AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of this 9th day of July, 2013, and is effective as January 1, 2011 by and between ReliaStar Life Insurance Company (the...


Exhibit 24(b)(8.30)
AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
 
 
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of this 9th day of July, 2013, and is effective as January 1, 2011 by and between ReliaStar Life
Insurance Company (the "Company"), ING Financial Advisers, LLC ("Company Distributor") (Company
together with Company Distributor, "Company Parties"), ING Investments Distributor, LLC (the
"Distributor" or "IID) and each non-retail, registered investment company listed on Schedule A (each a
"Registrant") on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its series or classes of shares described in
Schedule B hereto (each a "Fund" or collectively the "Funds").
 
WHEREAS, Distributor acts as principal underwriter for the Funds; and
 
WHEREAS, the Funds are available to offer shares of one or more of its series to separate
accounts of insurance companies established for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies and to serve as an investment medium for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance
policies offered by insurance companies that have entered into participation agreements substantially
similar to this agreement ("Participating Insurance Companies"); and
 
WHEREAS, the Company is an insurance company that issues or may issue annuity contracts to,
and/or provides various recordkeeping and other administrative services to, certain plans under Sections
401, 403(b), 457, 408, or 408(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Tax Code"),
certain nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, and custodial accounts under Section
403(b)(7), 408 or 408(A) of the Tax Code (collectively, "Plans"); and
 
WHEREAS, certain of such Plans may invest in the Funds indirectly through annuity contracts
issued by the Company (the "Contracts"); and
 
WHEREAS, the Company has established and may establish in the future separate accounts to
serve as an underlying investment vehicle for the Contracts (the "Separate Accounts"); and
 
WHEREAS, the Company will offer units of the Separate Accounts that may in turn invest in
shares of the Funds; and
 
WHEREAS, the Company will provide various administrative, recordkeeping and shareholder
services in connection with the investment in the Funds through the Contracts; and
 
WHEREAS, Company Distributor distributes the Contracts supported by the Separate Accounts
that may in turn invest in shares of the Funds; and
 
WHEREAS, Funds have obtained an order from the SEC dated May 3, 2000, (File No.812-
11848), granting Participating Insurance Companies and variable annuity and variable life insurance
separate accounts exemptions from the provisions of sections 9(a), 13(a), 15(a), and 15(b) of the 1940 Act
and Rules 6c-2(b)(15) and 6e-3(T)(b)(15) thereunder, to the extent necessary to permit shares of the
Funds to be sold to and held by (a) variable annuity and variable life insurance separate accounts of both
affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies; and (b) certain qualified pension and retirement plans
 
 
 
 
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outside of the separate account context (hereinafter the "Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order");
and  
 
  WHEREAS, the Company, Distributor and the Registrants have entered into one or more
participation agreements, as amended (or amended and restated) through the date hereof (together or
separately, as context requires, the "Participation Agreement"), pursuant to which Distributor has made
available for purchase by the Company, on behalf of the Separate Accounts of the Company, shares of
one or more of the Funds and for purposes of performing various other functions under the terms of this
Agreement; and
 
  WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Company, Distributor, Registrants and the Funds that this
amended and restated agreement shall amend and supersede the previously entered into Participation
Agreement together with all subsequent amendments;
 
  WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement agree that the effective date of this Agreement is
January 1, 2011;
 
  NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
 
1. Separate Accounts
 
  The Plans invest in the Funds indirectly through the Contracts. The Company represents that
each of the Separate Accounts is a separate account under Minnesota insurance law and that it has
registered or will register each of the Separate Accounts (except for such Accounts for which no such
registration is required) as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the" 1940
Act"), to serve as an investment vehicle for the Contracts. Each Separate Account is a "segregated asset
account" and that interests in each Separate Account is offered exclusively through the purchase of or
transfer into a "variable contract" within the meaning of such terms under Section 817 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the "Code") and the regulations thereunder. The Company further
represents that it believes, in good faith, that the Contracts are currently treated as endowment, life
insurance or annuity insurance contracts, under applicable provisions of the Code and that it will make
every effort to maintain such treatment and that it will notify the Fund and the Distributor immediately
upon having a reasonable basis for believing that said requirements have ceased to be met or that they
might not be met in the future. Each Contract provides for the allocation of net amounts received by the
Company to a Separate Account for investment in the shares of one or more Funds available through that
Separate Account as an underlying investment vehicle. Selection of a particular Registrant and changes
therein from time to time are made by the Contract owner or Plan participant, as applicable under a
particular Contract.
 
