EX-99.A 2 d588666dex99a.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 September 19, 2013, duly authorized the decrease in the number of shares of stock of the Great-West SecureFoundation Balanced ETF Fund (Class S) that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from thirty-five million (35,000,000) 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 September 19, 2013, duly reclassifies thirty-five million (35,000,000) 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 9,368,500,000 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 Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth

    Initial Class    100

Great-West Multi-Manager 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

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class                          

      Authorized      
Shares

(expressed in
millions)

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 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

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

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class                          

      Authorized      
Shares

(expressed in
millions)

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

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III

    Class L    33

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

    Class G    75

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced

    Class G1    75

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class                          

      Authorized      
Shares

(expressed in
millions)

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:  

         1,631.5
           

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:

 

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

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class                          

      Authorized      
Shares

(expressed in
millions)

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 Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth

    Initial Class    100

Great-West Multi-Manager 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 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

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

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class                          

      Authorized      
Shares

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio    Class                          

      Authorized      
Shares

(expressed in
millions)

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® 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:  

         1,666.5
           

Total:  

         11,000

 

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FIFTH:   These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on May 1, 2014.

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/ Charles P. Nelson

      Name:    Charles P. Nelson
      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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GREAT-WEST FUNDS, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

Great-West Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), in accordance with Section 2-607 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, hereby certifies as follows:

FIRST:   The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by changing the name of the following series of capital stock of the Corporation as follows:

 

CURRENT SERIES/PORTFOLIO NAME    NEW SERIES/PORTFOLIO NAME

Great-West Templeton Global Bond Fund

   

Great-West Global Bond Fund

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond Fund

   

Great-West Multi-Sector Bond Fund

SECOND:   The amendment was approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors and is limited to a change expressly authorized by Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by the stockholders.

THIRD:   These Articles of Amendment shall become effective at 12:00 A.M. on the 24th day of August 2018.

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

 

    GREAT-WEST FUNDS, INC.  
   

/s/ Scott C. Sipple

  
    Name:   Scott C. Sipple  
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer  
ATTEST:      
/s/ Cara B. Owen      
Name:   Cara B. Owen      
Title:   Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary      

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 June 21, 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 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 Strategies: U.S. Equity

  

Investor Class

    

Great-West Core Strategies: U.S. Equity

  

Class L

    

Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity

  

Investor Class

    

Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity

  

Class L

    

Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond

  

Investor Class

    

Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond

  

Class L

    

Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities

  

Investor Class

    

Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities

  

Class L

    

Great-West Core Strategies: Short Duration Bond

  

Investor Class

    

Great-West Core Strategies: Short Duration Bond

  

Class L

 

2.

The classification of fifty million (50,000,000) 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 International Index Fund Class L-5

  

Great-West International Index Fund Class L-15

    SECOND:      The description of the aforementioned 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 Strategies: U.S. Equity, Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity, Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond, Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities, and Great-West Core Strategies: 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 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 13,713,000,000 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

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

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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 Strategies: U.S. Equity

   Institutional Class   80

Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity

   Institutional Class   50

Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond

   Institutional Class   25

Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities

   Institutional Class   60

Great-West Core Strategies: 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

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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   5

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

    Class    

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:

       1,287

Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

Great-West S&P Mid Cap 400® Index

   Institutional Class   150

Great-West International Index

   Investor Class   40

Great-West International Index

   Class L   15

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

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

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

Great-West Aggressive Profile

   Institutional Class   50

Great-West Core Strategies: U.S. Equity

   Investor Class   5

Great-West Core Strategies: U.S. Equity

   Class L   5

Great-West Core Strategies: U.S. Equity

   Institutional Class   80

Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity

   Investor Class   5

Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity

   Class L   5

Great-West Core Strategies: International Equity

   Institutional Class   50

Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond

   Investor Class   5

Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond

   Class L   5

Great-West Core Strategies: Flexible Bond

   Institutional Class   25

Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities

   Investor Class   5

Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities

   Class L   5

Great-West Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities

   Institutional Class   60

Great-West Core Strategies: Short Duration Bond

   Investor Class   5

Great-West Core Strategies: Short Duration Bond

   Class L   5

Great-West Core Strategies: 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

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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

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

Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized
        Shares        

(expressed in
millions)

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:

       1,227
         

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 September 10, 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:   Senior Counsel & Assistant Secretary