EMPOWER FUNDS, INC.
ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY
Empower Funds, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:
FIRST: On September 25, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to the authority contained in the Corporation’s charter, and in accordance with Section 2-105(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law, unanimously adopted resolutions approving:
| 1. | The increase in the number of Institutional Class shares of the Empower Conservative Profile Fund, Empower Core Bond Fund, Empower Large Cap Value Fund, Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund, Empower Mid Cap Value Fund, Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund, Empower Real Estate Index Fund, Empower S&P 500® Index Fund, Empower Small Cap Growth Fund, Empower Small Cap Value Fund, Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund and Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from three billion seven hundred eighty-five million (3,785,000,000) to five billion six hundred fifty-five million (5,655,000,000). |
| 2. | The decrease in the number of Institutional Class shares of the Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund and Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from six hundred million (600,000,000) to four hundred million (400,000,000). |
| 3. | The increase in the number of Investor Class shares of the Empower Aggressive Profile Fund, Empower Bond Index Fund, Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund, Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund, Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Empower High Yield Bond Fund, Empower International Index Fund, Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund, Empower Moderate Profile Fund, Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund, Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund, Empower Real Estate Index Fund, Empower S&P 500® Index Fund and Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from seven billion one hundred nineteen million (7,119,000,000) to eleven billion eight hundred forty-nine million (11,849,000,000). |
| 4. | The decrease in the number of Investor Class shares of the Empower International Value Fund, Empower Mid Cap Value Fund and Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from one billion seventy million (1,070,000,000) to six hundred seventy million (670,000,000). |
| 5. | The decrease in the number of Service Class shares of the Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund, Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund, and Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue from nine hundred ten million (910,000,000) to six hundred sixty million (660,000,000). |
| 6. | The re-classification of the following shares of Common Stock of the Corporation as follows: |
|
Previously Classified Shares (expressed in millions) |
Re-Classified Shares (expressed in millions) | |
|
Empower Aggressive Profile Fund Investor Class - 480 |
Empower Aggressive Profile Fund Investor Class - 580 | |
|
Empower Bond Index Fund Investor Class - 900 |
Empower Bond Index Fund Investor Class – 1,300 | |
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund Institutional Class - 30 |
Empower Conservative Profile Fund Institutional | |
|
Empower Core Bond Fund Institutional Class - 260 |
Empower Core Bond Fund Institutional Class - 360 | |
|
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Class - 500 |
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Investor Class – 1,200 | |
|
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund Investor Class - 299 |
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund Investor Class - 399 | |
|
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund Investor Class - 235 |
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund Investor Class - 535 | |
|
Empower High Yield Bond Fund Investor Class - 210 |
Empower High Yield Bond Fund Investor Class - 310 | |
|
Empower International Index Fund Investor Class - 385 |
Empower International Index Fund Investor Class - 685 | |
|
Empower International Value Fund Investor Class - 350 |
Empower International Value Fund Investor Class - 250 | |
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Class - 700 |
Empower Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Class - 900 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund Service Class - 120 |
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund Service Class - 70 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund Investor Class - 250 |
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund Investor Class - 350 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund Service Class - 235 |
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund Service Class - 185 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund Investor Class - 205 |
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund Investor Class - 505 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund Investor Class - 220 |
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund Investor Class - 420 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund Service Class - 280 |
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund Service Class - 230 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund Investor Class - 140 |
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund Investor Class - 340 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund Investor Class - 135 |
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund Investor Class - 335 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund Service Class - 170 |
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund Service Class - 120 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund Investor Class - 115 |
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund Investor Class - 215 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund Institutional Class - 105 |
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund Institutional Class - 205 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund Investor Class - 35 |
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund Investor Class - 100 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund Service Class - 105 |
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund Service Class - 55 | |
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund Investor Class - 35 |
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund Investor Class - 100 | |
|
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund Institutional Class - 380 |
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund Institutional Class - 580 | |
|
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund Investor Class - 520 |
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund Investor Class - 320 | |
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund Investor Class - 1050 |
Empower Moderate Profile Fund Investor Class – 1,550 | |
|
Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund Investor Class - 570 |
Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund Investor Class - 870 | |
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund Investor Class - 380 |
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund Investor Class - 680 | |
|
Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund Institutional Class - 295 |
Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund Institutional Class - 495 | |
|
Empower Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Class - 200 |
Empower Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Class - 300 | |
|
Empower Real Estate Index Fund Investor Class - 185 |
Empower Real Estate Index Fund Investor Class - 285 | |
|
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund Institutional Class - 650 |
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund Institutional Class – 1,050 | |
|
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund Investor Class - 550 |
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund Investor Class - 750 | |
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund Institutional Class - 300 |
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund Institutional Class - 200 | |
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund Institutional Class - 300 |
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund Institutional Class - 200 | |
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund Investor |
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund Investor Class - 340 | |
|
Empower Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class - 60 |
Empower Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class - 160 | |
|
Empower Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class - 250 |
Empower Small Cap Value Fund Institutional Class - 350 | |
|
Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class - 690 |
Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class - 890 | |
|
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund Institutional Class - 165 |
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund Institutional Class - 265 | |
|
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund Investor |
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund Investor Class - 100 | |
SECOND: The shares of the Corporation reclassified pursuant to Articles Second of these Articles Supplementary have been so classified by the Board of Directors under the authority contained in the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Corporation.
