AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATIONAgreement and Plan of Reorganization • January 20th, 2010 • Rs Investment Trust • Massachusetts
Contract Type FiledJanuary 20th, 2010 Company JurisdictionThis Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) is made as of March 27, 2009, by and among RS Investment Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of RS Emerging Growth Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”), and on behalf of RS Smaller Company Growth Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), and, for purposes of Section 9.2 only, RS Investment Management Co. LLC (“RSIM”). The capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Agreement.