Voya POSASR Automatic shelf registration (post-effective amendment)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2019

Registration No. 333-218956

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

VOYA FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	6311	52-1222820
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

230 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10169

(212) 309-8200

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

(CO-REGISTRANT LISTED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE)

Patricia J. Walsh

Executive Vice President and

Chief Legal Officer

Voya Financial, Inc.

230 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10169

(212) 309-8200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Craig B. Brod

Pamela L. Marcogliese

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

(212) 225-2000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

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Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered	Amount to be Registered(1)(2)	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Per Unit(3)	Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(3)	Amount of Registration Fee(3)
Senior Debt Securities of Voya Financial, Inc.(4)
Guarantees of Voya Holdings Inc. of Senior Debt Securities of Voya Financial, Inc.(5)
Subordinated Debt Securities of Voya Financial, Inc.(6)
Guarantees of Voya Holdings Inc. of Subordinated Debt Securities of Voya Financial, Inc.(5)
Common Stock of Voya Financial, Inc., par value $0.01 per share(7)
Preferred Stock of Voya Financial, Inc., par value $0.01 per share(8)
Depositary Shares of Voya Financial, Inc.(9)
Warrants of Voya Financial, Inc.(10)
Units of Voya Financial, Inc.(11)

(1) An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class is being registered and may from time to time be offered at unspecified prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities.

(2) This registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, depositary shares, warrants and units of Voya Financial, Inc., and the related guarantees of Voya Holdings Inc., that may be reoffered and resold on an ongoing basis after their initial sale in remarketing or other resale transactions by the registrants or affiliates of the registrants.

(3) In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Voya Financial, Inc. is deferring payment of all of the related registration fees.

(4) Includes senior debt securities issuable upon conversion or exchange of securities registered hereunder to the extent any such securities are, by their terms, convertible into or exchangeable for senior debt securities, including upon the exercise of warrants.

(5) Guarantees to be issued by the co-registrant. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no additional registration fee is being paid in respect of the guarantees. The guarantees are not traded separately.

(6) Includes subordinated debt securities issuable upon conversion or exchange of securities registered hereunder to the extent any such securities are, by their terms, convertible into or exchangeable for subordinated debt securities, including upon the exercise of warrants.

(7) Includes common stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of securities registered hereunder to the extent any such securities are, by their terms, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock, including upon the exercise of warrants.

(8) Includes preferred stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of securities registered hereunder to the extent any such securities are, by their terms, convertible into or exchangeable for preferred stock, including upon the exercise of warrants.

(9) Each depositary share will be issued under a deposit agreement, will represent an interest in a fractional share or multiple shares of preferred stock and will be evidenced by a depositary receipt.

(10) Warrants may represent rights to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, common stock or other securities registered hereunder. Warrants may be sold separately or with senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, preferred stock or common stock.

(11) Each unit may consist of two or more of the securities being registered hereunder or debt obligations of third parties, including U.S. Treasury securities. Includes units issuable upon conversion or exchange of securities registered hereunder to the extent any such securities are, by their terms, convertible into or exchangeable for units, including upon the exercise of warrants.

Exact Name of Co-Registrant as Specified in its Charter	Primary Standard Industrial Classification No.	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.	State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization	Address, including ZIP Code, and Telephone Number, including Area Code of Co-Registrant’s Principal Executive Office
Voya Holdings Inc.	6311	02-0488491	Connecticut	One Orange Way Windsor, CT 06095 (212) 309-8200

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates to the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-218956) of Voya Financial, Inc., which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on June 23, 2017. It is being filed with the SEC in order to register, in addition to the classes of securities originally registered, depositary shares as an additional class of securities, to update certain information and to file or incorporate by reference additional related exhibits. The existing base prospectus, dated June 23, 2017, that currently forms part of the registration statement is being replaced in its entirety by the base prospectus filed with this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 will become effective immediately upon filing with the SEC.

Prospectus

Debt Securities

Guarantees of Debt Securities

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Depositary Shares

Warrants

Units

Voya Financial, Inc. (“Voya Financial”) may offer to sell these securities, or any combination thereof; the co-registrant, Voya Holdings Inc. (“Voya Holdings”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, may offer guarantees of debt securities issued by Voya Financial; in each case, from time to time in amounts, at prices and on other terms to be determined at the time of the offering. We may sell the securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on an immediate, continuous or delayed basis. See “Plan of Distribution”.

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. The specific terms of any securities to be offered, and the specific manner in which they may be offered, will be described in a supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “VOYA”.

Investing in these securities involves risk. See “Risk Factors” on page 2, and, if applicable, any risk factors described in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, to read about factors you should consider before buying our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Prospectus dated June 11, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note Regarding  Forward-Looking Statements	ii
Where You Can Find More Information	ii
About This Prospectus	iv
About Voya Financial, Inc.	1
Risk Factors	2
Use of Proceeds	3
Description of Debt Securities We May Offer	4
Description of Our Capital Stock	14
Description of Depositary Shares	19
Description of Warrants	20
Description of Units We May Offer	21
Plan of Distribution	22
Legal Ownership and Book-Entry Issuance of Debt Securities	25
Validity of the Securities	30
Experts	31

Voya Financial has not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectuses prepared by, or on behalf of, Voya Financial or to which Voya Financial has referred you. Voya Financial does not take any responsibility for, or can provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Voya Financial is offering to sell the securities only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference is accurate only as of the date on the front of those documents, regardless of the time of delivery of those documents or any of the securities.

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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents which we incorporate by reference into this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements relating to future developments in our business or expectations for our future financial performance and any statement not involving a historical fact. Forward-looking statements use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statement due to, among other things, (i) general economic conditions, particularly economic conditions in our core markets, (ii) performance of financial markets, including emerging markets, (iii) the frequency and severity of insured loss events, (iv) mortality and morbidity levels, (v) persistency and lapse levels, (vi) interest rates, (vii) currency exchange rates, (viii) general competitive factors, (ix) changes in laws and regulations, (x) changes in the policies of governments and/or regulatory authorities and (xi) our ability to successfully manage the separation of the fixed and variable annuities businesses that we sold to VA Capital Company LLC on June 1, 2018, including the transition services on the expected timeline and economic terms. Factors that may cause actual results to differ from those in any forward-looking statement also include those described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the other filings we make with the SEC, in each case that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

We do not undertake or necessarily intend to correct or update any forward-looking statements that we later determine will not be or is unlikely to be achieved or realized, except as may be required by U.S. Federal securities laws.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the reporting and information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, as a result, we file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. We make our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the SEC available, free of charge, through our website at www.voya.com as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other information are filed with or furnished to the SEC. Except for the documents specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus, the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus. Our filings with the SEC are available to the public at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with the SEC, which means that Voya Financial can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents, and later information that Voya Financial files with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information as well as the information contained in this prospectus. Voya Financial hereby incorporates by reference the following documents:

(1) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on February 22, 2019 (the “2018 Form 10-K”);

(2) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019, filed on May 8, 2019;

(3) Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January  31, 2019, February  27, 2019, April  12, 2019 and May 23, 2019;

(4) Portions of Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A , filed on April 10, 2019, that are incorporated by reference into Part III of our 2018 Annual Report;

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(5) Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on April 29, 2013 (to the extent not superseded by the information contained herein under the caption “Description of Our Capital Stock”); and

(6) All filings made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus (except for information in those filings that is “furnished” to, rather than “filed” with, the SEC, such as information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K) until the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that the offering of the securities registered under this registration statement has been completed.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon his or her written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the reports or documents referred to above that have been incorporated by reference into, but not delivered with, this prospectus excluding exhibits to those documents unless they are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents. You can request these documents from our Investor Relations Department, 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169, telephone 212-309-8999, or you may obtain them from our corporate website at www.voya.com. Except for the documents specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus, information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC, utilizing a shelf registration or continuous offering process. Under this shelf registration or continuous offering process, we may offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus (including guarantees of the co-registrant described herein and registered hereunder) in one or more offerings.

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to the securities that we may offer and the general manner in which the securities may be offered. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the terms of the securities being offered and the manner in which they may be offered. We and any underwriter or agent that we may from time to time retain may also provide you with other information relating to an offering, which we refer to as “other offering material”. A prospectus supplement or any such other offering material provided to you may include a discussion of any risk factors or other special considerations applicable to those securities or to us and may also include, if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations and considerations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. A prospectus supplement or such other offering material may also add, update or change information in this prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering material, you must rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or other offering material. Throughout this prospectus, where we indicate that information may be supplemented in an applicable prospectus supplement or supplements, that information may also be supplemented in other offering material provided to you. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or other offering material together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information”.

