duly authorized and, when so issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued Acquiring Portfolio Shares and will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust. 4.3 The Trust's obligation to implement this Plan on each Portfolio's behalf shall be subject to satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date: (a) No governmental consents, approvals, authorizations, or filings are required under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act"), the 1940 Act, or state securities laws for the Trust's adoption of this Plan, except for (1) the Trust's filing with the Commission of a registration statement on Form N-14 relating to the Acquiring Portfolio Shares issuable hereunder, and any supplement or amendment thereto ("Registration Statement"), and (2) such consents, approvals, authorizations, and filings as have been made or received or as may be required subsequent to the Closing Date; A-10 (b) The fair market value of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares received by each Separate Account will be approximately equal to the fair market value of its Acquired Portfolio Shares constructively surrendered in exchange therefor; (c) Its management (1) is unaware of any plan or intention of the Separate Accounts to redeem, sell, or otherwise dispose of (i) any portion of their Acquired Portfolio Shares before the Reorganization to any person "related" (within the meaning of section 1.368-1(e)(3) of the Regulations) to either Portfolio or (ii) any portion of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares they receive in the Reorganization to any person "related" (within such meaning) to the Acquiring Portfolio, (2) does not anticipate dispositions of those Acquiring Portfolio Shares at the time of or soon after the Reorganization to exceed the usual rate and frequency of dispositions of shares of the Acquired Portfolio as a series of an open-end investment company, (3) expects that the percentage of interests, if any, that will be disposed of as a result of or at the time of the Reorganization will be de minimis, and (4) does not anticipate that there will be extraordinary redemptions of Acquiring Portfolio Shares immediately following the Reorganization; (d) The Separate Accounts will pay their own expenses, if any, incurred in connection with the Reorganization; (e) The fair market value of the Assets on a going concern basis will equal or exceed the Liabilities to be assumed by the Acquiring Portfolio and those to which the Assets are subject; (f) There is no intercompany indebtedness between the Portfolios that was issued or acquired, or will be settled, at a discount; (g) Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Acquired Portfolio will transfer to the Acquiring Portfolio, and the Acquiring Portfolio will acquire, at least 90% of the fair market value of the net assets, and at least 70% of the fair market value of the gross assets, the Acquired Portfolio held immediately before the Reorganization. For the purposes of the foregoing, any amounts the Acquired Portfolio uses to make redemptions and distributions immediately before the Reorganization (except (1) redemptions in the ordinary course of its business required by section 22(e) of the 1940 Act and (2) regular, normal dividend distributions made to conform to its policy of distributing all or substantially all of its income and gains to avoid the obligation to pay federal income tax and/or the excise tax under section 4982 of the Code) will be included as assets held thereby immediately before the Reorganization; (h) None of the compensation received by Equitable as a service provider to the Acquired Portfolio will be separate consideration for, or allocable to, any of the Acquired Portfolio Shares that Acquired Portfolio Shareholder held; none of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares any such Ac- A-11 quired Portfolio Shareholder receives will be separate consideration for, or allocable to, any employment agreement, investment advisory agreement, or other service agreement; and the consideration paid to any such Acquired Portfolio Shareholder will be for services actually rendered and will be commensurate with amounts paid to third parties bargaining at arm's-length for similar services; (i) Immediately after the Reorganization, Equitable (through the Separate Accounts and Acquiring Portfolio Accounts) will own shares constituting "control" (within the meaning of section 304(c) of the Code) of the Acquiring Portfolio; (j) Neither Portfolio will be reimbursed for any expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the Reorganization unless those expenses are solely and directly related to the Reorganization (determined in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Rev. Rul. 73-54, 1973-1 C.B. 187) ("Reorganization Expenses"); (k) The aggregate value of the acquisitions, redemptions, and distributions limited by paragraphs 4.1(m), 4.2(j), and 4.2(n) will not exceed 50% of the value (without giving effect to such acquisitions, redemptions, and distributions) of the proprietary interest in the Acquired Portfolio on the Closing Date; (l) The Trust shall have called a meeting of the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio to consider and act upon this Plan and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein; (m) The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act, no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued, and, to the Trust's best knowledge, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened, or contemplated under the 1933 Act; (n) The Trust shall have received an opinion of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP ("Counsel") substantially to the effect that: (1) Each Portfolio is a duly established series of the Trust, a trust that is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware with power under the Declaration of Trust to own all its properties and assets and, to Counsel's knowledge, to carry on its business as presently conducted; (2) This Plan (i) has been duly authorized and adopted by the Trust on behalf of each Portfolio and (ii) is a valid and legally binding obligation of the Trust with respect to each Portfolio, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium, and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights and by general principles of equity; A-12 (3) The Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued and distributed to the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders under this Plan, assuming their due delivery as contemplated hereby, will be duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding, and fully paid and non-assessable by the Trust; (4) The adoption of this Plan did not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, materially violate any provision of the Declaration of Trust or the Trust's By-Laws or of any agreement (known to Counsel, without any independent inquiry or investigation) to which the Trust (with respect to either Portfolio) is a party or by which it is bound or (to Counsel's knowledge, without any independent inquiry or investigation) result in the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, judgment, or decree to which the Trust (with respect to either Portfolio) is a party or by which it is bound, except as set forth in such opinion; (5) To Counsel's knowledge (without any independent inquiry or investigation), no consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Trust on behalf of either Portfolio of the transactions contemplated herein, except any obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and the 1940 Act and any required under state securities laws; (6) The Trust is registered with the Commission as an investment company, and to Counsel's knowledge no order has been issued or proceeding instituted to suspend such registration; and (7) To Counsel's knowledge (without any independent inquiry or investigation), (i) no litigation, administrative proceeding, or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is pending or threatened as to the Trust (with respect to either Portfolio) or any of its properties or assets attributable or allocable to either Portfolio and (ii) the Trust (with respect to each Portfolio) is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree, or judgment of any court or governmental body that materially and adversely affects either Portfolio's business, except as set forth in such opinion. In rendering such opinion, Counsel may (1) rely, as to matters governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, on an opinion of competent Delaware counsel, (2) make assumptions regarding the authenticity, genuineness, and/or conformity of documents and copies thereof without independent verification thereof, (3) limit such opinion to applicable federal and state law, and (4) define the word "knowledge" and related terms to mean the knowledge of attorneys then with Counsel who have devoted substantive attention to matters directly related to this Plan and the Reorganization; and (o) The Trust shall have received an opinion of Counsel as to the federal income tax consequences mentioned below ("Tax Opinion"). In A-13 rendering the Tax Opinion, Counsel may assume satisfaction of all the conditions set forth in this paragraph 4, may treat them as representations and warranties the Trust made to Counsel, and may rely as to factual matters, exclusively and without independent verification, on such representations and warranties. The Tax Opinion shall be substantially to the effect that, based on the facts and assumptions stated therein and conditioned on consummation of the Reorganization in accordance with this Plan, for federal income tax purposes: (1) The Acquiring Portfolio's acquisition of the Assets in exchange solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and its assumption of the Liabilities, followed by the Acquired Portfolio's distribution of those shares pro rata to the Separate Accounts constructively in exchange for their Acquired Portfolio Shares, will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a)(1) of the Code, and each Portfolio will be "a party to a reorganization" within the meaning of section 368(b) of the Code; (2) The Acquired Portfolio will recognize no gain or loss on the transfer of the Assets to the Acquiring Portfolio in exchange solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the Acquiring Portfolio's assumption of the Liabilities or on the subsequent distribution of those shares to the Separate Accounts in constructive exchange for their Acquired Portfolio Shares; (3) The Acquiring Portfolio will recognize no gain or loss on its receipt of the Assets in exchange solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and its assumption of the Liabilities; (4) The Acquiring Portfolio's basis in the Assets will be the same as the Acquired Portfolio's basis therein immediately before the Reorganization, and the Acquiring Portfolio's holding period for the Assets will include the Acquired Portfolio's holding period therefor; (5) A Separate Account will recognize no gain or loss on the constructive exchange of all its Acquired Portfolio Shares solely for Acquiring Portfolio Shares pursuant to the Reorganization; and (6) A Separate Account's aggregate basis in the Acquiring Portfolio Shares it receives in the Reorganization will be the same as the aggregate basis in its Acquired Portfolio Shares it constructively surrenders in exchange for those Acquiring Portfolio Shares, and its holding period for those Acquiring Portfolio Shares will include its holding period for those Acquired Portfolio Shares, provided the Separate Account held them as capital assets on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding subparagraphs (2) and (4), the Tax Opinion may state that no opinion is expressed as to the effect of the Reorganization on the Portfolios A-14 or any Acquired Portfolio Shareholder with respect to any Asset as to which any unrealized gain or loss is required to be recognized for federal income tax purposes at the end of a taxable year (or on the termination or transfer thereof) under a mark-to-market system of accounting. 5. EXPENSES The Reorganization Expenses shall be borne pro rata by the Acquired Portfolio and Acquiring Portfolio. The Reorganization Expenses include costs associated with obtaining any necessary order of exemption from the 1940 Act, preparation of the Registration Statement, printing and distributing the Acquiring Portfolio's prospectus and the Acquired Portfolio's proxy materials, legal fees, accounting fees, securities registration fees, and expenses of holding shareholders' meetings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, expenses shall be paid by the party directly incurring them if and to the extent that the payment thereof by another person would result in such party's disqualification as a RIC or would prevent the Reorganization from qualifying as a tax-free reorganization. 6. TERMINATION This Plan may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned by resolution of the Trust's Board of Trustees, at any time prior to the Closing Date, if circumstances develop that, in its opinion, make proceeding with this Plan inadvisable. 7. AMENDMENTS The Trust's Board of Trustees may amend, modify, or supplement this Plan at any time in any manner, notwithstanding the Acquired Portfolio's shareholders' approval thereof; provided that, following such approval no such amendment, modification, or supplement shall have a material adverse effect on the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders' interests. 8. MISCELLANEOUS 8.1 This Plan shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware; provided that, in the case of any conflict between those laws and the federal securities laws, the latter shall govern. 8.2 Nothing expressed or implied herein is intended or shall be construed to confer on or give any person, firm, trust, or corporation other than the Portfolios and their respective successors and assigns any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Plan. 8.3 Notice is hereby given that this instrument is adopted on behalf of the Trust's Trustees solely in their capacities as Trustees, and not individually, and that the Trust's obligations under this instrument are not binding on or enforceable against any of its Trustees, officers, or shareholders or any series of A-15 the Trust other than the Portfolios but are only binding on and enforceable against the respective Portfolios' property. Each Portfolio, in asserting any rights or claims under this Plan, shall look only to the other Portfolio's property in settlement of such rights or claims and not to such Trustees, officers, or shareholders. A-16 APPENDIX B As of March , 2003, the following persons owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the specified Class of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio: % OF CLASS % OF PORTFOLIO % OF PORTFOLIO BEFORE BEFORE AFTER NAME AND ADDRESS PORTFOLIO CLASS REORGANIZATION REORGANIZATION REORGANIZATION - ------------------ ----------- ------- ---------------- ---------------- --------------- B-1 STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF EQ ADVISORS TRUST SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO OF EQ ADVISORS TRUST SCHEDULED FOR [APRIL 23], 2003 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF THE LIABILITIES OF: BY AND IN EXCHANGE FOR SHARES OF: - -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio EQ/Alliance International Portfolio ("International Index Portfolio") ("Alliance International Portfolio") each a series of: EQ Advisors Trust 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This Statement of Additional Information is available to owners of and participants in variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts ("Contracts") with amounts allocated to International Index Portfolio in connection with the proposed transaction whereby all of the assets and liabilities of International Index Portfolio (the "Acquired Portfolio") will be transferred to Alliance International Portfolio (the "Acquiring Portfolio"), each a series of EQ Advisors Trust ("Trust"), in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Portfolio. This Statement of Additional Information of the Trust consists of this cover page and the following documents: 1. Statement of Additional Information for the Trust dated May 1, 2002, filed on April 3, 2002 (file nos. 333-17217 and 811-07953), which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference herein. 2. The Financial Statements for the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio for the period ended December 31, 2002, which are included herein. This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus. A Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated March 25, 2003 relating to the Reorganization of International Index Portfolio may be obtained, without charge, by writing to the Trust at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104 or calling (800) 528-0404. This Statement of Additional Information should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. S-1 EQ ADVISORS TRUST 2002 ANNUAL REPORT N-14 Version l U.S. ECONOMIC REVIEW AND OUTLOOK The U.S. economy recovered in 2002, but the recovery proved to be uneven, if not erratic. Indeed, at times, it appeared that the economy was racing ahead, while other times it seemed to be at a standstill. For the year ending in December, Real GDP is estimated to have increased about 3%, close to our expectations for the year. However, the recovery was not smooth, as there was a lot of volatility from one quarter to the next. Indeed, Real GDP growth surged 5% in the first quarter; slowed to 1.25% in the second quarter; sped-up to 4% in the third quarter; and, appears to have slowed again, rising between 1 to 1.5% in the fourth quarter. The volatility in the economy was, in some ways, driven by a host of financial and geopolitical issues and concerns. Following a strong rebound in the first quarter, economic growth was undermined in the second quarter by news of massive corporate-accounting fraud and concerns about corporate governance. And following a strong rebound in the third quarter, economic growth was hurt at year-end by ongoing weakness in the equity markets and by threat of another war between the U.S. and Iraq. Despite all of the ups-and-downs, the consumer continued to spend. Real consumer spending rose 3% in 2002 led by strong gains in durable goods sales. Housing was another bright spot in the last year. Sales of new and existing homes were close to record levels. Accordingly, housing starts and building permits were lifted by strong demand for housing and both starts and permits ended the year at the highest levels since the late 1980s. Capital spending remained weak in 2003, as firms were pressured to cut costs and improve their financial position. This, no doubt, forced firms to continue shedding labor and delay new hiring, which pushed the unemployment rate up to 6% by the end of the year. The jobless rate, just like the economy, went on a roller-coaster ride, falling to roughly 5.5% during the first and third quarters when economic growth was fast, rising to 6% during the second and fourth periods when growth was unusually slow. Monetary policy became more accommodating over the course of the year. In November, the Federal Reserve decided to lower the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 1.25% (a 40-year low) due to "heightened political risks" and worries that business would be reluctant to spend and hire. Fiscal policy remained highly stimulative in 2002, evident by the surge in defense spending and the Bush Administration has proposed a $100 billion tax cut for 2003 to help get the economy moving again. OUTLOOK We remain optimistic for 2003, and expect real GDP to grow by 4%. Although the risk of war with Iraq remains, the outlook for 2003 continues to brighten. Not only has the business sector gone through a major recessionary cleansing of its capital spending, inventory, payroll and borrowing positions, but stimulus is becoming broader and is now benefiting sectors like manufacturing that need it most. If war does occur, it would seem that only a long and messy conflict could derail the positive trends now emerging. The preceding commentary was prepared by Joseph C. Carson, Senior Vice President & U.S. Economist at Alliance Capital Management L.P. Alliance is one of the investment advisers to EQ Advisors Trust. The views expressed do not necessarily represent the opinions of all the investment advisers of EQ Advisors Trust. PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY AND PERFORMANCE NOTES ON PERFORMANCE . . . . . . 3 ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. EQ/Alliance International*. . . . . . . . 4 EQ/International Equity Index . . . . . . 