EX-99.A44 2 acwmf2023ex99a44articlesof.htm EX-99.A44 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT Document

AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
    
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

    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 by Article FIFTH and Article SEVENTH of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation (“Articles of Incorporation”), the Board of Directors of the Corporation has (i) duly eliminated the NT Emerging Markets Fund; (ii) duly eliminated the NT International Growth Fund; (iii) duly eliminated the NT International Value Fund; and (iv) increased in some cases and decreased in some cases the number of shares of capital stock of certain series and classes that the Corporation has authority to issue in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “Reallocation”).

    THIRD: Immediately prior to the Reallocation, the Corporation had the authority to issue Thirteen Billion Five Hundred Million (13,500,000,000) shares of capital stock. Following the Reallocation, the Corporation has the authority to issue Thirteen Billion Five Hundred Million (13,500,000,000) shares of capital stock.

    FOURTH: The par value of shares of the Corporation's capital stock before the Reallocation was, and after the Reallocation is, One Cent ($0.01) per share.

    FIFTH: Immediately prior to the Reallocation, the aggregate par value of all shares of stock that the Corporation was authorized to issue was One Hundred Thirty Five Million Dollars ($135,000,000). After giving effect to the Reallocation, the aggregate par value of all shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Thirty Five Million Dollars ($135,000,000).

    SIXTH: Immediately prior to the Reallocation, the number of shares allocated among the duly established classes of shares (each hereinafter referred to as a “Class”) of the thirteen (13) series of stock and the aggregate par value of each Class was as follows:




Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
as Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
International Growth FundInvestor1,250,000,000$12,500,000
I100,000,0001,000,000
A80,000,000800,000
C20,000,000200,000
G1,000,000,00010,000,000
R25,000,000250,000
R645,000,000450,000
R520,000,000200,000
Y30,000,000300,000

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Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
as Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
Emerging Markets FundInvestor1,100,000,000$11,000,000
I1,520,000,00015,200,000
A100,000,0001,000,000
C45,000,000450,000
G510,000,0005,100,000
R25,000,000250,000
R6450,000,0004,500,000
R525,000,000250,000
Y30,000,000300,000
Focused Global Growth FundInvestor450,000,000$4,500,000
I45,000,000450,000
A40,000,000400,000
C25,000,000250,000
R25,000,000250,000
R660,000,000600,000
R520,000,000200,000
Y20,000,000200,000
International Opportunities FundInvestor670,000,000$6,700,000
I95,000,000950,000
A35,000,000350,000
C25,000,000250,000
R25,000,000250,000
International Value FundInvestor280,000,000$2,800,000
I40,000,000400,000
A30,000,000300,000
C25,000,000250,000
G925,000,0009,250,000
R25,000,000250,000
R640,000,000400,000
NT Emerging Markets FundG510,000,000$5,100,000
NT International Growth FundG1,000,000,000$10,000,000
NT International Value FundInvestor250,000,000$2,500,000
G925,000,0009,250,000
International Small-Mid Cap FundInvestor120,000,000$1,200,000
G300,000,0003,000,000
Emerging Markets Small Cap FundInvestor40,000,000$400,000
I30,000,000300,000
A25,000,000250,000
C25,000,000250,000
R20,000,000200,000
R620,000,000200,000

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Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
as Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
Global Small Cap FundInvestor40,000,000$400,000
I25,000,000250,000
A20,000,000200,000
C20,000,000200,000
R20,000,000200,000
R620,000,000200,000
Focused International Growth FundInvestor50,000,000$500,000
I25,000,000250,000
A20,000,000200,000
C20,000,000200,000
G30,000,000300,000
R20,000,000200,000
R620,000,000200,000
Non-U.S. Intrinsic Value FundInvestor130,000,0001,300,000
I40,000,000400,000
A40,000,000400,000
G340,000,0003,400,000
R40,000,000400,000
R640,000,000400,000

SEVENTH: Pursuant to authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors by Article FIFTH and Article SEVENTH of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation has (a) approved the amendments stated in Article SECOND above and (b) has allocated Thirteen Billion Five Hundred Million (13,500,000,000) shares of the Thirteen Billion Five Hundred Million (13,500,000,000) shares of authorized capital stock of the Corporation among the ten (10) series of stock of the Corporation and the various Classes of each as follows:
Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
as Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
International Growth FundInvestor1,250,000,000$12,500,000
I300,000,0003,000,000
A80,000,000800,000
C20,000,000200,000
G1,500,000,00015,000,000
R25,000,000250,000
R645,000,000450,000
R520,000,000200,000
Y40,000,000400,000
Emerging Markets FundInvestor1,000,000,000$10,000,000
I1,400,000,00014,000,000
A100,000,0001,000,000
C45,000,000450,000
G750,000,0007,500,000
R25,000,000250,000
R6750,000,0007,500,000
R525,000,000250,000
Y40,000,000400,000

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Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
as Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
Focused Global Growth FundInvestor450,000,000$4,500,000
I100,000,0001,000,000
A40,000,000400,000
C25,000,000250,000
R25,000,000250,000
R675,000,000750,000
R520,000,000200,000
Y20,000,000200,000
International Opportunities FundInvestor670,000,000$6,700,000
I120,000,0001,200,000
A35,000,000350,000
C25,000,000250,000
R25,000,000250,000
International Value FundInvestor500,000,000$5,000,000
I100,000,0001,000,000
A25,000,000250,000
C25,000,000250,000
G1,750,000,00017,500,000
R25,000,000250,000
R630,000,000300,000
International Small-Mid Cap FundInvestor120,000,000$1,200,000
G500,000,0005,000,000
Emerging Markets Small Cap FundInvestor35,000,000$350,000
I30,000,000300,000
A25,000,000250,000
C25,000,000250,000
R20,000,000200,000
R620,000,000200,000
Global Small Cap FundInvestor40,000,000$400,000
I25,000,000250,000
A20,000,000200,000
C20,000,000200,000
R20,000,000200,000
R620,000,000200,000
Focused International Growth FundInvestor50,000,000$500,000
I25,000,000250,000
A20,000,000200,000
C20,000,000200,000
G30,000,000300,000
R20,000,000200,000
R620,000,000200,000

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Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
as Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
Non-U.S. Intrinsic Value FundInvestor150,000,0001,500,000
I40,000,000400,000
A35,000,000350,000
G600,000,0006,000,000
R35,000,000350,000
R635,000,000350,000


EIGHTH: Except as otherwise provided by the express provisions of these Articles of Amendment, 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.

    NINTH: 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 and is not changed by these Articles of Amendment, except with respect to the creation and/or designation of the various series.

    TENTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions dividing into series and classes the authorized capital stock of the Corporation and allocating shares to each as set forth in these Articles of Amendment.

    ELEVENTH:     The amendments to the Articles of Incorporation as set forth above was approved by at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation and were limited to changes expressly authorized by Section 2-105(c) or Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law without action by the stockholders.










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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested to by its Assistant Secretary on this 1st day of March, 2023.

ATTEST:AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
/s/ Otis H. Cowan/s/ Patrick Bannigan
Name:Otis H. CowanName:Patrick Bannigan
TitleAssistant SecretaryTitle:President

    THE UNDERSIGNED PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN CENTURY WORLD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., who executed on behalf of said Corporation the foregoing Articles of Amendment, of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges, in the name of and on behalf of said Corporation, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the foregoing Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of said Corporation and further certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, those matters and facts, are true in all material respects under the penalties of perjury.


Dated:    March 1, 2023/s/ Patrick Bannigan
Patrick Bannigan, President

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