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TO BE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 30, 2000
AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
STRONG SHORT-TERM GLOBAL BOND FUND, INC.
The undersigned Vice President and Assistant Secretary of Strong Short-Term
Global Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies that in accordance
with Section 180.1002 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the following Amendment was
duly adopted to redesignate the Corporation's shares of common stock of Strong
Short-Term Global Bond Fund as the Class Z series of Strong Advisor Short
Duration Bond Fund; to create the new Class A series, Class B series, Class C
series, and Class L series of Strong Advisor Short Duration Bond Fund; and
create Strong Advisor Aggressive High-Yield Bond Fund as an additional class of
common stock having four series: Class A series, Class B series, Class C series,
and Class L series, as indicated below.
"Paragraph A of Article IV is hereby amended by deleting Paragraph A
thereof and inserting the following as a new paragraph:
`A. The Corporation shall have the authority to issue an indefinite number of
shares of Common Stock with a par value of $.01 per share. Subject to the
following paragraph the authorized shares are classified as follows:
Class Series Authorized Number of Shares
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Strong Advisor Aggressive
High-Yield Bond Fund Class A Indefinite
Class B Indefinite
Class C Indefinite
Class L Indefinite
Strong Advisor Short Duration
Bond Fund Class A Indefinite
Class B Indefinite
Class C Indefinite
Class L Indefinite
Class Z Indefinite'"
This Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation was
adopted by the Board of Directors on November 10, 2000 in accordance with
Section 180.1002 and 180.0602 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Shareholder approval
was not required. No shares of the Class A series, Class B series, Class C
series, or Class L series of each of Strong Advisor Short Duration Global Bond
Fund and Strong Advisor Aggressive High-Yield Bond Fund have been issued.
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Executed in duplicate this 6th day of November, 2000.
STRONG SHORT-TERM GLOBAL BOND
FUND, INC.
By: _________________________
Cathleen A. Ebacher, Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
This instrument was drafted by:
Susan A. Hollister
Strong Capital Management, Inc.
100 Heritage Reserve
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051
