EX-99.28 2 fp0090141-1_ex9928a6.htm

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

 

AUGUSTAR VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND, INC.

 

AuguStar Variable Insurance Products Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland that:

 

FIRST:           The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended to provide that, effective as of 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 16, 2024 (the “Effective Time”), every ten shares of the AVIP Fidelity Institutional AM® Equity Growth class of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Corporation that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be changed into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, $10.00 par value per share, of the Corporation.

 

SECOND:      Upon the effectiveness of the amendment set forth in Article FIRST hereof, the charter of the Corporation is hereby further amended to decrease the par value of the shares of AVIP Fidelity Institutional AM® Equity Growth class of common stock of the Corporation that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time from $10.00 per share to $1.00 per share.

 

THIRD:         These Articles of Amendment were approved by at least a majority of the board of directors of the Corporation, and (i) the amendment set forth in Article FIRST hereof is made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to Section 2-309(e) of the Maryland General Corporation Law and (ii) the amendment set forth in Article SECOND hereof is made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to Section 2-605(a)(2) of the Maryland General Corporation Law.

 

FOURTH:      The authorized stock of the Corporation has not been increased by these Articles of Amendment. The aggregate par value of the authorized stock of the Corporation has not been increased by these Articles of Amendment.

 

FIFTH:           As amended hereby, the charter of the Corporation shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SIXTH:          Each of the undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the act and deed of the respective entity on behalf of which he or she has signed, and further, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, each of the undersigned acknowledges that, to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, these matters and facts relating to the entity on whose behalf he or she has signed are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, these Articles of Amendment are hereby signed in the name of and have been duly executed, as of the 12th day of August, 2024, on behalf of the Corporation, by its officer set forth below.

 

ATTEST:   AUGUSTAR VARIABLE
INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND,
INC.
 
       
By:     By:    
Name: Megan K. Meyer   Name: Thomas G. Mooney  
Title: Secretary   Title: Interim President  

 

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CORPORATE CHARTER APPROVAL SHEET 

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DOCUMENT CODE 09   BUSINESS CODE: 03
         
#    D01117225            
               
Close     Stock  [X]   Nonstock  
               
P.A.     Religious         

 

Merging/Converting  
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Surviving/Resulting  
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

FEES REMITTED

Affix Barcode Label Here
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Affix Text Label Here
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
New Name  
   
   
   
   

  Base Fee: 100     Change of Name  
  Org. & Cap. Fee:       Change of Principal Office  
  Expedite Fee: 445     Change of Resident Agent  
  Penalty:       Change of Resident Agent Address  
  State Recordation Tax:       Resignation of Resident Agent  
  State Transfer Tax:       Designation of Resident Agent  
1 Certified Copies       and Resident Agent’s Address  
  Copy Fee: 23     Change of Business Code  
  Certificates          
  Certificate of Status Fee:       Adoption of Assumed Name  
  Personal Property Filings:          
  NP Fund:          
  Other:       Other Change(s)  
             
  TOTAL FEES: 568        

 

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COMMENT(S):
Code             045            
   
Attention:  
   
Mail: Names and Address
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

EFF, Time: 8/16/24
9:00 PM, E.S.T.

 

CERTIFIED
COPY
MADE

 

Stamp Work Order and Customer Number HERE