Item 77Q1-(a) - MATERIAL AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER OR BY-LAWS:
AMENDMENT NO. 14
TO THE
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST
This AMENDMENT NO. 14 dated the 26th day of April, 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 Enhanced Cash 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 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 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 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 Cash 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 Enhanced Cash 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
Cash Fund.
Preferred
Administration
Goldman Sachs 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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Jackson W. Smart, Jr.
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,