The registration statement containing this prospectus, including exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under this prospectus. The registration statement can be read at the SEC’s web site mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information”.

Unless the context otherwise requires, we use in this prospectus the term “Voya Financial, Inc.” to refer to Voya Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation; we use the term “Voya Holdings” to refer to the co-registrant, Voya Holdings Inc., a Connecticut corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary; and we use the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to Voya Financial, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

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ABOUT VOYA FINANCIAL, INC.

We are a leading retirement, investment and employee benefits company providing complementary solutions to improve the financial outcomes of approximately 13.8 million individual customers, workplace participants and institutions in the United States as of December 31, 2018. Our vision is to be America’s Retirement Company™. Our approximately 6,000 employees (as of December 31, 2018) are focused on executing our mission to make a secure financial future possible—one person, one family and one institution at a time. Through our complementary set of businesses, we help our customers save, grow, protect and enjoy their wealth to and through retirement. We offer our products and services through a broad group of financial intermediaries, independent producers, affiliated advisors and dedicated sales specialists throughout the United States.

Voya Financial, Inc. is the holding company for all our operations, and dividends, returns of capital and interest income on intercompany indebtedness from Voya Financial, Inc.’s subsidiaries are the principal sources of funds available to Voya Financial, Inc. to pay principal and interest on its outstanding indebtedness, to pay corporate operating expenses, to pay any stockholder dividends and to meet its other obligations. These subsidiaries are legally distinct from Voya Financial, Inc. and, except to the extent that Voya Holdings, or any other subsidiary guarantor (as defined and described herein under the caption “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer—Subsidiary Guarantee; Future Subsidiary Guarantees”), has guaranteed or will guarantee any indebtedness of Voya Financial, Inc., our subsidiaries have no obligation to pay amounts due on the debt of Voya Financial, Inc. or to make funds available to Voya Financial, Inc. for such payments. The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or other distributions to Voya Financial, Inc. in the future will depend on their earnings, tax considerations, covenants contained in any financing or other agreements and applicable regulatory restrictions. In addition, such payments may be limited as a result of claims against our subsidiaries by their creditors, including suppliers, vendors, lessors and employees.

The ability of our insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends and make other distributions to Voya Financial, Inc. will further depend on their ability to meet applicable regulatory standards and receive regulatory approvals. The jurisdictions in which our insurance subsidiaries are domiciled impose certain restrictions on the ability to pay dividends to their respective parents. These restrictions are based, in part, on the prior year’s statutory income and surplus for the relevant subsidiary. In general, dividends up to specified levels are considered ordinary and may be paid without prior regulatory approval. Dividends in larger amounts, or extraordinary dividends, are subject to approval by the insurance commissioner of the relevant state of domicile.

Voya Holdings, the co-registrant, is wholly owned by Voya Financial, Inc. and is also a holding company, and accordingly its ability to make payments under its guarantees of our indebtedness is subject to restrictions and limitations similar to those that apply to Voya Financial, Inc.

Our principal executive office is located at 230 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10169 and our telephone number is 212-309-8200. Our website address is www.voya.com. Except for the documents specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus, information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “VOYA”. Unless specifically stated in the prospectus supplement relating to the offering of any securities other than our common stock, we do not intend to list on a securities exchange any other security being offered or sold by means of this prospectus.

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RISK FACTORS

Before investing in any securities offered hereby, you should consider carefully each of the risk factors set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented and amended by the information set forth in “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” of each Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed subsequent to our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any other subsequent information we file with the SEC (see “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus).

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in any prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities for general corporate purposes.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

A brief summary of some of the provisions of our senior debt indenture and our subordinated debt indenture that would be important to holders of debt securities is set forth below. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture, dated as of July 13, 2012 (the “Senior Indenture”), among the Company, as issuer, Voya Holdings as initial guarantor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), under which senior debt securities may be issued and to the Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2013 (the “Subordinated Indenture”), among the Company, as issuer, Voya Holdings as initial guarantor and the Trustee, under which subordinated debt securities may be issued. The following description of our debt securities is only a summary of the material terms, does not purport to be complete and may be supplemented in prospectus supplements. We urge you to read the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture, including any supplements, in their entirety because the applicable indenture, and not this description, will define your rights as a beneficial holder of debt securities. As used in this “Description of Debt Securities We May Offer”, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Voya Financial, Inc. and not to any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

General

We may issue an unlimited aggregate principal amount of senior debt securities under the Senior Indenture and an unlimited aggregate principal amount of subordinated debt securities under the Subordinated Indenture. Neither the senior debt securities nor the subordinated debt securities will be secured by any of our property or assets. Thus, by owning a debt security, you are one of our unsecured creditors.

The senior debt securities will constitute part of our senior debt, will be issued under the Senior Indenture and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations.

The subordinated debt securities will constitute part of our subordinated debt, will be issued under the Subordinated Indenture and will be subordinate in right of payment to all of our “senior indebtedness”, as defined in the Subordinated Indenture and described below under “—Subordination”, including our senior debt securities, and equally with all of our other unsecured and subordinated obligations.

In this prospectus, “debt securities” refers to both our senior debt securities and our subordinated debt securities.

Indentures and Trustees

Our senior debt securities and our subordinated debt securities are each governed by a document called an indenture—the Senior Indenture, in case of the senior debt securities, and the Subordinated Indenture, in the case of the subordinated debt securities. The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are contracts between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are substantially identical, except for the covenants described below under “—Restrictive Covenants Applicable to Senior Debt Securities”, which are included only in the Senior Indenture, and the provisions relating to subordination described below under “—Subsidiary Guarantee; Future Subsidiary Guarantees” and “—Subordination”, which are included only in the Subordinated Indenture.

Reference to the indenture or the Trustee with respect to any debt securities means the indenture under which those debt securities are issued and the trustee under that indenture.

The Trustee has two main roles:

• First, the Trustee can enforce your rights against us if we default on our obligations under the terms of the applicable indenture or the debt securities. There are some limitations to the extent to which the Trustee acts on your behalf, described under “—Events of Default, Notice and Waiver”; and

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• Second, the Trustee performs administrative duties for us, such as sending you interest payments, transferring your debt securities to a new holder if you sell them and sending you notices.

The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture and their associated documents contain the full legal text of the matters described in this section. The Senior Indenture and the first, second, third, fifth and sixth supplemental indentures to the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture and the first supplemental indenture to the Subordinated Indenture appear as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Issuance in Series

We may issue debt securities in one or more separate series. The prospectus supplement relating to an offering of a particular series of debt securities will specify the particular amounts, prices and terms of those debt securities. These terms may include:

• the title of the series (which shall distinguish the series from all other series of debt securities);

• whether it is a series of senior debt securities or a series of subordinated debt securities;

• any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the series that may be authenticated and delivered under the applicable indenture;

• the person to whom any interest on a security of the series shall be payable, if other than the person in whose name that debt security is registered at close of business on the record date for such interest;

• the date or dates on which the principal of and any premium on the securities of the series is payable or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined;

• the rate or rates (or method for establishing the rate or rates) at which the securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest shall accrue, the dates on which such interest shall be payable and the record date for the interest payable (or the method for establishing such date or dates);

• if the series of debt securities are subordinated debt securities, the terms, if any, upon which we may defer payment of interest;

• the place or places where the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the securities of the series shall be payable;

• the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option;

• our obligation, if any, to redeem or purchase the securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

• if other than denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which the securities of the series shall be issuable;

• if other than the full principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of securities of the series which shall be payable upon acceleration of maturity or the method by which such portion shall be determined;

• if other than U.S. dollars, the currency, currencies, currency unit or currency units in which the principal of, and any premium and interest on the securities of the series shall be payable;

• if the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the securities of the series are to be payable, at our election or at the election of any holder, in a currency or currencies (including composite currencies) other than that in which the securities of the series are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions, upon which, such election may be made;

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• if the amounts of payments of principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

• whether the defeasance covenant shall not apply to the securities of the series, and the adoption and applicability, if any, to the securities of the series of any terms and conditions similar to the defeasance covenant;

• whether the securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and, in such case, the depository for such global security or global securities;

• any additional or different events of default that apply to the securities of the series, and any change in the right of the Trustee or the holders of such series of securities to declare the principal thereof due and payable;

• if the securities of such series are not to be guaranteed by any subsidiary guarantor (as defined below), an express determination to that effect;

• any additional or different covenants that apply to the securities of the series;

• the form of the securities of the series; and

• any other terms of the series (which terms shall not contradict the provisions of the applicable indenture).