5 *also managed by teams from Alliance Capital and its Bernstein Investment Research and Management Unit. 2 l NOTES ON PERFORMANCE Performance of each of the EQ Advisors Trust portfolios as shown on the following pages, compares each portfolio's performance to that of a broad-based securities index. Each of the portfolio's annualized rates of return is net of investment management fees, 12b-1 fess (applicable to Class IB shares) and operating expenses of the portfolio. Rates of return are not representative of the actual return you would receive under your variable life insurance policy or annuity contract. No policyholder or contractholder can invest directly in the EQ Advisors Trust portfolios. Changes in policy values depend not only on the investment performance of the EQ Advisors Trust portfolios, but also on the insurance and administrative charges, applicable sales charges, and the mortality and expense risk charge applicable under a policy. These policy charges effectively reduce the dollar amount of any net gains and increase the dollar amount of any net losses. Each of the EQ Advisors Trust portfolios has a separate investment objective it seeks to achieve by following a separate investment policy. There is no guarantee that these objectives will be attained. The objectives and policies of each portfolio will affect its return and its risk. Keep in mind that past performance is not an indication of future results. GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT The charts shown on the following pages illustrate the total value of an assumed investment in both Class IA and Class IB shares (if applicable) of each portfolio of the EQ Advisors Trust. The periods illustrated are from the inception dates shown through December 31, 2002. These results assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The total value shown for each portfolio reflects management fees and operating expenses of the portfolios. They have not been adjusted for insurance-related charges and expenses associated with life insurance policies or annuity contracts, which would lower the total values shown. Results should not be considered representative of future gains or losses. THE BENCHMARKS - -------------- Broad-based securities indices are unmanaged and are not subject to fees and expenses typically associated with actively-managed funds. Investment cannot be made directly in a broad-based securities index. Comparisons with these benchmarks, therefore, are of limited use. They are included because they are widely known and may help you to understand the universe of securities from which each Fund is likely to select its holdings. MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL EAFE INDEX An unmanaged index considered representative of the market structure of the developed equity markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. 3 l EQ/ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY Equitable employs different management teams for this portfolio, each of whom is responsible for managing an allocated portion or "sleeve" of the portfolio's assets. The following commentaries discuss the investment activities and performance for each sleeve of the portfolio. ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. Stock selection during the first and fourth quarters of 2002--selected high quality stocks in the beginning of the year and financial and wireless holdings at the end of the year--helped the portfolio outperform the benchmark for the full year. Throughout the year, core Japanese holdings such as Canon and Takeda added value. Entering 2003, the global economy's underlying fundamentals appear stronger than most investors seem to recognize. The decline in growth stocks over the past three years has reduced sector valuations to attractive levels. For example, the relative price-to-earnings ratios of European pharmacy and financial stocks are at seven-year lows. Many growth stocks appear to be priced more attractively than they have been in a long time. The international growth sleeve has retained a conservative posture with a blend of stable and cyclical high-quality growth names that offer a way for investors to participate in an improving economic environment. Among core holdings are Vodafone, British Sky Broadcasting, Reckitt Benckiser, ST Micro, SAP, Takeda, and Ricoh. These companies have improving balance sheets, and research predicts that they are likely to continue to grow strongly over the next five years. BERNSTEIN INVESTMENT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT (A UNIT OF ALLIANCE CAPITAL) During the fourth quarter of 2002, fundamental research-based stock selection was the primary driver of the international value sleeve's outperformance compared to the benchmark. Adding to relative performance were holdings in capital markets-sensitive industries such as insurance and banks. Specific holdings of note included Royal & SunAlliance and Societe Generale. Holdings in cyclical stocks such as Saint-Gobain also contributed to performance. In addition, the sleeve benefited from holdings in industrial commodities. While the majority of performance was driven by favorable stock selection across nearly all sectors, it was also helped by the sector emphasis in cyclicals and financials. Specifically, emphasis on retail-oriented banks, including Bank of Nova Scotia, added to performance. With the fall in the equity market and a rally in bonds, the equity risk premium soared. Even with a rise in equities in the fourth quarter of 2002, the equity risk premium remains high. As a result, Bernstein believes that equities are more attractive than usual, relative to bonds. They also believe the value sleeve is well positioned for the 2003 environment based on fundamental research driving security selection and broad diversification of holdings. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE Seeks to achieve long-term growth of capital. PORTFOLIO SUMMARY, AS OF 12/31/02 Net Assets .................................................... $1,082.4 million Number of Issues ........................................................... 164 LARGEST EQUITY HOLDINGS, AS OF 12/31/02 Vodafone Group plc ......................... Wireless Telecommunication Services Canon, Inc. ................................................. Office Electronics BNP Paribas S.A. ......................................................... Banks L'Oreal S.A. ................................................. Personal Products British Sky Broadcasting plc ............................................. Media Takeda Chemical Industries ..................................... Pharmaceuticals Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ......................................... Banks Novartis AG (Registered) ....................................... Pharmaceuticals Nokia OYJ ......................................... Telecommunications Equipment TotalfinalElf S.A. ........................................ Integrated Oil & Gas DISTRIBUTION OF EQUITY ASSETS BY REGION, AS OF 12/31/02 Europe ................................................................... 72.6% Japan .................................................................... 22.3% Canada .................................................................... 2.5% Southeast Asia ............................................................ 1.7% Australia ................................................................. 0.9% Total ................................................................. 100.0% ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/02 1 3 5 SINCE YEAR YEARS YEARS INCEPT. Portfolio - IA Shares (9.84)% (18.72)% (3.99)% (0.45)%* Portfolio - IB Shares (10.20) (18.99) (4.30) (0.75)** MSCI EAFE Index (15.94) (17.24) (2.89) 0.22* * Since inception as of April 3, 1995 ** Investment operations commenced with respect to Class IB shares on May 1, 1997. Returns shown for Class IB shares prior to this period are derived from the historical performance of Class IA shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees, applicable to Class IB shares; Class IA shares are not subject to any 12b-1 fees. GROWTH OF $10,000 INVESTMENT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002 (INVESTED AT INCEPTION) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [LINE CHART] Class IA Class IB MSCI EAFE Apr-95 10,000 10,000 10,000 Dec-95 11,129 11,102 10,917 Dec-96 12,221 12,153 11,578 Dec-97 11,841 11,752 11,784 Dec-98 13,099 12,956 14,140 Dec-99 17,988 17,742 17,953 Dec-00 13,893 13,683 15,410 Dec-01 10,715 10,505 12,106 Dec-02 9,660 9,433 10,176 4 l EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO COMMENTARY International equities, like the broad U.S. equity markets, declined for the third consecutive year. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI EAFE) Europe, Australasia and Far East Index returned -15.9% for the 12 months ended December 31, 2002. However, with the U.S. dollar falling throughout the year, the decline in foreign equity markets was partially offset for U.S.-based investors. It is also worth noting that the international equity markets outperformed the major U.S. equity indices for the annual period overall. Within the individual MSCI country markets, the best performance for the annual period came from New Zealand and Austria. Germany, Sweden, Finland and Ireland were the worst performers within the MSCI EAFE Index. The United Kingdom remains the largest country in the MSCI EAFE Index, based on its representation of 27.7% of the market capitalization of the index. The more defensive U.K. market within the MSCI Europe Index returned -15.2% for the annual period. The financial sector grew in weight within the MSCI EAFE Index through the annual period, accounting at December 31, 2002, for 24.0% of the index's market capitalization. INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE Seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before the deduction of Portfolio expenses) the total return of the MSCI EAFE Index. PORTFOLIO SUMMARY, AS OF 12/31/02 Net Assets ....................................................... $78.3 million Number of Issues ........................................................... 963 LARGEST EQUITY HOLDINGS, AS OF 12/31/02 BP plc .................................................... Integrated Oil & Gas Vodafone Group plc ......................... Wireless Telecommunication Services GlaxoSmithKline plc ............................................ Pharmaceuticals HSBS Holdings plc ........................................................ Banks Novartis AG (Registered) ....................................... Pharmaceuticals Royal Dutch Petroleum Co .................................. Integrated Oil & Gas Nestle S.A. (Registered) ......................................... Food Products TotalfinalElf S.A. ........................................ Integrated Oil & Gas Nokia OYJ ......................................... Telecommunications Equipment Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ......................................... Banks DISTRIBUTION OF EQUITY ASSETS BY REGION, AS OF 12/31/02 Europe ................................................................... 71.4% Japan .................................................................... 21.2% Australia & New Zealand ................................................... 4.9% Southeast Asia ............................................................ 2.5% Total ................................................................. 100.0% ANNUALIZED TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/02 1 3 SINCE YEAR YEARS INCEPT. Portfolio - IA Shares --% --% (16.82)%* Portfolio - IB Shares (17.87) (20.41) (5.05)** MSCI EAFE (15.94) (17.24) (2.89)** * Since inception as of March 25, 2002 ** Since inception as of January 1, 1998 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [LINE CHART] PORTFOLIO CLASS IB SHARES MSCI EAFE Dec-97 10,000 10,000 Dec-98 12,007 12,000 Dec-99 15,309 15,235 Dec-00 12,610 13,076 Dec-01 9,398 10,273 Dec-02 7,718 8,635 5 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2002 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS: AUSTRALIA (0.8%) Australia & New Zealand Banking $ Group Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . 707,900 6,916,044 BHP Billiton Ltd.. . . . . . . . 41,200 235,478 National Australia Bank Ltd. . . 23,458 419,393 Westpac Banking Corp.. . . . . . 147,900 1,145,136 -------------- 8,716,051 -------------- AUSTRIA (0.4%) OMV AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,500 4,468,209 -------------- BELGIUM (1.2%) Agfa Gevaert N.V.. . . . . . . . 168,000 3,746,340 Delhaize Group^. . . . . . . . . 13,700 254,755 Fortis*. . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,400 4,272,826 Interbrew. . . . . . . . . . . . 8,159 192,645 KBC Bankverzekeringsholding. . . 135,800 4,330,814 -------------- 12,797,380 -------------- CANADA (2.4%) Bank of Nova Scotia. . . . . . . 381,900 12,730,000 BCE, Inc.^ . . . . . . . . . . . 154,588 2,788,807 Magna International, Inc., Class A . . . . . . . . . . 121,662 6,782,360 Manulife Financial Corp.*. . . . 33,400 727,071 Quebecor World, Inc. . . . . . . 60,000 1,329,282 Sun Life Financial Services of 70,000 1,183,504 Canada, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . -------------- 25,541,024 -------------- DENMARK (0.0%) Danske Bank A/S. . . . . . . . . 30,000 495,875 -------------- FINLAND (3.0%) Fortum OYJ^. . . . . . . . . . . 749,100 4,913,136 Nokia OYJ. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,454,296 23,120,885 Stora Enso OYJ . . . . . . . . . 439,300 4,633,042 -------------- 32,667,063 -------------- FRANCE (14.2%) Accor S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . 18,600 563,311 Alcatel S.A^.. . . . . . . . . . 63,800 279,857 Assurances Ben de France^. . . . 277,900 9,302,897 BNP Paribas S.A. . . . . . . . . 811,180 33,053,970 Carrefour S.A. . . . . . . . . . 10,200 454,163 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. . . . 298,420 8,755,967 L'Oreal S.A. . . . . . . . . . . 385,147 29,322,631 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138,478 5,689,205 Peugeot S.A. . . . . . . . . . . 149,000 6,076,144 Sanofi-Synthelabo S.A. . . . . . 237,268 14,503,543 Schneider Electric S.A.. . . . . 244,601 11,573,840 Societe Generale, Class A. . . . 194,900 11,351,253 TotalFinaElf S.A.. . . . . . . . 161,659 23,088,569 -------------- 154,015,350 -------------- GERMANY (4.8%) Altana AG^ . . . . . . . . . . . 95,900 4,357,581 AMB Generali Holding AG. . . . . 68,500 3,666,062 BASF AG. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,100 493,520 Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) AG^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,563 9,465,280 E.On AG. . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,400 5,254,699 Hannover Rueckversicherungs AG*. . . . . 56,200 1,418,373 HeidelbergerCement AG. . . . . . 88,431 3,280,446 Merck KGaA . . . . . . . . . . . 90,500 2,384,703 SAP AG . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111,048 8,705,031 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Schering AG. . . . . . . . . . . 84,700 3,688,676 Siemens AG^. . . . . . . . . . . 23,500 998,762 Volkswagen AG^ . . . . . . . . . 214,000 7,747,683 -------------- 51,460,816 -------------- HONG KONG (0.6%) Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.. . . 566,000 3,683,384 Citic Pacific Ltd. . . . . . . . 200,000 369,306 CLP Holdings Ltd.. . . . . . . . 13,000 52,344 Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. . 1,114,000 1,221,366 Li & Fung Ltd. . . . . . . . . . 344,000 326,426 Wharf Holdings Ltd.^ . . . . . . 168,000 316,680 -------------- 5,969,506 -------------- IRELAND (3.3%) Allied Irish Banks plc . . . . . 895,204 12,287,648 Bank of Ireland. . . . . . . . . 951,500 9,775,309 CRH plc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,115,250 13,809,986 -------------- 35,872,943 -------------- ITALY (3.3%) Alleanza Assicurazioni^. . . . . 130,093 985,667 Banca Intesa S.p.A.. . . . . . . 2,129,000 4,490,666 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.p.A.*. . . . . . . . . 3,093,800 3,425,182 ENI S.p.A. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,313,769 20,886,739 Parmalat Finanziaria S.p.A.^ . . 1,687,500 4,019,839 Telecom Italia S.p.A.^ . . . . . 168,300 1,276,913 UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. . . . 109,300 437,003 -------------- 35,522,009 -------------- JAPAN (21.2%) Bridgestone Corp.^ . . . . . . . 924,000 11,445,858 C & S Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 22,700 295,347 Canon, Inc.^ . . . . . . . . . . 994,000 37,441,476 Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 311,000 4,463,074 Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. . 640,000 3,602,595 East Japan Railway Co. . . . . . 100 496,334 Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 187,000 4,278,293 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. . . . . 18,300 2,140,423 Hitachi Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . 1,348,000 5,168,450 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.^ . . . . . 511,200 18,910,997 Hoya Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 69,500 4,866,816 ITO EN Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . 12,900 436,993 Keyence Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 47,600 8,282,970 Mitsubishi Corp. . . . . . . . . 50,000 305,469 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.^. . . . . 74,000 329,873 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.. . . . 1,767,000 3,662,948 Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.^ . . . 637,000 6,360,875 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. . . . . . 1,553,000 12,118,294 Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.. . . 59,000 663,234 Oji Paper Co., Ltd.^ . . . . . . 137,000 588,776 Promise Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . 124,900 4,452,069 Ricoh Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 529,000 8,679,220 Sankyo Co., Ltd. . . . . . . . . 125,000 1,568,425 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.^. . 685,700 22,477,231 SMC Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . 122,500 11,499,537 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.^. . . . . . . . . . . 934,000 3,785,742 Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.. 592,100 24,747,754 Takefuji Corp.^. . . . . . . . . 158,600 9,154,883 Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. . . . . 448,000 3,911,081 Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.. 319,100 4,697,630 Tokyo Electron Ltd.. . . . . . . 59,100 2,674,366 Toyota Motor Corp. . . . . . . . 43,800 1,177,399 Uny Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . 444,000 4,343,844 -------------- 229,028,276 -------------- NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KOREA (0.9%) Samsung Electronics Co., $ Ltd. (Foreign). . . . . . . . . 6,900 1,826,736 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (GDR)^ . . . . . . . . . . 51,400 6,849,050 SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR)^. . . 32,560 695,156 -------------- 9,370,942 -------------- LUXEMBOURG (0.2%) Arcelor* . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,800 2,076,056 -------------- NETHERLANDS (4.0%) ABN Amro Holdings N.V. . . . . . 343,999 5,624,237 ASML Holding N.V.*^. . . . . . . 54,401 454,422 DSM N.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,700 13,643,170 Heineken N.V.. . . . . . . . . . 214,734 8,382,677 Koninklijke Ahold N.V. . . . . . 133,900 1,700,219 Koninklijke Royal Philips Electronics N.V.. . . . . . . . 14,490 253,936 Koninklijke Vopak N.V. . . . . . 1,600 20,703 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.. . . . 288,100 12,682,773 Wolters Kluwer N.V.. . . . . . . 20,783 362,039 -------------- 43,124,176 -------------- NORWAY (0.2%) Norske Skogindustrier ASA. . . . 127,800 1,807,847 -------------- SINGAPORE (0.2%) Haw Par Corp. Ltd. . . . . . . . 13,900 26,126 United Overseas Bank Ltd.. . . . 340,000 2,313,058 -------------- 2,339,184 -------------- SPAIN (4.4%) Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. . . . . . . . . 1,679,534 16,073,951 Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.. . . . . . . . . . 965,700 6,627,641 Grupo Dragados S.A.. . . . . . . 425,500 7,233,585 Iberdrola S.A.^. . . . . . . . . 242,200 3,393,082 Inditex S.A.*^ . . . . . . . . . 294,970 6,967,746 Telefonica S.A.* . . . . . . . . 856,988 7,671,191 -------------- 47,967,196 -------------- SWEDEN (1.6%) Autoliv, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . 136,700 2,800,425 Electrolux AB, Class B^. . . . . 504,600 7,962,827 Nordea AB. . . . . . . . . . . . 17,300 76,242 Svenska Cellulosa AB, Class B. . 208,200 7,024,985 -------------- 17,864,479 -------------- SWITZERLAND (5.1%) Centerpulse AG . . . . . . . . . 26,680 4,650,235 Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, Class A . . . . . . . . . . 10,315 192,469 Credit Suisse Group. . . . . . . 140,267 3,043,328 Givaudan . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,710 1,663,557 Novartis AG (Registered) . . . . 655,961 23,933,776 STMicroelectronics N.V.^ . . . . 410,937 8,055,474 Swiss Reinsurance. . . . . . . . 210,929 13,836,162 -------------- 55,375,001 -------------- TAIWAN (0.0%) Taiwan Semiconductor 204,538 250,599 Manufacturing Co., Ltd.*. . . . -------------- UNITED KINGDOM (22.7%) AstraZeneca plc. . . . . . . . . 44,500 1,590,412 Aviva plc. . . . . . . . . . . . 2,160,814 15,410,532 AWG plc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,000 293,113 BHP Billiton plc . . . . . . . . 162,829 869,639 BP plc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,890,424 12,995,219 British American Tobacco plc . . 416,100 4,156,579 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Sky Broadcasting plc*. . 2,683,461 $ 27,605,312 BT Group plc . . . . . . . . . . 1,892,210 5,940,192 Capita Group plc . . . . . . . . 2,076,300 8,272,977 Diageo plc . . . . . . . . . . . 81,153 881,871 Dixons Group plc . . . . . . . . 757,600 1,768,498 Electrocomponents plc. . . . . . 671,400 3,102,128 GlaxoSmithKline plc. . . . . . . 635,700 12,199,021 Kelda Group plc. . . . . . . . . 635,200 4,335,836 Lloyds TSB Group plc . . . . . . 972,500 6,982,661 National Grid Group plc. . . . . 61,763 453,902 Next plc . . . . . . . . . . . . 391,591 4,643,035 Pearson plc. . . . . . . . . . . 417,661 3,862,873 Persimmon plc. . . . . . . . . . 350,000 2,400,348 Reckitt Benckiser plc. . . . . . 727,650 14,115,820 Reed Elsevier plc* . . . . . . . 55,000 471,054 Rexam plc. . . . . . . . . . . . 667,600 4,556,997 Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc . . . . . . . . . . . 614,400 1,194,359 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc 1,000,991 23,978,912 Safeway plc. . . . . . . . . . . 3,076,900 10,563,284 Shell Transport & Trading Co. plc 1,279,600 8,425,468 Six Continents plc . . . . . . . 960,400 7,761,620 Standard Chartered Bank plc. . . 721,900 8,204,994 Tesco plc. . . . . . . . . . . . 176,922 552,561 Vodafone Group plc . . . . . . . 22,702,861 41,391,896 Whitbread plc. . . . . . . . . . 657,190 5,723,804 Wolseley plc . . . . . . . . . . 147,500 1,238,348 -------------- 245,943,265 -------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (94.5%) (Cost $1,108,138,954) . . . . . 1,022,673,247 -------------- PREFERRED STOCKS: (0.0%) GERMANY (0.0%) Volkswagen AG 9,700 251,424 (Cost $277,046) . . . . . . . . -------------- NUMBER OF WARRANTS ------------- WARRANTS (0.4%): NETHERLANDS (0.4%) ABN Amro Bank N.V., 1/8/03*. . . 