AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
OF
EVEREST SERIES FUNDS TRUST
A Delaware Business Trust
The undersigned, constituting the sole member of the Board of Trustees of
EVEREST SERIES FUNDS TRUST (the "Trust"), in order to amend and restate the
certificate of trust for Everest Series Funds Trust, a Delaware business trust,
pursuant to Section 3810 of the Delaware Business Trust Act, does hereby certify
the following:
1.NAME. The name of the business trust is changed from "Everest Series
Funds Trust" to "Everest Funds."
2.REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT. The Trust will become, prior to
the issuance of shares of beneficial interest, a registered investment company
under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Therefore, in accordance
with section 3807(b) of the Act, the Trust has and shall maintain in the State
of Delaware a registered office and a registered agent for service of process.
(a) REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the Trust in
Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
(b) REGISTERED AGENT. The registered agent for service of
process on the Trust in Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company,
1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
3.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Pursuant to section 3804(a) of the Act, the
debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or
otherwise existing with respect to a particular series of the Trust, established
pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, shall be
enforceable against the assets of such series only and not against the assets of
the Trust generally.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee named below does hereby execute this
Amended and Restated Certificate of Trust as of the 28th day of September, 2000.
/s/ Vinod Gupta
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Vinod Gupta
Trustee
