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Exhibit 1(k)
DRESDNER RCM GLOBAL FUNDS, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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Dresdner RCM Global Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation having its principal
office in the State of Maryland in Baltimore City (hereinafter called the
"Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and
Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: The Corporation is registered as an open-end investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECOND: The total number of shares of capital stock which the
Corporation has authority to issue is hereby increased from 1,000,000,000 shares
of capital stock, of the par value of $.0001 per share and of the aggregate par
value of $100,000 to 3,000,000,000 shares of capital stock, of the par value of
$.0001 per share and of the aggregate par value of $300,000.
THIRD: The Board of Directors has classified a total of 800,000,000
unissued shares of capital stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the
Corporation, which shares are currently unclassified, into shares of capital
stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Corporation of four new series of
capital stock, each series having two classes with the following designations
(each a "Class"):
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DESIGNATION NUMBER OF SHARES
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Dresdner RCM Europe Fund Class N 100,000,000
Dresdner RCM Europe Fund Class I 100,000,000
Dresdner RCM International Growth Equity Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM International Growth Equity Fund Class I 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM MidCap Fund Class N 200,000,000
Dresdner RCM MidCap Fund Class I 200,000,000
Dresdner RCM Small Cap Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM Small Cap Fund Class I 50,000,000
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FOURTH: Classes having a common fund name as classified in Article
Third will be invested in a common investment portfolio comprising a series and
the series and Classes will have the preferences, conversion and other rights,
voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and
terms and conditions of redemption set forth in Article IV(5) of the
Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and shall be subject to all provisions
of the Charter of the Corporation relating to stock of the Corporation
generally.
FIFTH: (a) As of immediately before the increase in the aggregate
number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation and the classification of
unissued shares set forth in Article Third, the Corporation had authority to
issue the following authorized shares:
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<CAPTION>
DESIGNATION NUMBER OF SHARES
<S> <C>
Dresdner RCM Large Cap Growth Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Large Cap Growth Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Tax Managed Growth Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Tax Managed Growth Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Biotechnology Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM Balanced Fund Class I 25,000,000
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Dresdner RCM Global Small Cap Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Small Cap Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Technology Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Technology Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Health Care Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM Emerging Markets Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Emerging Markets Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Equity Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Equity Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Strategic Income Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Strategic Income Fund Class I 25,000,000
Unclassified 525,000,000
Total 1,000,000,000
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(b) As of immediately after the increase in the aggregate number of
shares of capital stock of the Corporation and the classification of unissued
shares set forth in Article Third, the Corporation has authority to issue the
following authorized shares:
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<CAPTION>
DESIGNATION NUMBER OF SHARES
<S> <C>
Dresdner RCM Large Cap Growth Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Large Cap Growth Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Tax Managed Growth Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Tax Managed Growth Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Biotechnology Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM Balanced Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Small Cap Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Small Cap Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Technology Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Technology Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Health Care Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM Emerging Markets Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Emerging Markets Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Equity Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Global Equity Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Strategic Income Fund Class N 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Strategic Income Fund Class I 25,000,000
Dresdner RCM Europe Fund Class N 100,000,000
Dresdner RCM Europe Fund Class I 100,000,000
Dresdner RCM International Growth Equity Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM International Growth Equity Fund Class I 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM MidCap Fund Class N 200,000,000
Dresdner RCM MidCap Fund Class I 200,000,000
Dresdner RCM Small Cap Fund Class N 50,000,000
Dresdner RCM Small Cap Fund Class I 50,000,000
Unclassified 1,725,000,000
Total 3,000,000,000
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SIXTH: The Board of Directors has increased the total number of
authorized shares of the Corporation pursuant to Section 2-105(c) of the
Maryland General Corporation Law and Article IV(1)(a) of the Charter and each
Class as designated above has been classified by the Board of Directors under
authority contained in the Charter of the Corporation.
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Exhibit 1(k)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Dresdner RCM Global Funds, Inc. has caused these
Articles Supplementary to be executed by its President and witnessed by its
Assistant Secretary on this 19th day of October, 2000. The President of the
Corporation who signed these Articles Supplementary acknowledges them to be the
act of the Corporation and states under penalties of perjury that, to the best
of his knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set forth herein
relating to authorization and approval hereof are true in all materials
respects.
WITNESS: DRESDNER RCM GLOBAL FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Karin Brotman By: /s/ Anthony Ain
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Karin Brotman Anthony Ain
Assistant Secretary President
