EX-3 2 articlesofamendment02-2009.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT articlesofamendment02-2009.htm -- Converted by SEC Publisher, created by BCL Technologies Inc., for SEC Filing

Item 23
Exhibits - (a)(3)

  ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

     DREYFUS PREMIER WORLDWIDE GROWTH FUND INC., a Maryland Corporation having its principal office in the State of Maryland in Baltimore City, Maryland (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that;

     FIRST: The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by redesignating the issued and unissued Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class T shares of the Corporation as Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class T shares of common stock of Dreyfus Worldwide Growth Fund.

     SECOND: The foregoing amendment to the charter of the Corporation was approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors; the foregoing amendment is limited to changes expressly permitted by Section 2-605 of Subtitle 6 of Title II of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Dreyfus Premier Worldwide Growth Fund, Inc. has caused this instrument to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice President who acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and states that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief the matters and facts set forth in these Articles with respect to the authorization and approval of the amendment of the Corporation’s charter are true in all material respects, and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.

DREYFUS PREMIER WORLDWIDE 
GROWTH FUND, INC.
 
 
By:    /s/ Jeff Prusnofsky                      
   
    Jeff Prusnofsky 
    Vice President 

WITNESS: 
 
 
/s/ John B. Hammalian 
John B. Hammalian 
Assistant Secretary