EX-99.A.1.III 2 dex99a1iii.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF THE REGISTANT Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Trust of the Registant

Exhibit (a)(1)(iii)

Delaware

The first State

I, HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF “XTRASHARES TRUST”, CHANGING ITS NAME FROM “XTRASHARES TRUST” TO “PROSHARES TRUST”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 2005, AT 5:02 O’CLOCK P.M.

 

   [SEAL]   

/s/ Harriet Smith Windsor

     

Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State

3530200    8100       AUTHENTICATION:    4271835

 

050893122

     

 

                         DATE:    11-03-05


   State of Delaware
   Secretary of State
   Division of Corporations
   Delivered 05:02 PM 11/01/2005
   FILED 05:02 PM 11/01/2005
   SRV 050893122 - 3530200 FILE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO

CERTIFICATE OF TRUST

(Pursuant to Section 3810 of the Delaware Statutory Trust Act)

 

FIRST:

   The name of the statutory trust (hereinafter referred to as the “Trust”) is xtraShares Trust.

SECOND:

   The name of the Trust is hereby changed to: ProShares Trust

THIRD:

   This Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust shall be effective October 10, 2005 for accounting purposes only.

 

By:

 

/s/ Michael L. Sapir

 

Michael L. Sapir

 

Trustee

By:

 

/s/ Louis M. Mayberg

 

Louis M. Mayberg

 

Trustee