Exhibit 99.B.a.(v)
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (“SDAT”) that:
FIRST: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors (“Board of Directors”) of the Corporation by Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the charter (“Charter”) of the Corporation, the Board of Directors classified 1,350,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) without further classification or designation as the new series and classes set forth below, the shares of each such class having the preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a class of a series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter:
SERIES AND CLASS |
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NUMBER OF SHARES |
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The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Emerging Markets Research Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford World Bond Fund |
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|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
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50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
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50,000,000 |
SECOND: Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 49,860,000,000, of which 7,605,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 42,255,000,000 are shares of Common Stock classified and designated as follows:
Series and Class |
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Number of Shares |
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The Hartford Advisers Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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375,000,000 |
Class B |
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175,000,000 |
Class C |
|
110,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
100,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Balanced Allocation Fund |
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|
Class A |
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100,000,000 |
Class B |
|
50,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Balanced Income Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
100,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund |
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Class A |
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570,000,000 |
Class B |
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175,000,000 |
Class C |
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220,000,000 |
Class I |
|
400,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
100,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Capital Appreciation II Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Checks and Balances Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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400,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Conservative Allocation Fund |
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|
Class A |
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100,000,000 |
Class B |
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50,000,000 |
Class C |
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50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Corporate Opportunities Fund |
|
|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Disciplined Equity Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Diversified International Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund |
|
|
Class A |
|
325,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
200,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
100,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Emerging Markets Research Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Equity Growth Allocation Fund |
|
|
Class A |
|
100,000,000 |
Class B |
|
50,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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|
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The Hartford Equity Income Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
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75,000,000 |
Class C |
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50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Floating Rate Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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800,000,000 |
Class B |
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200,000,000 |
Class C |
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800,000,000 |
Class I |
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500,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Fundamental Growth Fund |
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Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
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75,000,000 |
Class C |
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50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
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50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
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50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund |
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Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
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75,000,000 |
Class I |
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50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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|
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The Hartford Global Enhanced Dividend Fund |
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Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
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200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Global Growth Fund |
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Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
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50,000,000 |
Class Y |
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50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Global Health Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund |
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Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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|
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The Hartford Global Research Fund |
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Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund |
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Class A |
|
100,000,000 |
Class B |
|
50,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford High Yield Fund |
|
|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund |
|
|
Class A |
|
310,000,000 |
Class B |
|
105,000,000 |
Class C |
|
180,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
100,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class L |
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5,350,000,000 |
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|
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The Hartford International Growth Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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|
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The Hartford International Opportunities Fund |
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|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford International Small Company Fund |
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|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford International Value Fund |
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|
Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
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The Hartford MidCap Fund |
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|
Class A |
|
225,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
110,000,000 |
Class I |
|
100,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
100,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
The Hartford MidCap Value Fund |
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|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Money Market Fund |
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|
Class A |
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1,200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
500,000,000 |
Class C |
|
1,000,000,000 |
Class Y |
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500,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
100,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
1,500,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
300,000,000 |
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The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund |
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|
Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Select SmallCap Value Fund |
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Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
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200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
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The Hartford Short Duration Fund |
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Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
200,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Small Company Fund |
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Class A |
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125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Small/MidCap Equity Fund |
|
|
Class A |
|
200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
The Hartford Strategic Income Fund |
|
|
Class A |
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200,000,000 |
Class B |
|
200,000,000 |
Class C |
|
200,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
100,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2010 Fund |
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Class A |
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600,000,000 |
Class Y |
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200,000,000 |
Class R3 |
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50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2015 Fund |
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Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2020 Fund |
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Class A |
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600,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2025 Fund |
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|
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2030 Fund |
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Class A |
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600,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
200,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2035 Fund |
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Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
The Hartford Target Retirement 2040 Fund |
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Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2045 Fund |
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|
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
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The Hartford Target Retirement 2050 Fund |
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|
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund |
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Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
400,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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|
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The Hartford Value Fund |
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|
Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class B |
|
75,000,000 |
Class C |
|
50,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
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The Hartford World Bond Fund |
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Class A |
|
125,000,000 |
Class C |
|
75,000,000 |
Class I |
|
50,000,000 |
Class Y |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R3 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R4 |
|
50,000,000 |
Class R5 |
|
50,000,000 |
THIRD: The shares of Common Stock described in Article FIRST above have been reclassified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Charter.
FOURTH: These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board of Directors in the manner and by the vote required by law. These Articles Supplementary do not increase the total number of authorized shares of stock of the Corporation.
FIFTH: The undersigned Vice President of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Vice President acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice President and attested by its Assistant Secretary as of the 25th day of February, 2011.
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THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC. |
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By: |
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By: |
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/s/Catherine E. Marshall |
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/s/Edward P. Macdonald |
Catherine E. Marshall |
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Edward P. Macdonald |
Assistant Secretary |
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Vice President |