3,300 329,142 ABN Amro Bank N.V., 1/10/03* . . 3,027,820 3,727,761 -------------- (Cost $7,169,306) . . . . . . . 4,056,903 -------------- PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ------------- SHORT-TERM DEBT SECURITIES: TIME DEPOSIT (4.3%) J.P. Morgan Chase Nassau, $ 0.73%, 1/2/03 46,172,793 (Amortized Cost $46,172,793) . 46,172,793 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.2%) (Cost/Amortized Cost $1,161,758,099) . . . . . . . . 1,073,154,367 OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES 9,249,167 (0.8%) . . . . . . . . . . . . -------------- NET ASSETS (100%) . . . . . . . $1,082,403,534 ============== 7 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded) December 31, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKET SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION As a Percentage of Total Equity Investments Consumer Discretionary . . . . . . . . . 15.9% Consumer Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0 Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5 Financials Banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.2 Diversified Financials . . . . . . . 5.0 Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6 Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 ---- Total Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.2 Health Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 Industrials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 Information Technology . . . . . . . . . 11.4 Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Telecommunications Services. . . . . . . 5.8 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 ----- 100.0% ===== - --------- * Non-income producing. ^ All, or a portion, of security out on loan (Note 1). Glossary: ADR-- American Depositary Receipt GDR-- Global Depositary Receipt - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At December 31, 2002 the Portfolio had the following futures contracts open: (Note 1) NUMBER OF UNREALIZED CONTRACTS EXPIRATION ORIGINAL VALUE AT APPRECIATION/ PURCHASES --------- DATE VALUE 12/31/02 (DEPRECIATION) - --------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------------- EURX Euro . . . . . . 1,022 March-03 $26,319,744 $25,685,937 $(633,807) TOPIX Index . . . . . 130 March-03 5,603,568 5,667,380 63,812 FTSE Index. . . . . . 90 March-03 9,324,983 9,141,738 (183,245) --------- $ (753,240) ========= Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2002 were as follows: COST OF PURCHASES: Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities . . . . . . $ 563,403,924 NET PROCEEDS OF SALES AND REDEMPTIONS: Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities . . . . . . 149,145,075 As of December 31, 2002, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows: Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation $ 29,739,700 Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation (142,637,201) -------------- Net unrealized depreciation . . . . . $ (112,897,501) ============== Federal income tax cost of investments . . . . $1,186,051,868 ============== At December 31, 2002, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value $49,597,646 which was secured by collateral of $52,138,684. The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $459,201,153 of which $123,523,367 expires in the year 2008, $299,919,065 expires in the year 2009, and $35,758,721 expires in the year 2010. Included in the capital loss carryforward amounts at December 31, 2002 are $396,478,116 of losses acquired from EQ/Alliance Global Portfolio as a result of the reorganizations as discussed in Note 8. Certain capital loss carryforwards may be subject to limitations on use persuant to applicable U.S. Federal Income Tax Law. Therefore, it is possible not all of these capital losses will be available for use. See Notes to Financial Statements. 8 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 2002 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS: AUSTRALIA (3.8%) $ Alumina Ltd... . . . . 13,778 38,016 Amcor Ltd. . . . . . . 10,466 50,035 AMP Diversified Property Trust. . . . 6,500 9,553 AMP Ltd. . . . . . . . 13,913 87,589 Ansell Ltd.. . . . . . 1,717 7,251 Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.^ . . . . . . . . 2,793 7,360 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.. . 18,163 177,449 Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. . . . . 1,022 6,566 BHP Billiton Ltd.. . . 45,400 259,483 BHP Steel Ltd. . . . . 9,080 16,515 Boral Ltd. . . . . . . 7,720 18,910 Brambles Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 11,755 31,111 BRL Hardy Ltd.. . . . 1,616 6,415 Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.. 5,557 16,491 Cochlear Ltd.. . . . . 621 13,631 Coles Meyer Ltd. . . . 13,911 49,350 Commonwealth Bank of Australia*. . . . . . 15,317 232,876 Commonwealth Property Office Fund . . . . . 12,568 8,280 Computershare Ltd. . . 6,900 7,188 CSL Ltd. . . . . . . . 2,013 24,484 CSR Ltd. . . . . . . . 11,721 41,713 Deutsche Office Trust. 11,727 7,858 Foster's Group Ltd.. . 25,472 64,545 Futuris Corp., Ltd.. . 10,090 7,443 Gandel Retail Trust* . 11,485 8,860 General Property Trust 24,380 40,773 Goodman Fielder Ltd.^. 12,996 13,026 Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 6,437 9,533 Iluka Resources Ltd. . 2,036 5,274 Insurance Australia Group Ltd.. . . . . . 17,227 26,580 James Hardie Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 4,469 17,188 John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 8,152 14,781 Leighton Holdings Ltd. 1,347 7,714 Lend Lease Corp., Ltd. 5,004 27,389 M.I.M. Holdings Ltd. . 21,540 18,315 Macquarie Bank Ltd.. . 2,408 32,000 Macquarie Infrastructure Group. 23,848 42,972 Mayne Nickless Ltd.. . 10,579 19,420 Mirvac Group . . . . . 6,930 16,155 National Bank of Australia . . . . . . 18,850 337,009 New Crest Mining Ltd.. 2,983 12,094 News Corp. Ltd.. . . . 18,112 117,083 News Corp. Ltd. (Preferred Ordinary). 23,813 128,057 OneSteel Ltd.* . . . . 5,083 5,152 Orica Ltd. . . . . . . 3,364 19,890 Origin Energy Ltd. . . 7,062 14,753 PaperlinX Ltd. . . . . 3,370 9,659 Patrick Corp. Ltd. . . 1,800 13,278 Principal Office Fund Trust . . . . . . . . 9,439 7,973 Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. . . 1,268 6,176 QBE Insurance Group Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 6,911 31,716 Rio Tinto Ltd. . . . . 3,858 73,754 Santos Ltd.. . . . . . 8,017 27,177 Sonic Healthcare Ltd.. 2,096 7,719 Sons of Gwalia NL. . . 1,262 1,841 Southcorp Ltd. . . . . 6,538 16,935 Stockland Trust Group. 9,286 25,204 Suncorp-Metway Ltd.. . 6,788 42,619 Tab Ltd. . . . . . . . 5,093 8,690 Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.. 4,619 27,700 Telstra Corp., Ltd.. . 27,289 67,766 The Australian Gas & Light Co., Ltd.*. . 5,279 31,331 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Transurban Group . . . 4,645 10,515 Wesfarmers Ltd.. . . . 4,504 67,463 Westfield Holdings Ltd. 5,320 40,292 Westfield Trust (ASX Exchange)*. . . . . . 25,422 49,674 Westfield Trust* . . . 901 1,725 Westpac Banking Corp.. 21,153 163,780 WMC Resources Ltd.*. . 13,778 32,740 Woodside Petroleum Ltd. 5,898 41,116 Woolworths Ltd.. . . . 12,895 82,778 -------------------- 3,013,751 -------------------- AUSTRIA (0.1%) Boehler-Uddeholm AG. . 100 4,631 Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG . . . . 330 22,215 Flughafen Wein AG. . . 150 5,037 Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG 60 4,439 Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG. . . . . . . . . . 50 4,257 OMV AG . . . . . . . . 160 15,712 Telekom Austria AG*. . 2,240 22,684 VA Technologies AG . . 150 2,440 Voest-Alpine Stahl AG. 220 5,345 Wienerberger 420 7,471 Baustoffindustrie AG. -------------------- 94,231 -------------------- BELGIUM (0.9%) Agfa Gevaert N.V.. . . 1,340 29,882 Barco N.V. . . . . . . 74 3,879 Bekaert S.A. . . . . . 186 8,422 Colruyt S.A. . . . . . 212 11,680 D'Ieteren S.A. . . . . 28 3,790 Delhaize Group . . . . 892 16,587 Dexia. . . . . . . . . 7,800 96,832 Electrabel S.A.. . . . 366 88,914 Fortis (B) . . . . . . 11,843 208,790 Fortis*. . . . . . . . 1,260 13 Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.. . . . . 850 34,796 Interbrew. . . . . . . 1,845 43,563 KBC Bankverzekeringsholding^ 1,107 35,303 Omega Pharma S.A.. . . 219 6,279 Solvay S.A., Class A . 520 35,852 UCB S.A. . . . . . . . 1,078 33,937 Umicore. . . . . . . . 183 7,899 -------------------- 666,418 -------------------- DENMARK (0.6%) Bang & Olufsen AS. . . 117 2,364 Carlsberg A/S, Class B 300 13,202 Coloplast A/S. . . . . 158 11,495 D/S 1912, Class B^ . . 3 21,064 D/S Svendborg, Class B 2 20,344 Danisco. . . . . . . . 718 24,395 Danske Bank A/S. . . . 6,709 110,894 DSV DE Sammenslut Vogn A/S . . . . . . . . . 237 5,759 FLS Industries A/S, Class B*. . . . . . . 430 3,432 GN Store Nord A/S*^. . 2,613 7,641 Group 4 Flack A/S. . . 821 17,340 ISS A/S* . . . . . . . 531 19,129 Kobenhavns Lufthavne A/S . . . . . . . . . 74 5,332 Lundbeck (H) A/S . . . 840 22,310 NEG Micon A/S* . . . . 219 3,697 NKT Holding A/S. . . . 204 2,133 Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B . . . . . . . . . . 3,289 95,022 Novozymes A/S, Class B* 683 14,281 Ostasiat Kompagni* . . 235 5,445 TDC A/S. . . . . . . . 1,594 38,733 TK Development A/S . . 145 1,045 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Topdanmark A/S*. . . . 293 8,486 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 1,287 12,818 William Demant 375 8,079 Holding*^ . . . . . . -------------------- 474,440 -------------------- FINLAND (1.6%) Amer-Yhtymae OYJ . . . 300 10,987 Fortum OYJ . . . . . . 4,000 26,235 Instrumentarium OYJ. . 600 24,040 KCI Konecranes . . . . 200 4,888 Kesco OYJ. . . . . . . 700 8,888 Kone Corp. . . . . . . 400 12,009 Metso OYJ. . . . . . . 1,300 14,051 Nokia OYJ. . . . . . . 57,600 915,744 Orion-Yhtymae OYJ, Class B . . . . . . . 400 8,941 Outokumpu OYJ. . . . . 1,100 9,581 Pohjola Group plc, Class D . . . . . . . 200 3,121 Rautaruukki OYJ. . . . 900 3,249 Sampo-Leonia Insurance, Class A . . . . . . . 3,500 26,629 Stora Enso OYJ . . . . 8,300 87,535 TietoEnator OYJ. . . . 1,000 13,642 Upm-Kymmene OYJ. . . . 3,000 96,335 Uponor OYJ . . . . . . 400 8,177 Wartsila OYJ, Class B. 500 6,307 -------------------- 1,280,359 -------------------- FRANCE (7.3%) Accor S.A. . . . . . . 2,395 72,534 Air Liquide. . . . . . 1,233 162,644 Alcatel S.A^.. . . . . 13,488 59,165 Alstom*. . . . . . . . 2,675 13,334 Altran Technologies S.A.. . . . . . . . . 709 3,400 Atos S.A.* . . . . . . 179 4,358 Autoroutes du Sud de la France *. . . . . . . 986 23,829 Aventis S.A. . . . . . 8,204 445,958 AXA++. . . . . . . . . 17,096 229,458 BNP Paribas S.A. . . . 9,683 394,563 Bouygues S.A.. . . . . 2,095 58,524 Business Objects S.A.* 621 9,143 Cap Gemini S.A.^ . . . 1,296 29,621 Carrefour S.A. . . . . 6,503 289,551 Club Mediterranee S.A.* 55 1,322 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. . . . . 3,868 113,491 Dassault Systemes S.A.^ 577 12,437 Essilor International S.A.. . . . . . . . . 1,076 44,319 Etablissements Economiques du Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A.. . . . . . . . . 389 28,881 European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. . 3,216 33,242 France Telecom SA. . . 5,120 89,620 Groupe Air France. . . 720 6,981 Groupe Danone. . . . . 1,547 208,122 Imerys S.A.* . . . . . 63 7,960 L'Oreal S.A. . . . . . 4,133 314,660 Lafarge S.A. . . . . . 1,636 123,267 Legardere S.A. . . . . 1,681 68,286 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.^ . 2,688 110,433 Michelin, Class B (Registered). . . . . 1,529 52,725 Pechiney S.A., Class A 813 28,530 Pernod Ricard. . . . . 556 53,854 Peugeot S.A. . . . . . 1,964 80,091 Pinault-Printemps-Redoute S.A.. . . . . . . . . 853 62,749 Publicis S.A.. . . . . 1,163 24,653 Renault S.A. . . . . . 1,849 86,888 Sagem S.A.^. . . . . . 171 11,574 Sanofi-Synthelabo S.A. 4,927 301,174 Schneider Electric S.A. 2,417 114,366 Societe BIC S.A. . . . 342 11,790 Societe Generale, Class A . . . . . . . . . . 3,621 210,892 Societe Television Francaise . . . . . . 1,431 38,233 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sodexho* . . . . . . . 1,172 $ 27,058 Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux 10,094 175,201 Technip S.A. . . . . . 219 15,674 Thales S.A.. . . . . . 908 24,040 Thomson Multimedia*. . 2,062 35,184 TotalFinaElf S.A.. . . 6,955 993,332 TotalFinaElf S.A.- VVPR* . . . . . . . . 783 8 TotalFinaElf S.A., Class B . . . . . . . 783 110,926 Union du Credit-Bail Immobilier. . . . . . 457 32,515 Valero S.A.. . . . . . 880 27,612 Vinci. . . . . . . . . 831 46,829 Vivendi Universal S.A. 11,272 182,045 Zodiac S.A.. . . . . . 337 6,857 -------------------- 5,713,903 -------------------- GERMANY (4.6%) Adidas-Salomon AG. . . 500 42,501 Aixtron AG . . . . . . 450 2,144 Allianz AG . . . . . . 2,267 214,346 Altana AG. . . . . . . 800 36,351 BASF AG. . . . . . . . 6,450 242,993 Bayer AG . . . . . . . 8,350 175,249 Bayerische Hypothecken und Vereinsbank AG. . 3,275 50,864 Bayerische Hypothecken und Vereinsbank AG (Vienna Listing). . . 855 13,548 Beiersdorf AG. . . . . 350 38,933 Buderus AG*. . . . . . 650 15,129 Continental AG*. . . . 1,200 18,448 DaimlerChrysler AG . . 10,344 316,422 Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)++. . . . 6,816 314,003 Deutsche Boerse AG . . 700 27,914 Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Registered)* . . . . 2,500 23,638 Deutsche Post AG . . . 4,550 47,795 Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered). . . . . 25,585 328,092 Douglas Holding AG . . 110 1,847 E.On AG. . . . . . . . 7,120 286,913 Epcos AG*. . . . . . . 650 6,657 Fresenius Medical Care AG* . . . . . . . . . 450 18,889 Gehe AG. . . . . . . . 341 13,204 HeidelbergerCement AG. 285 10,572 HeidelbergerCement AG (Brussels Exchange) . 110 4,069 HeidelbergerCement AG-VVPR*+ . . . . . . 110 -- Henkel KGaA. . . . . . 700 44,295 Hugo Boss AG . . . . . 500 5,042 Infineon Technologies AG* . . . . . . . . . 4,050 29,750 KarstadtQuelle AG* . . 600 10,074 Linde AG . . . . . . . 1,050 38,565 M.A.N. AG. . . . . . . 1,250 17,315 Marschollek, Lautenschlaeger und Partner AG^ . . . . . 550 5,541 Merck KGaA . . . . . . 500 13,175 Metro AG . . . . . . . 1,830 44,169 Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Registered) . . . 1,274 152,276 ProSieben Media AG . . 1,230 8,119 RWE AG . . . . . . . . 4,450 114,410 RWE AG (Non-Voting). . 550 11,659 SAP AG . . . . . . . . 2,450 192,055 Schering AG. . . . . . 2,200 95,810 Siemens AG . . . . . . 9,750 414,380 TUI AG . . . . . . . . 1,693 28,337 Thyssen Krupp AG . . . 4,050 45,646 Volkswagen AG. . . . . 2,720 98,475 WCM Beteiligungs & 2,266 6,254 Grundbesitz*. . . . . -------------------- 3,625,868 -------------------- NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREECE (0.3%) Alpha Bank A.E.. . . . 1,820 $ 21,964 Aluminium of Greece. . 100 1,849 Athens Water Supply & Sewage Co. S.A. . . 370 1,406 Attica Enterprises . . 660 1,711 Bank of Piraeus. . . . 1,140 7,202 Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. S.A. . . 1,170 16,256 Commercial Bank of Greece. . . . . . . . 790 12,021 EFG Eurobank Ergasias. 1,920 22,566 Folli-Follie S.A.. . . 170 2,876 Greek Organization of Football Prognostics. 951 10,079 Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A.. . . . . . 270 1,717 Hellenic Petroleum S.A. 1,140 6,628 Hellenic Technodomiki S.A.. . . . . . . . . 730 4,520 Hellenic Telecommunications S.A.. . . . . . . . . 3,970 43,744 Intracom S.A.. . . . . 930 4,157 M.J. Maillis S.A.. . . 370 1,561 National Bank of Greece S.A.. . . . . . . . . 1,660 23,517 Papastratos Cigarettes Co. . . . . . . . . . 200 3,408 Public Power Corp. . . 580 8,034 Technical Olympic S.A. 880 3,010 Titan Cement Co. S.A.. 360 13,774 Viohalco . . . . . . . 1,180 4,681 Vodafone Panafon S.A.. 2,260 13,091 -------------------- 229,772 -------------------- HONG KONG (1.3%) ASM Pacific Technology 2,000 3,847 Bank of East Asia Ltd. 16,535 28,306 BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.* . . . . . . . . 32,000 32,827 Cathay Pacific Airways 12,000 16,388 Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 18,000 117,139 Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. . . . . 5,000 8,559 CLP Holdings Ltd.. . . 22,200 89,388 Esprit Holdings Ltd. . 5,585 9,418 Giordano International Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 16,000 6,258 Hang Lung Properties Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 14,000 13,554 Hang Seng Bank Ltd.. . 9,300 98,982 Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. 7,000 21,004 Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 46,017 59,598 Hong Kong Electric Holdings Ltd. . . . . 17,000 64,308 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. . . . 12,000 15,080 Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. 26,300 164,577 Hysan Development Co. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 8,367 6,223 Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. . . . . 18,000 19,735 Li & Fung Ltd. . . . . 19,000 18,029 MTR Corp. Ltd.*. . . . 15,000 15,869 New World Development Co. Ltd.. . . . . . . 17,768 8,886 Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd.*. . . 111,006 17,508 Shangri-LA Asia Ltd. . 12,000 7,848 Sino Land Co. Ltd. . . 20,531 6,582 South China Morning Post Holdings . . . . 12,000 5,001 Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 16,235 96,181 Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A . . . . . . . 11,500 43,945 Television Broadcasts Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 3,000 9,463 Wharf Holdings Ltd.. . 15,029 28,330 -------------------- 1,032,833 -------------------- IRELAND (0.6%) Allied Irish Banks plc (London Exchange) 10,051 137,961 Allied Irish Banks plc 769 10,378 Bank of Ireland. . . . 12,306 126,427 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRH plc. . . . . . . . 6,395 $ 78,853 DCC plc. . . . . . . . 939 9,657 Elan Corp. plc*. . . . 4,300 9,250 Greencore Group. . . . 1,835 4,910 Independent News & Media plc . . . . . . 2,795 4,553 Independent Newspapers plc . . . . . . . . . 3,294 5,185 Irish Permanent plc. . 3,422 36,988 Kerry Group plc, Class A . . . . . . . . . . 1,466 19,615 Ryanair Holdings plc*. 4,640 32,867 Waterford Wedgewood plc 6,924 3,560 -------------------- 480,204 -------------------- ITALY (3.2%) Acea S.p.A.. . . . . . 1,077 4,769 Alitalia S.p.A.* . . . 19,611 4,980 Alleanza Assicurazioni 5,531 41,906 Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A.. . . . 1,774 10,984 Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.. . . . . . . . 12,438 255,826 Autogrill S.p.A.*. . . 1,517 11,812 Autostrade S.p.A . . . 10,097 100,448 Banca Fideuram S.p.A.. 3,507 16,487 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. . . . 9,072 21,373 Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro S.p.A.*. . . . 18,744 20,752 Banco Popolare di Milano S.p.A.*. . . . 4,357 15,866 Benetton Group S.p.A.. 769 6,859 Bulgari S.p.A. . . . . 1,624 7,703 Capitalia S.p.A.^. . . 15,358 19,630 e.Biscom S.p.A.* . . . 109 3,123 Enel S.p.A.. . . . . . 25,872 134,664 ENI S.p.A. . . . . . . 33,980 540,225 Fiat S.p.A. (RNC)*^. . 2,905 23,626 Fiat S.p.A.. . . . . . 818 3,588 FinecoGroup S.p.A.*^ . 16,313 7,618 Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A.^. . 2,428 7,924 Intesabci S.p.A. . . . 42,935 90,562 Intesabci S.p.A. (RNC) 9,622 15,853 Italcementi S.p.A. . . 1,117 11,253 Italgas S.p.A. . . . . 2,477 33,688 Luxottica Group S.p.A. 1,588 20,947 Mediaset S.p.A.. . . . 7,201 54,862 Mediobanca S.p.A.. . . 5,361 44,106 Mediolanum S.p.A.^ . . 2,461 12,680 Parmalat Finanziaria S.p.A.^ . . . . . . . 5,331 12,699 Pirelli S.p.A.^. . . . 12,641 11,674 Riunione Adriatica di Sicurta S.p.A. (RNC)^ 4,386 53,391 San Paolo IMI S.p.A. . 10,414 67,756 Seat-Pagine Gialle S.p.A.*^. . . . . . . 59,624 40,607 Snam Rete Gas S.p.A. . 9,020 30,763 Snia S.p.A.* (REIT). . 2,355 4,485 Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A.. . . . . . . . 46,271 211,221 Telecom Italia S.p.A.^ 29,039 220,323 Telecom Italia S.p.A. (RNC) . . . . . . . . 24,769 125,024 Tiscali S.p.A.*. . . . 1,785 8,017 UniCredito Italiano 41,947 167,712 S.p.A.. . . . . . . . -------------------- 2,497,786 -------------------- JAPAN (17.3%) 77 Bank Ltd. . . . . . 3,000 12,286 Acom Co., Ltd. . . . . 1,000 32,864 Aderans Co., Ltd.. . . 100 2,233 Advantest Corp.. . . . 1,000 44,830 Aeon Co., Ltd. . . . . 3,000 71,037 Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 100 3,632 Aiful Corp.. . . . . . 400 15,033 Ajinomoto Co.. . . . . 7,000 73,085 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Nippon Airways Co.*^ . . . . . . . . 3,000 $ 5,536 Alps Electric Co., Ltd. 1,000 11,039 Amada Co., Ltd.. . . . 4,000 10,921 Aoyamma Trading Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 900 12,665 Asahi Breweries Ltd.^. 6,000 39,336 Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.. 9,000 55,136 Asahi Kasei Corp.. . . 17,000 42,117 Asatsu-DK, Inc.. . . . 100 1,774 Ashikaga Bank Ltd.*. . 2,000 2,309 Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.* . . . . . . . . 100 2,043 Bank of Fukuoka Ltd.^. 6,000 24,067 Bank of Yokohama . . . 13,000 51,378 Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 1,000 9,387 Bellsystem 24, Inc.. . 20 3,905 Benesse Corp.. . . . . 1,200 13,449 Bridgestone Corp.. . . 8,000 99,098 Canon, Inc.. . . . . . 10,000 376,675 Capcom Co. Ltd.. . . . 200 3,012 Casio Computer Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 3,000 16,710 Central Japan Railway Co. . . . . . . . . . 12 74,728 Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.^. . . . . . 7,100 126,839 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. . . . . . 3,000 28,567 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. 3,000 13,373 Credit Saison Co., Ltd. 1,100 18,771 CSK Corp.^ . . . . . . 1,000 20,983 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 7,000 77,450 Daiei, Inc.* . . . . . 3,500 3,805 Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 3,000 43,052 Daikin Industries Ltd. 2,000 31,685 Daimaru, Inc.. . . . . 1,000 2,983 Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.*. . . 10,000 16,011 Daito Trust Construction Co.. . . 