EXHIBIT 6-B AMENDED AND RESTATED UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Strategic Investment Series
Contract Type FiledFebruary 28th, 1996 CompanyPursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement dated May 20, 1992 between you and us; we hereby amend such Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement to: (i) to delete Pilgrim High Yield Trust as a party to the Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement; and (ii) to change the name of the Pilgrim Strategic Investment Series to Astra Strategic Investment Series and Pilgrim Distributors Corp. to Astra Fund Distributors Corp., effective April 10, 1995.
EXHIBIT 9-EAccounting Services Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Strategic Investment Series
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EXHIBIT 8Custodian Services Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Strategic Investment Series
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EXHIBIT 1-BAstra Strategic Investment Series • February 28th, 1996
Company FiledFebruary 28th, 1996WHEREAS, paragraph 9.10 of an Acquisition Agreement, dated December 7, 1994, among Express America Holdings Corporation, Pilgrim Group Inc., Pilgrim Management Corporation, Pilgrim Distributors Corp. and Palomba Weingarten, provides that each of the Non-Acquired Funds concurrently with and conditional upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement shall change its name to a name which shall not include the word "Pilgrim";
EXHIBIT 9-DSub-Administration Services Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Strategic Investment Series
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EXHIBIT 9-CAdministration Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Strategic Investment Series
Contract Type FiledFebruary 28th, 1996 CompanyPursuant to the terms of this Administration Agreement between Pilgrim Strategic Investment Series and Pilgrim Group, Inc. (the "Agreement"), we hereby amend this Agreement to change the names of the parties to ASTRA STRATEGIC INVESTMENT SERIES and ATLAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., respectively, effective April 10, 1995. The names of corresponding series of ASTRA STRATEGIC INVESTMENT SERIES that are affected by this Agreement, namely, Pilgrim Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Trust I, Pilgrim Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Trust I-A, Pilgrim Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Trust II, Pilgrim Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Trust III, Pilgrim Adjustable U.S. Government Securities Trust IV, Pilgrim Adjustable Rate Securities Trust I, Pilgrim Adjustable Rate Securities Trust I-A, Pilgrim Adjustable Rate Securities Trust II, Pilgrim Adjustable Rate Securities Trust III, Pilgrim Adjustable Rate Securities Trust IV have been changed to Astra Adjustable U.S. Government Securi