Subsidiary Guarantee; Future Subsidiary Guarantees

Except as otherwise provided by a supplemental indenture, senior debt securities will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis, and subordinated debt securities will be guaranteed on a subordinated unsecured basis, by Voya Holdings or any other of our domestic subsidiaries (any such subsidiary, together with Voya Holdings, a “subsidiary guarantor”) that becomes a borrower or guarantor under the Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”), among Voya Financial, Inc., Voya Holdings and a syndicate of banks, dated April 20, 2012 (as it may be amended, replaced, refinanced, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2016, which amended and restated the original Revolving Credit Agreement that formed part of the Credit Facility). The term loan agreement, which formed part of the original Credit Facility, matured on April 20, 2014. To the extent that any subsidiary guarantor, other than Voya Holdings, guarantees debt securities offered by means of this prospectus at the time of such offering, such subsidiary guarantor will be named as a co-registrant in a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or, if permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The guarantee of a subsidiary guarantor, except for Voya Holdings, if any, will terminate if such subsidiary guarantor is permanently released from its guarantee under the Credit Facility.

Each guarantee of senior debt securities, if any, constitutes the senior unsecured obligation of the applicable subsidiary guarantor and will rank equally in right of payment with all of such subsidiary guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness.

Each guarantee of subordinated debt securities, if any, constitutes the subordinated unsecured obligation of the applicable subsidiary guarantor and will rank equally in right of payment with all of such subsidiary guarantor’s existing and future subordinated unsecured indebtedness.

Each indenture provides that these provisions will be equally applicable to any additional guarantees that may be given in the future.

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The obligations of the subsidiary guarantor under its guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. By virtue of this limitation, the obligation of the subsidiary guarantor under its guarantee could be significantly less than amounts payable with respect to the guaranteed debt securities so guaranteed, or the subsidiary guarantor may have effectively no obligation under its guarantee. There is also a risk these limitations will be found by a court to be ineffective or unenforceable, subjecting the entire guarantee to avoidance under a fraudulent conveyance analysis.

We and Voya Holdings Are Holding Companies

Because we and Voya Holdings are holding companies, our and Voya Holdings’ right to participate in any distribution of assets of any subsidiary, upon the subsidiary’s liquidation or reorganization or otherwise (and thus the ability of the holders of debt securities to benefit indirectly from any such distribution), is subject to the prior claims of creditors of the subsidiary, except to the extent we or Voya Holdings may be recognized as a creditor of that subsidiary, respectively. Accordingly, debt securities will be effectively subordinated to the indebtedness and other obligations of each of our subsidiaries, including policyholder liabilities and contract owner balances, other than, in the case of senior debt securities, the indebtedness and other obligations of any subsidiary guarantor of such senior debt securities and, in the case of subordinated debt securities, the non-senior indebtedness (as described below in “—Subordination”) of any subsidiary guarantor of such subordinated debt securities.

Consolidation, Merger, Sale of Assets and Other Transactions

So long as any series of debt securities is outstanding, we may not merge with or into or consolidate with another person or sell, assign, transfer, lease or convey all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, any other person other than our direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary, and no person may merge with or into or consolidate with us or, except for any of our direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary, sell, assign, transfer, lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties and assets to us, unless:

• we are the surviving corporation or the person formed by or surviving such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease or conveyance has been made, if other than us, is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and has expressly assumed by supplemental indenture all of our obligations under the debt securities and the applicable indenture;

• immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default (as defined below) or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing; and

• we deliver to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that the supplemental indenture required in connection with the transaction complies with the applicable indenture.

Each indenture provides that, for the avoidance of doubt, a sale or other disposition of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, Security Life of Denver International Limited, their respective assets or any assets constituting all or part of our Closed Block Variable Annuity segment does not constitute a sale or other disposition of substantially all of our properties and assets.

Events of Default, Notice and Waiver

The following shall constitute “Events of Default” under the applicable indenture with respect to a series of debt securities, unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement:

• our failure to pay any interest (including additional interest) on the debt securities of that series when due and payable, continued for 30 days;

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• our failure to pay principal (or premium, if any) on the debt securities of that series when due, regardless of whether such payment became due because of maturity, redemption, acceleration or otherwise;

• our failure to observe or perform any other of our covenants or agreements with respect to the debt securities of that series for 90 days after we receive notice of such failure;

• certain events of default under any indebtedness for money borrowed by us or by any subsidiary guarantor which results in a principal amount in excess of $100,000,000 of indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, if such acceleration shall not have been rescinded or annulled, or such indebtedness shall not have been discharged, within a period of 15 days after written notice has been provided to us in accordance with the applicable indenture by the Trustee or to us and the Trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding, specifying such event of default and requiring us to cause such acceleration to be rescinded or annulled or to cause such indebtedness to be discharged;

• certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our Company or any subsidiary guarantor; and

• any other Event of Default provided with respect to the debt securities of that series.

If an Event of Default with respect to a series of debt securities shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding may declare, by notice as provided in the applicable indenture, the principal amount (or such lesser amount as may be provided for in the securities) of all the debt securities of that series outstanding to be due and payable immediately; provided that, in the case of an Event of Default involving certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, acceleration is automatic; and, provided further, that after such acceleration, but before a judgment or decree based on acceleration, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated principal, have been cured or waived. Upon the acceleration of the maturity of original issue discount securities, an amount less than the principal amount thereof will become due and payable.

Any past default under the applicable indenture with respect to a series of debt securities, and any Event of Default arising therefrom, may be waived by the holders of a majority in principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding, except in the case of (i) default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities, or (ii) default in respect of a covenant or provision which may not be amended or modified without the consent of the holder of each debt security affected.

The Trustee is required, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default (which is known to the Trustee and is continuing), with respect to any series of debt securities (without regard to any grace period or notice requirements), to give to the holders of such series of debt securities notice of such default; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any debt securities or in the payment of any sinking fund installment with respect to such series of debt securities, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the holders of such series of debt securities.

The Trustee, subject to its duties during default to act with the required standard of care, may require indemnification by the holders of a series of debt securities with respect to which a default has occurred before proceeding to exercise any right or power under the applicable indenture at the request of the holders of such series of debt securities. Subject to such right of indemnification and to certain other limitations, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of a series of debt securities then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to such series of debt securities.

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No holder of debt securities may institute any action against us under the applicable indenture (except actions for payment of overdue principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on such debt securities or for the conversion or exchange of such debt security in accordance with its terms) unless (i) the holder has given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof with respect to the debt securities specifying an Event of Default, as required under the applicable indenture, (ii) the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of such series of debt securities then outstanding under the applicable indenture shall have requested the Trustee to institute such action and offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, and (iii) the Trustee shall not have instituted such action within 60 days of such request.

We are required to furnish annually to the Trustee statements as to our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the applicable indenture.

Defeasance

We may discharge certain obligations to holders of debt securities of any series which have not already been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and which have either become due and payable or are by their terms due and payable within one year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by irrevocably depositing with the Trustee cash or, in the case of debt securities payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S. government obligations (as defined in the applicable indenture), as trust funds in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such debt securities.

We may elect either (i) to defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to such series of debt securities (“defeasance”) or (ii) to be released from our obligations with respect to certain covenants applicable to such series of debt securities (“covenant defeasance”), upon the deposit with the Trustee, in trust for such purpose, of cash and/or government obligations which, through the payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on the debt securities of such series to maturity or redemption, as the case may be, and any mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments thereon. We must comply with the conditions in the applicable indenture in order to be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by a series of debt securities of a series then outstanding. As a condition to defeasance or covenant defeasance, we must deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of such series of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance or covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred. Such opinion of counsel, in the case of defeasance under clause (i) above, must refer to and be based upon a ruling of the IRS or a change in applicable federal income tax law occurring, in the case of senior debt securities, after the date of the Senior Indenture, or, in the case of subordinated debt securities, after the issue date of such series of subordinated debt securities. In addition, in the case of either defeasance or covenant defeasance, we shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such defeasance or covenant defeasance have been complied with and that such defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not cause any securities of such series then listed on any registered national securities exchange to be delisted. The Subordinated Indenture provides that we shall also have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel substantially to the effect that the trust funds deposited will not be subject to any rights of holders of senior indebtedness, and after the 90th day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

We may exercise our defeasance option with respect to a series of debt securities notwithstanding our prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option upon such series of debt securities.

