Exhibit (a)(vii) under Form N-1A
Exhibit 3(i) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
FEDERATED HIGH INCOME BOND FUND, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation,
having its principal office in Maryland in the City of Baltimore, Maryland
(hereinafter called the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department
of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: The title of the document being corrected is "Articles
Supplementary."
SECOND: The only party to the document being corrected is Federated High Income
Bond Fund, Inc. (formerly, Liberty High Income Bond Fund, Inc.).
THIRD: The document being corrected was filed with the State Department of
Assessments and Taxation on October 24, 1994.
FOURTH: (1) Article SECOND in the document as previously filed reads as follows:
SECOND: The shares of Common Stock reclassified hereby shall have
the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions,
limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of
redemption as set forth in Article FOUR, paragraph (b) of the Corporation's
charter and shall be subject to all provisions of the charter relating to stock
of the Corporation generally.
(2) Article SECOND in the document as corrected reads as follows:
SECOND: The shares of common stock reclassified hereby shall have
the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions,
limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of
redemption as set forth in Article FOURTH, paragraph (b) of the Corporation's
charter and shall be subject to all provisions of the charter relating to stock
of the Corporation generally and to the following:
At such times as may be determined by the Board of Directors (or with the
authorization of the Board of Directors, by the Officers of the Corporation) in
accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, applicable rules
and regulations thereunder, and applicable rules and regulations of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and reflected in the pertinent
registration statement of the Corporation, Class B Shares of the Corporation may
be automatically converted into Class A Shares of the Corporation based on the
relative net asset values of such classes at the time of the conversion,
subject, however, to any conditions of conversion that may be imposed by the
Board of Directors (or with the authorization of the Board of Directors, by the
Officers of the Corporation) and reflected in the pertinent registration
statement of the Corporation as aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these presents to be signed
in its name and on its behalf by its Executive Vice President and witnessed by
its Assistant Secretary on this 28th day of February, 1997.
The undersigned Executive Vice President acknowledges this Certificate of
Correction to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or
facts required to be verified under oath the undersigned Executive Vice
President acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and
belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this
statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
WITNESSED FEDERATED HIGH INCOME BOND
FUND, INC.
/S/ S. ELLIOTT COHAN By:/S/ J. CHRISTOPHER DONAHUE
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S. Elliott Cohan J. Christopher Donahue
Assistant Secretary Executive Vice President
