Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP 301 Carnegie Center, Suite 400 Princeton, NJ 08540-6227 troutman.com Executed on: February 11, 2022 Effective as of: February 4, 2022, with a bring down through February 11, 2022 Board of Trustees Allspring Funds...Allspring Funds Trust • March 4th, 2022
You have requested our opinion concerning certain federal income tax consequences of the reorganization of the Acquired Fund pursuant to which: (i) the Acquired Fund will transfer of all of its assets, property and goodwill in exchange for Class A shares, Class C shares or Institutional Class shares, as applicable (collectively, “Acquiring Fund Shares”), which are voting securities, of the Acquiring Fund; (ii) the Acquiring Fund will assume all of the liabilities of the Acquired Fund; and (iii) the Acquired Fund will distribute Acquiring Fund Shares to the holders of Class A shares, Class C shares or Institutional Class shares of the Acquired Fund, which are voting securities of the Acquired Fund; and (iv) the Acquired Fund will completely liquidate, all pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement (such transaction, the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization was consummated and effective on February 4, 2022. This opinion is effective as of that date and we are not aw
