EX-99.28.A.98 3 fp0036553_ex9928a98.htm

THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

 

THE RBB FUND, INC., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

 

FIRST: In accordance with the requirements of Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, and under a power contained in the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”), the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) adopted resolutions classifying an aggregate of 100,000,000 authorized but unclassified and unissued shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation as follows:

 

1.Class ZZZZZZ. 100,000,000 shares of authorized but unclassified and unissued shares of Common Stock (the “Undesignated Common Stock”) are hereby classified and designated as Class ZZZZZZ shares of Common Stock representing interests in the Motley Fool Innovation ETF.

 

SECOND: A description of the shares so classified with the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption as set or changed by the Board of Directors is as set forth in Article VI, Section (6) of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and as set forth elsewhere in the Charter with respect to stock of the Corporation generally, and as follows:

 

1. To the full extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation may, without the vote of the shares of any class of capital stock of the Corporation then outstanding and if so determined by the Board of Directors:

 

(A)(1) sell and convey the assets belonging to Class ZZZZZZ (the “Class”) to another trust or corporation that is a management investment company (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and is organized under the laws of any state of the United States for consideration, which may include the assumption of all outstanding obligations, taxes and other liabilities, accrued or contingent, belonging to such Class and which may include securities issued by such trust or corporation. Following such sale and conveyance, and after making provision for the payment of any liabilities belonging to such Class that are not assumed by the purchaser of the assets belonging to such Class, the Corporation may, at its option, redeem all outstanding shares of such Class at the net asset value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of applicable law, less such redemption fee or other charge, if any, as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Charter to the contrary, the redemption price may be paid in any combination of cash or other assets belonging to such Class, including but not limited to the distribution of the securities or other consideration received by the Corporation for the assets belonging to such Class upon such conditions as the Board of Directors deems, in its sole discretion, to be appropriate and consistent with applicable law and the Charter;

 

 

 

(2) sell and convert the assets belonging to the Class into money and, after making provision for the payment of all obligations, taxes and other liabilities, accrued or contingent, belonging to such Class, the Corporation may, at its option, redeem all outstanding shares of such Class at the net asset value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of applicable law, less such redemption fee or other charge, if any, as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors upon such conditions as the Board of Directors deems, in its sole discretion, to be appropriate and consistent with applicable law and the Charter; or

 

(3) combine the assets belonging to a Class with the assets belonging to any one or more other classes of capital stock of the Corporation if the Board of Directors reasonably determines that such combination will not have a material adverse effect on the stockholders of any class of capital stock of the Corporation participating in such combination. In connection with any such combination of assets, the shares of the Class then outstanding may, if so determined by the Board of Directors, be converted into shares of any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation with respect to which conversion is permitted by applicable law, or may be redeemed, at the option of the Corporation, at the net asset value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of applicable law, less such redemption fee or other charge, or conversion cost, if any, as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors upon such conditions as the Board of Directors deems, in its sole discretion, to be appropriate and consistent with applicable law and the Charter. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles Supplementary or the Charter to the contrary, any redemption price, or part thereof, paid pursuant to this section may be paid in shares of any other existing or future class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation;

 

(B) provide that all shares of the Class now or hereafter authorized shall be subject to redemption and redeemable at the option of the holder thereof in accordance with and pursuant to procedures or methods prescribed or approved by the Board of Directors and, if so determined by the Board of Directors, shall be redeemable only in aggregations of such number of shares and on such days as may be determined by, or determined pursuant to procedures or methods prescribed by or approved by, the Board of Directors from time to time; and

 

(C) without limiting the foregoing, at its option, redeem shares of the Class for any other reason if the Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interest of the Corporation to do so. Any such redemption shall be at the net asset value of such shares of such Class being redeemed less such redemption fee or other charge, if any, as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and shall be made and effective upon such terms and in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Directors at such time.

 

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2. The shares of Class ZZZZZZ Common Stock will be issued without stock certificates.

 

THIRD: The shares aforesaid have been duly classified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Charter. The aggregate number of authorized shares of stock of the Corporation is not changed by these Articles Supplementary.

 

FOURTH: Immediately after the classification of shares of Undesignated Common Stock as shares of Class ZZZZZZ Common Stock:

 

(a) the Corporation has the authority to issue 100,000,000,000 shares of its Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, and the aggregate par value of all the shares of all classes is $100,000,000; and

 

(b) the number of authorized shares of each class of Common Stock is as follows:

 

Class A 100,000,000
Class B 100,000,000
Class C 100,000,000
Class D 100,000,000
Class E 500,000,000
Class F 500,000,000
Class G 500,000,000
Class H 500,000,000
Class I 1,500,000,000
Class J 500,000,000
Class K 500,000,000
Class L 1,500,000,000
Class M 500,000,000
Class N 500,000,000
Class O 500,000,000
Class P 100,000,000
Class Q 100,000,000
Class R 500,000,000
Class S 500,000,000
Class T 500,000,000
Class U 500,000,000
Class V 500,000,000
Class W 100,000,000
Class X 50,000,000
Class Y 50,000,000
Class Z 50,000,000
     
Class AA 50,000,000

 

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Class BB 50,000,000
Class CC 50,000,000
Class DD 100,000,000
Class EE 100,000,000
Class FF 50,000,000
Class GG 50,000,000
Class HH 50,000,000
Class II 100,000,000
Class JJ 100,000,000
Class KK 100,000,000
Class LL 100,000,000
Class MM 100,000,000
Class NN 100,000,000
Class OO 100,000,000
Class PP 100,000,000
Class QQ 100,000,000
Class RR 100,000,000
Class SS 100,000,000
Class TT 100,000,000
Class UU 100,000,000
Class VV 100,000,000
Class WW 100,000,000
Class YY 100,000,000
Class ZZ 100,000,000
     
