ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT dated as of November 1, 2003, between COLUMBIA FUNDS TRUST IV, a
Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), with respect to Columbia Municipal
Money Market Fund (the "Fund"), and COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC., an
Oregon corporation (the "Administrator").
In consideration of the promises and covenants herein, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Subject to the general direction and control of the Board of Trustees
of the Trust, the Administrator shall perform such administrative
services as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the Trust,
which shall include without limitation: (a) providing office space,
equipment and clerical personnel necessary for maintaining the
organization of the Fund and for performing the administrative
functions herein set forth; (b) arranging, if desired by the Trust, for
Directors, officers and employees of the Administrator to serve as
Trustees, officers or agents of the Fund if duly elected or appointed
to such positions and subject to their individual consent and to any
limitations imposed by law; (c) preparing and, if applicable, filing
all documents required for compliance by the Fund with applicable laws
and regulations, including registration statements, registration fee
filings, semi-annual and annual reports to shareholders, proxy
statements and tax returns; (d) preparation of agendas and supporting
documents for and minutes of meetings of Trustees, committees of
Trustees and shareholders; (e) monitoring compliance by the Fund with
Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") and
reporting to the Trustees from time to time with respect thereto; (f)
monitoring the investments and operations of any open-end investment
company in which the Fund may invest and reporting to the Trustees from
time to time with respect thereto; (g) coordinating and overseeing the
activities of the Fund's other third-party service providers; and (h)
maintaining books and records of the Fund (exclusive of records
required by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Administrator shall not be deemed to have assumed any
duties with respect to, and shall not be responsible for, the
management of the Fund's assets or the rendering of investment advice
with respect thereto, or of insuring that any investment company in
which the Fund may invest complies with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act,
nor shall the Administrator be deemed to have assumed or have any
responsibility with respect to functions specifically assumed by any
transfer agent or custodian of the Fund.
2. The Administrator shall be free to render similar services to others so
long as its services hereunder are not impaired thereby.
3. The Fund shall pay the Administrator monthly a fee at the annual rate
of 0.25% of the first $500 million of the average daily net assets of
the Fund, 0.20% of the next $500 million and 0.15% in excess of $1
billion.
4. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of its execution,
and may be terminated without penalty by the Board of Trustees of the
Trust or by the Administrator, in each case on sixty days' written
notice to the other party.
5. This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by both parties.
6. In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on
the part of the Administrator, or reckless disregard of its obligations
and duties hereunder, the Administrator shall not be subject to any
liability to the Trust or Fund, to any shareholder of the Trust or the
Fund or to any other person, firm or organization, for any act or
omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services
hereunder.
COLUMBIA FUNDS TRUST IV
on behalf of Columbia Municipal Money Market Fund
By: /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
President
COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC.
By: /s/XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
A copy of the document establishing the Trust is filed with the Secretary of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Agreement is executed by officers not as
individuals and is not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers or
shareholders of the Trust individually but only upon the assets of the Fund.
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