AMENDMENT NO. 15
TO THE
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST
This AMENDMENT NO. 15 dated the 1st day of August, 2000 to the
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST (the "Declaration"), as amended, dated the
28th day of January, 1997 is made by the Trustees name below;
WHEREAS, the Trustees have established a trust for the
investment and reinvestment of funds
contributed thereto;
WHEREAS, the Trustees divided the beneficial interest in the
trust assets into transferable shares of beneficial interest and divided such
shares of beneficial interest into separate Series;
WHEREAS, the Trustees desire to create new Series and
designate new Classes of shares;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
agreements contained herein, the undersigned, being all of the Trustees of the
Trust and acting in accordance with Article V, Section 1 of the Declaration,
hereby amend the Declaration as follows:
The Trust shall consist of one or more Series. Without limiting the
authority of the Trustees to establish and designate any further
Series, the Trustees hereby establish the following 54 Series: Goldman
Sachs Adjustable Rate Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration
Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund, Goldman
Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund, Goldman
Sachs Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Municipal Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund, Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund,
Goldman Sachs Enhaned Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Balanced Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE U.S. Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE
International Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund,
Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs Asia Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets
Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities Fund, Goldman Sachs
International Small Cap Fund, Goldman Sachs Japanese Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs European Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Large Cap Value
Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth
Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Internet Tollkeeper Fund, Goldman
Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Tax-Managed Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs Research Select Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio, Goldman
Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Growth and Income
Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Conservative Strategy Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets- Prime Obligations Portfolio, Institutional
Liquid Assets-Government Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Treasury Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Money Market Portfolio, Institutional Liquid Assets-Federal
Portfolio, Institutional Liquid Assets-Treasury Instruments Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt Diversified Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt New York Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt California Portfolio, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Government Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Treasury
Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Money Market Fund,
Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Federal Fund, and Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Treasury Instruments Fund (the "Existing Series"). Each additional
Series shall be established and is effective upon the adoption of a
resolution of a majority of the Trustees or any alternative date
specified in such resolution. The Trustees may designate the relative
rights and preferences of the Shares of each Series. The Trustees may
divide the Shares of any Series into Classes. Without limiting the
authority of the Trustees to establish and designate any further
Classes, the Trustees hereby establish the following classes of shares
with respect to the series set forth below:
Class A Shares: Goldman Sachs Adjustable Rate Government Fund,
Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Municipal
Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High Yield Fund, Goldman
Sachs Short Duration Government Fund, Goldman
Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free Fund, Goldman Sachs
Core Fixed Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High Yield
Municipal Fund, Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs Balanced Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE U.S.
Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE International Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Large Cap Growth Fund,
Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Capital Growth
Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund, Goldman
Sachs International Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Asia
Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities
Fund, Goldman Sachs International Small Cap
Fund, Goldman Sachs Japanese Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs European Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs
Strategic Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs
Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Internet
Tollkeeper Fund, Goldman Sachs Large
Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Tax-Managed
Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Research
Select Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth Strategy
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Aggressive Growth
Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Balanced
Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Growth
and Income Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs
Conservative Strategy Portfolio.
Class B Shares Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Municipal Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High Yield
Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration
Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration
Tax-Free Fund, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed
Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal
Fund, Goldman Sachs Enhanced Cash
Fund, Goldman Sachs Balanced Fund, Goldman Sachs
CORE U.S. Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
CORE Small Cap Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
CORE International Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Capital
Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs Asia Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs International Small Cap Fund,
Goldman Sachs Japanese Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman
Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs
Strategic Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs
Internet Tollkeeper Fund, Goldman Sachs
Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE
Tax-Managed Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Research
Select Fund, Institutional Liquid
Assets Prime Obligations Portfolio, Goldman Sachs
Real Estate Securities Fund, Goldman
Sachs European Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth
Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs
Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio, Goldman
Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio,
Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Conservative
Strategy Portfolio.
Class C Shares Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Government Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Municipal Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High
Yield Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration
Government Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration
Tax-Free Fund, Goldman Sachs Core Fixed
Income Fund, Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal
Fund, Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income
Fund, Goldman Sachs Balanced Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE U.S. Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
CORE Small Cap Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE
International Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Capital
Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs Asia Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs International Small Cap Fund,
Goldman Sachs Japanese Equity Fund, Institutional
Liquid Assets Prime Obligations
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Real Estate Securities
Fund, Goldman Sachs European Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Large Cap Value Fund,
Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund,
Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund,
Goldman Sachs Internet Tollkeeper Fund,
Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Tax-Managed Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs Research Select Fund, Goldman
Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio, Goldman
Sachs Aggressive Growth Strategy Portfolio,
Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio,
Goldman Sachs Growth and Income Strategy
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Conservative
Strategy Portfolio.
