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Description of Plan
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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Description of Plan Description of Plan
The following is a general description of the Voya 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”). Participants should refer to the Plan documents,
including the summary plan description, for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions, including those described herein. Any
conflicts between the terms of the Plan document and this description shall be resolved by referring to the Plan document.
The Plan is a voluntary defined contribution plan available to all eligible employees, as defined in the Plan document. The Plan is intended to
meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”). The Plan also contains a salary reduction feature intended to
meet the requirements applicable to cash or deferred arrangements under Section 401(k) of the IRC. The Plan is intended to be in full
compliance with applicable requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
Voya Services Company is the Plan sponsor (“Plan Sponsor”, or the “Company”). The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Voya
Financial, Inc. (“Voya”). Voya is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VOYA.” The Voya Financial Plan
Administrative Committee is the Plan administrator (“Plan Administrator”). The Plan Sponsor and an affiliate of the Plan Sponsor are parties
to a master trust agreement with Voya Institutional Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Voya ("Trustee") to facilitate the holding
and investment of assets of the Plan and the 401(k) plan sponsored by the affiliate in one master trust that separately accounts for the
respective interests of each plan ("Master Trust").
The Plan offers a self-directed brokerage account option (“SDBA”). The SDBA is designed for investors who want to actively manage a
greater choice of investments and are willing to pay additional fees and accept full responsibility for researching, selecting, monitoring and
managing their investments.
Concentrations of Risk
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Plan’s assets were significantly concentrated in Voya affiliated investments such as Voya mutual
funds, Voya collective investment trusts, and Voya shares, the value of which is subject to fluctuations related to corporate, industry and
economic factors.
Eligibility
All employees meeting the qualifying requirements, as specified in the Plan documents, are automatically enrolled in the Plan.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and the Company’s contribution. Company contributions are based
on participant deferrals. Each participant’s account is also credited with allocations of Plan investment results; all earnings or losses are
allocated to each participant’s account as soon as practicable. Participant accounts may be reduced by any administrative fees or expenses
charged against the account. Forfeited balances of terminated participants’ nonvested accounts are used to reduce future Company
contributions and to restore participant accounts previously forfeited, as specified in the Plan document. The benefit to which a participant is
entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account at the time benefit payments are made.
Vesting
Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon.
Participants will vest in the Company’s matching contributions plus actual earnings thereon over four years of service at the rate of 25% after
the first year, 50% after the second year, 75% after the third year, and 100% after the fourth year. Participants are immediately fully vested
when any of the following occur: (1) obtaining age 65 while actively employed, (2) dying while actively employed, (3) obtaining eligibility
for benefits under Voya’s managed long term disability plan, or (4) termination or partial termination of the Plan to the extent such
termination applies to a participant.
Any participant who is actively employed by the Company on the effective date of a sale of a direct or indirect controlling interest in the
Company shall be 100% vested in and shall be entitled to a benefit equal to the value of the participant's account.
Participant Contributions
Participants in the Plan may contribute up to 50% of their pre-tax eligible compensation. Participants may also contribute eligible amounts
representing distributions from other qualified plans (“rollovers”) and participants who have attained age 50 or over in a plan year may elect
to begin making catch-up contributions for such plan year in addition to their participant contribution. Participant contributions, other than
rollovers, are subject to limitations imposed by the IRC and the Plan.
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The Plan offers a Roth feature. The Roth feature allows participants to make after-tax contributions to a Roth Account. These after-tax
contributions are subject to the IRC pre-tax employee contribution limits. The Roth contributions plus earnings grow tax free and qualified
Roth distributions are not subject to federal income taxes.
Employer Contributions
The Company matches participant pre-tax and Roth contributions at 100% of each participant’s contributions up to the first 6% of eligible
compensation. The Company does not contribute matching contributions on catch-up contributions. The Company matching contributions are
made in cash and allocated in accordance with each participant’s investment elections.
Forfeitures
The non-vested portion of a participant's account is forfeited when certain terminations described in the Plan document occur. Forfeitures
remain in the Plan and are used to reduce the Company's contributions to the Plan. The amount of the forfeited nonvested participant accounts
as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $5,587,661 and $1,071,221, respectively.
As permitted by the Plan document, the amount of forfeitures allocated in lieu of employer contributions for the years ended December 31,
2025 and 2024 was $1,071,186 and $797,551, respectively.
Dividends
Dividends paid are automatically reinvested.
Participant Loans
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, a participant may borrow against his/her account balance provided that the amount
requested is at least $1,000 but not more than the lesser of 50% of the participant’s vested balance or $50,000 (taking into account the
outstanding balance of all Plan loans made within the prior twelve months).
Each loan will bear an interest rate as prescribed by the Plan’s applicable provisions, the current prime interest rate plus 1%. Loan repayment
periods are for a maximum of five years. Principal and interest are repaid ratably through payroll deductions.
Benefits Paid
Upon termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant or their beneficiary may elect to receive either a lump-sum
distribution or periodic payments of the participant’s account balance. A participant may elect to receive benefits in cash or Voya shares to the
extent the participant's account is invested in the Voya Company Stock Fund. Additionally, upon termination of employment with the
Company or a Voya participating employer, a participant may elect to receive a lump sum distribution of their vested account balance. In-
service withdrawals of vested account balances, excluding any Roth balances, are permitted for active participants who have attained age
59½. Benefit payments are recorded when paid.
As defined in the Plan documents, certain participants are also eligible for hardship withdrawals, consistent with the provisions of the IRC.
Participants should refer to the Plan documents for a complete discussion of benefit payment provisions.
Administrative Expenses
To the extent the Company is required by law or elects to pay such expenses, the Plan sponsor shall be responsible for paying such Plan
expenses. All expenses of the Plan shall, to the extent permitted by law, be paid by the Master Trust, unless the Company elects to pay such
expenses.
The Plan maintains a Plan Expense Reimbursement Account ("PERA") with respect to certain revenue received from mutual fund companies
for services rendered on behalf of the Plan. Any revenue deposited into the PERA is used to offset allowable expenses incurred during the
calendar year.
The amount of the PERA account as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $20,925 and $24,578, respectively.
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Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has retained the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any
time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, all participants will become 100% vested
in their Plan accounts.
Plan Merger
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net assets totaling $124,679,889 were transferred to the Plan from Benefitfocus.com, Inc. 401(k)
Profit Sharing Plan as a result of a merger of plans.