Exhibit a(viii) under Form N-1A
Exhibit 3(i) under Item 601/ Reg. S-K
SOUTHTRUST FUNDS
Amendment No. 9
to the
MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
dated March 4, 1992
Effective August 1, 1999:
Delete in its entirety the first paragraph of Section 4.2 of Article IV from
the Master Trust Agreement and substitute in its place the following:
"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: the SouthTrust U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, SouthTrust Bond
Fund, SouthTrust Value Fund, SouthTrust Income Fund, SouthTrust Growth Fund and
SouthTrust Alabama Tax-Free Income Fund. The Shares of the SouthTrust U.S.
Treasury Money Market Fund, SouthTrust Bond Fund, SouthTrust Value Fund,
SouthTrust Income Fund, SouthTrust Growth Fund and SouthTrust Alabama Tax-Free
Income Fund and any Shares of any further Sub-Trusts that may from time to time
be established and designated by the Trustees shall (unless the Trustees
otherwise determine with respect to some further Sub-Trust at the time of
establishing and designating the same) have the following relative rights and
preferences:"
The undersigned Vice President of SouthTrust Funds hereby certifies that the
above-stated amendment is a true and correct Amendment to the Master Trust
Agreement, as adopted by the Board of Trustees on the 13th day of May, 1999.
WITNESS the due execution hereof this 13th day of May, 1999.
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Vice President