Exhibit (a)(8)
STATE STREET RESEARCH EQUITY TRUST
Amendment No. 11 to
First Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement
INSTRUMENT OF AMENDMENT
Pursuant to Article VII, Section 7.3 and Article IV, Sections 4.1 and
4.2 of the First Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement (the "Master Trust
Agreement") of State Street Research Equity Trust (the "Trust") dated June 1,
1993, as heretofore amended, the following action is taken:
The first sentence of the first paragraph of Section 4.2 of Article IV
of the Master Trust Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 4.2 ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SUB-TRUSTS.
Without limiting the authority of the Trustees set forth in Section 4.1
to establish and designate any further Sub-Trusts, the Trustees hereby
establish and designate three Sub-Trusts: State Street Research
Large-Cap Value Fund; State Street Research Mid-Cap Value Fund; and
State Street Research Global Resources Fund."
This Amendment shall operate to abolish the establishment and
designation of State Street Research Athletes Fund as a Sub-Trust and shall be
effective as of April 16, 2002.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Trustees of the Trust hereby adopt
the foregoing on behalf of the Trust.
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Dated as of: April 16, 2002
