EX-99 2 f8599d2.htm EX-99. (A)(68)

(a)(68)

VOYA PARTNERS, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

Voya Partners, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (hereinafter called the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: The Corporation desires to, and does hereby, amend its charter (the "Charter") as currently in effect.

SECOND: The following series are hereby dissolved: Voya Index Solution 2020 Portfolio and Voya Solution 2020 Portfolio.

THIRD: The Fifth provision of the Charter is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:

FIFTH: (a) The Corporation has the authority to issue an aggregate of 22,600,000,000 shares of Capital Stock (hereinafter referred to as "Shares");

(b)19,100,000,000 of the Shares shall be classified in the following series (each a "Portfolio" and collectively the "Portfolios"):

Name of Class

Shares Allocated

VY American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio –

100,000,000

Initial Class

 

VY American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio –

100,000,000

Adviser Class

 

VY American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio –

100,000,000

Class R6

 

VY American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio –

100,000,000

Service Class

 

VY American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio –

100,000,000

Service 2 Class

 

VY Baron Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

VY Baron Growth Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

VY Baron Growth Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY Baron Growth Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY Baron Growth Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

VY Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

VY Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

VY Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

VY Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Name of Class

Shares Allocated

VY Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio – Adviser

100,000,000

Class

 

VY Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio – Service 2

100,000,000

Class

 

Voya Global Bond Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Global Bond Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Global Bond Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Class Z

300,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2030 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2030 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2030 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2030 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2030 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Class Z

300,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2040 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2040 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2040 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2040 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2040 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2060 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

2

 

Name of Class

Shares Allocated

Voya Index Solution 2060 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2060 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2060 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2060 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2065 Portfolio - Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2065 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2065 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2065 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution 2065 Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio – Class Z

100,000,000

Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio

100,000,000

– Initial Class

 

Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio

100,000,000

– Adviser Class

 

Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio

100,000,000

– Class R6

 

Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio

100,000,000

– Service Class

 

Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio

100,000,000

– Service 2 Class

 

VY Invesco Comstock Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Comstock Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Comstock Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY Invesco Comstock Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Comstock Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Initial Class

250,000,000

VY Invesco Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY Invesco Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY Invesco Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Service 2

100,000,000

Class

 

VY JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

VY JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

VY JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

3

 

Name of Class

Shares Allocated

Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2030 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2030 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2030 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2030 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2030 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2040 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2040 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2040 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2040 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2040 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2050 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2050 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2050 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2050 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2050 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2060 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2060 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2060 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2060 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2060 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2065 Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2065 Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2065 Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2065 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution 2065 Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

4

 

Name of Class

Shares Allocated

Voya Solution Aggressive Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Aggressive Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Aggressive Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

Voya Solution Aggressive Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Aggressive Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Balanced Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Balanced Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Balanced Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

Voya Solution Balanced Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Balanced Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Conservative Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Conservative Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Conservative Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

Voya Solution Conservative Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Conservative Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Income Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Income Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

100,000,000

Voya Solution Income Portfolio – Class T

100,000,000

Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio – Initial

100,000,000

Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio – Adviser

100,000,000

Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio – Service

200,000,000

Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio – Service

100,000,000

2 Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Conservative Portfolio – Initial

100,000,000

Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Conservative Portfolio –

100,000,000

Adviser Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Conservative Portfolio – Class

100,000,000

R6

 

Voya Solution Moderately Conservative Portfolio –

100,000,000

Service Class

 

Voya Solution Moderately Conservative Portfolio –

100,000,000

Service 2 Class

 

VY T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio –

250,000,000

Initial Class

 

VY T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio –

100,000,000

Adviser Class

 

VY T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio –

100,000,000

Class R6

 

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Name of Class

Shares Allocated

VY T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio –

100,000,000

Service Class

 

VY T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio –

100,000,000

Service 2 Class

 

VY T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Initial Class

100,000,000

VY T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Adviser

100,000,000

Class

 

VY T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Class R6

100,000,000

VY T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Service Class

100,000,000

VY T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Service 2

100,000,000

Class

 

(c)3,500,000,000 of the Shares shall be unclassified, subject to classification by the Board of Directors pursuant to the authority granted to the Board of Directors in Article EIGHTH of these Articles of Incorporation;

(d)the par value of each Share is one-tenth of one cent ($0.001);

(e)the aggregate par value of all Shares is $22,600,000.

FOURTH: The amendment to the Charter herein set forth was duly approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and made pursuant to § 2-603 of the Maryland General Corporation Law.

FIFTH: The amendment to the Charter herein set forth does not increase the authorized stock of the Corporation.

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The undersigned Senior Vice President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Senior 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 of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Senior Vice President and attested by its Secretary as of the _12th_ day of October, 2020.

ATTEST:

 

VOYA PARTNERS, INC.

/s/ Joanne F. Osberg

 

/s/ Todd Modic

Name: Joanne F. Osberg

 

Name: Todd Modic

Title: Secretary

 

Title: Senior Vice President

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