EXHIBIT (a.29)
THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & RYGEL INVESTMENT GROUP
AMENDMENT NO. 28 TO
MASTER TRUST AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 28 to the Master Trust Agreement of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ &
Rygel Investment Group, dated January 22, 1992, as amended ("the Agreement"), is
made as of June 12, 2002.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, the Trustees have previously
established and designated twenty-one sub-trusts known as the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited
Maturity Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Bond Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GNMA
Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Opportunity Bond Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Income
Fund, Bunker Hill Money Market Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Duration Tax Exempt Fund,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax Exempt Bond Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California Municipal Income Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Growth & Income Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Market Return Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Growth Leaders
Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Leaders Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Short Bond Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Global Fixed Income Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging Markets Bond Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global
Balanced Fund, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ EurOpportunity Fund and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Target Twenty Fund;
and
WHEREAS, the Trustees have the authority, without shareholder
approval, under Section 7.3 of the Agreement, to amend the Agreement in any
manner, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect the rights of any
shareholder and is not in contravention of applicable law;
and
WHEREAS, the Trustees hereby desire to liquidate, and have
authorized the liquidation of, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ World Target Twenty Fund, effective
June 21, 2002;
NOW THEREFORE:
The first paragraph of Section 4.2 of the Agreement is hereby
amended to read in pertinent part as follow:
"Section 4.2 Establishment and Designation of
Sub-Trusts. Without limiting the authority of the Trustee set forth
in Section 4.1 to establish and designate any further Sub-Trusts,
the Trustees hereby establish and designate twenty Sub-trusts and
classes thereof: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Limited Maturity Fund, which shall consist
of two classes of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class S"
shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short Bond Fund, which shall consist of two classes
of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S.
Government Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares
designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Core Bond Fund,
which shall consist of two classes of shares
designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Opportunity
Bond Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares designated
as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ GNMA Fund, which shall
consist of two classes of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class
S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ High Income Fund, which shall consist of two
classes of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares;
Bunker Hill Money Market Fund, which shall consist of two classes of
shares designated as "Class R" and "Class D" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Short
Duration Tax Exempt Fund, which shall consist of two classes of
shares designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Tax
Exempt Bond Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares
designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ California
Municipal Income Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares
designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth & Income
Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares designated as
"Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Market Return Fund, which
shall consist of two classes of shares designated as "Class R" and
"Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Growth Leaders Fund, which shall
consist of two classes of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class
S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Small Cap Leaders Fund, which shall consist of two
classes of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares;
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Short Bond Fund, which shall consist of two classes of
shares designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global
Fixed Income Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares
designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Emerging
Markets Bond Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares
designated as "Class R" and "Class S" shares; ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Balanced
Fund, which shall consist of two classes of shares designated as
"Class R" and "Class S" shares; and EurOpportunity Fund, which shall
consist of two classes of shares designated as "Class R" and "Class
S" shares. The shares of each Sub-Trust and classes thereof and any
shares of any further Sub-Trusts and classes thereof 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 or class a the time of establishing and
designating the same) have the following relative rights and
preferences:".
The undersigned hereby certify that the Amendment set forth above
has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Master Trust
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands
for themselves and their assigns, as of the day and year first above written.
This instrument may be executed in one or
more counterparts, all of which shall together constitute a single instrument.
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