As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2021
File Nos. 002-11387/811-00558

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 167
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No.
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
690 Lee Road
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (610) 386-4068
Thomas R. Phillips, Esquire
Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC
690 Lee Road
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
John V. O’Hanlon, Esquire
Dechert LLP
One International Place, 40th Floor
100 Oliver Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2605
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
on October 21, 2021 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
on (Date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
on (Date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.


EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 167 to the Registration Statement of The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form N-1A incorporates by reference the Registrant’s Prospectus (Part A) and Statement of Additional Information (Part B) relating to Hartford Schroders Sustainable Core Bond Fund contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 165, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2021. The Registrant’s Other Information (Part C) is filed herewith. This Post-Effective Amendment is filed to extend the effective date of Post-Effective Amendment No. 165 to October 21, 2021.

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 28. Exhibits

c.
Not Applicable


f.
Not Applicable

h.(iii).b
Form of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement for Hartford Schroders Diversified Emerging Markets Fund (to be filed by post-effective amendment)

i.
Opinion and Consent of Counsel (to be filed by post-effective amendment)
j.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (to be filed by post-effective amendment)
k.
Not Applicable
l.
Not Applicable
o.
Not Applicable
Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with Registrant
Not applicable.
Item 30. Indemnification
Article V, paragraph (f) of the Registrant’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement provides that the Registrant shall indemnify (i) its directors and officers to the full extent required or permitted by law and (ii) other employees and agents to such extent authorized by the Registrant’s board of directors or bylaws and as permitted by law; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall protect any director or officer of the Registrant against any liability to the Registrant or its shareholders to which he would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office. The rights of indemnification contained in Article V are not exclusive to any other rights to which any officer, director or employee seeking indemnification may be entitled.
Subsection (b) of Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of Maryland permits a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of

the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding unless it is proved that: (i) the act or omission of the person was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the person actually received an improper personal benefit of money, property or services; or (iii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had reasonable cause to believe his act or omission was unlawful.
Indemnification under subsection (b) of Section 2-418 may not be made by a corporation unless authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification is permissible in the circumstances because the party to be indemnified has met the standard of conduct set forth in subsection (b). This determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors not, at the time, parties to the proceeding, or, if such quorum cannot be obtained, then by a majority vote of a committee of the Board consisting solely of two or more directors not, at the time, parties to such proceeding and who were duly designated to act in the matter by a majority vote of the full Board in which the designated directors who are parties may participate; (ii) by special legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board by vote as set forth in subparagraph (i), or, if the requisite quorum of the full Board cannot be obtained therefor and the committee cannot be established, by a majority vote of the full Board in which any director who is a party may participate; or (iii) by the stockholders (except that shares held by directors who are parties to the specific proceeding may not be voted). A court of appropriate jurisdiction may also order indemnification if the court determines that a person seeking indemnification is entitled to reimbursement under subsection (b).
Section 2-418 further provides that indemnification provided for by Section 2-418 shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against any liability asserted against or incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liabilities under Section 2-418.
Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered), the Registrant undertakes that it will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the questions whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The Registrant’s various agreements with its service providers provide for indemnification.
Item 31. Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser
Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC (“HFMC”) serves as investment adviser to certain series of the Registrant. The executive officers of HFMC are listed in the investment adviser registration on Form ADV for HFMC (File No. 801-77209) and are hereby incorporated herein by reference thereto. The business and other connections of a substantial nature of each executive officer are given below.
Lattice Strategies LLC (“Lattice”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HFMC, serves as investment adviser to certain series of the Registrant. The executive officers of Lattice are listed in the investment adviser registration on Form ADV for Lattice (File No. 801-63451) and are hereby incorporated herein by reference thereto. The business and other connections of a substantial nature of each executive officer are given below.

