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SIGNATURE PATRICK F. QUAN
TITLE SECRETARY
THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
INCREASING AUTHORIZED STOCK
AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 2-105(c) OF
THE MARYLAND GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The Growth Fund of America, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Corporation") having its principal address at
32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, hereby certifies to
the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
that:
FIRST: In accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the
Maryland General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors has
increased the authorized Capital Stock of the corporation to
800,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par value $0.10 per share).
SECOND: The Corporation is registered as an open-end
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
THIRD: (a) As of immediately before the increase
the total number of shares of stock of all
classes which the Corporation has authority
to issue is 400,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (par value $0.10 per share).
(b) As increased the total number of shares
of stock of all classes which the
Corporation has authority to issue is
800,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par
value $0.10 per share).
(c) The aggregate par value of all shares
having a par value is $40,000,000 before the
increase and $80,000,000 as increased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Growth Fund of America, Inc.,
has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed and
acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by its Chairman of
the Board and attested by its Secretary on this 13th day of
November, 1996.
ATTEST: THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA,
INC.
By /s/ Patrick F. Quan By /s/ Walter P. Stern
Patrick F. Quan Walter P. Stern
Secretary Chairman of the Board
THE UNDERSIGNED, Chairman of the Board of The Growth
Fund of America, Inc., who executed on behalf of said
Corporation the foregoing Articles Supplementary to the Charter,
of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges,
in the name and on behalf of said Corporation, the foregoing
Articles Supplementary to the Charter to be the corporate act of
said Corporation, and further certifies that, to the best of his
knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set
forth therein with respect to the approval thereof are true in
all material respects under penalty of perjury.
Dated November 13, 1996 By /s/ Walter P. Stern
Walter P. Stern
Chairman of the Board
THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
INCREASING AUTHORIZED STOCK
AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 2-105(c) OF
THE MARYLAND GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The Growth Fund of America, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Corporation") having its principal address at
32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, hereby certifies to
the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
that:
FIRST: In accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the
Maryland General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors has
increased the authorized Capital Stock of the corporation to
400,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par value $0.10 per share).
SECOND: The Corporation is registered as an open-end
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
THIRD: (a) As of immediately before the increase
the total number of shares of stock of all
classes which the Corporation has authority
to issue is 200,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (par value $0.10 per share).
(b) As increased the total number of shares
of stock of all classes which the
Corporation has authority to issue is
400,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par
value $0.10 per share).
(c) The aggregate par value of all shares
having a par value is $20,000,000 before the
increase and $40,000,000 as increased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Growth Fund of America, Inc.,
has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed and
acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by its Chairman of
the Board and attested by its Secretary on this 18th day of
May, 1992.
ATTEST: THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA,
INC.
By /s/ I. V. Lindskoog By /s/ James W. Ratzlaff
I. V. Lindskoog James W. Ratzlaff
Secretary Chairman of the Board
THE UNDERSIGNED, Chairman of the Board of The Growth
Fund of America, Inc., who executed on behalf of said
Corporation the foregoing Articles Supplementary to the Charter,
of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges,
in the name and on behalf of said Corporation, the foregoing
Articles Supplementary to the Charter to be the corporate act of
said Corporation, and further certifies that, to the best of his
knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set
forth therein with respect to the approval thereof are true in
all material respects under penalty of perjury.
Dated May 18, 1992 By /s/ James W. Ratzlaff
James W. Ratzlaff
Chairman of the Board
THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
INCREASING AUTHORIZED STOCK
AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 2-105(c) OF
THE MARYLAND GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The Growth Fund of America, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the "Corporation") having its principal address at
32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, hereby certifies to
the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
that:
FIRST: In accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the
Maryland General Corporation Law, the Board of Directors has
increased the authorized Capital Stock of the corporation to
200,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par value $0.10 per share).
SECOND: The Corporation is registered as an open-end
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
THIRD: (a) As of immediately before the increase
the total number of shares of stock of all
classes which the Corporation has authority
to issue is 100,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (par value $0.10 per share).
(b) As increased the total number of shares
of stock of all classes which the
Corporation has authority to issue is
200,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par
value $0.10 per share).
(c) The aggregate par value of all shares
having a par value is $10,000,000 before the
increase and $20,000,000 as increased.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Growth Fund of America, Inc.,
has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed and
acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by its Chairman of
the Board and attested by its Secretary on this 19th day of
October, 1989.
