EX-99.A.4 2 d257102dex99a4.htm DESIGNATION OF CLASSES CERTIFICATE Designation of Classes Certificate

WASATCH FUNDS TRUST

Designation of Classes of Shares

(Effective as of November 9, 2011)

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Wasatch Funds Trust (the “Trust”), acting pursuant to Section 4.9(b) of the Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated as of November 6, 2009, as amended (the “Declaration”), at a meeting held on November 9, 2011 established and designated the following Classes as listed below with respect to the identified Series of the Trust with such relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms as are set forth below, and further determined that each share of the identified series outstanding as of January 31, 2011, or such other date as determined by the Trust, will be designated Investor Class shares as of that date;

NOW THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust have established and designated the following Classes with respect to the identified Series of the Trust:

 

Series

  

Classes

Wasatch Core Growth Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Global Opportunities Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch World Innovators Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Heritage Growth Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch International Growth Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch International Opportunities Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Micro Cap Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Micro Cap Value Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Small Cap Growth Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Small Cap Value Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Strategic Income Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch-Hoisington U.S. Treasury Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch–1st Source Income Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Large Cap Value Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Long/Short Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Emerging India Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund

   Investor Class; Institutional Class

1. Each Share of each Class is entitled to all the rights and preferences accorded to Shares under the Declaration.

2. The number of authorized Shares of each Class is unlimited.

3. All Shares of a Class of a Series shall be identical with each other and with the Shares of each other Class of the same Series except for such variations between Classes as may be authorized by the Trustees from time to time and set forth in the Trust’s then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 to the extent


pertaining to the offering of Shares of the Class of such Series, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time (“Prospectus”). The Trustees may change the name or other designation of a Class; and take such other action with respect to the Classes as the Trustees may deem desirable.

4. With respect to the Shares of a Class of a Series, (a) the time and method of determining the purchase price, (b) the fees and expenses, (c) the qualifications for ownership, if any, (d) minimum purchase amounts, if any, (e) minimum account size, if any, (f) the price, terms and manner of redemption of, (g) any conversion or exchange feature or privilege , (h) the relative dividend rights, and (i) any other relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms have been established by the Trustees in accordance with the Declaration and are set forth in the Prospectus with respect to such Class of such Series.

5. The Trustees may from time to time modify any of the relative rights, preferences, privileges, limitations, restrictions and other relative terms of a Class of a Series that have been established by the Trustees, divide or combine the issued or unissued Shares of any Class of a Series into a greater or lesser number; classify or reclassify any issued or unissued Shares of any Class of a Series into one or more Classes of such Series; combine two or more Classes of a Series into a single Class of such Series; in each case without any action or consent of the Shareholders.

6. The designation of any Class hereby shall not impair the power of the Trustees from time to time to designate additional Classes of Shares of a Series or terminate any one or more Classes of a Series hereby designated.

7. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Declaration.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the Secretary of the Trust, has executed this instrument as of this      day of November, 2011.

 

 

/s/ Russell L. Biles

 
 

Russell L. Biles, Secretary

 

 

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