UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): September 1, 2010
BLUE CHIP VALUE FUND, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
811-5003 | 84-1055593 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1225 Seventeenth Street
26th Floor, Denver CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-624-4190
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On September 1, 2010 the Board of Directors of Blue Chip Value Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) approved and adopted Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Fund. The Amended and Restated By-Laws were effective on or before September 7, 2010. The Amended and Restated By-Laws clarifies and sets forth processes, procedures and requirements relating to calling, conducting and holding stockholder meetings, adjusts the content and procedures for transmitting notices of meetings, the timing of and information that stockholders of the Fund must provide when proposing director nominations or other business to be considered at stockholders meetings, certain quorum and voting requirements and Board term, size and vacancy requirements, including reflecting the Fund's election to be subject to Section 3-804(b) and (c) and Section 3-805 of the Maryland General Corporation Law.
On September 1, 2010, the Board of Directors approved the filing of Articles Supplementary to reflect the above-referenced election to be subject to Section 3-804(b) and (c) and Section 3-805 of the Maryland General Corporation Law. The Articles were filed on September 7, 2010.
The preceding description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-Laws, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, and the Articles Supplementary, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2, and both are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Blue Chip Value Fund, Inc. dated September 1, 2010.
3.2 Articles Supplementary of Blue Chip Value Fund, Inc. dated September 1, 2010.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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BLUE CHIP VALUE FUND, INC. |
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| Date: September 3, 2010 |
By: /s/ Todger Anderson |
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Todger Anderson |
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President |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1 |
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Blue Chip Value Fund, dated September 1, 2010. |
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3.2 |
Articles Supplementary of Blue Chip Value Fund, Inc. dated September 1, 2010. |
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