RIVERSOURCE VARIABLE SERIES TRUST
AMENDMENT NO. 5 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 RiverSource Variable Series Trust (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 change
the designation of any Series or class of Shares without authorization by vote
of the Shareholders of the Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees
of RiverSource Variable Series Trust, do hereby certify that we have authorized
the renaming of Variable Portfolio - International Fund to Variable Portfolio -
Columbia Xxxxxx International Equities Fund and Variable Portfolio - U.S. Equity
Fund to Variable Portfolio - Columbia Xxxxxx U.S. Equities Fund and have
authorized the following amendment to said Declaration of Trust:
Section 6 of Article III is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6. Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes.
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;
Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Aggressive
Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Conservative
Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderate
Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderately Aggressive
Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderately Conservative
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Core Equity Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Diversified Bond Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Diversified Equity Income Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Dynamic Equity Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Global Inflation Protected Securities
Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Bond Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Value Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - S&P 500 Index Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Short Duration U.S. Government Fund
RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Strategic Income Fund
Xxxxxxxx Variable Portfolio - Growth Fund
Xxxxxxxx Variable Portfolio - Larger - Cap Value Fund
Xxxxxxxx Variable Portfolio - Smaller - Cap Value Fund
Threadneedle Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund
Threadneedle Variable Portfolio - International Opportunity Fund
Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio
Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio
Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio
Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio
Variable Portfolio - AllianceBernstein International Value Fund
Variable Portfolio - American Century Diversified Bond Fund
Variable Portfolio - American Century Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio - Columbia Xxxxxx International Equities Fund
Variable Portfolio - Columbia Xxxxxx U.S. Equities Fund
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxx New York Venture Fund*
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxx Xxxxx Floating-Rate Income Fund
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxxxx Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund*
Variable Portfolio - Invesco International Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxxxx Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio - X.X. Xxxxxx Core Bond Fund
Variable Portfolio - MFS Value Fund
Variable Portfolio - Mondrian International Small Cap Fund
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Global Real Estate Fund
Variable Portfolio - NFJ Dividend Value Fund
Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund*
Variable Portfolio - PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund
Variable Portfolio - Pyramis(R) International Equity Fund
Variable Portfolio - UBS Large Cap Growth Fund
Variable Portfolio - Xxxxx Fargo Short Duration Government Fund
* Name change effective May 1, 2010.
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 below,
together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes
as are set forth in any resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating
such class of Shares.
The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged.
The foregoing amendment is effective as of April 6, 2010.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Amendment No. 5 to the
Agreement and Declaration of Trust on April 6, 2010.
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