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SIGNATURE TANYA LODEN
TITLE CONTROLLER
N-SAR ITEM 77C
a) The Annual Meeting of Shareholders for American Capital Bond Fund, Inc. was
held on December 14, 1995.
b) The election of Directors included:
Dr. Donald M. Carlton
Dr. F. Robert Paulsen
Dr. A. Benton Cocanougher
Dr. R. Richard Pettit
Dr. Stephen Randolph Gross
Don G. Powell
Dr. Norman Hackerman
Allen B. Shepard, Jr.
Robert D.H. Harvey
Miller Upton
Dr. Alan G. Merten
Benjamin N. Woodson
Dr. Steven Muller
c) The following were voted on at the meeting:
1)Approval of an amendment to the Fund s Articles of Incorporation to
change the name of the Fund.
For 7,473,791.392 Against 392,170.590 Abstain 208,954.484
2) Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent
accountants for the Fund's current fiscal year:
For 7,903,983.404 Against 50,803.372 Abstain 120,129.690
d) Inapplicable
Item 77C is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement of the
Registrant filed with the SEC on October 23, 1995.
AMERICAN CAPITAL BOND FUND, INC.
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
American Capital Bond Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation, having its
principal office in Baltimore City, Maryland (which is hereinafter called
the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments
and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: The Charter of the Corporation is hereby amended as follows:
Article SECOND of the Charter is amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
The name of the corporation (which is hereinafter called the "Corporation")
is:
"Van Kampen American Capital Bond Fund, Inc."
Van Kampen American Capital, Inc. ( Van Kampen American Capital ) has
consented to the use by the Corporation to the identifying words Van
Kampen or Van Kampen Merritt or any combination thereof in the name of the
Corporation. Such consent is conditioned upon the Corporation s employment
of Van Kampen American Capital, its successors or a subsidiary or affiliate
thereof as investment adviser to the Corporation. As between Van Kampen
American Capital and the Corporation, Van Kampen American Capital shall
control the use of such name insofar as such name contains the identifying
words Van Kampen or Van Kampen Merritt . Van Kampen American Capital
may from time to time use the identifying words American Capital,
Van Kampen or Van Kampen Merritt in other connections and for other
purposes, including without limitation in the names of other investment
companies, corporations or business that it may manage, advise, sponsor
or own or in which it may have a financial interest. Van Kampen American
Capital may require the Corporation to cease using the identifying words
Van Kampen, Van Kampen Merritt or American Capital in the name of the
Corporation if the Corporation ceases to employ Van Kampen American
Capital, its successors or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof as investment
adviser.
SECOND: The amendment does not increase the authorized stock of the
Corporation.
THIRD: The foregoing amendment to the Charter of the Corporation has been
advised by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the
Corporation.
FOURTH: These Articles of Amendment become effective as of 5 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, on December 29, 1995.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, American Capital Bond Fund, Inc. has caused these
present to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice President
and witnessed by its Assistant Secretary on December 14, 1995.
WITNESS: AMERICAN CAPITAL BOND FUND, INC.
/s/ Huey P. Falgout, Jr. By: /s/ Nori L. Gabert
Assistant Secretary Vice President
THE UNDERSIGNED, Vice President of American Capital Bond Fund, Inc., who
executed on behalf of the Corporation the foregoing Articles of Amendment
of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges in the name
and on behalf of said Corporation the foregoing Articles of Amendment to
be the corporate act of said Corporation and hereby certifies that to the
best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief the matters and
facts set forth therein with respect to the authorization and approval
thereof are true in all material respects under the penalties of perjury.
/s/ Nori L. Gabert
Vice President
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