EX-99.A 2 d572696dex99a.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: On February 22, 2018 the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to the authority contained in the Corporation’s charter, and in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law, unanimously adopted resolutions approving:

 

1.

The establishment of new series of capital stock of the Corporation, each representing interests in a separate investment portfolio, and the creation of new classes of shares, with a par value of ten cents ($0.10) per share, of each such series to be designated as follows:

 

Series/Portfolio   Class

Great-West Core Strategy: U.S. Equity

  Institutional Class

Great-West Core Strategy: International Equity

  Institutional Class

Great-West Core Strategy: Flexible Bond

  Institutional Class
Great-West Core Strategy: Inflation-Protected Securities   Institutional Class

Great-West Core Strategy: Short Duration Bond

  Institutional Class

 

2.

The classification of two hundred forty million (240,000,000) shares of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued stock to be allocated among the aforementioned new classes of capital stock as hereinafter set forth.

 

3.

The re-classification of the following shares of previously classified but unissued shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as follows:

 

Previously Classified Shares (expressed in

millions)

  Re-Classified Shares (expressed in millions)
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Institutional Class- 150   Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Institutional Class- 160
Great-West Moderate Profile Class L- 85   Great-West Moderate Profile Class L- 90
Great-West Lifetime 2015 Institutional Class- 10   Great-West Lifetime 2015 Institutional Class- 20
Great-West Lifetime 2020 Class L- 7   Great-West Lifetime 2020 Class L- 15
Great-West Lifetime 2020 Institutional Class- 5   Great-West Lifetime 2020 Institutional Class- 10
Great-West Lifetime 2025 Institutional Class- 20   Great-West Lifetime 2025 Institutional Class- 30
Great-West Lifetime 2030 Class L- 5   Great-West Lifetime 2030 Class L- 8
Great-West Lifetime 2030 Class Institutional Class- 5   Great-West Lifetime 2030 Class Institutional Class- 10
Great-West Lifetime 2035 Institutional Class- 20   Great-West Lifetime 2035 Institutional Class- 25
Great-West Lifetime 2040 Class L- 5   Great-West Lifetime 2040 Class L- 7
Great-West Lifetime 2045 Institutional Class- 10   Great-West Lifetime 2045 Institutional Class- 15


SECOND:    The description of the aforementioned new series and new classes of capital stock of the Corporation, including the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption, is as set forth in the Corporation’s charter, except that, notwithstanding anything in the charter to the contrary, with respect to the Great-West Core Strategy: U.S. Equity, Great-West Core Strategy: International Equity, Great-West Core Strategy: Flexible Bond, Great-West Core Strategy: Inflation-Protected Securities, and Great-West Core Strategy: Short Duration Bond Funds:

 

  (i)

Subject to compliance with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to provide that holders of shares of any of the aforementioned classes of stock of such series shall have the right to convert or exchanged said shares into shares of one or more other classes of shares in accordance with such requirements and procedures (and subject to such conditions) as may be established by the Board of Directors and from time to time reflected in the registration statement of the Corporation.

 

  (ii)

At such times as may be determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any successor organization, and from time to time reflected in the registration statement of the Corporation, shares (or certain shares) of a particular class of the aforementioned classes of stock of such series may be automatically converted into shares of another class of shares, subject, however, to any conditions of conversion that may be imposed by the Board of Directors and reflected in the registration statement of the Corporation. The term and conditions of such conversion may vary within and among the classes to the extent determined by the Board of Directors and set forth in the registration statement of the Corporation.

THIRD: The aforementioned new series and classes of capital stock of the Corporation have been classified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Corporation’s charter.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation has authority to issue has been increased or decreased by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law to the extent hereafter set forth.

FIFTH: Immediately prior to the effectiveness of these Articles Supplementary of the Corporation, the Corporation had the authority to issue fifteen billion (15,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the par value of $0.10 per share and of the aggregate par value of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000), of which the Board of Directors had designated 13,405,000,000 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 Government Money Market

 

Investor Class

 

3100

Great-West Government Money Market

 

Institutional Class

 

470

Great-West Bond Index

 

Investor Class

 

85


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Bond Index

 

Class L

 

75

Great-West Bond Index

 

Institutional Class

 

230

Great-West U.S. Government Securities

 

Investor Class

 

75

Great-West U.S. Government Securities

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West U.S. Government Securities

 

Institutional Class

 

75

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

 

Class L

 

10

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

200

Great-West International Growth

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West International Growth

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West International Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Core Bond

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West Core Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Core Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West International Value

 

Investor Class

 

65

Great-West International Value

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West International Value

 

Institutional Class

 

200

Great-West S&P 500® Index

 

Investor Class

 

200

Great-West S&P 500® Index

 

Class L

 

70

Great-West S&P 500® Index

 

Institutional Class

 

300

Great-West Mid Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West Mid Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Mid Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

200


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

 

Investor Class

 

80

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

 

Institutional Class

 

200

Great-West Short Duration Bond

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Short Duration Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Short Duration Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West International Index

 

Investor Class

 

40

Great-West International Index

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West International Index

 

Institutional Class

 

180

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Real Estate Index

 

Investor Class

 

17

Great-West Real Estate Index

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Real Estate Index

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Small Cap Growth

 

Investor Class

 

15


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Small Cap Growth

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Small Cap Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Emerging Markets Equity

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Emerging Markets Equity

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West Emerging Markets Equity

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Institutional Class

 

100

Great-West Conservative Profile

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West Conservative Profile

 

Class L

 

