FT 9965 TRUST AGREEMENT Dated: February 3, 2022Trust Agreement • February 3rd, 2022 • Ft 9965
Contract Type FiledFebruary 3rd, 2022 CompanyThe Trust Agreement among First Trust Portfolios L.P., as Depositor, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, First Trust Advisors L.P., as Evaluator and Portfolio Supervisor, sets forth certain provisions in full and incorporates other provisions by reference to the document entitled "Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust for FT 4484 and certain subsequent Series, Effective: November 6, 2013" as amended by Amendment dated September 5, 2017 (herein called the "Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust"), and such provisions as are incorporated by reference constitute a single instrument. All references herein to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of the Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust.
RULE 12d1-4 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST OF CLOSED-END FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENTInvestment Agreement • February 3rd, 2022 • Ft 9965 • New York
Contract Type FiledFebruary 3rd, 2022 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2022, between FT Series (the “Trust”) on behalf of each of its existing and future series that invests in an Acquired Fund in reliance on the Rule as such terms are defined below, severally and not jointly, (each, an “Acquiring Fund”), and each closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) advised by Voya Investments, LLC (the “Adviser”), that is listed on Appendix A here to (as may be amended from time to time), severally and not jointly (each an “Acquired Fund”).