THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS TRUST
AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
The undersigned, the Vice President of The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds Trust (the
"Trust"), does hereby certify that, pursuant to Article VII, Section 7.3 of the
Trust's Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated
December 9, 1992, as amended (the "Trust Instrument"), the following votes were
duly adopted by at least a majority of the Trustees of the Trust at a meeting
held on July 29, 1999, at which meeting a quorum was present and acting
throughout.
WHEREAS: The Trustees of the Trust have heretofore established the following
Classes of shares of the following respective Series of the Trust:
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, Class A
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, Class B
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, Class C
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, Class R
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, Institutional Class
Dreyfus Premier Limited Term High Income Fund, Class A
Dreyfus Premier Limited Term High Income Fund, Class B
Dreyfus Premier Limited Term High Income Fund, Class C
Dreyfus Premier Limited Term High Income Fund, Class R
Dreyfus Premier Managed Income Fund, Class A
Dreyfus Premier Managed Income Fund, Class B
Dreyfus Premier Managed Income Fund, Class C
Dreyfus Premier Managed Income Fund, Class R
IT IS
HEREBY
VOTED: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Trustees of the
Trust by Article IV, Section 4.1 of the Trust Instrument, the
Trustees hereby establish and designate the following Class of
shares, unlimited in number, of Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund
effective August 14, 1999:
Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, Class T
FURTHER
VOTED: The Class T shares of Dreyfus Premier Core Value Fund, effective,
August 16, 1999, shall have all of the preferences, conversion and
other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to
dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption
as set forth in the Trust Instrument, except for certain differences
attributable to such Class as described in the Trust's Rule 18f-3
Plan.
FURTHER
VOTED: The assets of the Trust attributable to Institutional Class, Class A,
Class B, Class C, Class R and Class T shares of Dreyfus Premier
Core Value Fund shall be invested in the same investment portfolio
of such Series of the Trust, and the proceeds of the redemption
of a share (including a fractional share) of such Series of the Trust
to be paid to the holder thereof shall be reduced by the amount of
any contingent deferred sales charge payable on such redemption
pursuant to the terms of issuance of such share.
FURTHER
VOTED: Any officer of the Trust be, and each of them hereby is, authorized
to prepare, 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 State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Boston City
Clerk; and to do any and all other acts, in the name of the Trust or
on its behalf, as may be necessary or advisable in connection with or
in furtherance of the foregoing resolutions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this
9th day of August 1999.
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
