AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Illinois
This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”), dated as of September 21, 2016, to the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2010 (the “Agreement”), is by and between Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Administrator”).
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED TRANSFER, DIVIDEND DISBURSING AND SHAREHOLDERS’ SERVICING AGENT AGREEMENTTransfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholders’ Servicing Agent Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Massachusetts
This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”), dated as of September 21, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Transfer, Dividend Disbursing and Shareholders’ Servicing Agent Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2012 (the “Agreement”), is by and between Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., a Minnesota corporation (the “Transfer Agent”).
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE REDUCTION AGREEMENTInvestment Advisory Fee Reduction Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
This Investment Advisory Fee Reduction Agreement (the “Fee Reduction Agreement”) dated as of July 1, 2016 is by and between Columbia Acorn Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series Columbia Acorn International Select (the “Fund”), and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (“CWAM”).
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLCFee Waiver Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (“CWAM”) hereby contractually undertakes as of the date hereof with respect to Columbia Acorn International Select (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Acorn Trust (the “Trust”), to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses of the Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund’s investment in other investment companies, if any) do not exceed the annual rates of 1.40% for Class A shares, 2.15% for Class C shares, 1.02% for Class I shares, 1.15% for Class R4 shares, 1.07% for Class R5 shares, 1.02% for Class Y shares and 1.15% for Class Z shares.
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLCFee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
This agreement amends and restates that certain Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of July 1, 2016 between Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (“CWAM”) and Columbia Acorn Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series Columbia Acorn International Select (the “Fund”). CWAM hereby contractually undertakes as of the date hereof to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses of the Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund’s investment in other investment companies, if any) of each share class of the Fund do not exceed the annual rates set forth herein (each such annual rate an “Expense Cap”).
Amendment No. 6 to Securities Lending Agency AgreementSecurities Lending Agency Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
This Amendment No. 6 (“Amendment No. 6”) to the Securities Lending Agency Agreement dated as of September 2, 2008, as amended, between Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust (each a “Trust” and together the “Trusts”) on behalf of their respective portfolio series (each, a “Fund” and together the “Funds”) and Goldman Sachs Bank USA (formerly, The Goldman Sachs Trust Company), doing business as Goldman Sachs Agency Lending (“GSAL”), (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 20, 2016 by and between each Trust and GSAL. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement.
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTDistribution Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust • Massachusetts
This Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”), dated as of September 21, 2016, to the Distribution Agreement dated as of May 1, 2010, as amended April 12, 2011 (the “Agreement”), is by and between Columbia Acorn Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), and Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Distributor”).
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST BYLAWSBylaws • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
Any Trustee, chairman, vice-chairman, officer or advisory board member may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation in writing to the president, the treasurer or the secretary or to a meeting of the Trustees. The Trustees may remove any officer elected by them with or without cause by the vote of a majority of the Trustees then in office. Except to the extent expressly provided in a written agreement with the Trust, no Trustee, chairman, vice-chairman, officer, or advisory board member resigning, and no officer, chairman, vice-chairman, or advisory board member removed, shall have any right to any compensation for any period following his or her resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal. [amended 9/15/92]
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLCFee Waiver Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (“CWAM”) hereby contractually undertakes as of the date hereof with respect to Columbia Thermostat Fund, a series of Columbia Acorn Trust (the “Fund”), to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses of the Fund, through April 30, 2018 such that total Fund ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund’s investment in other investment companies) do not exceed the annual rates of:
AMENDED AND RESTATED FEE WAIVER AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTFee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement • April 28th, 2017 • Columbia Acorn Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of April 30, 2017 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 (“CWAM”) and amends and restates the Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2016, between the Trust, on behalf of each Fund, and CWAM.
