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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Johnson Carolyn M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Voya Financial, Inc. [VOYA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 230 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/07/2019 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10169 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/07/2019   M   12,469 A (1) 30,129 D   Common Stock 03/07/2019   F   5,767 D $ 49.1 24,362 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	03/07/2019		M			2,924	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	2,924	$ 0	10,548	D
Performance Stock Unit	$ 1.33 (3)	03/07/2019		M			7,177	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	9,545	$ 0	27,013	D
Deferred Savings Plan Issuer Stock Units	(4)	03/07/2019		A		1,188.55		(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1,188.55	$ 49.1	2,423.383	D
Performance-Based Stock Options	(5)							(5)	(5)	Common Stock	39,700		39,700	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Johnson Carolyn M 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10169			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Jean Weng, Attorney in Fact		03/11/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Delivery of shares of the company's common stock was made to the reporting person without the payment of any consideration in connection with the vesting of the underlying restricted stock units and performance stock units that were awarded as compensation.
(2)	The restricted stock units were awarded as compensation and converted to common stock on a 1 to 1 basis upon the vesting date.
(3)	The performance stock units were awarded as compensation and converted to common stock based on the achievement of certain performance factors.
(4)	Each of these units represents a right to receive the cash value of one share of the company's common stock upon the reporting person's separation from the company. The reporting person may reallocate investments in these units to alternative investments in the future.
(5)	The options vest based on the conditions set forth in their respective agreements.
Remarks: Annuities and Individual Life

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