1,300 28,756 Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 5,000 28,145 Daiwa Securities Group Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 15,000 66,613 Denki Kogyo. . . . . . 2,000 4,365 Denso Corp.. . . . . . 6,300 103,363 Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.. 2,000 8,427 East Japan Railway Co. 40 198,534 Ebara Corp.. . . . . . 4,000 12,370 Eisai Co., Ltd.. . . . 3,000 67,372 Familymart Co. . . . . 400 7,837 Fanuc Ltd. . . . . . . 1,300 57,512 Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 500 17,612 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. 3,000 5,233 Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co. . . 600 5,663 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 5,000 163,057 Fuji Soft ABC, Inc.. . 600 9,480 Fuji Television Network, Inc. . . . . 4 16,112 Fujikura, Ltd. . . . . 2,000 4,753 Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 3,000 68,636 Fujitsu Ltd. . . . . . 20,000 57,133 Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 7,000 14,688 Gunma Bank Ltd.^ . . . 4,000 17,393 Gunze Ltd. . . . . . . 1,000 3,682 Hino Motors Ltd. . . . 1,000 3,430 Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 400 30,538 Hitachi Ltd. . . . . . 36,000 138,030 Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. 100 2,275 Hokuriku Bank Ltd.*. . 2,000 2,697 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. 7,700 284,849 House Foods Corp.. . . 1,000 9,446 Hoya Corp. . . . . . . 1,400 98,037 Isetan Co., Ltd. . . . 2,000 13,719 Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 18,000 16,382 ITO EN Ltd.. . . . . . 100 3,388 Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. . 4,000 117,974 Itochu Corp. . . . . . 16,000 34,651 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Itochu Techno-Science Corp. . . . . . . . . 600 $ 12,716 Japan Airlines System Corp.*. . . . . . . . 10,000 21,320 Japan Tobacco, Inc.. . 10 66,908 JFE Holdings, Inc.*. . 5,400 65,572 JGC Corp.. . . . . . . 1,000 5,595 Joyo Bank Ltd. . . . . 8,000 22,247 JSR Corp.. . . . . . . 1,000 10,045 Kajima Corp.^. . . . . 12,000 26,797 Kamiguma Co., Ltd.. . 1,000 4,803 Kaneka Corp. . . . . . 4,000 21,404 Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. . . . . . . 8,600 129,938 Kao Corp.. . . . . . . 7,000 153,661 Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.*. . . 21,000 16,634 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 2,000 3,438 Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd. . . 4,000 18,202 Keio Teito Electric Railway Co., Ltd. . . 6,000 31,802 Keyence Corp.. . . . . 300 52,204 Kikkoman Corp. . . . . 1,000 6,935 Kinden Corp. . . . . . 2,000 7,382 Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.*. . . . . . 20,000 43,145 Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd.^ . . . . . . . . 9,000 57,260 Kokuyo Co., Ltd. . . . 1,000 8,317 Komatsu Ltd.^. . . . . 11,000 35,873 Komori Corp. . . . . . 1,000 10,171 Konami Co., Ltd. . . . 1,300 30,016 Konica Corp. . . . . . 2,000 14,511 Kubuta Corp. . . . . . 14,000 37,988 Kuraray Co., Ltd.. . . 5,000 31,010 Kurita Water Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 2,000 20,140 Kyocera Corp.. . . . . 2,100 122,280 Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 5,000 20,730 Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.^. . . . . . 4,000 58,515 Lawson, Inc. . . . . . 500 12,050 Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd. 300 27,606 Marubeni Corp.^. . . . 18,000 16,533 Marui Co., Ltd.. . . . 4,000 39,167 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.^ 26,000 256,341 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd.. . . . . . 4,000 24,741 Meiji Milk Products. . 4,000 12,606 Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.^ . . . . . . . . 6,000 17,646 Meitec Corp. . . . . . 200 4,888 Millea Holdings, Inc.* 17 122,339 Minebea Co., Ltd.. . . 4,000 13,921 Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.*. . . . . . . . 23,000 45,934 Mitsubishi Corp.^. . . 13,000 79,422 Mitsubishi Electric Corp.*. . . . . . . . 21,000 48,487 Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 12,000 91,413 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. . . . 35,000 85,531 Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. . . . . . . . . 2,000 9,758 Mitsubishi Materials Corp. . . . . . . . . 15,000 16,432 Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 9,000 20,553 Mitsubishi Tokyo Finance Group, Inc. . 43 233,715 Mitsui & Co., Ltd. . . 14,000 65,358 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.^ 5,000 22,289 Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.* . . . . . . . . 2,000 1,449 Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 9,000 58,397 Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. . 17,000 78,217 Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.. . 5,000 11,545 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 5,000 10,365 Mitsui Trust & Banking^ 6,000 9,758 Mitsukoshi Ltd.^ . . . 7,000 14,570 Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 300 2,733 Mizuho Holding, Inc.^. 71 66,411 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Murata Manufacturing $ Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 2,900 113,634 NAMCO Ltd. . . . . . . 700 11,727 NEC Corp.* . . . . . . 18,000 67,346 Net One Systems Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 1 4,256 NGK Insulators Ltd.. . 4,000 21,842 NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 2,000 12,943 Nichirei Corp. . . . . 1,000 2,806 Nidec Corp.. . . . . . 500 31,179 Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 14,000 47,190 Nikon Corp.* . . . . . 4,000 30,067 Nintendo Ltd.. . . . . 1,200 112,143 Nippon COMSYS Corp.. . 2,000 6,775 Nippon Express Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 11,000 43,103 Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.. . . . . . . . . 3,000 29,957 Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.. . . . . . . . . 8,000 10,719 Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Co. . . . . . . . . . 17,000 77,071 Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 5,000 8,974 Nippon Steel Corp.*. . 67,000 78,478 Nippon System Development . . . . . 100 1,171 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. . . 66 239,707 Nippon Unipac Holding. 12 52,077 Nippon Yusen Labushiki Kaisha. . . . . . . . 12,000 40,448 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 28,000 218,488 Nisshin Flour Milling. 3,000 19,971 Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 1,000 22,331 Nitto Denko Corp.. . . 1,800 51,268 Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 22,000 247,308 NSK Ltd. . . . . . . . 6,000 15,471 NTN Corp.^ . . . . . . 3,000 10,365 NTT Data Corp. . . . . 17 46,987 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. . . . 213 393,082 Obayashi Corp. . . . . 10,000 22,247 Oji Paper Co., Ltd.. . 11,000 47,274 Oki Electric Industries Co., Ltd.*. . . . . . 2,000 3,236 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 3,000 48,892 Omron Corp.. . . . . . 3,000 44,240 Onward Kashiyama Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 2,000 15,674 Oracle Corp. Japan . . 600 14,536 Oriental Land Co., Ltd. 600 36,353 Orix Corp. . . . . . . 900 58,018 Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.^ . 26,000 64,195 Pioneer Corp.. . . . . 1,700 31,874 Promise Co., Ltd.. . . 1,000 35,645 Ricoh Co., Ltd.. . . . 7,000 114,848 Resona Holdings, Inc.* 57,000 31,221 Rohm Co., Ltd. . . . . 1,300 165,526 Sankyo Co., Ltd. . . . 4,000 50,190 Sanrio Co., Ltd. . . . 1,000 4,972 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 18,000 46,869 Secom Co.. . . . . . . 2,600 89,172 Sega Corp.*. . . . . . 1,400 13,803 Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 7,000 18,109 Sekisui House Ltd. . . 6,000 42,471 Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd.^ . . . . . . . . 5,000 152,524 Sharp Corp.. . . . . . 11,000 104,466 Shimachu Co., Ltd.. . 200 4,045 Shimamura Co., Ltd.. . 300 19,112 SHIMANO, Inc. *. . . . 1,000 15,168 Shimizu Corp.. . . . . 9,000 22,525 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 4,500 147,510 Shionogi & Co., Ltd. . 4,000 56,560 Shiseido Co., Ltd. . . 5,000 65,012 Shizuoka Bank Ltd.^. . 8,000 51,572 Showa Denko K.K.*. . . 7,000 8,907 Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. 3,000 20,831 Skylark Co., Ltd.. . . 1,000 13,264 SMC Corp.. . . . . . . 600 56,324 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Softbank Corp.^. . . . 2,800 31,971 Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.. . . . . . . . . 8,000 46,718 Sony Corp. . . . . . . 10,700 447,223 Stanley Electric Co. . 1,000 11,165 Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 1,000 4,129 Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.^ . . . . . . . . 15,000 59,282 Sumitomo Corp. . . . . 10,000 42,976 Sumitomo Electric Industries. . . . . . 7,000 45,361 Sumitomo Heavy Industries* . . . . . 11,000 6,118 Sumitomo Metal Industries* . . . . . 29,000 10,508 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. . . . . . . . . . 4,000 16,685 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.^ 46 143,811 Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 7,000 9,202 Sumitomo Realty & Development^. . . . . 3,000 12,210 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. . . 9,000 36,479 Suruga Bank Ltd. . . . 1,000 3,935 Suzuken Co., Ltd.. . . 200 4,820 Taiheiyo Cement Corp.*^ 6,000 7,584 Taisei Corp. . . . . . 7,000 11,149 Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. . . . . . . 2,000 29,409 Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.. 1,000 10,601 Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd.^ 2,000 8,713 Takashimaya Co., Ltd.^ 4,000 15,674 Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. . . . 10,000 417,966 Takefuji Corp. . . . . 1,020 58,878 TDK Corp.. . . . . . . 1,200 48,336 Teijin Ltd.. . . . . . 12,000 28,718 Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd.. 1,000 3,994 Terumo Corp. . . . . . 2,000 27,673 The Chiba Bank Ltd.. . 5,000 15,927 THK Co., Ltd.. . . . . 800 8,811 TIS, Inc.. . . . . . . 100 1,476 Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. 7,000 18,581 Toda Corp. . . . . . . 3,000 5,031 Toho Co., Ltd. . . . . 2,000 19,196 Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. . . . . . . 5,500 80,968 Tokyo Electric Power . 14,000 266,032 Tokyo Electron Ltd.. . 1,900 85,978 Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.. . 31,000 97,177 Tokyo Style. . . . . . 1,000 8,477 Tokyu Corp.. . . . . . 14,000 49,313 TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.^ . . . . . . . . 3,000 19,719 Toppan Printing. . . . 7,000 52,675 Toray Industries, Inc. 17,000 36,100 Toshiba Corp.* . . . . 35,000 109,716 Tosoh Corp.. . . . . . 7,000 16,870 Tostem Corp. . . . . . 3,000 45,504 Toto Ltd.. . . . . . . 5,000 18,497 Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. 2,000 23,848 Toyobo Co. Ltd.. . . . 2,000 2,612 Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.. 300 5,637 Toyota Automatic Loom Works Ltd. . . . 1,200 18,050 Toyota Motor Corp. . . 28,400 763,428 Trans Cosmos . . . . . 300 3,066 Trend Micro, Inc.*^. . 1,500 25,659 Ube Industries Ltd.. . 4,000 4,011 UFJ Holdings, Inc. . . 41 41,460 Uni-Charm Corp.. . . . 700 27,783 Uny Co., Ltd.. . . . . 2,000 19,567 Ushio, Inc.. . . . . . 1,000 10,955 Wacaol Corp. . . . . . 2,000 15,421 West Japan Railway Co. 10 35,477 World Co., Ltd.. . . . 700 13,449 Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. 2,000 22,786 Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.^ 900 18,998 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Yamaha Corp. . . . . . 2,000 18,488 Yamaha Motor Corp. Ltd. 1,000 8,258 Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 4,000 115,952 Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 5,000 65,307 Yamazaki Banking Co., Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 2,000 11,208 Yokogawa Electric Corp. 2,000 12,421 -------------------- 13,550,936 -------------------- LUXEMBOURG (0.1%) Arcelor* . . . . . . . 3,918 48,187 -------------------- NETHERLANDS (4.5%) ABN Amro Holdings N.V. 16,844 275,392 Aegon N.V. . . . . . . 15,239 196,059 Akzo Nobel N.V.. . . . 3,436 109,001 ASML Holding N.V.* . . 5,409 45,182 Buhrmann N.V.. . . . . 1,319 5,758 Elsevier N.V.. . . . . 7,516 91,887 Getronics N.V.*. . . . 3,867 2,354 Hagemeyer N.V. . . . . 1,314 9,514 Heineken N.V., Class A 2,382 92,987 IHC Caland N.V.. . . . 326 17,208 ING Groep N.V. . . . . 20,176 341,726 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines N.V.*. . . . 248 2,389 Koninklijke (Royal) KPN N.V. * . . . . . 21,042 136,905 Koninklijke Ahold N.V. 7,950 100,947 Koninklijke Royal Philips Electronics N.V.. . . . . . . . . 15,764 276,263 NUMICO N.V.. . . . . . 1,700 21,408 Oce N.V. . . . . . . . 824 9,079 Qiagen N.V.*^. . . . . 1,730 9,077 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. . . . . . . . . . 25,332 1,115,168 TPG N.V. . . . . . . . 4,201 68,111 Unilever N.V.. . . . . 6,809 418,359 Vedior N.V.. . . . . . 1,212 6,919 Vendex KBB N.V.. . . . 985 10,698 VNU N.V. . . . . . . . 2,618 68,271 Wolters Kluwer N.V., 3,163 55,099 Class C . . . . . . . -------------------- 3,485,761 -------------------- NEW ZEALAND (0.1%) Auckland International Airport Ltd.. . . . . 2,414 7,008 Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. 10,659 9,758 Contact Energy Ltd.. . 3,525 7,320 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. 901 4,454 Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 701 3,685 Fletcher Building Ltd. 4,201 7,362 Fletcher Challenge Ltd.* . . . . . . . . 3,538 1,814 Independent Newspapers Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 1,809 2,886 Sky City Ltd.. . . . . 2,598 10,995 Telecom Corp. of New Zealand . . . . . . . 20,164 47,801 The Warehouse Group Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 1,684 6,448 Tower Ltd. . . . . . . 1,394 1,531 -------------------- 111,062 -------------------- NORWAY (0.4%) Bergesen d.y. ASA, Class B. . . . . . . 200 3,233 Bergesen d.y. ASA, Class A . . . . . . . 300 5,716 DnB Holding ASA. . . . 4,800 22,587 EDB Business Partner ASA*. . . . . . . . . 550 1,469 Frontline Ltd. . . . . 500 4,366 Gjensidige NOR ASA^. . 650 21,298 Kvaerner ASA*. . . . . 5,979 3,193 Merkantildata ASA* . . 1,000 751 Nera ASA*. . . . . . . 1,250 1,353 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ Norsk Hydro ASA. . . . 1,800 80,675 Norske Skogindustrier ASA . . . . . . . . . 1,250 17,682 Orkla ASA. . . . . . . 2,435 41,475 Schibsted ASA. . . . . 450 4,677 Smedvig ASA, Class A . 400 1,905 Smedvig ASA, Class B . 300 1,217 Statoil ASA. . . . . . 5,300 44,755 Storebrand ASA*. . . . 1,900 7,131 Tandberg ASA*. . . . . 1,450 8,372 Telenor ASA. . . . . . 5,650 21,612 Tomra Systems ASA. . . 2,150 13,997 -------------------- 307,464 -------------------- PORTUGAL (0.3%) Banco Comercial Portugues S.A.. . . . 18,438 44,115 Banco Espirito Santo S.A.. . . . . . . . . 1,280 16,790 BPI-SGPS S.A. (Registered). . . . . 5,396 12,344 Brisa-Auto Estradas de Portugal S.A.. . . 3,658 20,268 Cimentos de Portugal SGPS, S.A. . . . . . 410 6,884 Electricidade de Portugal S.A. . . . . 21,945 36,616 Jeronimo Martins & Filho*. . . . . . . . 487 3,552 Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. (Registered) . . 11,469 78,833 PT Multimedia Servicos de Telecomunicacoes e Multimedia SGPS S.A.* 563 5,920 Sonae SGPS S.A.* . . . 12,192 5,118 -------------------- 230,440 -------------------- SINGAPORE (0.7%) Allgreen Properties Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 4,000 2,191 CapitaLand Ltd.* . . . 13,000 8,319 Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.* . 12,600 5,158 City Developments Ltd. 5,000 11,992 Creative Technology Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 1,000 7,091 Cycle & Carriage Ltd.. 626 1,227 Datacraft Asia Ltd.. . 5,000 3,275 DBS Group Holdings Ltd. 13,349 84,658 Fraser & Neave Ltd. . 2,700 12,142 Haw Par Corp. Ltd. . . 1,588 2,985 Keppel Corp., Ltd. . . 6,000 12,799 Keppel Land Ltd. . . . 5,000 2,796 NatSteel Ltd.. . . . . 3,000 3,563 Neptune Orient Lines*. 9,000 4,774 Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd. . . . 1,000 3,373 Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp. . . . . 11,559 64,309 Parkway Holdings Ltd.. 5,000 2,176 Sembcorp Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 12,000 5,431 Sembcorp Logisitics Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 3,000 2,715 Sembcorp Marine Ltd. . 5,000 2,609 Singapore Airlines Ltd. 7,000 41,165 Singapore Exchange Ltd. 8,000 5,673 Singapore Land Ltd.. . 2,000 3,644 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. . . . . 4,048 42,475 Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.. . . 16,000 15,220 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 77,000 55,048 SMRT Corp., Ltd. . . . 6,000 1,989 ST Assembly Test Services Ltd.*. . . . 3,000 1,989 United Overseas Bank Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 14,392 97,910 United Overseas Land Ltd.. . . . . . . . . 4,000 3,713 Venture Manufacturing 2,000 16,028 (Singapore) Ltd.. . . -------------------- 528,437 -------------------- NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICA (0.1%) SABMiller plc. . . . . 8,390 $ 59,633 -------------------- SPAIN (2.7%) Acciona S.A. . . . . . 320 13,180 Acerinox S.A.. . . . . 552 20,269 Acesa Infraestructuras SA.^. . . . . . . . . 1,716 990 ACS, Actividades Cons y Services S.A. . . . . 544 17,497 Altadis S.A. . . . . . 3,594 81,993 Amadeus Global Travel Distribution S.A., Class A . . . . . . . 2,705 11,156 Autopistas Concesionaria Espana. 1,716 19,448 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. . . . 36,829 352,471 Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A.. . . . . 52,188 358,169 Corporacion Mapfre S.A. 818 6,635 Endesa S.A.. . . . . . 10,972 128,381 Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A.* . . . 562 12,621 Gas Natural SDG S.A. . 2,703 51,256 Grupo Dragados S.A.. . 1,842 31,314 Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.* 723 18,323 Iberdrola S.A.^. . . . 9,343 130,890 Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A.. . . . 5,000 7,346 Immobiliaria Metropolitana Vasco . 496 10,514 Inditex S.A.*. . . . . 2,600 61,417 NH Hoteles S.A.. . . . 1,142 9,815 Promotora de Informaciones S.A.. . 934 6,087 Repsol YPF S.A.. . . . 11,262 148,910 Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona S.A.* . . . . . . . . 790 7,959 SOL Melia S.A. . . . . 1,059 4,190 Telefonica Publicidad E Informion S.A.. . . 1,746 5,552 Telefonica S.A.* . . . 56,015 501,409 TelePizza* . . . . . . 2,024 1,593 Terra Networks*. . . . 4,712 19,828 Union Electrica Fenosa S.A.^ . . . . . . . . 2,786 36,691 Vallehermoso S.A.. . . 1,297 13,475 Zeltia S.A.*^. . . . . 1,578 8,975 -------------------- 2,098,354 -------------------- SWEDEN (1.6%) AB SKF, Class A. . . . 200 5,176 Assa Abloy AB. . . . . 3,500 39,968 Atlas Copco AB, Class A 1,328 25,910 Atlas Copco AB, Class B 857 15,196 Drott AB, Class B. . . 1,100 12,246 Electrolux AB, Class B^ 3,800 59,966 Eniro AB . . . . . . . 2,200 13,887 Gambro AB, Class A . . 2,200 12,246 Gambro AB, Class B . . 1,100 6,110 Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B . . . . . . . 5,700 109,901 Hoganas AB^. . . . . . 300 5,681 Holmen AB. . . . . . . 600 14,564 Modern Times Group AB*^ 600 4,855 Nordea AB. . . . . . . 19,092 84,139 Nordea AB (FDR). . . . 8,160 36,564 OM AB. . . . . . . . . 500 2,387 S.K.F. AB, Class B . . 1,000 25,937 Sandvik AB . . . . . . 2,700 60,270 Sapa AB. . . . . . . . 200 3,672 SAS AB*. . . . . . . . 800 4,536 Securitas AB, Class B. 3,600 42,969 Skandia Forsakrings AB*^. . . . . . . . . 10,700 28,490 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. . . . . . . . 5,800 48,259 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skanska AB . . . . . . 4,800 $ 28,095 SSAB Svenskt Stal AB, Series A. . . . . . . 700 8,275 SSAB Svenkst Stal AB, Series B. . . . . . . 300 3,357 Svenska Cellulosa AB, Class B . . . . . . . 2,300 77,605 Svenska Handelsbanken AB. . . . . . . . . . 500 6,370 Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A . . . . . . . 6,800 90,528 Swedish Match AB . . . 4,300 33,805 Tele2 AB, Class B* . . 1,100 29,099 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson* . . . . . . 185,100 129,585 Telia AB*. . . . . . . 12,200 45,925 TeliaSonera AB*. . . . 10,525 39,209 Trelleborg AB. . . . . 800 6,473 Volvo AB, Class A. . . 1,240 19,354 Volvo AB, Class B^ . . 2,580 42,046 Wm-Data AB, Class B. . 3,300 2,878 -------------------- 1,225,533 -------------------- SWITZERLAND (6.7%) ABB AG Ltd.*^. . . . . 11,288 32,084 Adecco S.A.. . . . . . 1,500 58,798 Centerpulse AG . . . . 118 20,567 CIBA Specialty Chemicals . . . . . . 800 55,775 Clariant AG. . . . . . 1,600 25,573 Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, Class A 6,300 117,553 Credit Suisse Group. . 14,200 308,093 Fischer (Georg) AG . . 30 3,038 Forbo Holdings AG. . . 10 2,980 Givaudan . . . . . . . 84 37,665 Holcim Ltd., Class B . 345 62,628 Kudelski S.A.*^. . . . 430 5,831 Kuoni Reisen Holding AG (Registered)* . . . . 30 5,663 Logitech International S.A.*^. . . . . . . . 500 14,916 Lonza AG . . . . . . . 500 30,375 Nestle S.A. (Registered). . . . . 4,740 1,004,426 Nobel Biocare Holding AG* . . . . . . . . . 250 16,074 Novartis AG (Registered). . . . . 32,700 1,193,111 Phonak Holding AG. . . 300 2,821 Publi Groupe S.A.* . . 10 1,591 Roche Holding AG . . . 8,400 585,333 Roche Holding AG (Bearer). . . . . . . 600 75,938 Schindler Holding AG . 50 9,745 Serono S.A., Class B . 80 42,873 SGS Societe Generale Surveillance de Holdings S.A. . . . . 65 19,556 STMicroelectronics N.V. 7,122 139,610 Sulzer AG* . . . . . . 50 6,798 Swatch Group AG. . . . 800 13,539 Swatch Group AG, Class B . . . . . . . . . . 400 33,268 Swiss Reinsurance. . . 3,800 249,266 Swisscom AG (Registered). . . . . 320 92,688 Syngenta AG. . . . . . 1,252 72,483 Synthes-Stratec, Inc.. 60 36,798 Tecan Group AG . . . . 100 3,291 UBS AG*. . . . . . . . 15,016 729,786 Unaxis Holding AG* . . 96 6,422 Valora Holding AG. . . 40 7,666 Zurich Financial 1,712 159,722 Services AG . . . . . -------------------- 5,284,344 -------------------- UNITED KINGDOM (22.6%) 3i Group plc . . . . . 