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Sample Trust Amendment Form

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Sample Trust Amendment Form

Amendment for Existing Revocable Trust Naming Reliance Trust Company as Directed Trustee

In accordance with the power reserved by me under [INSERT SECTION OF ORIGINAL TRUST AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT

TO TRUST]of the _____________ Trust Agreement dated ________ I amend such Trust Agreement as follows:

A. I hereby delete all references to the trustee “Name of Trustee” and replace them in each case with Reliance Trust

Company (“RTC”).

Direction to Engage [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY] as Investment Manager.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Trust Agreement,

1. I direct my Trustee to engage [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY] to render services as investment manager

of each trust established under this trust agreement, including, but not limited to:

a. Managing or advising with respect to the investments of any such trust, including the use, in the discretion of [INSERT

NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY], of its consulting services that

recommend investment in mutual funds and programs that give investors access to independent

investment managers, and

b. Acting as a broker-dealer to execute transactions with respect to any such trust, including the purchase of any

securities currently distributed, underwritten or issued by ______________________________ or an affiliated of

_________________________, as defined below.

2. So long as [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY] is acting as investment manager of any such trust

established under this trust instrument,

a. The Trustee shall have no investment discretion and shall not invest, sell, exchange,

encumber or otherwise dispose of any asset of any such trust without the prior written direction of [INSERT NAME OF

INVESTMENT COMPANY].

b. The Trustee shall invest the assets of any such trust such forms of property as [INSERT NAME OF

INVESTMENT COMPANY] shall direct, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, mutual funds (including mutual

funds offered by or managed by ______________ Affiliate) and other securities (including securities issued by

__________________ Affiliate) selected by [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY]or by an independent

investment manager chosen by without regard to the fact that the security purchased from an underwriting syndicate

that includes a ____________ Affiliate or that the security was distributed, underwritten or issued by such syndicate

and is purchased from a member of that syndicate.

c. The Trustee shall comply promptly with the directions of relating to the investment of the property of any such

trust, whether received in writing, by facsimile transmission, by electronic transmission, by telephone, in person or by or

through any other medium in any form reasonably believed by the Trustee to be from [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT

COMPANY].

d. The Trustee may act upon any such investment direction without any duty to review and determine from time to

time the propriety of the investments made pursuant to such directions, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss

resulting from the making or retention of any such investment.

e. The Trustee shall pay for services rendered by from the trust property, including fees for consultant or investment

management services and brokerage fees.

f. The following provisions govern the succession of investment authority for any separate trust established under

this trust agreement:

(1) I shall have the right from time to time to remove [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY] or other

successor investment manager by written notice signed by me and delivered to the investment manager and the Trustee.

If I am not living or legally competent, a majority of the beneficiaries (other than me) to who the trust property could then be

paid and who are living and legally competent shall have such right.

(2) If [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY] or any successor investment manager is removed or

fails or ceases to serve as investment manager for any reason, the following shall have the right either to engage a

qualified individual or business entity as defined below to act as successor investment manager or to vest investment

authority in the Trustee:

(a) Myself if I am living and legally competent and, if not,

(b) The majority of the beneficiaries (other than me) to whom the trust property could then be paid and

who are living and legally competent, and if there is no such person,

(3) For purposes of this subparagraph, a beneficiary who is a minor or not otherwise legally competent shall

be deemed to be legally competent if the rights granted to such beneficiary are exercised on his or her behalf by a

person who is (i) guardian or conservator of the beneficiary’s estate or, if none, (ii) a parent of the beneficiary or, if no

such parent is living and competent, (iii) the guardian of the person of the beneficiary.

(4) If a qualified individual or business entity is engaged to act as successor investment manager pursuant to the

foregoing provisions, references in this Paragraph A to [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT COMPANY] shall be deemed to

refer to such successor investment manager unless the context requires otherwise.

C. Additional Provisions Regarding Compensation of Trustee. I authorize the trustee to retain payment for its services as

Trustee as other wise provided in this trust agreement without reduction of (i) any payments to [INSERT NAME OF INVESTMENT

COMPANY] or other investment manager for services rendered to the trust, including fees for consultant or investment management

services and brokerage fees, and (ii) any fees that__________________________________ may receive from mutual funds in which

the trust has invested, including, but not limited to, payment for investment management fees, administrative service and brokerage

fees.

In all other respect, I here ratify and reaffirm the ____________________Revocable Trust Agreement.

____________________________________________________(SEAL)

Grantor

Reliance Trust Company has accepted the appointment as Successor Trustee of the above referenced trust.

Reliance Trust Company Attest:

By:__________________________________ By:____________________________________

STATE OF:__________________________________

COUNTY OF:_________________________________

I,_________________________________________, a Notary Public for said County and State, do hereby certify that

__________________________________ personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the due execution of

the foregoing instrument.

Witness my hand and notarial seal this _________day of ________________________20_____.

_______________________________________

Notary Public

My commission expires: ___________________