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                                                                 Exhibit 10.1

                        STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION
                  2004 EMPLOYEE STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN

           As Adopted by the Board of Directors on September 28, 2004

1.   Purpose.

     The Standard  Microsystems  Corporation  2004 Employee  Stock  Appreciation
Rights  Plan (the  "Plan"  or the "SAR  Plan") is  intended  to enable  Standard
Microsystems  Corporation  ("SMSC"  or the  "Company"),  or any  Subsidiary,  to
attract and retain capable  employees and consultants,  and to provide them with
incentives to promote the best interests of the Company by the granting of Stock
Appreciation Rights ("SARs").

2.   Definitions.

     For  purposes of the Plan the words and phrases  used herein shall have the
following meanings:

     (a)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of SMSC.

     (b)  "Cause"  means a  termination  by the Company of the  employment  of a
          Grantee by reason of the Grantee's: (i) willful refusal to perform his
          or her obligations to the Company,  (ii) willful misconduct,  contrary
          to the  interests of the  Company;  or (iii)  commission  of a serious
          criminal act, whether denominated a felony,  misdemeanor or otherwise.
          In the  event of any  dispute  whether  a  termination  for  Cause has
          occurred,  the Board may by  resolution  resolve such dispute and such
          resolution shall be final and conclusive on all parties.

     (c)  "Change in  Control"  means an event or series of events that would be
          required to be described as a change in control of the Company on Form
          8-K  promulgated  under the Exchange Act.  Change in Control shall not
          include  acquisition  of the Company's  stock by any Company  employee
          benefit plans or action by the members of the Board of Directors  when
          acting as the Board of Directors. The determination whether and when a
          change in control  has  occurred or is about to occur shall be made by
          vote of a majority of the Non-Employee  Directors who shall constitute
          the Board  immediately  prior to the occurrence of the event or series
          of events constituting such change in control.

     (d)  "Code" means the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended from time
          to time.

     (e)  "Disability"  means an individual is permanently and totally disabled,
          as defined under Section  22(e)(3) of the Code and is unable to engage
          in any  substantial  gainful  activity  by  reason  of  any  medically
          determinable  physical or mental  impairment  which can be expected to
          result in death or which has lasted or can be  expected  to last for a
          continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months.

     (f)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

     (g)  "Subsidiary"  means a subsidiary  corporation  as set forth in Section
          424(f) of the Code.

     (h)  "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     (i)  "Stock  Appreciation  Right" means a  contractual  right that allows a
          Grantee  to  exercise  a SAR  Grant  and  receive  the  value  of  any
          appreciation  in the value of SMSC stock over the Exercise  Price,  as
          provided in Section 6.

     (j)  "SAR Grant" means an award of SARs granted under the Plan.

3.   Administration.

     (a) The Plan  shall be  administered  by the  Compensation  Committee  (the
"Committee")  of  the  Board.  All  members  of  the  Committee  shall  be  both
"Non-Employee Directors" within the meaning of paragraph (b)(3)(i) of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the Exchange Act. No member of the Committee shall be eligible
to  participate  in the Plan nor shall any  members of the  Committee  have been
eligible to  participate in the Plan for a period of at least one (1) year prior
to their  election to serve on the Committee.  The Committee  shall have and may
exercise all of the powers of the Board under the Plan,  other than the power to
appoint a director to Committee  membership.  A majority of the Committee  shall
constitute a quorum,  and acts of the majority of members present at any meeting
at which a quorum is  present  shall be deemed  the acts of the  Committee.  The
Committee may also act by instrument signed by all members of the Committee.

     (b) The Committee shall have plenary  authority in its discretion,  subject
to and consistent with the express  provisions of the Plan, to direct the grants
of  SARs;  the  exercise  price  of the SAR  covered  by  each  SAR  Grant,  the
individuals  to whom and the time or times at which SAR Grants  shall be granted
and may be  exercised;  to prescribe,  amend and rescind  rules and  regulations
relating to the Plan, including,  without limitation, such rules and regulations
as it shall deem advisable so that  transactions  involving SARs may qualify for
exemption  under such  rules and  regulations  as the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission may promulgate from time to time exempting  transactions from Section
16(b) of the Exchange  Act; to  determine  the terms and  provisions  of, and to
cause the Company to enter into,  agreements  with Grantees,  in accordance with
Section 6(k),  in connection  with SARs that may be granted under the Plan ("SAR
Grant Agreements" or "Agreements"),  which Agreements may vary from one another,
as the Committee shall deem  appropriate;  to amend any such Agreement from time
to time, with the consent of the Grantee;  and to make all other  determinations
the Committee  may deem  necessary or advisable  for the  administration  of the
Plan.

     (c) Each SAR Grant  under  this Plan  shall be deemed to have been  granted
when the  determination  of the Committee with respect to such SAR Grant is made
or, if so determined by the  Committee,  at a specific  future date.  Once a SAR
Grant has been made, all conditions and  requirements  of this Plan with respect
to such SAR Grant shall be deemed to be conditions upon the exercise of the SAR,
but not upon the grant thereof.

     (d) The  Committee  shall have the  complete  and  absolute  discretion  to
determine all  entitlements  to benefits and to interpret the  provisions of the
Plan. Every action,  decision,  interpretation or determination by the Committee
or the Board with  respect to the  application  or  administration  of this Plan
shall be final and binding upon the Company and each person  holding or claiming
any right or interest pursuant to any SAR granted under this Plan.

     (e) No member of the  Committee or the Board shall be liable for any action
or determination  made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any SAR Grant.
To the full extent  permitted  by law,  the  Company  shall  indemnify  and hold
harmless  each  person  made or  threatened  to be made a party to any  civil or
criminal  action or proceeding  by reason of the fact that such person,  or such
person's testator or intestate, is or was a member of the Committee.

     (f)  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary  herein,  the  Compensation
Committee may, in its sole  discretion,  delegate its authority to grant SARs to
employees  other than executive  officers  within  parameters  determined by the
Compensation  Committee,  including the maximum number of shares underlying each
grant.

     (g) In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Plan and the terms
of any Agreement, the terms of this Plan shall govern.

4.   Eligibility.

     The  persons  eligible  to  participate  in the Plan shall be any  officer,
employee or consultant of the Company,  or any  Subsidiary  thereof,  who may be
designated by the  Committee.  The persons  eligible to receive SAR Grants under
the Plan are hereinafter referred to as "Eligible Individuals".

5. SAR Shares Subject to the Plan.

     Subject to the  provisions  of Section 8 hereof,  two  million  (2,000,000)
"hypothetical" shares (the "Shares") of $.10 par value common stock of SMSC (the
"Common  Stock"),  shall be available for the grant of SARs under the Plan.  The
Plan does not permit any payments upon the exercise of a SAR Grant to be made in
the Common Stock of SMSC.

     If any SAR granted under the Plan expires or otherwise terminates, in whole
or in part, without having been exercised,  the "hypothetical" Shares subject to
the unexercised portion of such SAR Grant shall be available for the granting of
new SARs under the Plan as fully as if such "hypothetical" Shares had never been
subject to a SAR.

6.   Grants, Terms and Conditions of SAR Grants.

     From time to time until the expiration or earlier  termination of the Plan,
the Committee may grant SARs under the Plan to Eligible Individuals (hereinafter
referred to as "Grantees")  as it determines are warranted.  SAR Grants shall be
subject to the following terms and conditions:

     A SAR may be  exercised  by a  Grantee  in  accordance  with  Section  6 by
surrendering  the SAR Grant in accordance  with  procedures  established  by the
Committee.  Upon such exercise and  surrender,  the Grantee shall be entitled to
receive an amount determined in the manner prescribed in Section 6(d).

     (a)  Price.  The term "fair market  value" of a share of Common Stock shall
          mean,  as of the  date  on  which  such  fair  market  value  is to be
          determined,  the  closing  price (or the average of the latest bid and
          asked  prices)  of a share of  Common  Stock as  reported  in The Wall
          Street  Journal  (or  a  publication   or  reporting   service  deemed
          equivalent to The Wall Street Journal for such purpose by the Board or
          the  Committee)  for  the  over-the-counter  market  or  any  national
          securities  exchanges and other  securities  markets which at the time
          are included in the stock price quotations of such publication.

     (b)  Term.  Subject to earlier  termination as provided in Subsections  (e)
          through (h) below and in Section 10 hereof,  the  duration of each SAR
          Grant shall not be more than ten (10) years from the date of grant.