110

Great-West Conservative Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile

 

Class L

 

50

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Moderate Profile

 

Investor Class

 

350

Great-West Moderate Profile

 

Class L

 

85

Great-West Moderate Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

30

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile

 

Investor Class

 

150

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile

 

Class L

 

45

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

15

Great-West Aggressive Profile

 

Investor Class

 

225

Great-West Aggressive Profile

 

Class L

 

40

Great-West Aggressive Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Service Class

 

135

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Class L

 

60

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Class L

 

5


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Investor Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Class L

 

7

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Service Class

 

230

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Class L

 

45

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Institutional Class

 

20

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Service Class

 

225

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Class L

 

40

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Institutional Class

 

20

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Service Class

 

35


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Service Class

 

120

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Class L

 

28

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Investor Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Service Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Class L

 

28

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Service Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Class L

 

50

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Institutional Class

 

20

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF

 

Class A

 

20

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Investor Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Service Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Institutional Class

 

5


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Investor Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Service Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Investor Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Service Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Service Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Investor Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Service Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Institutional Class

 

5

         

Unclassified Capital Stock:

     

1,595

         

Total:

     

15,000


As supplemented hereby, the Corporation’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement authorize the issuance of fifteen billion (15,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the par value of $0.10 per share and of the aggregate par value of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000), classified as follows:

 

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Government Money Market

 

Investor Class

 

3100

Great-West Government Money Market

 

Institutional Class

 

470

Great-West Bond Index

 

Investor Class

 

85

Great-West Bond Index

 

Class L

 

75

Great-West Bond Index

 

Institutional Class

 

230

Great-West U.S. Government Securities

 

Investor Class

 

75

Great-West U.S. Government Securities

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West U.S. Government Securities

 

Institutional Class

 

75

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

 

Class L

 

10

Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Large Cap Growth

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Large Cap Growth

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Large Cap Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

200

Great-West International Growth

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West International Growth

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West International Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Core Bond

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West Core Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Core Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West International Value

 

Investor Class

 

65

Great-West International Value

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West International Value

 

Institutional Class

 

200

Great-West S&P 500® Index

 

Investor Class

 

200

Great-West S&P 500® Index

 

Class L

 

70

Great-West S&P 500® Index

 

Institutional Class

 

300


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Mid Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West Mid Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Mid Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

200

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

 

Investor Class

 

80

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income

 

Institutional Class

 

200

Great-West Short Duration Bond

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Short Duration Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Short Duration Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

160

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Templeton Global Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West International Index

 

Investor Class

 

40

Great-West International Index

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West International Index

 

Institutional Class

 

180


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Putnam Equity Income

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Real Estate Index

 

Investor Class

 

17

Great-West Real Estate Index

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Real Estate Index

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Small Cap Growth

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West Small Cap Growth

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Small Cap Growth

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Emerging Markets Equity

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Emerging Markets Equity

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West Emerging Markets Equity

 

Institutional Class

 

150

Great-West Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Institutional Class

 

100

Great-West Conservative Profile

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West Conservative Profile

 

Class L

 

110

Great-West Conservative Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile

 

Investor Class

 

100

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile

 

Class L

 

50

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Moderate Profile

 

Investor Class

 

350

Great-West Moderate Profile

 

Class L

 

90

Great-West Moderate Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

30

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile

 

Investor Class

 

150

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile

 

Class L

 

45

Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

15

Great-West Aggressive Profile

 

Investor Class

 

225

Great-West Aggressive Profile

 

Class L

 

40

Great-West Aggressive Profile

 

Institutional Class

 

50

Great-West Core Strategy: U.S. Equity

 

Institutional Class

 

80

Great-West Core Strategy: International Equity

 

Institutional Class

 

50


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Core Strategy: Flexible Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

25

Great-West Core Strategy: Inflation-Protected Securities

 

Institutional Class

 

60

Great-West Core Strategy: Short Duration Bond

 

Institutional Class

 

25

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Service Class

 

135

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Class L

 

60

Great-West Lifetime 2015

 

Institutional Class

 

20

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Investor Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Class L

 

15

Great-West Lifetime 2020

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Service Class

 

230

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Class L

 

45

Great-West Lifetime 2025

 

Institutional Class

 

30

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Class L

 

8


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2030

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Service Class

 

225

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Class L

 

40

Great-West Lifetime 2035

 

Institutional Class

 

25

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Class L

 

7

Great-West Lifetime 2040

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Service Class

 

120

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Class L

 

28

Great-West Lifetime 2045

 

Institutional Class

 

15

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Investor Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Service Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2050

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Investor Class

 

35

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Service Class

 

35


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Investor Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Service Class

 

70

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Class L

 

28

Great-West Lifetime 2055

 

Institutional Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Investor Class

 

50

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Service Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Class L

 

50

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

 

Institutional Class

 

20

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF

 

Class A

 

20

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Investor Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Service Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Investor Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Service Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Investor Class

 

20

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Investor Class

 

30

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Service Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Investor Class

 

15

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040

 

Institutional Class

 

5


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

      Authorized      

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Service Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Investor Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Service Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050

 

Institutional Class

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Investor Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Service Class

 

10

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Class L

 

5

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055

 

Institutional Class

 

5

         

Unclassified Capital Stock:

     

1,287

         

Total:

     

15,000

SIXTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SEVENTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on May 17, 2018.

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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/ Scott C. Sipple                                         
Name:   Scott C. Sipple
Title:   President & Chief Executive Officer

 

ATTEST:
By:   /s/ Cara B. Owen                            
Name:   Cara B. Owen
Title:   Counsel & Assistant Secretary