ATTEST: THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA, INC.
By /s/ I. V. Lindskoog By /s/ James W. Ratzlaff
I. V. Lindskoog James W. Ratzlaff
Secretary Chairman of the Board
THE UNDERSIGNED, Chairman of the Board of The Growth
Fund of America, Inc., who executed on behalf of said
Corporation the foregoing Articles Supplementary to the Charter,
of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges,
in the name and on behalf of said Corporation, the foregoing
Articles Supplementary to the Charter to be the corporate act of
said Corporation, and further certifies that, to the best of his
knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set
forth therein with respect to the approval thereof are true in
all material respects under penalty of perjury.
Dated October 19, 1989 By /s/ James W. Ratzlaff
James W. Ratzlaff
Chairman of the Board
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE GROWTH FUND OF AMERICA, INC.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY:
I.
I, the undersigned, James W. Ratzlaff, whose mailing
address is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California,
90071, being at least 18 years of age, hereby form a corporation
under and by virtue of the General Laws of the State of Maryland
authorizing the formation of corporations.
II.
The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation") is The Growth Fund of America, Inc.
III.
The purpose or purposes for which the Corporation is
formed and the business or objects to be transacted, carried on
and promoted by it are as follows:
(1) To conduct and carry on the business of an
investment company of the general management type.
(2) To hold, invest and reinvest its assets, and in
connection therewith to hold part or all of its assets in cash,
and to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire, hold for
investment or otherwise, sell, assign, negotiate, transfer,
exchange, pledge, lend or otherwise dispose of or realize upon,
securities (which term "securities" shall for the purposes of
the Charter, without limitation of the generality hereof, be
deemed to include any bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of
deposit, mortgages, obligations, evidences of indebtedness,
stocks, shares, and any certificates, receipts, warrants or
other instruments representing rights to receive, purchase or
subscribe for the same, or evidencing or representing any other
rights or interests therein, or in any property or assets, or in
general any interest or instrument commonly known as a security)
created, issued or guaranteed by any persons, firms,
associations, corporations, syndicates, combinations,
organizations, governments or political subdivisions, agencies
or instrumentalities thereof; and to exercise, as owner or
holder of any securities, all rights, powers and privileges in
respect thereof; and to do any and all acts and things for the
preservation, protection, improvement and/or enhancement in
value of any and all of its assets.
(3) To issue and sell shares of its own capital stock
in such amounts and on such terms and conditions, for such
purposes and for such amount or kind of consideration
(including, without limitation, securities) now or hereafter
permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland and by the
Charter, as its Board of Directors may determine.
(4) To redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, hold,
dispose of, resell, transfer, reissue or cancel (all without the
vote or consent of the stockholders of the Corporation) shares
of its capital stock, in any manner and to the extent now or
hereafter permitted by the laws of the State of Maryland and by
the Charter.
(5) To conduct its business at one or more offices in
any part of the world, without restriction or limit as to
extent.
(6) To borrow or raise money for any purpose and from
time to time draw, make, accept, endorse, execute, issue or
assume promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other
negotiable and nonnegotiable instruments and evidences of
indebtedness and to pledge or hypothecate the assets of the
Corporation in connection therewith.
(7) To consolidate or merge with, enter into a share
exchange with, or acquire the assets of, any other company,
whether incorporated or unincorporated, and to do all acts and
things necessary or incidental to effectuate such consolidation,
merger, share exchange or acquisition.
(8) To carry out all or any of the foregoing objects
and purposes as principal or agent, and alone or with associates
or, to the extent now or hereafter permitted by the laws of the
State of Maryland, as a member of, or as the owner or holder of
any security of, or interest in, any firm, association,
corporation, trust or syndicate; and in connection therewith to
make or enter into such deeds or contracts with any persons,
firms, associations, corporations, syndicates, governments or
political subdivisions or agencies or instrumentalities thereof,
and to do such acts and things and to exercise such powers, as
a natural person could lawfully make, enter into, do or
exercise.
(9) To do any and all such further acts or things and
to exercise any and all such further powers or rights as may be
necessary, incidental, relative, conducive, appropriate or
desirable for the accomplishment, carrying out or attainment of
all or any of the foregoing purposes or objects.