Name
Position
with HFMC(1)
Position
with
Lattice(2)
Other Business
James E. Davey
Senior
Managing
Director,
Chairman of
the Board,
President
and
Manager
President,
Chairman of
the Board,
and
Manager
Executive Vice President of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.(3)
(“The Hartford”); Senior Managing Director, Chairman of the Board and
Manager of Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC(4) (“HFD”); President, Senior
Managing Director, Director and Chairman of the Board of Hartford
Administrative Services Company(5) (“HASCO”); and President, Director,
Chairman and Senior Managing Director of the Hartford Funds
Management Group, Inc.(6) (“HFMG”)
Gregory A. Frost
Managing
Director,
Chief
Financial
Officer and
Manager
Chief
Financial
Officer,
Assistant
Treasurer,
and
Manager
Director, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of HASCO;
Manager, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of HFD; and
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of HFMG
Walter F. Garger
Secretary,
Managing
Director and
General
Counsel
General
Counsel and
Secretary
Secretary, Managing Director and General Counsel of HFD, HASCO and
HFMG
Theodore Lucas
None
Executive
Vice
President
Executive Vice President of HFMG
Joseph G.
Melcher
Executive
Vice
President
and Chief
Compliance
Officer
Executive
Vice
President
and Chief
Compliance
Officer
Executive Vice President of HASCO, HFD and HFMG
Vernon J. Meyer
Chief
Investment
Officer and
Managing
Director
Senior Vice
President
Investments
Managing Director of HFMG
Anita Baldwin
Vice
President
None
Vice President of HFMG
Jeffrey T. Coghan
Vice
President
None
Senior Vice President of HFD and HFMG
Amy N. Furlong
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Treasurer
None
Vice President of HFMG
Allison Z.
Mortensen
Vice
President
None
Vice President of HFMG
Christopher
Morvant
Vice
President
None
None
David A. Naab
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Treasurer
None
None
Shannon O’Neill
Vice
President
and
Controller
None
Vice President and Controller of HASCO and HFMG; Financial and
Operations Principal (FINOP), Vice President and Controller of HFD

Name
Position
with HFMC(1)
Position
with
Lattice(2)
Other Business
Alice A. Pellegrino
None
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Secretary
Vice President of HFMG
Thomas R.
Phillips
Vice
President
None
Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary of HFMG
Kevin F. Barnett
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant Secretary of HASCO, HFD, and HFMG
Eapen A. Chandy
Assistant
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Treasurer
Assistant
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Treasurer
Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of HASCO, HFD, HFMG,
The Hartford, and Hartford Investment Management Company(7)
(“HIMCO”)
Michael J. Fixer
Assistant
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Treasurer
Assistant
Vice
President
and
Assistant
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Vice President of HASCO, HFD, HFMG,
and The Hartford
Kathleen E.
Jorens
Assistant
Vice
President
and
Treasurer
Assistant
Vice
President
and
Treasurer
Assistant Vice President and Treasurer of HASCO and HFMG; Treasurer
and Senior Vice President of HIMCO and The Hartford; Senior Vice
President and RPG Business Line Principal of HFD
Elizabeth L.
Kemp
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant Secretary of HFD, HFMG, and HIMCO; Assistant Treasurer of
HASCO
Timothy M. Ligay
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant Secretary of HASCO, HFD, HFMG, and HIMCO
Gissell Novas
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant
Secretary
Assistant Secretary of HASCO, HFD, HFMG, and HIMCO
Keith R. Percy
Vice
President
Vice
President
Vice President of HASCO, HFD, HFMG, and HIMCO; Head of Corporate Tax
and Senior Vice President of The Hartford
(1)
The principal business address for HFMC is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
(2)
The principal business address for Lattice is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
(3)
The principal business address for The Hartford is One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155.
(4)
The principal business address for HFD is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
(5)
The principal business address for HASCO is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
(6)
The principal business address for HFMG is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
(7)
The principal business address for HIMCO is One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155.
Wellington Management Company LLP (“Wellington Management”) serves as sub-adviser to certain series of the Registrant. The executive officers of Wellington Management are listed in the investment adviser registration on Form ADV for Wellington Management (File No. 801-15908) and are hereby incorporated herein by reference thereto. The officers of Wellington Management have been engaged during the past two fiscal years in no business, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature other than as directors, officers, or employees of Wellington Management or certain of its corporate affiliates.
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. (“SIMNA”) and Schroder Investment Management North America Limited (“SIMNA Ltd.”) each serve as sub-adviser and sub-sub-adviser, respectively, to certain series of the Registrant. The executive officers of SIMNA and SIMNA Ltd. are listed in the respective investment advisers’ registration on Forms ADV (File No. 801-15834 and File No. 801-37163, respectively) and are hereby incorporated

