EX-99.A.(XXIX) 2 d359662dex99axxix.htm ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY DATED MAY 17, 2022 Articles Supplementary dated May 17, 2022

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 110,000,000 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 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:

 

Series

    Class    Additional Shares  

Hartford Schroders International Multi-Cap Value Fund

    Class Y      35,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund

    Class Y      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable Core Bond Fund

    Class F      25,000,000  

SECOND: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by Section 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law and the Charter, the Board of Directors, by resolutions duly adopted at a meeting duly called and held, classified 700,000,000 authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, without further classification or designation, as the new series and classes set forth below, the shares of each such class having the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of a class of a series Common Stock as set forth in the Charter.

Series

    Class    Shares  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class A      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class C      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class F      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class I      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class Y      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class R5      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value Fund

    Class SDR      50,000,000  

 

Series

    Class    Shares  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class A      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class C      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class F      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class I      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class Y      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class R5      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core Fund

    Class SDR      50,000,000  

THIRD: Immediately after these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the SDAT, the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock is 162,550,000,000, of which 55,155,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 107,395,000,000 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  

 

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Series

    Class    Shares  
   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  

 

Series

    Class    Shares  

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  

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  

 

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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  

 

Series

    Class    Shares  

Hartford Schroders Diversified Emerging Markets Fund

    Class A      50,000,000  
   Class C      50,000,000  
   Class F      50,000,000  
   Class I      100,000,000  
   Class R3      50,000,000  
   Class R4      50,000,000  
   Class R5      50,000,000  
   Class SDR      350,000,000  
   Class Y      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      220,000,000  
   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  

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  

 

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   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  

Series

    Class    Shares  

Hartford Schroders Global Strategic 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 International Multi-Cap Value Fund

    Class A      80,000,000  
   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      85,000,000  

Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund

    Class A      75,000,000  
   Class C      50,000,000  
   Class F      110,000,000  
   Class I      365,000,000  
   Class R3      50,000,000  
   Class R4      50,000,000  
   Class R5      50,000,000  
   Class R6      50,000,000  
   Class SDR      100,000,000  
   Class T      50,000,000  
   Class Y      50,000,000  

 

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Series

    Class    Shares  

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      75,000,000  
   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  

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  

 

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Series

    Class    Shares  

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  

Hartford Schroders International Contrarian Value 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 R5      50,000,000  
   Class SDR      50,000,000  

Hartford Schroders Sustainable International Core 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 R5      50,000,000  
   Class SDR      50,000,000  

 

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FOURTH: The shares of Common Stock described in Article FIRST 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.

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 17th day of May 2022.

 

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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