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Modification and Waiver

We and the Trustee may supplement the applicable indenture for certain purposes which would not materially adversely affect the interests or rights of the holders of debt securities of any series without the consent of those holders. We and the Trustee may also modify the applicable indenture or any supplemental indenture in a manner that affects the interests or rights of the holders of debt securities of any series with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series issued under the applicable indenture. However, the applicable indenture requires the consent of each holder of debt securities that would be affected by any modification which would:

• extend the fixed maturity of the debt securities of any series, or reduce the principal amount thereof, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest thereon, or reduce any premium payable upon the redemption thereof;

• change the place of payment of any debt security;

• change the currency in which any debt security or any premium or interest is payable;

• impair the right to enforce any payment on or with respect to the any debt security;

• adversely change the right to convert or exchange, including decreasing the conversion rate or the conversion price of, such debt security (if applicable);

• reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding debt securities of any series, the consent of whose holders is required for modification or amendment of the applicable indenture or for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the applicable indenture or for waiver of certain defaults;

• reduce the requirements contained in the applicable indenture for quorum or voting;

• modify any guarantee in a manner that would adversely affect the holders of any debt security; or

• modify any of the above provisions.

Restrictive Covenants Applicable to Senior Debt Securities

The Senior Indenture provides for the following restrictive covenants applicable to senior debt securities:

Limitation on Liens. So long as any series of senior debt securities is outstanding, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries will create, assume, incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money which is secured by a mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance on any capital stock of:

• Voya Holdings, Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company, Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, Security Life of Denver International Limited or Voya Investment Management LLC;

• any successor to substantially all of the business of any such Person which is also our subsidiary; or

• any other subsidiary of ours having direct or indirect control of any such Person or successor (each Person or successor referred to in this bullet or the preceding two bullets, a “Restricted Subsidiary”).

However, this restriction will not apply if each series of senior debt securities then outstanding is secured at least equally and ratably with the otherwise prohibited secured indebtedness so long as it is outstanding.

Limitations on Dispositions of Stock of Certain Subsidiaries. So long as any series of senior debt securities is outstanding and subject to the provisions of the Senior Indenture regarding mergers, consolidations and sales of assets, neither we nor any of our subsidiaries will sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of capital stock (other than preferred stock having no voting rights of any kind) of any Restricted Subsidiary except for:

• a sale or other disposition of any of such stock to our wholly owned subsidiary;

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• a sale or other disposition of all of a subsidiary’s stock for at least fair value (as determined by our Board of Directors acting in good faith);

• a sale or other disposition required to comply with an order of a court or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction, other than an order issued at our request or the request of any of our subsidiaries; or

• a sale or other disposition of the stock of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company or Security Life of Denver International Limited.

Subordination

The payment of the principal of and interest on subordinated debt securities is expressly subordinated, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Subordinated Indenture, in right of payment and upon liquidation to the prior payment in full of all of our senior indebtedness, including all senior debt securities we have issued and will issue under the Senior Indenture. Each guarantee of subordinated debt securities will be the unsecured, subordinated obligation of the relevant subsidiary guarantor and is expressly subordinated, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Subordinated Indenture, in right of payment and upon liquidation to the prior payment in full of all of such subsidiary guarantor’s senior indebtedness.

Subject to the qualifications described below, the term “senior indebtedness” is defined in the Subordinated Indenture to include principal of, premium (if any) and interest on and any other payment due pursuant to any of the following, in each case of ours or the relevant subsidiary guarantor, whether incurred prior to, on or after the date of the offering of a series of subordinated debt securities:

• all obligations (other than obligations pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture and the subordinated debt securities) for money borrowed;

• all obligations evidenced by securities, notes (other than any series of subordinated debt securities), debentures, bonds or other similar instruments (other than the guarantee of a subsidiary guarantor of subordinated debt securities), including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses;

• all capital lease obligations;

• all reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for our account;

• all obligations issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services, including all obligations under master lease transactions pursuant to which we or any of our subsidiaries have agreed to be treated as owner of the subject property for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

• all payment obligations under interest rate swap or similar agreements or foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar agreements at the time of determination, including any such obligations we incurred solely to act as a hedge against increases in interest rates that may occur under the terms of other outstanding variable or floating rate indebtedness of ours; and

• all obligations of the types referred to in the preceding bullet points of another person and all dividends of another person the payment of which, in either case, we or the subsidiary guarantor has assumed or guaranteed or for which we or the subsidiary guarantor is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, as obligor, guarantor or otherwise.

Subordinated debt securities will rank senior to all of our equity securities and pari passu with any debt securities outstanding or that we issue in the future that are expressly stated to rank equally with the subordinated debt securities (collectively, our “pari passu securities”). Each guarantee of subordinated debt securities will rank senior to all of the relevant subsidiary guarantor’s equity securities and pari passu with all of the debt securities and guarantees of such subsidiary guarantor that are expressly stated to rank equally with its guarantee.

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The senior indebtedness will continue to be senior indebtedness and entitled to the benefits of the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture irrespective of any amendment, modification or waiver of any term of the senior indebtedness or extension or renewal of the senior indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, senior indebtedness will not include (1) obligations to trade creditors created or assumed by us or the relevant subsidiary guarantor in the ordinary course of business or (2) indebtedness that is by its terms subordinate, or not superior, in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities, including our pari passu securities, or those of the relevant subsidiary guarantor, as the case may be.

If either of the following circumstances exists, we will first pay all senior indebtedness, including any interest accrued after such events occur, in full before we make any payment or distribution, whether in cash, securities or other property, on account of the principal of or interest on the subordinated debt securities:

• in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization, assignment for creditors or other similar proceedings or events involving us or our assets; or

• (a) in the event and during the continuation of any default in the payment of principal of or premium (if any) or interest on any senior indebtedness beyond any applicable grace period, (b) in the event that any Event of Default with respect to any senior indebtedness has occurred and is continuing, permitting the direct holders of that senior indebtedness (or a trustee) to accelerate the maturity of that senior indebtedness, whether or not the maturity is in fact accelerated (unless, in the case of either (a) or (b), the payment default or Event of Default has been cured or waived or ceased to exist and any related acceleration has been rescinded), or (c) in the event that any judicial proceeding is pending with respect to a payment default or Event of Default described in (a) or (b).

In such events, we will pay or deliver directly to the holders of senior indebtedness any payment or distribution otherwise payable or deliverable to holders of the subordinated debt securities. We will make the payments to the holders of senior indebtedness according to priorities existing among those holders until we have paid all senior indebtedness, including accrued interest, in full.

If such events of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization, assignment for creditors or other similar proceedings or events involving us or our assets as described in the first bullet above occur, after we have paid in full all amounts owed on senior indebtedness, the holders of subordinated debt securities together with the holders of any of our other pari passu securities will be entitled to receive from our remaining assets any principal of or premium or interest on the subordinated debt securities and such other obligations due at that time before we make any payment or other distribution on account of any of our capital stock or obligations ranking junior to the subordinated debt securities.

If we breach the Subordinated Indenture by making a payment or distribution to holders of the subordinated debt securities before we have paid all the senior indebtedness in full, then such holders of the subordinated debt securities will have to pay or transfer the payments or distributions to the trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, liquidating trustee or other person distributing our assets for payment of the senior indebtedness.

Because of the subordination provisions, if we become insolvent, holders of senior indebtedness may receive more, ratably, and holders of the subordinated debt securities having a claim pursuant to such securities may receive less, ratably, than our other creditors. This type of subordination will not prevent an Event of Default from occurring under the Subordinated Indenture in connection with the subordinated debt securities.

The Subordinated Indenture places no limitation on the amount of senior indebtedness that we may incur. We expect from time to time to incur additional indebtedness and other obligations constituting senior indebtedness.

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Payment and Paying Agents

Payment of interest on a debt security on any interest payment date will be made to the person in whose name the security is registered at the close of business on the record date for the interest.

Principal, interest and premium on a debt security will be payable at the office of such paying agent or paying agents as we may designate for such purpose from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at our option, payment of any interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address appears in the security register.

