Standard Contracts
TRANSFER, DIVIDEND DISBURSING AND SHAREHOLDERS’ SERVICING AGENT AGREEMENTTransfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholders’ Servicing Agent Agreement • August 17th, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Massachusetts
This agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 1st day of May, 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”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT COLUMBIA ACORN TRUSTDistribution Agreement • August 17th, 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • August 17th, 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.
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Agreement • August 17th, 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”).
CUSTODY AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST AND WANGER ADVISORS TRUST, SEVERALLY AND NOT JOINTLY, AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.Custody Agreement • August 17th, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust • New York
This Agreement, dated December 15, 2010, is among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Bank”), with a place of business at One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York, 10005, and COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST and WANGER ADVISORS TRUST, each on behalf of itself and each of the funds listed under its name on Schedule A, or a separate addendum in the form attached to this Agreement, as applicable, severally and not jointly, with a place of business at 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois (each such fund hereinafter, a separate and distinct “Customer”). All references to a particular Customer should be deemed to also be a reference to any entity of which the Customer is a series. All references to the board of or any officer of a Customer shall also be interpreted to mean the board or officer of any entity of which the Customer is a series.
FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTFee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • August 17th, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of August 17, 2011, is by and between Columbia Acorn Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust registered as an open-end diversified management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, on behalf of its series Columbia Acorn European Fund and Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”), and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Adviser”).
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST RULE 12B-1 PLAN IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENTRule 12b-1 Plan Implementing Agreement • August 17th, 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 March 2, 2011:
AMENDMENT TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT COLUMBIA ACORN TRUSTDistribution Agreement • August 17th, 2011 • Columbia Acorn Trust
This Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Distribution Agreement is made as of April 12, 2011, by and between Columbia Acorn Trust (the “Trust”) and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”).
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUND COLUMBIA ACORN EMERGING MARKETS FUND ORGANIZATIONAL AND OFFERING COSTS AGREEMENTOrganizational and Offering Costs Agreement • August 17th, 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:
