AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

Exhibit (a)(136)

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 18th day of September, 2025, by and between VOYA EQUITY TRUST (“VET”), a Massachusetts business trust with its principal place of business at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, on behalf of its series, Voya Large Cap Value Fund (the “Surviving Fund”), and VOYA INVESTORS TRUST (“VIT”), a Massachusetts business trust with its principal place of business at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, on behalf of its series, VY® ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity Income Portfolio (the “Disappearing Portfolio”).

This Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of reorganization and liquidation within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The reorganization (the “Reorganization”) will consist of the transfer of all of the assets of the Disappearing Portfolio to the Surviving Fund in exchange solely for Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 voting shares of beneficial interest of the Surviving Fund (the “Surviving Fund Shares”), the assumption by the Surviving Fund of the liabilities of the Disappearing Portfolio described in paragraph 1.3, and the distribution of the Surviving Fund Shares to the shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio in complete liquidation of the Disappearing Portfolio as provided herein, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Disappearing Portfolio and the Surviving Fund are series of open- end, registered investment companies of the management type and the Disappearing Portfolio owns securities which generally are assets of the character in which the Surviving Fund is permitted to invest; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Surviving Fund has determined that the exchange of all of the assets of the Disappearing Portfolio for Surviving Fund Shares and the assumption of the liabilities of the Disappearing Portfolio, as described in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 herein, by the Surviving Fund are in the best interests of the Surviving Fund and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of the Surviving Fund would not be diluted as a result of this transaction; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Disappearing Portfolio has determined that the exchange of all of the assets of the Disappearing Portfolio for Surviving Fund Shares and the assumption of the liabilities of the Disappearing Portfolio by the Surviving Fund, as described in paragraphs 1.2 and 1.3 herein, is in the best interests of the Disappearing Portfolio and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio would not be diluted as a result of this transaction.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

1.TRANSFER OF ASSETS OF THE DISAPPEARING PORTFOLIO TO THE SURVIVING FUND IN EXCHANGE FOR THE SURVIVING FUND SHARES, THE ASSUMPTION OF ALL DISAPPEARING PORTFOLIO LIABILITIES AND THE LIQUIDATION OF THE DISAPPEARING PORTFOLIO

1.1.Subject to the requisite approval of the Disappearing Portfolio shareholders and the other terms and conditions herein set forth and on the basis of the representations and warranties contained herein, the Disappearing Portfolio agrees to transfer all of the Disappearing Portfolio’s assets, as set forth in paragraph 1.2, to the Surviving Fund, and the Surviving Fund agrees in exchange therefor: (i) to deliver to the Disappearing Portfolio in respect of the share classes set forth in the table below the number of full and fractional Class R, Class I, Class A and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares determined by dividing the value of the Disappearing Portfolio’s net assets with respect to each class, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of one Surviving Fund Share of the corresponding class, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.2; and (ii) to assume the liabilities of the Disappearing Portfolio, as set forth in paragraph 1.3. Such transactions shall take place at the closing provided for in paragraph 3.1 (the “Closing”).

Disappearing Portfolio Share Class	Surviving Fund Share Class
ADV	R
I	I
S	A
S2	R2

1.2.The assets of the Disappearing Portfolio to be acquired by the Surviving Fund shall consist of all assets and property, including, without limitation, all cash, securities, commodities and futures interests and dividends or interests receivable that are owned by the Disappearing Portfolio and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the books of the Disappearing Portfolio on the closing date provided for in paragraph 3.1 (the “Closing Date”) (collectively, “Assets”).

1.3.The Disappearing Portfolio will endeavor to discharge all of its liabilities and obligations prior to the Closing Date. The Surviving Fund shall assume all of the liabilities of the Disappearing Portfolio whether accrued or contingent, known or unknown, existing at the Valuation Date, as defined in paragraph 2.1. On or as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, the Disappearing Portfolio will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed (i) substantially all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid), net tax-exempt income, if any, and realized net capital gain, if any, for each of (A) the current taxable year ending on the Closing Date and (B) any prior taxable year with respect to which a spillback dividend is still timely under Section 855 of the Code, and (ii) any other amounts necessary to be distributed in order to eliminate any

excise tax liability under Section 4982 of the Code.

1.4.Immediately after the transfer of assets provided for in paragraph 1.1, the Disappearing Portfolio will distribute to the Disappearing Portfolio’s shareholders of record with respect to its Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares, determined as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date, on a pro rata basis within each class, the Surviving Fund Shares of the corresponding class received by the Disappearing Portfolio pursuant to paragraph 1.1. In addition, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Closing, the Disappearing Portfolio will completely liquidate. Such distribution and liquidation will be accomplished, with respect to each class of the Disappearing Portfolio’s shares, by the transfer of the Surviving Fund Shares then credited to the account of the Disappearing Portfolio on the books of the Surviving Fund to open accounts on the share records of the Surviving Fund in the names of the shareholders of record of each class of the Disappearing Portfolio’s shares as further described below, determined as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date (the “Disappearing Portfolio Shareholders”). The aggregate net asset value of Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares to be so credited to shareholders of Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares of the Disappearing Portfolio, respectively, shall, with respect to each class, be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Disappearing Portfolio of the corresponding class (as indicated in paragraph 1.1) owned by such shareholders on the Closing Date. All issued and outstanding Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares of the Disappearing Portfolio will simultaneously be canceled on the books of the Disappearing Portfolio, although share certificates representing interests in Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares of the Disappearing Portfolio will represent a number of shares of the corresponding class of Surviving Fund Shares after the Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Section 3. The Surviving Fund shall not issue certificates representing the Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares, respectively, in connection with such exchange.

1.5.Ownership of Surviving Fund Shares will be shown on the books of the Surviving Fund’s transfer agent, as defined in paragraph 3.3.

1.6.Any reporting responsibility of the Disappearing Portfolio including, but not limited to, the responsibility for the filing of regulatory reports, tax returns, or other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), any state securities commission, and any U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities or any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain the responsibility of the Disappearing Portfolio until the Disappearing Portfolio completes its liquidation and dissolves. Thereafter, any such reporting responsibilities shall be the responsibility of the Surviving Fund’s investment manager on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio.

2.VALUATION

2.1.The value of the Assets shall be the value computed as of immediately after the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange and after the declaration of any dividends and deduction for any expenses of the Reorganization contemplated hereby to be paid by the Disappearing Portfolio on the Closing Date (such time and date being hereinafter

called the “Valuation Date”), using the valuation procedures in the then-current prospectus and statement of additional information with respect to the Surviving Fund, and valuation procedures established by the Surviving Fund’s Board of Trustees.

2.2.The net asset value of Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares shall be the net asset value per share computed with respect to that class as of the Valuation Date, using the valuation procedures set forth in the Surviving Fund’s then-current prospectus and statement of additional information and valuation procedures established by the Surviving Fund’s Board of Trustees.

2.3.The number of the Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares to be issued (including fractional shares, if any) in exchange for the Disappearing Portfolio’s assets shall be determined with respect to each such class by dividing the value of the net assets with respect to the Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares of the Disappearing Portfolio, as the case may be, determined using the same valuation procedures referred to in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of the Surviving Fund Shares of the corresponding class, determined in accordance with paragraph 2.2.

2.4.All computations of value shall be made by the Disappearing Portfolio’s designated record keeping agent and shall be subject to review by the Surviving Fund’s record keeping agent and by the Disappearing Portfolio’s or Surviving Fund’s respective independent registered public accounting firm.

3.CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE

3.1.The Closing Date shall be February 6, 2026, or such other date as the parties may agree. All acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The close of business on the Closing Date shall be as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The Closing shall be held at the offices of the Surviving Fund or at such other time and/or place as the parties may agree.

3.2.The Disappearing Portfolio shall direct The Bank of New York Mellon, as custodian for the Disappearing Portfolio (the “Custodian”), to deliver, at the Closing, a certificate of an authorized officer stating that (i) the Assets shall have been delivered in proper form to the Surviving Fund within two business days prior to or on the Closing Date; and (ii) all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets, including all applicable federal, state, and non-U.S. stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made. The Disappearing Portfolio’s portfolio securities represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be presented for examination by the Custodian to the custodian for the Surviving Fund no later than five business days preceding the Closing Date, and shall be transferred and delivered by the Disappearing Portfolio as of the Closing Date for the account of the Surviving Fund duly endorsed in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof. The Custodian shall deliver as of the Closing Date by book entry, in accordance with the customary practices of the Custodian and any securities depository (as defined in Rule 17f-4 under the Investment

Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) in which the Disappearing Portfolio’s Assets are deposited, the Disappearing Portfolio’s portfolio securities and instruments deposited with such depositories. The cash to be transferred by the Disappearing Portfolio shall be delivered by wire transfer of federal funds on the Closing Date.

3.3.The Disappearing Portfolio shall direct BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, to deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that its records contain the names and addresses of the Disappearing Portfolio Shareholders and the number and percentage ownership of outstanding Class ADV, Class I, Class S, and Class S2 shares owned by each such shareholder immediately prior to the Closing. The Surviving Fund shall issue and deliver a confirmation evidencing the Surviving Fund Shares to be credited on the Closing Date to the Secretary of the Surviving Fund, or provide evidence satisfactory to the Disappearing Portfolio that such Surviving Fund Shares have been credited to the Disappearing Portfolio’s account on the books of the Surviving Fund. At the Closing, each party shall deliver to the other such bills of sale, checks, assignments, share certificates, if any, receipts or other documents as such other party or its counsel may reasonably request.

3.4.In the event that on the Valuation Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Surviving Fund or the Disappearing Portfolio shall be closed to trading or trading thereupon shall be restricted, or

(b)trading or the reporting of trading on such Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that, in the judgment of the Board of Trustees of the Disappearing Portfolio or the Board of Trustees of the Surviving Fund, accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Surviving Fund or the Disappearing Portfolio is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored.

4.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

4.1.Except as has been disclosed to the Surviving Fund in a written instrument executed by an officer of VIT, VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, represents and warrants to VET as follows:

(a)The Disappearing Portfolio is duly organized as a series of VIT, which is a business trust, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with power under VIT’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “VIT Declaration of Trust”) to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

(b)VIT is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the registration of shares of the Disappearing Portfolio under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), are in full force and effect;

(c)No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Disappearing Portfolio of

the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) and the 1940 Act and such as may be required by state securities laws;

(d)The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Disappearing Portfolio and each prospectus and statement of additional information of the Disappearing Portfolio used during the three years previous to the date of this Agreement conforms or conformed at the time of its use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and does not, or did not at the time of its use, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading;

(e)On the Closing Date, the Disappearing Portfolio will have good and marketable title to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer and deliver such Assets hereunder free of any liens or other encumbrances, and upon delivery and payment for such Assets, the Surviving Fund will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, including such restrictions as might arise under the 1933 Act, other than as disclosed to the Surviving Fund;

(f)The Disappearing Portfolio is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of the VIT Declaration of Trust or Amended and Restated By-Laws of VIT (the “VIT By-Laws”) or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound; or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound;

(g)All material contracts or other commitments of the Disappearing Portfolio (other than this Agreement and certain investment contracts including options, futures and forward contracts) will terminate without liability to the Disappearing Portfolio at or prior to the Closing Date;

(h)Except as otherwise disclosed in writing to and accepted by VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio or any of its properties or assets or any person whom the Disappearing Portfolio may be obligated to indemnify in connection with such litigation, proceeding or investigation that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or the conduct of its business. ▇▇▇, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated;

(i)The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Portfolio of Investments of the Disappearing Portfolio as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, have been audited by ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and are in accordance with consistently applied U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), and such statements (copies of which have been furnished to the Surviving Fund) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Disappearing Portfolio as of such date in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Disappearing Portfolio required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein;

(j)Since December 31, 2024, there has not been any material adverse change in the Disappearing Portfolio’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Disappearing Portfolio of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred, except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted by the Surviving Fund (for the purposes of this subparagraph (j), a decline in net asset value per share of the Disappearing Portfolio due to declines in market values of securities in the Disappearing Portfolio’s portfolio, the discharge of Disappearing Portfolio liabilities, or the redemption of Disappearing Portfolio shares by shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio shall not constitute a material adverse change);

(k)On the Closing Date, all U.S. federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Disappearing Portfolio required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been timely filed and are or will be correct and complete in all material respects, and all U.S. federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Disappearing Portfolio’s knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;

(l)For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year ending on the Closing Date), the Disappearing Portfolio has met (or will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company, has been (or will be) eligible to compute and has computed (or will compute) its U.S. federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and will have distributed all of its investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt income and net capital gain (each as defined in the Code) that has accrued through the Closing Date, and before the Closing Date will have declared dividends sufficient to distribute all of its investment company taxable income, net tax- exempt income and net capital gain for each of (i) any prior taxable year for which any such dividend and related distribution are still timely and (ii) the taxable year ending on the Closing Date;

(m)All issued and outstanding shares of the Disappearing Portfolio are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-

assessable, and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration or qualification requirements of federal and state securities laws. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Disappearing Portfolio will, at the time of Closing, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of the Transfer Agent, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, as provided in paragraph 3.3. The Disappearing Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the shares of the Disappearing Portfolio, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any of the Disappearing Portfolio shares;

(n)The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the Board of Trustees of VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, and, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio, this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Disappearing Portfolio, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;

(o)The information to be furnished by VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, for use in registration statements, proxy materials and other documents filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) that may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all material respects with federal securities and other laws and regulations thereunder applicable thereto;

(p)The proxy statement of the Disappearing Portfolio (the “Proxy Statement”) to be included in the Registration Statement referred to in paragraph 5.6, insofar as it relates to the Disappearing Portfolio, will, on the effective date of the Registration Statement and on the Closing Date (i) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially misleading, provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subparagraph (p) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Surviving Fund for use therein; and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder; and

(q)On the Closing Date, the Disappearing Portfolio will have sold such of its assets, if any, as are necessary based on information provided by the Surviving Fund and contingent on the accuracy of such information to assure that, after giving effect to the acquisition of the assets of the Disappearing Portfolio pursuant to this Agreement, the Surviving Fund, if classified as a “diversified company” within the meaning of Section 5(b)(1) of the 1940 Act, will remain a “diversified company” and in compliance in all material respects with such other investment restrictions as are set forth in the Surviving Fund Prospectus, as amended through the Closing Date.

4.2.Except as has been disclosed to the Disappearing Portfolio in a written instrument executed by an officer of VET, VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, represents and warrants to VIT as follows:

(a)The Surviving Fund is duly organized as a series of VET, which is a business trust duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with power under VET’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “VET Declaration of Trust”) to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted;

(b)VET is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act and the registration of the shares of the Surviving Fund under the 1933 Act, are in full force and effect;

(c)No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Surviving Fund of the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and such as may be required by state securities laws;

(d)The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Surviving Fund and each prospectus and statement of additional information of the Surviving Fund used during the three years previous to the date of this Agreement conforms or conformed at the time of its use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and does not, or did not at the time of its use, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading;

(e)On the Closing Date, the Surviving Fund will have good and marketable title to the Surviving Fund’s assets, free of any liens or other encumbrances, except those liens or encumbrances as to which the Disappearing Portfolio has received notice and necessary documentation at or prior to the Closing;

(f)The Surviving Fund is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of the VET Declaration of Trust or the Amended and Restated By-Laws of VET or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, is a party or by which it is bound; or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, is a party or by which it is bound;

(g)Except as otherwise disclosed in writing to and accepted by VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to its

knowledge, threatened against VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, or any of its properties or assets, or any person whom the Surviving Fund may be obligated to indemnify in connection with such litigation, proceeding or investigation, that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or the conduct of its business. ▇▇▇, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated;

(h)The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Portfolio of Investments of the Surviving Fund as of and for the year ended May 31, 2025, have been audited by ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and are in accordance with consistently applied U.S. GAAP, and such statements (copies of which have been furnished to the Disappearing Portfolio) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Surviving Fund as of such date in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Surviving Fund required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein;

(i)Since May 31, 2025, there has not been any material adverse change in the Surviving Fund’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Surviving Fund of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred, except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted by the Disappearing Portfolio. (For purposes of this subparagraph (i), a decline in net asset value per share of the Surviving Fund due to declines in market values of securities in the Surviving Fund’s portfolio, the discharge of Surviving Fund liabilities, or the redemption of Surviving Fund Shares by shareholders of the Surviving Fund, shall not constitute a material adverse change);

(j)On the Closing Date, all U.S. federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Surviving Fund required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been timely filed and are or will be correct and complete in all material respects, and all U.S. federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Surviving Fund’s knowledge no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;

(k)For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year that includes the Closing Date), the Surviving Fund has met (or will meet) the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company, has been eligible to (or will be eligible to) compute and has computed (or will compute) its U.S. federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and has distributed all of its investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt income and net capital gain (each as defined in the Code) for periods ending prior to the Closing Date;

(l)All issued and outstanding shares of the Surviving Fund are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Surviving Fund will, at the time of Closing, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of the Transfer Agent, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, as provided in paragraph 3.3. The Surviving Fund does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Surviving Fund Shares, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any Surviving Fund Shares;

(m)The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been fully authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the Board of Trustees of VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, and this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Surviving Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;

(n)Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares to be issued and delivered to the Disappearing Portfolio, for the account of the Disappearing Portfolio shareholders, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, will on the Closing Date have been duly authorized and, when so issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued Surviving Fund Shares, and will be fully paid and non-assessable;

(o)The information to be furnished by VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, for use in the registration statements, proxy materials and other documents filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), that may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all material respects with federal securities and other laws and regulations thereunder applicable thereto; and

(p)That insofar as it relates to the Surviving Fund, the Registration Statement relating to the Surviving Fund Shares issuable hereunder, and the proxy materials with respect to the Disappearing Portfolio to be included in the Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, will, as of the date of this Agreement: (i) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subparagraph (p) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Disappearing Portfolio for use therein; and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Additionally, and through the Closing Date, to the extent any

statement included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented or amended, relating to the Surviving Fund Shares issuable hereunder that was not misleading becomes misleading based on events that occur after the date of this Agreement, the Surviving Fund will, within a commercially reasonable amount of time, inform the Disappearing Portfolio.

