EX-99 13 y122008abhldinglp99w19.txt EXHIBIT 19 21 y122008abhldinglp99w19.txt Page 41 of 42 Pages Exhibit 19 AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company December 30, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE Mr. Gerald M. Lieberman c/o AllianceBernstein L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 Dear Mr. Lieberman: Pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.4.2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 20, 2000 (the "Purchase Agreement") by and among AllianceBernstein L.P. (formerly Alliance Capital Management L.P.) ("Alliance"), AXA Financial, Inc. ("AXA Financial") and SCB Inc. (formerly Sanford C. Bernstein Inc.) relating to the purchase and sale of Buyer Units (except as otherwise stated, capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as in the Purchase Agreement), AXA Financial hereby specifies Tuesday, January 6, 2009 as the Settlement Date for the purchase of the Buyer Units subject to the Exercise Notice to AXA Financial and Alliance from SCB Inc. and SCB Partners Inc., dated December 19, 2009, and hereby designates AXA Financial (or an affiliate thereof) as the Designated Entity to purchase the 8,160,000 Buyer Units subject to such Exercise Notice. In addition, please note that any notice you give under the Purchase Agreement to AXA Financial should be given to: Richard S. Dziadzio Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 Fax: (212) 314-2016 Tel: (212) 314-4306 with copies to: Kevin R. Byrne Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 Fax: (212) 707-1504 Tel: (212) 314-4081 and Ralph A. Petruzzo Vice President and Counsel 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10104 Fax: (212) 314-3951 Tel: (212) 314-3935 Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, /s/ Ralph A. Petruzzo Ralph A. Petruzzo cc: Lawrence E. Cranch David Lesser Karen M. Applegate Chris Banthin Kevin R. Byrne Richard S. Dziadzio Richard V. Silver 41