THIRD: Immediately prior to the effectiveness of these Articles Supplementary of the Corporation, the Corporation had the authority to issue thirty billion (30,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the par value of $0.10 per share and of the aggregate par value of three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000), of which the Board of Directors had designated twenty-three billion two hundred forty six million (23,246,000,000) shares into portfolios and classes and classified the shares of each portfolio and class as follows:
| Previous Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares millions) | ||
|
Empower Aggressive Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
85 | ||
|
Empower Aggressive Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
480 | ||
|
Empower Bond Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
530 | ||
|
Empower Bond Index Fund |
Investor Class |
900 | ||
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
30 | ||
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
800 | ||
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund |
Class L |
120 | ||
|
Empower Core Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
260 | ||
|
Empower Core Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
40 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
15 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
1,080 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Institutional Class |
20 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Investor Class |
500 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund |
Institutional Class |
25 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund |
Investor Class |
299 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund |
Institutional Class |
25 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund |
Investor Class |
300 | ||
|
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Institutional Class |
230 | ||
|
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Investor Class |
235 | ||
|
Empower Global Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
330 | ||
|
Empower Global Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower High Yield Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
170 | ||
|
Empower High Yield Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
210 | ||
|
Empower Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Institutional Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Investor Class |
30 | ||
|
Empower International Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower International Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
20 | ||
|
Empower International Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower International Index Fund |
Investor Class |
385 | ||
|
Empower International Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
560 | ||
|
Empower International Value Fund |
Investor Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
400 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
700 | ||
| Previous Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund |
Investor Class |
130 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund |
Investor II Class |
105 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund |
Institutional Class |
80 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund |
Investor Class |
230 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund |
Service Class |
120 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Institutional Class |
22 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Investor Class |
210 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Service Class |
25 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund |
Institutional Class |
180 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund |
Investor Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund |
Service Class |
235 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Institutional Class |
75 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Investor Class |
205 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Service Class |
20 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund |
Institutional Class |
190 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund |
Investor Class |
220 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund |
Service Class |
280 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Institutional Class |
70 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Investor Class |
140 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund |
Institutional Class |
160 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund |
Investor Class |
135 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund |
Service Class |
170 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Institutional Class |
65 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Investor Class |
115 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund |
Institutional Class |
105 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund |
Investor Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund |
Service Class |
105 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Institutional Class |
10 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Investor Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2065 Fund |
Institutional Class |
10 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2065 Fund |
Investor Class |
35 | ||
| Previous Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares millions) | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2065 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
380 | ||
|
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund |
Investor Class |
520 | ||
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
85 | ||
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
1,050 | ||
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund |
Class L |
130 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
75 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
570 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
60 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
380 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund |
Class L |
70 | ||
|
Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
295 | ||
|
Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower Real Estate Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower Real Estate Index Fund |
Investor Class |
185 | ||
|
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
650 | ||
|
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund |
Investor Class |
550 | ||
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
300 | ||
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund |
Investor Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund |
Class L |
60 | ||
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
300 | ||
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund |
Investor Class |
240 | ||
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund |
Class L |
10 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF Fund |
Class A |
20 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Institutional Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Investor Class |
190 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Service Class |
80 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Class L |
140 | ||
|
Empower Short Duration Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
175 | ||
|
Empower Short Duration Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
40 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
60 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
15 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Value Fund |
Investor Class |
65 | ||
| Previous Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares millions) | ||
|
Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
690 | ||
|
Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
125 | ||
|
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund |
Institutional Class |
165 | ||
|
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund |
Investor Class |
200 | ||
|
Unclassified Capital Stock: |
6,754 | |||
|
Total: |
30,000 | |||
As supplemented hereby, the Corporation’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement authorize the issuance of thirty billion (30,000,000,000) shares of common stock of the par value of $0.10 per share and of the aggregate par value of three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000), classified as follows:
| Current Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares millions) | ||
|
Empower Aggressive Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
85 | ||
|
Empower Aggressive Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
580 | ||
|
Empower Bond Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