5.COVENANTS OF THE SURVIVING FUND AND THE DISAPPEARING PORTFOLIO

5.1.The Surviving Fund and the Disappearing Portfolio each will operate its business in the ordinary course between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include the declaration and payment of customary dividends and distributions, and any other distribution that may be advisable.

5.2.The Disappearing Portfolio will call a meeting of the shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio to be held prior to the Closing Date to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.

5.3.The Disappearing Portfolio covenants that the Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares to be issued hereunder are not being acquired for the purpose of making any distribution thereof, other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

5.4.The Disappearing Portfolio will assist the Surviving Fund in obtaining such information as the Surviving Fund reasonably requests concerning the beneficial ownership of the Disappearing Portfolio’s shares.

5.5.Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Surviving Fund and the Disappearing Portfolio will each take, or cause to be taken, all action, and do or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.6.The Disappearing Portfolio will provide the Surviving Fund with information reasonably necessary for the preparation of a prospectus (the “Prospectus”), which will include the Proxy Statement referred to in paragraph 4.1(p), all to be included in a Registration Statement on Form N-14 of the Surviving Fund (the “Registration Statement”), in compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act, in connection with the meeting of the shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio to consider approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

5.7.The Surviving Fund will advise the Disappearing Portfolio promptly if at any time prior to the Closing Date the assets of the Disappearing Portfolio include any securities that the Surviving Fund is not permitted to acquire.

5.8.As soon as is reasonably practicable after the Closing, the Disappearing Portfolio will make a liquidating distribution to its shareholders consisting of the Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares received at the Closing.

5.9.The Surviving Fund and the Disappearing Portfolio shall each use its

reasonable best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable.

5.10.VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, covenants that VIT will, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Surviving Fund, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such assignments and other instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further action as VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm (a) VIT’s, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio’s, title to and possession of the Surviving Fund Shares to be delivered hereunder, and (b) VET’s, on behalf of the Surviving Fund’s, title to and possession of all the assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.

5.11.The Surviving Fund will use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such of the state blue sky or securities laws as may be necessary in order to continue its operations after the Closing Date.

6.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE DISAPPEARING PORTFOLIO

The obligations of VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, to consummate the

transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at VIT’s election, to the performance by VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, of all the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date, and, in addition thereto, the following further conditions:

6.1.All representations and warranties of VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date;

6.2.VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, shall have delivered to VIT a certificate executed in its name by its President or Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in a form reasonably satisfactory to VIT and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the representations and warranties of VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, made in this Agreement are true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as to such other matters as VIT shall reasonably request; and

6.3.VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, on or before the Closing Date.

7.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE SURVIVING FUND

The obligations of VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, to complete the transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at VET’s election, to the performance by VIT, on behalf

of the Disappearing Portfolio, of all of the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date and, in addition thereto, the following conditions:

7.1.All representations and warranties of VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date;

7.2.VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, shall have delivered to VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, (i) a statement of the Disappearing Portfolio’s assets and liabilities, as of the Closing Date, certified by the Treasurer of VIT, (ii) a statement of the respective tax basis of each investment transferred by the Disappearing Portfolio to the Surviving Fund, and (iii) copies of all relevant tax books and records;

7.3.VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, shall have delivered to VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, on the Closing Date a certificate executed in its name by its President or Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in form and substance satisfactory to VET and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the representations and warranties of VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, made in this Agreement are true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and as to such other matters as VET shall reasonably request;

7.4.VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, shall have per formed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, on or before the Closing Date; and

7.5.The Disappearing Portfolio shall have declared and paid a distribution or distributions prior to the Closing Date that, together with all previous distributions, shall have the effect of distributing to its shareholders (i) all of its investment company taxable income, all of its net tax-exempt income, if any, and all of its net realized capital gains, if any, for the period from the close of its last taxable year to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on the Closing Date; and (ii) any undistributed investment company taxable income and net realized capital gains from any prior taxable year if still timely under Section 855 of the Code, to the extent not otherwise already distributed.

