FORM OF TRANSFER, DIVIDEND DISBURSING AND SHAREHOLDERS’ SERVICING AGENT AGREEMENTTransfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholders’ Servicing Agent Agreement • June 3rd, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Massachusetts
This agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of May 1, 2010, by and between Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”) acting on behalf of its series all as listed on Schedule A hereto (as the same may from time to time be amended to add or delete one or more series of the Trust) (each series of the Trust, if any, being hereinafter referred to as a “Fund”), and Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., a Minnesota corporation (the “Transfer Agent”).
FORM OF DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT COLUMBIA ACORN TRUSTDistribution Agreement • June 3rd, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of May 1, 2010 by and between each Massachusetts business trust (each Trust, hereinafter, the “Trust”) listed on Schedule I on behalf of each series of the Trust listed on Schedule I (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Distributor”). Absent written notification to the contrary by either the Trust or the Distributor, each new investment portfolio established in the future shall automatically become a “Fund” for all purposes hereunder and shares of each new class established in the future shall automatically become “Shares” for all purposes hereunder as if set forth on Schedule I.
FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • June 3rd, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Illinois
This Administrative Services Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2010, is by and between Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (the “Administrator”), a Delaware limited liability company, and Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), acting on behalf of its series listed in Schedule A. The terms “Trust” or “Fund” are used to refer to Columbia Acorn Trust or its series, as context requires.
FORM OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • June 3rd, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Illinois
This Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 27, 2010, is by and between Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end diversified management investment company (“CAT”) and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Columbia WAM”) registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST FORM OF RULE 12B-1 PLAN IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTRule 12b-1 Plan Implementation Agreement • June 3rd, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust
Columbia Acorn Trust (“Trust”), on behalf of each series (each a “Fund”) of the Trust designated in Appendix 1 from time to time, acting severally, and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (“CMID”), agree as of May 1, 2011:
COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUND COLUMBIA ACORN EMERGING MARKETS FUND FORM OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND OFFERING COSTS AGREEMENTOrganizational and Offering Costs Agreement • June 3rd, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”) and COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC a Delaware limited liability company (“CWAM”), in consideration for the engagement by the Trust of CWAM as the investment adviser for the series of the Trust designated Columbia Acorn European Fund and Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund (each a “Fund”) pursuant to a separate agreement, hereby agree as follows:
