Exhibit 77(Q)(1)(A)
WRITTEN INSTRUMENT AMENDING
THE AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
PILGRIM PRIME RATE TRUST
This Amendment to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust ("Declaration") of
Pilgrim Prime Rate Trust (the "Trust"), is made this 20th day of February, 2002
by the parties signatory hereto, as Trustees of the Trust (the "Trustees").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Declaration of Trust was made on December 2, 1987, and amended
on March 26, 1996, October 23, 1998, and October 20, 2000, and the Trustees now
desire to amend the Declaration to change the name of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, Article IX, Section 7 of the Declaration provides that the
Trustees may amend the Declaration without the vote or consent of shareholders
to change the name of the Trust by an instrument signed by a majority of the
Trustees; and
WHEREAS, the Trustees have determined that the following amendment to the
Declaration shall not adversely affect the rights of the shareholders of the
Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby declare that Article I, Section 1 be
amended, effective March 1, 2002 to read as follows:
Section 1. NAME. This Trust shall be known as "ING Prime
Rate Trust" and the Trustees shall conduct the business of
the Trust under that name or any other name as they may from
time to time determine.
The Trustees hereby agree that this document may be signed in counterparts
but treated as one document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument this 20th
day of February, 2002.
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