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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June
29, 2017</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">--------------------------------------</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">CONNECTICUT</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">(State of Incorporation)</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">333-203610, 333-203619, 333-203643, 333-203644<br>
333-203645, 333-203646, 333-210551</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">(Commission File Numbers)</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">#71-0294708</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">(IRS Employer Identification Number)</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">One Orange Way, Windsor, CT 06095-4774</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)&#160; (Zip Code)</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:&#160;
810-580-4646</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;">Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">[&#160; ] Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">[&#160; ] Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">[&#160; ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">[&#160; ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:4.0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:right;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; [&#160; ]</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.5pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.</font><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;"> [&#160; ]</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">This filing is made in
accordance with Item No. 1.01 of Section 1 of Form 8-K:</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Voya
Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (&#8220;the Company&#8221;) and its affiliate,
Voya Investment Management LLC (&#8220;VIM&#8221;), are parties to an Intercompany
Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010, as amended (the &#8220;VIM Intercompany
Agreement&#8221;) by which VIM agreed, effective January 1, 2010, to pay or cause its subsidiaries, including Voya Investments, LLC (&#8220;VIL&#8221;), an investment
adviser for certain U.S. registered investment companies (the &#8220;Funds&#8221;) to pay
the Company, on a monthly basis, a portion of the revenues VIM or its
subsidiaries (including VIL) earn as investment adviser to the Funds that are
investment options for the Company&#8217;s insurance and non-insurance customers (the
&#8220;Intercompany Payments&#8221;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
or about May 1, 2017, VIL was appointed investment adviser for certain
additional U.S. registered investment companies previously managed by another
affiliate, Directed Services LLC (&#8220;DSL&#8221;) (the &#8220;Transition&#8221;). In light of the
Transition, on June 29, 2017, the Company and VIM entered into Amendment No. 5
to the VIM Intercompany Agreement (&#8220;Amendment No. 5&#8221;) to amend and restate,
retroactive effective to May 1, 2017, the schedule of Intercompany Payments to
reflect the Transition. The VIM Intercompany Agreement, as amended by Amendment
No. 5 (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;) provides that the amount to be paid by VIM to the
Company each month under the Agreement as Intercompany Payments will be derived
by applying certain annual percentage rates against the average net assets
invested in the Funds by the Company and the Company&#8217;s non-insurance customers
during the prior calendar month. </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Agreement provides that the term of the Agreement shall continue unless
termination is mutually agreed to by the parties or a Change in Control (as
defined in the Agreement) of one party to the Agreement occurs and the other
party to the Agreement has not consented to the continuation of the Agreement
notwithstanding the Change in Control. For purposes of the Agreement, &#8220;Change
in Control&#8221; means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) the
transfer of control of the party to another entity; or (ii) the consummation of
a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation, or sale or disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the party; provided however, that
the occurrence of an event described in clauses (i) or (ii) above shall not
constitute a Change in Control if either (a) the entity that acquires control
of a party was already an Affiliate of the party prior to the event, or (b) the
parties remain Affiliates of one another immediately following the Change in
Control. For purposes of this Agreement, &#8220;Affiliate&#8221; means, with respect to a
party, an entity that controls, is under common control, or is controlled by,
such party.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
light of the Transition, effective April 30, 2017, DSL and the Company
terminated a separate Intercompany Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010
between DSL and the Company by which DSL had paid a portion of the revenue DSL
earned as investment adviser to those U.S. registered investment companies it
had&#160; advised prior to the Transition that were investment options for the
Company&#8217;s insurance and non-insurance customers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company, a life insurance company domiciled in the
State of Connecticut, is an affiliate of VIM and VIL and is the direct parent
company of DSL. DSL is a Delaware limited liability company, registered as a
broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. VIM is a Delaware limited
liability company, registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. VIL is an Arizona limited liability company, registered
as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each of the
Company, DSL, VIM and VIL are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Voya
Financial, Inc.</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">July
  6, 2017</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">/s/
  Jean Weng</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Jean
  Weng</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-right:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Senior
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary</font></p>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June
29, 2017
Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CONNECTICUT
(State of Incorporation)
333-203610, 333-203619, 333-203643, 333-203644
333-203645, 333-203646, 333-210551
(Commission File Numbers)
#71-0294708
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
One Orange Way, Windsor, CT 06095-4774
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 
810-580-4646
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[  ] Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[  ] Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[  ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[  ] Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company      [  ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
[  ]
This filing is made in
accordance with Item No. 1.01 of Section 1 of Form 8-K:
Item
  1.01
Entry
  into a Material Definitive Agreement
Voya
Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company ("the Company") and its affiliate,
Voya Investment Management LLC ("VIM"), are parties to an Intercompany
Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010, as amended (the "VIM Intercompany
Agreement") by which VIM agreed, effective January 1, 2010, to pay or cause its subsidiaries, including Voya Investments, LLC ("VIL"), an investment
adviser for certain U.S. registered investment companies (the "Funds") to pay
the Company, on a monthly basis, a portion of the revenues VIM or its
subsidiaries (including VIL) earn as investment adviser to the Funds that are
investment options for the Company's insurance and non-insurance customers (the
"Intercompany Payments").
On
or about May 1, 2017, VIL was appointed investment adviser for certain
additional U.S. registered investment companies previously managed by another
affiliate, Directed Services LLC ("DSL") (the "Transition"). In light of the
Transition, on June 29, 2017, the Company and VIM entered into Amendment No. 5
to the VIM Intercompany Agreement ("Amendment No. 5") to amend and restate,
retroactive effective to May 1, 2017, the schedule of Intercompany Payments to
reflect the Transition. The VIM Intercompany Agreement, as amended by Amendment
No. 5 (the "Agreement") provides that the amount to be paid by VIM to the
Company each month under the Agreement as Intercompany Payments will be derived
by applying certain annual percentage rates against the average net assets
invested in the Funds by the Company and the Company's non-insurance customers
during the prior calendar month.
The
Agreement provides that the term of the Agreement shall continue unless
termination is mutually agreed to by the parties or a Change in Control (as
defined in the Agreement) of one party to the Agreement occurs and the other
party to the Agreement has not consented to the continuation of the Agreement
notwithstanding the Change in Control. For purposes of the Agreement, "Change
in Control" means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) the
transfer of control of the party to another entity; or (ii) the consummation of
a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation, or sale or disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of the party; provided however, that
the occurrence of an event described in clauses (i) or (ii) above shall not
constitute a Change in Control if either (a) the entity that acquires control
of a party was already an Affiliate of the party prior to the event, or (b) the
parties remain Affiliates of one another immediately following the Change in
Control. For purposes of this Agreement, "Affiliate" means, with respect to a
party, an entity that controls, is under common control, or is controlled by,
such party.
In
light of the Transition, effective April 30, 2017, DSL and the Company
terminated a separate Intercompany Agreement dated as of December 22, 2010
between DSL and the Company by which DSL had paid a portion of the revenue DSL
earned as investment adviser to those U.S. registered investment companies it
had  advised prior to the Transition that were investment options for the
Company's insurance and non-insurance customers.
The Company, a life insurance company domiciled in the
State of Connecticut, is an affiliate of VIM and VIL and is the direct parent
company of DSL. DSL is a Delaware limited liability company, registered as a
broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as an investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. VIM is a Delaware limited
liability company, registered as an investment adviser under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940. VIL is an Arizona limited liability company, registered
as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each of the
Company, DSL, VIM and VIL are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Voya
Financial, Inc.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
(Registrant)
Date:
July
  6, 2017
/s/
  Jean Weng
Jean
  Weng
Senior
  Vice President and Assistant Secretary