AMENDMENT TO UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT BETWEEN WANGER ADVISORS TRUST AND COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
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AMENDMENT TO UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
XXXXXX ADVISORS TRUST AND
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
This Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Underwriting Agreement is made as of April 12, 2011, by and between Xxxxxx Advisors Trust (the “Trust”) and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”).
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Distributor entered into the Underwriting Agreement dated as of May 1, 2010 (the “Underwriting Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Trust and the Distributor desire to amend the termination provision of the Underwriting Agreement to permit the continuation of the Underwriting Agreement until July 31, 2011 to be coterminous with other agreements relating to service providers for the Trust;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereby agree to amend the Underwriting Agreement as follows:
The first two sentences of Section 18 of the Underwriting Agreement are replaced in their entirety with the following sentences.
This Agreement shall become effective on May 1, 2010. After this Agreement is effective, it shall continue in effect until July 31, 2011 and from year to year thereafter, but only so long as such continuance is specifically approved in the manner required by the 1940 Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust and the Distributor have each caused this Amendment to be executed as of the effective date of this Amendment.
XXXXXX ADVISORS TRUST | ||
on behalf of its series listed on Schedule I of the Underwriting Agreement | ||
By | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | ||
Title: Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer | ||
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC. | ||
By | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: SVP, Head of Intermediary Distribution |