MET INVESTORS SERIES TRUST
N-14AE, EX-99.17, 2000-11-09
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                                      PROXY

                               _________ PORTFOLIO

                                       OF
                                COVA SERIES TRUST

                         SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

                                January 26, 2001

         KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned  shareholder(s)  of
the  Portfolio of Cova Series Trust  ("Trust")  hereby  appoints , or any one of
them true and lawful  attorneys with power of  substitution of each, to vote all
shares  which the  undersigned  is entitled to vote,  at the Special  Meeting of
Shareholders  of the Trust to be held on January  26, 2001 at the offices of Met
Investors  Series Trust,  610 Newport Center Drive,  Suite 1350,  Newport Beach,
California  92660 at 10:00 a.m.,  local  time,  and at any  adjournment  thereof
("Meeting"), as follows:

1.   To approve an Agreement and Plan of  Reorganization  whereby  _____________
     Portfolio,  a series of Met Investors Series Trust, will (i) acquire all of
     the  assets of  ____________  Portfolio,  a series of the  Trust;  and (ii)
     assume  all  of  the  identified  liabilities  of  the  Trust's  __________
     Portfolio.

      FOR  (        )     AGAINST  (          )      ABSTAIN  (          )

         Discretionary  authority is hereby conferred as to all other matters as
may properly come before the Meeting.

THE SHARES  REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS INDICATED OR FOR THE PROPOSAL IF
NO CHOICE IS INDICATED.

                            Dated:                              , 2001
                                  ------------------------------

                            Cova                        Life Insurance Company
                                  ----------------------


                            Name of Insurance Company

                            Name and Title of Authorized Officer

                            Signature of Authorized Officer

                   PORTFOLIO
------------------

Name(s) of Separate Account(s)
Of the Insurance Company
Owning Shares in this Portfolio:


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[NAME OF PORTFOLIO]

         INSTRUCTIONS TO COVA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                   FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF
                COVA SERIES TRUST TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 26, 2001
                       INSTRUCTIONS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
                 COVA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

The undersigned  hereby instructs Cova Financial Services Life Insurance Company
(the  "Company")  to vote all shares of the  above-referenced  Portfolio of COVA
SERIES TRUST (the "Trust")  represented  by units held by the  undersigned  at a
special  meeting of  shareholders  of the Trust to be held at 10:00 a.m.,  local
time,  on January 26, 2001, at the offices of Met  Investors  Series Trust,  610
Newport Center Drive,  Suite 1350,  Newport Beach,  California  92660 and at any
adjournment thereof, as indicated on the reverse side.

         RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY
STATEMENT IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED.

                           VOTE VIA THE INTERNET:  https://vote.proxy-direct.com
                           VOTE VIA THE TELEPHONE:  1-800-___________
                           CONTROL NUMBER:  999 9999 9999 999

NOTE:  PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME(S) APPEAR ON THIS CARD.  When signing as
attorney,  executor,  administrator,  trustee,  guardian,  or as custodian for a
minor,  please  sign your name and give your full  title as such.  If signing on
behalf of a  corporation,  please sign the full corporate name and your name and
indicate your title. If you are a partner signing for a partnership, please sign
the  partnership  name,  your name and indicate your title.  Joint owners should
each sign this proxy. Please sign, date and return.

                                                    Signature

                                                    Signature (if held jointly)


                                                     Date

                                             (Please see reverse side)


INSTRUCTIONS  SOLICITED  ON BEHALF OF COVA  FINANCIAL  SERVICES  LIFE  INSURANCE
COMPANY


COVA FINANCIAL  SERVICES LIFE INSURANCE  COMPANY WILL VOTE SHARES HELD ON BEHALF
OF THE CONTRACT OWNER AS INDICATED BELOW OR FOR ANY PROPOSAL FOR WHICH NO CHOICE
IS INDICATED.

IF THIS  INSTRUCTION  FORM IS SIGNED AND RETURNED AND NO  SPECIFICATION IS MADE,
THE  COMPANY  SHALL  VOTE  FOR THE  PROPOSAL.  IF THIS  INSTRUCTION  CARD IS NOT
RETURNED OR IS RETURNED UNSIGNED, THE COMPANY SHALL VOTE YOUR SHARES IN THE SAME
PROPORTION AS IT VOTES THE SHARES FOR WHICH IT HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS.

Please vote by filling in the appropriate box below.

1. To approve an  Agreement  and Plan of  Reorganization  whereby  Portfolio,  a
series of Met  Investors  Series  Trust,  will (i)  acquire all of the assets of
Portfolio,  a series of the Trust; and (ii) assume the identified liabilities of
the  Trust's   Portfolio,   substantially   as  described  in  the  accompanying
Prospectus/Proxy Statement.

                       [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST [ ] ABSTAIN






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