COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II AMENDMENT NO. 27 TO THE AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST II
AMENDMENT NO. 27 TO THE
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
WHEREAS, Section 5 of Article III of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) of Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II (the “Trust”), dated September 11, 2007, as amended from time to time, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, authorizes the Trustees of the Trust to amend the Declaration of Trust to establish, to change or abolish and rescind the designation of any Series or class of Shares without authorization by vote of the Shareholders of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article VIII of the Declaration of Trust authorizes the Trustees of the Trust to amend the Declaration of Trust at any time by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the then Trustees, provided notice of such amendment (other than certain ministerial or clerical amendments) is transmitted promptly to Shareholders of record at the close of business on the effective date of such amendment; and
NOW, THEREFORE, The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, do hereby certify that we have authorized the liquidation of CTIVP – Allspring Short Duration Government Fund (formerly known as CTIVP – Xxxxx Fargo Short Duration Government Fund), and the renaming of Columbia Variable Portfolio – Mid Cap Growth Fund to Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Mid Cap Growth Fund and CTIVP – Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Growth Fund to CTIVP – Principal Blue Chip Growth Fund:
| 1. | Section 6 of Article III is hereby amended by replacing the text preceding paragraph (a) with the following: |
Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated:
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Balanced Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Commodity Strategy Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Core Equity Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Disciplined Core Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Emerging Markets Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Global Strategic Income Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – High Yield Bond Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Income Opportunities Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Intermediate Bond Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Large Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Large Cap Index Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Limited Duration Credit Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Overseas Core Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Large Cap Equity Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Large Cap Value Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Mid Cap Growth Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Mid Cap Value Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Small Cap Value Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – Xxxxxxxx Global Technology Fund
Columbia Variable Portfolio – U.S. Government Mortgage Fund
CTIVP – American Century Diversified Bond Fund
CTIVP – BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund
CTIVP – CenterSquare Real Estate Fund
CTIVP – MFS® Value Fund
CTIVP – Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Advantage Fund
CTIVP – Principal Blue Chip Growth Fund
CTIVP – X. Xxxx Price Large Cap Value Fund
CTIVP – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund
CTIVP – Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund
CTIVP – Westfield Mid Cap Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio – Aggressive Portfolio
Variable Portfolio – Conservative Portfolio
Variable Portfolio – Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio – Moderate Portfolio
Variable Portfolio – Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
Variable Portfolio – Moderately Conservative Portfolio
Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond Fund
Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Equity Fund
Variable Portfolio – Partners International Core Equity Fund
Variable Portfolio – Partners International Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio – Partners International Value Fund
Variable Portfolio – Partners Small Cap Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio – Partners Small Cap Value Fund
Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trust, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares.
The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged.
The rest of the Declaration of Trust remains unchanged.
The foregoing amendment is effective as of June 23, 2022.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Amendment No. 27 to the Declaration of Trust on
June 23, 2022.
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