     (c)  Vesting Period.  SAR Grants shall become  exercisable  ("vested") with
          respect to either twenty percent (20%) or twenty-five percent (25%) of
          the  number of shares  subject  to each such SAR Grant  upon the first
          anniversary  of the  date on  which  such  SAR  Grant is made and with
          respect to an additional  twenty percent (20%) or twenty-five  percent
          (25%) of the  number  of shares  subject  thereto  on each  subsequent
          anniversary of such date.  Each SAR Grant shall be  exercisable  until
          the  expiration  of ten  (10)  years  after  the  date on  which it is
          granted;  provided,  that each SAR Grant  shall be  subject to earlier
          termination, expiration or cancellation as provided herein.

          Notwithstanding the above general vesting  guidelines,  individual SAR
          Grants may be granted with any vesting schedule,  as determined within
          the discretion of the Committee.

     (d)  Exercise.  A SAR, once vested, shall be exercisable in accordance with
          the terms of the Plan.  The Committee  may  determine  that SAR Grants
          shall become immediately  exercisable in whole or in part in the event
          of  termination  of  employment  by  reason of  death,  Disability  or
          retirement after age sixty-five (65) in accordance with the retirement
          policy of the Company.

          Any vested SAR Grants may be  exercised  by  delivering  notice to the
          Company's  principal office, in accordance with reasonable  procedures
          established by the Committee.  Such notice shall specify the number of
          shares  with  respect to which the SAR Grant is being  exercised,  the
          effective  date of the  proposed  exercise  and shall be signed by the
          Grantee. All payments shall be determined based upon the closing price
          of the market on the business day coinciding with the exercise date.

          An election not received by the Company before the close of the market
          on any business  day, for any  reasons,  including  the failure of any
          electronic or other  transmission,  shall result in an election  being
          effective as of the next business day, unless revoked.

          Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (f) through (i) below, SAR
          Grants shall only be exercisable by a Grantee while a Grantee  remains
          in the employ of the Company. Any SAR Grants, the right to exercise of
          which has accrued,  may be exercised at any time up to the  expiration
          or termination of the SAR Grants in accordance  with Section 6(b). SAR
          Grants may be  exercised,  in whole or in part,  from time to time, by
          giving  written  notice of exercise  to the  Company at its  principal
          office, specifying the number of SAR Grants to be exercised.

          Designated  SMSC Associates  require  approval,  in advance,  prior to
          exercising any SAR Grants, in accordance with the SMSC Trading Policy.

     (e)  Payments Upon Exercise. Upon the exercise of a SAR, a Grantee shall be
          entitled  to receive an amount in cash equal to the excess of the fair
          market value of one share over the Exercise Price per share  specified
          in the  related  SAR  Grant,  multiplied  by the  number  of shares in
          respect of which the SAR Grant is exercised. Full or fractional shares
          may be  exercised.  Payment will be made within ten (10) business days
          of any exercise.

     (f)  Termination  of Grantee's  Employment  or  Consulting.  If a Grantee's
          employment  or  consultancy  with the  Company is  terminated  for any
          reason, without "Cause", other than by reason of death, Disability, or
          retirement (as described in Subsections  (g), (h) and (i) below) prior
          to the  expiration of the original term of his SAR Grant  ("Expiration
          Date")  such SAR Grant  shall  terminate  three (3) months  after such
          termination  of  employment  or  consultancy.  For  purposes  of  this
          Subsection, a Grantee's employment relationship shall be considered as
          continuing  intact while the Grantee is on military leave, sick leave,
          bona fide  leave of  absence  in  accordance  with  general  corporate
          policies,  federal or state family leave, or other leave if the period
          of such leave does not exceed three (3) months,  unless the  Grantee's
          right to reemployment with the Company is guaranteed either by statute
          or contract.  In the event of any termination for "Cause", any and all
          SAR Grants  that have not yet  become  exercisable  shall  immediately
          terminate, except as required otherwise under any state statutes.

          Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, to the extent that any
          Grantee  is a  member  of the  Board  at the  time  of  retirement  or
          termination of employment, any SAR Grants, whether vested or unvested,
          shall  continue  to be  governed  by the  terms  of this  Plan and the
          exercise  period  shall be extended  until three (3) months  after the
          individual is no longer a member of the Board.

     (g)  Death of Grantee. If a Grantee's employment is terminated by reason of
          his  death  prior to the  Expiration  Date of his SAR  Grant,  or if a
          Grantee  whose  employment  is terminated as a result of retirement or
          Disability  (as described in  Subsection  (h) and (i) below) shall die
          following the  Grantee's  termination  of employment  but prior to the
          Expiration  Date  of  any  SAR  Grant  or  expiration  of  the  period
          determined  under  Subsections (h) or (i) below, if earlier,  such SAR
          Grant   may  be   exercised   by  the   Grantee's   estate,   personal
          representative  or beneficiary who acquired the right to exercise such
          SAR Grant by bequest or  inheritance  or by reason of the death of the
          Grantee, to the extent of the number of SARs with respect to which the
          Grantee could have exercised it on the date of the Grantee's death, or
          to any greater extent permitted by the Committee, at any time prior to
          the earlier of: (i) one (1) year  following  the date of the Grantee's
          death;  or (ii) the Expiration  Date of such SAR Grant (which,  in the
          case of death  following  a  termination  of  employment  pursuant  to
          Subsections  (h) or (i) below,  shall be deemed to mean the expiration
          of the exercise period determined thereunder).

     (h)  Disability of Grantee.  If a Grantee shall become  Disabled during the
          Grantee's  employment  with the Company and the  Grantee's  employment
          with the Company is  terminated as a  consequence  of such  Disability
          prior to the  Expiration  Date of an SAR  Grant,  any SAR Grant may be
          exercised  by the  Grantee,  to the  extent of the number of SARs with
          respect to which the Grantee could have exercised  under the SAR Grant
          on the  date of such  termination  of  employment,  or to any  greater
          extent  permitted by the  Committee,  at any time prior to the earlier
          of: (i) one (1) year  following the date of the Grantee's  termination
          of employment;  or (ii) the Expiration Date of such SAR Grants. In the
          event of the  Grantee's  legal  disability  such SAR  Grant  may be so
          exercised by the Grantee's legal representative.

     (i)  Retirement of Grantee.  If a Grantee  retirees in accordance  with the
          retirement policy of the Company or otherwise retires with the express
          consent of the Committee after age sixty-five  (65), and the Grantee's
          employment  with the Company is terminated  as a  consequence  of such
          retirement  prior to the Expiration  Date of the Grantee's SAR Grants,
          such SAR Grants may be exercised by the Grantee,  to the extent of the
          number  of  Shares  with  respect  to which  the  Grantee  could  have
          exercised  it on the  date  of  the  Grantee's  retirement,  or to any
          greater extent  permitted by the  Committee,  at any time prior to the
          earlier of: (i) three (3) months after the date of retirement; or (ii)
          the Expiration Date of such SAR Grant.

     (j)  Other  Terminations  of  Employment.  If  a  Grantee's  employment  is
          terminated  for any  reason  other  than  his  death,  Disability,  or
          retirement,  the  unvested  portion of the  Shares  subject to any SAR
          Grant shall immediately be forfeited, except that the Committee, if it
          determines that the  circumstances  warrant,  may direct that all or a
          portion  of the  Grantee's  unvested  SARs be vested  in the  Grantee,
          subject to such further terms and conditions, if any, as the Committee
          may determine.

     (k)  Delivery  of Notice and  Execution  of SAR Grant  Agreement.  Upon the
          determination to issue a SAR award, the Company shall promptly issue a
          notice  representing  the  Shares  subject  to the  SAR  Grant  to the
          Grantee.  Each Grantee shall enter into, and be bound by the terms of,
          a SAR Grant  Agreement which shall include or incorporate by reference
          the  terms of the Plan and  which  shall  contain  such  other  terms,
          conditions  and  restrictions  not  inconsistent  with the Plan as the
          Committee shall determine.

     (l)  Transferability. No SARs subject to a SAR Grant shall be assignable or
          transferable  by a Grantee  at any time and no Shares  shall be issued
          upon the exercise of any SAR. Any purported transfer made by a Grantee
          in  violation  of the terms of this  Plan and the SAR Grant  Agreement
          shall be null and  void.  Nothing  in this  Plan  shall  preclude  the
          transfer of SARs covered by a SAR Grant,  on the death of the Grantee,
          to  his  legal   representatives   or  his  estate  or  preclude  such
          representatives  from transferring such Shares, or any of them, to the
          person or persons  entitled thereto by will or the laws of descent and
          distribution,  provided,  however,  that any  unvested  SAR  shares so
          transferred  shall continue to be subject to the terms of the Plan and
          the SAR Grant Agreement.

     (m)  No  Rights  as a  Stockholder.  A  Grantee  shall  have no rights as a
          stockholder  with respect to any Shares  covered by SAR Grant.  In the
          event that,  as the result of a stock  dividend,  stock  split,  share
          combination,  or similar change in the  capitalization of the Company,
          the  Grantee  shall,  as the  Grantee  of a SAR  Grant  hereunder,  be
          entitled  to new  or  additional  or  different  shares  of  stock  or
          securities, in accordance with any adjustments made under Section 8.

     (n)  SAR Shares  Available for Grant.  Upon the exercise of a SAR Grant,  a
          SAR Grant  shall be deemed to have been  exercised  for the purpose of
          the  limitation  set forth in Section 5 on the number of SAR shares to
          be available for the granting of SARs under the Plan.

     (o)  Withholding.  The obligation of the Company to pay  compensation  upon
          the  exercise  of an SAR  Grant  shall be  subject  to all  applicable
          Federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. A Grantee shall
          be  responsible  for any  portion  of the  Grantee's  tax  liabilities
          associated with the exercise of any SAR Grants.

7.   Listing and Registration of Shares.

     Each SAR Grant under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement  that, if
at any time the Committee  shall  determine in its discretion  that the listing,
registration or  qualification of the Shares covered thereby upon any securities
exchange  or under the laws of any  jurisdiction,  or the consent or approval of
any  regulatory  body,  is  necessary  or  desirable  as a  condition  of, or in
connection  with, the granting of such SAR Grant,  or that action by the Company
or the  Grantee  should be taken in order to obtain an  exemption  from any such
requirement,  then no such SAR Grant may be exercised in whole or in part and no
certificate  representing  SAR  Grants  shall be issued  unless  and until  such
listing,  registration,  qualification,  consent, approval, or action shall have
been effected, obtained, or taken on conditions acceptable to the Committee.

8.   Adjustments.

     The  number of Shares  representing  the number of SARs which may be issued
under the Plan, as stated in Section 5 hereof, as well as the exercise price per
share  under such  outstanding  SAR  Awards,  and the amount to be paid upon the
exercise of any SAR, shall be suitably  adjusted by the Committee to reflect any
stock  dividend,  stock  split,  shares  combination,  or similar  change in the
capitalization of the Company.  The Committee shall use its reasonable  judgment
in determining a suitable adjustment.

     In the event the Company is liquidated or a corporate transaction described
in Section  424(a) of the Code and the Treasury  Regulations  issued  thereunder
occurs (as, for example,  a merger,  consolidation,  acquisition  of property or
stock,  separation,  Change in Control or reorganization),  each outstanding SAR
Grant  shall be assumed  by the  surviving  or  successor  corporation,  if any,
provided,  however,  that the Committee may terminate each outstanding SAR if it
determines  that  such  assumption  would  not be in the best  interests  of the
Company or a related corporation. The Committee shall give each Grantee of a SAR
Grant, fourteen (14) days written notice prior to such termination (by reason of
such liquidation or corporate  transaction),  so that any outstanding SAR or any
portion  thereof may be exercised up to, and  including  the earlier of: (i) the
date immediately preceding such termination, or (ii) the Expiration Date of such
SAR Grant. In such event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion,  allow each
such  Grantee to exercise  his SARs in full or in part (if it has not  otherwise
terminated)  regardless of the provisions of Section 6 hereof or of the terms of
any SAR Grant Agreement,  even if under the Plan or the SAR Grant Agreements the
vesting period has not expired with respect to any SAR Grant.

9.   Change in Control.

     In the event of any transaction that  constitutes a Change in Control,  the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine that each SAR Grant outstanding
hereunder shall terminate  within a specified number of days after notice to the
holder, and such holder shall receive, with respect to each SAR Grant, an amount
equal to the excess of the fair market value of such SAR Grant immediately prior
to the occurrence of such  transaction over the exercise price per Share of such
SAR Grant.  Such amount shall be payable in cash, in one or more of the kinds of
property  payable  in such  transaction,  or in a  combination  thereof,  as the
Committee in its discretion shall determine.

10.  Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan.

     The Board at any time,  and from time to time,  may suspend or  discontinue
the Plan or amend it in any respect whatsoever, provided, however, that the Plan
may not be amended so as to  materially:  (a) increase the benefits  accruing to
Grantees  under the Plan;  (b) increase the number of Shares which may be issued
under the Plan (except for  adjustments  permitted or required  under  Section 8
hereof);  (c) modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the
Plan; or (d) increase the cost of the Plan to the Company; and provided further,
that no such suspension, discontinuance or amendment shall materially impair the
rights of any holder of an  outstanding  SAR Grant  without  the consent of such
holder.

11.  Absence of Rights.

     The recommendation or selection of an Eligible Individual as a recipient of
a SAR Grant under the Plan shall not  entitle  such person to any SAR unless and
until the grant actually has been made by  appropriate  action of the Committee;
and any such grant is subject to the  provisions of the Plan.  Furthermore,  the
granting  of a SAR to a person  shall  not  entitle  that  person  to  continued
employment by the Company or any Subsidiary,  or to continue as a consultant, or
affect  the  terms  and  conditions  of  such   employment  or  any  consultancy
relationship,  and the Company shall have the absolute right, in its discretion,
to terminate a Grantee's employment or consultancy  relationship at any time for
any reason,  or for no reason,  whether or not such  termination may result in a
partial or total termination of any SAR Grant.

12.  Plan Adoption.

     This Plan shall become  effective  upon its adoption by the Board,  and SAR
Grants may be issued upon such  adoption and from time to time  thereafter.  The
Plan is not  intended to be submitted to the  Company's  shareholders  for their
approval at the next annual meeting of shareholders.

13.  Consultants.

     In the case of an SAR Grant  granted to an  individual  who is a consultant
to, and not an employee of the  Company,  unless the SAR Grant  Agreement  shall
specify otherwise, a termination of the Grantee's consultancy  relationship with
the Company shall have the same impact on the exercisability of the SAR Grant as
a termination of an employee's employment relationship with the Company.

14.  Plan Unfunded.

     The Plan is unfunded and all Grantees are general  creditors of the Company
for the payment of any and all benefits.

15.  Severability.

     In the event that any one or more  provisions of the Plan or any Agreement,
or any action  taken  pursuant to the Plan or such  Agreement,  should,  for any
reason,  be unenforceable or invalid in any respect under the laws of the United
States,  any  state  of  the  United  States  or  any  other  government,   such
unenforceability  or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of the Plan
or of such or any  other  Agreement,  but in such  particular  jurisdiction  and
instance  the Plan and the  affected  Agreement  shall be  construed  as if such
unenforceable or invalid  provision had not been contained  therein or as if the
action in question had not been taken thereunder.

16.  Notices.

     All  notices  and other  communications  hereunder  shall be in writing and
shall be given and shall be deemed  to have  been  duly  given if  delivered  in
person, by cable, telegram,  telex or facsimile transmission,  to the parties as
follows:

     If to the Grantee, to the Grantee's last known address.

     If to the Company:

                  Standard Microsystems Corporation
                  Attention:  Finance Department
                  80 Arkay Drive
                  Hauppauge, New York  11788

Such other  addresses as any party may furnish to the other in writing  shall be
used as  applicable,  except  that  notices of change of  address  shall only be
effective upon receipt.

17.  Expenses.

     The  administrative  or other  expenses  of the  Plan  shall be paid by the
Company.

18.  Gender and Number.

     The masculine gender,  where appearing  herein,  shall be deemed to include
the feminine  gender,  and the  singular  shall be deemed to include the plural,
unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.

19.  Termination of Plan.

     No SAR Grant may be granted after  September 24, 2014,  provided,  however,
that the Plan and all  outstanding  SAR Grants shall remain in effect until such
SAR Grants  have  expired or vested,  as the case may be, or are  terminated  in
accordance with the Plan.

20.  Governing Law.

     This Plan shall, to the maximum extent possible, be construed in the manner
consistent  with the Code  provisions  concerning  SARs, and its  interpretation
shall otherwise be governed by the laws of the State of New York.AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                                STANLEY B. TULIN,

                             AXA FINANCIAL, INC. AND

                      AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

      This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is
entered into as of the 27th day of September 2004 (the "Effective Date"),
between AXA Financial, Inc. ("AXA Financial") and AXA Equitable Life Insurance
Company ("AXA Equitable"), on the one hand (collectively, the "Company"), and
Stanley B. Tulin, on the other (the "Executive").

      WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed as Vice Chairman of the Board
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company;

      WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive in such
capacity, and the Executive is willing to continue to be employed in such
capacity, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

      WHEREAS, the Company considers the services of the Executive to be unique
and essential to the success of the Company's business;

      WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have entered into an employment
agreement dated as of July 5, 2001 (the "July 5, 2001 Agreement") and that in
return for the compensation and benefits to be provided to the Executive under
this Agreement, the Executive is willing to relinquish any and all rights the
Executive may now or hereafter have against the Company or any of its affiliates
under the July 5, 2001 Agreement;

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      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual
covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein, and other valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it
is hereby agreed between the Company and the Executive as follows:

1.    PRIOR AGREEMENT SUPERSEDED. This Agreement shall supersede the July 5,
2001 Agreement in its entirety. In consideration of the promises set forth
below, and of the mutual releases set forth in this paragraph, each party hereto
relinquishes all rights, and releases the other party and any of their
affiliates from all promises, liabilities and obligations that may have existed
under the July 5, 2001 Agreement and any such rights, promises, liabilities and
obligations shall be null and void and of no further effect.

2.    EMPLOYMENT. During the Employment Term (as defined below):

      (a)  The Executive agrees to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Board and
           Chief Financial Officer of AXA Financial reporting directly to the
           Chief Executive Officer of AXA Financial.

      (b)  The Executive shall also serve as the Vice Chairman of the Board and
           Chief Financial Officer of the AXA Equitable reporting directly to
           the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AXA
           Equitable.

      (c)  The Executive shall also serve as a Director on the Board of
           Directors of the AXA Equitable, and as a member of the AXA Group
           Executive Committee or a comparable successor committee.

      (d)  The Executive shall also serve as a Director on the Board of
           Directors of Alliance Capital Management Corporation provided that
           the Company continues to control a majority of the common stock of
           the general partner

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           of Alliance Capital Management L.P.

3.    EMPLOYMENT TERM. The term of the Executive's employment under this
Agreement shall commence on September 27, 2004 (the "Employment Date") and shall
continue until terminated by either party on 30 days' written notice or until
the close of the last day of the calendar month in which the Executive attains
age 65, whichever comes first (the "Employment Term").

4.    DUTIES. During the Employment Term, and except for illness or incapacity
and reasonable vacation periods consistent with Company policies for other
senior officers, the Executive shall devote all of his business time, attention,
skill and efforts exclusively to the business and affairs of the Company and its
parent and subsidiaries, shall not be engaged in any other business activity,
and shall perform and discharge well and faithfully the duties of the offices of
the Company held by him, and such other duties and positions as may be assigned
to him from time to time by the AXA Financial Board of Directors, the AXA
Equitable Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
not inconsistent with the positions specified in Section 2 of this Agreement;
provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Executive
from devoting time during reasonable periods required for:

            (i)   serving, in accordance with and after obtaining the approvals
                  required by Company policies and the approval of the Chief
                  Executive Officer of the AXA Group, as a director of any
                  company or organization involving no actual or potential
                  conflict of interest with the Company or any of its
                  affiliates;

            (ii)  delivering lectures and fulfilling speaking engagements; and

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            (iii) engaging in charitable, community and other personal
                  activities in accordance with Company policies;

      provided, however, that such activities do not materially affect or
      interfere with the performance of the Executive's duties and obligations
      to the Company or any of its affiliates.

5.    PLACE OF PERFORMANCE. The principal place of employment of the Executive
      shall be in New York City, New York, USA, but the Executive understands
      that his duties under this Agreement will entail significant domestic and
      international travel.

6.    COMPENSATION. The Executive shall be compensated for services rendered
      during the Employment Term as follows:

      (a)  Base Salary. The Executive shall be compensated at an annual base
           salary of no less than Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand ($750,000)
           Dollars (the base salary, at the rate in effect from time to time, is
           hereinafter referred to as the "Base Salary"). The Organization and
           Compensation Committee (the "O&C Committee") of the Company's Board
           of Directors shall no less than annually review and may, if
           appropriate, in its sole discretion, increase this annual Base Salary
           during the Employment Term. The first such review shall be in
           February 2005, and the effective date of any increase shall be
           consistent with the practice of the Company for other senior
           officers.

      (b)  Annual Bonus. In addition to the Base Salary provided for in Section
           6(a) above, the Company may provide annual bonus awards to the
           Executive under a short-term incentive compensation plan for senior
           officers (the "Short Term Plan") in accordance with the terms of the
           Short Term Plan

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           and any performance measures established thereunder. During the
           Employment Term, the Executive's annual target incentive opportunity
           under the Short Term Plan will be no less than 400 percent of his
           Base Salary.

      (c)  Target Long-Term Incentive. The Executive will participate in the AXA
           Financial, Inc. 1997 Stock Incentive Plan or any successor plan (the
           "Stock Plan"). The annual target present value of grants to the
           Executive under the Stock Plan and any other long-term incentive
           compensation plans of the Company or any of its affiliates will be in
           the aggregate no less than the value of options to acquire 771,932.5
           AXA Group ADRs with an exercise price equal to the closing price for
           an AXA Group ADR as reported on the composite transaction tape of the
           New York Stock Exchange (as reported in the Wall Street Journal or,
           if not reported thereby, any other authoritative source chosen by the
           O&C Committee) (the "Fair Market Value") on the Employment Date, as
           adjusted for the Fair Market Value on the date of grant. Except as
           provided in this Section 6(c), the actual grant of options to
           purchase AXA Group ADRs or of other stock compensation, and the terms
           of such options or other compensation, will be at the sole discretion
           of the O&C Committee of the AXA Financial Board of Directors or a
           successor committee, subject to the provisions of the relevant stock
           incentive and other long-term compensation plans and consistent with
           the treatment of options and other compensation granted to other
           senior officers. The valuation of options and other compensation
           granted to the

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           Executive as long-term incentive compensation will be at the sole
           discretion of the O&C Committee consistent with the treatment of
           options and other compensation granted to other senior officers.

7.    EMPLOYEE BENEFITS.

      (a)  General Provisions. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
           the Executive shall continue the eligibility he has had to
           participate in all employee benefit, welfare, pension, deferred
           compensation and stock plans offered by the Company (collectively
           referred to as the "Benefit Plans") on a basis which is no less
           favorable to the Executive than that made available to other senior
           officers of the Company.

      (b)  Vacation and Sick Leave. The Executive shall be entitled to vacation
           and sick leave in accordance with the vacation and sick leave
           policies adopted by the Company from time to time for senior
           officers.

      (c)  Business Travel and Expenses. The Executive shall be reimbursed by
           the Company for reasonable business expenses, as approved by the
           Company, which are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the
           Company's normal practices and procedures for reimbursement of
           expenses.

      (d)  Executive Car and Driver. In order to ensure the accessibility and
           safety of the Executive during the Employment Term, the Company will
           provide the Executive with a car and driver for business and personal
           purposes.

      (e)  Air Travel. The Executive may travel for business purposes by means
           of private aircraft at the Company's expense with such aircraft to be
           provided by the Company by any commercially reasonable method as long
           as such

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           methods are available to the Company and subject to reasonable
           limitations which may be imposed from time to time by the Chief
           Executive Officer of the Company.

      1.   Financial Counseling. The Executive will be entitled to reimbursement
           by the Company of fees and disbursements incurred by him for personal
           financial counseling services provided by a person or company
           selected by him up to an aggregate annual amount of $15,000.

      (f)  The Company will provide to the Executive the same benefits as the
           Company provides to other senior officers with respect to:

           (i)   Parking

           (ii)  Executive Health Examination

           (iii) Life insurance under the Executive Survivor Benefits Plans of
                 AXA Equitable.

