AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”), made and entered into as of September 9, 2022, is made a part of the Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company (“Investment Manager”) and J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Subadviser”), dated November 23, 2021 (the “Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Investment Manager desires to retain Subadviser to provide investment advisory services to an additional mutual fund, Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund, and Subadviser is willing to render such investment advisory services; and
WHEREAS, Investment Manager and Subadviser desire to amend the Agreement, including Schedule A thereto, to add, effective October 3, 2022, Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund as a “Fund” covered by the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
| | 1. | Inclusion of additional Fund. All references to the “Fund” in the Agreement shall mean, and it hereby does mean, each “Fund” identified on the amended Schedule A attached to this Amendment. |
Schedule A. Schedule A to the Agreement shall be, and hereby is, deleted and replaced with the Schedule A attached hereto.
| | 2. | Duration and Termination. Section 9(a) shall be, and hereby is, deleted and replaced with the following: |
“Unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Agreement, with respect to each Fund (except with respect to the Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund and the Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund) identified on Schedule A (as amended from time to time), shall continue from the date of its execution only so long as such continuance is specifically approved at least annually in conformity with the requirements of the 1940 Act and, if applicable, any guidance provided or relief granted by the SEC. With respect to the Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund and the Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall
continue for an initial two years from the effective date as stated on Schedule A. Thereafter, if not terminated with respect to a Fund, this Agreement shall continue automatically for successive periods of 12 months each, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (i) by a vote of a majority of the Board members who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any such party, and (ii) by the Board or by a vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund.
| | 3. | Notices. Section 13 to the Agreement shall be, and hereby is, amended by deleting the addresses for Subadviser and Investment Manager and replacing them with the following: |
Subadviser:
Ana Brands
Vice President, Client Account Manager
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.
277 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10172
Ph: (212) 622-4458
Email: ana.m.brands@jpmorgan.com
Investment Manager:
David Weiss
Global Head of Multi-Manager Solutions
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: (617) 385-9606
Email: David.Weiss@columbiathreadneedle.com
with a copy to:
Ryan C. Larrenaga
Vice President and Chief Counsel
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: (617) 385-9536
Email: RYAN.C.LARRENAGA@columbiathreadneedle.com
| | 4. | Miscellaneous. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same agreement. As modified herein, the Agreement is confirmed and remains in full force and effect. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.
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| Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC | | | | J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. |
By: | | /s/ David Weiss | | | | By: | | /s/ Ana Brands |
| | Signature | | | | | | Signature |
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Name: | | David Weiss | | | | Name: | | Ana Brands |
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Title: | | Assistant Secretary | | | | Title: | | Vice President |
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBADVISORY AGREEMENT
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