Exhibit (l)(10)
CALAMOS INVESTMENT TRUST
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
1. The undersigned agrees to purchase from Calamos Investment Trust (the
"Trust") the number of shares (the "Shares") of Calamos Multi-Fund Equity (the
"Fund"), without par value, set forth at the end of this Agreement on the terms
and conditions set forth herein and in the Preliminary Prospectus ("Preliminary
Prospectus") described below, and hereby tenders the amount of the price
required to purchase these Shares at the price set forth at the end of this
Agreement. The undersigned understands that the Trust has prepared a
registration statement or an amendment thereto for filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on Form N-1A, which contains the Preliminary Prospectus
which describes the Trust, the Fund and the Shares. By its signature hereto, the
undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Preliminary Prospectus.
The undersigned recognizes that the Fund will not be fully operational until
such time as it commences the public offering of its shares. Accordingly, a
number of features of the Fund described in the Preliminary Prospectus,
including, without limitation, the declaration and payment of dividends, and
redemption of shares upon request of shareholders, are not, in fact, in
existence at the present time and will not be instituted until the Fund's
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), is made effective.
2. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants as follows:
(a) It is aware that no Federal or state agency has made any findings or
determination as to the fairness for investment, nor any
recommendation or endorsement, of the Shares;
(b) It has such knowledge and experience of financial and business matters
as will enable it to utilize the information made available to it in
connection with the offering of the Shares, to evaluate the merits and
risks of the prospective investment and to make an informed investment
decision;
(c) It recognizes that the Fund has no financial or operating history and,
further, that investment in the Fund involves certain risks, and it
has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risks related
to the purchase of the Shares, and it acknowledges that it has
suitable financial resources and anticipated income to bear the
economic risk of such an investment;
(d) It is purchasing the Shares for its own account, for investment, and
not with any present intention of redemption, distribution, or resale
of the Shares, either in whole or in part;
(e) It will not sell the Shares purchased by it without registration of
the Shares under the Securities Act or exemption therefrom;
(f) This Agreement and the Preliminary Prospectus and such material
documents relating to the Fund as it has requested have been provided
to it by the Trust and have been reviewed carefully by it; and
(g) It has also had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive
answers from, representatives of the Trust concerning the Fund and the
terms of the offering.
3. The undersigned recognizes that the Trust reserves the unrestricted right to
reject or limit any subscription and to close the offer at any time.
Number of Shares of the Fund: _____ Class A shares at a subscription price of
$_________ per share, ______ Class B shares at a subscription price of $_______
per share, _____, Class C shares at a subscription price of $_________ per share
and _____ Class I shares at a subscription price of $__________________ per
share for an aggregate price of $______ for Calamos Multi-Fund Equity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this ___ day of
___________, 2006.
[CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC]
By:
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Name:
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