8,377 74,848 Aegis Group plc. . . . 6,953 8,759 Aggreko plc. . . . . . 601 1,427 Amec plc . . . . . . . 1,926 4,442 Amersham plc . . . . . 9,153 81,928 Amvescap plc . . . . . 8,666 55,526 ARM Holdings plc*. . . 12,500 9,659 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated British Ports Holding plc . . 2,349 $ 15,108 AstraZeneca plc. . . . 15,426 551,319 AstraZeneca plc (Stockholm Exchange) . . . . . . 5,851 205,480 Aviva plc. . . . . . . 27,361 195,134 AWG plc. . . . . . . . 1,331 9,289 BAA plc. . . . . . . . 13,374 108,515 BAE SYSTEMS plc. . . . 39,206 78,266 Balfour Beatty plc . . 2,108 4,904 Barclays Bank plc. . . 79,816 494,706 Barratt Developments plc . . . . . . . . . 4,401 27,703 BBA Group plc. . . . . 7,928 23,580 Berkeley Group plc . . 2,323 22,289 BG Group plc . . . . . 40,619 175,251 BHP Billiton plc . . . 30,082 160,662 BOC Group plc. . . . . 5,407 77,298 Boots Co. plc. . . . . 11,326 106,849 BP plc . . . . . . . . 273,971 1,883,346 BPB plc. . . . . . . . 4,185 16,574 Brambles Industries plc 11,011 26,944 British Airways plc* . 9,828 21,360 British American Tobacco plc . . . . . 20,655 206,331 British Land Co., plc. 7,293 53,069 British Sky Broadcasting plc* . . 15,116 155,501 BT Group plc . . . . . 108,293 339,963 Bunzl plc. . . . . . . 4,692 28,704 Cable & Wireless plc . 23,952 17,256 Cadbury Schweppes plc. 26,524 165,252 Canary Wharf Group plc* 7,409 28,090 Capita Group plc . . . 9,640 38,410 Carlton Communications plc . . . . . . . . . 7,616 16,460 Celltech Group plc*. . 3,193 17,734 Centrica plc . . . . . 52,037 143,253 Chubb plc. . . . . . . 9,134 12,903 Close Brothers Group plc . . . . . . . . . 768 6,874 Compass Group plc. . . 28,136 149,476 Corus Group plc* . . . 35,376 15,519 Daily Mail & General Trust . . . . . . . . 2,758 25,819 De La Rue plc. . . . . 852 3,991 Diageo plc . . . . . . 39,932 433,932 Dixons Group plc . . . 23,370 54,554 Electrocomponents plc. 5,979 27,625 EMI Group plc. . . . . 8,955 20,039 Exel plc . . . . . . . 4,439 49,167 Firstgroup plc . . . . 2,711 10,278 FKI plc. . . . . . . . 4,086 5,789 GKN plc. . . . . . . . 7,349 23,751 GlaxoSmithKline plc. . 73,674 1,413,797 Granada plc. . . . . . 28,151 36,143 Great Universal Stores plc . . . . . . . . . 13,208 122,690 Hammerson plc. . . . . 2,295 17,476 Hanson plc . . . . . . 9,803 43,558 Hays plc . . . . . . . 24,633 36,781 HBOS plc . . . . . . . 45,270 477,363 Hilton Group plc . . . 19,345 52,009 HSBC Holdings plc. . . 114,651 1,267,112 IMI plc. . . . . . . . 1,970 8,325 Imperial Chemical Industries plc. . . . 15,205 56,300 Imperial Tobacco Group plc . . . . . . . . . 8,204 139,340 International Power plc*. . . . . . . . . 12,178 18,772 Invensys plc . . . . . 49,074 41,675 Johnson Matthey plc. . 2,954 38,045 Kelda Group plc. . . . 2,985 20,375 Kidde plc. . . . . . . 9,134 10,404 Kingfisher plc . . . . 29,600 106,027 Land Securities Group plc . . . . . . . . . 6,241 78,872 Legal & General Group plc . . . . . . . . . 82,061 126,825 Lloyds TSB Group plc . 68,806 494,035 Logica plc . . . . . . 9,593 23,165 NUMBER VALUE OF SHARES (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man (E D & F) Group plc 2,628 $ 37,527 Marks & Spencer Group plc . . . . . . . . . 29,882 151,536 Misys plc. . . . . . . 7,079 20,058 National Grid Group plc 38,979 286,463 Next plc . . . . . . . 3,318 39,341 P&O Princess Cruises plc*. . . . . . . . . 9,577 66,451 Pearson plc. . . . . . 10,642 98,426 Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.. 8,440 22,351 Pilkington plc . . . . 5,217 4,871 Provident Financial plc 2,169 20,742 Prudential plc . . . . 25,342 179,103 Rank Group plc . . . . 4,798 20,585 Reckitt Benckiser plc. 7,177 139,228 Reed Elsevier plc* . . 16,403 140,485 Rentokil Initial plc . 25,402 89,968 Reuters Group plc. . . 18,097 51,713 Rexam plc. . . . . . . 3,776 25,775 Rio Tinto plc. . . . . 13,524 269,975 RMC Group plc. . . . . 4,299 25,400 Rolls-Royce plc. . . . 18,988 32,708 Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc . 14,956 29,074 Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc . . . . . . 33,387 799,792 Safeway plc. . . . . . 10,561 36,257 Sainsbury J plc. . . . 19,212 86,215 Schroders plc. . . . . 2,425 19,949 Scottish & Newcastle plc . . . . . . . . . 8,211 61,269 Scottish & Southern Energy. . . . . . . . 9,421 103,134 Scottish Power plc . . 24,328 141,975 Securicor plc* . . . . 2,034 2,775 Serco Group plc. . . . 2,533 6,244 Seton Scholl Healthcare Group plc . . . . . . 457 1,885 Severn Trent plc . . . 3,237 36,166 Shell Transport & Trading Co. plc . . . 119,217 784,979 Signet Group plc . . . 14,678 16,068 Six Continents plc . . 10,581 85,512 Slough Estates plc . . 3,338 18,217 Smith & Nephew plc . . 10,275 62,941 Smiths Group plc . . . 7,627 85,398 Stagecoach Holdings plc 9,196 4,367 Tate & Lyle plc. . . . 3,654 18,530 Taylor Woodward plc. . 3,483 9,504 Tesco plc. . . . . . . 86,370 269,750 The Sage Group plc . . 15,086 32,301 Unilever plc . . . . . 34,575 328,962 United Business Media plc . . . . . . . . . 2,740 12,792 United Utilities plc . 7,876 79,120 Vodafone Group plc . . 827,895 1,509,420 Whitbread plc. . . . . 2,447 21,312 Wimpey (George) plc. . 2,142 9,173 Wolseley plc . . . . . 8,021 67,341 WPP Group plc. . . . . 14,226 108,671 -------------------- 17,691,794 -------------------- UNITED STATES (0.0%) Capstone Turbine Corp.* 48 43 -------------------- TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (81.3%) (Cost $96,108,677). . 63,731,553 -------------------- PREFERRED STOCKS: GERMANY (0.1%) Fresenius Medical Care AG. . . . . . . . . . 250 7,608 Porsche AG . . . . . . 100 41,556 Volkswagen AG. . . . . 1,350 34,992 Wella AG . . . . . . . 250 14,823 -------------------- 98,979 -------------------- ITALY (0.0%) Fiat S.p.A.. . . . . . 1,172 5,350 -------------------- TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (0.1%) (Cost $152,593) . . . 104,329 -------------------- NUMBER VALUE OF WARRANTS (NOTE 1) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARRANTS: ITALY (0.0%) Snia S.p.A.* 2,355 $ 100 (Cost $--) . . . . . -------------------- PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ----------------- SHORT-TERM DEBT SECURITIES: TIME DEPOSIT (13.1%) J.P. Morgan Chase Nassau, 0.73%, 01/02/03 . . . $ 10,234,685 10,234,685 -------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT (0.4%) U.S. Treasury Bills (Discount Note) 01/23/03 #. . . . . . 315,000 314,768 -------------------- TOTAL SHORT-TERM DEBT SECURITIES (13.5%) (Amortized Cost 10,549,453 $10,549,453) . . . . -------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (95.0%) (Cost/Amortized Cost $106,810,723). . . . 74,385,435 OTHER ASSETS LESS 3,963,242 LIABILITIES (5.0%). . -------------------- NET ASSETS (100.0%) . $ 78,348,677 ==================== MARKET SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION As a Percentage of Total Equity Investments Consumer Discretionary . . . . . . . . . 12.4% Consumer Staples . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7 Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 Health Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 Industrials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.4 Information Technology . . . . . . . . . 7.4 Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 Telecommunications Services. . . . . . . 7.0 Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 ----- 100.0% ===== - --------- * Non-income producing. ^ All, or a portion, of security out on loan (Note 1). # All, or a portion of security held by broker as collateral for financial futures contracts. ++ Affilated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Note 6). + Securities (totaling $0 or 0.0% of net assets) valued at fair value. FDR-- Finnish Depositary Receipt RNC-- Risparmio Non-Convertible Savings Shares VVPR-- Verminderde Voorheffing - Precompte Reduit - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At December 31, 2002 the portfolio had outstanding foreign currency contracts to buy/sell foreign currencies as follows: (Note 1) LOCAL CONTRACT COST ON U.S. $ UNREALIZED AMOUNT ORIGINATION CURRENT APPRECIATION/ (000'S) DATE VALUE (DEPRECIATION) --------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN CURRENCY BUY CONTRACTS British Pound, expiring 01/10/03. . . . . . . 1,280 $2,014,720 $2,059,732 $ 45,012 European Union, expiring 01/10/03 . . . . . . 3,730 3,738,877 3,913,037 174,160 Japanese Yen, expiring 01/10/03 . . . . . . . 177,490 1,476,622 1,496,061 19,439 -------- $238,611 ======== At December 31, 2002 the Portfolio had the following futures contracts open: (Note 1) NUMBER OF UNREALIZED CONTRACTS EXPIRATION ORIGINAL VALUE AT APPRECIATION/ PURCHASE --------- DATE VALUE 12/31/02 (DEPRECIATION) - -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------------- CAC 40 10 Euro. . . . 10 January-03 $ 32,295 $ 32,132 $ (163) Hang Seng Index . . . 5 January-03 301,324 297,721 (3,603) IBEX 35 Index . . . . 2 January-03 132,796 125,581 (7,215) EUReX Index . . . . . 225 March-03 5,893,526 5,654,928 (238,598) FTSE Index. . . . . . 56 March-03 3,521,484 3,526,370 4,886 Nikkei 225. . . . . . 60 March-03 2,626,185 2,557,500 (68,685) SPI 200 . . . . . . . 15 March-03 662,080 667,367 5,287 --------- $(308,091) ========= Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2002, were as follows: MARKET VALUE DECEMBER 31, REALIZED MARKET VALUE PURCHASES SALES AT 2002 DIVIDEND GAIN SECURITIES DECEMBER 31, 2001 AT COST COST ------------ INCOME (LOSS) - ---------- ----------------- --------- --------- -------- ----------- AXA . . . . . . . . . . $389,506 $ -- 47,632 $229,458 $ 9,137 $(15,336) Deutsche Bank . . . . . 467,934 9,787 -- 314,003 6,786 -- -------- -------- ------- -------- $857,440 $543,461 $15,923 $(15,336) ======== ======== ======= ======== 17 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Concluded) December 31, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2002 were as follows: COST OF PURCHASES: Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities $ 8,199,479 NET PROCEEDS OF SALES AND REDEMPTIONS: Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities 7,959,733 As of December 31, 2002, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows: Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation . . . . . . $ 2,441,764 Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation . . . . . . (35,286,810) ------------ Net unrealized depreciation . . . . . . $(32,845,046) ============ Federal income tax cost of investments. . . . . . . $107,230,481 ============ At December 31, 2002, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value $1,750,748 which was secured by collateral of $1,842,426. The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $6,837,921 of which $1,276,824 expires in the year 2009 and $5,561,097 expires in the year 2010. See Notes to Financial Statements. 18 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2002 ASSETS Investments at value (Cost $1,161,758,099)(Note 1) $1,073,154,367 Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,138,684 Receivable for securities sold . . . . . . . . . . 12,197,270 Receivable from broker for collateral held in connection with open futures contract . . . . . . 10,428,419 Dividends, interest and other receivables. . . . . 1,453,177 Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,204 -------------- Total assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149,433,121 -------------- LIABILITIES Overdraft payable (Foreign cash payable $328,875). 375,016 Collateral held for loaned securities. . . . . . . 52,138,684 Payable for securities purchased . . . . . . . . . 11,584,027 Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,748,725 Investment management fees payable . . . . . . . . 574,798 Payable to custodian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,517 Trustees' fees payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,153 Distribution fees payable - Class IB . . . . . . . 44,038 Administrative fees payable. . . . . . . . . . . . 19,099 Accrued expenses (Note 1). . . . . . . . . . . . . 215,530 -------------- Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,029,587 -------------- NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,082,403,534 ============== Net assets were comprised of: Paid in capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,658,814,242 Accumulated undistributed net investment income. . 3,713,559 Accumulated undistributed net realized loss. . . . (490,834,267) Unrealized depreciation on investments . . . . . . (89,290,000) -------------- Net assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,082,403,534 ============== CLASS IA Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $876,907,211 / 121,170,484 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.01 par value) (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7.24 ============== CLASS IB Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $205,496,323 / 28,802,103 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.01 par value) (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7.13 ============== STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 INVESTMENT INCOME (NOTE 1) Dividends (net of $496,086 foreign withholding tax) $ 4,519,592 Interest (net of $3,040 foreign withholding tax) . 167,652 Securities lending (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,291 -------------- Total income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,854,535 -------------- EXPENSES (NOTES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 7) Investment management fees . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,441,439 Custodian fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,679 Printing and mailing expenses. . . . . . . . . . . 203,989 Distribution fees - Class IB . . . . . . . . . . . 146,510 Administrative fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,026 Professional fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,573 Trustees' fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,994 Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,455 -------------- Gross expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,290,665 Less: Waiver of investment management fees (Note 6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (132,717) Fees paid indirectly (Note 1) . . . . . (56,167) -------------- Net expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,101,781 -------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,752,754 -------------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) (NOTE 1) Realized gain (loss) on: Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (38,420,600) Futures contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,277,616) Foreign currency transactions. . . . . . . . . . . 2,012,695 -------------- Net realized loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (40,685,521) -------------- Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6,575,030) Futures contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (809,419) Foreign currency translations. . . . . . . . . . . 80,773 -------------- Net change in unrealized depreciation . . . . . . (7,303,676) -------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS . . . . . . . . . (47,989,197) -------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (46,236,443) ============== STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------ 2002 2001 --------------- ---------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: Net investment income. . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,752,754 $ 301,304 Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions. . . . . . (40,685,521) (46,971,630) Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,303,676) (12,779,691) -------------- ------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (46,236,443) (59,450,017) -------------- ------------- DISTRIBUTIONS: Distributions from net realized capital gains Class IA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (4,004,719) Class IB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (758,705) -------------- ------------- -- (4,763,424) -------------- ------------- CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 1): CLASS IA Capital shares sold [ 62,949,501 and 39,656,124 shares, respectively ]. . . . 471,285,996 352,585,055 Capital shares issued in connection with substitution (Note 8) [ 101,511,603 and 0 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . 755,870,519 -- Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 0 and 430,615 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 4,004,719 Capital shares repurchased [ (64,163,840) and (40,713,829) shares, respectively ]. (481,552,125) (362,357,488) -------------- ------------- Total Class IA transactions. . . . . . . . 745,604,390 (5,767,714) -------------- ------------- CLASS IB Capital shares sold [ 12,079,941 and 26,541,967 shares, respectively ]. . . . 90,700,408 235,374,910 Capital shares issued in connection with substitution (Note 8) [ 22,055,946 and 0 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . 161,950,385 -- Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 0 and 82,200 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 758,705 Capital shares repurchased [ (9,876,909) and (25,602,903) shares, respectively ]. (73,279,253) (227,985,314) -------------- ------------- Total Class IB transactions. . . . . . . . 179,371,540 8,148,301 -------------- ------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . 924,975,930 2,380,587 -------------- ------------- TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS . . 878,739,487 (61,832,854) NET ASSETS: Beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,664,047 265,496,901 -------------- ------------- End of year (a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,082,403,534 $ 203,664,047 ============== ============= ----------- (a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of $ 3,713,559 $ (51,890) -------------- ------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. 19 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECEMBER 31, 2002 ASSETS Investments at value (Cost $106,810,723) (Note 1) . . . $ 74,385,435 Cash (Foreign Cash $2,565,932). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,349,300 Short-term investments held as collateral for loaned securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,842,426 Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold 303,584 Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238,611 Dividends, interest and other receivables . . . . . . . 170,247 Variation margin receivable on futures contracts (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,950 Receivable for securities sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748 ----------------- Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,306,443 ----------------- LIABILITIES Collateral held for loaned securities . . . . . . . . . 1,842,426 Payable to custodian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,238 Investment management fees payable. . . . . . . . . . . 27,116 Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed. 15,094 Distribution fees payable - Class IB. . . . . . . . . . 14,589 Administrative fees payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,227 Trustees' fees payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,590 Accrued expenses (Note 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,486 ----------------- Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,957,766 ----------------- NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 78,348,677 ================= Net assets were comprised of: Paid in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 118,022,323 Accumulated undistributed net investment income . . . . 66,844 Accumulated undistributed net realized loss . . . . . . (7,336,052) Unrealized depreciation on investments. . . . . . . . . (32,404,438) ----------------- Net assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 78,348,677 ================= CLASS IA Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $3,734 / 526 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.01 par value) (Note 1) . . . . . $ 7.10 ================= CLASS IB Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $78,344,943 / 11,030,554 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.01 par value) (Note 1) $ 7.10 ================= STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 INVESTMENT INCOME (NOTE 1) Dividends (net of $174,914 foreign withholding tax)(t). $ 1,487,718 Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,304 Securities lending (net). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,661 ----------------- Total income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,566,683 ----------------- EXPENSES (NOTES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 7) Investment management fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272,730 Distribution fees - Class IB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,643 Custodian fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,668 Administrative fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,140 Professional fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,405 Printing and mailing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,139 Amortization of deferred organizational expense . . . . 