Exhibit (a)(19)
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AMENDMENT NO. 18
TO
THE AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 18 to the Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement dated
as of February 6, 1992 (the "Agreement") of ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Funds (the "Trust"), made as
of the 12th day of May, 2003.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 7.3 of the Agreement provides that Section
3.6 of the Agreement may be amended at any time by an instrument in writing
signed by an officer of the Trust pursuant to a vote of a majority of the
Trustees and when authorized to do so by the vote of a majority of the
outstanding voting securities as such term is defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2003, a majority of the Trustees voted to add an
additional Series to the Trust to be named Absolute Return Fund (the "Fund");
and
WHEREAS Article IV, Section 4.1 of the Agreement provides that the
Trustees of the Trust may establish and designate series of shares
("Sub-Trusts"") of the Trust and classes thereof subject to the approval of the
majority of the outstanding voting shares of that Sub-Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned has been duly authorized by the Trustees to
execute and file this Amendment No. 18 to the Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Section 4.2 ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SUB-TRUSTS. Without
limiting the authority of theTrustees set forth in Section 4.1 to
establish and designate any further Sub-Trusts, the Trustees hereby
establish and designate that following five Sub-Trusts: Absolute
Return Fund (Class A and C) Asia Dynasty Fund (Class A and Class B),
Emerging Markets Fund (Class A) Global Hard Assets Fund (Class A,
Class B and Class C), International Investors Gold Fund (Class A)
and U.S. Government Money Fund. Shares of such Sub-Trusts and any
Shares of any further Sub-Trusts that may from time to time be
established and designated by the Trustees shall (unless the
Treaties otherwise determine with respect to some further Sub-Trust
at the time of establishing and designating the same) have the same
relative rights and preferences.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the Amendment set forth above has
been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
Exhibit (a)(19)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereto set his hands as of the day
and year first above written.
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By:
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Secretary
