Exhibit 6.1
AMENDMENT TO
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
between
ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
and
WAM BROKERAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.
This Amendment to the Distribution Agreement is made this _____ day of
___________, 1998 by and between ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST, a business trust
organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
("Acorn") and WAM BROKERAGE SERVICES, L.L.C., a limited liability company
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois ("WAM BD").
RECITALS
Acorn and WAM BD entered into a Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement")
dated January 1, 1998 by which Acorn appointed WAM BD as principal underwriter
of its Shares.
The Agreement defines Shares as the "shares of beneficial interest...which
currently are divided into three series, Acorn Fund, Acorn International and
Acorn USA, and including shares of any additional series which may from time to
time be offered for sale to the public."
Acorn has designated and wishes to offer for sale to the public shares of
two additional series, Acorn Twenty and Acorn Foreign Fifty, and may from time
to time hereafter wish to offer for sale to the public shares of yet additional
series.
Acorn has entered into an investment advisory agreement dated January 1,
1998 with Xxxxxx Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM"), an affiliate of WAM BD,
pursuant to which WAM has agreed to pay all expenses incurred in the sale and
promotion of shares of Acorn.
THEREFORE, Acorn and WAM BD agree:
As used in the Distribution Agreement, "Shares" shall include the shares of
beneficial interest of the series of Acorn designated Acorn Twenty and Acorn
Foreign Fifty.
ATTEST: WAM BROKERAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.
By:
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Secretary Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, President
ATTEST: ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST
By:
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Secretary Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President
ACKNOWLEDGED:
XXXXXX ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx
ATTEST:
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Secretary
