EX-99.A.5 2 exa5-inv.txt Exhibit(a)(5) INVESTMENT TRUST WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AMENDING THE DECLARATION OF TRUST -------------------- The undersigned, being a majority of the duly elected and qualified Trustees of Investment Trust (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, acting pursuant to the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated November 3, 1987, as amended (the "Declaration of Trust"), do hereby certify that the Board of Trustees of said Trust, by vote on December 2, 2005 of all of the Trustees of the Trust, duly adopted amendments to the Declaration of Trust (i) changing the name of the Trust to "DWS Investment Trust," and (ii) changing the name of the series of the Trust as follows: Current Name New Name ------------ -------- Scudder Capital Growth Fund DWS Capital Growth Fund Scudder Growth and Income Fund DWS Growth & Income Fund Scudder Large Company Growth Fund DWS Large Company Growth Fund Scudder S&P 500 Index Fund DWS S&P 500 Index Fund Scudder Small Company Stock Fund DWS Small Cap Core Fund This instrument shall constitute an amendment to the Declaration of Trust effective as of February 6, 2006. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have this day signed this Instrument. /s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll /s/Henry P. Becton ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Trustee Henry P. Becton, Jr., Trustee /s/Keith R. Fox ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Keith R. Fox, Trustee Kenneth C. Froewiss, Trustee /s/Jean Gleason Stromberg /s/Carl W. Vogt ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Jean Gleason Stromberg, Trustee Carl W. Vogt, Trustee Dated as of December 2, 2005