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EXHIBIT 1(a)-7
XX XXXXXX TRUST FUNDS
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
(Change of Names)
The undersigned, Assistant Secretary of XX Xxxxxx Funds (the
"Company"), does hereby certify that pursuant to Article IV, Sections 4.1 and
4.2, and Article VII, Section 7.3, of the Master Trust Agreement dated February
22, 1989, as amended, the following votes were duly adopted by vote of at least
a majority of the Trustees at a Meeting of the Board of Trustees held on August
11, 1992, and that said votes remain in full force and effect on the date
hereof:
VOTED: That, pursuant to the authorization in Article I and VII of the XX
Xxxxxx Trust Funds Master Trust Agreement (the "Master Trust
Agreement"), the Master Trust Agreement shall be amended in the
following respect:
Article I of the Master Trust Agreement is amended to change
the name of the XX Xxxxxx Trust Funds (the "Fund") from "XX
Xxxxxx Trust Funds" to the "Sierra Trust Funds", and all other
appropriate references in the Master Trust Agreement are
amended to reflect the fact that the name of the Fund is
"Sierra Trust Funds";
FURTHER
VOTED: That the names of the Sub-Trusts previously established and designated
pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the Master Trust Agreement be
changed from their current names as follows:
Name Changed From Name Changed To
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1. GW U.S. Government Money Market Fund U.S. Government Money Fund
2. GW California Municipal Money Market Fund California Money Fund
3. GW Global Income Money Market Fund Global Money Fund
4. XX Xxxxx Term Global Government Fund Short Term Global Government Fund
5. GW U.S. Government Securities Fund U.S. Government Fund
6. GW Corporate Income Fund Corporate Income Fund
7. GW California Municipal Income Fund California Municipal Fund
8. GW National Municipal Income Fund National Municipal Fund
9. GW Growth and Income Fund Growth and Income Fund
10. GW Strategic International Fund International Growth Fund
11. GW Equity Opportunity Fund Emerging Growth Fund
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FURTHER
VOTED: That any officer of the Fund be, and each of them hereby is, authorized
to execute, seal and deliver any and all documents, instruments,
certificates, papers and writings; to file the same with any public
official including, without limitation, the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Boston City Clerk; and to do any
and all other acts, in the name of the Fund and on its behalf, as may
be required or desirable in connection with or in furtherance of the
foregoing resolutions; and
FURTHER
VOTED: That the foregoing amendment to the Master Trust Agreement shall be
effective upon the later of (i) the filing of an instrument containing
the same with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
the Boston City Clerk, and (ii) the date the post-effective amendment
of the registration statement or statements of the Fund that
incorporate the foregoing name changes becomes effective pursuant to
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder
by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Dated: September 10, 1992
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Assistant Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of September, 1992.
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Notary Public:
My Commission Expires:
