EX-99.B.A.(XXVII) 2 a15-3775_1ex99dbdadxxvii.htm EX-99.B.A.(XXVII)

 

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 (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, reclassified all of the shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of all classes of the series set forth below as shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation, with the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of undesignated Common Stock as set forth in the Charter:

 

Series

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Global Growth Fund

 

450,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Value Fund

 

550,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2010 Fund

 

950,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2015 Fund

 

200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2020 Fund

 

950,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2025 Fund

 

200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2030 Fund

 

950,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2035 Fund

 

200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2040 Fund

 

200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2045 Fund

 

200,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Target Retirement 2050 Fund

 

200,000,000

 

 

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SECOND:  Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors by Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the Charter, the Board of Directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, classified 200,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, without further classification or designation as shares of a new class of existing series of the Corporation as set forth below, the shares of each such class having the preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a class of such series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter:

 

Series

 

Class

 

Allocated Shares

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Balanced Fund

 

Class I Shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Disciplined Equity Fund

 

Class I Shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

Class I Shares

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

The Hartford Disciplined Equity Fund

 

Class R6 Shares

 

50,000,000

 

THIRD:  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 12,805,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 37,055,000,000 are shares of Common Stock classified and designated as follows:

 

SERIES AND CLASS

 

NUMBER OF SHARES

 

 

 

The Hartford Balanced Fund

 

 

Class A

 

375,000,000

Class B

 

175,000,000

Class C

 

110,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

100,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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The Hartford Balanced Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

400,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

400,000,000

Class I

 

200,000,000

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 I

 

400,000,000

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 Checks and Balances Fund

 

 

Class A

 

400,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

200,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Conservative Allocation Fund

 

 

Class A

 

100,000,000

Class B

 

50,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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The Hartford Disciplined Equity Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

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 Dividend and Growth Fund

 

 

Class A

 

325,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

200,000,000

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 Duration-Hedged Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

100,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Emerging Markets Research Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

200,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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The Hartford Equity Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

175,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

100,000,000

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 I

 

1,000,000,000

Class Y

 

250,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Global All-Asset Fund

 

 

Class A

 

250,000,000

Class C

 

150,000,000

Class I

 

100,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Global Alpha Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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Hartford Global Capital Appreciation Fund

 

 

Class A

 

200,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

200,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

200,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Hartford Global Equity Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

200,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

200,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

100,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Global Real Asset Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

100,000,000

Class Y

 

200,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Growth Allocation Fund

 

 

Class A

 

100,000,000

Class B

 

50,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Healthcare Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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The Hartford High Yield Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund

 

 

Class A

 

5,660,000,000

Class B

 

105,000,000

Class C

 

180,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

100,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Hartford International Capital Appreciation Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford International Growth Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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The Hartford International Opportunities Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

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 International Small Company Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford International Value Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

150,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Hartford Long/Short Global Equity Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

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 I

 

100,000,000

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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The Hartford MidCap Value Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Hartford Moderate Allocation Fund

 

 

Class A

 

100,000,000

Class B

 

50,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

 

Class A

 

200,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

200,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

100,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Quality Bond Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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Hartford Real Total Return Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Short Duration Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

200,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Small Company Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

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 Small/Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

 

Class A

 

200,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

200,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

200,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

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The Hartford Strategic Income Fund

 

 

Class A

 

200,000,000

Class B

 

200,000,000

Class C

 

200,000,000

Class I

 

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 Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

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

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class B

 

75,000,000

Class C

 

50,000,000

Class I

 

50,000,000

Class Y

 

50,000,000

Class R3

 

50,000,000

Class R4

 

50,000,000

Class R5

 

50,000,000

 

 

 

The Hartford World Bond Fund

 

 

Class A

 

125,000,000

Class C

 

75,000,000

Class I

 

600,000,000

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

 

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

 

FIFTH:  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.

 

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SIXTH:  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, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer and attested by its Assistant Secretary as of the 18th day of February, 2015.

 

ATTEST:

 

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michelle M. Lombardo

 

By:

/s/ Edward P. Macdonald

Michelle M. Lombardo

 

 

Edward P. Macdonald

Assistant Secretary

 

 

Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

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