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Exhibit (a)(4)
CALAMOS INVESTMENT TRUST
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
Amendment No. 2 to the First Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration
of Trust dated June 23, 1997 (the "Agreement") of Calamos Investment Trust (the
"Trust"), made at Chicago, Illinois, this 26th day of July, 2000.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Section 7.3 of the Agreement of the Trust provides that the
Agreement may be amended at any time by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust
so long as such amendment does not adversely affect the rights of any
shareholder with respect to which such amendment is or purports to be applicable
and so long as such amendment is not in contravention of applicable law,
including the Investment Company Act of 1940, by an instrument in writing signed
by an officer of the Trust pursuant to the vote of a majority of the then
Trustees;
WHEREAS, by affirmative vote on June 14, 2000 and by written consent dated
July 19, 2000, a majority of Trustees of the Trust have duly approved this
amendment to the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement
and have authorized the same to be filed with the Secretary of State of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Clerk of the City of Boston.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., the duly elected and
serving Secretary of the Trust, pursuant to the authorization described above,
hereby declares that, Section 4.2 of the Agreement Trust is hereby amended as
follows:
1. The first sentence of Section 4.2 of Article IV thereof shall be
amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
"Without limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in
Section 4.1 to establish and designate any further Sub-Trusts, the
Trustees hereby establish and designate seven Sub-Trusts:
Calamos Convertible Fund;
Calamos Convertible Growth and Income Fund;
Calamos Global Convertible Fund
Calamos Growth Fund;
Calamos Market Neutral Fund;
Calamos High Yield Fund; and
Calamos Convertible Technology Fund
each of which shall have four classes of Shares, Class A, Class B,
Class C and Class I or such classes as may from time to time be
established and designated."
2. Section 4.2(m) of Article IV thereof shall be amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:
"(m) CLASS DIFFERENCES. The relative rights and preferences of
the classes of any Sub-Trust may differ in such other respects as the
Trustees may
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determine to be appropriate in their sole discretion, provided that
such differences are set forth in the instrument establishing and
designating such classes and executed by a majority of the Trustees
(or by an instrument executed by an officer of the Trust pursuant to a
vote of a majority of the Trustees). Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, each share of Class A shares, Class B shares, Class
C shares or Class I shares of a Sub-Trust shall have, upon its
issuance, all of the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting
powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and
terms and conditions of redemption currently accorded each other share
of beneficial interest in that Sub-Trust, including that each Class A
share, each Class B share, each Class C share and each Class I share
shall be charged equally with each other share in the Sub-Trust with
the expenses and liabilities of the Sub-Trust in respect of Class A,
Class B, Class C and Class I shares or such other shares and in
respect of any general expenses and liabilities of the Sub-Trust
allocated to Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares and Class
I shares or such other shares designated by the Trustees in accordance
with the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to
time, provided however, that to the extent permitted by rule or order
of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
governmental authority:
(i) Shares of each class of a Sub-Trust shall bear the
expenses and liabilities relating to any agreements or
arrangements entered into by or on behalf of a Sub-Trust pursuant
to which an organization or other person agrees to provide
services with respect to shares of that class but not with
respect to shares of the other classes of the Sub-Trust as well
as any other expenses and liabilities directly attributable to
that class which the Trustees determine should be borne solely by
such class; and
(ii) On any matter that pertains to the agreements,
arrangements, expenses or liabilities described in clause (i)
above (or to any plan or other document adopted by a Sub-Trust
relating to said agreements, arrangements, expenses or
liabilities) and is submitted to a vote of shareholders of the
Sub-Trust, only shares relating to the affected class shall be
entitled to vote, except that if the matter affects other shares
of beneficial interest in the Trust, such other affected shares
shall also be entitled to vote, and in such case all shares shall
be voted in the aggregate and not by class or Sub-Trust, except
where otherwise required by law or permitted by the Trustees.
Subject to the foregoing, the Class A Shares of each Sub-Trust are
Shares that are offered to investors at net asset value plus a sales
charge that shall not be greater than the maximum sales charge for
such Shares set forth in the relevant offering prospectus
("Prospectus") from time to time, the Class B Shares of each Sub-Trust
are Shares that are offered to investors at net asset value without
any sales charge other than a contingent deferred sales charge if
redeemed within six years after purchase, the Class C Shares of each
Sub-Trust are Shares that are offered to investors at net asset value
without any sales charge other than a contingent deferred sales charge
if redeemed within one year after purchase and the Class I shares of
each Sub-Trust are shares that are offered to investors at net asset
value without any sales charge; but there may be included as expenses
and liabilities of each Class of each Sub-Trust or on the holders of
Shares thereof fees (such as service and distribution fees), which may
vary as
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to Class, Sub-Trust and holders as determined by the Trustees to be
appropriate and as described in the Prospectus from time to time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, pursuant to the direction of the
Trustees as evidenced by resolutions of a majority of the Trustees duly adopted
at a meeting held on June 14, 2000 and by written consent on July 19, 2000, has
hereunto set his hand as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Secretary
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF DUPAGE )
Then personally appeared the above-named Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., as Secretary
of the Trust, and acknowledged this instrument to be his free act and deed this
26th day of July, 2000.
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Notary Public
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