0000950110-96-000141 Sample Contracts

EXHIBIT 8-C

Accounting Services Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Institutional Securities Trust

• Contract Type
  Accounting Services Agreement
• Filed
  February 28th, 1996
• Company
  Astra Institutional Securities Trust

EXHIBIT 8-A

Custodian Services Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Institutional Securities Trust

• Contract Type
  Custodian Services Agreement
• Filed
  February 28th, 1996
• Company
  Astra Institutional Securities Trust

EXHIBIT 5-B AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Investment Management Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Institutional Securities Trust

• Contract Type
  Investment Management Agreement
• Filed
  February 28th, 1996
• Company
  Astra Institutional Securities Trust

The Investment Management Agreement dated September 30, 1991 between Pilgrim Institutional Securities Trust and Pilgrim Management Corporation (the "Agreement") is hereby amended to change all references to "Pilgrim" to "Astra," including the names of the signatories to Astra Institutional Securities Trust and Astra Management Company, respectively, effective April 10, 1995.

EXHIBIT 8-B

Sub-Administration Services Agreement • February 28th, 1996 • Astra Institutional Securities Trust

• Contract Type
  Sub-Administration Services Agreement
• Filed
  February 28th, 1996
• Company
  Astra Institutional Securities Trust

EXHIBIT 1-B

Astra Institutional Securities Trust • February 28th, 1996

• Company
  Astra Institutional Securities Trust
• Filed
  February 28th, 1996

WHEREAS, paragraph 9.10 of an Acquisition Agreement, dated December 7, 1994, among Express America Holdings Corporation, Pilgrim Group Inc., Pilgrim Management Corporation, Pilgrim Distributors Corp. and Palomba Weingarten, provides that each of the Non-Acquired Funds concurrently with and conditional upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement shall change its name to a name which shall not include the word "Pilgrim";