530 | ||
|
Empower Bond Index Fund |
Investor Class |
1,300 | ||
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
100 | ||
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
800 | ||
|
Empower Conservative Profile Fund |
Class L |
120 | ||
|
Empower Core Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
360 | ||
|
Empower Core Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
40 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
15 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Flexible Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
1,080 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Institutional Class |
20 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Investor Class |
1,200 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund |
Institutional Class |
25 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: International Equity Fund |
Investor Class |
399 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund |
Institutional Class |
25 | ||
|
Empower Core Strategies: U.S. Equity Fund |
Investor Class |
300 | ||
| Current Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares millions) | ||
|
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Institutional Class |
230 | ||
|
Empower Emerging Markets Equity Fund |
Investor Class |
535 | ||
|
Empower Global Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
330 | ||
|
Empower Global Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower High Yield Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
170 | ||
|
Empower High Yield Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
310 | ||
|
Empower Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Institutional Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower Inflation-Protected Securities Fund |
Investor Class |
30 | ||
|
Empower International Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower International Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
20 | ||
|
Empower International Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower International Index Fund |
Investor Class |
685 | ||
|
Empower International Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
560 | ||
|
Empower International Value Fund |
Investor Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
400 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
900 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund |
Investor Class |
130 | ||
|
Empower Large Cap Value Fund |
Investor II Class |
105 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund |
Institutional Class |
80 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund |
Investor Class |
230 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2015 Fund |
Service Class |
70 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Institutional Class |
22 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Investor Class |
210 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2020 Fund |
Service Class |
25 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund |
Institutional Class |
180 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund |
Investor Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2025 Fund |
Service Class |
185 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Institutional Class |
75 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Investor Class |
505 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2030 Fund |
Service Class |
20 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund |
Institutional Class |
190 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund |
Investor Class |
420 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2035 Fund |
Service Class |
230 | ||
| Current Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares (expressed in millions) | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Institutional Class |
70 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Investor Class |
340 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2040 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund |
Institutional Class |
160 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund |
Investor Class |
335 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2045 Fund |
Service Class |
120 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Institutional Class |
65 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Investor Class |
215 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2050 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund |
Institutional Class |
205 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund |
Investor Class |
100 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2055 Fund |
Service Class |
55 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Institutional Class |
10 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Investor Class |
100 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2060 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2065 Fund |
Institutional Class |
10 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2065 Fund |
Investor Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Lifetime 2065 Fund |
Service Class |
35 | ||
|
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
580 | ||
|
Empower Mid Cap Value Fund |
Investor Class |
320 | ||
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
85 | ||
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
1,550 | ||
|
Empower Moderate Profile Fund |
Class L |
130 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
75 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Aggressive Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
870 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund |
Institutional Class |
60 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund |
Investor Class |
680 | ||
|
Empower Moderately Conservative Profile Fund |
Class L |
70 | ||
|
Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
495 | ||
|
Empower Multi-Sector Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower Real Estate Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
300 | ||
|
Empower Real Estate Index Fund |
Investor Class |
285 | ||
|
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
1,050 | ||
|
Empower S&P 500® Index Fund |
Investor Class |
750 | ||
| Current Classification of Shares | ||||
| Series/Portfolio | Class |
Authorized Shares millions) | ||
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund |
Investor Class |
250 | ||
|
Empower S&P Mid Cap 400® Index Fund |
Class L |
60 | ||
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund |
Institutional Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund |
Investor Class |
340 | ||
|
Empower S&P Small Cap 600® Index Fund |
Class L |
10 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced ETF Fund |
Class A |
20 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Institutional Class |
200 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Investor Class |
190 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Service Class |
80 | ||
|
Empower SecureFoundation® Balanced Fund |
Class L |
140 | ||
|
Empower Short Duration Bond Fund |
Institutional Class |
175 | ||
|
Empower Short Duration Bond Fund |
Investor Class |
40 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
160 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
15 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Value Fund |
Institutional Class |
350 | ||
|
Empower Small Cap Value Fund |
Investor Class |
65 | ||
|
Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Institutional Class |
890 | ||
|
Empower T. Rowe Price Mid Cap Growth Fund |
Investor Class |
125 | ||
|
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund |
Institutional Class |
265 | ||
|
Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund |
Investor Class |
100 | ||
|
Unclassified Capital Stock: |
1,004 | |||
|
Total: |
30,000 | |||
FOURTH: The Corporation is registered as an open-end company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
FIFTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective on September 30, 2025.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be signed, and witnessed, in its name and on its behalf by its undersigned officers who acknowledge that these Articles Supplementary are the act of the Corporation; that to the best of their knowledge, information and belief, all matters and facts set forth herein relating to the authorization and approval of these Articles Supplementary are true in all material respects; and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.
| EMPOWER FUNDS, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Jonathan D. Kreider |
| Name: |
Jonathan D. Kreider | |
| Title: |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
| ATTEST: | ||
| By: |
/s/ Ryan L. Logsdon |
| Name: |
Ryan L. Logsdon | |
| Title: |
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary |