July 20, 2012 Lydia L. Homer Senior Vice President and Treasurer ING Investments Distributor, LLC Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Dear Ms. Homer:

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July 20, 2012

Xxxxx X. Xxxxx

Senior Vice President and Treasurer

ING Investments Distributor, LLC

0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Dear Xx. Xxxxx:

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated May 16, 2007, as amended, between ING Separate Portfolios Trust and ING Investments Distributor, LLC, formerly, ING Funds Distributor, LLC, (the “Agreement”), we hereby notify you of our intention to retain you as Underwriter to render underwriting services to ING Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund, ING Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund, and ING Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a newly established series of ING Separate Portfolios Trust, effective on July 20, 2012, upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. Upon your acceptance, the Agreement will be modified to give effect to the foregoing by adding the above-mentioned Funds to the Amended Schedule A of the Agreement. The Amended Schedule A is attached hereto.

Please signify your acceptance to act as Underwriter under the Agreement with respect to the aforementioned Funds.

Very sincerely,
By:		/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Senior Vice President
		ING Separate Portfolios Trust

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO: ING Investments Distributor, LLC
By:		/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
		Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
		Senior Vice President and Treasurer

0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 00000-0000 Tel: 000-000-0000  Fax: 000-000-0000   xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx ING Separate Portfolios Trust

AMENDED SCHEDULE A

with respect to the

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

between

ING SEPARATE PORTFOLIOS TRUST

and

ING INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC

Name of Fund

ING Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund

ING Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund

ING Emerging Markets Local Currency Debt Fund

ING SPorts Core Fixed Income Fund