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 60,000,000 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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund    Class I    20,000,000
Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund    Class F    10,000,000
Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund    Class I    30,000,000

SECOND: 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 55,965,000,000 are shares of Common Stock without further classification or designation and 106,585,000,000 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                  


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                  
           
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                  

 

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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                  
   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 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    50,000,000                  
         
Hartford Schroders International Stock Fund    Class A    75,000,000                   
   Class C    50,000,000                  
   Class F    110,000,000                  
   Class I    315,000,000                  
   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    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                  
           
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                  

 

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THIRD: 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.

FOURTH: 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.

FIFTH: 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 16th day of February 2022.

 

       ATTEST:               THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
 

/s/ Alice A. Pellegrino

Alice A. Pellegrino

Assistant Secretary

    

        By: /s/ Thomas R. Phillips

        Thomas R. Phillips

        Vice President

 

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