Institutional Shares: Goldman Sachs Adjustable Rate Government Fund,
Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government
Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free
Fund, Goldman Sachs Government Income
Fund, Goldman Sachs Municipal Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund,
Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund, Goldman
Sachs High Yield Fund, Goldman Sachs Enhanced
Income Fund, Goldman Sachs Balanced
Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund,
Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs
CORE U.S. Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
CORE Small Cap Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE
International Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman Sachs
Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs
International Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Emerging
Markets Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
Asia Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs International
Small Cap Fund, Goldman Sachs Japanese
Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Real Estate
Securities Fund, Goldman Sachs European Equity
Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Large Cap Value Fund,
Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities
Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic Growth Fund,
Goldman Sachs Internet Tollkeeper Fund,
Goldman Sachs Large Cap Value Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Tax-Managed Equity Fund,
Goldman Sachs Research Select Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Prime Obligations
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Government
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Treasury Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Money Market Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Premium Money Market
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Municipal Money Market Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Tax-Free Money Market
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Federal
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Treasury Instruments Fund, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Prime Obligations Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Government Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Treasury
Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Money Market Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Federal Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Treasury
Instruments Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Tax-Exempt Diversified Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt New
York Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Tax-Exempt California Portfolio, Goldman
Sachs Growth Strategy Portfolio,
Goldman Sachs Aggressive Growth Strategy
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Growth and Income
Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs
Conservative Strategy Portfolio.
Service Shares: Goldman Sachs Adjustable Rate Government Fund,
Goldman Sachs Short Duration Government
Fund, Goldman Sachs Short Duration Tax-Free
Fund, Goldman Sachs Government Income
Fund, Goldman Sachs Municipal Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs Core Fixed Income Fund,
Goldman Sachs High Yield Municipal Fund,
Goldman Sachs Global Income Fund, Goldman
Sachs High Yield Fund, Goldman Sachs Balanced
Fund, Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
Fund, Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE U.S. Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Large Cap Growth Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE Small Cap Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs CORE International Equity Fund, Goldman
Sachs Growth and Income Fund, Goldman
Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs
International Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs
Asia Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs
International Small Cap Fund, Goldman Sachs
Japanese Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Real
Estate Securities Fund, Goldman Sachs European
Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Large
Cap Value Fund, Goldman Sachs Strategic
Growth Fund, Goldman Sachs Growth
Opportunities Fund, Goldman Sachs Internet
Tollkeeper Fund, Goldman Sachs Large Cap
Value Fund, Goldman Sachs CORE Tax-Managed
Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs Research Select
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Prime
Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Government Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Treasury Obligations Fund,
Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Money Market
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Federal Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Prime
Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Government Portfolio, Institutional
Liquid Assets- Treasury Obligations Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Money
Market Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Federal Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Treasury Instruments Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt
Diversified Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Tax-Exempt New York Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt
California Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Growth
Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Aggressive
Growth Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs
Balanced Strategy Portfolio, Goldman Sachs
Growth and Income Strategy Portfolio,
Goldman Sachs Conservative Strategy Portfolio.
Administration Shares: Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Prime Obligations
Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Government Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Treasury Obligations Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Money Market Fund,
Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Tax-Free
Money Market Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Federal Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Prime
Obligations Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Government Portfolio, Institutional
Liquid Assets-Treasury Obligations Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Money Market
Portfolio, Institutional Liquid Assets-Federal
Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Treasury Instruments Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt
Diversified Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Tax- Exempt New York Portfolio and
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt California
Portfolio, Goldman Sachs Enhanced Income Fund.
Preferred
Administration Shares: Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Prime
Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Government Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Treasury Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Money Market Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Federal Fund and Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund.
Cash Management
Shares: Institutional Liquid Assets-Prime Obligations
Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Money Market Portfolio, Institutional
Liquid Assets-Government Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt
Diversified Portfolio, Institutional Liquid
Assets-Tax-Exempt California Portfolio,
Institutional Liquid Assets-Tax-Exempt New
York Portfolio.
Select Shares: Goldman Sachs-Financial Square Prime
Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Government Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial Square
Treasury Obligations Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Money Market Fund, Goldman Sachs-Financial
Square Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Federal Fund and Goldman
Sachs-Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund.
All capitalized terms which are not defined herein shall have the same
meanings as are assigned to those terms in the Declaration.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this instrument as of
the date first written above.
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Ashok N. Bakhru,
as Trustee and not individually
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David B. Ford,
as Trustee and not individually
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Douglas Grip,
as Trustee and not individually
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John P. McNulty,
as Trustee and not individually,
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Mary P. McPherson
as Trustee and not individually,
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Alan A. Shuch
as Trustee and not individually,
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William H. Springer
as Trustee and not individually,
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Richard P. Strubel
as Trustee and not individually,
