EX-99.A 2 d184748dex99a.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:   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:

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 Ariel Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class –

100

 

Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value Fund Initial Class –

200

SECOND: 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.

THIRD: 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 9,885,500,000 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   Initial Class   1,000
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   5
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   100
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial 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   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West American Century Growth   Initial Class   55
Great-West American Century Growth   Class L   5
Great-West American Century Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   90
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   45
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:         1114.5
         
Total:         11,000

 

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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   Initial Class   1,000
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   5
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial Class   80

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West American Century Growth   Initial Class   55
Great-West American Century Growth   Class L   5
Great-West American Century Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   90
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   45
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:         1014.5
         
Total:         11,000

FOURTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company of 1940.

FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on August 28, 2015.

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/ Edmund F. Murphy III
Name:     Edmund F. Murphy III
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 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 December 17, 2015, 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:

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 Money Market Fund Initial Class – 1,000   Great-West Money Market Fund Initial Class – 1,250
Great-West Money Market Fund Institutional Class – 5   Great-West Money Market Fund Institutional Class – 150
Great-West Bond Index Fund Class L - 5   Great-West Bond Index Fund Class L – 10
Great-West S&P 500 Index® Fund Class L - 5   Great-West S&P 500 Index® Fund Class L – 10
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth Fund Initial Class - 20   Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth Fund Initial Class – 50
Great-West Lifetime 2035 Fund II Class T1 - 90   Great-West Lifetime 2045 Fund II Class T1 – 100
Great-West Lifetime 2045 Fund II Class T1 - 45   Great-West Lifetime 2045 Fund II Class T1 – 50

SECOND: 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.

THIRD: 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 9,985,500,000 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   Initial Class   1,000
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   5
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial 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   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5

 

2


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West American Century Growth   Initial Class   55
Great-West American Century Growth   Class L   5
Great-West American Century Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5

 

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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 Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   90
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   45
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35

 

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Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5

 

5


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:         1014.5
         
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   Initial Class   1,250
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   10
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   50
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   10
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial 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   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West American Century Growth   Initial Class   55
Great-West American Century Growth   Class L   5
Great-West American Century Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   50
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30

 

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Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:         564.5
         
Total:         11,000

FOURTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company of 1940.

FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on December 17, 2015.

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

 

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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/ Edmund F. Murphy III

Name:     Edmund F. Murphy III
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 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 December 17, 2015 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 the 1) decrease in the number of shares of stock of the Great-West Small Cap Growth Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from one hundred eighty-five million (185,000,000) shares to zero (0) shares and 2) the decrease in the number of shares of stock of the Great-West American Century Growth Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from two hundred ten million (210,000,000) 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 duly reclassifies three hundred ninety-five million (395,000,000) 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 10,435,500,000 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   Initial Class   1,250
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   10
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   50
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   10
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial 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   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35

 

2


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West American Century Growth   Initial Class   55
Great-West American Century Growth   Class L   5
Great-West American Century Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5

 

3


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   50
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35

 

4


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:         564.5
         
Total:         11,000

 

5


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   Initial Class   1,250
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   10
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   50
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   10
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial Class   80

 

6


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Loomis Sayles Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35

 

7


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5

 

8


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   50
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5

 

9


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:       959.5
         
Total:       11,000

FIFTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company of 1940.

SIXTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on April 12, 2016.

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/ Edmund F. Murphy III

Name:     Edmund F. Murphy III
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:

By:  

/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon

Name:     Ryan L. Logsdon
Title:   Assistant Vice President, Counsel & Secretary

 

10


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 February 9, 2016 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 eight series of capital stock of the Corporation, each representing interests in a separate investment portfolio, and the creation of four new classes of shares, with a par value of Ten Cents ($.10) per share, of each such series to be designated as follows:

 

Series/Portfolio   Class
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Institutional Class
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Class T
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Class T1
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Class L
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Institutional Class

 

2.

The classification of Six Hundred Forty Million (640,000,000) 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 Lifetime 2015 II Class T – 35   Great-West Lifetime 2015 III Class T – 70
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II Class T1 – 100   Great-West Lifetime 2015 III Class T1 – 135
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II Class L – 23   Great-West Lifetime 2015 III Class L – 28
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II Institutional Class – 5   Great-West Lifetime 2015 III Institutional Class – 10
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II Class T – 35   Great-West Lifetime 2025 III Class T – 70
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II Class T1 – 120   Great-West Lifetime 2025 III Class T1 – 155
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II Class L – 23   Great-West Lifetime 2025 III Class L - 28
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II Institutional Class – 5   Great-West Lifetime 2025 III Institutional Class – 10
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II Class T – 35   Great-West Lifetime 2035 III Class T – 70
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II Class T1 – 100   Great-West Lifetime 2035 III Class T1 – 135
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II Class L – 23   Great-West Lifetime 2035 III Class L – 28
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II Institutional Class – 5   Great-West Lifetime 2035 III Institutional Class – 10
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II Class T – 35   Great-West Lifetime 2045 III Class T – 70
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II Class T1 – 50   Great-West Lifetime 2045 III Class T1 - 85
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II Class L – 23   Great-West Lifetime 2045 III Class L - 28
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II Institutional Class – 5   Great-West Lifetime 2045 III Institutional Class - 10
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II Class T – 35   Great-West Lifetime 2055 III Class T – 70
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II Class T1 – 35   Great-West Lifetime 2055 III Class T1 – 70
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II Class L – 23   Great-West Lifetime 2055 III Class L – 28
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II Institutional Class – 5   Great-West Lifetime 2055 III Institutional Class – 10

SECOND:   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.