8.FURTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE SURVIVING FUND AND THE DISAPPEARING PORTFOLIO

If any of the conditions set forth below have not been satisfied on or before the Closing Date with respect to VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, or VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, the other party to this Agreement shall, at its option, not be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:

8.1.The Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the Disappearing

Portfolio in accordance with the provisions of the VIT Declaration of Trust, the VIT By- Laws, applicable Massachusetts law and the 1940 Act, and certified copies of the resolutions evidencing such approval shall have been delivered to VET. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, nor VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, may waive the conditions set forth in this paragraph 8.1;

8.2.On the Closing Date no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending or, to its knowledge, threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein;

8.3.All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of federal, state and local regulatory authorities deemed necessary by VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, or VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of the Surviving Fund or the Disappearing Portfolio, provided that either party hereto may for itself waive any of such conditions;

8.4.The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the 1933 Act; and

8.5.Each party shall have received an opinion of tax counsel (which opinion will be subject to certain qualifications) addressed to VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, and VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions, representations and the existing provisions of the Code, U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, current administrative rules, and court decisions, the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will constitute a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The delivery of such opinion is conditioned upon receipt by tax counsel of representations it shall request of VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, and VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, VET and VIT may not waive the condition set forth in this paragraph 8.5.

9.BROKERAGE FEES AND EXPENSES

9.1.VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio, and VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, each represents and warrants to each other that there are no brokers or finders entitled to receive any payments in connection with the transactions provided for herein.

9.2.The expenses relating to the proposed Reorganization will be borne by the investment manager to both the Surviving Fund and the Disappearing Portfolio (or an affiliate of the investment manager). The costs of the Reorganization shall include, but not be limited to, costs associated with obtaining any necessary order of exemption from the

1940 Act, preparation of the Registration Statement, printing and distributing of the Surviving Fund’s prospectus and the Disappearing Portfolio’s proxy materials, legal fees, accounting fees, securities registration fees, and expenses of holding shareholders’ meetings. Explicit portfolio transition costs (i.e., brokerage commissions) incurred by the Disappearing Portfolio will be borne by the Disappearing Portfolio. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, expenses will in any event be paid by the party directly incurring such expenses if and to the extent that the payment by another person of such expenses would result in the disqualification of such party as a “regulated investment company” within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code or in failure of the Reorganization to be treated as a reorganization described in Section 368(a)(1) of the Code.

10.ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES

10.1.The parties agree that neither party has made any representation, warranty or covenant not set forth herein and that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.

10.2.The representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder. The covenants to be per formed after the Closing shall survive the Closing.

11.TERMINATION

This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned by mutual agreement of the parties. This Agreement may also be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned by either party: (i) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before February 28, 2026, unless such date is extended by mutual agreement of the parties; or (ii) if the other party shall have materially breached its obligations under this Agreement or made a material and intentional misrepresentation herein or in connection herewith. In the event of any such termination, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability hereunder on the part of any party or their respective Trustees or officers, except for any such material breach or intentional misrepresentation, as to each of which all remedies at law or in equity of the party adversely affected shall survive.

12.AMENDMENTS

This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in such manner as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the authorized officers of VET, on behalf of the Surviving Fund, and VIT, on behalf of the Disappearing Portfolio; provided, however, that following the meeting of the shareholders of the Disappearing Portfolio called by VIT pursuant to paragraph 5.2 of this Agreement, no such amendment may have the effect of changing the provisions for determining the number of the Class R, Class I, Class A, and Class R2 Surviving Fund Shares to be issued to the Disappearing Portfolio Shareholders under this Agreement to the detriment of such shareholders without their further approval.

13.NOTICES

Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile, personal service or prepaid or certified mail addressed to:

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14.HEADINGS; COUNTERPARTS; GOVERNING LAW; ASSIGNMENT; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

14.1.The Article and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

14.2.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

14.3.This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

14.4.This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment or transfer hereof or of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be made by any party without the written consent of the other party. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

14.5.It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the parties hereunder shall not be binding upon any of their respective Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents, or employees personally, but shall bind only the property of the Disappearing Portfolio or the corporate property of the Surviving Fund, as the case may be, as provided in the VIT Declaration of Trust or the VET Declaration of Trust, respectively. The execution and delivery by such officers shall not be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the property of such party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its President or Vice President.

VOYA EQUITY TRUST, on behalf of its series,

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Title: Senior Vice President

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