EX-99.(A)(9) 2 d197044dex99a9.htm AMEND NO. 8 TO DECLARATION OF TRUST (7-19-2021) Amend No. 8 to Declaration of Trust (7-19-2021)

COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I

AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO THE

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST

WHEREAS, Section 5 of Article III of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”) of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), dated August 10, 2005, as amended from time to time, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, authorizes the Trustees of the Trust to amend the Declaration of Trust to establish, change or abolish and rescind the designation of any Series or class of Shares without authorization by vote of the Shareholders of the Trust;

WHEREAS, Section 8 of Article VIII of the Declaration of Trust authorizes the Trustees of the Trust to amend the Declaration of Trust at any time by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the then Trustees, provided notice of such amendment (other than certain ministerial or clerical amendments) is transmitted promptly to Shareholders of record at the close of business on the effective date of such amendment; and

NOW, THEREFORE, The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, do hereby certify that we have authorized the renaming of Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I to Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund and the liquidations of Columbia Multi-Asset Income Fund and Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund and have authorized the amendment to said Declaration of Trust as set forth below, effective July 19, 2021:

1. Section 6 of Article III is hereby amended by replacing the text preceding paragraph (a) with the following:

Without limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated:

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2020 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2025 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2030 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2035 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2040 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2045 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2050 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2055 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Retirement 2060 Fund

Columbia Adaptive Risk Allocation Fund

Columbia Balanced Fund

Columbia Bond Fund

Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund

Columbia Corporate Income Fund

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

Columbia Emerging Markets Fund

Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund

Columbia Greater China Fund

Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia International Dividend Income Fund

Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Multi Strategy Alternatives Fund

Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund


Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Columbia Solutions Aggressive Portfolio

Columbia Solutions Conservative Portfolio

Columbia Strategic California Municipal Income Fund

Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Columbia Strategic New York Municipal Income Fund

Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund

Columbia U.S. Social Bond Fund

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund

Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund

Multi-Manager Directional Alternative Strategies Fund

Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund

Multi-Manager International Equity Strategies Fund

Multi-Manager Small Cap Equity Strategies Fund

Multi-Manager Total Return Bond Strategies Fund

Multisector Bond SMA Completion Portfolio

Overseas SMA Completion Portfolio

Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trust, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares.

2. Section 9 of Article VIII of the Declaration of Trust is hereby amended by replacing the text therein with the following:

Section 9. Addresses. The address of the Trust is 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210. The address of each of the Trustees is 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210.

The rest of the Declaration of Trust remains unchanged.

The foregoing amendment is effective as of July 19, 2021.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Amendment No. 8 to the Declaration of Trust.

 

/s/ George S. Batejan

   

/s/ Nancy T. Lukitsh

George S. Batejan     Nancy T. Lukitsh
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ Kathleen A. Blatz

   

/s/ David M. Moffett

Kathleen A. Blatz     David M. Moffett
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ Pamela G. Carlton

   

/s/ Catherine James Paglia

Pamela G. Carlton     Catherine James Paglia
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ Janet L. Carrig

   

/s/ Christopher O. Petersen

Janet L. Carrig     Christopher O. Petersen
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

   

/s/ Anthony M. Santomero

J. Kevin Connaughton     Anthony M. Santomero
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ Olive M. Darragh

   

/s/ Minor Mickel Shaw

Olive M. Darragh     Minor Mikel Shaw
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ Patricia M. Flynn

   

/s/ Natalie A. Trunow

Patricia M. Flynn     Natalie A. Trunow
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

 

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/s/ Brian J. Gallagher

   

/s/ Sandra L. Yeager

Brian J. Gallagher     Sandra L. Yeager
Date:  

7/19/2021

    Date:  

7/19/2021

/s/ Douglas A. Hacker

     
Douglas A. Hacker      
Date:  

7/19/2021

     

 

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