Voya Financial, Inc. $1.4 Billion Block Trade

Davis Polk advised Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. in connection with the SEC-registered secondary block trade of 32,018,100 shares of common stock of Voya Financial, Inc. (“Voya”). Total gross proceeds to ING Groep N.V., the selling stockholder in the offering, were $1.4 billion. Voya’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “VOYA.”

Voya is a premier retirement, investment and insurance company serving the financial needs of approximately 13 million individual and institutional customers in the United States.

The Davis Polk capital markets team included partner Joseph A. Hall and associates Courtney Collins and Denny Won. The tax team included partner Rachel D. Kleinberg and associate Isaac MacDonald. Members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York and Menlo Park offices.

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