EX-99.A.1.I 15 exhibit99_a1-i.htm EXECUTED CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT (NOVEMBER 15, 2006)

Ex-99.a.1.i

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS II

     The undersigned Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), constituting a majority of the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the “Trustees”), do hereby certify:

     FIRST. That pursuant to the authority granted to the Trustees in Article VII, Section 5 of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust (the “Declaration of Trust”), Article VII, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust is hereby amended by deleting the second sentence of Section 2(a) in its entirety and replacing it with the following sentence:

The Trust, out of Trust Property, shall indemnify and hold harmless each officer and Trustee of the Trust from and against claims and demands arising out of or related to such officer’s or Trustee’s performance of his or her duties as an officer or Trustee of the Trust, subject to the provisions set forth in Article VI of the By-Laws.

     SECOND. That the above amendment to Article VII, Section 2 of the Declaration of Trust is effective as of November 15, 2006.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Trustees of Delaware Group Equity Funds II, certify as to the above as of the 15th day of November, 2006.

/s/ Patrick P. Coyne  /s/ Ann R. Leven 
Patrick P. Coyne  Ann R. Leven 
Trustee  Trustee 
 
 
/s/ Thomas L. Bennett  /s/ Thomas F. Madison 
Thomas L. Bennett  Thomas F. Madison 
Trustee  Trustee 
 
 
/s/ John A. Fry  /s/ Janet L. Yeomans 
John A. Fry  Janet L. Yeomans 
Trustee  Trustee 
 
 
/s/ Anthony D. Knerr  /s/ J. Richard Zecher 
Anthony D. Knerr  J. Richard Zecher 
Trustee  Trustee 
 
 
/s/ Lucinda S. Landreth   
Lucinda S. Landreth   
Trustee