Exhibit (a)(viii) 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 coproration (the
"Corporation"), hereby certifies 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.
THIRD: The Articles Supplementary were filed on August 24, 1994.
FOURTH: A. Article FIRST of the Articles Supplementary as filed August 24,
1994 read as follows:
"FIRST: The Board of Directors hereby reclassifies
2,000,000,000 Select shares as 2,000,000,000 of the authorized
but unissued shares of common stock of the Corporation as
2,000,000,000 shares of Class C Shares."
B. As corrected, Article FIRST of the Articles Supplementary read as
follows:
"FIRST: The Board of Directors hereby reclassifies 2,000,000,000
Select shares as 2,000,000,000 shares of Class C Shares."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Federated High Income Bond Fund, Inc. sas caused these
presents to be signed in its name and on its behalf, as of April 11, 1997, by
its duly authorized officers who acknowledge that this Certificate of Correction
is the act of the Corporation, that to the best of their knowledge, information
and belief, all matters and facts set forth herein are required to be executed
under oath are true in all material respects, and that this statement is made
under the penalties of perjury.
WITNESS: FEDERATED HIGH INCOME BOND
FUND, INC.
/S/ S. ELLIOTT COHAN By: /S/ JOHN W. MCGONIGLE
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S. Elliott Cohan John W. McGonigle
Assistant Secretary Executive Vice President