All moneys paid by us to a paying agent for the payment of the principal, interest or premium on any debt security which remain unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, interest or premium has become due and payable will be repaid to us upon request, and the holder of such debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

Exchanges and transfers

Holders may exchange or transfer debt securities at the office of the Trustee. Holders may also replace lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated debt securities at that office. The Trustee acts as our agent for registering the debt securities in the names of holders and transferring the debt securities. We may change this appointment to another entity or perform these services ourselves. The entity performing the role of maintaining the list of registered direct holders is called the “security registrar”. It will also register transfers of the debt securities.

Holders will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange the debt securities, but holders may be required to pay for any tax or other governmental charge associated with the exchange or transfer. The transfer or exchange will only be made if the security registrar is satisfied with holders’ proof of ownership.

We may cancel the designation of any particular transfer agent. We may also approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts.

Governing Law

The Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are, and the debt securities will be, governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

Relationship with the Trustee

The Trustee under the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture is U.S. Bank National Association. We and our subsidiaries maintain ordinary banking and trust relationships with a number of banks and trust companies, including the Trustee.

Tax Considerations

Important United States federal income tax considerations and consequences applicable to a series of debt securities may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK

A brief summary of some of the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated by-laws and relevant sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) is set forth below. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws that are filed as exhibits or incorporated by reference to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The following description of our capital stock and provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws is only a summary of such provisions and instruments, does not purport to be complete and may be supplemented in prospectus supplements. We urge you to read our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws in their entirety because they, and not this description, will define your rights as a beneficial holder of our capital stock. As used in this “Description of Our Capital Stock”, the terms “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Voya Financial, Inc. and not to any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

Authorized Capital Stock

Our authorized capital stock consists of 1,000,000,000 shares, including: (i) 900,000,000 shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of June 7, 2019, we had outstanding 143,274,113 shares of our common stock, held of record by 12 stockholders, including Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, through which shares held in “street name” are held. As of June 7, 2019, we had 325,000 shares of our preferred stock outstanding, which consisted of 325,000 shares of our 6.125% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share.

Common Stock

Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Our common stockholders are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor if our Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that our Board of Directors may determine. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of our Company, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive their ratable share of the net assets of our Company available after payment of all debts and other liabilities, subject to the prior preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences, if any, of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription or redemption rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate in the future.

Preferred Stock

Our Board of Directors has the authority, subject to the limitations imposed by Delaware law, without any further vote or action by our stockholders, to issue preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, limitations and rights of the shares of each series, including:

• dividend rates;

• terms of, and conditions upon, dividends payable to holders;

• conversion and exchange rights;

• voting rights;

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• repurchase obligations of our Company;

• terms of redemption and liquidation preferences; and

• the number of shares constituting each series.

Satisfaction of any dividend preferences of outstanding shares of preferred stock would reduce the amount of funds available for the payment of dividends on shares of our common stock. Holders of shares of preferred stock may be entitled to receive a preference payment in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up before any payment is made to the holders of shares of our common stock.

Our Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated By-Laws and Applicable Law

Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated by-laws, Delaware law and insurance regulations applicable to our business may discourage or make more difficult a takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in his or her best interest. These provisions may also adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock. We believe that the benefits of increased protection give us the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us and outweigh the disadvantage of discouraging those proposals because negotiation of the proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

For example, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated by-laws prohibit stockholders from calling special meetings of our stockholders and from taking action by written consent. Also, to the extent that our stockholders seek to amend our amended and restated by-laws, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation requires the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter.

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

As a Delaware corporation, we are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that this stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:

• before the stockholder became interested, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

• upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and officers; or

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• at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by the Board of Directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

A Delaware corporation may “opt out” of Section 203 with an express provision in its original certificate of incorporation or an express provision in its certificate of incorporation or by-laws resulting from amendments approved by holders of at least a majority of the corporation’s outstanding voting shares. We have not elected to “opt out” of Section 203.

Board of Directors

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the number of directors of the Company will be established from time to time pursuant to our amended and restated by-laws. See the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on April 10, 2019, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Exclusive Forum

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or to our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

Insurance Regulations

The insurance laws and regulations of the various states in which our insurance subsidiaries are organized may delay or impede a business combination involving us or our subsidiaries. State insurance laws prohibit an entity from acquiring control of an insurance company without the prior approval of the domestic insurance regulator. Under most states’ statutes, an entity is presumed to have control of an insurance company if it owns, directly or indirectly, ten percent or more of the voting stock of that insurance company or its parent company. These regulatory restrictions may delay, deter or prevent a potential merger or sale of our Company, even if our Board of Directors decides that it is in the best interests of stockholders for us to merge or be sold. These restrictions also may delay sales by us or acquisitions by third parties of our subsidiaries.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes provisions that limit the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except to the extent that such limitation is not permitted under the DGCL. Such limitation shall not apply, except to the extent permitted by the DGCL, to (i) any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) any unlawful payment of a dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or redemption, as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. These provisions will have no effect on the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunction or rescission based on a director’s breach of his or her duty of care.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated by-laws provide for indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, of any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or, at the request of the Company, serves or served as a director, officer,

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employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or any other enterprise, against all expenses, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and other losses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our executive officers and directors pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify each such executive officer and director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Potential Business Opportunities

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that certain of our directors, who have also served or may serve as directors, officers, employees or agents of ING Group (“Overlap Directors”), are relieved of any obligation to refer potential business opportunities to the Company or to notify the Company of potential business opportunities of which they become aware, and they may instead refer such opportunities to ING Group at which time we will be deemed to have renounced any interest or right with respect to such potential business opportunity. The only exception to this waiver is in the case of a “Restricted Business Opportunity,” which is defined to mean a business opportunity (i) expressly presented or offered in writing to the Overlap Director solely in his or her capacity as a director of the Company and for the benefit of the Company; (ii) for which the Overlap Director believed that the Company possessed, or would reasonably be expected to be able to possess, the resources necessary to exploit; and (iii) substantially all of which, at the time it is presented to the Overlap Director, is, and is expected to remain, an opportunity relating to the retirement solutions, investment management and insurance solutions businesses actively engaged in by the Company in the United States as of April 30, 2013, provided, that the Company is still directly engaged in that business at the time the business opportunity is presented or offered to the Overlap Director.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring shares of our common stock, or any interest therein, is deemed to have notice of the provisions described under this “Potential Business Opportunities” caption and to have consented to such provisions.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that no contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction entered into between us and ING Group prior to the completion of our IPO shall be void or voidable or be considered unfair solely because ING Group is a party thereto or because any directors, officers or employees of ING Group were present at or participated in any meeting at which the contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction was authorized. To the extent permitted by law, no such contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction shall be considered to be contrary to any fiduciary duty of any Overlap Director and no Overlap Director shall have any fiduciary duty to us (or to any stockholder) to refrain from acting on behalf of the Company or ING Group in respect of any such contract, agreement, arrangement or transaction in accordance with its terms. Future contracts or transactions between the Company and ING Group shall not be void or voidable solely because a director or officer of ING Group is present at or participates in the meeting of the Company’s board of directors which authorizes the contract or transaction or because his or her votes are counted toward such authorization, provided that (i) the board of directors is aware of the material facts and the board or a committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, (ii) the stockholders entitled to vote on such matter are aware of the material facts and specifically approve in good faith such contract or transaction, or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair to the Company at the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the board of directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.

Listing

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “VOYA”.

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Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock and preferred stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent’s address is 150 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

We may, at our option, elect to offer fractional shares of preferred stock, which we call depositary shares, rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we do, we will issue to the public receipts, called depositary receipts, for depositary shares, each of which will represent a fraction, to be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, of a share of a particular series of preferred stock. Unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement, each owner of a depositary share will be entitled, in proportion to the applicable fractional interest in a share of preferred stock represented by the depositary share, to all the rights and preferences of the preferred stock represented by the depositary share. Those rights include, as applicable, dividend, voting, redemption, conversion and liquidation rights.

The shares of preferred stock underlying the depositary shares will be deposited with a bank or trust company selected by us to act as depositary under a deposit agreement between us, the depositary and the holders of the depositary receipts. The depositary will be the transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing agent for the depositary shares.

The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Holders of depositary receipts agree to be bound by the deposit agreement, which requires holders to take certain actions and pay certain charges.

The applicable prospectus supplement will identify the depositary, describe the specific terms of any depositary shares and the material terms of the related deposit agreement.

