EX-99.A(LXII) 2 d681181dex99alxii.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY DATED JANUARY 23, 2024 Articles Supplementary dated January 23, 2024

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 440,000,000 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 Equity Income Fund

   Class I    100,000,000

The Hartford International Opportunities Fund

   Class R6    100,000,000

The Hartford International Value Fund

   Class I    50,000,000

The Hartford International Value Fund

   Class R6    90,000,000

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 3,165,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 46,695,000,000 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

   

 

- 2 -


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

 

275,000,000

   

Class I

 

355,000,000

   

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

 

250,000,000

   

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

   

 

- 5 -


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

 

200,000,000

   
         

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

 

230,000,000

   

Class I

 

300,000,000

   

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

 

150,000,000

   

 

- 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

 

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 Short Duration Fund

       

Class A

 

125,000,000

   

Class B

 

75,000,000

   

Class C

 

50,000,000

   

Class F

 

160,000,000

   

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

   

 

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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

 

300,000,000

   

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

   
         

Hartford Dynamic Bond Fund

       

Class A

  50,000,000    

Class C

  50,000,000    

Class F

  50,000,000    

Class I

  50,000,000    

Class Y

  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 23rd day of January 2024.

 

ATTEST:

     

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Alice A. Pellegrino

     

By:

 

/s/ Thomas R. Phillips  

 

Alice A. Pellegrino

       

Thomas R. Phillips

 

Assistant Secretary

       

Vice President

 

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