Exhibit (a)(2)
NVEST COMPANIES TRUST I
Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and
Declaration of Trust
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of Nvest
Companies Trust I (the "Trust"), having determined it to be consistent with the
fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders of the Trust, hereby amend the
Trust's Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration of Trust"), a copy
of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, as follows:
1. The name of the Trust is hereby amended to be "CDC Nvest Companies
Trust I."
The foregoing amendment shall be effective as of the time it is filed with
the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hand for ourselves and for our
successors and assigns as of the 23rd day of March, 2001.
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