Exhibit (h.6)
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, effective as of February 15, 2004, by and among ING
Partners, Inc., a company organized under the laws of the state of Maryland (the
"Company"), ING Funds Services, LLC a company organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware (the "Administrator") and Investors Bank & Trust Company, a
Massachusetts trust company ("Investors Bank").
WHEREAS the Company, ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company ("ILIAC") and
Investors Bank entered into a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated
December 14, 2001 as amended from time to time (the "Transfer Agency
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, ILIAC, the Company, the Administrator and Investors Bank
subsequently entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated November
19, 2003, whereby ILIAC assigned the Transfer Agency Agreement to the
Administrator; and
WHEREAS, the Company, the Administrator and Investors Bank desire to amend
the Transfer Agency Agreement as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
covenants and agreements herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendments.
(a) Appendix A to the Transfer Agency Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting such Appendix A in its entirety and replacing it with
Appendix A attached hereto as Exhibit I.
2. Miscellaneous.
(a) Except as amended hereby, the Transfer Agency Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect.
(b) This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be
executed by its duly authorized officer, as the case may be, as of the date and
year first above written.
INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY ING PARTNERS, INC.
By: By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director Title: Vice President
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ING FUNDS SERVICES, LLC
By:
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: EVP and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT I
Appendix A
Series of ING Partners, Inc.:
Xxxxx Growth Portfolio
Xxxxx Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Xxxxx Capital Appreciation Portfolio
American Century Small Cap Value Portfolio
Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio
DSI Enhanced Index Portfolio
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Capital Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxxx Sachs Core Equity Portfolio
JPMorgan Xxxxxxx International Portfolio
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio
MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio
MFS Global Growth Portfolio
MFS Research Equity Portfolio
OpCap Balanced Value Portfolio
PIMCO Total Return Portfolio
Salomon Brothers Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Salomon Brothers Fundamental Value Portfolio
Salomon Brothers Investors Value Portfolio
X. Xxxx Price Growth Equity Portfolio
UBS Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio
Fidelity(R) VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio
Fidelity(R) VIP Growth Portfolio
Fidelity(R) VIP Equity Income Portfolio
Fidelity(R) VIP Mid Cap Portfolio