AETNA SERIES FUND INC
485APOS, EX-99.H.22, 2000-08-29
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                                  Exhibit h.22

                Second Amendment to Financial Guaranty Agreement



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                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                SECOND AMENDMENT TO FINANCIAL GUARANTY AGREEMENT


         SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of August 3, 2000 (the "Amendment"), to the
Financial Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 6, 1999, as amended as of
December 17, 1999 (the "Agreement"), among MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION (the
"Insurer"), AELTUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. ("Aeltus") and AETNA SERIES FUND,
INC. (the "Fund").

                                   WITNESSETH:
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         WHEREAS, Aeltus and the Fund have requested, and, upon this Amendment
becoming effective, the Insurer has agreed, that certain provisions of the
Agreement be amended in the manner provided for in this Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                  1. Defined Terms.  All capitalized terms defined in the
         Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them
         therein.

                  2. Amendment to the first WHEREAS clause of the Agreement. The
         first WHEREAS clause of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting
         the words "or an Aetna Index Plus Protection Fund" after the words
         "each to be called an Aetna Principal Protection Fund" and by replacing
         the words "at maturity" with "at the Maturity Date (as defined
         herein)."

                  3. Amendment to the second WHEREAS clause of the Agreement.
         The second WHEREAS clause of the Agreement is hereby amended by
         deleting "$250,000,000" and inserting "$800,000,000" in lieu thereof.

                  4. Amendment to Section 2.1. The first sentence of Section 2.1
         is hereby amended by (i) deleting "December 31, 2000" and inserting
         "December 31, 2001" in lieu thereof and (ii) deleting "$500,000,000"
         and inserting "$800,000,000" in lieu thereof.

                  5. Amendment to Section 3.1.  Section 3.1 is hereby amended
         by inserting the following new sentence at the end of Section 3.1(a):

         "The requirements of this Article III apply to each PPF only through
         the Maturity Date of such PPF."

                  6. Amendment to Section 3.2(b). Section 3.2(b) is hereby
amended by inserting the words "plus receivables for securities sold less
payables for securities purchased" after the words "such PPF shall hold Cash
Equivalents (excluding Cash Margin)."

                  7. Amendment to Section 6.1. Section 6.1 is hereby amended by
deleting the words "during the term of this Agreement" from the end of the first
sentence of Section 6.1 and inserting the words "through the Maturity Date with
respect to such PPF" in lieu thereof.



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                  8.  Amendment to Section 6.1(i).  Section 6.1(i) is hereby
amended and restated in it entirety as follows:

                  "(i) prior to filing with the Commission any amendment to the
         Registration Statement with respect to such PPF or supplement to the
         Final Prospectus with respect to such PPF, it shall furnish a copy
         thereof to the Insurer and shall obtain the consent of the Insurer to
         any such filing that would be reasonably likely to have a material
         impact on the Insurer or, on or before the Maturity Date with respect
         to such PPF, on such PPF or any PPF Shareholder of such PPF, which
         consent shall not be unreasonably withheld."

                  9.  Amendment to Section 6.2.  Section 6.2 is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety as follows:

                  "Section 6.2 Covenants of the Fund. The Fund hereby covenants
         and agrees that through the Maturity Date with respect to each PPF:

                           (a) it shall comply in all material respects with the
                  terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents with respect
                  to such PPF to which it is a party and shall provide the
                  Insurer with written notice immediately upon becoming aware of
                  any material breach by it of the provisions of any such
                  agreements;

                           (b) it shall not amend, supplement or otherwise
                  modify, or agree to any waiver with respect to any provision
                  of the Custodian Monitoring Agreement with respect to such PPF
                  or the Custodian Service Agreement with respect to such PPF,
                  without the prior written consent of the Insurer;

                           (c) it shall not amend, supplement or otherwise
                  modify, or agree to any waiver with respect to any provision
                  of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to such PPF
                  if such amendment, supplement or modification would be
                  reasonably likely to have a material impact on the Insurer,
                  any PPF Shareholder of such PPF or such PPF, without the prior
                  written consent of the Insurer;

                           (d) it shall not amend, supplement or otherwise
                  modify any provision of the Articles Supplementary with
                  respect to such PPF if such amendment, supplement or
                  modification would be reasonably likely to have a material
                  impact on the Insurer, any PPF Shareholder of such PPF or such
                  PPF, without the prior written consent of the Insurer;

