Amendment
Amendment
To
Execution
(h)(2)(A)(i)
Transfer Agency Services Agreement
(Unified Agreement)
This Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement ("Amendment"), dated as of April 4, 2022 ("Effective Date"), is being entered into by and between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. ("BNYM") and each of the investment companies listed on the signature page to this Amendment (individually, "Investment Company"; collectively, "Investment Companies"), on its own behalf and to the extent the Investment Company has portfolios listed on Exhibit A hereto (individually, "Portfolio"; collectively, "Portfolios"), on behalf of each such Portfolio.
Background
BNYM (under its former name, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.) and the Investment Companies previously entered into that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2009, several amendments thereto amending Exhibit A, an Adoption Agreement, dated August 2, 2010, an Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2011, an Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2019, an Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2019, an Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2019, and an Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2020 (collectively, the "Current Unified Agreement"). The parties intend that the Current Unified Agreement be amended as set forth in this Amendment.
Terms
In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree to all statements made above and as follows:
1.Modifications to Current Unified Agreement. The Current Unified Agreement is hereby amended by deleting and replacing Exhibit A in its entirety with the Exhibit A attached to this Amendment, dated as of April 4, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), between BNYM and the Investment Companies (the Current Unified Agreement as so amended being the "Amended Unified Agreement").
2.Adoption of Amended Unified Agreement by New Portfolios. Each Portfolio that has been added to Exhibit A by virtue of this Amendment acknowledges and agrees that (i) by virtue of its execution of this Amendment, it becomes and is a party to the Amended Unified Agreement as of the Effective Date, or if BNYM commenced providing services to the Portfolio prior to the Effective Date, as of the date BNYM first provided services to the Portfolio, and (ii) it is bound by all terms and conditions of the Amended Unified Agreement as of such date. The term "Portfolio" has the same meaning in this Amendment as it has in the Amended Unified Agreement.
3.Remainder of Amended Unified Agreement. Except as specifically modified by this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Amended Unified Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
4.Governing Law. The governing law provision of the Amended Unified Agreement shall be the governing law provision of this Amendment.
5.Entire Agreement. This Amendment constitutes the final, complete, exclusive and fully integrated record of the agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter herein and the amendment of the
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Amended Unified Agreement with respect to such subject matter, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous proposals, agreements, contracts, representations and understandings, whether written, oral or electronic, between the parties with respect to the same subject matter.
6.Facsimile Signatures; Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one more counterparts; such execution of counterparts may occur by manual signature, facsimile signature, manual signature transmitted by means of facsimile transmission or manual signature contained in an imaged document attached to an email transmission; and each such counterpart executed in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed an original, with all such counterparts together constituting one and the same instrument. The exchange of executed copies of this Amendment or of executed signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile transmission or as an imaged document attached to an email transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery hereof and may be used for all purposes in lieu of a manually executed copy of this Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the Effective Date.
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Name: Xxxxxxx Rothemeyer_________________ |
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each in its individual and separate capacity | |
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/s/ Xxxx Modic___________________ |
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Senior Vice President_______________ |
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EXHIBIT A
(Unified Agreement)
(Dated: April 4, 2022)
THIS EXHIBIT A (Unified Agreement) is Exhibit A to that certain Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2009, between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., and the Investment Companies and Portfolios listed below.
Voya Equity Trust
Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund
Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund
Voya Large-Cap Growth Fund
Voya Large Cap Value Fund
Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund
Voya MidCap Opportunities Fund
Voya Multi-Manager Mid Cap Value Fund
Voya Small Cap Growth Fund
Voya Small Company Fund
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Fund
Voya U.S High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Voya Funds Trust
Voya Floating Rate Fund
Voya GNMA Income Fund
Voya Government Money Market Fund
Voya High Yield Bond Fund
Voya Intermediate Bond Fund
Voya Short Term Bond Fund
Voya Strategic Income Opportunities Fund
Voya Balanced Income Portfolio
Voya Global Perspectives® Portfolio
Voya Government Liquid Assets Portfolio
Voya High Yield Portfolio
Voya Large Cap Growth Portfolio
Voya Large Cap Value Portfolio
Voya Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
Voya Retirement Conservative Portfolio
Voya Retirement Growth Portfolio
Voya Retirement Moderate Growth Portfolio
Voya Retirement Moderate Portfolio
Voya U.S. Stock Index Portfolio
VY® BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio
VY® Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio
VY® Clarion Real Estate Portfolio
VY® Invesco Growth and Income Portfolio
VY® JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio
VY® JPMorgan Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio
VY® Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Global Franchise Portfolio
VY® X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio
VY® X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio
VY® X. Xxxx Price International Stock Portfolio
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Voya Mutual Funds
Voya Diversified Emerging Markets Debt Fund1
Voya Global Bond Fund
Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund
Voya Global High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Voya Global Perspectives® Fund
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Fund
Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Equity Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Factors Fund
Voya Multi-Manager International Small Cap Fund
Voya Russia Fund
Voya Partners, Inc.
Voya Global Bond Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2020 Portfolio2
Voya Index Solution 2025 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2030 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2035 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2040 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2045 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2050 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2055 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2060 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution 2065 Portfolio
Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio
Voya International High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio
Voya Solution 2020 Portfolio3
Voya Solution 2025 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2030 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2035 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2040 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2045 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2050 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2055 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2060 Portfolio
Voya Solution 2065 Portfolio
Voya Solution Aggressive Portfolio
Voya Solution Balanced Portfolio
Voya Solution Conservative Portfolio
Voya Solution Income Portfolio
Voya Solution Moderately Aggressive Portfolio
Voya Solution Moderately Conservative Portfolio
VY® American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
VY® Baron Growth Portfolio
VY® Columbia Contrarian Core Portfolio
VY® Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio
VY® Invesco Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
1Liquidated at the close of business on January 22, 2021. Will not appear on future Exhibit A.
2Merged at the close of business on August 7, 2020 into Voya Index Solution Income Portfolio, a series of Voya Partners, Inc. Will not appear on future Exhibit A.
3Merged at the close of business on August 7, 2020 into Voya Solution Income Portfolio, a series of Voya Partners, Inc. Will not appear on future Exhibit A.
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VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio
VY® Invesco Global Portfolio (formerly, VY® Invesco Xxxxxxxxxxx Global Portfolio, effective May 1, 2021) VY® JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
VY® X. Xxxx Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
VY® X. Xxxx Price Growth Equity Portfolio
Voya Prime Rate Trust4
Voya Senior Income Fund
Voya Separate Portfolios Trust
Voya Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
Voya Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund
Voya Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund
Voya Investment Grade Credit Fund
Voya Securitized Credit Fund
Voya Target In-Retirement Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2020 Fund5
Voya Target Retirement 2025 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2030 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2035 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2040 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2045 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2055 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2060 Fund
Voya Target Retirement 2065 Fund
Voya Variable Insurance Trust
VY® BrandywineGLOBAL – Bond Portfolio
Voya Variable Products Trust
Voya MidCap Opportunities Portfolio
Voya SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio
4Voya Prime Rate Trust (the "Fund") was removed from the list of Voya funds, effective at the close of business on June 4, 2021, when Saba Capital Management, L.P. became the investment adviser to the Fund. Will not appear on future Exhibit A.
5Merged at the close of business on August 7, 2020 into Voya Target In-Retirement Fund, a series of Voya Separate Portfolios Trust. Will not appear on future Exhibit A.
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