VAN ECK FUNDS
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 5 to the Master Trust Agreement dated April 3, 1985, made at
New York, New York, this 28th day of April, 1987.
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, SECTION 7.3 of the Master Trust Agreement dated April 3, 1985, as
amended (the "Agreement"), of the Xxx Xxx Funds (the "Trust") provides that the
Agreement may be amended at any time, so long as such amendment does not
adversely affect the rights of any shareholder and so long as such amendment is
not in contravention of applicable law, including the Investment Company Act of
1940, by an instrument in writing, signed by an officer of the Trust pursuant to
a vote of majority of the Trustees of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, a majority of Trustee of the Trust have duly adopted the amendment
to the Agreement shown below and authorized the same to be filed with the
Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Xxxx X. Xxx Xxx, the duly elected and
serving President of the Trust, pursuant to the authorization described above,
hereby amends the Agreement in the following respects:
Section 4.2 of the Agreement and all other appropriate references in the
Agreement are amended to designate and establish a new series of shares (in
addition to the "World Trends Fund, Gold/Resources Fund and U.S. Government
Money Fund" series heretofore established and designated) to be known as the
World Income Fund, effective as of this date, such new series to have the
relative rights and preferences set forth in Subsections (a) through (1) of
Section 4.2 of the Agreement.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 28th day of April, 1987.
/s/ Xxxx X. xxx Xxx
Xxxx X. xxx Xxx, President
STATE OF NEW YORK )
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COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
Then personally appeared the above-named Xxxx X. xxx Xxx, and acknowledged
this instrument to be his free act and deed this 28th day of April, 1987.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Notary Public
My commission expires: Jan. 31, 1989
