Exhibit (d)(6)

Amendment Three to
Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement

The Amended and Restated Subadvisory Agreement between Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“Columbia Management”) and Threadneedle International Limited (“TINTL”) dated June 11, 2008, is amended as follows:

Schedule 1

Schedule 1 to the Agreement is deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following Schedule 1:

SCHEDULE 1

	Assets under management
	$0-150		next $500
	million		million		next $500 million		thereafter
Fund	bps		bps		bps		bps
Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund		35		30		25		20

	Assets under management
	$0-500		next $500		next $2		next $3
	million		million		billion		billion		thereafter
Fund	bps		bps		bps		bps		bps
Columbia Absolute Return Emerging Markets Macro Fund		60		57		55.2		53.4		51

The rates shown above apply to the corresponding portion of the respective portfolio. For example, if the average daily net assets for the Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund for a given month are $650 million, then the applicable rates shall be 35 bps on $150 million and 30 bps on the remaining $500 million.

	Assets under management
	On all assets
Fund	bps
Columbia Asia Pacific ex-Japan Fund		45
Columbia Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund		50
Columbia European Equity Fund		35
Columbia Global Equity Fund		35
Columbia Global Extended Alpha Fund		50
Columbia Variable Portfolio-Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund		50
Columbia Variable Portfolio-International Opportunity Fund		35

In witness whereof, the parties have caused this Amendment to be executed by their officers designated below as of this 1st day of July, 2011.

COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC		THREADNEEDLE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:	/s/ Michael A. Jones Signature	By:	/s/ Phillp Reed Signature
Name:	Michael A. Jones	Name:	Phillip Reed
	Printed		Printed
Title:	President	Title:	Director
	Printed		Printed