The foregoing objects and purposes shall, except as
otherwise expressly provided, be in no way limited or restricted
by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any other
clause of this or any other Article of the Charter, and shall
each be regarded as independent and construed as powers as well
as objects and purposes, and the enumeration of specific
purposes, objects and powers shall not be construed to limit or
restrict in any manner the meaning of general terms or the
general powers of the Corporation now or hereafter conferred by
the laws of the State of Maryland, nor shall the expression of
one thing be deemed to exclude another, though it be of like
nature, not expressed; provided, however, that the Corporation
shall not have power to carry on within the State of Maryland
any business whatsover the carrying on of which would preclude
it from being classified as an ordinary business corporation
under the laws of said State.
IV.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND PLACE OF BUSINESS
The post office address of the principal office of the
Corporation in the State of Maryland is c/o The Corporation
Trust Incorporated, 32 South Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.
The Corporation's resident agent is The Corporation
Trust Incorporated, whose post office address is 32 South
Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Said resident agent is a
corporation of the State of Maryland.
V.
CAPITAL STOCK
(1) The total number of shares of stock of all classes
which the Corporation has authority to issue is one hundred
million (100,000,000) shares of capital stock of the par value
of $0.10 each, all of one class hereby designated "Common
Stock," and of the aggregate par value of ten million dollars
($10,000,000).
(2) Any fractional share shall carry proportionately
all the rights of a whole share, excepting any right to receive
a certificate evidencing such fractional share, but including
the right to vote and the right to receive dividends.
(3) All shares of Common Stock now or hereafter
authorized shall be "subject to redemption" and "redeemable" in
the sense used in the laws of the State of Maryland authorizing
the formation of corporations, at the redemption price for any
such shares, determined in the manner provided for by the
Charter. In the absence of any specification as to the purpose
for which shares of Common Stock are redeemed or repurchased by
it, all shares so redeemed or repurchased shall be deemed to be
"purchased for retirement" in the sense contemplated by the laws
of the State of Maryland and the number of the authorized shares
of Common Stock shall not be reduced by the number of any shares
redeemed or repurchased by it.
(4) Subject to the provisions of law, dividends may be
paid on the Common Stock of the Corporation at such time and in
such amounts as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
VI.
DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION
The number of directors of the Corporation shall be
thirteen (13), and the names of those who shall act as such
until the first annual meeting or until their successors are
duly chosen and qualify are as follows:
Robert A. Fox Theodore D. Nierenberg
Ernest T. Hinshaw, Jr. James W. Ratzlaff
Richard H. M. Holmes L. Marshall Ream, Jr.
John G. McDonald Walter P. Stern
John R. Metcalf Richard H. Ward
Judith D. Moyers Ian S. Wishart
Charles P. Neidig
However, the By-Laws of the Corporation may fix the number of
directors at a number greater or lesser than that named in the
Charter and may authorize the Board of Directors, by the vote of
a majority of the entire Board of Directors, to increase or
decrease the number of directors fixed by the Charter or by the
By-Laws within limits specified in the By-laws and to fill the
vacancies created by any such increase in the number of
directors; provided that in no case shall the authorized number
of directors be less than three (3). The directors of the
Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation.
VII.
PROVISIONS FOR DEFINING,
LIMITING AND REGULATING CERTAIN
POWERS OF THE CORPORATION AND OF
THE DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS
(1) The Board of Directors is hereby empowered to
authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of its stock
of any class, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities
convertible into shares of its stock of any class or classes,
whether now or hereafter authorized, for such consideration as
may be deemed advisable by the Board of Directors and without
any action by the stockholders.
(2) No holder of any stock or any other securities of
the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, shall have
any preemptive right to subscribe for or purchase any stock or
any other securities of the Corporation other than such, if any,
as the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may determine
and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the
Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may fix; and any
stock or other securities which the Board of Directors may
determine to offer for subscription may, as the Board of
Directors in its sole discretion shall determine, be offered to
the holders of any class, series or type of stock or other
securities at the time outstanding to the exclusion of the
holders of any or all other classes, series or types of stock or
other securities at the time outstanding.