Class AAA 100,000,000
Class BBB 100,000,000
Class CCC 100,000,000
Class DDD 100,000,000
Class EEE 100,000,000
Class FFF 100,000,000
Class GGG 100,000,000
Class HHH 100,000,000
Class III 100,000,000
Class JJJ 100,000,000
Class KKK 100,000,000
Class LLL 100,000,000
Class MMM 100,000,000
Class NNN 100,000,000
Class OOO 100,000,000
Class PPP 100,000,000
Class QQQ 2,500,000,000
Class RRR 2,500,000,000
Class SSS 100,000,000
Class TTT 50,000,000
Class UUU 50,000,000
Class VVV 50,000,000
Class WWW 50,000,000

 

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Class XXX 100,000,000
Class YYY 100,000,000
Class ZZZ 100,000,000
     
Class AAAA 50,000,000,000
Class BBBB 700,000,000
Class CCCC 700,000,000
Class DDDD 700,000,000
Class EEEE 100,000,000
Class FFFF 100,000,000
Class GGGG 100,000,000
Class HHHH 100,000,000
Class IIII 100,000,000
Class JJJJ 100,000,000
Class KKKK 100,000,000
Class LLLL 100,000,000
Class MMMM 100,000,000
Class NNNN 100,000,000
Class OOOO 100,000,000
Class PPPP 100,000,000
Class QQQQ 100,000,000
Class RRRR 100,000,000
Class SSSS 100,000,000
Class TTTT 100,000,000
Class UUUU 100,000,000
Class VVVV 100,000,000
Class WWWW 100,000,000
Class XXXX 100,000,000
Class YYYY 100,000,000
Class ZZZZ 100,000,000
     
Class AAAAA 100,000,000
Class BBBBB 750,000,000
Class CCCCC 100,000,000
Class DDDDD 100,000,000
Class EEEEE 100,000,000
Class FFFFF 100,000,000
Class GGGGG 100,000,000
Class HHHHH 100,000,000
Class IIIII 100,000,000
Class JJJJJ 100,000,000
Class KKKKK 300,000,000
Class LLLLL 100,000,000
Class MMMMM 100,000,000
Class NNNNN 100,000,000
Class OOOOO 100,000,000
Class PPPPP 100,000,000
Class QQQQQ 100,000,000

 

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Class RRRRR 100,000,000
Class SSSSS 100,000,000
Class TTTTT 300,000,000
Class UUUUU 100,000,000
Class VVVVV 100,000,000
Class WWWWW 100,000,000
Class XXXXX 100,000,000
Class YYYYY 100,000,000
Class ZZZZZ 100,000,000
     
Class AAAAAA 100,000,000
Class BBBBBB 100,000,000
Class CCCCCC 100,000,000
Class DDDDDD 100,000,000
Class EEEEEE 100,000,000
Class FFFFFF 100,000,000
Class GGGGGG 100,000,000
Class HHHHHH 100,000,000
Class IIIIII 100,000,000
Class JJJJJJ 100,000,000
Class KKKKKK 100,000,000
Class LLLLLL 100,000,000
Class MMMMMM 100,000,000
Class NNNNNN 100,000,000
Class OOOOOO 100,000,000
Class PPPPPP 100,000,000
Class QQQQQQ 100,000,000
Class RRRRRR 100,000,000
Class SSSSSS 100,000,000
Class TTTTTT 100,000,000
Class UUUUUU 100,000,000
Class VVVVVV 100,000,000
Class WWWWWW 100,000,000
Class XXXXXX 100,000,000
Class YYYYYY 100,000,000
Class ZZZZZZ 100,000,000
     
Class Select 700,000,000
Class Beta 2 1,000,000
Class Beta 3 1,000,000
Class Beta 4 1,000,000
Class Principal Money-   700,000,000
Class Gamma 2 1,000,000
Class Gamma 3 1,000,000
Class Gamma 4 1,000,000

 

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Class Bear Stearns    
Money 2,500,000,000
Class Bear Stearns    
Municipal Money 1,500,000,000
Class Bear Stearns    
Government Money 1,000,000,000
     
Class Delta 4 1,000,000
Class Epsilon 1 1,000,000
Class Epsilon 2 1,000,000
Class Epsilon 3 1,000,000
Class Epsilon 4 1,000,000
Class Zeta 1 1,000,000
Class Zeta 2 1,000,000
Class Zeta 3 1,000,000
Class Zeta 4 1,000,000
Class Eta 1 1,000,000
Class Eta 2 1,000,000
Class Eta 3 1,000,000
Class Eta 4 1,000,000
Class Theta 1 1,000,000
Class Theta 2 1,000,000
Class Theta 3 1,000,000
Class Theta 4 1,000,000

 

for a total of 87,223,000,000 shares classified into separate classes of Common Stock.

 

FIFTH: The undersigned President of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned President 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 for perjury.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The RBB Fund, Inc. has caused these presents to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested by its Secretary on the 16th day of October, 2018.

 

ATTEST:   THE RBB FUND, INC.  
           
By: /s/ James G. Shaw   By: /s/ Salvatore Faia  
  James G. Shaw     Salvatore Faia  
  Secretary     President  

 

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