Contract

(d)(1)(ii)

May 1, 2021

Voya Partners, Inc.

0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx.

Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Ladies and Gentlemen:

By this letter dated May 1, 2021, we have agreed to waive a portion of the management fee payable to us under the Investment Management Agreement, dated May 1, 2017, between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Partners, Inc. (the "Agreement"), with respect to VY® Invesco Equity and Income Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), a series of Voya Partners, Inc., in the amount of 0.01% per annum. By this letter, we agree to waive that fee for the period from May 1, 2021 through May 1, 2022.

Voya Investments, LLC acknowledges that any fees waived during the term of this Agreement shall not be eligible for recoupment at any time in the future.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination or modification of this letter requires approval by the Board of Directors of Voya Partners, Inc.

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Please indicate your agreement to this reduction in fee by executing below in the place indicated.

Very sincerely,

By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx

Xxxx Xxxxx

Senior Vice President

Voya Investments, LLC

Agreed and Accepted: Voya Partners, Inc.

(on behalf of the Portfolio)

By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

Senior Vice President