Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC 71 South Wacker, Suite 2500 Chicago, IL 60606, USA columbiathreadneedle.com |
May 1, 2024
Columbia Acorn Trust
71 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 2500
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Ladies and Gentlemen:
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, 2025 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 Funds investment in other investment companies) do not exceed the annual rates of:
| 0.50% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares; |
| 0.25% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Adviser Class shares; |
| 1.25% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares; |
| 0.25% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Institutional Class shares; |
| 0.20% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 2 Class shares; |
| 0.16% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares; and |
| 0.25% of the Funds average daily net assets attributable to Class S shares. |
This agreement may not be modified or terminated without the approval of the Funds Board of Trustees and CWAM. This undertaking shall be binding upon any successors and assignees of CWAM.
Very truly yours, | ||
COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael G. Clarke | |
Michael G. Clarke | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Agreed and accepted by
COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST, on behalf of its series Columbia Thermostat Fund
By: | /s/ Daniel J. Beckman | |
Daniel J. Beckman | ||
President |
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