Amendment Three to Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement

Exhibit (d)(6)

Amendment Three to
Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement

The Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“Columbia Management”) and Threadneedle International Limited (“TINTL”) dated June 11, 2008, is amended as follows:

Schedule 1

Schedule 1 to the Agreement is deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following Schedule 1:

SCHEDULE 1

Assets under management

$0-150

next $500

million

million

next $500 million

thereafter

Fund

bps

bps

bps

bps

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund

35

30

25

20

Assets under management

$0-500

next $500

next $2

next $3

million

million

billion

billion

thereafter

Fund

bps

bps

bps

bps

bps

Columbia Absolute Return Emerging Markets Macro Fund

60

57

55.2

53.4

51

The rates shown above apply to the corresponding portion of the respective portfolio. For example, if the average daily net assets for the Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund for a given month are $650 million, then the applicable rates shall be 35 bps on $150 million and 30 bps on the remaining $500 million.

		Assets under management
		On all assets
Fund		bps
Columbia Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund			45
Columbia Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund			50
Columbia European Equity Fund			35
Columbia Global Equity Fund			35
Columbia Global Extended Alpha Fund			50
Columbia Variable Portfolio-Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund			50
Columbia Variable Portfolio-International Opportunity Fund			35

In witness whereof, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers designated below as of this 1st day of July, 2011.

COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC				THREADNEEDLE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Signature		By:		/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx Signature
Name:		Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx		Name:		Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Title:		President		Title:		Director
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