EX-99.A1 2 certoftrst.htm RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF TRUST Unassociated Document
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

OF

TRUST FOR PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS
Formed on May 29, 2001

A Delaware Statutory Trust

This Restated Certificate of Trust of Trust for Professional Managers (the “Trust”), dated as of this 8th day of February, 2008 is being duly executed and filed in order to the Certificate of Trust for Trust for Professional Managers, a Delaware statutory trust, in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. Section 3801 et seq.) (the “Delaware Act”).  The original name of the Trust was “Zodiac Trust.”

The undersigned does hereby certify as follows:

1.  Name.  The Name of the statutory trust is Trust for Professional Managers.

2.  Registered Agent.  The business address of the registered office of the Trust in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington Delaware 19801.  The name of the Trust’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

3.  Effective Date.  This Restated Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon the date and time of filing.

4.  Registered Investment Company.  The Trust is a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

5.  Series Trust.  Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series of the Trust shall be enforceable against the assets of such series only and not against the assets of the Trust generally or any other series thereof and, unless otherwise provided in the governing instrument of the Trust, none of the debts, in the governing instrument of the Trust, none of the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the Trust generally or any other series thereof shall be enforceable against the assets of such series.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a Trustee of the Trust, has executed this Restated Certificate of Trust as of the date first above written.
 

 
 
  /s/ Joseph C. Neuberger  
  Joseph C. Neuberger  
  as Chairman/Trustee and not  
  individually  
 
Trust for Professional Managers
  
  615 E. Michigan St, 2nd Floor  
  Milwaukee, WI 53202