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10F-3 TRANSACTIONS FOR PERIOD 6/1/98 THRU 11/30/99
Fund Issuer TickerPrincipal AAmount(PurchTrade(DaPrice UnderwriteUnderwritinCurrency Underwriting Spread (US$)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Global Growth Infinity BroadcINFin$3,181,887,0$307,500.00 12/09/98$20.5000 MERR 4.000% USD $0.820
Global Growth Estee Lauder EL $364,572,425$371,000.00 05/19/99$92.7500 GSCO 3.256% USD $3.020
Global Growth Starmedia STRM $120,750,000$600,000.00 05/25/99$15.0000 GSCO 7.000% USD $1.050
Emerging MarketStarmedia STRM $120,750,000$750,000.00 05/25/99$15.0000 GSCO 7.000% USD $1.050
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AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation whose
principal Maryland office is located in Baltimore, Maryland (the "Corporation"),
hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland
that:
FIRST: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940.
SECOND: Pursuant to authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of
the Corporation by Section 2-605(a)(4) of the Maryland General Corporation Law,
the Board of Directors of the Corporation has renamed the duly established and
allocated series of the Corporation's stock as follows:
Prior Series Name New Series Name American Century - Twentieth Century
International International Growth Fund Growth Fund American Century -Twentieth
Century Global Growth Fund Global Growth Fund American Century - Twentieth
Century International International Discovery Fund Discovery Fund American
Century - Twentieth Century Emerging Markets Fund Emerging Markets Fund
The name changes shall be effective on March 1, 1999.
THIRD: Except as otherwise provided by the express provisions of these
Articles Supplementary, nothing herein shall limit, by inference or otherwise,
the discretionary right of the Board of Directors to serialize, classify or
reclassify and issue any unissued shares of any Series or Class or any unissued
shares that have not been allocated to a Series or Class, and to fix or alter
all terms thereof, to the full extent provided by the Articles of Incorporation
of the Corporation.
FOURTH: A description of the series and classes of shares, including the
preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions,
limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions for
redemption is set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and
is not changed by these Articles Supplementary, except with respect to the
creation and/or designation of the various Series.
FIFTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions
renaming the Series, as set forth in Article SECOND.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. has caused
these Articles Supplementary to be signed and acknowledged in its name and on
its behalf by its Vice President and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed
and attested to by its Assistant Secretary on this 16th day of February, 1999.
AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD ATTEST: MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
By: Name: David H. Reinmiller Name: David C. Tucker Title: Assistant
Secretary Title: Vice President
THE UNDERSIGNED Executive Vice President of AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL
FUNDS, 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 of 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 the penalties of
perjury.
Dated: February 16, 1999 David C. Tucker, Vice President
