EX-99.A(LIX) 3 d268944dex99alix.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY DATED OCTOBER 20, 2022 Articles Supplementary dated October 20, 2022

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (“SDAT”) that:

FIRST: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) by Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the charter (the “Charter”) of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, classified 100,00,000 authorized but unissued shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), without further classification or designation, as additional shares of the series and classes set forth below, having the preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of such classes of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter:

 

Series

   Class    Additional Shares
     

The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund

   Class I    100,000,000

SECOND: Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 49,860,000,000, of which 4,185,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 45,675,000,000 are shares of Common Stock classified and designated as follows:


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford AARP Balanced Retirement Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

      

The Hartford Balanced Income Fund

    

Class A

  

500,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

400,000,000

Class F

  

240,000,000

Class I

  

450,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  50,000,000

            

    

The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund

    

Class A

  

570,000,000

Class B

  

175,000,000

Class C

  

220,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

400,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  50,000,000

 

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SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford Checks and Balances Fund

    

Class A

  

400,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

200,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

    

  

Hartford Climate Opportunities Fund

    

Class A

  

  13,000,000

Class C

  

  13,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  20,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  20,000,000

Class R3

  

  13,000,000

Class R4

  

  13,000,000

Class R5

  

  13,000,000

Class R6

  

  20,000,000

    

  

The Hartford Conservative Allocation Fund

    

Class A

  

100,000,000

Class B

  

  50,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 3 -


SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford Core Equity Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

150,000,000

Class I

  

200,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  50,000,000

 

The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund

    

Class A

  

325,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

255,000,000

Class I

  

200,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  50,000,000

 

Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 4 -


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

    

Class A

  

    125,000,000

Class C

  

      75,000,000

Class F

  

      50,000,000

Class I

  

      50,000,000

Class T

  

      50,000,000

Class Y

  

    100,000,000

Class R3

  

      50,000,000

Class R4

  

      50,000,000

Class R5

  

      50,000,000

Class R6

  

      10,000,000

 

The Hartford Equity Income Fund

    

Class A

  

    175,000,000

Class B

  

      75,000,000

Class C

  

      50,000,000

Class F

  

    100,000,000

Class I

  

    100,000,000

Class T

  

      50,000,000

Class Y

  

      50,000,000

Class R3

  

      50,000,000

Class R4

  

      50,000,000

Class R5

  

      50,000,000

Class R6

  

      50,000,000

      

The Hartford Floating Rate Fund

    

Class A

  

    800,000,000

Class B

  

    200,000,000

Class C

  

    800,000,000

Class F

  

    200,000,000

Class I

  

 1,000,000,000

Class T

  

      50,000,000

Class Y

  

    250,000,000

Class R3

  

      50,000,000

Class R4

  

      50,000,000

Class R5

  

      50,000,000

Class R6

  

      10,000,000

 

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SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

100,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund

    

Class A

  

250,000,000

Class C

  

150,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

100,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

      

Hartford Global Capital Appreciation Fund

    

Class A

  

200,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

200,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 6 -


SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford Global Equity Income Fund

    

Class A

  

200,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

200,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

  

Hartford Global Impact Fund

    

Class A

  

  63,000,000

Class C

  

  13,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  20,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  20,000,000

Class R3

  

  13,000,000

Class R4

  

  13,000,000

Class R5

  

  13,000,000

Class R6

  

  20,000,000

      

The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

100,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 7 -


SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund

    

Class A

  

100,000,000

Class B

  

  50,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

The Hartford Healthcare Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

      

The Hartford High Yield Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 8 -


SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund

    

Class A

  

5,660,000,000

Class B

  

   105,000,000

Class C

  

   180,000,000

Class F

  

     50,000,000

Class I

  

     50,000,000

Class T

  

     50,000,000

Class Y

  

   100,000,000

Class R3

  

     50,000,000

Class R4

  

     50,000,000

Class R5

  

     50,000,000

Class R6

  

     10,000,000

 

Hartford International Equity Fund

    

Class A

  

  125,000,000

Class B

  

    75,000,000

Class C

  

    75,000,000

Class F

  

    50,000,000

Class I

  

    50,000,000

Class T

  

    50,000,000

Class Y

  

    50,000,000

Class R3

  

    50,000,000

Class R4

  

    50,000,000

Class R5

  

    50,000,000

Class R6

  

    60,000,000

      

The Hartford International Growth Fund

    

Class A

  

  125,000,000

Class B

  

    75,000,000

Class C

  

    50,000,000

Class F

  

    50,000,000

Class I

  

    50,000,000

Class T

  

    50,000,000

Class Y

  

    50,000,000

Class R3

  

    50,000,000

Class R4

  

    50,000,000

Class R5

  

    50,000,000

Class R6

  

    10,000,000

 

- 9 -


SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford International Opportunities Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

100,000,000

Class I

  

100,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

100,000,000

 

The Hartford International Small Company Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

      

The Hartford International Value Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

250,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

120,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  60,000,000

 

- 10 -


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford Long/Short Global Equity Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

 

The Hartford MidCap Fund

    

Class A

  

225,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

110,000,000

Class F

  

120,000,000

Class I

  

300,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

100,000,000

      

The Hartford MidCap Value Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 11 -


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford Moderate Allocation Fund

    

Class A

  

100,000,000

Class B

  

  50,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund

    

Class A

  

375,000,000

Class B

  

175,000,000

Class C

  

110,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund

    

Class A

  

200,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

200,000,000

Class F

  

100,000,000

Class I

  

295,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  20,000,000

      

Hartford Municipal Short Duration Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

 

- 12 -


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford Quality Bond Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

Hartford Real Total Return Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

200,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

      

The Hartford Short Duration Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

105,000,000

Class I

  

200,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

- 13 -


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford Small Cap Value Fund

    

Class A

  

200,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

200,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

200,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

The Hartford Small Company Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  50,000,000

      

The Hartford Strategic Income Fund

    

Class A

  

200,000,000

Class B

  

200,000,000

Class C

  

200,000,000

Class F

  

100,000,000

Class I

  

565,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

100,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

100,000,000

 

- 14 -


SERIES AND CLASS

 

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

Hartford Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

      

The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund

    

Class A

  

175,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

200,000,000

Class I

  

100,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

400,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

150,000,000

 

The Hartford Unconstrained Bond Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class B

  

  75,000,000

Class C

  

  50,000,000

Class F

  

  50,000,000

Class I

  

  50,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

  50,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  10,000,000

 

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SERIES AND CLASS

  

NUMBER OF SHARES

The Hartford World Bond Fund

    

Class A

  

125,000,000

Class C

  

  75,000,000

Class F

  

350,000,000

Class I

  

600,000,000

Class T

  

  50,000,000

Class Y

  

150,000,000

Class R3

  

  50,000,000

Class R4

  

  50,000,000

Class R5

  

  50,000,000

Class R6

  

  50,000,000

 

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THIRD: The shares of Common Stock described in Article FIRST above have been classified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Charter.

FOURTH: These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board of Directors in the manner and by the vote required by law. These Articles Supplementary do not increase the total number of authorized shares of stock of the Corporation.

FIFTH: The undersigned Vice President of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Vice President acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice President and attested by its Assistant Secretary as of the 20th day of October 2022.

 

ATTEST:

     

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

/s/ Alice A. Pellegrino

     

By:

  

/s/ Thomas R. Phillips

Alice A. Pellegrino

        

Thomas R. Phillips

Assistant Secretary

        

Vice President

 

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