8.    TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. For purposes of determining entitlements
pursuant to this Agreement the following definitions shall apply:

      (a)  Termination by the Company for Cause. Termination for cause shall
           mean termination because of (i) the willful failure by the Executive
           to perform substantially his duties as an employee of the Company or
           any of its affiliates after reasonable notice to the Executive of
           such failure; (ii) the Executive's willful misconduct that is
           materially injurious to the Company or any of its affiliates; (iii)
           the Executive's having been convicted of, or entered a plea of nolo
           contendere to, a crime that constitutes a felony (other than a felony
           involving "limited vicarious liability" as defined in this

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           Section 8(a)); or (iv) the willful breach by the Executive of any
           written covenant or agreement with the Company or any of its
           affiliates not to disclose any information pertaining to the Company
           or any of its affiliates or not to compete or interfere with the
           Company or any of its affiliates. For purposes of this Section 8(a),
           "limited vicarious liability" shall mean any liability which is (i)
           based on acts of the Company for which the Executive is responsible
           solely as a result of his office(s) with the Company and (ii)
           provided that (x) he was not directly involved in such acts and
           either had no prior knowledge of such intended actions or promptly
           acted reasonably and in good faith to attempt to prevent the acts
           causing such liability or (y) he did not have a reasonable basis to
           believe that a law was being violated by such acts. No act or failure
           to act will be considered "willful" for purposes of this Section 8(a)
           unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad
           faith and without reasonable belief that this action or omission was
           in the best interests of the Company.

      (b)  Termination by the Company for Excessive Absenteeism. Termination by
           the Company for excessive absenteeism shall mean termination because
           the Executive shall have been absent from his duties with the Company
           on a full-time basis for one hundred twenty (120) days within any six
           months period.

      (c)  Death. If the Executive's employment terminates by reason of death,
           the date of his death shall be the date of termination for purposes
           of this Agreement.

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      (d)  Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. Termination for good
           reason shall mean:

           (i)   termination of employment by the Executive after having
                 Delivered to the Company a notice of termination within thirty
                 (30) days after the occurrence of one or more of the following
                 circumstances, without the Executive's express written consent,
                 which are not remedied by the Company within thirty (30) days
                 of its receipt of the Executive's notice of termination:

                 (A)   an assignment to the Executive of any duties materially
                       inconsistent with his position, duties, responsibilities,
                       and status with the Company, or any material limitation
                       of the powers of the Executive not consistent with the
                       powers of the Executive contemplated by Sections 2 and 3
                       hereof;

                 (B)   any removal of the Executive from the positions specified
                       in Section 2of this Agreement;

                 (C)   a diminution of the Executive's titles as specified in
                       Section 2 of this Agreement;

                 (D)   the Company's requiring the Executive to be based at any
                       office or location more than 75 miles commuting distance
                       from the location referred to in Section 5 of this
                       Agreement;

                 (E)   a reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or annual
                       bonus target incentive opportunity as in effect from time
                       to time;

                 (F)   any failure by the Company to comply with any of the

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                       provisions of Section 6 of this Agreement;

                 (G)   a failure of the Company to secure a written assumption
                       by any successor company as provided for in Section 12(g)
                       hereof;

                 (H)   AXA Financial's requiring the Executive to report to a
                       person other than the Chief Executive Officer of AXA
                       Financial; or

                 (I)   AXA Equitable's requiring the Executive to report to a
                       person other than an executive officer of AXA Equitable
                       who is also the Chief Executive Officer of AXA Financial;
                       and

           (ii)   termination of employment by the Executive in the event of a
                  "change in control"(as hereinafter defined) of the Company
                  upon 30 days' written notice, with the effective date of such
                  termination to occur during the 30-day period immediately
                  following the first anniversary of the date of such "change in
                  control." For purposes of this Section 8(d)(ii), "change of
                  control" shall mean any of the following events:

                 (A)   Any "person" (as defined in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
                       "Exchange Act")), excluding for this purpose, (i) AXA (a
                       French corporation (societe anonyme)), any affiliate of
                       AXA, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or

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                       (ii) any employee benefit plan of AXA, any affiliate of
                       AXA, the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, is or
                       becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3
                       under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly of
                       securities of the Company representing more than 50% of
                       the combined voting power of the Company's then
                       outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally
                       in the election of directors; provided, however, that no
                       Change in Control will be deemed to have occurred as a
                       result of a change in ownership percentage resulting
                       solely from an acquisition of securities by AXA, any
                       affiliate of AXA, the Company or any subsidiary of the
                       Company;

                 (B)   AXA and its affiliates cease to control the election of a
                       majority of the Board of Directors of the Company; or

                 (C)   approval by the stockholders of the Company of a
                       reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other
                       disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
                       the Company (a "Business Combination"), in each case,
                       unless, following such Business Combination, AXA and its
                       affiliates own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of
                       the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
                       securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
                       directors of the company resulting from such Business

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                       Combination (including, without limitation, a company
                       which, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company
                       or all or substantially all of the Company's assets
                       either directly or through one or more subsidiaries);
                       provided that in no event shall the Executive be entitled
                       to terminate his employment for good reason under this
                       Section 8(d) based on a change in the Executive's
                       position as a Director on the Board of Directors of
                       Alliance Capital Management Corporation if such change
                       occurs after the Company ceases to control a majority of
                       the common stock of the general partner of Alliance
                       Capital Management L.P.

                 (e)   Age 65 Expiration of Agreement. Age 65 expiration of this
                       Agreement shall mean termination of employment as of the
                       close of the last day of the calendar month in which the
                       Executive attains age 65.

9.    COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.

           (a)   Absence From Work. If the Executive's employment hereunder is
                 terminated by the Company for excessive absenteeism as defined
                 in Section 8(b), then the Company shall pay the Executive, as
                 soon as practicable after the date of termination (i) any Base
                 Salary and any reimbursable expenses accrued or owing the
                 Executive hereunder as of the date of termination and (ii) any
                 earned and unpaid bonus relating to service performed by the
                 Executive prior to termination for excessive absenteeism.

           (b)   Termination for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good
                 Reason. If

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                 the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated by the
                 Company for Cause as defined in Section 8(a) or by the
                 Executive (other than for Good Reason as defined in Section
                 8(d)), then (i) the Company shall pay the Executive, as soon
                 as practicable after the date of termination, any Base Salary
                 and any reimbursable expenses accrued or owing the Executive
                 hereunder as of the date of termination; (ii) the Executive
                 shall immediately forfeit any unvested stock options; and
                 (iii) the Executive shall not be entitled to any other
                 benefits under any Company plan or policy except as required
                 by statute or the express provisions of this Agreement.

           (c)   Severance Benefits. In the event the Executive's employment
                 hereunder is terminated:

                 (i)   by the Company other than for reasons defined in Section
                       8(a), 8(b), 8(c) or 8(e) the Executive shall be entitled
                       to continuation of Base Salary and participation in the
                       Benefit Plans for two years (subject to the provisions of
                       Section 9(e) of this Agreement) from the date of
                       termination and the payment of an amount equal to an
                       annual bonus at target for the year in which the
                       termination occurred, prorated to the date of
                       termination, and additional payments equal to two annual
                       bonuses at target for the year in which termination
                       occurred (payable at such times as the Company in the
                       ordinary course would pay annual bonuses for the year in
                       which the termination occurred and for each of the two
                       years succeeding the year in which the termination
                       occurred), provided, however, that in

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                       the event the Executive provides services as described in
                       Section 10(a) of this Agreement prior to the end of the
                       second calendar year following the year in which any such
                       termination occurs, the Executive's entitlement to
                       continuation of Base Salary and participation in the
                       Benefit Plans (except as otherwise expressly provided in
                       this Agreement) shall cease on the date the provision of
                       such services commences, and the amount of the additional
                       payments to be made to the Executive shall be reduced and
                       shall be determined by (a) multiplying (x) the amount of
                       the additional payments by (y) a fraction whose numerator
                       is the number of days elapsed from the date of the
                       Executive's termination of employment to the date the
                       provision of such services commences and whose
                       denominator is the number of days from the date of the
                       Executive's termination of employment to the end of the
                       second calendar year following the year in which such
                       termination, occurs, and (b) then subtracting any amount
                       of such additional payments previously paid to the
                       Executive; or

                 (ii)  by the Executive for reasons defined in Section 8(d), the
                       Executive shall be entitled to continuation of Base
                       Salary and participation in the Benefit Plans for one
                       year (subject to the provisions of Section 9(e) of this
                       Agreement) from the date of termination and the payment
                       of an amount equal to an annual bonus at target for the
                       year in which the termination occurred, prorated to the
                       date of

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                       termination, and an additional payment equal to one
                       annual bonus at target for the year in which termination
                       occurred (payable at such times as the Company in the
                       ordinary course would pay annual bonuses for the year in
                       which the termination occurred and for the year
                       succeeding the year in which the termination occurred),
                       provided, however, that in the event the Executive
                       provides services as described in Section 10(a) of this
                       Agreement prior to the end of the calendar year following
                       the year in which any such termination occurs, the
                       Executive's entitlement to continuation of Base Salary
                       and participation in the Benefit Plans (except as
                       otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) shall
                       cease on the date the provision of such services
                       commences, and the amount of the additional payment to be
                       made to the Executive shall be reduced and shall be
                       determined by (a) multiplying (x) the amount of the
                       additional payment by (y) a fraction whose numerator is
                       the number of days elapsed from the date of the
                       Executive's termination of employment to the date the
                       provision of such services commences and whose
                       denominator is the number of days from the date of the
                       Executive's termination of employment to the end of the
                       calendar year following the year in which such
                       termination, occurs;

                  provided further that the Executive shall not be entitled to
                  the severance benefits described in the foregoing Sections
                  9(c)(i) and 9(c)(ii) unless the Executive executes a release
                  substantially in the form of Exhibit A to this

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                  Agreement; and provided also that the severance benefits
                  provided for herein shall be in lieu of any other severance
                  benefits under any Company plan or policy.

