Exhibit (a)(v)
TEKLA HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITES FUND
Amendment to Declaration of Trust
Notice of Change of Trustee
WHEREAS, by Action of Written Consent, the Trustees of Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund (“The Fund”), the Trustees of the Fund appointed Jeffrey A. Bailey as Trustee to the Fund, effective upon his written acceptance and agreement to be bound by the terms of the Declaration of Trust of the Fund, dated April 2, 2014 and filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 3, 2014, as amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, as a result of the foregoing Trustee’s appointment, the seven Trustees of the Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund are:
| Jeffrey A. Bailey | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D. | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Thomas M. Kent | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Daniel R. Omstead, Ph.D. | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Oleg M. Pohotsky | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
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| William S. Reardon | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Lucinda H. Stebbins | 100 Federal Street, 19th Floor |
| | Boston, MA 02110 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Notice has been subscribed this 27th day of August, 2020, by the undersigned who affirms that the statements made herein are true under the penalties of perjury.
Laura Woodward, Secretary