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

General

We may issue warrants to purchase our debt securities, common stock or preferred stock. The warrants may be issued independently or together with any underlying securities and may be attached or separate from those underlying securities. We will issue each series of warrants under one or more warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a warrant agent to be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants. These terms may include the following:

• the title of the warrants;

• the total number of warrants;

• the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;

• the designation, amount and terms of the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;

• the price or prices at which the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;

• the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and the date on which the right will expire;

• if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;

• if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

• if applicable, a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;

• information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and

• any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash an amount of securities at an exercise price that will be stated in, or that will be determinable as described in, the applicable prospectus supplement. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any warrants we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable warrant agreement and warrant certificate, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer warrants. We urge you to read the applicable warrant certificate, the applicable warrant agreement and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS WE MAY OFFER

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any units. The following description and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement may not be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such units that we will file with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement that contains this prospectus in connection with a public offering of units.

We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit may also include debt obligations of third parties, such as U.S. Treasury securities. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

The applicable prospectus supplement may describe:

• the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

• any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

• whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Initial Offering and Sale of Securities

We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus in any of the following three ways (or in any combination):

• through underwriters or dealers, whether individually or through an underwriting syndicate led by one or more managing underwriters;

• directly to one or more purchasers; or

• through agents.

In addition, the securities may be issued as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to existing holders of securities. In some cases, we or dealers acting with us or on our behalf may also purchase securities and reoffer them to the public by one or more of the methods described above. This prospectus may be used in connection with any offering of our securities through any of these methods or other methods described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions:

• at a fixed price, or prices which may be changed from time to time;

• at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

• at prices related to those prevailing market prices;

• at prices determined by an auction process; or

• at negotiated prices.

The applicable prospectus supplement will include the names of underwriters, dealers or agents retained. The applicable prospectus supplement will also include the purchase price of the securities, our proceeds from the sale, any underwriting discounts or commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation, and any securities exchanges on which the securities are listed.

The underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. They may resell the securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to some conditions. The underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities offered if any of the securities are purchased. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

Until the distribution of the securities is completed, rules of the SEC may limit the ability of any underwriters and selling group members to bid for and purchase the securities. As an exception to these rules, underwriters are permitted to engage in some transactions that stabilize the price of the securities. Such transactions consist of bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the securities, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

In connection with an offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell securities in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of securities than they hold, and must be closed out by purchasing those securities in the open market. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of an offering.

The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriting syndicate a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the underwriting syndicate

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has repurchased securities sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short-covering transactions.

These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own account, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities, and may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the securities. As a result, the price of the securities may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected on an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are listed on that exchange or admitted for trading on that automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

In general, purchases of a security for the purpose of stabilization or to reduce a short position could cause the price of the security to be higher than it might be in the absence of such purchases. The imposition of a penalty bid might also have an effect on the price of a security to the extent that it were to discourage resales of the security before the distribution is completed.

We make no representations or predictions as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above might have on the price of the securities. In addition, we make no representations that the underwriters will engage in such transactions or that such transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the securities by them may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

We may have agreements with the underwriters, dealers and agents to indemnify them against some civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of their businesses.

We may authorize underwriters, dealers and agents to solicit offers by some specified institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price stated in the applicable prospectus supplement under delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future.

These contracts will be subject only to those conditions included in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the applicable prospectus supplement will state the commission payable for solicitation of these contracts.

We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third parties may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third parties in such sale transactions will be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).

Unless otherwise specified in any prospectus supplement, each series of the securities will be a new issue with no established trading market, other than our common stock. Any common stock sold pursuant to a

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prospectus supplement will be listed on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. We may elect to list any other securities on an exchange, but are not obligated to do so. Any underwriters who purchase securities from us for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but these underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot assure you that there will be a trading market for any securities, and, if a trading market for any securities does develop, we cannot assure you that such market will be liquid.

Remarketing Transactions and Other Resales

We may use this prospectus in connection with offers and sales of the securities in remarketing transactions and other resales. In a remarketing transaction, we may resell a security acquired from other holders, after the original offering and sale of the security. Resales may occur in the open market or may be privately negotiated, at prevailing market prices at the time of resale or at related or negotiated prices. In these transactions, our affiliates may act as principal or agent, including as agent for the counterparty in a transaction in which the affiliate acts as principal, or as agent for both counterparties in a transaction in which the affiliate does not act as principal. Our affiliates may receive compensation in the form of discounts and commissions, including from both counterparties in some cases.

In connection with a remarketing transaction, one or more firms, referred to as “remarketing firms”, may also offer or sell the securities, if the prospectus supplement so indicates, in connection with a remarketing arrangement upon their purchase. Remarketing firms will act as principals for their own accounts. These remarketing firms will offer or sell the securities pursuant to the terms of the securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will identify any remarketing firm and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and will describe the remarketing firm’s compensation. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the securities they remarket. Remarketing firms may be entitled to indemnification by us under agreements that may be entered into with us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

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LEGAL OWNERSHIP AND BOOK-ENTRY ISSUANCE OF DEBT SECURITIES

References to “Voya Financial,” “us,” “we” or “our” in this section mean Voya Financial, Inc. and do not include our subsidiaries. In this section we describe special considerations that will apply to registered debt securities issued in global—i.e., book-entry—form. First, we describe the difference between legal ownership and indirect ownership of registered debt securities. Then we describe special provisions that apply to global debt securities.

Who Is the Legal Owner of a Registered Debt Security?

Each debt security in registered form will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of debt securities. We refer to those who have debt securities registered in their own names, on the books that we or the trustee or other agent maintain for this purpose, as the “holders” of those debt securities. These persons are the legal holders of the debt securities. We refer to those who, indirectly through others, own beneficial interests in debt securities that are not registered in their own names as indirect owners of those debt securities. As we discuss below, indirect owners are not legal holders, and investors in debt securities issued in book-entry form or in street name will be indirect owners.

Book-Entry Owners

We will issue each debt security in book-entry form only. This means debt securities will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a financial institution that holds them as depositary on behalf of other financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system. These participating institutions, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the debt securities on behalf of themselves or their customers.

Under each indenture, only the person in whose name a debt security is registered is recognized as the holder of that debt security. Consequently, for debt securities issued in global form, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the debt securities and we will make all payments on the debt securities, including deliveries of any property other than cash, to the depositary. The depositary passes along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the debt securities.

As a result, investors will not own debt securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the debt securities are issued in global form, investors will be indirect owners, and not holders, of the debt securities.

Street Name Owners

In the future we may terminate a global security or issue debt securities initially in non-global form. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their debt securities in their own names or in street name. Debt securities held by an investor in street name would be registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution that the investor chooses, and the investor would hold only a beneficial interest in those debt securities through an account he or she maintains at that institution.

For debt securities held in street name, we will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the debt securities are registered as the holders of those debt securities and we will make all payments on those debt securities, including deliveries of any property other than cash, to them. These institutions pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold debt securities in street name will be indirect owners, not holders, of those debt securities.

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Legal Holders

Our obligations as well as the obligations of the trustee under any indenture and any other third parties employed by us, the trustee or any of those agents, run only to the holders of the debt securities. We have no obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect owner of a debt security or has no choice because we are issuing the debt securities only in global form.

For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for that payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with depositary participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect owners but does not do so. Similarly, if we want to obtain the approval of the holders for any purpose—e.g., to amend the indenture for a series of debt securities or to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of an indenture—we would seek the approval only from the holders, and not the indirect owners, of the relevant debt securities. Whether and how the holders contact the indirect owners is up to the holders.

When we refer to “you” in this prospectus, we mean those who invest in the debt securities being offered by this prospectus, whether they are the holders or only indirect owners of those debt securities. When we refer to “your debt securities” in this prospectus, we mean the debt securities in which you will hold a direct or indirect interest.

Special Considerations for Indirect Owners

If you hold debt securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form or in street name, you should check with your own institution to find out:

• how it handles securities payments and notices;

• whether it imposes fees or charges;

• whether and how you can instruct it to exchange or convert a debt security for or into other property;

• how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required;

• whether and how you can instruct it to send you debt securities registered in your name so you can be a holder, if that is permitted in the future;

• how it would exercise the rights under the debt securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests; and

• if the global debt securities are in book-entry form, how the depository’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.

What is a Global Security?

We will issue each debt security in book-entry form only. Each debt security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we deposit with and register in the name of one or more financial institutions or clearing systems, or their nominees, which we select. A financial institution or clearing system that we select for any debt security for this purpose is called the “depositary” for that debt security. A debt security will usually have only one depositary but it may have more.

