AMERIPRIME FUNDS AMENDMENT NO. 17
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
1. Pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 7.3 of the Agreement and Declaration of
Trust of AmeriPrime Funds, and effective upon the execution of this document,
the undersigned, being a majority of the trustees of AmeriPrime Funds hereby:
(a). change the name of the "Austin Opportunity Fund" series to the
"Xxxxxx Capital Austin Opportunity Fund" series; the "Texas Opportunity Fund"
series to the "Xxxxxx Capital Texas Opportunity Fund" series; and the "U.S.
Opportunity Fund" series to the "Xxxxxx Capital U.S. Opportunity Fund" series;
and
(b) establish two new series of shares of the Trust and designate such
series the "Ariston Convertible Securities Fund," and the "Leader Mutual Bank
Fund" (the "Series"); and
(c) abolish the series designated as the "10K SmartTrust Fund" which
was previously added as a series of the Trust upon the execution of Amendment
No. 14; and
(d) the relative rights and preferences of each designated series shall
be those rights and preferences set forth in Section 4.2 of the Agreement and
Declaration of Trust of AmeriPrime Funds.
2. This document shall have the status of an Amendment to said
Agreement and Declaration of Trust, and may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Dated: As of February 24, 1999
