Exhibit (a)(2)

DWS VALUE EQUITY TRUST

AMENDED AND RESTATED DESIGNATION OF SERIES AND CLASSES

OF

SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

(with $0.01 Par Value)

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of DWS Value Equity Trust (the “Trust”), acting pursuant to the Trust’s Declaration of Trust (the “Declaration”) as then in effect, had previously established and designated one or more series of shares of beneficial interest in the Trust (each, a “Series” consisting of “Shares”) pursuant to one or more            designations of series (the “Prior Series Designations”) and had previously established and designated one or more classes of Shares (each, a “Class”) for some or all of the Series pursuant to one or more designations of classes (the “Prior Class Designations,” such Prior Series Designations and Prior Class Designations referred to herein collectively as the “Prior Designations”);

 

WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust, effective June 27, 2006 restated the Trust’s Prior Designations, the terms of the restated designation to supersede any terms set forth in the Prior Designations;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Article V, Section 5.12 of the Declaration, the Trustees, at a meeting held on July 16, 2008, authorized the following Series redesignation to be effective December 15, 2008 and contingent upon shareholder approval of the new Investment Advisory and Unitary Fee Agreement:

 

|   | (i) The series DWS Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund shall be renamed DWS |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | S&P 500 Plus Fund; |
|--------|------------------------|

NOW THEREFORE, the Trustees of the Trust, effective as of December 15, 2008 hereby amend and restate the Trust’s Restated Designation of Series and Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest in its entirety as follows:

1.        The following Series of Shares and Classes thereof are established and designated, the Shares of such Series and Classes to be subject to the terms of, and entitled to all the rights and preferences accorded to Shares of a Series, and, if applicable, a Class under, the Declaration and this restated designation:

 

|   | DWS S&P 500 Plus Fund | Class A |
|--------|---------------------------|---------|

|   | Class B |
|--------|---------|

|   | Class C |
|--------|---------|

|   | Class R |
|--------|---------|

|   | Class S |
|--------|---------|

 

|   | DWS Equity Income Fund | Class A |
|--------|------------------------|---------|

|   | Class B |
|--------|---------|

|   | Class C |
|--------|---------|

|   | Class S |
|--------|---------|

|   | Institutional Class |
|--------|---------------------|

2.        For Shares of a Class of a Series, the relative rights and preferences of such Class shall be as determined by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time in accordance with the Declaration and set forth in the Trust’s Multi-Distribution System Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as            amended, as such Plan may be amended from time to time, or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Shares of a Class of a Series shall have such other terms, features and qualifications as may be determined by the Trustees of the Trust from time to time in accordance with the Declaration and set forth in the current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Series relating to such Class, contained in the Trust’s registration statement under the Securities            Act of 1933, as amended, as such prospectus or statement of additional information may be further supplemented from time to time.

3.        The designation of the Series and Classes hereby shall not impair the power of the Trustees from time to time to designate additional Series and Classes of Shares of the Trust.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument as of this 21st day of November 2008.

 

 

| /s/John W. Ballantine           |   | /s/Henry P. Becton, Jr.         |
|---------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|
| John W. Ballantine, Trustee     |   | Henry P. Becton, Jr., Trustee   |
| /s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll          |   | /s/Keith R. Fox                 |
| Dawn-Marie Driscoll, Trustee    |   | Keith R. Fox, Trustee           |
| /s/Paul K. Freeman              |   | /s/Kenneth C. Froewiss          |
| Paul K. Freeman, Trustee        |   | Kenneth C. Froewiss, Trustee    |
| /s/Richard J. Herring           |   | /s/William McClayton            |
| Richard J. Herring, Trustee     |   | William McClayton, Trustee      |
| /s/Rebecca W. Rimel             |   | /s/Axel Schwarzer               |
| Rebecca W. Rimel, Trustee       |   | Axel Schwarzer, Trustee         |
| /s/William N. Searcy, Jr.       |   | /s/Jean Gleason Stromberg       |
| William N. Searcy, Jr., Trustee |   | Jean Gleason Stromberg, Trustee |
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| /s/Robert H. Wadsworth          |   |                            |
| Robert H. Wadsworth, Trustee    |   |                            |