6,234 Trustees' fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,749 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,100 ----------------- Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717,808 ----------------- NET INVESTMENT INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 848,875 ----------------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) (NOTE 1) Realized gain (loss) on: Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,305,102) Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,102,079) Foreign currency transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345,448 ----------------- Net realized loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4,061,733) ----------------- Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,934,398) Futures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (416,532) Foreign currency translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412,846 ----------------- Net change in unrealized depreciation. . . . . . . . . (10,938,084) ----------------- NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS . . . . . . . . . . . (14,999,817) ----------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS . $ (14,150,942) ================= (t) from affiliated companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,923 ----------------- STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------- 2002 2001 -------------- ---------------- INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS: Net investment income. . . . . . . . . . . $ 848,875 $ 818,639 Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions. . . . . . . . . . . (4,061,733) (3,136,659) Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,938,084) (21,806,917) ------------- ------------- NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14,150,942) (24,124,937) ------------- ------------- DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS: Dividends from net investment income Class IA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23) -- Class IB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (818,260) (296,247) ------------- ------------- (818,283) (296,247) ------------- ------------- Distributions from net realized capital gains Class IB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- (274,630) ------------- ------------- TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS . . . . . (818,283) (570,877) ------------- ------------- CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 1): CLASS IA* Capital shares sold [ 11,901 and 0 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,546 -- Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 3 and 0 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . 23 -- Capital shares repurchased [ (11,378) and 0 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . . . . (80,225) -- ------------- ------------- Total Class IA transactions. . . . . . . . 23,344 -- ------------- ------------- CLASS IB Capital shares sold [ 20,982,067 and 50,145,480 shares, respectively ]. . . . . 168,316,367 484,305,954 Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 117,763 and 60,444 shares, respectively ]. . . . . . . 818,260 570,877 Capital shares repurchased [ (19,231,527) and (49,473,981) shares, respectively ]. . (155,922,815) (479,564,991) ------------- ------------- Total Class IB transactions. . . . . . . . 13,211,812 5,311,840 ------------- ------------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS . . . . . . . . 13,235,156 5,311,840 ------------- ------------- TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS . . . . . . . . (1,734,069) (19,383,974) NET ASSETS: Beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,082,746 99,466,720 ------------- ------------- End of year (a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 78,348,677 $ 80,082,746 ============= ============= ----------- (a) Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of. . . . . . . . . . . $ 66,844 $ (330,622) ------------- ------------- * Class IA commenced operations on March 25, 2002. See Notes to Financial Statements. 20 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO(d)(i): FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS CLASS IA ---------------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ---------------------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 ---------- ---------- ------ --------- --------- Net asset value, beginning of year. . $ 8.03 $ 10.62 $ 15.03 $ 11.13 $ 10.27 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: Net investment income (loss). . . . 0.01 0.02 (0.01) 0.08 0.09 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions (0.80) (2.42) (3.33) 4.07 0.97 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total from investment operations (0.79) (2.40) (3.34) 4.15 1.06 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- LESS DISTRIBUTIONS: Dividends from net investment income . . . . . . . -- -- (0.05) -- (0.20) Distributions from realized gains . . . -- (0.19) (1.02) (0.25) -- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total dividends and distributions. . . . -- (0.19) (1.07) (0.25) (0.20) -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net asset value, end of year. . . . . . . $ 7.24 $ 8.03 $ 10.62 $ 15.03 $ 11.13 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Total return. . . . . (9.84)% (22.88)% (22.77)% 37.31% 10.57% ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: Net assets, end of year (000's). . . . $876,907 $167,610 $228,325 $268,541 $204,767 Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers 1.02% N/A N/A N/A N/A Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers and fees paid indirectly. . . 1.00% N/A N/A N/A N/A Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers and fees paid indirectly (Note 6) . . . . . . . . . 1.04% 1.10% 1.16%(c) 1.08% 1.06% Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets after waivers . . . 0.60% N/A N/A N/A N/A Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets after waivers and fees paid indirectly 0.62% N/A N/A N/A N/A Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets before waivers and fees paid indirectly (Note 6) . . . . . . 0.58% 0.17% (0.03)%(c) 0.70% 0.81% Portfolio turnover rate . . . . . . . . 47% 77% 80% 152% 59% CLASS IB ----------------------------------------------------- YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ----------------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 ---------- --------- ------ -------- --------- Net asset value, beginning of year. . $ 7.94 $ 10.55 $ 14.96 $ 11.11 $10.26 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: Net investment 0.01 --# (0.01) 0.04 0.05 income (loss). . . . Net realized and unrealized gain (0.82) (2.42) (3.33) 4.06 0.98 (loss) on investments -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ and foreign currency transactions Total from investment operations (0.81) (2.42) (3.34) 4.10 1.03 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ LESS DISTRIBUTIONS: Dividends from net -- -- (0.05) -- (0.18) investment income . . . . . . . Distributions from realized gains . . . -- (0.19) (1.02) (0.25) -- -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ Total dividends and distributions. . . . -- (0.19) (1.07) (0.25) (0.18) -------- ------- ------- ------- ------ Net asset value, end of year. . . . . . . $ 7.13 $ 7.94 $ 10.55 $ 14.96 $11.11 ======== ======= ======= ======= ====== Total return. . . . . (10.20)% (23.23)% (22.86)% 36.90% 10.30% ======== ======= ======= ======= ====== RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: Net assets, end of $205,496 $36,054 $37,171 $18,977 $7,543 year (000's). . . . Ratio of expenses to 1.27% N/A N/A N/A N/A average net assets after waivers Ratio of expenses to 1.25% N/A N/A N/A N/A average net assets after waivers and fees paid indirectly. . . Ratio of expenses to 1.29% 1.35% 1.41%(c) 1.33% 1.31% average net assets before waivers and fees paid indirectly (Note 6) . . . . . . . . . Ratio of net 0.35% N/A N/A N/A N/A investment income (loss) to average net assets after waivers . . . Ratio of net 0.37% N/A N/A N/A N/A investment income (loss) to average net assets after waivers and fees paid indirectly Ratio of net 0.33% (0.08)% (0.28)%(c) 0.36% 0.44% investment income (loss) to average net assets before waivers and fees paid indirectly (Note 6) . . . . . . Portfolio turnover 47% 77% 80% 152% 59% rate . . . . . . . . See Notes to Financial Statements. 21 EQ ADVISORS TRUST EQ/INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX PORTFOLIO (e): FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS -- (Concluded) CLASS IA CLASS IB ------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- MARCH 25, 2002* TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31, ------------------------------------------------------- 2002 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998** ------------------- --------- --------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Net asset value, beginning of period . . $ 8.64 $ 8.74 $ 11.80 $ 14.87 $ 11.85 $ 10.00 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS: Net investment income . . . . . . . . . 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.11 0.10 0.08 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1.53) (1.65) (3.09) (2.72) 3.15 1.92 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total from investment operations. . . . (1.45) (1.56) (3.00) (2.61) 3.25 2.00 -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- LESS DISTRIBUTIONS: Dividends from net investment income. . (0.09) (0.08) (0.03) (0.01) (0.12) (0.15) Distributions from realized gains . . . -- -- (0.03) (0.45) (0.11) -- -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total dividends and distributions . . . (0.09) (0.08) (0.06) (0.46) (0.23) (0.15) -------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net asset value, end of period . . . . . $ 7.10 $ 7.10 $ 8.74 $ 11.80 $ 14.87 $ 11.85 ============== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Total return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (16.82)%(b) (17.87)% (25.47)% (17.63)% 27.50% 20.07% ============== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: Net assets, end of period (000's) . . . . $ 4 $78,345 $80,083 $99,467 $94,581 $48,075 Ratio of expenses to average net assets after waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.67%(a) 0.92% 1.01% 1.01%(c) 0.94%(c) 0.84%(c) Ratio of expenses to average net assets before waivers (Note 6). . . . . . . . . 0.67%(a) 0.92% 1.01% 1.04%(c) 1.05%(c) 1.49%(c) Ratio of net investment income to average net assets after waivers . . . . 1.34%(a) 1.09% 0.88% 0.86%(c) 0.96%(c) 1.11%(c) Ratio of net investment income to average net assets before waivers (Note 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.34%(a) 1.09% 0.88% 0.83%(c) 0.85%(c) 0.46%(c) Portfolio turnover rate . . . . . . . . . 11% 11% 8% 12% 7% 3% Effect of voluntary expense limitation during the period: (Note 6) Per share benefit to net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 0.03 $ 0.05 - ----------- * Commencement of Operations # Per share amount is less than $0.01. (a)Annualized (b) Total return is not annualized. (c)Reflects overall fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expense. (d)On October 18, 1999, this Portfolio received, through a substitution transaction, the assets and liabilities of the Hudson River Trust Portfolio that followed the same investment objectives as this Portfolio. The information from January 1, 1999 through October 17, 1999 is that of the predecessor Hudson River Trust Portfolio. Information for the year ended December 31, 1999 includes the results of operations of the predecessor Hudson River Trust Portfolio from January 1, 1999 through October 17, 1999. (e)Net investment income and capital changes per share are based on monthly average shares outstanding. (i)On November 22, 2002, this Portfolio received , through a substitution transaction, the assets and liabilities of the EQ/Alliance Global Portfolio that followed the same objectives as this Portfolio. Information prior to the year ended December 31, 2002 represents the results of operations of the EQ/Alliance International Portfolio. See Notes to Financial Statements. 22 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2002 Note 1 Organization and Significant Accounting Policies EQ Advisors Trust (the "Trust") was organized as a Delaware business trust on October 31, 1996 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company with thirty-one diversified portfolios, two of which are presented in these financial statements and three non-diversified portfolios, none of which are presented in these financial statements (each a "Portfolio"). The Trust has the right to issue two classes of shares, Class IA and Class IB. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2002, the Trust had Class IA and Class IB shares outstanding for each Portfolio. The Class IB shares are subject to distribution fees imposed under a distribution plan ("Distribution Plan") adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Trust's multiple class distribution system, both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, other than the payment of distribution fees under the Distribution Plan. The Trust's shares are currently sold only to insurance company separate accounts in connection with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts issued by The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA, and Equitable of Colorado, Inc. ("EOC"), as well as insurance companies that are not affiliated with Equitable or EOC and to The Investment Plan for Employees, Managers and Agents. Equitable is the primary shareholder of Class IA shares for EQ/ International Equity Index Portfolio. The investment objectives of each Portfolio are as follows: EQ/Alliance International Portfolio (advised by Alliance) -- Seeks long-term growth of capital. EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio (advised by Deutsche Asset Management Inc.) -- Seeks to replicate as closely as possible (before deduction of Portfolio expenses) the total return of the MSCI EAFE Index. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the Trust: The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Valuation: Stocks listed on national securities exchanges or included on the NASDAQ stock market are valued at the last sale price, or, if there is no sale, at the latest available bid price. Other unlisted stocks are valued at their last sale price or, if no reported sale occurs during the day, at a bid price estimated by a broker. Convertible preferred stocks listed on national securities exchanges or included on the NASDAQ stock market are valued as of their last sale price or, if there is no sale, at the latest available bid price. Convertible bonds and unlisted convertible preferred stocks are valued at bid prices obtained from one or more of the major dealers in such securities. Where there is a discrepancy between dealers, values may be adjusted based on recent premium spreads to the underlying common stocks. Convertible bonds may be matrix-priced based upon the conversion value to the underlying common stocks and market premiums. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are valued at prices obtained from a bond pricing service where available, or at a bid price obtained from one or more of the major dealers in such securities. If a quoted price is unavailable, an equivalent yield or yield spread quote will be obtained from a broker and converted to a price. Options, including options on futures that are traded on exchanges, are valued at their last sale price, and if the last sale price is not available then the previous day's sale price is used. Options not traded on an exchange or actively traded are valued at fair value under the direction of the Board of Trustees. 23 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 Long-term corporate bonds may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities. The prices provided by a pricing service take into account many factors, including institutional size, trading in similar groups of securities and any developments related to specific securities; however, when such prices are unavailable, such bonds will be valued using broker quotes. U.S. Treasury securities and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, are valued at representative quoted prices. Foreign securities not traded directly, or in American Depositary Receipt (ADR) or similar form in the United States, are valued at representative quoted prices from the primary exchange in the currency of the country of origin. Short-term debt securities, which mature in 60 days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term debt securities, which mature in more than 60 days are valued at representative, quoted prices. Futures contracts are valued at their last sale price or, if there is no sale, at the latest available bid price. Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between the forward and spot currency rates as quoted by a pricing service as of a designated hour on the valuation date. Other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation cannot be provided, are valued at fair value under the direction of the Board of Trustees. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Portfolio securities that occur between the closing of their principal markets and the time the NAV is determined may be reflected in the Trust's calculation of net asset values for each applicable Portfolio when the Trust's Manager deems that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Portfolio's net asset value. Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date net of brokerage fees, commissions, and transfer fees. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income (including amortization of premium and discount on long-term securities using the effective yield method) is accrued daily. The Trust records gains and losses realized on prepayments received on mortgage-backed securities in interest income. Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are computed on the basis of the identified cost of the investments sold. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are presented net of deferred taxes on unrealized gains in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Expenses attributable to a single Portfolio or class are charged to that Portfolio or class. Expenses of the Trust not attributable to a single Portfolio or class are charged to each Portfolio or class in proportion to the average net assets of each Portfolio or other appropriate allocation methods. All income earned and expenses incurred by each Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the daily net assets of such class, except for distribution fees which are charged on a class specific basis. Foreign Currency Valuation: The books and records of the Trust are kept in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates at the following dates: (i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities -- at the valuation date. (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses -- at the date of such transactions. 24 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 The Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities. Net currency gains or losses realized and unrealized as a result of differences between interest or dividends, withholding taxes, security payables/receivables, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cash recorded on the Portfolio's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid are presented under foreign currency transactions and foreign currency translations in the realized and unrealized gains and losses section, respectively, of the Statements of Operations. Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from forward foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on a Portfolio's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of amounts actually received or paid. Taxes: The Trust intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code") applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders of each Portfolio. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required. Dividends from net investment income are declared and distributed at least annually for all Portfolios. Dividends from net realized short-term and long-term capital gains are declared and distributed at least annually to the shareholders of the Portfolios to which such gains are attributable. All dividends are reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the related Portfolios. All dividends are distributed on a tax basis and, as such, the amounts may differ from financial statement investment income and realized capital gains. Those differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for deferred organization costs, forward foreign currency transactions, losses due to wash sales transactions, mark-to-market of forward contracts, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies, investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts, post-October losses, paydowns and mergers. In addition, short-term capital gains and foreign currency gains are treated as capital gains for accounting purposes but are considered ordinary income for tax purposes. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions resulted in reclassifications to undistributed net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital at December 31, 2002 as follows: UNDISTRIBUTED (OVERDISTRIBUTED) ACCUMULATED PAID NET INVESTMENT NET REALIZED IN PORTFOLIOS: INCOME GAIN (LOSS) CAPITAL - ----------- ----------------- -------------- --------------- EQ/Alliance International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,012,695 (402,092,571) 400,079,876 EQ/International Equity Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,874 (360,648) (6,226) Net capital and net currency losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Portfolio's next taxable year. For the period from November 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002, the Portfolios incurred and elected to defer until January 1, 2003 for U.S. Federal income tax purposes net capital and net currency losses as stated below: NET NET CURRENCY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS: LOSS LOSS - ----------- -------- ------------ EQ/Alliance International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- $8,130,285 EQ/International Equity Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 161,290 25 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 Organizational Expense: Costs incurred by the Trust in connection with its organization were allocated equally to and capitalized by each of the Portfolios that commenced operations on May 1, 1997 and were deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over a 60-month period from the date the Portfolios commenced operations. On December 31, 1997 an additional $188,040 in organizational costs was capitalized and allocated evenly among the EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio, EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio, EQ/ Small Company Index Portfolio, EQ/J.P. Morgan Core Bond Portfolio, EQ/Bernstein Diversified Value Portfolio and the EQ/Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio in connection with their organization. Each of these Portfolios commenced operations on January 1, 1998. Fees Paid Indirectly: For all Portfolios, the Board of Trustees has approved the payment of certain Trust expenses using brokerage service arrangements. These payments are reflected on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2002, EQ/Alliance International reduced expenses under these arrangements by $56,167. Securities Lending: For all Portfolios, the Board of Trustees has approved the lending of portfolio securities, through its custodian bank, The JPMorgan Chase Bank ("JPMorgan"), acting as lending agent to certain approved broker-dealers, in exchange for negotiated lenders' fees. By lending investment securities, a Portfolio attempts to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest on the cash held as collateral on the loan. