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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 * Ragavan Chetlur S   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) 03/27/2017 (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 03/27/2017   M   2,936 A (1) 28,315 D   Common Stock 03/27/2017   F   1,515 D $ 36.98 26,800 D   Common Stock 03/28/2017   S   1,421 (2) D $ 37.3073 (3) 25,379 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

(4)

03/27/2017

M

2,936

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

2,936

$ 0

24,506

D

Performance Stock Unit

(5)

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

30,141

30,141 (6)

D

Deferred Savings Plan Issuer Stock Units

(7)

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

6,867.126

6,867.126

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ragavan Chetlur S 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10169			See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Jean Weng, Attorney in Fact		03/28/2017
**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 that were awarded as compensation.
(2)	The shares being sold are vested equity awards granted in 2013 with respect to the 2012 performance year.
(3)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $37.2930 to $37.3200. The price reported represents the weighted average sale price of these trades. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the company, or a security holder of the company, full information regarding the shares sold at each separate price.
(4)	The restricted stock units were awarded as compensation and converted to common stock on a 1 to 1 basis upon the vesting date.
(5)	The stock units will vest based on their respective award agreements.
(6)	The number of shares of common stock that will be delivered for each performance stock unit depends on the achievement of certain performance factors. Depending on actual performance, the number of shares of common stock delivered upon the vesting date can range from 0% to 150% of the number presented above.
(7)	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.
Remarks: Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer

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