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EXHIBIT a(1)(d)
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST OF AIM
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS (the "Amendment") is entered into as of the 26th day
of September, 1998, among Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx XX,
Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx., Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, as Trustees,
and each person who became or becomes a Shareholder in accordance with the terms
set forth in that certain Agreement and Declaration of Trust of AIM Special
Opportunities Funds entered into as of February 4, 1998, as amended (the
"Agreement").
WHEREAS, Section 9.7 of the Agreement authorizes the Trustees without
Shareholder vote to amend or otherwise supplement the Agreement by making an
amendment; and
WHEREAS, at a meeting duly called and held on the 26th day of September
1998, the Trustees have resolved to amend the Agreement as hereinafter set
forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby amend the Agreement as hereinafter
set forth:
1. Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Amendment shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
2. Section 3.6 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
"Section 3.6 Number of Trustees. The number of Trustees shall initially
be three (3), and thereafter shall be such number as shall be fixed from time to
time by resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that the
number of Trustees shall in no event be less than three (3) nor more than
fifteen (15)."
3. With the exception of the amendment in the preceding paragraph 2 of
this Amendment, the Agreement shall in all other respects remain in full force
and effect.
4. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the
Trust, have executed this Third Amendment to Agreement and Declaration of Trust
of AIM Special Opportunities Funds as of the day first above written.
/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXX /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ XXXX XXXX XX /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXX, XX.
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Xxxx Xxxx XX, Trustee Xxxxxx X. Xxxx, Xx., Trustee
/s/ XXXX XXXXXX /s/ XXXX XXXXXXXXXX
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, Trustee Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX-XXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Trustee Xxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx, Trustee
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXX /s/ XXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Trustee Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Trustee
/s/ XXXXX X. XXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx, Trustee
THIS IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE FOR
THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF AIM SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUNDS
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