Directed Services LLC May 1, 2015 Voya Partners, Inc. Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Ladies and Gentlemen:

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Directed Services LLC

0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000

May 1, 2015

Voya Partners, Inc.

0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx.

Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Ladies and Gentlemen:

By our execution of this letter agreement, we hereby notify you that, during periods when VY® Xxxxxxxxx Foreign Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a series of Voya Partners, Inc., managed by Directed Services LLC (“DSL”) and sub-advised by Xxxxxxxxx Investment Counsel, LLC (“Xxxxxxxxx”), invests in Xxxxxxxxx Institutional Funds-Foreign Smaller Companies Series (the “Underlying Funds”), DSL will waive its fees with respect to the Portfolio’s assets invested in the Underlying Funds.  The waiver will be equal to the advisory fee, received by Xxxxxxxxx from the Underlying Funds attributable to Xxxxxxxxx’x management of the Portfolio assets that are invested in the Underlying Funds.

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

			Very sincerely,
			By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
				Xxxx Xxxxx
				Vice President
				Directed Services LLC
Agreed and Accepted:
Voya Partners, Inc.
(on behalf of the Portfolio)
By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Senior Vice President