(3) Any contract, transaction or act of the
Corporation or of the Board of Directors which shall be ratified
by a majority of a quorum of the stockholders having voting
powers at any annual meeting, or at any special meeting called
for such purposes, shall so far as permitted by law be as valid
and as binding as though ratified by every stockholder of the
Corporation.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring the
authorization of any action by a greater proportion than a
majority of the total number of shares of all classes of capital
stock or of the total number of shares of any class of capital
stock, such action shall be valid and effective if authorized by
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total
number of shares of all classes outstanding and entitled to vote
thereon, except as otherwise provided in the Charter.
(5) The Corporation shall indemnify (a) its directors
to the full extent provided by the general laws of the State of
Maryland now or hereafter in force, including the advance of
expenses under the procedures provided by such laws; (b) its
officers to the same extent it shall indemnify its directors;
and (c) its officers who are not directors to such further
extent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors and be
consistent with law. The foregoing shall not limit the
authority of the Corporation to indemnify other employees and
agents consistent with law.
(6) In addition to the powers and authority
hereinbefore, hereinafter or by statute expressly conferred upon
them, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers and do
all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the
Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the express provisions of
the laws of the State of Maryland, of the Charter and of the
By-Laws of the Corporation.
VIII.
REPURCHASES AND REDEMPTION
(1) The Corporation shall on the request of any
registered owner of its shares redeem such shares, at the price,
in the manner and on the terms and conditions set forth below:
(a) The certificates for shares to be redeemed
must be tendered to the Corporation or its designated agent
for redemption during business hours on a day on which the
New York Stock Exchange is open for a normal business day,
at an office or offices designated by the Board of
Directors for receipt of such tenders. The certificates
must be properly endorsed and in proper form for transfer.
Redemption of such shares by the Corporation is subject to
such reasonable requirements as may be imposed by the
Corporation or the Corporation's Transfer Agent. Shares
tendered on business days on which such Exchange is not
open for a normal business day will be considered to have
been tendered on the next succeeding day on which such
Exchange is open for a normal business day.
(b) The redemption price of the shares shall be
a sum equal to 100% of their net asset value as first
determined subsequent to said tender, said determination of
net asset value to be made in the manner and at the time
hereinafter set forth.
(c) The net asset value of the Corporation's
shares, for the purpose of computing the offering price of
the shares and the price at which the shares shall be
redeemed by the Corporation, shall be determined as of the
close of the New York Stock Exchange, or such other time as
shall lawfully be set by the Board of Directors, in the
following manner:
(i) Securities owned by the Corporation
shall be valued at market value or, in the absence of
readily available market quotations, at fair value,
both as determined in good faith by, or pursuant to
methods approved by, the Board of Directors. In
determining market value or fair value of some or all
of the Corporation's securities, the Corporation may,
but is not required to, use a securities pricing
system or systems to the extent the Board of Directors
deems appropriate, including, but not limited to,
systems which seek to determine values of particular
securities by various methods including evaluations
from brokers or dealers, general market information or
comparisons to the market values of other securities
having varying characteristics of quality, yield,
maturity and other factors.
(ii) There shall be deducted from the total
assets of the Corporation so determined, the
liabilities of the Corporation, including proper
accruals of interest or taxes and other expense items,
and reserves for contingent or undetermined
liabilities.
(iii) The net asset value of the Corporation
so obtained shall then be divided by the total number
of shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) and
the result, rounded to the nearest cent, shall be the
net asset value per share of Capital Stock.
(d) The redemption price (100% of net asset
value) shall be paid in cash or by check on current funds
and shall be paid on or before the seventh day following
the day on which shares are properly tendered for
redemption.
(e) Redemption is conditional upon the
Corporation having funds legally available therefor.
(f) The Corporation may at any time repurchase
shares of its Capital Stock in the open market, or at
private sale, or otherwise, out of funds legally available
therefor, at a price based upon but not exceeding the net
asset value last determined prior to the purchase at such
times as may be established by the Board of Directors
consistent with any applicable rules promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(g) The obligations set forth in this Article VII
may be suspended for any period during which the New York
Stock Exchange shall be closed other than for customary
weekend and holiday closings or during which trading on
such Exchange is restricted or during which an emergency
exists as a result of which the disposal by the Corporation
of securities owned by it is not reasonably practicable, or
it is not reasonably practicable for the Corporation fairly
to determine the value of its net assets, or for any period
which may be permitted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any successor governmental authority.
