EX-99.(A)(5) 2 dex99a5.txt AMENDMENT NO.4 TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT DECLARATION OF TRUST Exhibit (a)(5) CDC NVEST FUNDS TRUST II Amendment No. 4 to Third Amended and Restated Agreement Declaration of Trust The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of CDC Nvest Trust II (the "Trust"), having determined it to be consistent with the fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders of the Trust, hereby amend the Trust's Third Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3 thereto (the "Declaration of Trust"), a copy of which is on file in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as follows: 1. The name of the Trust is hereby amended to be "IXIS Advisor Funds Trust II." 2. The address of the Trustees is: c/o IXIS Advisor Funds Trust II 399 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 The foregoing amendment shall be effective on May 1, 2005. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hand for ourselves and for our successors and assigns as of the 11th day of March, 2005. /s/ Graham T. Allison, Jr. /s/ Richard Darman -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Graham T. Allison, Jr. Richard Darman /s/ Edward A. Benjamin /s/ John T. Hailer -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Edward A. Benjamin John T. Hailer /s/ Robert J. Blanding /s/ Sandra O. Moose -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Robert J. Blanding Sandra O. Moose /s/ Daniel M. Cain /s/ John A. Shane -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Daniel M. Cain John A. Shane /s/ Paul G. Chenault /s/ Kenneth Cowan -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Paul G. Chenault Kenneth Cowan