EX-99.A.(XXVI) 2 d212410dex99axxvi.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (“SDAT”) that:

FIRST: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of the Corporation by Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) and the charter (the “Charter”) of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, classified 600,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of common stock, par value $.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), without further classification or designation, as additional shares of the series and class set forth below, having the preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a class of a series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter:

 

  Series    Class    Additional Shares    

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund

            Class Y            250,000,000    

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund

            Class SDR            250,000,000    

Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund

            Class I             100,000,000    

SECOND: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors by Section 2-208 of the MGCL and the Charter of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, classified 350,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation, as shares of the new series and classes set forth below, having the preferences, rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a class of a series of Common Stock as set forth in the Charter:

     
  New Series    Class    Shares

Hartford Schroders Diversified Emerging Markets Fund

            Class SDR                 350,000,000    

THIRD: Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 162,550,000,000, of which 56,525,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 106,025,000,000 are shares of Common Stock classified and designated as follows:

Series   Class      Shares                                     
The Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund   Class A      8,900,000,000    
 

Class B

      4,000,000,000    
 

Class C

      4,000,000,000    
 

Class F

      50,000,000           
 

Class I

      1,450,000,000                       
 

Class R3

      1,500,000,000    
 

Class R4

      1,500,000,000    
 

Class R5

      1,500,000,000    
 

Class R6

      50,000,000    
 

Class T

      50,000,000    
   

Class Y

      900,000,000    

 

Hartford Multifactor International Fund   Class F      50,000,000    
  Class Y      50,000,000    
    Class R3      50,000,000    
    Class R4      50,000,000    
    Class R5      50,000,000    
    Class R6      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Multifactor Large Cap Value Fund   Class F      50,000,000    
  Class Y      50,000,000                       
    Class R3      50,000,000    
    Class R4      50,000,000    
    Class R5      50,000,000    
    Class R6      50,000,000    
                
The Hartford Municipal Real Return Fund   Class A      9,350,000,000    
  Class B      4,000,000,000    
    Class C      4,000,000,000    
    Class F      50,000,000    
    Class I      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      1,900,000,000    

 

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Series   Class      Shares                                 
Hartford Quality Value Fund   Class A      10,500,000,000    
  Class B      5,000,000,000    
  Class C      5,000,000,000    
  Class F      100,000,000    
  Class I      1,500,000,000    
  Class R3      1,500,000,000                    
  Class R4      1,500,000,000    
  Class R5      1,500,000,000    
  Class R6      10,000,000    
  Class T      50,000,000    
  Class Y      500,000,000    
        
Hartford Schroders China A Fund   Class A      50,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      50,000,000    
  Class Y      50,000,000    
  Class SDR      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Debt and Currency Fund   Class A      75,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      85,000,000    
  Class SDR      50,000,000    
  Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund  

Class A

     

130,000,000

    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class I      200,000,000    
  Class F      125,000,000    
  Class R3      50,000,000    
  Class R4      50,000,000    
  Class R5      50,000,000    
  Class R6      50,000,000    
  Class SDR      400,000,000    
  Class T      50,000,000    
  Class Y      350,000,000    

 

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Series   Class      Shares                                 
Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Multi-Sector Bond Fund   Class A      75,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
    Class F      50,000,000    
    Class I      75,000,000    
    Class R3      50,000,000  

                

    Class R4      50,000,000    
    Class R5      50,000,000    
    Class R6      50,000,000    
    Class SDR      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders Global Strategic   Class A      75,000,000    

Bond Fund

   Class C      50,000,000    
    Class F      50,000,000    
    Class I      75,000,000    
    Class R3      50,000,000    
    Class R4      50,000,000    
    Class R5      50,000,000    
    Class R6      50,000,000    
    Class SDR      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders International   Class A      80,000,000    

Multi-Cap Value Fund

   Class C      50,000,000    
    Class F      150,000,000    
    Class I      200,000,000    
    Class R3      50,000,000    
    Class R4      50,000,000    
    Class R5      50,000,000    
    Class R6      50,000,000    
    Class SDR      150,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    

 

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Series   Class      Shares                                 
Hartford Schroders International
Stock Fund		   Class A      75,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class F      100,000,000    
  Class I      285,000,000    
  Class R3      50,000,000    
  Class R4      50,000,000                   
  Class R5      50,000,000    
  Class R6      50,000,000    
  Class SDR      50,000,000    
  Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders Securitized Income Fund   Class A      50,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class I      50,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class Y      50,000,000    
    Class SDR      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders Sustainable Core Bond Fund   Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      50,000,000    
  Class R3      50,000,000    
  Class R4      50,000,000    
  Class R5      50,000,000    
  Class Y      50,000,000    
    Class SDR      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders Tax-Aware Bond Fund   Class A      75,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      85,000,000    
  Class SDR      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    

 

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Series   Class      Shares                                 
Hartford Schroders US MidCap Opportunities Fund   Class A      75,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      75,000,000    
  Class R3      50,000,000    
  Class R4      50,000,000                   
  Class R5      50,000,000    
  Class R6      50,000,000    
  Class SDR      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    
                
Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund   Class A      75,000,000    
  Class C      50,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      75,000,000    
  Class R3      50,000,000    
  Class R4      50,000,000    
  Class R5      50,000,000    
  Class R6      50,000,000    
  Class SDR      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      50,000,000    
                   

The Hartford Small Cap Growth Fund

   Class A      10,500,000,000    
  Class B      5,000,000,000    
  Class C      5,000,000,000    
  Class F      50,000,000    
  Class I      1,500,000,000    
  Class R3      1,500,000,000    
  Class R4      1,500,000,000    
  Class R5      1,500,000,000    
    Class R6      50,000,000    
    Class T      50,000,000    
    Class Y      500,000,000    

 

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

FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board of Directors in the manner and by the vote required by law. These Articles Supplementary do not increase the total number of authorized shares of stock of the Corporation.

SIXTH: The undersigned Vice President of the Corporation acknowledges these Articles Supplementary to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Vice President acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Vice President and attested by its Assistant Secretary as of the 24th day of August 2021.

 

ATTEST:     THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
/s/ Alice A. Pellegrino     By:   /s/ Thomas R. Phillips
Alice A. Pellegrino       Thomas R. Phillips
Assistant Secretary       Vice President

 

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