THE PUTNAM FUND FOR GROWTH AND INCOME AMENDMENT NO. 1 to
THE XXXXXX FUND FOR GROWTH AND INCOME | |||
AMENDMENT NO. 1 | |||
to | |||
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST | |||
The undersigned, constituting all of the duly elected and qualified Trustees of The Xxxxxx | |||
Fund for Growth and Income (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust organized and existing | |||
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to an Amended and Restated | |||
Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated October 3, 1996, do hereby amend the Amended and | |||
Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust as follows: | |||
1. | Article VI, Section 3 is amended by striking out the first two sentences of said Section in | ||
their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following: | |||
Article VI, Section 3. Unless terminated as provided herein, the Trust shall continue | |||
without limitation of time. The Trust may be terminated at any time by the Trustees by | |||
written notice to the beneficiaries. Upon termination of this Trust the Trustees shall make | |||
provision for the payment of the expenses and liabilities of the Trust and of the Trustees and | |||
distribute the remaining assets, or sell and dispose of all or any part thereof and distribute the | |||
net proceeds thereof in cash and/or securities among the holders of such shares in proportion | |||
to their holdings, except to the extent otherwise required or permitted by the preferences and | |||
special or relative rights and privileges of any classes of shares of the Trust, provided that | |||
any distribution to the beneficiaries of a particular class of shares shall be made to such | |||
beneficiaries pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of such class held by each of | |||
them. | |||
2. | The following is added as Article VI, Section 6: | ||
Article VI, Section 6: The Trust shall have the right at its option and at any time to | |||
redeem shares of any beneficiary at the net asset value thereof as determined in accordance | |||
with the Bylaws: (i) if at such time such beneficiary owns fewer shares than, or shares having | |||
an aggregate net asset value of less than, an amount determined from time to time by the | |||
Trustees; or (ii) to the extent that such beneficiary owns shares of a particular series of shares | |||
equal to or in excess of a percentage of the outstanding shares of that series determined from | |||
time to time by the Trustees; or (iii) to the extent that such beneficiary owns shares of the | |||
Trust representing a percentage equal to or in excess of such percentage of the aggregate | |||
number of outstanding shares of the Trust or the aggregate net asset value of the Trust | |||
determined from time to time by the Trustees. | |||
The undersigned do hereby certify that the foregoing amendment was approved on November | |||
19, 2009 by vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Trust then outstanding. | |||
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This instrument may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an | |||
original, but all taken together shall constitute one instrument. |
The foregoing amendment shall become effective as of December 15, 2009. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the Trust, hereunto | |
have signed this instrument on this 11th day of December, 2009. | |
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, III |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, III |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx | /s/ W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxx | W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the Trust, hereunto | |
have signed this instrument on this 14th day of December, 2009. | |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, III |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxx | W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the Trust, hereunto | |
have signed this instrument on this 15th day of December, 2009. | |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, III |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxx | W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
___________________ | ___________________ |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS | |
Suffolk, ss. | |
On this 11th day of December, 2009, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally | |
appeared Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, | |
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, | |
III, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, and W. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of | |
identification, to be the persons whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, | |
and acknowledged to me that he or she signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose as a Trustee of | |
The Xxxxxx Fund for Growth and Income, a Massachusetts business trust. | |
/s/ X. Xxxxx-Xxxxxx | |
___________________ | |
Notary Public | |
My Commission Expires: 9/21/2012 | |
The address of the Trust is Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000. |