1st AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Exhibit
6(b)
1st
AMENDMENT TO THE
THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT, dated as of the 1st day of July 2006 to the Investment Advisory
Agreement commencing on October 31, 2001, is entered by and between COUNTRY
TRUST BANK,
a
federal thrift, (the "Adviser") and COUNTRY
MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST,
a
Delaware statutory trust, (the "Fund”).
WHEREAS,
the
parties have entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the
parties desire to amend the investment advisory fees paid under said Investment
Advisory Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Paragraph 9 of the Agreement allows for its amendment by a written instrument
executed by both parties and approved by a majority of the Trustees of COUNTRY
Mutual Funds Trust, including a majority of Trustees who are not interested
persons of any party to the Investment Advisory Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the promises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is
agreed between the Fund and the Adviser as follows:
Exhibit
A
of the Agreement is hereby superseded and replaced with Exhibit A attached
hereto.
Except
to
the extent amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers
designated below as of July 1, 2006.
| COUNTRY TRUST BANK | |
| By:___________________________________________ | |
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Xx.
|
|
|
Senior
Vice President & Trust
Officer
|
|
| COUNTRY MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST | |
| By:___________________________________________ | |
|
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxx
|
|
|
Vice
President
|
EXHIBIT
A
| COUNTRY Growth Fund | .75% |
| COUNTRY Balanced Fund | .75% |
| COUNTRY Tax Exempt Bond Fund | .50% |
| COUNTRY Short-Term Bond Fund | .50% |
| COUNTRY Bond Fund | .50% |