herein by reference thereto. The directors and officers of SIMNA and SIMNA Ltd. have been engaged during the past two fiscal years in no business, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature other than as directors, officers, or employees of SIMNA or certain of its corporate affiliates.
Mellon Investments Corporation (“Mellon”) serves as sub-adviser to certain series of the Registrant. The principal business address of Mellon is BNY Mellon Center, 201 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-4408. With respect to Mellon, the response to this Item is incorporated by reference on Form ADV for Mellon (File No. 801-19785) filed with the SEC.
Item 32. Principal Underwriters
(a)
Hartford Funds Distributors, LLC (“HFD”) serves as the principal underwriter for each series of the Registrant and is an indirect subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. HFD is also the principal underwriter for the series of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc., Hartford Series Fund, Inc., Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc., and Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund.
(b)
The directors and principal officers of HFD and their position with the Registrant are as follows:
Name and Principal Business
Address*
Positions and Offices with
Underwriter
Position and Offices
with Registrant
Kevin F. Barnett**
Assistant Secretary
None
John F. Brennan
Senior Vice President
None
Eapen A. Chandy**
Assistant Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer
None
Jeffrey T. Coghan
Senior Vice President
None
James E. Davey
Chairman of the Board, Senior
Managing Director and Manager
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Andrew S. Decker
AML Officer
AML Compliance Officer
Michael J. Fixer**
Assistant Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer
None
Gregory A. Frost
Chief Financial Officer, Managing
Director and Manager
None
Walter F. Garger
General Counsel, Managing Director
and Secretary
Chief Legal Officer
David S. Hescheles
Senior Vice President
None
Lucinda Hottenstein
Assistant Vice President
None
Keraya S. Jefferson
Chief Compliance Officer and Vice
President
None
Kathleen E. Jorens**
Senior Vice President / RPG
Business Line Principal
None
Elizabeth L. Kemp**
Assistant Secretary
None
Timothy M. Ligay**
Assistant Secretary
None
Joseph G. Melcher
Executive Vice President
Vice President and Chief Compliance
Officer
Gissell Novas**
Assistant Secretary
None
Keith R. Percy**
Vice President
None
Martin A. Swanson
President, Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Marketing Officer, and
Managing Director
None
*
Unless otherwise indicated, principal business address is 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087.
**
Principal business address is One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155.
(c)
Not Applicable
Item 33. Location of Accounts and Records
Books or other documents required to be maintained by the Registrant by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by the Registrant’s custodian, sub-administrator, and sub-fund accounting agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, the Registrant’s transfer agent, Hartford Administrative Services Company,

690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087, the Registrant’s investment managers, Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary, Lattice Strategies LLC, 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087, and sub-transfer agent DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc., 2000 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Registrant’s corporate records are maintained at Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC, 690 Lee Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087 and its financial ledgers are maintained at State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
Item 34. Management Services
Not Applicable
Item 35. Undertakings
Not Applicable

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the city of Wayne, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 21st day of September 2021.
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.
By:
/s/ James E. Davey*
 
James E. Davey
President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ James E. Davey*

James E. Davey
Director, President and Chief Executive
Officer
September 21, 2021
/s/ David A. Naab*

David A. Naab
Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
September 21, 2021
/s/ Lynn S. Birdsong*

Lynn S. Birdsong
Chairman of the Board and Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Hilary E. Ackermann*

Hilary E. Ackermann
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Robin C. Beery*

Robin C. Beery
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Derrick D. Cephas*

Derrick D. Cephas
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Christine R. Detrick*

Christine R. Detrick
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Andrew A. Johnson, Jr.*

Andrew A. Johnson, Jr.
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Paul L. Rosenberg*

Paul L. Rosenberg
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ Lemma W. Senbet*

Lemma W. Senbet
Director
September 21, 2021
/s/ David Sung*

David Sung
Director
September 21, 2021
*By:/s/ Thomas R. Phillips

Thomas R. Phillips, Attorney-in-fact
* Pursuant to Power of Attorney (filed herewith)
 
September 21, 2021

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
a.(xxvi)
Articles Supplementary dated August 24, 2021
q
Power of Attorney dated August 4, 2021


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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Power of Attorney dated August 4, 2021

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.

