Common use of Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes Clause in Contracts

Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated; Columbia Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Core Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Dividend Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Credit Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select International Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Large - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Smaller - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Equities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Government Mortgage Fund Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - American Century Diversified Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - CenterSquare Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio - Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - DFA International Value Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Floating-Rate Income Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Los Angeles Capital Large Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advantage Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Pyramis® International Equity Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Large Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund Variable Portfolio – Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Short Duration Government Fund Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trust, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares. The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged.

Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated; Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Balanced Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy – Cash Management Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Core Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core – Diversified Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Dividend – Diversified Equity Income Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dynamic Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Global Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market Global Inflation Protected Securities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – High Yield Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Income Opportunities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond – International Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Limited Duration Credit Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate – Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Mid Cap Growth Value Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid – S&P 500 Index Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Large – Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select International Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Large - Smaller – Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Smaller - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Equities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Short Duration U.S. Government Mortgage Fund Variable Portfolio - – Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio – Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio – Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio – Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio – American Century Diversified Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities – American Century Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - CenterSquare Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio - – Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio – Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇ New York Venture Fund Variable Portfolio – DFA International Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Floating-Rate Income Fund Variable Portfolio - – ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – Invesco International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Los Angeles Capital Large Cap Growth ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® – MFS Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio – Mondrian International Small Cap Fund Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advantage Global Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇NFJ Dividend Value Fund Variable Portfolio – Nuveen ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Large Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - – Partners Small Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund Variable Portfolio – Pyramis® International Equity Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Large Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund Variable Portfolio – Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Short Duration Government Fund Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trust, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares. The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged.

Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated; Columbia Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Cash Management Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Core Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core Diversified Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Dividend Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond International Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Core Quantitative Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Credit Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Value Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select International Equity - S&P 500 Index Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Large - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Smaller - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Equities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Short Duration U.S. Government Mortgage Fund Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - American Century Diversified Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - American Century Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - CenterSquare Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio - Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - DFA International Value Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Floating-Rate Income Fund Variable Portfolio - Invesco International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Los Angeles Capital Large Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® MFS Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Mondrian International Small Cap Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advantage Global Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇- NFJ Dividend Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Nuveen ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Large Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio - PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - Pyramis® International Equity Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Large Cap Value - Sit Dividend Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund Variable Portfolio – - Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Short Duration Government Fund Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trust, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares. The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged.

Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated; Columbia Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Aggressive Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Conservative Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderate Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderately Aggressive Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderately Conservative RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy Cash Management Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Core Equity Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core Diversified Bond Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Dividend Opportunity Diversified Equity Income Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Dynamic Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market - Global Inflation Protected Securities Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Credit Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select International Equity Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Select Large - Cap Value S&P 500 Index Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Select Smaller - Cap Value Short Duration U.S. Government Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Strategic Income Fund ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Equities Growth Fund Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Variable Portfolio - U.S. Government Mortgage Larger - Cap Value Fund ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Variable Portfolio - Smaller - Cap Value Fund Threadneedle Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Threadneedle Variable Portfolio - International Opportunity Fund Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - AllianceBernstein International Value Fund Variable Portfolio - American Century Diversified Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities American Century Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - CenterSquare Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio - Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - DFA International Value Fund New York Venture Fund* Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Floating-Rate Income Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund* Variable Portfolio - Invesco International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - International Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Los Angeles Capital Large Cap Growth - ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® MFS Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Mondrian International Small Cap Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advantage Global Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond - NFJ Dividend Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund* Variable Portfolio - PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - Pyramis® Pyramis(R) International Equity Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price - UBS Large Cap Value Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund Variable Portfolio – Victory Sycamore Established Value - U.S. Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Short Duration Government Fund * Name change effective May 1, 2010. Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trustbelow, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares. The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged. The foregoing amendment is effective as of January 14, 2010. [The remainder of this page intentionally left blank.]

Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated; Columbia Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Aggressive Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Conservative Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderate Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderately Aggressive Disciplined Asset Allocation Portfolios - Moderately Conservative RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Balanced Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Commodity Strategy Cash Management Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Core Equity Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Disciplined Core Diversified Bond Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Dividend Opportunity Diversified Equity Income Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Bond Dynamic Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Global Bond Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market - Global Inflation Protected Securities Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Index Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Limited Duration Credit Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Growth Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Mid Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select International Equity Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Select Large - Cap Value S&P 500 Index Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Select Smaller - Cap Value Short Duration U.S. Government Fund Columbia RiverSource Variable Portfolio - Strategic Income Fund ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Equities Growth Fund Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Variable Portfolio - U.S. Government Mortgage Larger - Cap Value Fund ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Variable Portfolio - Smaller - Cap Value Fund Threadneedle Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Threadneedle Variable Portfolio - International Opportunity Fund Variable Portfolio - Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - AllianceBernstein International Value Fund Variable Portfolio - American Century Diversified Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - CenterSquare Real Estate American Century Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - Conservative Portfolio Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - DFA International Value Fund ▇▇▇▇▇ New York Venture Fund* Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Floating-Rate Income Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund* Variable Portfolio - Invesco International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Los Angeles Capital Large Cap Growth - ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - MFS® MFS Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - Moderately Conservative Portfolio Mondrian International Small Cap Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advantage Global Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond - NFJ Dividend Value Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - Partners Small Cap Value Fund* Variable Portfolio - PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - Pyramis® Pyramis(R) International Equity Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price - UBS Large Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund Variable Portfolio – Victory Sycamore Established Value Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Short Duration Government Fund * Name change effective May 1, 2010. Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trustbelow, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares. The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged. The foregoing amendment is effective as of April 6, 2010. [The remainder of this page intentionally left blank.]

Establishment and Designation of Series and Classes. Without limiting the authority of the Trustees as set forth in Section 5, inter alia, to establish and designate any further Series or classes or to modify the rights and preferences of any Series or class, the following Series shall be, and are hereby, established and designated; Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Balanced Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Commodity Strategy Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Core Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Disciplined Core Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - Portfolio—Dividend Opportunity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Emerging Markets Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Emerging Markets Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Global Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – High Yield Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Income Opportunities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Intermediate Bond Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Large Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Large Cap Index Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Limited Duration Credit Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Mid Cap Growth Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Mid Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select International Equity Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Select Large - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – Select Smaller - Cap Value Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Technology Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – U.S. Equities Fund Columbia Variable Portfolio - – U.S. Government Mortgage Fund Variable Portfolio - – Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – American Century Diversified Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - – BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Variable Portfolio - – CenterSquare Real Estate Fund Variable Portfolio - – Columbia ▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Equities Fund Variable Portfolio - – Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – DFA International Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Floating-Rate Income Fund Variable Portfolio - – ▇.▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mid Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Los Angeles Capital Large Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - – MFS® Blended Research® Core Equity Fund Variable Portfolio - Portfolio—MFS® Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – Moderate Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – Moderately Aggressive Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – Moderately Conservative Portfolio Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Advantage Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Growth Fund Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Bond Fund Variable Portfolio - – Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Variable Portfolio - – Partners Small Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – Pyramis® International Equity Fund Variable Portfolio – ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Large Cap Value Fund Variable Portfolio – TCW Core Plus Bond Fund Variable Portfolio – Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund Variable Portfolio - – ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Short Duration Government Fund Variable Portfolio – Westfield Mid Cap Growth Fund Shares of each Series established in this Section 6 shall have the following rights and preferences relative to Shares of each other Series, and Shares of each class of a Multi-Class Series shall have such rights and preferences relative to other classes of the same Series as are set forth in the Declaration of Trust, together with such other rights and preferences relative to such other classes as are set forth in the Trust’s Rule 18f-3 Plan, registration statement as from time to time amended, and any applicable resolutions of the Trustees establishing and designating such class of Shares. The rest of this Section 6 remains unchanged.