Each series of debt securities will have one or more of the following as the depositaries:

• The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, which is known as “DTC”;

• a financial institution holding the debt securities on behalf of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system, which is known as “Euroclear”;

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• a financial institution holding the debt securities on behalf of Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, Luxembourg, which is known as “Clearstream”; and

• any other clearing system or financial institution named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The depositaries named above may also be participants in one another’s systems. Thus, for example, if DTC is the depositary for a global security, investors may hold beneficial interests in that security through Euroclear or Clearstream, as DTC participants. The depositary or depositaries for your debt securities will be named in your prospectus supplement; if none is named, the depositary will be DTC.

A global security may represent one or any other number of individual debt securities. Generally, all debt securities represented by the same global security will have the same terms. We may, however, issue a global security that represents multiple debt securities of the same kind that have different terms and are issued at different times. We call this kind of global security a master global security. Your prospectus supplement will not indicate whether your debt securities are represented by a master global security.

A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary or its nominee, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under “—Holder’s Option to Obtain a Non-Global Security; Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated”. As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and holder of all debt securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only indirect interests in a global security. Indirect interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that does. Thus, an investor whose debt security is represented by a global security will not be a holder of the debt security, but only an indirect owner of an interest in the global security.

If the prospectus supplement for a particular debt security indicates that the debt security will be issued in global form only, then the debt security will be represented by a global security at all times unless and until the global security is terminated. We describe the situations in which this can occur below under “—Holder’s Option to Obtain a Non-Global Security; Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated”. If termination occurs, we may issue the debt securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide that the debt securities may no longer be held through any book-entry clearing system.

Special Considerations for Global Securities

As an indirect owner, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the depositary and those of the investor’s financial institution or other intermediary through which it holds its interest (e.g., Euroclear or Clearstream, if DTC is the depositary), as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. We do not recognize this type of investor or any intermediary as a holder of debt securities and instead deal only with the depositary that holds the global security.

If debt securities are issued only in the form of a global security, an investor should be aware of the following:

• an investor cannot cause the debt securities to be registered in his or her own name, and cannot obtain non-global certificates for his or her interest in the debt securities, except in the special situations we describe below;

• an investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the debt securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the debt securities, as we describe above under “—Who Is the Legal Owner of a Registered Debt Security?”;

• an investor may not be able to sell interests in the debt securities to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required by law to own their debt securities in non-book-entry form;

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• an investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in a global security in circumstances where certificates representing the debt securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective;

• the depositary’s policies will govern payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in a global security, and those policies may change from time to time. We and the trustee will have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s policies, actions or records of ownership interests in a global security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way;

• the depositary will require that those who purchase and sell interests in a global security within its book-entry system use immediately available funds and your broker or bank may require you to do so as well; and

• financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system and through which an investor holds its interest in the global securities, directly or indirectly, may also have their own policies affecting payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to the debt securities, and those policies may change from time to time. For example, if you hold an interest in a global security through Euroclear or Clearstream, when DTC is the depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, will require those who purchase and sell interests in that security through them to use immediately available funds and comply with other policies and procedures, including deadlines for giving instructions as to transactions that are to be effected on a particular day. There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the policies or actions or records of ownership interests of any of those intermediaries.

Holder’s Option to Obtain a Non-Global Security; Special Situations When a Global Security Will be Terminated

If we issue any series of debt securities in book-entry form but we choose to give the beneficial owners of that series the right to obtain non-global securities, any beneficial owner entitled to obtain non-global securities may do so by following the applicable procedures of the depositary, any transfer agent or registrar for that series and that owner’s bank, broker or other financial institution through which that owner holds its beneficial interest in the debt securities. For example, in the case of a global security representing preferred stock or depositary shares, a beneficial owner will be entitled to obtain a non-global security representing its interest by making a written request to the transfer agent or other agent designated by us. If you are entitled to request a non-global certificate and wish to do so, you will need to allow sufficient lead time to enable us or our agent to prepare the requested certificate.

In addition, in a few special situations described below, a global security will be terminated and interests in it will be exchanged for certificates in non-global form representing the debt securities it represented. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold the debt securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in a global security transferred on termination to their own names, so that they will be holders. We have described the rights of holders and street name investors above under “—Who Is the Legal Owner of a Registered Debt Security?”.

The special situations for termination of a global security are as follows:

• if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global security and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 60 days;

• if we notify the trustee that we wish to terminate that global security; or

• in the case of a global security representing debt securities issued under an indenture, if an event of default has occurred with regard to these debt securities and has not been cured or waived.

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If a global security is terminated, only the depositary, and not we or the trustee for any debt securities is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions in whose names the debt securities represented by the global security will be registered and, therefore, who will be the holders of those debt securities.

Considerations Relating to Euroclear and Clearstream

Euroclear and Clearstream are securities clearance systems in Europe. Both systems clear and settle securities transactions between their participants through electronic, book-entry delivery of securities against payment.

Euroclear and Clearstream may be depositaries for a global security. In addition, if DTC is the depositary for a global security, Euroclear and Clearstream may hold interests in the global security as participants in DTC.

As long as any global security is held by Euroclear or Clearstream, as depositary, you may hold an interest in the global security only through an organization that participates, directly or indirectly, in Euroclear or Clearstream. If Euroclear or Clearstream is the depositary for a global security and there is no depositary in the United States, you will not be able to hold interests in that global security through any securities clearance system in the United States.

Payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other matters relating to the debt securities made through Euroclear or Clearstream must comply with the rules and procedures of those systems. Those systems could change their rules and procedures at any time. We have no control over those systems or their participants, and we take no responsibility for their activities. Transactions between participants in Euroclear or Clearstream, on one hand, and participants in DTC, on the other hand, when DTC is the depositary, would also be subject to DTC’s rules and procedures.

Special Timing Considerations for Transactions in Euroclear and Clearstream

Investors will be able to make and receive through Euroclear and Clearstream payments, deliveries, transfers, exchanges, notices and other transactions involving any debt securities held through those systems only on days when those systems are open for business. Those systems may not be open for business on days when banks, brokers and other institutions are open for business in the United States.

In addition, because of time-zone differences, U.S. investors who hold their interests in the debt securities through these systems and wish to transfer their interests, or to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other right with respect to their interests, on a particular day may find that the transaction will not be effected until the next business day in Luxembourg or Brussels, as applicable. Thus, investors who wish to exercise rights that expire on a particular day may need to act before the expiration date. In addition, investors who hold their interests through both DTC and Euroclear or Clearstream may need to make special arrangements to finance any purchases or sales of their interests between the U.S. and European clearing systems, and those transactions may settle later than would be the case for transactions within one clearing system.

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VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES

Unless otherwise specified in any prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, and for the underwriters by counsel to the underwriters that will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise specified in any prospectus supplement, certain legal matters related to Connecticut law may be passed upon for us by Day Pitney LLP. In addition, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus may also be passed upon for us by Patricia J. Walsh, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Voya Financial, Trevor Ogle, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Voya Financial, or another Voya Financial attorney. Ms. Walsh and Mr. Ogle are regularly employed by Voya Financial, participate in various Voya Financial employee benefit plans under which they may receive shares of common stock and each currently beneficially owns less than one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock.

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Voya Financial, Inc. included in Voya Financial, Inc.’s 2018 Form 10-K and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth all expenses, other than the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the distribution of the securities registered under this registration statement.

SEC registration fee	$	*
FINRA filing fee		*
Listing fee		**
Printing and engraving		**
Legal fees and expenses		**
Trustee fees and expenses		**
Accounting fees and expenses		**
Transfer agent and registrar fees		**
Miscellaneous fees and expenses		**
Total	$	**

* Deferred in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

** Fees and expenses are calculated based on the number of issuances and amount of securities to be offered and, accordingly, cannot be estimated at this time.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The proposed form of underwriting agreement to be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement in connection with an offering of these particular securities may provide that the underwriters are obligated under certain circumstances to indemnify our directors, officers and certain controlling persons against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Delaware Registrants

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides in relevant part that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

The DGCL also permits a corporation to indemnify such persons against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a present or former director or officer is successful in the defense of such an action, suit or proceeding referenced above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such persons in defending any action, suit or proceeding may be paid in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon, in the case of a current officer or director, receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be so indemnified.

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The DGCL provides that the indemnification described above is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification by the Company of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains a provision to limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations of the directors’ fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.

The DGCL also provides corporations with the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation in a similar capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above. Policies of insurance are maintained by the Company under which our directors and officers are insured, within the limits and subject to the terms of the policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of, actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers.