HARTFORD SERIES FUND, INC.

HARTFORD HLS SERIES FUND II, INC.

  

HARTFORD FUNDS EXCHANGE-TRADED TRUST

LATTICE STRATEGIES TRUST

HARTFORD SCHRODERS OPPORTUNISTIC INCOME FUND

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

August 4, 2021

Each of the undersigned persons do hereby constitute and appoint as their attorney-in-fact and agent Walter F. Garger, Thomas R. Phillips, and Alice A. Pellegrino and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several power of substitution, of such undersigned person with authority to take any appropriate action to execute in the name of and on behalf of such undersigned person, and to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), registration statements on Form N-1A, Form N-2 or Form N-14, and any amendments thereto (including without limitation pre- and post-effective amendments), all applications for exemptive relief from state or federal regulations, and any and all amendments thereto, and to perform any and all such acts as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to enable the above-referenced investment companies that are registered with the Commission (the “Registrants”) to comply with the applicable laws of the United States, any individual state or similar jurisdiction of the United States, and in connection therewith to execute and file all requisite papers and documents; granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully as the relevant Registrant and undersigned person might or could do herself, himself or itself or in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney in the capacity indicated to be effective as of the date first written above.

   

/s/ James E. Davey                        

James E. Davey

  Director/Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
   

/s/ David A. Naab                         

David A. Naab

  Treasurer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
   

/s/ Lynn S. Birdsong                     

Lynn S. Birdsong

  Chair of the Board, Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Hilary E. Ackermann               

Hilary E. Ackermann

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Robin C. Beery                        

Robin C. Beery

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Derrick D. Cephas                   

Derrick D. Cephas

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Christine R. Detrick                 

Christine R. Detrick

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Andrew A. Johnson, Jr.            

Andrew A. Johnson, Jr.

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Paul L. Rosenberg                    

Paul L. Rosenberg

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ Lemma W. Senbet                    

Lemma W. Senbet

  Director/Trustee
   

/s/ David Sung                               

David Sung

  Director/Trustee


THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.

THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS II, INC.

HARTFORD SERIES FUND, INC.

HARTFORD HLS SERIES FUND II, INC.

  

HARTFORD FUNDS EXCHANGE-TRADED TRUST

LATTICE STRATEGIES TRUST

HARTFORD SCHRODERS OPPORTUNISTIC INCOME FUND

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the Boards of Directors/Trustees of the above-referenced registrants approved the Power of Attorney, dated August 4, 2021, by adopting the following resolution

RESOLVED, that the Power of Attorney, in substantially the form presented at this meeting, appointing Walter F. Garger, Thomas R. Phillips, and Alice A. Pellegrino, each with full power to act alone, as attorneys-in-fact and agents for each member of the Boards of Directors/Trustees of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc., The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc., Hartford Series Fund, Inc., Hartford HLS Series Fund II, Inc., Hartford Funds Exchange-Traded Trust, Hartford Schroders Opportunistic Income Fund, and Lattice Strategies Trust (each, a “Registrant”) and for each Registrant’s principal executive officer, and principal financial officer (including any appointed comptroller or principal accounting officer, if any) for the purpose of executing and filing for and on behalf of, each Registrant, including each member of the Registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees and the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, all requisite documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the offices of the securities administrators of the states and similar jurisdictions of the United States be, and herby is, approved; and it is

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the above-referenced persons appointed as attorneys-in-fact be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered to take such action as is necessary to carry out the intent of the foregoing resolution, including, but not limited to, executing any required documents on behalf of each Registrant, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, and each member of the Registrant’s Board of Directors/Trustees.