Voya Financial Inc

16. Financing Agreements

Short-term and Long-term Debt

The following table summarizes the carrying value of the Company’s debt issued or borrowed and outstanding as of the periods indicated:

(1) Guaranteed by ING Group.

(2)Interest is paid semi-annually in arrears.

(3)Guaranteed by Voya Holdings.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.

Senior Notes

On September 20, 2024, Voya Financial, Inc. issued $400 of unsecured 5.0% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "2034 Notes"). The 2034 Notes are fully, irrevocably, and unconditionally guaranteed by Voya Holdings Inc. Interest is paid semi-annually in arrears on March 20 and September 20 of each year, commencing on March 20, 2025. The offering resulted in aggregate net proceeds to the Company of $397, after deducting commissions and expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for the repayment at maturity of the $400 outstanding principal amount of its 3.976% Senior Notes due February 15, 2025.

Aetna Notes

As of September 30, 2024, outstanding principal amount of the 7.625% Voya Holdings Inc. debentures, due 2026 and 6.97% Voya Holdings Inc. debentures, due 2036 (collectively, the "Aetna Notes") was $218, which is guaranteed by ING Group. As of September 30, 2024, the Company provided $231 of collateral benefiting ING Group, comprised of a deposit of $219 to a control account with a third-party collateral agent and $12 of letter of credit. The collateral may be exchanged at any time upon the posting of any other form of acceptable collateral to the account.

Credit Facilities

The Company uses credit facilities as part of its capital management practices. Total fees associated with credit facilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were immaterial.

The following table summarizes the Company's credit facilities as of September 30, 2024:

(1) Amount utilized as collateral for outstanding Aetna Notes.

(2) In March of 2024, the Company decreased the capacity of its letter of credit, expiring in 2025, from $200 to $12. This reduction was due to the reduced collateral requirements resulting from the maturity of a portion of the Aetna Notes. Additionally, the full capacity was not expected to be utilized through its expiration.

Put Option Agreement for Senior Debt Issuance

During 2015, the Company entered into an off-balance sheet 10-year put option agreement with a Delaware trust formed by the Company, in connection with the sale by the trust of pre-capitalized trust securities ("P-Caps"), that provides Voya Financial, Inc. the right, at any time over a 10-year period, to issue up to $500 principal amount of its 3.976% Senior Notes due 2025 ("3.976% Senior Notes") to the trust and receive in exchange a corresponding principal amount of U.S. Treasury securities that are held by the trust. The 3.976% Senior Notes will not be issued unless and until the put option is exercised. In return, the Company pays a semi-annual put premium to the trust at a rate of 1.875% per annum applied to the unexercised portion of the put option and reimburses the trust for its expenses. The put premium and expense reimbursements are recorded in Operating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. If and when issued, the 3.976% Senior Notes will be guaranteed by Voya Holdings.

Upon an event of default, the put option will be exercised automatically in full. The Company has a one-time right to unwind a prior voluntary exercise of the put option by repurchasing all of the 3.976% Senior Notes then held by the trust for U.S. Treasury securities. If the put option has been fully exercised, the 3.976% Senior Notes issued may be redeemed by the Company prior to their maturity at par or, if greater, at a make-whole redemption price, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The P-Caps are to be redeemed by the trust on February 15, 2025 or upon any early redemption of the 3.976% Senior Notes.

On May 1, 2023, pursuant to the put option agreement, the Company exercised the put option to require the trust to purchase $400 aggregate principal amount of 3.976% Senior Notes in exchange for a corresponding amount of U.S. Treasury securities held by the trust. On May 3, 2023, the Company issued $400 aggregate principal amount of 3.976% Senior Notes to the trust and the Company received approximately $400 of U.S. Treasury securities. The proceeds from the sale of the U.S. Treasury securities were used to redeem the 5.65% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2053 on May 15, 2023.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company may issue up to $100 principal amount of its 3.976% Senior Notes to the trust under the put option agreement.

Senior Unsecured Credit Facility Agreement

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had a $500 senior unsecured credit facility with a syndicate of banks which expires May 1, 2028. The facility provides $500 of committed capacity for revolving loan borrowings and letters of credit issuances, including a sublimit for swingline (short-term) loans in an aggregate amount of up to $25. As of September 30, 2024, there wereno amounts outstanding as revolving credit borrowings, no amounts of LOCs outstanding, andno amounts of swingline loans outstanding under the senior unsecured credit facility. Under the terms of the facility, the Company is required to maintain a minimum net worth of $4.998 billion, which may increase upon any future equity issuances by the Company.