Exhibit (a)(7)

DWS INVESTMENT TRUST

Amendment

Statement of Change of Resident Agent

The Trustees of DWS Investment Trust (the “Trust”), acting pursuant to the Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”), dated June 2, 2008, as amended, hereby make the following change to the Addendum to the Declaration (the “Addendum”) effective immediately:

1.  The name and address of the Resident Agent is hereby added to the Addendum:

Name and Address of the Resident Agent:                                                     CT Corporation System

155 Federal Street, Suite 700

Boston, MA 02110

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument as of this 7th day of September 2012.

/s/John W. Ballantine	/s/Henry P. Becton, Jr.
John W. Ballantine, Trustee	Henry P. Becton, Jr., Trustee
/s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll	/s/Keith R. Fox
Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Trustee	Keith R. Fox, Trustee
/s/Paul K. Freeman	/s/ Kenneth C. Froewiss
Paul K. Freeman, Trustee	Kenneth C. Froewiss, Trustee
/s/Richard J. Herring	/s/William McClayton
Richard J. Herring, Trustee	William McClayton, Trustee
/s/Rebecca W. Rimel	/s/William N. Searcy, Jr.
Rebecca W. Rimel, Trustee	William N. Searcy, Jr., Trustee
/s/Jean Gleason Stromberg	/s/ Robert H. Wadsworth
Jean Gleason Stromberg, Trustee	Robert H. Wadsworth, Trustee

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