           (d)    Expiratiion of Agreement at Age 65/Retirement. If the
                  Executive's employment is terminated as a result of age 65
                  expiration of this Agreement as defined in section 8(e) or
                  retirement under any retirement plan maintained by the Company
                  then the retirement provisions of the Benefit Plans shall be
                  applicable to the Executive.

           (e)    Additional Benefits. In the event the Executive's employment
                  hereunder is terminated other than by the Company for reasons
                  defined in Section 8(a) or 8(c):

                  (i)  such termination of the Executive's employment shall be
                       deemed to be a "retirement" for purposes of the Executive
                       Survivor Benefits Plans and the AXA Equitable Variable
                       Deferred Compensation Plan for Executives or any
                       respective successor plans thereto; and

                  (ii) the Executive shall be entitled to continued medical,
                       dental, vision, and life insurance coverage (excluding
                       accident, death, and disability insurance) for the
                       Executive and the Executive's eligible dependents or, to
                       the extent such coverage is not commercially available,
                       such other arrangements reasonably acceptable to the
                       Executive, on the same basis as in effect prior to such
                       termination of the Executive's employment for a period
                       ending on the earlier of (A) the third anniversary of the
                       date of such termination of the

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                       Executive's employment and (B) the commencement of
                       comparable coverage by the Executive with a subsequent
                       employer.

10.   NON-SOLICITATION AND NON-COMPETITION.

      (a)  During his employment with the Company and for a period of six months
           from the date of the Executive's termination of employment hereunder
           for any reason, the Executive will not provide services, in any
           capacity, whether as an employee, consultant, independent contractor,
           owner, partner, shareholder, director, or otherwise, to any person or
           entity that provides products or services that compete with any
           present or planned business of the Company and any of its affiliates,
           including but not limited to any other life insurance or financial
           services company, provided that nothing herein shall prevent the
           Executive from, after the termination of his employment, being a
           passive owner of not more than 5% of the outstanding stock of any
           class of securities of a corporation that is publicly traded and that
           may acquire any corporation or business that competes with the
           Company or any of its affiliates.

      (b)  For a period of one year following the termination of the Executive's
           employment for any reason, or, if longer, during the period of his
           continuation of Base Salary pursuant to Section 9(c) of this
           Agreement (the "Continuation Period"), the Executive will not
           directly or indirectly solicit the business of any customer or
           prospective customer of the Company or any of its affiliates for any
           purpose other than to obtain, maintain and/or service the customer's
           business for the Company or any of its affiliates.

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      (c)  For a period of one year following the termination of the Executive's
           employment for any reason, or, if longer, during the Continuation
           Period, the Executive agrees not to, directly or indirectly, recruit,
           solicit or hire any employees of the Company or any of its affiliates
           to work for the Executive or any other person or entity.

      (d)  Exclusive Property. The Executive confirms that all confidential
           information is and shall remain the exclusive property of the
           Company. All business records, papers and documents kept or made by
           the Executive relating to the business of the Company or any of its
           affiliates shall be and remain the property of the Company. Upon the
           termination of his employment with the Company or upon the request of
           the Company at any time, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the
           Company, and shall not without the consent of the Company's Boards of
           Directors retain copies of, any written materials not previously made
           available to the public or any records and documents made by the
           Executive in his possession concerning the business or affairs of the
           Company or any of its affiliates.

      (e)  Remedies. Without intending to limit the remedies available to the
           Company, the Executive acknowledges that a breach of any of the
           covenants contained in this Section 10 may result in material
           irreparable injury to the Company or its affiliates for which there
           is no adequate remedy at law, that it will not be possible to measure
           damages for such injuries precisely and that, in the event of such a
           breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a
           temporary restraining order and/or a

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           preliminary or permanent injunction restraining the Executive from
           engaging in activities prohibited by this Section 10 or such other
           relief as may be required to specifically enforce any of the
           covenants in this Section 10.

11.   CONFIDENTIALITY. During and after the Employment Term, and except as
      otherwise required by law, the Executive shall not disclose or make
      accessible to any business, person or entity, or make use of (other than
      in the course of the business of the Company) any trade secrets,
      proprietary knowledge or confidential information which the Executive
      shall have obtained during his employment by the Company and which shall
      not be generally known to or recognized by the general public. All
      information regarding or relating to any aspect of the business of the
      Company or any of its affiliates, including but not limited to that
      relating to existing or contemplated business plans, activities or
      procedures, current or prospective clients, current or prospective
      contracts or other business arrangements, current or prospective products,
      facilities and methods, manuals, intellectual property, price lists,
      financial information (including the revenues, costs, or profits
      associated with any of the products or services of the Company or any of
      its affiliates), or any other information acquired because of the
      Executive's employment by the Company, shall be conclusively presumed to
      be confidential; provided, however, that confidential information shall
      not include any information known generally to the public (other than as a
      result of unauthorized disclosure by the Executive). The Executive's
      obligations under this Section 11 shall be in addition to any other
      confidentiality or nondisclosure obligations of the Executive to the
      Company at law

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      or under any other Company policy or agreements.

12.   OTHER MATTERS.

      (a)  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
           between the Company and the Executive relating to the subject matter
           hereof and supersedes any prior agreement or understandings and,
           except to the extent expressly provided herein or as required by law,
           any provisions of any plan, program, policy or other document of the
           Company pertaining to the subject matter hereof.

      (b)  Assignment. Except as set forth below, this Agreement and the rights
           and obligations contained herein shall not be assignable or otherwise
           transferable by either party to this Agreement without the prior
           written consent of the other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding
           the foregoing, any amounts owing to the Executive upon his death
           shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, legatees, personal
           representatives, executor or administrator.

      (c)  Notices. Any and all notices provided for under this Agreement shall
           be in writing and hand delivered or sent by first class registered or
           certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed
           to the Executive at his residence or to the Company, attention
           General Counsel, at its usual place of business, and all such notices
           shall be deemed effective at the time of delivery or at the time
           delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation.

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           waived, modified, extended or discharged unless such amendment,
           waiver, extension or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by both
           the Company and the Executive.

      (e)  Applicable Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the
           parties hereunder shall be construed, interpreted, and enforced in
           accordance with the laws of the State of New York (applicable to
           contracts to be performed wholly within such State).

      (f)  Severability. The Executive hereby expressly agrees that all of the
           covenants in this Agreement are reasonable and necessary in order to
           protect the Company and its business. If any provision or any part of
           any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable
           under applicable law, such part shall be ineffective only to the
           extent of such invalidity or unenforceability and shall not affect in
           any way the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of
           this Agreement, or the remaining parts of such provision.

      (g)  Successor in Interests. In the event the Company merges or
           consolidates with or into any other corporation or corporations, or
           sells or otherwise transfers substantially all of its assets to
           another corporation, the provisions of this Agreement shall be
           binding upon and inure to the benefit of the corporation surviving or
           resulting from the merger or consolidation or to which the assets are
           sold or transferred and, prior to the consummation of any such event,
           the Company shall obtain the express written assumption of this
           Agreement by the other corporation (other than in the case of a

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           merger after which the Company is the surviving entity). All
           references herein to the Company refer with equal force and effect to
           any corporate or other successor of the corporation that acquires
           directly or indirectly by merger, consolidation, purchase or
           otherwise, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

13.    APPLICABLE TAXES. There shall be deducted from any compensation payments
       made under this Agreement any federal, state, and local taxes or other
       amounts required to be withheld by any entity having jurisdiction over
       the matter. With respect to the benefits described in Sections 7(d) and
       (e) of this Agreement, the Company will provide the Executive with full
       tax gross-up due to any imputed income therefrom, but the Executive shall
       be personally responsible for payment of taxes on any other imputed
       income resulting from any other benefits afforded under this Agreement.

