EX-99.A69 2 accppwp2020ex99a69articles.htm EXHIBIT 99.A69 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 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 Twenty-Three Billion Five Hundred Million (23,500,000,000) shares of capital stock. Following the Reallocation, the Corporation has the authority to issue Twenty-Three Billion Five Hundred Million (23,500,000,000) 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 Two Hundred Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($235,000,000). After giving effect to the Reallocation, the aggregate par value of all shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Two Hundred Thirty-Five Million Dollars ($235,000,000).

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 twelve (12) 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
5,000,000,000
50,000,000
 
I
3,200,000,000
32,000,000
 
A
740,000,000
7,400,000
 
C
500,000,000
5,000,000
 
G
150,000,000
1,500,000
 
R
80,000,000
800,000
 
R6
670,000,000
6,700,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
220,000,000
2,200,000
 
 
 
 


Series Name
Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
Value Fund
Investor
1,800,000,000
18,000,000
 
I
370,000,000
3,700,000
 
A
85,000,000
850,000
 
C
30,000,000
300,000
 
R
170,000,000
1,700,000
 
R6
210,000,000
2,100,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
180,000,000
1,800,000
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Fund
Investor
160,000,000
1,600,000
 
I
50,000,000
500,000
 
A
40,000,000
400,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
60,000,000
600,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000
 
 
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund
Investor
640,000,000
6,400,000
 
I
380,000,000
3,800,000
 
A
90,000,000
900,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
G
70,000,000
700,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
350,000,000
3,500,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000
 
 
 
 
Mid Cap Value Fund
Investor
1,600,000,000
16,000,000
 
I
1,200,000,000
12,000,000
 
A
190,000,000
1,900,000
 
C
60,000,000
600,000
 
R
60,000,000
600,000
 
R6
950,000,000
9,500,000
 
R5
30,000,000
300,000
 
Y
40,000,000
400,000
 
 
 
 
Large Company Value Fund
Investor
520,000,000
5,200,000
 
I
40,000,000
400,000
 
A
40,000,000
400,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
120,000,000
1,200,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
 
 
 
NT Large Company Value Fund
G
1,200,000,000
12,000,000
 
 
 
 
NT Mid Cap Value Fund
G
620,000,000
6,200,000

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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
40,000,000
400,000
 
A
20,000,000
200,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
25,000,000
250,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000
 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Market Neutral Value Fund
Investor
120,000,000
1,200,000
 
I
190,000,000
1,900,000
 
A
30,000,000
300,000
 
C
30,000,000
300,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
 
 
 
NT Global Real Estate Fund
Investor
90,000,000
900,000
 
G
210,000,000
2,100,000
 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Income Fund
Investor
100,000,000
1,000,000
 
I
160,000,000
1,600,000
 
A
30,000,000
300,000
 
C
30,000,000
300,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000

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 Twenty-Three Billion Five Hundred Million (23,500,000,000) shares of the Twenty-Three Billion Five Hundred Million (23,500,000,000) shares of authorized capital stock of the Corporation among the twelve (12) 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
4,700,000,000
47,000,000
 
I
3,700,000,000
37,000,000
 
A
700,000,000
7,000,000
 
C
400,000,000
4,000,000
 
G
140,000,000
1,400,000
 
R
80,000,000
800,000
 
R6
800,000,000
8,000,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
220,000,000
2,200,000

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Series Name

Class Name
Number of Shares
Allocated
Aggregate
Par Value
Value Fund
Investor
1,820,000,000
18,200,000
 
I
360,000,000
3,600,000
 
A
95,000,000
950,000
 
C
30,000,000
300,000
 
R
170,000,000
1,700,000
 
R6
200,000,000
2,000,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
180,000,000
1,800,000
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Fund
Investor
150,000,000
1,500,000
 
I
50,000,000
500,000
 
A
40,000,000
400,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
60,000,000
600,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000
 
 
 
 
Small Cap Value Fund
Investor
680,000,000
6,800,000
 
I
380,000,000
3,800,000
 
A
90,000,000
900,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
G
210,000,000
2,100,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
350,000,000
3,500,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000
 
 
 
 
Mid Cap Value Fund
Investor
1,500,000,000
15,000,000
 
I
1,100,000,000
11,000,000
 
A
180,000,000
1,800,000
 
C
50,000,000
500,000
 
R
60,000,000
600,000
 
R6
1,100,000,000
11,000,000
 
R5
40,000,000
400,000
 
Y
40,000,000
400,000
 
 
 
 
Large Company Value Fund
Investor
450,000,000
4,500,000
 
I
40,000,000
400,000
 
A
40,000,000
400,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
120,000,000
1,200,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
 
 
 
NT Large Company Value Fund
G
1,100,000,000
11,000,000
 
 
 
 
NT Mid Cap Value Fund
G
600,000,000
6,000,000

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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
40,000,000
400,000
 
A
20,000,000
200,000
 
C
20,000,000
200,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
25,000,000
250,000
 
R5
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000
 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Market Neutral Value Fund
Investor
100,000,000
1,000,000
 
I
120,000,000
1,200,000
 
A
30,000,000
300,000
 
C
30,000,000
300,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
 
 
 
NT Global Real Estate Fund
Investor
90,000,000
900,000
 
G
190,000,000
1,900,000
 
 
 
 
AC Alternatives Income Fund
Investor
100,000,000
1,000,000
 
I
160,000,000
1,600,000
 
A
30,000,000
300,000
 
C
30,000,000
300,000
 
R
20,000,000
200,000
 
R6
20,000,000
200,000
 
Y
30,000,000
300,000




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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.














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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 28th day of October, 2019.


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: October 28, 2019
 
/s/ Charles A. Etherington
 
 
Charles A. Etherington, Senior Vice President


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