AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
AMENDMENT NO. 9
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS TRUST
This Amendment No. 9 (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of Short-Term Investments Trust (the “Trust”) amends, effective as of January 29, 2016, the Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of September 14, 2005, as amended (the “Agreement”).
Under Section 9.7 of the Agreement, this Amendment may be executed by a duly authorized officer of the Trust.
WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust approved this amendment and a vote of the Shareholders is not required for this amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. | Section 7.3 is amended to read as follows: |
Section 7.3 Redemptions at the Option of the Trust. At the option of the Board of Trustees, the Trust may, from time to time, without the vote of the Shareholders, but subject to the 1940 Act, redeem shares of any Shareholder or authorize the closing of any Shareholder account, subject to such conditions as may be established from time to time by the Board of Trustees and disclosed to Shareholders.
2. | All capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein. All references in the Agreement to “this Agreement” shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. |
3. | Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and remains in full force and effect. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a duly authorized officer of the Trust, has executed this Amendment as of January 29, 2016.
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
Name: | Xxxx X. Xxxx | |
Title: | Senior Vice President |