EXHIBIT (a)(4)
AMENDMENT
TO THE
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
COLUMBIA INSTITUTIONAL FLOATING RATE FUND
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article I of the Amended and Restated
Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration of Trust"), dated October
7, 1999, of Columbia Institutional Floating Rate Fund (the "Trust"), as amended
on May 16, 2003, copies of which are 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 name of the Trust without authorization
by vote of the Shareholders of the Trust.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being a majority of the Trustees of
Columbia Institutional Floating Rate Fund, do hereby certify that the
undersigned have determined to conduct the business of the Trust under the name
"Highland Institutional Floating Rate Fund" and have authorized the following
amendment to said Declaration of Trust:
Section 1 of Article I is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
SECTION 1. This Trust shall be known as "Highland
Institutional Floating Rate Fund" and the Trustees shall conduct the business of
the Trust under that name or any other name as they may from time to time
determine.
The foregoing amendment shall be effective as of October 18,
2004.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Columbia Institutional Floating Rate Fund,
the association hereinbefore mentioned and described, has caused this statement
to be signed in its name by its Trustees this 20th day of September, 2004.
By: /s/ R. XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
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R. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Trustee
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxx, Trustee
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Trustee
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxx, Trustee
STATE OF TEXAS )
) ss.
COUNTY OF DALLAS )
On this 20th day of September, 2004, before me personally
appeared the above-named Trustees of the Trust, to me known, and known to me to
be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and who
duly acknowledged to me that such Trustees have executed the same.
/s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Notary Public
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