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X000200 33 074 Y000200 0 075 A000200 0 075 B000200 482193 076 000200 0.00 SIGNATURE STEVE KEANE TITLE GENERAL COUNSEL EX-99.77Q3_CERT 2 certfedcoretrust.txt NSAR CERTIFICATION Exhibit 77Q3 to Form N-SAR for Federated Core Trust PEO Certifications (a) (i): The registrant's President and Treasurer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") ) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-SAR. (a) (ii): There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls, or the internal controls of its service providers, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. (a) (iii): CERTIFICATIONS I, J. Christopher Donahue, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Federated Core Trust on behalf of: Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio High Yield Bond Portfolio ("registrant"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: February 26, 2003 /S/ J. Christopher Donahue President - Principal Executive Officer Exhibit 77Q3 to Form N-SAR for Federated Core Trust PFO Certifications (a) (i): The registrant's President and Treasurer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") ) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-SAR. (a) (ii): There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls, or the internal controls of its service providers, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. (a) (iii): CERTIFICATIONS I, Richard J. Thomas certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Federated Core Trust on behalf of: Federated Mortgage Core Portfolio High Yield Bond Portfolio ("registrant"); 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our valuation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: February 26, 2003 /S/ Richard J. Thomas Treasurer - Principal Financial Officer EX-99 3 exsevsevq1afct.txt AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS Exhibit 77(Q1)(a) Federated Core Trust Amendment #4 to the By-Laws (effective August 23, 2002) Strike Section 1 - Article I - OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTION, and replace it with the following: Section 1. Officers. The Officers of the Trust shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. The Board of Trustees, in its discretion, may also elect or appoint a Chairman of the Board of Trustees (who must be a Trustee), one or more Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees (who need not be a Trustee), and other Officers or agents, including one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers. A Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer may appoint an Assistant Vice President, an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer, respectively, to serve until the next election of Officers. Two or more offices may be held by a single person except the offices of President and Vice President may not be held by the same person concurrently. It shall not be necessary for any Trustee or any Officer to be a holder of shares in any Series or Class of the Trust. Strike Sections 2 through 9 of Article II, and replace with the following: Section 2. Chairman of the Trustees ("Chairman"). The Chairman, if there be a Chairman, shall preside at the meetings of Investors and the Board of Trustees and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Trustees. Section 3. Vice Chairman of the Trustees ("Vice Chairman"). The Vice Chairman, in the absence of the Chairman, shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Trustees or the Chairman. Section 4. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the Trust. The President, in the absence of the Chairman, or if there is no Chairman, shall perform all duties and may exercise any of the powers of the Chairman subject to the control of the Trustees. He shall counsel and advise the Chairman. He shall have general supervision over the business of the Trust and policies of the Trust. He shall employ and define the duties of all employees of the Trust, shall have the power to discharge any such employees, shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of the Trust and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Trustees, the Chairman or the Executive Committee. The President shall have the power to appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries or other junior officers, subject to ratification of such appointments by the Board. The President shall have the power to sign, in the name of and on behalf of the Trust, powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities or other property owned by the Trust, and may, in the name of and on behalf of the Trust, take all such action as the President may deem advisable in entering into agreements to purchase securities or other property in the ordinary course of business, and to sign representation letters in the course of buying securities or other property. Section 5. Vice President. The Vice President (or if more than one, the senior Vice President) in the absence of the President shall perform all duties and may exercise any of the powers of the President subject to the control of the Trustees. Each Vice President shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Trustees, the Chairman, the President, or the Executive Committee. Each Vice President shall be authorized to sign documents on behalf of the Trust. The Vice President shall have the power to sign, in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and subject to Article VIII, Section 1, powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities or other property owned by the Trust, and may, in the name of and on behalf of the Trust, take all such action as the Vice President may deem advisable in entering into agreements to purchase securities or other property in the ordinary course of business, and to sign representation letters in the course of buying securities or other property. Section 6. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept in books provided for that purpose the Minutes of the Meetings of Shareholders and of the Trustees; shall see that all Notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws and as required by law; shall be custodian of the records and of the Seal of the Trust (if there be a Seal) and see that the Seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Trust under its Seal is duly authorized; shall keep directly or through a transfer agent a register of the post office address of each shareholder of each Series or Class of the Trust, and make all proper changes in such register, retaining and filing his authority for such entries; shall see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law are properly kept and filed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the Office of Secretary and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Trustees, Chairman, the President, or the Executive Committee. Section 7. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the principal financial and accounting officer of the Trust responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the financial books and records of the Trust. He shall deliver all funds and securities belonging to any Series or Class to such custodian or sub-custodian as may be employed by the Trust for any Series or Class. The Treasurer shall perform such duties additional to the foregoing as the Trustees, Chairman, the President or the Executive Committee may from time to time designate. Section 8. Assistant Vice President. The Assistant Vice President or Vice Presidents of the Trust shall have such authority and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Trustees, the Executive Committee, the President, or the Chairman. Section 9. Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. The Assistant Secretary or Secretaries and the Assistant Treasurer or Treasurers shall perform the duties of the Secretary and of the Treasurer, respectively, in the absence of those Officers and shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to them respectively by the Trustees or the Executive Committee, the President, or the Chairman. Section 10. Salaries. The salaries of the Officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Trustees. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a Trustee. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----