LEGG MASON GLOBAL TRUST INC
N-14AE, EX-99.1(H), 2000-12-20
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 1(h)
                          LEGG MASON GLOBAL TRUST, INC.

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

         Legg Mason Global Trust, Inc., a Maryland Corporation, hereby certifies
to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST:  On November 10, 2000, the Board of Directors of Legg Mason Global Trust,
Inc. ("Board"), a Maryland Corporation ("Corporation") organized on December 31,
1992, under authority  contained in the Corporation's  charter,  has changed the
name of the  class  of  shares  heretofore  known as "Legg  Mason  Europe  Fund,
Navigator Class shares" to "Legg Mason Europe Fund, Institutional Class shares;"
changed the name of the class of shares heretofore known as "Legg Mason Emerging
Markets Trust,  Navigator  Class shares" to "Legg Mason Emerging  Markets Trust,
Institutional  Class shares;" changed the name of the class of shares heretofore
known as "Legg Mason  International  Equity  Trust,  Navigator  Class shares" to
"Legg Mason International Equity Trust, Institutional Class shares;" and changed
the name of the class of shares  heretofore  known as "Legg Mason Global  Income
Trust, Navigator Class shares" to "Legg Mason Global Income Trust, Institutional
Class shares." In all other respects, the shares of Legg Mason Europe Fund, Legg
Mason Emerging Markets Trust,  Legg Mason  International  Equity Trust, and Legg
Mason Global  Income Trust and their  attendant  rights and  privileges,  remain
unchanged.

SECOND: The renamings described herein were approved by a majority of the entire
Board of Directors of the Corporation.  The actions described herein are limited
to  changes  expressly  permitted  by  Section  2-605  of the  Corporations  and
Associations Article to be made without action by the shareholders.

THIRD:  The  Corporation  is registered  with the U.S.  Securities  and Exchange
Commission as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of
1940.

FOURTH:  The  undersigned  Vice  President  and  Secretary  of  the  Corporation
acknowledges  these  Articles  of  Amendment  to be  the  corporate  act  of the
Corporation  and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath,
the undersigned  Vice President and Secretary  acknowledges  that to the best of
his knowledge,  information and belief,  these matters and facts are true in all
material  respects  and that  this  statement  is made  under the  penalties  of
perjury.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Corporation  has caused  these  Articles  of
Amendment  to be  executed  under seal in its name and on its behalf by its Vice
President and  Secretary and attested to by its Assistant  Secretary on December
11, 2000.

ATTEST:                                     LEGG MASON GLOBAL TRUST, INC.


/S/ KEVIN EHRLICH                           By: /S/ MARC R. DUFFY
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Kevin Ehrlich                                       Marc R. Duffy
Assistant Secretary                                 Vice President and Secretary



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