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that might occur and any interest earned or dividends declared during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Portfolio. Risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral may occur should the borrower of the securities fail financially. Risks may also arise to the extent that the value of the securities loaned increases above the value of the collateral received. Any such loan of portfolio securities will be continuously secured by collateral in cash or high grade debt securities at least equal at all times to the market value of the security loaned. JPMorgan will indemnify each Portfolio from any loss resulting from a borrower's failure to return a loaned security when due. JPMorgan invests the cash collateral on behalf of the Portfolios and retains a portion of the interest earned. The net amount of interest earned, after the interest rebate, is included in the Statements of Operations as securities lending income. At December 31, 2002, the cash collateral received by each Portfolio for securities loaned was invested by JPMorgan and is summarized below. Each Portfolio has an individual interest equal to the amount of cash collateral contributed. Such securities are not included in the Portfolio of Investments. COLLATERAL TYPE - ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------------ ------------ Repurchase Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.33% - 1.37% 1/02/03 51.6% Money Market Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 - 1.41 1/02/03 16.9 Short-Term Floating Rate Corporate Debt . . . . . . . . . 1.37 - 1.90 1/06/03 - 10/24/03 16.5 Short-Term Fixed Rate Corporate Debt. . . . . . . . . . . 1.46 - 2.55 2/02/03 - 3/31/03 10.8 Commercial Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.76 1/31/03 4.2 -------- 100.0% ======== Repurchase Agreements: Certain Portfolios may enter into repurchase agreements with qualified and Manager approved banks, broker-dealers or other financial institutions as a means of earning a fixed rate of return on their cash reserves for periods as short as overnight. A repurchase agreement is a contract pursuant to which a Portfolio, against receipt of securities of at least equal value including accrued interest, agrees to advance a specified sum to the financial institution which agrees to reacquire the securities at a mutually agreed upon time (usually one day) and price. Each repurchase agreement entered into by a Portfolio will 26 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 provide that the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest. A Portfolio's right to liquidate such securities in the event of a default by the seller could involve certain costs, losses or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase are less than the repurchase price, the Portfolio could suffer a loss. Options Written: Certain Portfolios may write (sell) covered options as a hedge to provide protection against adverse movements in the price of securities in the Portfolio or to enhance investment performance. Certain Portfolios may purchase and sell exchange traded options on foreign currencies. When a Portfolio writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted on a daily basis to the current market price of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised, are recognized as gains on the expiration date. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or are canceled in closing purchase transactions are offset against the cost of any securities purchased or added to the proceeds or netted against the amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. In writing options, a Portfolio must assume that the option may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration of its obligation as a writer, and that in such circumstances the net proceeds of the sale or cost of purchase of the underlying securities and currencies pursuant to the call or put option may be substantially below or above the prevailing market price. A Portfolio also has the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing purchase transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instruments underlying the options. Short Sales Against the Box: Certain Portfolios may enter into a "short sale" of securities in circumstances in which, at the time the short position is open, the Portfolio owns at least an equal amount of the securities sold short or owns preferred stocks or debt securities, convertible or exchangeable without payment of further consideration, into at least an equal number of securities sold short. This kind of short sale, which is referred to as one "against the box," may be entered into by the Portfolio to, for example, lock in a sale price for a security the Portfolio does not wish to sell immediately. The Portfolio will designate the segregation, either on its records or with the Trust's custodian, of the securities sold short or convertible or exchangeable preferred stocks or debt securities sold in connection with short sales against the box. Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value in the financial statements. Such liabilities are subject to off-balance sheet risk to the extent of any future increases in market value of the securities sold short. The ultimate liability for securities sold short could exceed the liabilities recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Portfolio bears the risk of potential inability of the brokers to meet their obligation to perform. Futures Contracts, Forward Commitments and Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The futures contracts used by the Portfolios are agreements to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price in the future. Certain Portfolios may buy or sell futures contracts for the purpose of protecting their portfolio securities against future changes in interest rates and indices which might adversely affect the value of the Portfolios' securities or the price of securities that they intend to purchase at a later date. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and can be in cash, certain money market instruments, treasury securities or other liquid, high grade debt securities. During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the market price of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by "marking-to-market" at the end of each trading day. Variation margin payments on futures contracts are received or made, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Portfolio's basis in the contract. Should interest rates or indices move unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The use of futures contracts transactions involves the risk of imperfect 27 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Portfolios to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Portfolios to unlimited risk of loss. The Portfolios enter into futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade. The exchange or board of trade acts as the counterparty to each futures transaction, therefore, the Portfolio's credit risk is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade. Certain Portfolios may make contracts to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time ("forward commitments") if they designate the segregation, either on their records or with the Trust's custodian, of cash or other liquid securities in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or if they enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities they own. These commitments are reported at market value in the financial statements. Forward commitments may be considered securities in themselves and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines or if the value of the security to be sold increases prior to the settlement date, which is risk in addition to the risk of decline in value of the Portfolio's other assets. Where such purchases or sales are made through dealers, a Portfolio relies on the dealer to consummate the sale. The dealer's failure to do so may result in the loss to a Portfolio of an advantageous yield or price. Market risk exists on these commitments to the same extent as if the securities were owned on a settled basis and gains and losses are recorded and reported in the same manner. However, during the commitment period, these investments earn no interest or dividends. Certain Portfolios may purchase foreign currency on a spot (or cash) basis. In addition, certain Portfolios may enter into contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date ("forward contracts"). A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Daily fluctuations in the value of such contracts are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by "marking to market." The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contracts and the closing of such contracts is included in realized gains or losses from foreign currency transactions in the Statement of Operations. The Advisers may engage in these forward contracts to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates in connection with the purchase and sale of Portfolio securities ("transaction hedging") and to protect the value of specific portfolio positions ("position hedging"). The Portfolios are subject to off-balance sheet risk to the extent of the value of the contracts for purchase of foreign currency and in an unlimited amount for sales of foreign currency. Swaps: Certain Portfolios may invest in swap contracts, which are derivatives in the form of a contract or other similar instrument which is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. The payment streams are calculated by reference to a specified index and agreed upon notional amount. A Portfolio will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two return streams are netted out in a cash settlement on the payment date or dates specified in the instrument, with the Portfolio receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two returns. A Portfolio's obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Portfolio) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by designating the segregation, either on its records or with the Trust's custodian, of cash or other liquid obligations. A Portfolio will not enter into any swap agreement unless the counterparty meets the rating requirements set forth in guidelines established by the Trust's Board of Trustees. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations. Notional principal amounts are used to express the extent of involvement in these transactions, but the amount potentially subject to credit risk is much smaller. 28 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 Dollar Roll Transactions Certain Portfolios may enter into dollar roll transactions with financial institutions to take advantage of opportunities in the mortgage market. A dollar roll transaction involves a sale by a Portfolio of securities with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase substantially similar securities at an agreed-upon price at a future date. The securities repurchased will bear the same interest as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Portfolio will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. The Portfolio will invest the proceeds of the sale in additional instruments, the income from which, together with any additional income received for the dollar roll, may generate income for the Portfolio exceeding the yield on the securities sold. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Portfolio may decline below the repurchase price of the similar securities. Market and Credit Risk: Written options, futures contracts, forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The risk involved in writing an option on a security is that, if the option is exercised, the underlying security is then purchased or sold by the Portfolio at the contract price, which could be disadvantageous relative to the market price. The Portfolio bears the market risk, which arises from any changes in security values. The credit risk for futures contracts and exchange traded options is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade which acts as the counterparty to the Portfolio's futures transactions. Forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, over-the-counter options and swaps are done directly with the counterparty and not through an exchange and can be terminated only by agreement of both parties to such contracts. With respect to such transactions there is no daily margin settlement and the Portfolio is exposed to the risk of default by the counterparty. Note 2 Management of the Trust The Trust has entered into an investment management agreement (the "Management Agreement") with Equitable (the "Manager"). The Management Agreement states that the Manager will (i) have overall supervisory responsibility for the general management and investment of each Portfolio's assets; (ii) select and contract with investment sub-advisers ("Advisers") to manage the investment operations and composition of each and every Portfolio; (iii) monitor the Advisers' investment programs and results; (iv) oversee compliance by the Trust with various Federal and state statutes; and (v) carry out the directives of the Board of Trustees. For the year ended December 31, 2002, for its services under the Management Agreement, the Manager was entitled to receive an annual fee as a percentage of average daily net assets, for each of the following Portfolios, calculated daily and payable monthly as follows: INDEX PORTFOLIOS - ---------------- EQ/International Equity Index 0.350% FIRST NEXT NEXT NEXT EQUITY PORTFOLIOS $1 BILLION $1 BILLION $3 BILLION $5 BILLION THEREAFTER - ----------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- EQ/Alliance International* . . . 0.750% 0.700% 0.675% 0.650% 0.625% * Effective November 22, 2002. Previous fee was 0.850% of first $1 billion, 0.800% of next $1 billion, 0.775% of next $3 billion, 0.750% of next $5 billion, and 0.725% thereafter. On behalf of the Trust, the Manager has entered into investment advisory agreements ("Advisory Agreements") with each of the Advisers. Each of the Advisory Agreements obligates the Advisers for the respective Portfolios to: (i) continuously furnish investment programs for the Portfolios; (ii) place all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for the Portfolios with brokers or dealers selected by the Manager or the respective Advisers; and (iii) perform certain limited related administrative functions in connection therewith. The Manager pays the expenses of providing investment advisory services to the Portfolios, including the fees of the Advisers of each Portfolio. 29 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Continued) December 31, 2002 Note 3 Administrative Fees Equitable serves as Administrator to the Trust. As Administrator, Equitable provides the Trust with necessary administrative, fund accounting, and compliance services. Equitable may carry out its responsibilities either directly or through sub-contracting with third party providers. For these services, the Trust pays Equitable an annual fee payable monthly per the following fee schedule: FIXED CHARGE - ------------ $30,000 for each Portfolio and for each portion of the Portfolio for which separate administrative services are provided (e.g., portions of a Portfolio allocated to separate Advisers and/or managed in a discrete style), including portions EQ/Alliance International Portfolio that are allocated to Alliance or Bernstein Investment Research and Management, a unit of Alliance. TOTAL TRUST AVERAGE NET ASSET CHARGE - ------------------------------------ 0.0400 of 1% on the first $3.0 billion 0.0300 of 1% on the next $3.0 billion 0.0250 of 1% on the next $4.0 billion 0.0225 of 1% in excess of $10.0 billion Pursuant to a sub-administration arrangement with Equitable, J.P. Morgan Investors Services Co. ("Sub-administrator") provides the Trust with administrative services, including monitoring of portfolio compliance and portfolio accounting services. Note 4 Custody Fees The Trust has entered into a Custody Agreement with JPMorgan. The Custody Agreement provides for an annual fee based on the amount of assets under custody plus transaction charges. JPMorgan serves as custodian of the Trust's portfolio securities and other assets. Under the terms of the Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan, JPMorgan maintains and deposits in separate accounts, cash, securities and other assets of the Portfolios. JPMorgan is also required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by JPMorgan, and to make payments for securities purchased by the Trust. JPMorgan has also entered into sub-custodian agreements with a number of foreign banks and clearing agencies, pursuant to which portfolio securities purchased outside the United States are maintained in the custody of these entities. Note 5 Distribution Plans The Trust has entered into distribution agreements with AXA Advisors, LLC and AXA Distributors, LLC, both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Equitable (collectively, the "Distributors"), pursuant to which the Distributors serve as the principal underwriters of the Class IA and Class IB shares of the Trust. Class IB shares are subject to distribution fees imposed pursuant to a distribution plan ("Distribution Plan") adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Distribution Plan provides that each Distributor will be entitled to receive a maximum distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the average net assets attributable to the Trust's Class IB shares. The distribution agreements, however, limit payments for services provided under the Distribution Plan to an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Trust's Class IB shares. The Trust's Class IA shares are not subject to such fees. Note 6 Expense Limitation In the interest of limiting expenses of certain Portfolios, the Manager has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Trust, with respect to such Portfolios ("Expense Limitation Agreement"), pursuant to which the Manager has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses so that the total annual operating expenses (excluding the 0.25% annual fee under the Trust's Class IB Distribution Plan) of such Portfolio are limited to: 30 EQ ADVISORS TRUST NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (Concluded) December 31, 2002 0.85% OF AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE EQ/Alliance International Portfolio (effective November 22, 2002 through November 25, 2004) EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio Each Portfolio may at a later date reimburse to the Manager the management fees waived or other expenses assumed and paid for by the Manager pursuant to the Expense Limitation Agreement within the prior three fiscal years, provided such Portfolio has reached a sufficient asset size to permit such reimbursement to be made without causing the total annual expense ratio of each Portfolio to exceed the percentage limits mentioned above for the respective period. Consequently, no reimbursement by a Portfolio will be made unless: (i) the Portfolio's total annual expense ratio is less than the respective percentages stated above for the respective period; and (ii) the payment of such reimbursement has been approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis. Any reimbursement, called recoupment fees on the Statement of Operations, will be based on the earliest fees waived or assumed by the Manager. During the year ended December 31, 2002, the Manager received $953,135 in reimbursement. At December 31, 2002, under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the amount that would be recoverable from EQ/Alliance International is as follows: AMOUNT ELIGIBLE THROUGH TOTAL ELIGIBLE -------------------------------- FOR PORTFOLIOS: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 REIMBURSEMENT - ----------- ---- ---- -------- ---- ---- -------------- EQ/Alliance International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $-- $-- $132,717 $-- $-- $132,717 Note 7 Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan A deferred compensation plan (the "Plan") for the benefit of the Independent Trustees has been adopted by the Trust. Under the Plan, each Trustee may defer payment of all or part of the fees payable for such Trustee's services. Each Trustee may defer payment of such fees until their retirement as a Trustee or until the earlier attainment of a specified age. Fees deferred under the Plan, together with accrued interest thereon, will be disbursed to a participating Trustee in monthly installments over a five to twenty year period elected by such Trustee. At December 31, 2002, the total amount deferred by the Trustees participating in the Plan was $703,057. Note 8 Substitution and Reorganization Transactions After the close of business on November 22, 2002, EQ/Alliance International Portfolio acquired the net assets of the EQ/Alliance Global Portfolio, pursuant to a substitution transaction. For accounting purposes, this transaction is treated as a merger. The substitution was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 101,511,603 Class IA shares and 22,055,946 Class IB shares of EQ/Alliance International Portfolio (valued at $755,870,519 and $141,950,385, respectively) for the 63,627,198 Class IA shares and 13,764,525 Class IB shares of EQ/Alliance Global Portfolio outstanding on November 22, 2002. EQ/ Alliance Global Portfolio's net assets at that date ($917,820,904), including $57,554,262 of unrealized depreciation, were combined with those of EQ/Alliance International Portfolio. The aggregate net assets of EQ/Alliance International Portfolio and EQ/Alliance Global Portfolio immediately before the substitutions were $212,315,724 and $917,820,904, respectively, resulting in combined net assets of $1,130,136,628. On December 10, 2002, the Board of Trustees approved Alliance to act as an interim Adviser for EQ/ International Equity Index Portfolio, effective January 2, 2003. Note 9 Subsequent Event On February 4, 2003, the Board of Trustees approved the merger and reorganization of the EQ/ International Equity Index Portfolio ("International Portfolio") into EQ/Alliance International Portfolio. A special shareholder meeting for the International Portfolio is scheduled to be held on or about April 24, 2003, and if approved by shareholders the transaction will be effected as of the close of business on or about May 2, 2003. 