STATE STREET RESEARCH FINANCIAL TRUST
Amendment No. 9
to
First Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement
INSTRUMENT OF AMENDMENT
Pursuant to Article VII, Section 7.3 and Article IV, Section 4.1 of
the First Amended and Restated Master Trust Agreement (the "Master Trust
Agreement") of State Street Research Financial 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 six Sub-Trusts: State Street Research
Government Income Fund; State Street Research Strategic Portfolios:
Aggressive; State Street Research Strategic Income Plus; State Street
Research IntelliQuant Portfolios; Small-Cap Value; State Street
Research International Equity Fund; and State Street Research Health
Sciences Fund."
This Amendment shall operate to abolish State Street Research Strategic
Portfolios: Moderate and shall be effective as of March 31, 2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Trustees of the Trust hereby adopt
the foregoing on behalf of the Trust pursuant to Article IV, Section 4.1.
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