EX-99.A 3 d472252dex99a.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY Articles Supplementary

GREAT-WEST FUNDS, INC.

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

Great-West Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: In accordance with procedures established in the Corporation’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement and pursuant to Sections 2-105(c) and 2-208.1 of Maryland General Corporate Law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by resolution dated April 18, 2013, duly authorized the decrease in the number of shares of stock of the Great-West Invesco ADR Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from one hundred thirty-five million (135,000,000) shares to zero (0) shares.

SECOND: In accordance with procedures established in the Corporation’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement and pursuant to Section 2-208 of Maryland General Corporate Law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by resolution dated April 18, 2013, duly reclassifies one hundred thirty-five million (135,000,000) shares of the authorized common stock of the Corporation as unclassified.

THIRD: The shares of the Corporation reclassified pursuant to Articles Second of these Articles Supplementary have been so classified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Corporation.

FOURTH: Immediately prior to the effectiveness of these Articles Supplementary of the Corporation, the Corporation had the authority to issue eleven billion (11,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the par value of $0.10 per share and of the aggregate par value of eleven million dollars ($11,000,000), of which the Board of Directors had designated 9,623,500,000 shares into portfolios and classes and classified the shares of each portfolio and class as follows:

 

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West Money Market

   Common Stock         1,000

Great-West Stock Index

   Initial Class   90

Great-West Stock Index

   Class L   35

Great-West Bond Index

   Initial Class   130

Great-West Bond Index

   Class L   35

Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities

   Initial Class   90

Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities

   Class L   35

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

   Initial Class   100

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

   Class L   35

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

   Class L   35

Great-West Janus Large Cap Growth

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Janus Large Cap Growth

   Class L   35

Great-West MFS International Growth

   Initial Class   100

Great-West MFS International Growth

   Class L   35

Great-West Federated Bond

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Federated Bond

   Class L   35

Great-West MFS International Value

   Initial Class   110

Great-West MFS International Value

   Class L   35

Great-West S&P 500® Index

   Initial Class   180

Great-West S&P 500® Index

   Class L   35

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value

   Initial Class               85

Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value

   Class L   35

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

   Initial Class   110

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

   Class L   35

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

   Class L   35

Great-West Ariel Small Cap Value

   Initial Class   85

Great-West Ariel Small Cap Value

   Class L   35

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

   Initial Class   90

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

   Class L   35

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

   Class L   35

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   Initial Class   125

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   Class L   35

Great-West Small Cap Growth

   Initial Class   90

Great-West Small Cap Growth

   Class L   35

Great-West Invesco ADR

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Invesco ADR

   Class L   35

Great-West Short Duration Bond

   Initial Class   85

Great-West Short Duration Bond

   Class L   35

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

   Initial Class   110

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

   Class L   35

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

   Class L   35

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

   Initial Class   52.5

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

   Class L   33

Great-West International Index

   Initial Class   70

Great-West International Index

   Class L   33

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

   Initial Class   70

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

   Class L   33

Great-West American Century Growth

   Initial Class   80

Great-West American Century Growth

   Class L   33

Great-West Real Estate Index

   Initial Class   35

Great-West Real Estate Index

   Class L   35

Great-West Conservative Profile I

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Conservative Profile I

   Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I

   Class L   35

Great-West Moderate Profile I

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderate Profile I

   Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I

   Class L   35

Great-West Aggressive Profile I

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Aggressive Profile I

   Class L   35

Great-West Conservative Profile II

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Conservative Profile II

   Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II

   Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II

   Class L   35

Great-West Moderate Profile II

   Initial Class   250

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West Moderate Profile II

   Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II

   Initial Class               100

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II

   Class L   35

Great-West Aggressive Profile II

   Initial Class   175

Great-West Aggressive Profile II

   Class L   35

Great-West Lifetime 2015 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 I

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2015 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 II

   Class T1   80

Great-West Lifetime 2015 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2025 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 I

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II

   Class T1   100

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2025 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 III

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2035 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 I

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2035 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 II

   Class T1   70

Great-West Lifetime 2035 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2045 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 II

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2055 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 I

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2055 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 II

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

   Class T1   45

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

   Class G1                 75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF

   Class A   35

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF

   Class S   35

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

   Class L   33
         

Unclassified Capital Stock:

       1,376.5
         

Total:

       11,000

As supplemented hereby, the Corporation’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement authorize the issuance of eleven billion (11,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the par value of $0.10 per share and of the aggregate par value of eleven million dollars ($11,000,000), classified as follows:

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West Money Market

    Common Stock             1,000

Great-West Stock Index

    Initial Class   90

Great-West Stock Index

    Class L   35

Great-West Bond Index

    Initial Class   130

Great-West Bond Index

    Class L   35

Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities

    Initial Class   90

Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities

    Class L   35

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

    Initial Class   100

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

    Class L   35

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

    Class L   35

Great-West Janus Large Cap Growth

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Janus Large Cap Growth

    Class L   35

Great-West MFS International Growth

    Initial Class   100

Great-West MFS International Growth

    Class L   35

Great-West Federated Bond

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Federated Bond

    Class L   35

Great-West MFS International Value

    Initial Class   110

Great-West MFS International Value

    Class L   35

Great-West S&P 500® Index

    Initial Class   180

Great-West S&P 500® Index

    Class L   35

Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value

    Initial Class   85

Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value

    Class L   35

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

    Initial Class   110

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

    Class L   35

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

    Class L   35

Great-West Ariel Small Cap Value

    Initial Class   85

Great-West Ariel Small Cap Value

    Class L   35

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

    Initial Class   90

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

    Class L   35

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

    Class L   35

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

    Initial Class   125

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

    Class L   35

Great-West Small Cap Growth

    Initial Class   90

Great-West Small Cap Growth

    Class L   35

Great-West Short Duration Bond

    Initial Class   85

Great-West Short Duration Bond

    Class L   35

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

    Initial Class   110

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

    Class L   35

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

    Class L   35

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

    Initial Class   52.5

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

    Class L   33

Great-West International Index

    Initial Class   70

Great-West International Index

    Class L   33

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

    Initial Class   70

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

    Class L   33

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West American Century Growth

    Initial Class               80

Great-West American Century Growth

    Class L   33

Great-West Real Estate Index

    Initial Class   35

Great-West Real Estate Index

    Class L   35

Great-West Conservative Profile I

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Conservative Profile I

    Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I

    Class L   35

Great-West Moderate Profile I

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderate Profile I

    Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I

    Class L   35

Great-West Aggressive Profile I

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Aggressive Profile I

    Class L   35

Great-West Conservative Profile II

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Conservative Profile II

    Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II

    Class L   35

Great-West Moderate Profile II

    Initial Class   250

Great-West Moderate Profile II

    Class L   35

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II

    Initial Class   100

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II

    Class L   35

Great-West Aggressive Profile II

    Initial Class   175

Great-West Aggressive Profile II

    Class L   35

Great-West Lifetime 2015 I

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 I

    Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 I

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2015 II

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 II

    Class T1   80

Great-West Lifetime 2015 II

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III

    Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2025 I

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 I

    Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 I

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II

    Class T1   100

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2025 III

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 III

    Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2025 III

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2035 I

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 I

    Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 I

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2035 II

    Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 II

    Class T1   70

Great-West Lifetime 2035 II

    Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III

    Class T   45

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I

   Class L                   33

Great-West Lifetime 2045 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 II

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2055 I

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 I

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 I

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2055 II

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 II

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 II

   Class L   33

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

   Class T   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

   Class T1   45

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF

   Class A   35

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF

   Class S   35

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

   Class G   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

   Class L   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

   Class G   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

   Class G1   33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

   Class L   33

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
Shares

    (expressed in    
millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

   Class G                   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

   Class G1   75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

   Class L   33
     
         

Unclassified Capital Stock:  

       1,511.5
     
         

Total:  

       11,000

FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on May 1, 2013.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed, and witnessed, in its name and on its behalf by its undersigned officers who acknowledge that these Articles Supplementary are the act of the Corporation; that to the best of their knowledge, information and belief, all matters and facts set forth herein relating to the authorization and approval of these Articles Supplementary are true in all material respects; and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.

 

GREAT-WEST FUNDS, INC.
By:   /s/ Mitchell T.G. Graye
Name:   Mitchell T.G. Graye
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
ATTEST:
By:   /s/ Ryan L. Logsdon
Name:   Ryan L. Logsdon
Title:   Assistant Vice President, Counsel & Secretary

 

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