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Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(e)
Registration File No.: 333-17217
EQ ADVISORS TRUST
SUPPLEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 17, 1999 TO THE PROSPECTUS
DATED MAY 1, 1999
This Supplement updates certain information contained in the above-dated
Prospectus of EQ Advisors Trust ("Trust") regarding the Trust and the Manager
and Distributor of the Trust. You may obtain an additional copy of the
Prospectus, free of charge, by writing to the Trust at 1290 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10104.
The information provided below should replace that located in the "Overview",
the section entitled "Management of the Trust" and the sub-section entitled "The
Manager":
EQ Financial Consultants, Inc. (EQFC"), 1290 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10104, currently serves as the Manager of the Trust.
The Board of Trustees of the Trust has approved a transfer to Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Equitable") of the
Trust's Management Agreement with EQFC. This transfer is expected to be
completed on or about September 17, 1999. Upon completion of the
transfer, Equitable will serve as the Manager of the Trust. However,
until completion of the transfer, EQFC will continue to serve in that
capacity. Equitable, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
10104 is the indirect corporate parent of EQFC. Both EQFC and Equitable
are investment advisers registered under the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, as amended, and EQFC is a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The information provided below supplements the information located in the
section entitled "Fund Distribution Arrangements" with respect to EQFC:
On September 21, 1999, EQFC will be merged into a newly-formed entity,
AXA Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, but will
remain an indirect subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc. (formerly, The
Equitable Companies Incorporated).
