EX-99.A64 2 accp2017ex99a64articlesofa.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT Exhibit



AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC.
    
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, 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) determined to change the name of the Institutional Class of common stock to G Class for the series of shares titled NT Global Real Estate Fund, NT Large Company Value Fund, and NT Mid Cap Value Fund (the “Funds”); (ii) determined to set the unified management fee rate for the G Class of each of the Funds to be equal to the unified management fee rate for the existing R6 Class of the same Fund; (iii) determined to eliminate the R6 Class of each of the Funds; 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 Nineteen Billion Five Hundred Million (19,500,000,000) shares of capital stock. Following the Reallocation, the Corporation has the authority to issue Nineteen Billion Five Hundred Million (19,500,000,000) 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 Ninety-Five Million Dollars ($195,000,000). 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 Ninety-Five Million Dollars ($195,000,000).

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 fourteen (14) series of stock and the aggregate par value of each Class was as follows:






Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated

Aggregate
Par Value
Equity Income Fund
Investor
4,650,000,000

46,500,000
 
I
1,000,000,000

10,000,000
 
A
1,475,000,000

14,750,000
 
C
485,000,000

4,850,000
 
R
90,000,000

900,000
 
R6
300,000,000

3,000,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
T
500,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Value Fund
Investor
1,640,000,000

16,400,000
 
I
500,000,000

5,000,000
 
A
120,000,000

1,200,000
 
C
30,000,000

300,000
 
R
75,000,000

750,000
 
R6
120,000,000

1,200,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
T
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Fund
Investor
200,000,000

2,000,000
 
I
50,000,000

500,000
 
A
50,000,000

500,000
 
C
10,000,000

100,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
50,000,000

500,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund
Investor
530,000,000

5,300,000
 
I
380,000,000

3,800,000
 
A
130,000,000

1,300,000
 
C
10,000,000

100,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
120,000,000

1,200,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Mid Cap Value Fund
Investor
1,400,000,000

14,000,000
 
I
520,000,000

5,200,000
 
A
560,000,000

5,600,000
 
C
60,000,000

600,000
 
R
60,000,000

600,000
 
R6
440,000,000

4,400,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000

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Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated

Aggregate
Par Value
Large Company Value Fund
Investor
490,000,000

4,900,000
 
I
50,000,000

500,000
 
A
50,000,000

500,000
 
C
15,000,000

150,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
80,000,000

800,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
NT Large Company Value Fund
Institutional
825,000,000

8,250,000
 
R6
95,000,000

950,000
 
 
 
 
NT Mid Cap Value Fund
Institutional
500,000,000

5,000,000
 
R6
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Global Real Estate Fund
Investor
50,000,000

500,000
 
I
20,000,000

200,000
 
A
15,000,000

150,000
 
C
10,000,000

100,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
20,000,000

200,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Market Neutral Value Fund
Investor
240,000,000

2,400,000
 
I
100,000,000

1,000,000
 
A
70,000,000

700,000
 
C
25,000,000

250,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
 
 
 
NT Global Real Estate Fund
Investor
80,000,000

800,000
 
Institutional
175,000,000

1,750,000
 
R6
20,000,000

200,000
 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Income Fund
Investor
80,000,000

800,000
 
I
50,000,000

500,000
 
A
35,000,000

350,000
 
C
35,000,000

350,000
 
R
20,000,000

200,000
 
R6
30,000,000

300,000
 
T
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 


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Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value

AC Alternatives Long Short Fund
Investor
70,000,000
700,000

 
I
40,000,000
400,000

 
A
35,000,000
350,000

 
C
35,000,000
350,000

 
R
20,000,000
200,000

 
R6
30,000,000
300,000

 
Y
50,000,000
500,000

 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Multi-Strategy Fund
 
5,000,000
50,000

 
I
5,000,000
50,000

 
A
5,000,000
50,000

 
C
5,000,000
50,000

 
R
5,000,000
50,000

 
R6
5,000,000
50,000

 
Y
5,000,000
50,000


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 Nineteen Billion Five Hundred Million (19,500,000,000) shares of the Nineteen Billion Five Hundred Million (19,500,000,000) shares of authorized capital stock of the Corporation among the fourteen (14) series of stock of the Corporation and the various Classes of each as follows:    

Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated

Aggregate
Par Value
Equity Income Fund
Investor
4,650,000,000

46,500,000
 
I
1,065,000,000

10,650,000
 
A
1,400,000,000

14,000,000
 
C
485,000,000

4,850,000
 
R
90,000,000

900,000
 
R6
300,000,000

3,000,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
T
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Value Fund
Investor
1,640,000,000

16,400,000
 
I
500,000,000

5,000,000
 
A
120,000,000

1,200,000
 
C
30,000,000

300,000
 
R
75,000,000

750,000
 
R6
120,000,000

1,200,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
T
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000

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Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated

Aggregate
Par Value
Real Estate Fund
Investor
200,000,000

2,000,000
 
I
50,000,000

500,000
 
A
50,000,000

500,000
 
C
10,000,000

100,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
50,000,000

500,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund
Investor
530,000,000

5,300,000
 
I
380,000,000

3,800,000
 
A
130,000,000

1,300,000
 
C
10,000,000

100,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
120,000,000

1,200,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Mid Cap Value Fund
Investor
1,400,000,000

14,000,000
 
I
520,000,000

5,200,000
 
A
550,000,000

5,500,000
 
C
60,000,000

600,000
 
R
60,000,000

600,000
 
R6
440,000,000

4,400,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
Y
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
Large Company Value Fund
Investor
490,000,000

4,900,000
 
I
50,000,000

500,000
 
A
50,000,000

500,000
 
C
15,000,000

150,000
 
R
10,000,000

100,000
 
R6
80,000,000

800,000
 
R5
50,000,000

500,000
 
 
 
 
NT Large Company Value Fund
G
920,000,000

9,200,000
 
 
 
 
NT Mid Cap Value Fund
G
550,000,000

5,500,000
 
 
 
 


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Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value

Global Real Estate Fund
Investor
50,000,000
500,000

 
I
20,000,000
200,000

 
A
15,000,000
150,000

 
C
10,000,000
100,000

 
R
10,000,000
100,000

 
R6
20,000,000
200,000

 
R5
50,000,000
500,000

 
Y
50,000,000
500,000

 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Market Neutral Value Fund
Investor
240,000,000
2,400,000

 
I
100,000,000
1,000,000

 
A
70,000,000
700,000

 
C
25,000,000
250,000

 
R
10,000,000
100,000

 
 
 
 
NT Global Real Estate Fund
Investor
80,000,000
800,000

 
G
195,000,000
1,950,000

 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Income Fund
Investor
100,000,000
1,000,000

 
I
50,000,000
500,000

 
A
35,000,000
350,000

 
C
35,000,000
350,000

 
R
20,000,000
200,000

 
R6
30,000,000
300,000

 
T
50,000,000
500,000

 
Y
50,000,000
500,000

 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Long Short Fund
Investor
70,000,000
700,000

 
I
40,000,000
400,000

 
A
35,000,000
350,000

 
C
35,000,000
350,000

 
R
20,000,000
200,000

 
R6
30,000,000
300,000

 
Y
50,000,000
500,000

 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Multi-Strategy Fund
Investor
5,000,000
50,000

 
I
5,000,000
50,000

 
A
5,000,000
50,000

 
C
5,000,000
50,000

 
R
5,000,000
50,000

 
R6
5,000,000
50,000

 
Y
5,000,000
50,000


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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 were 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)(12) or Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law without action by the stockholders.

TWELFTH:     These Articles of Amendment shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on July 31, 2017.











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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AMERICAN CENTURY     CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC. has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by its Senior Vice President and attested to by its Assistant Secretary on this 5th day of July, 2017.


ATTEST:
AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Otis H. Cowan
 
 
/s/ Charles A. Etherington
Name:
Otis H. Cowan
 
Name:
Charles A. Etherington
Title
Assistant Secretary
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 
 
 

    
THE UNDERSIGNED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN CENTURY CAPITAL PORTFOLIOS, 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: July 5, 2017
 
/s/ Charles A. Etherington
 
Charles A. Etherington, Senior Vice President



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