The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of the DGCL and the full text of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.

We have entered into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that provide, subject to their terms, the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and officers by Section 145 of the DGCL and certain additional procedural protections.

Connecticut Registrants

Sections 33-771 and 33-776 of the Connecticut Business Corporation Act (the “CBCA”) provide in relevant part that a corporation formed before January 1, 1997 shall, except to the extent the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation or an action with respect to conduct alleging receipt of an improper financial benefit) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity, against judgments, settlements, penalties, fines and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees), incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed, (i) in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity, to be in the best interests of the corporation, and (ii) in all other cases, to be at least not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Voya Holdings was formed prior to January 1, 1997 and has not opted out of this mandatory indemnification rule.

The CBCA also permits a corporation to indemnify such persons against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a present or former director is wholly successful, on the merits or

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otherwise, in the defense of such an action, suit or proceeding to which he was a party because he was a director of the corporation, the corporation must indemnify him or her against reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with such proceeding.

The CBCA prohibits indemnification of directors, unless authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction, (1) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation except for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding if it is determined that the director has met the relevant statutory standard of conduct, or (2) in connection with any proceeding with respect to conduct for which he was adjudged liable on the basis that he received a financial benefit to which he was not entitled, whether or not involving action in his official capacity.

A corporation may, before final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director if he or she delivers to the corporation (1) a written affirmation of such director’s good faith belief that the relevant statutory standard of conduct has been met by the director or that the proceeding involves conduct for which liability has been limited under the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, and (2) a signed written undertaking to repay any such funds if the director is not entitled to mandatory indemnification and it is ultimately determined that the director has not met the relevant statutory standard of conduct.

The CBCA permits a corporation to obligate itself to indemnify directors in its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or in a resolution adopted or a contract approved by the board of directors or shareholders. Voya Holdings’ amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification by Voya Holdings of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the CBCA.

In accordance with Section 33-636(b)(4) of the CBCA, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Voya Holdings contains a provision to limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty as a director to an amount that is not less than the compensation received by the director for serving the corporation during the year of the violation if such breach did not (A) involve a knowing and culpable violation of law by the director, (B) enable the director or an associate, as defined in the CBCA, to receive an improper personal economic gain, (C) show a lack of good faith and a conscious disregard for the duty of the director to the corporation under circumstances in which the director was aware that his or her conduct or omission created an unjustifiable risk of serious injury to the corporation, (D) constitute a sustained and unexcused pattern of inattention that amounted to an abdication of the director’s duty to the corporation, or (E) create liability under section 33-757 of the CBCA, providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions.

The CBCA also provides corporations with the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity, against any liability asserted against him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability as described above. Policies of insurance are maintained by the Company under which the directors and officers of Voya Holdings are insured, within the limits and subject to the terms of the policies, against certain expenses in connection with the defense of, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of, actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers.

The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of the CBCA and the full text of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Voya Holdings, which is filed as Exhibit 3.4 hereto.

Item 16. Exhibits

Please refer to the “Index to Exhibits”.

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Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of the registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about such undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of such undersigned Registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

(b) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of our annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Registrant by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
1.1	Form of Underwriting Agreement for senior and subordinated debt securities.*
1.2	Form of Underwriting Agreement for common stock.*
1.3	Form of Underwriting Agreement for preferred stock.*
1.4	Form of Underwriting Agreement for warrants.*
1.5	Form of Underwriting Agreement for units.*
1.6	Form of Underwriting Agreement for depositary shares. *
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Voya Financial, Inc. reflecting amendments through June 11, 2019. This document represents the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Voya Financial, Inc. in compiled form incorporating all amendments. This compiled document has not been filed with the Delaware Secretary of State (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-196883), filed on June 18, 2014).
3.2	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Voya Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35897) filed on May 7, 2013).
3.3	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Voya Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-189199), filed on June 10, 2013).
3.4	Bylaws of Voya Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-189199), filed on June 10, 2013).
3.5	Certificate of Designations with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, dated September  12, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35897 filed on September 12, 2018).
4.1	Indenture, dated as of July  13, 2012, among ING U.S., Inc., Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Senior Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Amendment No.  1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-184847) filed on January 23, 2013).
4.2	First Supplemental Indenture (to the Senior Indenture), dated as of July  13, 2012, among ING U.S., Inc., Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-184847) filed on January 23, 2013).
4.3	Second Supplemental Indenture (to the Senior Indenture), dated as of February  11, 2013, among ING U.S., Inc., Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.74 to the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-184847) filed on March 19, 2013).
4.4	Third Supplemental Indenture (to the Senior Indenture), dated as of July 26,  2013 among ING U.S., Inc., Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35897) filed on July 26,  2013).
4.5	Fifth Supplemental Indenture (to the Senior Indenture), dated as of June  13, 2016, among Voya Financial, Inc., Voya Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.001-35897) filed on June 14, 2016).

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Exhibit No.	Description
4.6	Sixth Supplemental Indenture (to the Senior Indenture), dated as of June  13, 2016, among Voya Financial, Inc., Voya Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.001-35897) filed on June 14, 2016).
4.7	Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May  16, 2013, among ING U.S., Inc., Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Junior Subordinated Indenture”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-35897), filed on May 23, 2013).
4.8	First Supplemental Indenture (to the Junior Subordinated Indenture), dated as of May  16, 2013, among ING U.S., Inc., Lion Connecticut Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-35897) filed on May 23, 2013).
4.9	Form of Senior Debt Security of Voya Financial, Inc.*
4.10	Form of Subordinated Debt Security of Voya Financial, Inc.*
4.11	Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Amendment No.  4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-184847) filed on April 16, 2013).
4.12	Form of Certificate of Designations for Preferred Stock.*
4.13	Seventh Supplemental Indenture (to the Senior Indenture), dated as of July  5, 2017, by and among Voya Financial, Inc., Voya Holdings Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35897 (filed on July 5, 2017).
4.14	Second Supplemental Indenture (to the Junior Subordinated Indenture), dated as of January  23, 2018, among Voya Financial, Inc., Voya Holdings, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the company’s Current Report on 8-K (File No. 001-35897) filed on January 23, 2018).
4.15	Form of Deposit Agreement (including Form of Depositary Receipt).*
5.1	Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.**
5.2	Opinion of Day Pitney LLP.**
5.3	Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP related to the Depositary Shares.***
23.1	Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.***
23.2	Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).**
23.3	Consent of Day Pitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).**
24.4	Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.3).***
24.1	Power of Attorney.**
25.1	Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for the Senior Indenture.**
25.2	Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, for the Subordinated Indenture.**

* To be filed, if necessary, by amendment or as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement in connection with an offering of these particular securities.

** Previously filed.

*** Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing a post-effective amendment on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, on the eleventh day of June, 2019.

VOYA FINANCIAL, INC.
By:	/s/ Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
Name:	Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
Title:	Chief Executive Officer
By:	/s/ Michael S. Smith
Name:	Michael S. Smith
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signatures	Title	Date
*	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	June 11, 2019
Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
	Director
Lynne Biggar
*	Director	June 11, 2019
Jane P. Chwick
*	Director	June 11, 2019
Ruth Ann M. Gillis
	Director
J. Barry Griswell
*	Director	June 11, 2019
Byron H. Politt, Jr.
*	Director	June 11, 2019
Joseph V. Tripodi
*	Director	June 11, 2019
David Zwiener
*	Chief Financial Officer	June 11, 2019
Michael S. Smith	(Principal Financial Officer)
*	Chief Accounting Officer	June 11, 2019
C. Landon Cobb, Jr.	(Principal Accounting Officer)

*By:	/s/ Michael S. Smith
Michael S. Smith as Attorney-in-Fact

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, on the eleventh day of June, 2019.

VOYA HOLDINGS INC.
By:	/s/ Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
Name:	Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
Title:	President
By:	/s/ Michael S. Smith
Name:	Michael S. Smith
Title:	EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signatures	Title	Date
/s/ Rodney O. Martin, Jr.	Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)	June 11, 2019
Rodney O. Martin, Jr.
*	Director and Chief Financial Officer	June 11, 2019
Michael S. Smith	(Principal Financial Officer)
*	Director	June 11, 2019
David S. Pendergrass
*	Chief Accounting Officer	June 11, 2019
C. Landon Cobb, Jr.	(Principal Accounting Officer)

*By:	/s/ Michael S. Smith
Michael S. Smith as Attorney-in-Fact