EXHIBIT (a)(5)
AMENDMENT
TO THE
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
COLUMBIA FLOATING RATE FUND
WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article I of the Amended and Restated Agreement
and Declaration of Trust (the "Declaration of Trust"), dated May 22, 2000, of
Columbia Floating Rate Fund (the "Trust"), as amended on May 16, 2003, copies of
which are on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, authorizes the Trustees of the Trust to amend the Declaration of
Trust to change the name of the Trust without authorization by vote of the
Shareholders of the Trust.
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being a majority of the Trustees of Columbia
Floating Rate Fund, do hereby certify that the undersigned have determined to
conduct the business of the Trust under the name "Highland Floating Rate Fund"
and have authorized the following amendment to said Declaration of Trust:
Section 1 of Article I is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
SECTION 1. This Trust shall be known as "Highland Floating
Rate Fund" and the Trustees shall conduct the business of the Trust under that
name or any other name as they may from time to time determine.
The foregoing amendment shall be effective as of October 18, 2004.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Columbia Floating Rate Fund, the association
hereinbefore mentioned and described, has caused this statement to be signed in
its name by its Trustees this 20th day of September, 2004.
By: /s/ R. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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R. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Trustee
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Trustee
STATE OF TEXAS )
) ss.
COUNTY OF DALLAS )
On this 20th day of September, 2004, before me personally
appeared the above-named Trustees of the Trust, to me known, and known to me to
be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and who
duly acknowledged to me that such Trustees have executed the same.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Notary Public