14.    INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE. During the Employment Term the Executive
       will be entitled to the protections afforded by the indemnification
       provisions of the Company's charter and by-laws and by the directors and
       officers liability insurance policies purchased form time to time and
       maintained by the Company to the same extent as other directors and
       senior officers of the Company.

15.    CERTAIN PAYMENTS. In the event that the aggregate of all payments or
       benefits made or provided to, or that may be made or provided to, the
       Executive under this Agreement and under all other plans, programs and
       arrangements of the Company (the "Aggregate Payment") is determined to
       constitute a "parachute payment," as such term is defined in Section
       280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company shall pay to the
       Executive, prior to the time any excise tax imposed by

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       Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Excise Tax") is payable with
       respect to such Aggregate Payment, an additional amount which, after the
       imposition of all income and excise taxes thereon, is equal to the Excise
       Tax on the Aggregate Payment. The determination of whether the Aggregate
       Payment constitutes a parachute payment and, if so, the amount to be paid
       to the Executive and the time of payment pursuant to this Section 15
       shall be made by an independent auditor (the "Auditor") jointly selected
       by the Company and the Executive and paid by the Company. The Auditor
       shall be a nationally recognized United States public accounting firm
       which has not, during the two (2) years preceding the date of its
       selection, acted in any way on behalf of the Company or any affiliate
       thereof. If the Executive and the Company cannot agree on the firm to
       serve as the Auditor, then the Executive and the Company shall each
       select one accounting firm and those two firms shall jointly select the
       accounting firm to serve as the Auditor. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
       in the event that the amount of the Executive's Excise Tax liability is
       subsequently determined to be greater than the Excise Tax liability with
       respect to which an initial payment to the Executive under this Section
       15 has been made, the Company shall pay to the Executive an additional
       amount with respect to such additional Excise Tax (and any interest and
       penalties thereon) at the time and in the amount determined by the
       Auditor so as to make the Executive whole, on an after-tax basis, with
       respect to such Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties thereon) and
       such additional amount paid by the Company. In the event the amount of
       the Executive's Excise Tax liability is subsequently

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       determined to be less than the Excise Tax liability with respect to which
       any payment to the Executive has been made under this Section 15, the
       Executive shall, as soon as practical after the determination is made,
       pay to the Company the amount of the overpayment by the Company, reduced
       by the amount of any relevant taxes already paid by the Executive and not
       refundable, all as determined by the Auditor. The Executive and the
       Company shall cooperate with each other in connection with any proceeding
       or claim relating to the existence or amount of liability for Excise Tax,
       and all expenses incurred by the Executive in connection therewith shall
       be paid by the Company promptly upon notice of demand from the Executive.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be
       executed on its own behalf by its duly authorized officers, and the
       Executive has executed this Agreement on his own behalf intending to be
       legally bound, as of the Effective Date.

                                     AXA FINANCIAL, INC.

                                     By: /s/ Christopher M. Condron
                                         ------------------------------------
                                         Christopher M. Condron
                                         President and Chief Executive Officer

                                     THE AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                                     By: /s/ Christopher M. Condron
                                         ------------------------------------
                                         Christopher M. Condron
                                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

                                      EXECUTIVE:

                                      /s/ Stanley B. Tulin
                                      ----------------------------
                                      Stanley B. Tulin

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

              CONFIDENTIAL SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

       This Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release (the
"Agreement") sets forth the agreement reached concerning the termination of
employment of Stanley B. Tulin ("Employee") with AXA Financial, Inc. and AXA
Equitable Life Insurance Company including its current and former parents,
subsidiaries and affiliates, and its and their respective current and former
successors, assigns, representatives, agents, attorneys, shareholders, officers,
directors and employees, both individually and in their official capacities
(collectively "the Company").

       1. In consideration for signing this Agreement and in exchange for the
promises, covenants and waivers set forth herein, The Company will, provided
Employee has not revoked this Agreement as set forth below, provide Employee
with all of the benefits and payments contained in Section 9 of the Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") dated September 27,
2004 between the Company and the Employee.

       2. In consideration of the benefits and payments described above, and for
other good and valuable consideration, Employee hereby releases and forever
discharges, and by this instrument releases and forever discharges, The Company
from all debts, obligations, promises, covenants, agreements, contracts,
endorsements, bonds, controversies, suits, actions, causes of action, judgments,
damages, expenses, claims or demands, in law or in equity, which Employee ever
had, now has, or which may arise in the future, regarding any matter arising on
or before the date of Employee's execution of this Agreement, including but not
limited to all claims (whether known or unknown) regarding Employee's employment
with or termination of employment from The Company, any contract (express or
implied), any claim for equitable relief or recovery of punitive, compensatory,
or other damages or monies, attorneys' fees, any tort, and all claims for
alleged discrimination based upon age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation,
marital status, religion, national origin, handicap, disability, or retaliation,
including any claim, asserted or unasserted, which could arise under Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ("ADEA"); the Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act of 1990; the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990; the Civil
Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. ss. 1981; the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; the Civil Rights Act of
1991; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988; the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act; the New York State Human Rights Law; the New York City Human
Rights Law; and any other federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations,
whether equal employment opportunity laws, rules or regulations or otherwise, or
any right under any Company retirement, welfare, or stock plans; provided,
however, that this release does not apply to any vested benefits which Employee
may have. Such benefits shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the
applicable plan documents which the Company reserves the right to amend, modify
or terminate in its sole discretion. This release does not apply to

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any rights Employee may have to recovery as a member of the certified class in
the action entitled Hirt, et al. v. The Retirement Plan for Employees, Managers
and Agents, et al., 01 Civ. 7920, currently pending in the Southern District of
New York. This Agreement may not be cited as, and does not constitute an
admission by the Company of, any violation of any such law or legal obligation
with respect to any aspect of Employee's employment or termination therefrom.

       3. Employee represents and agrees that Employee has not filed any
lawsuits or arbitrations against the Company, or filed or caused to be filed any
charges or complaints against the Company with any municipal, state or federal
agency charged with the enforcement of any law or any self-regulatory
organization. Pursuant to and as a part of Employee's release and discharge of
the Company, as set forth herein, with the sole exception of Employee's right to
bring a proceeding pursuant to the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990
to challenge the validity of Employee's release of claims pursuant to the ADEA,
Employee agrees, not inconsistent with EEOC Enforcement Guidance On Non-Waivable
Employee Rights Under EEOC-Enforced Statutes dated April 11, 1997, and to the
fullest extent permitted by law, not to sue or file a charge, complaint,
grievance or demand for arbitration against the Company in any forum or assist
or otherwise participate willingly or voluntarily in any claim, arbitration,
suit, action, investigation or other proceeding of any kind which relates to any
matter that involves the Company, and that occurred up to and including the date
of Employee's execution of this Agreement, unless (a) required to do so by court
order, subpoena or other directive by a court, administrative agency,
arbitration panel or legislative body, or unless required to enforce this
Agreement; or (b) requested to engage in conduct permissible under paragraph 7d
of this Agreement. To the extent any such action may be brought by a third
party, Employee expressly waives any claim to any form of monetary or other
damages, or any other form of recovery or relief in connection with any such
action. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent Employee (or Employee's
attorneys) from (i) commencing an action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement
or (ii) exercising Employee's right under the Older Workers Benefit Protection
Act of 1990 to challenge the validity of Employee's waiver of ADEA claims set
forth in paragraph 2 of this Agreement.

       4. Employee represents, warrants and acknowledges that the Company owes
Employee no wages, commissions, bonuses, sick pay, personal leave pay, severance
pay, notice pay, vacation pay, or other compensation or benefits or payments or
form of remuneration of any kind or nature, other than that specifically
provided for in the Employment Agreement.

       5. Employee agrees that Employee will not disparage or criticize the
Company, or issue any communication, written or otherwise, that reflects
adversely on or encourages any adverse action against the Company, except if
testifying truthfully under oath pursuant to any lawful court order or subpoena
or otherwise responding to or providing disclosures required by law.

