ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT E 1

ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS
AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

          THIS AMENDMENT, dated as of this 16^th day of December, 2010, to the Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, originally dated as of July 19, 2004, amended and restated as of July 1, 2009 and June 14, 2010 (the “Agreement”), is entered into by and between ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS, a Massachusetts trust (the “Trust”) and QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Distributor”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties have entered into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Section 10 of the Agreement allows for an amendment by a written instrument executed by both parties.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

Exhibit A is hereby superseded and replaced with Amended Exhibit A attached hereto.

Except to the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by a duly authorized officer on one or more counterparts as of the date and year first written above.

ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS			QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx		By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:  Xxxx Xxxxxxxx			Name:  Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:  Treasurer			Title:   Vice President
By:	/s/ Xxxx Whilesmith
Name:  Xxxx Whilesmith
Title:    Secretary

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Amended Exhibit A
to the
Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement

Fund Names

Separate Series of
ARTIO GLOBAL INVESTMENT FUNDS

Name of Series

Artio International Equity Fund

Artio International Equity Fund II

Artio Total Return Bond Fund

Artio Global High Income Fund

Artio U.S. Microcap Fund

Artio U.S. Smallcap Fund

Artio U.S. Midcap Fund

Artio U.S. Multicap Fund

Artio Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund

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