INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUSTInvestment Sub-Advisory Agreement • March 28th, 2008 • Columbia Funds Series Trust • Delaware
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of February 28, 2008, by and between COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), MACKAY SHIELDS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sub-Adviser”), and COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of those series of the Trust now or hereafter identified on Schedule I (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”).
as of February 28, 2008Columbia Funds Series Trust • March 28th, 2008
State Street Bank and Trust Company (the “Bank”) has made available to Columbia Funds Series Trust, Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I, Columbia Funds Series Trust I, Columbia Funds Institutional Trust, Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust, Banc of America Funds Trust, Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Funds Trust, and Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. (each, a “Borrower”), each acting on behalf of its fund series as the case may be (any such series, a “Fund”) as described on Appendix I attached hereto, a $150,000,000 unsecured uncommitted line of credit (the “Uncommitted Line”) as described in a letter agreement dated September 19, 2005, by and among the Borrowers and the Bank (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”). The obligations of the Borrowers arising under the Uncommitted Line are evidenced by an amended and restated promissory note in the original principal amount of $150,000,000 dated September 17, 2007 executed by the Borrowers
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2Agreement • March 28th, 2008 • Columbia Funds Series Trust
This AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2 is made as of February 28, 2008 by and among the entities listed on the signature pages hereof (collectively, the “Entities”), the lending institutions listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Banks”), State Street Bank and Trust Company, as operations agent (the “Operations Agent”) for itself and such Banks as are or may become parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for itself and such Banks as are or may become parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. Certain of the Entities are entering into this Amendment on behalf of certain of their Series (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below).
