VAN ECK FUNDS
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
Amendment No. 3 to the Master Trust Agreement dated April 3, 1985, made at
New York, New York, this 12th day of November, 1985.
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 two new series of shares (in
addition to the "World Trends Fund" series heretofore established and
designated) to be known as the Gold/Resources Fund and U.S. Government Money
Fund, effective as of this date, such new series to have the relative rights and
preferences set forth in Subsections (a) through (l) of Section 4.2 of the
Agreement.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 12th day of November 1985.
/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 12th day of November, 1985.
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Notary Public
My commission expires: March 30, 1987