8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2019

VOYA FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35897

No. 52-1222820

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)


230 Park Avenue
New York	New York	10169
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 309-8200

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value	VOYA	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/40th interest in a share of 5.35% Fixed-Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B, $0.01 par value	VOYAPrB	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 18, 2019, Voya Financial, Inc. (“Voya” or the “Company”) announced that it will divest substantially all of its individual life and other legacy life insurance and non-retirement annuities businesses. Additional details about this transaction can be found in a press release issued by the Company on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The Company will also host a conference call on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the transaction. The call can be accessed via Voya’s investor relations website at http://investors.voya.com. Additional information on the financial impact of the transaction has been made available in a slide presentation on Voya’s investor relations website at http:// investors.voya.com, and which has been furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information and exhibits provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits


	99.1			Press Release of Voya Financial dated December 18, 2019 (furnished and not filed)

	99.2			Slide Presentation (furnished and not filed)

	104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


Voya Financial, Inc. (Registrant)

By:		/s/ Trevor Ogle
Name:		Trevor Ogle
Title:		Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel