AMENDMENT NUMBER 9 TO THE SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NUMBER 9
TO THE
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NUMBER 9 (the “Amendment”) amends that certain SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT, dated August 2, 2017 (the “Agreement”), by and between Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC (“Adviser”), and Wellington Management Company LLP (“Sub-Adviser”), and is effective as of June 7, 2022 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, the Adviser has appointed, and the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) has approved the Sub-Adviser to serve as the sub-adviser of the series of the Company listed on Schedule A (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) to the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser desire to amend and restate Schedules A and B to reflect adding a new Fund, Hartford Dynamic Bond Fund, as described herein and as approved by the Board at its meeting held on May 11, 2022;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties to the Agreement hereby agree as follows:
| 1. | Pursuant to Section 15 of the Agreement, Schedules A and B are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the attached Amended and Restated Schedules A and B to the Agreement. |
| 2. | The changes to the Agreement reflected in this Amendment shall become effective as of the respective Effective Date reflected in this Amendment. |
| 3. | Except as amended by this Amendment and any previous amendment, the terms of the Agreement remain unchanged and may be further modified only by mutual written agreement of the parties and the approval of the Board. |
| 4. | This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto on any number of counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.
HARTFORD FUNDS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
| By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
| Title: Chief Investment Officer |
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLP
| By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
| Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
| Title: Senior Managing Director |
AMENDED AND RESTATED SCHEDULE A
List of Funds
This Amended and Restated Schedule A to that certain Sub-Advisory Agreement by and between Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP, dated August 2, 2017, is effective as of June 7, 2022, with certain revisions to be effective as of the date reflected on this Amended and Restated Schedule A.
THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
on behalf of:
Hartford AARP Balanced Retirement Fund
The Hartford Balanced Income Fund
The Hartford Capital Appreciation Fund
Hartford Climate Opportunities Fund
Hartford Core Equity Fund
The Hartford Dividend and Growth Fund
Hartford Dynamic Bond Fund
Hartford Emerging Markets Equity Fund
The Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
The Hartford Equity Income Fund
The Hartford Floating Rate Fund
The Hartford Floating Rate High Income Fund
Hartford Global Impact Fund1
The Hartford Healthcare Fund
The Hartford High Yield Fund
The Hartford Inflation Plus Fund
Hartford International Equity Fund
The Hartford International Growth Fund
The Hartford International Opportunities Fund
The Hartford International Value Fund
The Hartford MidCap Fund
The Hartford MidCap Value Fund
Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund
The Hartford Municipal Opportunities Fund
Hartford Municipal Short Duration Fund
Hartford Real Asset Fund (formerly, The Hartford Global Real Estate Fund prior to May 2, 2022)
The Hartford Short Duration Fund
Hartford Small Cap Value Fund
The Hartford Small Company Fund
| 1 | Hartford Global Impact Fund is added to Sub-Advisory Agreement effective October 4, 2019, upon the unwinding of the master-feeder structure. |
The Hartford Strategic Income Fund
Hartford Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund
The Hartford Total Return Bond Fund
The Hartford World Bond Fund
AMENDED AND RESTATED SCHEDULE B
Fees Paid to the Sub-Adviser
This Amended and Restated Schedule B to that certain Sub-Advisory Agreement by and between Hartford Funds Management Company, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP, dated August 2, 2017, is effective as of June 7, 2022 with certain revisions to be effective as of the date reflected on this Amended and Restated Schedule B.
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