                           (e) it shall not change the manner in which the
                  general liabilities of the Fund are allocated to such PPF or
                  the assets of such PPF are allocated to any Class of Shares of
                  such PPF if such change would be reasonably likely to have a
                  material impact on the Insurer, any PPF Shareholder of such
                  PPF or such PPF, without the prior written consent of the
                  Insurer;

                           (f) promptly after any amendment or waiver of any
                  provision of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to
                  such PPF or the filing of any amendment to the Articles
                  Supplementary with respect to such PPF, it shall provide the
                  Insurer with a copy of any such amendment or waiver;

                           (g) in the event that it elects to terminate the
                  Investment Advisory Agreement with Aeltus or any other
                  Investment Adviser with respect to such PPF, it shall cause
                  the successor investment advisor with respect to such PPF to
                  enter into an Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to
                  such PPF and this Agreement prior to the effective date of
                  such termination;

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                           (h) in the event that either it or the Custodian
                  shall terminate the Custodian Monitoring Agreement with
                  respect to such PPF or the Custodian Services Agreement with
                  respect to such PPF, it shall enter into a Custodian
                  Monitoring Agreement with respect to such PPF or a Custodian
                  Service Agreement with respect to such PPF, as the case may
                  be, with a successor Custodian or an affiliate thereof prior
                  to the effective date of such termination;

                           (i) within 90 days of the end of such PPF's fiscal
                  year, it shall provide to the Insurer the financial statements
                  for such PPF with respect to such fiscal year, audited by
                  independent public accountants;

                           (j)  it shall comply in all material respects with
                  the terms and provisions of the Acts with respect to such PPF;
                  and

                           (k) other than in connection with the redemption of
                  shares by a PPF Shareholder of such PPF or the reinvestment of
                  dividends, it shall not change the number of outstanding
                  shares of such PPF."

                  10.  New Section 6.3.  The following new Section 6.3 is hereby
 added to Article VI of the Agreement:

                  "Section 6.3 Covenants of the Fund. The Fund hereby covenants
         and agrees that during the term of this Agreement:

                           (a) it shall not amend, supplement or otherwise
                  modify, or agree to any waiver with respect to any provision
                  of the Administrative Services Agreement if such amendment,
                  supplement or modification would be reasonably likely to have
                  a material impact on the Insurer or, on or before the Maturity
                  Date with respect to any PPF, any PPF Shareholder of such PPF
                  or such PPF, without the prior written consent of the Insurer;

                           (b) it shall not amend, supplement or otherwise
                  modify any provision of its Articles of Amendment and
                  Restatement if such amendment, supplement or modification
                  would be reasonably likely to have a material impact on the
                  Insurer or, on or before the Maturity Date with respect to any
                  PPF, any PPF Shareholder of such PPF or such PPF, without the
                  prior written consent of the Insurer;

                           (c) promptly after any amendment or waiver of any
                  provision of the Administrative Services Agreement or the
                  filing of any amendment to its Articles of Amendment and
                  Restatement, it shall provide the Insurer with a copy of any
                  such amendment or waiver;

                           (d) in the event that either it or the Custodian
                  shall terminate the Custodian Agreement, it shall enter into a
                  custodian agreement with a successor Custodian or an affiliate
                  thereof prior to the effective date of such termination; and

                           (e) it shall maintain insurance policies covering its
                  liabilities to its officers, directors, employees and agents
                  under subparagraph (d) of Article XII of its Articles of
                  Amendment and Restatement of the types and in the amounts as
                  is customary for funds similar to the Fund."


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                  10.  Conditions of Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become
effective on the date on which the Insurer, Aeltus and the Fund shall have
executed and delivered this Amendment.

                  11.  No other Amendments; Confirmation.  Except as expressly
amended, modified and supplemented by this Amendment or by any prior amendment,
the provisions of the Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect.

                  12.  Governing Law; Counterparts.  (a)  This Amendment and the
rights and obligation of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

                  (b) This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the
parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of
said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                           MBIA INSURANCE CORPORATION

                           /s/ Lisa A. Wilson
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                           By:       Lisa A. Wilson
                           Title:    Assistant Secretary


                           AELTUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.


                           /s/  Neil Kochen
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                           By:       Neil Kochen
                           Title:    Managing Director


                           AETNA SERIES FUND, INC.

                           /s/  J. Scott Fox
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                           By:       J. Scott Fox
                           Title:    President

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