(2) In addition, the shares of Capital Stock of the
Corporation owned by any stockholder may be redeemed at net
asset value by the Corporation without the consent or approval
of such stockholder, if (a) the shares owned by such stockholder
have a value (determined, for the purpose of this sentence only,
as the greater of the stockholder's cost or the then net asset
value of the shares, including the reinvestment of income
dividends and capital gain distributions, if any) of less than
$1,000 or (b) such stockholder owns less than ten (10) shares of
Capital Stock of the Corporation, whenever in the judgment of
the Board of Directors, the redemption of such shares is in the
economic best interests of the Corporation, or necessary for the
Corporation's business success and general welfare, in order to
reduce disproportionate or unduly burdensome expenses, to
achieve efficiencies in administration or to eliminate or reduce
excessive expenditures or difficulties in servicing, accounting
or reporting requirements with respect to the accounts of
stockholders.
(3) The right of the holder of shares of Capital Stock
redeemed or repurchased by the Corporation as provided in this
Article VII to receive dividends thereon and all other rights of
such holder with respect to such shares shall forthwith cease
and terminate from and after the time as of which the redemption
or repurchase price of such shares has been determined, except
the right of such holder to receive (a) the redemption or
repurchase price of such shares from the Corporation or its
designated agent and (b) any unpaid dividend or distribution to
which such holder had previously become entitled as the record
holder of such shares on the record date for such dividend or
distribution.
IX.
DETERMINATION BINDING
(1) Any determination made in good faith, so far as
accounting matters are involved, in accordance with accepted
accounting practice by or pursuant to the direction of the Board
of Directors as to (a) the amount of the assets, obligations or
liabilities of the Corporation, (b) the amount of the net income
of the Corporation from dividends and interest for any period
or amounts at any time legally available for the payment of
dividends, (c) the amount of any reserves or charges set up and
the propriety thereof, (d) the time of or purpose for creating
any reserves or charges, (e) the use, alteration or cancellation
of any reserves or charges (whether or not any obligation or
liability for which such reserves or charges shall have been
created shall have been paid or discharged or shall be then or
thereafter required to be paid or discharged), (f) the price or
closing bid or asked price of any security owned or held by the
Corporation, (g) the market value or fair value of any security
or any other asset owned by the Corporation, (h) the number of
shares of the Corporation outstanding or deemed to be
outstanding, (i) the impracticability or impossibility of
liquidating securities in orderly fashion, (j) the method of
payment for any such shares repurchased or (k) any other matters
relating to the issue, sale, redemption, repurchase, and/or
other acquisition or disposition of securities or shares of the
Capital Stock of the Corporation, and any reasonable
determination made in good faith by the Board of Directors as to
whether any transaction constitutes a purchase of any securities
on "margin", a sale of any securities "short", or an
underwriting of the sale of, or a participation in any
underwriting or selling group in connection with the public
distribution of, any securities, shall be final and conclusive,
and shall be binding upon the Corporation and all holders of
shares of its Capital Stock, past, present and future. Shares
of the Capital Stock of the Corporation are issued and sold on
the condition and understanding that any and all such
determinations shall be binding as aforesaid.
(2) No provision of these Articles of Incorporation
shall be effective to (a) require a waiver of compliance with
any provision of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended, or of any valid rule,
regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder, or (b) protect or purport to protect any director or
officer of the Corporation against any liability to the
Corporation or its security holders to which such person would
otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of such person's office.
X.
PERPETUAL EXISTENCE
The Corporation shall have perpetual existence.
XI.
AMENDMENT
From time to time any of the provisions of the Charter
may be amended, altered or repealed (including any amendment
which changes the terms of any of the outstanding stock by
classification, reclassification or otherwise), upon the vote of
the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, and
other provisions which might under the statutes of the State of
Maryland at the time in force be lawfully contained in the
Charter, may be added or inserted upon the vote of the holders
of a majority of the shares of Common Stock of the Corporation
at the time outstanding and entitled to vote, and all rights at
any time conferred upon the stockholders of the Corporation by
these Articles of Incorporation are granted subject to the
provisions of this Article XI.
The term "the Charter" as used herein and in the
By-Laws of the Corporation shall be deemed to mean these
Articles of Incorporation as from time to time amended and
restated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these Articles of
Incorporation on this 13th day of September, 1983.
WITNESS:
/s/ I. V. Lindskoog /s/ James W. Ratzlaff
Subscribed and Sworn to before me this
13th day of September 1993
/s/ Patrick Quan
Notary Public
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