AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
UNDERWRITING AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT, made this 26th day of February 1998, by and between Fortis
Worldwide Portfolios, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Fund") for and on
behalf of each class of shares of each of the Fund's Portfolios and Fortis
Investors, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("Investors").
1. Section 1 of the Underwriting and Distribution Agreement dated as of
November 14, 1994 by and between the Fund and Investors is hereby amended to
state that the term "Portfolios" shall be defined to include Fortis Global
Growth Portfolio, Fortis International Equity Portfolio and any other Portfolios
which may hereafter be created by the Board of Directors of the Fund.
2. The effective date of this Amendment shall be March 1, 1998.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Fund and Investors have caused this Amendment to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
FORTIS WORLDWIDE PORTFOLIOS, INC.
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Its President
FORTIS INVESTORS, INC.
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Its President