Exhibit a (iii) under Form N-1A
Exhibit 3 (i) under Item 601/Reg. S-K
FEDERATED EQUITY FUNDS
Amendment No. 9
to the
DECLARATION OF TRUST
Dated April 17, 1984
THIS Declaration of Trust is amended as follows:
A. Strike the first paragraph of Section 5 of Article III from the
Declaration of Trust and substitute in its place the following:
"SECTION 5. ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF SERIES OR CLASS. Without limiting
the authority of the Trustees set forth in Article XII, Section 8, INTER ALIA,
to establish and designate any additional Series or Class or to modify the
rights and preferences of any existing Series or Class, the Series and Classes
of the Trust are established and designated as:
Federated Aggressive Growth Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Federated Capital Appreciation Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Federated Communications Technology Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Federated Growth Strategies Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Federated Large Cap Growth Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Federated New Economy Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
Federated Small Cap Strategies Fund
Class A Shares
Class B Shares
Class C Shares
B. Strike the first sentence of Section 5 of Article XII from the
Declaration of Trust and substitute in its place the following:
Section 5. OFFICES OF THE TRUST, FILING OF COPIES, HEADINGS,
COUNTERPARTS. The Trust shall maintain a usual place of business in
Massachusetts, which shall be as determined by the Trustees from
time to time and shall continue to maintain an office at such
address unless changed by the Trustees to another location in
Massachusetts.
The undersigned hereby certify that the above-stated Amendment is a true
and correct Amendment to the Declaration of Trust, as adopted by the Board of
Trustees at a meeting on the 17th day of May, 2000.
WITNESS the due execution hereof this 17th day of May, 2000.
/S/ JOHN F. DONAHUE /S/ LAWRENCE D. ELLIS, M.D.
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John F. Donahue Lawrence D. Ellis, M.D.
/S/ THOMAS G. BIGLEY /S/ PETER E. MADDEN
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Thomas G. Bigley Peter E. Madden
/S/ JOHN T. CONROY, JR. /S/ CHARLES F. MANSFIELD, JR.
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John T. Conroy, Jr. Charles F. Mansfield, Jr.
/S/ NICHOLAS P. CONSTANTAKIS /S/ JOHN E. MURRAY, JR.
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Nicholas P. Constantakis John E. Murray, Jr.
/S/ JOHN F. CUNNINGHAM /S/ MARJORIE P. SMUTS
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John F. Cunningham Marjorie P. Smuts
/S/ J. CHRISTOPHER DONAHUE /S/ JOHN S. WALSH
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J. Christopher Donahue John S. Walsh
