COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
WHEREAS, the principal place of business of Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust (the Trust) has changed and the undersigned Trustees wish to amend the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the Declaration of Trust) of the Trust, dated August 30, 1994, as amended from time to time, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to reflect the new address, as authorized by Section 7 of Article IX of the Declaration of Trust;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, do hereby certify that we have authorized the following amendments to said Declaration of Trust:
1. | Section 8 of Article IX is hereby amended by replacing the heading and text thereof with the following: |
Registered Agent and Addresses
Section 8. The Registered Agent of the Trust within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for service of process shall be CT Corporation, 155 Federal Street # 700, Boston, MA 02110. 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.
2. The Address of the Trust, the Address of the Trustees and the Address of the Registered Agent are hereby updated as follows:
Address of the Trust:
Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Address of the Trustees:
C/O Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Address of the Registered Agent:
CT Corporation
155 Federal Street # 700
Boston, MA 02110
The rest of the Declaration of Trust remains unchanged.
The foregoing amendment is effective as of July 7, 2025.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Amendment No. 2 to the Declaration of Trust on June 26, 2025.
/s/ George S. Batejan | /s/ Brian J. Gallagher | |||
George S. Batejan | Brian J. Gallagher | |||
/s/ Kathleen A. Blatz | /s/ Douglas A. Hacker | |||
Kathleen A. Blatz | Douglas A. Hacker | |||
/s/ Daniel J. Beckman | ||||
Daniel J. Beckman | Nancy T. Lukitsh | |||
/s/ Pamela G. Carlton | ||||
Pamela G. Carlton | David M. Moffett | |||
/s/ Janet Langford Carrig | /s/ Catherine James Paglia | |||
Janet Langford Carrig | Catherine James Paglia | |||
/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton | /s/ Natalie A. Trunow | |||
J. Kevin Connaughton | Natalie A. Trunow | |||
/s/ Olive M. Darragh | /s/ Sandra L. Yeager | |||
Olive M. Darragh | Sandra L. Yeager | |||
/s/ Patricia M. Flynn |
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Patricia M. Flynn |
Registered Agent: | CT Corporation 155 Federal Street # 700 Boston, MA 02110 |