Exhibit 3.1(i)
DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION
Date: 04/16/2024
VENABLE LLP
SUITE 900
750 E PRATT ST
BALTIMORE MD 21202-3142
THIS LETTER IS TO CONFIRM ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING FILING:
| ENTITY NAME | : ROYCE SMALL-CAP TRUST, INC. |
| DEPARTMENT ID | : D02163186 |
| TYPE OF REQUEST | : ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT / NAME CHANGE |
| DATE FILED | : 04-16-2024 |
| TIME FILED | : 01:42 PM |
| RECORDING FEE | : $100.00 |
| EXPEDITED FEE | : $445.00 |
| COPY FEE | : $22.00 |
| FILING NUMBER | : 1000362014486445 |
| CUSTOMER ID | : 0003979152 |
| WORK ORDER NUMBER | : 0005195726 |
PLEASE VERIFY THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS LETTER. NOTIFY THIS DEPARTMENT IN WRITING IF ANY INFORMATION IS INCORRECT. INCLUDE THE CUSTOMER ID AND THE WORK ORDER NUMBER ON ANY INQUIRIES.
Charter Division
Baltimore metro area (410) 767-4950
Outside metro area (888) 246-5941
| | | 0013667734 |
| | 301 West Preston Street-Room 801-Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2395
Telephone (410)767-4950 / Toll free in Maryland (888)246-5941
MRS (Maryland Relay Service) (800)735-2258 TT/Voice
Website: www.dat.maryland.gov | CACCPT |
| ENTITY TYPE: | ORDINARY BUSINESS - STOCK |
| STOCK: | Y |
| CLOSE: | U |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: | 04-16-2024 |
| PRINCIPAL OFFICE: | 7 ST. PAUL STREET |
| SUITE 820 | |
| BALTIMORE MD 21202 | |
| RESIDENT AGENT: | THE UNITED STATES CORPORATION COMPANY |
| 7 ST. PAUL STREET | |
| SUITE 820 | |
| BALTIMORE MD 21202 | |
| COMMENTS: | |
THIS AMENDMENT RECORD INDICATES THE NAME CHANGE
| FROM: | ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC. |
| TO: | ROYCE SMALL-CAP TRUST, INC. |
EFFECTIVE AS OF 12:01 A.M., EASTERN TIME, ON MAY 1, 2024
ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
Royce Value Trust, 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 (the “Charter”) is hereby amended by deleting Article II of the Charter in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name of the corporation (the “Corporation”) is
Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.
SECOND: The amendment to the Charter that is effected by these Articles of Amendment has been approved by a majority of the entire board of directors of the Corporation and is limited to a change expressly authorized by Section 2-605(a)(1) of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation.
THIRD: These Articles of Amendment shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on May 1, 2024.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf on this 11th day of April, 2024, by the President of the Corporation who acknowledges that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation and that, to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, and under penalties for perjury, the matters and facts set forth herein are true in all material respects.
| ATTEST: | | ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC. |
| | | | | |
| By: |  | | By: |  |
| | John E. Denneen | | | Name: Christopher D. Clark |
| | Secretary | | | Title: President |