       6. Employee agrees not to disclose, nor use for Employee's benefit or the
benefit of any other person or entity, any information received from the Company
which is confidential or proprietary or covered by any of the Company's
non-disclosure or privacy policies and (i) which has not been disclosed publicly
by the Company, (ii)

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which is otherwise not a matter of public knowledge, or
(iii) which is a matter of public knowledge but Employee knows or has reason to
know that such information became a matter of public knowledge through an
unauthorized disclosure. Proprietary or confidential information shall mean
information the unauthorized disclosure or use of which would reduce the value
of such information to the Company. Such information includes, without
limitation, the Company's client lists, its trade secrets, any confidential
information about (or provided by) any client or prospective or former client of
the Company, information concerning the Company's business or financial affairs,
including its books and records, commitments, procedures, plans and prospects,
or current or prospective transactions or business of the Company and any
"inside information." Employee hereby confirms that Employee has delivered to
the Company and retained no copies of any written materials, records and
documents (including those that are electronically stored) made by Employee or
coming into Employee's possession during the course of Employee's employment
with the Company which contain or refer to or are derived from any such
proprietary or confidential information. Employee further confirms that Employee
has delivered to the Company any and all property and equipment of the Company,
including, without limitation, laptop computers, any other Company equipment,
hardware, software and/or materials, Employee's card key, identification card
and passwords which may have been in Employee's possession.

       7. Employee agrees not to disclose the terms, contents or execution of
this Agreement, the claims that have been or could have been raised against the
Company, or the facts and circumstances underlying this Agreement, except in the
following circumstances:

           a. Employee may disclose the terms of this Agreement to Employee's
immediate family, so long as such family member agrees to be bound by the
confidential nature of this Agreement;

           b. Employee may disclose the terms of this Agreement to (i)
Employee's financial and tax advisors so long as such financial and tax advisors
agree in writing to be bound by the confidential nature of this Agreement, (ii)
taxing authorities if requested by such authorities and so long as they are
advised in writing of the confidential nature of this Agreement, or (iii)
Employee's legal counsel; and

           c. Pursuant to the order of a court or governmental agency of
competent jurisdiction, or for purposes of securing enforcement of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

           d. Any non-disclosure provision in this Agreement does not prohibit
or restrict Employee (or Employee's attorneys) from responding to any inquiry,
or providing testimony about this Agreement or its underlying facts and
circumstances initiated by, or before, the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other
self-regulatory organization or any other federal or state regulatory authority.

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       8. Upon service on Employee, or anyone acting on Employee's behalf, of
any subpoena, order, directive, request or other legal process requiring
Employee to engage in conduct encompassed within paragraphs 5, 6, or 7 of this
Agreement, Employee or Employee's attorney shall immediately notify the Company
of such service and of the content of any testimony or information to be
provided pursuant to such subpoena, order, directive, request or other legal
process and within two (2) business days send to the undersigned representative
of the Company via overnight delivery (at the Company's expense) a copy of said
documents served upon Employee; provided, however, that if Employee is requested
to engage in conduct permitted under paragraph 7d of this Agreement Employee
shall comply with Employee's obligations under this paragraph only after
Employee has responded to the inquiry or provided the testimony sought. Upon
submission of appropriate written documentation, the Company shall reimburse
Employee for reasonable, pre-approved expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this paragraph.

       9. Employee agrees that Employee will reasonably assist and cooperate
with the Company in connection with the defense or prosecution of any claim that
may be made against or by The Company, or in connection with any ongoing or
future investigation or dispute or claim of any kind involving The Company,
including any proceeding before any arbitral, administrative, judicial,
legislative, or other body or agency, including preparing for and testifying in
any proceeding to the extent such claims, investigations or proceedings relate
to services performed or required to be performed by Employee, pertinent
knowledge possessed by Employee, or any act or omission by Employee. Employee
further agrees to perform all acts and execute and deliver any documents that
may be reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. Upon
submission of appropriate written documentation, The Company shall reimburse
Employee for reasonable, pre-approved expenses incurred in carrying out the
provisions of this paragraph.

       10. Employee acknowledges and agrees that, for months, Employee (a) will
not directly or indirectly hire or attempt to hire any person who is, or during
the 90 days preceding Employee's termination date was, employed by or associated
with The Company; (b) will not solicit any business of any person or entity who
is, or during the 90 days preceding Employee's termination date was a customer
or client of The Company, (c) will not, directly or indirectly, act in a
managerial or sales capacity, whether as a shareholder, partner, joint venturer,
promoter, employee, consultant, advisor and/or agent, for any entity in the
insurance or financial services industry or any entity controlled by,
controlling of, or under common control with an entity in the insurance or
financial services industry.

       11. Except for the provisions of the Employment Agreement that survive
the Employment Term (as such term is defined in Section 3 of the Employment
Agreement), this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between The Company
and Employee with respect to the subject matter herein, and supersedes and
cancels all prior and contemporaneous written and oral agreements, if any,
between The Company and Employee with respect to the subject matter herein.
Employee affirms that, in entering into this Agreement, Employee is not relying
upon any oral or written promise or statement made by anyone at any time on
behalf of The Company.

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       12. This Agreement is binding upon Employee and Employee's successors,
assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives.

       13. If any of the provisions, terms or clauses of this Agreement are
declared illegal, unenforceable or ineffective in a legal forum, those
provisions, terms and clauses shall be deemed severable, such that all other
provisions, terms and clauses of this Agreement shall remain valid and binding
upon both parties.

       14. Without detracting in any respect from any other provision of this
Agreement:

           a. Employee, in consideration of the benefits and payments described
above, agrees and acknowledges that this Agreement constitutes a knowing and
voluntary waiver of all rights or claims Employee has or may have against The
Company as set forth herein, including, but not limited to, all rights or claims
arising under the ADEA, as amended, including, but not limited to, all claims of
age discrimination in employment and all claims of retaliation in violation of
the ADEA; and Employee has no physical or mental impairment of any kind that has
interfered with Employee's ability to read and understand the meaning of this
Agreement or its terms, and that Employee is not acting under the influence of
any medication or mind-altering chemical of any type in entering into this
Agreement.

           b. Employee understands that, by entering into this Agreement,
Employee does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date of
Employee's execution of this Agreement, including without limitation any rights
or claims that Employee may have to secure enforcement of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.

           c. Employee agrees and acknowledges that the consideration provided
to Employee under this Agreement is in addition to anything of value to which
Employee is already entitled.

           d. The Company hereby advises Employee to consult with an attorney
prior to executing this Agreement.

           e. Employee acknowledges that Employee was informed that Employee had
at least twenty-one (21) days in which to review and consider this Agreement and
to consult with an attorney regarding the terms and effect of this Agreement.

       15. Employee may revoke this Agreement within seven (7) days from the
date Employee signs this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall be null
and void and of no force or effect on either The Company or Employee. Any
revocation must be in writing and received by The Company by 5:00 p.m. on or
before the seventh day after this Agreement is executed by Employee. Such
revocation must be sent to the attention of the Company's General Counsel at The
Company's Corporate Headquarters at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York 10104.

       16. This Agreement may not be changed or altered, except by a writing
signed by an authorized executive officer of The Company and Employee. This

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Agreement is entered into in the State of , and the laws of the State of will
apply to any dispute concerning it, excluding the conflict-of-law principles
thereof.

       17. Employee understands and agrees that the terms set out in this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the confidentiality provisions, shall
survive the signing of this Agreement and receipt of benefits hereunder.

EMPLOYEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES, REPRESENTS, AND WARRANTS THAT EMPLOYEE HAS READ
THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY; THAT EMPLOYEE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE TERMS, CONDITIONS,
AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT; THAT THE COMPANY HAS ADVISED EMPLOYEE TO
CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT; THAT EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A FULL
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT WITH AN ATTORNEY; THAT EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS
THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BINDING LEGAL EFFECT; AND THAT EMPLOYEE HAS EXECUTED
THIS AGREEMENT FREELY, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.  THIS AGREEMENT HAS IMPORTANT LEGAL CONSEQUENCES.

Date: _____________________          ___________________________________________
                                     Stanley B. Tulin

On this ___ day of _________ 200_, before me personally came _________________,
to me known to be the individual described in the foregoing instrument, who
executed the foregoing instrument in my presence, and who duly acknowledged to
me that ___(he/) executed the same.

                                          ______________________________________
                                          Notary Public

EMPLOYEE MUST SIGN AND RETURN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMPANY'S
GENERAL COUNSEL AT THE COMPANY'S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AT 1290 AVENUE OF THE
AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10104 NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE 21ST DAY
FOLLOWING THE DATE OF TERMINATION UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.

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