THIRD: 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 10,040,500,000 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   Initial Class   1,250
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5

 

2


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   10
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   50
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   10
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial 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   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150

 

3


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175

 

4


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2015 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class T1   120
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2025 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class T1   100
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2035 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class T1   50
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2045 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   5

 

5


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Class L   23
Great-West Lifetime 2055 II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5

 

6


Previous Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:       959.5
         
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   Initial Class   1,250
Great-West Money Market   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Stock Index   Initial Class   70
Great-West Stock Index   Class L   5
Great-West Stock Index   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Bond Index   Initial Class   85
Great-West Bond Index   Class L   10
Great-West Bond Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Initial Class   75
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Class L   5
Great-West U.S. Government Mortgage Securities   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Initial Class   90
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Class L   5
Great-West S&P Small Cap 600® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam High Yield Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Initial Class   50
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Large Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Growth   Initial Class   20
Great-West MFS International Growth   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Federated Bond   Initial Class   20
Great-West Federated Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Federated Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West MFS International Value   Initial Class   65
Great-West MFS International Value   Class L   5
Great-West MFS International Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Initial Class   140

 

7


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West S&P 500® Index   Class L   10
Great-West S&P 500® Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   45
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Initial Class   20
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Invesco Small Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Initial Class   200
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Class L   5
Great-West Ariel Mid Cap Value   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Loomis Sayles Small Cap Value   Initial Class   50
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   Initial 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   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Initial Class   75
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Class L   5
Great-West Short Duration Bond   Institutional Class   150
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Initial Class   100
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Templeton Global Bond   Initial 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   Initial Class   27.5
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   Initial Class   30
Great-West International Index   Class L   5
Great-West International Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Initial Class   35
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Class L   5
Great-West Putnam Equity Income   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Real Estate Index   Initial Class   10
Great-West Real Estate Index   Class L   5
Great-West Real Estate Index   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Initial Class   30
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Class L   5
Great-West Multi-Manager Small Cap Growth   Institutional Class   150
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Class L   5

 

8


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderate Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Initial Class   100
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Class L   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Conservative Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Initial Class   250
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderate Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   100
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Moderately Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Initial Class   175
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Class L   35
Great-West Aggressive Profile II   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T   70
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class T1   135
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Class L   28
Great-West Lifetime 2015 III   Institutional Class   10
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2020 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2020 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T   70
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class T1   155
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Class L   28
Great-West Lifetime 2025 III   Institutional Class   10

 

9


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2030 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2030 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T   70
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class T1   135
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Class L   28
Great-West Lifetime 2035 III   Institutional Class   10
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2040 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2040 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T   70
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class T1   85
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Class L   28
Great-West Lifetime 2045 III   Institutional Class   10
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2050 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2050 III   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class T1   35
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Class L   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 I   Institutional Class   5
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T   70
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class T1   70
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Class L   28
Great-West Lifetime 2055 III   Institutional Class   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G   30

 

10


Current Classification of Shares
Series/Portfolio   Class  

Authorized

Shares

(expressed in

millions)

Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Class L   23
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF   Class A   20
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2015   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2020   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2025   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2030   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2035   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G   10
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2040   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2045   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class G1   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2050   Institutional Class   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class G1   30
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Class L   5
Great-West SecureFoundation® Lifetime 2055   Institutional Class   5
         
Unclassified Capital Stock:       319.5
         
Total:       11,000

FOURTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company of 1940.

FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on April 28, 2016.

 

11


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/ David L. Musto                        
Name:     David L. Musto
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:

By:  

/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon

Name:     Ryan L. Logsdon
Title:  

Vice President, Counsel &

Secretary

 

12


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 Lifetime 2015 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2015 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2020 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2020 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2025 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2025 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2030 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2030 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2035 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2035 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2040 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2040 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2045 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2045 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2050 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2050 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2055 Fund I   Great-West Lifetime Conservative 2055 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2015 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2015 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2020 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2020 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2025 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2025 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2030 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2030 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2035 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2035 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2040 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2040 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2045 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2045 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2050 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2050 Fund
Great-West Lifetime 2055 Fund III   Great-West Lifetime 2055 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 29th day of April 2016.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested by its Secretary on this 12th day of February 2016, and the undersigned officers 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/ David L. Musto                                  
Name:   David L. Musto
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:

/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon

Name:   R.L. Logsdon
Title:  

Vice President, Counsel and

Secretary