EX-99.1.(IX) 2 a16-15415_1ex99d1dix.htm EX-99.1.(IX)

 

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.

 

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

 

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“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 (the “Board of Directors”) of the Corporation by Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the charter (the “Charter”) of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, classified 4,340,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), without further classification or designation, as the new series and classes set forth below, the shares of each such class having the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a class of a series Common Stock as set forth in the Charter.

 

Series

 

Class

 

Shares

 

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Debt and Currency Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

85,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Class A shares

 

80,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

150,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 



 

Series

 

Class

 

Shares

 

Hartford Schroders Global Strategic Bond Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Income Builder Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund

 

Class A shares

 

80,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

100,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

85,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

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Series

 

Class

 

Shares

 

Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

85,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders US Small/Mid Cap Opportunities Fund

 

Class A shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class C shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class I shares

 

75,000,000

 

 

 

Class R3 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R4 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class R5 shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class SDR shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Class Y shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

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SECOND:  Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 162,550,000,000, of which 61,060,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 101,490,000,000 are shares of Common Stock are classified and designated as follows:

 

Series and Class

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

8,900,000,000

 

Class B

 

4,000,000,000

 

Class C

 

4,000,000,000

 

Class I

 

1,450,000,000

 

Class R3

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R4

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R5

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R6

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

900,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Municipal Real Return Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

9,350,000,000

 

Class B

 

4,000,000,000

 

Class C

 

4,000,000,000

 

Class I

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

1,900,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Debt and Currency Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

85,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

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Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

80,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

150,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

75,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Global Strategic Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

75,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

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Hartford Schroders Income Builder Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

75,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

80,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

100,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

85,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

85,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

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Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

75,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Schroders US Small/Mid Cap Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

75,000,000

 

Class C

 

50,000,000

 

Class I

 

75,000,000

 

Class R3

 

50,000,000

 

Class R4

 

50,000,000

 

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

Class SDR

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

10,500,000,000

 

Class B

 

5,000,000,000

 

Class C

 

5,000,000,000

 

Class I

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R3

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R4

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R5

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R6

 

50,000,000

 

Class Y

 

500,000,000

 

 

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The Hartford Value Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

10,500,000,000

 

Class B

 

5,000,000,000

 

Class C

 

5,000,000,000

 

Class I

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R3

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R4

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class R5

 

1,500,000,000

 

Class Y

 

500,000,000

 

 

THIRD:  The shares of Common Stock described in Article FIRST above have been reclassified 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 officer 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 officer 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 14th day of June, 2016.

 

ATTEST:

 

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Alice A. Pellegrino

 

By:

/s/ Edward P. Macdonald

Name:

Alice A. Pellegrino

 

Name:

Edward P. Macdonald

Title:

Assistant Secretary

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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