31 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Trustees and Shareholders of EQ Advisors Trust In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios presented, constituting 2 of the 34 portfolios of EQ Advisors Trust (the "Trust") at December 31, 2002, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Trust's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2002 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York February 14, 2003 32 FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) For the year ended December 31, 2002, the percentage of dividends paid that qualify for the 70% dividends received deductions for corporate shareholders, foreign taxes which are expected to be passed through to shareholders for foreign tax credits, gross income derived from sources within foreign countries, long-term capital gain dividends for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction on its Federal income tax return and Treasury income were as follows: 70% DIVIDEND RECEIVED FOREIGN FOREIGN LONG TERM PORTFOLIOS DEDUCTION TAXES SOURCE INCOME CAPITAL GAIN - ---------- ------------ -------- ------------- -------------- EQ/Alliance International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --% $496,082 4,524,128 $-- EQ/International Equity Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- 174,914 1,660,560 -- 33 VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD Voting instructions executed by a Contractowner may be revoked at any time prior to the Shareholder voting the shares represented thereby by the Contractowner providing the Shareholder with a properly executed written revocation of such voting instructions, or by the Contractowner providing the Shareholder with proper later-dated voting instructions by telephone or by the Internet. Proxies executed by the Shareholder may be revoked at any time before they are exercised by a written revocation received by the Secretary of Equitable, by properly executing a later-dated proxy or by attending the Special Meeting and voting in person, by telephone or by the Internet. This Voting Instruction Card, when properly executed, will be voted in the matter directed herein by the undersigned. IF YOU SIGN AND RETURN THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD WITHOUT DIRECTING US HOW TO VOTE, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL. --- PORTFOLIO International Index Portfolio Class IA [_________] Class IB [_________] THE TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT CONTRACTOWNERS INSTRUCT THE SHAREHOLDER TO VOTE "FOR" THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL. TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS. Example: [X] To approve a Plan of Reorganization and Termination providing for the acquisition of all of the assets of the EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio ("International Index Portfolio") by the Trust's EQ/Alliance International Portfolio ("Alliance International Portfolio") in exchange for shares of beneficial interest of the Alliance International Portfolio and the assumption by the Alliance International Portfolio of all of the liabilities of International Index Portfolio: FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN [ ] PROXY CARD THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES PROXY CARD SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON The undersigned, the owner of one or more variable life insurance policies or variable annuity contracts or certificates ("Contracts") whose account value is invested in one or more of the Portfolios of EQ Advisors Trust ("Trust"), hereby instructs The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"), the owner of all shares of the Trust attributable to the Contracts and, therefore, a shareholder of the Trust ("Shareholder"), to vote as indicated on the reverse side on each of the specific proposals that will be considered at the Special Meeting of the Shareholders of each Portfolio of the Trust, or any adjournment thereof, as described in the Trust's Proxy Statement, and to vote, in adjournment thereof, as described in the Trust's Proxy Statement, and to vote, in its discretion, on such other matters as may properly come before such meeting. 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If a corporation, partnership or other entity, this signature should be that of a duly authorized individual who should state his or her title. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signature of joint owner, if any - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date 12436_AXA PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND MAIL YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE PART C OTHER INFORMATION Item 15. Indemnification Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust ("Declaration of Trust") and By-Laws. Article VII, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust states, in relevant part, that a "Trustee, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any Person, other than the Trust or a Shareholder to the extent provided in this Article VII, for any act, omission or obligation of the Trust, of such Trustee or of any other Trustee. The Trustees shall not be responsible or liable in any event for any neglect or wrongdoing of any officer, agent, employee, Manager, or Principal Underwriter of the Trust. The Trust shall indemnify each Person who is serving or has served at the Trust's request as a director, officer, trustee, employee, or agent of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor, or otherwise to the extent and in the manner provided in the By-Laws." Article VII, Section 4 of the Trust's Declaration of Trust further states, in relevant part, that the "Trustees shall be entitled and empowered to the fullest extent permitted by law to purchase with Trust assets insurance for liability and for all expenses reasonably incurred or paid or expected to be paid by a Trustee, officer, employee, or agent of the Trust in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding in which he or she may become involved by virtue of his or her capacity or former capacity as a Trustee of the Trust." Article VI, Section 2 of the Trust's By-Laws states, in relevant part, that "[s]ubject to the exceptions and limitations contained in Section 3 of this Article VI, every [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liabilities and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any proceeding in which he or she becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been an agent." Article VI, Section 3 of the Trust's By-Laws further states, in relevant part, that "[n]o indemnification shall be provided hereunder to [a Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust]: (a) who shall have been adjudicated, by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought, to be liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office (collectively, "disabling conduct"); or (b) with respect to any proceeding disposed of (whether by settlement, pursuant to a consent decree or otherwise) without an adjudication by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that such [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] was liable to the Trust or its Shareholders by reason of disabling conduct, unless there has been a determination that such [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] did not engage in disabling conduct: (i) by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought; (ii) by at least a majority of those Trustees who are neither Interested Persons of the Trust nor are parties to the proceeding based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); or (iii) by written opinion of independent legal counsel based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry); provided, however, that indemnification shall be provided hereunder to [a Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] with respect to any proceeding in the event of (1) a final decision on the merits by the court or other body before which the proceeding was brought that the [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] was not liable by reason of disabling conduct, or (2) the dismissal of the proceeding by the court or other body before which it was brought for insufficiency of evidence of any disabling conduct with which such [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] has been charged." Article VI, Section 4 of the Trust's By-Laws also states that the "rights of indemnification herein provided (i) may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust on behalf of any [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust], (ii) shall be severable, (iii) shall not be exclusive of or affect any other rights to which any [Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust] may now or hereafter be entitled and (iv) shall inure to the benefit of [such party's] heirs, executors and administrators." Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event C-1 that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. Item 16. Exhibits (1) (a)(i) Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust. (2) (a)(ii) Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust. (12) (a)(iii) Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust. (18) (b)(i) Certificate of Trust. (1) (b)(ii) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust. (2) (2) By-Laws of the Trust. (1) (3) Not Applicable. (4) Form of Plan of Reorganization and Termination by EQ Advisors Trust, on behalf of EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio, a separate series of the Trust, and EQ/Alliance International Portfolio, another separate series of the Trust. (filed herewith as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) (5) None other than Exhibits 1(a) and (2). (6) (a)(i) Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable"), dated as of May 1, 2000. (10) (a)(ii) Revised Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2000, to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and Equitable. (12) (a)(iii) Amendment No. 2, dated as of September 1, 2001, to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and Equitable. (15) (a)(iv) Amendment No. 3, dated as of November 22, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement between the Trust and Equitable.(18) (c)(i) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Putnam Investment Management, Inc., dated as of August 1, 2002. (18) (d)(i) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Massachusetts Financial Services Company (dba MFS Investment Management) ("MFSIM"), dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (e)(i) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) C-2 (f)(i) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Fund Asset Management, L.P., dated as of May 1, 2000. (12) (f)(ii) Form of Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 21, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Fund Asset Management. (15) (f)(iii) Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 6, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Fund Asset Management. (16) (g)(i) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Lazard Freres & Co., LLC (dba Lazard Asset Management) ("Lazard"), dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (h) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (i)(i) Investment Advisory Agreement between EQFC and Evergreen Asset Management Corp., dated as of December 31, 1998. (6) (i)(ii) Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 21, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Evergreen Investment Management Company L.L.C. (16) (j) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Alliance Capital Management L.P. ("Alliance"), dated as of December 5, 2001. (16) (j)(i) Amendment No. 1 dated November 22, 2002 to the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Alliance, dated December 5, 2001. (18) (j)(ii) Interim Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Alliance dated as of January 2, 2003. (18) (k)(i) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Capital Guardian Trust Company ("Capital Guardian"), dated as of November 22, 2002. (18) (l) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Calvert Asset Management Company, Inc., dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (m) Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Brown Capital Management, Inc., dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (n) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Jennison dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (o) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Fidelity Management & Research Company ("Fidelity"), dated as of July 24, 2000. (12) (p)(i) Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 1, 2002, to Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Fidelity, dated July 24, 2000. (18) (q)(i) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Janus Capital Management LLC ("Janus"), dated as of April 3, 2002. (17) C-3 (p) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Provident Investment Counsel, dated as of February 1, 2001. (13) (q)(i) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("Marsico"), dated as of February 1, 2001. (13) (q)(ii) Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 1, 2001, to Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Marsico Capital Management, LLC. (15) (r)(i) Investment Advisory Agreement between Equitable and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC ("PIMCO") dated July 15, 2002. (18) (7) (a) Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors LLC ("AXA Distributors"), dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to Class IA shares. (18) (b) Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Distributors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to the Class IB shares. (18) (c) Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, LLC ("AXA Advisors"), dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to the Class IA shares. (18) (d) Distribution Agreement between the Trust and AXA Advisors, dated as of July 15, 2002 with respect to the Class IB shares. (18) (8) Form of Deferred Compensation Plan. (3) (9) (a)(i) Amended and Restated Global Custody Agreement between the Trust and JPMorgan Chase Bank ("Chase"), dated as of February 1, 2002. (17) (10) (a) Distribution Plan Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), for the Trust's Class IB shares adopted March 31, 1997. (4) (b) Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the 1940 Act. (4) (11) Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the Reorganization of EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio into EQ/Alliance International Portfolio. (filed herewith) (12) Opinion and Consent of Counsel supporting tax matters and consequences to EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio and EQ/Alliance International Portfolio shareholders. (to be filed) (13) (a) Form of Mutual Fund Services Agreement between the Trust and Equitable, dated as of May 1, 2000. (9) (b) Fourth Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement between the Trust and Equitable, dated as of May 1, 2002. (18) (c)(i) Organizational Expense Reimbursement Agreement between the Trust and EQFC, on behalf of each series of the Trust except for Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio, Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio, JPM Core Bond Portfolio, BT Small Company Index Portfolio, BT International Equity Index Portfolio and BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio, dated as of April 14, 1997. (4) C-4 (c)(ii) Organizational Expense Reimbursement Agreement between the Trust and EQFC, on behalf of Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio, Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio, JPM Core Bond Portfolio, BT Small Company Index Portfolio, BT International Equity Index Portfolio and BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio, dated as of December 9, 1997. (5) (c)(iii) Organizational Expense Reimbursement Agreement between the Trust and EQFC, on behalf of MFS Growth with Income Portfolio, EQ/Evergreen Foundation Portfolio and EQ/Evergreen Portfolio, dated as of December 31, 1998. (6) (d)(i) Amended and Restated Participation Agreement among the Trust, Equitable, AXA Distributors and AXA Advisors, dated as of April 14, 1997. (4) (e)(i) Amended and Restated Retirement Plan Participation Agreement among the Trust, AXA Advisors, The Investment Plan for Employees, Managers and Agents and Equitable, dated as of July 10, 2002. (18) (f) License Agreement Relating To Use of Name between the Trust and Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., dated as of April 28, 1997. (4) (14) Consent of Independent Public Accountants. (filed herewith) (15) Not Applicable. (16) Powers of Attorney. (18) (17) Not Applicable. - -------------------- 1. Incorporated herein by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 3, 1996 (File No. 333-17217). 2. Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 1997 (File No. 333-17217). 3. Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 7, 1997 (File No. 333-17217). 4. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 28, 1997 (File No. 333-17217). 5. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on December 29, 1997 (File No. 333-17217). 6. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 30, 1999 (File No. 333-17217). 7. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on May 27, 1999 (File No. 333-17217). 8. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 30, 1999 (File No. 333-17217). 9. Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 16, 2000. (File No. 333-17217). 10. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 21, 2000. (File No. 333-17217). 11. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on May 30, 2000. (File No. 333-17217). 12. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on January 23, 2001. (File No. 333-17217). C-5 13. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on March 22, 2001. (File No. 333-17217). 14. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 3, 2001. (File No. 333-17217). 15. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on August 13, 2001. (File No. 333-17217). 16. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 4, 2002. (File No. 333-17217). 17. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on April 3, 2002. (File No. 333-17217). 18. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A filed on February 7, 2003. (File No. 333-17217). Item 17. Undertakings (1) The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus that is a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) under the 1933 Act (17 CFR 230.145(c)), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form. (2) The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them. C-6 SIGNATURES As required by the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the city of New York and state of New York on the 20th day of February 2003. EQ ADVISORS TRUST By: /s/ Steven M. Joenk ---------------------- Steven M. Joenk President As required by the 1933 Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date - --------- ----- ---- /s/ Steven M. Joenk President February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Steven M. Joenk /s/ Peter D. Noris* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Peter D. Noris /s/ Jettie M. Edwards* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Jettie M. Edwards /s/ William M. Kearns* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- William M. Kearns, Jr. /s/ Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Christopher P.A. Komisarjevsky /s/ Theodossios Athanassiades* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Theodossios (Ted) Athanassiades /s/ Harvey Rosenthal* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Harvey Rosenthal /s/ David W. Fox* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- David W. Fox /s/ Gary S. Schpero* Trustee February 20, 2003 - --------------------------------------- Gary S. Schpero /s/ Kenneth T. Kozlowski* Treasurer and Chief February 20, 2003 - ---------------------------------------- Financial Officer Kenneth T. Kozlowski * By: /s/ Steven M. Joenk ------------------------- Steven M. Joenk Attorney-in-Fact EXHIBIT INDEX (11) Opinion and Consent of Counsel regarding the legality of the securities being registered with respect to the Reorganization of EQ/International Equity Index Portfolio into EQ/Alliance International Portfolio. (14) Consent of Independent Public Accountants.