LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST
AMENDMENT TO
DECLARATION AND AGREEMENT OF TRUST
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Investment Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), organized pursuant
to a declaration and agreement of trust dated August 16, 1993 (the
"Declaration"), do hereby amend the Declaration, pursuant to Section 8.2 of the
Declaration, by deleting section 2.7 in its entirety and inserting the following
in lieu thereof:
Section 2.7. Committees; Delegation. The Trustees shall have the power to
appoint from their own number, and terminate, any one or more committees
consisting of one or more Trustees, including an executive committee which may
exercise some or all of the power and authority of the Trustees as the Trustees
may determine (including but not limited to the power to determine net asset
value and net income), subject to any limitations contained in the By-Laws, and
in general to delegate from time to time to one or more of their number or to
officers, employees or agents of the Trust such power and authority and the
doing of such things and the execution of such instruments, either in the name
of the Trust or the names of the Trustees or otherwise, as the Trustees may deem
expedient, provided that no committee shall have the power
(a) to change the principal office of the Trust;
(b) to amend the By-Laws;
(c) to issue Shares of any Series;
(d) to elect or remove from office any Trustee or the Chairman of the
Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or
the Secretary of the Trust;
(e) to increase or decrease the number of Trustees;
(f) to declare a dividend or other distribution on the Shares of any
Series;
(g) to authorize the repurchase of Shares of any Series; or
(h) to authorize any merger, consolidation or sale, lease or exchange of
all or substantially all of the Trust Property.
This instrument shall constitute an amendment to the Declaration and shall
be effective upon execution by a majority of the Trustees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument this 20th
day of April, 2004.
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LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST
AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION AND AGREEMENT OF TRUST
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Investment Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust"), organized pursuant
to a Declaration and Agreement of Trust dated August 16, 1993 (the
"Declaration"), do hereby establish, pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Declaration,
(i) a new class of shares for the Series of the Trust named the Balanced Series,
to be designated the Class Y shares of such series; (ii) a new class of shares
for the Series of the Trust named the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited Duration U.S.
Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises Fund, to be designated the Class Y
shares of such series; and (iii) a new class of shares for the Series of the
Trust named the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Enterprises
Fund, to be designated the Class Y shares of such series. Any variations between
the new classes and such other classes of the Trust as to purchase price,
determination of net asset value, the price, terms and manner of redemption,
special and relative rights as to dividends and on liquidation, and conditions
under which such classes shall have separate voting rights, shall be set forth
in the Declaration or elsewhere determined by the Board of Trustees of the
Trust.
This instrument shall constitute an amendment to the Declaration.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument this 11th
day of August, 2004.
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LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUND
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES TRUST
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ BLEND TRUST
INCREASE IN NUMBER OF TRUSTEES
AND
APPOINTMENT OF ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ AS TRUSTEE
The undersigned, being at least a majority of the Trustees of each of Lord
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax-Free
Income Trust, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust, and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend Trust, each a
Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Declaration of Trust do hereby
(1) increase the number of trustees of each such trust from seven to eight,
pursuant to Section 2.3 of each such Declaration, and (2) appoint ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
as Trustee of each such Delaware statutory trust pursuant to Section 2.6 of each
such Declaration.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument
as of this 11th day of March, 2004.
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LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LARGE-CAP GROWTH FUND
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ SECURITIES TRUST
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ INVESTMENT TRUST
LORD ▇▇▇▇▇▇ BLEND TRUST
TRUSTEE ACCEPTANCE AND AGREEMENT
I, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, do hereby accept the appointment as Trustee of each of
the Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Large-Cap Growth Fund, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Securities Trust, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Tax- Free Income Trust, Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Investment Trust, and Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Blend
Trust, each a Delaware statutory trust organized pursuant to a Declaration of
Trust. In addition, I agree to be bound by all terms of each Declaration. I
understand that this Acceptance and Agreement shall satisfy the terms and
conditions of Section 2.6 of each Declaration. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned has executed this Acceptance and Agreement as of this 11th day of
March, 2004.
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