2. Omnibus Account.
 
  With respect to each Fund, a single omnibus account held in the name of the Company shall be
maintained for those assets directed for investment in a Fund through the Contracts. (Such omnibus
account shall be referred to herein as the "Account.") The Company, as issuer of the Contracts, shall
facilitate purchase and sale transactions with respect to the Account in accordance with the Agreement.
 
 
 
 
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3. Services to be Performed by the Company.
 
  The Company may be responsible for performing shareholder account servicing functions, which
shall include without limitation:
 
  (a) Making the Funds available through the Contracts;
 
  (b) Assisting in processing customer purchase and redemption requests;
 
  (c) Answering customer inquiries regarding account status and history;
 
  (d) Assisting customers in designating and changing dividend options, account designations
    and addresses;
 
  (e) Adopting and maintaining appropriate security measures for identifying customers;
 
  (f) Providing periodic statements showing a customer's account balances and, to the extent
    practicable, integration of such information with other customer transactions otherwise
    effected with or through the Company;
 
  (g) Furnishing (either separately or on an integrated basis with other reports sent to a
    customer by the Company) statements and confirmations of all purchases and redemption
    requests as may be required by agreement between the Company and the customers;
 
  (h) Processing customer purchase and redemption requests for shares and placing purchase
    and redemption instructions with the Funds' transfer agent, including any designee
thereof, ("Transfer Agent") in the manner described in Section 4 hereof;
 
  (i) Providing subaccounting services and maintaining accurate subaccounting records
    regarding shares beneficially owned by customers;
 
  (j) Updating customer records to reflect dividend payments;
 
  (k) Transmitting proxy statements and other proxy solicitation materials, annual and semi-
    annual reports, the Funds' then current prospectuses and/or summary prospectuses (in
    each case, the "Prospectus") and other communications from the Funds to customers as
    may be required by all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, including
    the rules of a self-regulatory organization ("Applicable Law") and by agreement between
    the Company and the customers; and
 
  (l) Providing such other related services upon which the Distributor and the Company may
    mutually agree.
 
  The Company shall provide all personnel, facilities and equipment reasonably necessary in order
for it to perform the functions described in this paragraph with respect to Contract owners or Plan
Participants. The Company shall exercise reasonable care in performing all such services.
 
 
 
 
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4. Pricing Information. Orders, Settlement.
 
  (a) Distributor will make shares available to be purchased by the Company, on behalf of the
Account, at the net asset value ("NAV") applicable to each order; provided, however, that the Separate
Accounts meet the criteria for purchasing shares of the Funds at NAV as described in the Funds"
Prospectuses. Fund shares shall be purchased and redeemed on a net basis for such Separate Accounts in
such quantity and at such time determined by the Company to correspond with investment instructions
received by the Company from Contract owners or Plan participants. The Board of Trustees of the Fund
(hereinafter the "Trustees") may upon reasonable notice to the Company, refuse to sell shares of any Fund
to any person, or suspend, or terminate the offering of any shares of any Fund, or liquidate any Fund if
such action is required by law or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or is, in the sole discretion
of the Trustees, acting in good faith and in the best interests of the Funds' shareholders and in compliance
with their fiduciary obligations under federal and/or any applicable state laws.
 
  (b) Distributor agrees to furnish or cause to be furnished to the Company Distributor for each
Fund: (i) confirmed NAV information as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., East Coast time) on
the New York Stock Exchange ("Close of Trading") on each complete business day that the New York
Stock Exchange is open for business ("Business Day") or at such other time as the NAV of a Fund is
calculated as disclosed in the relevant then current Prospectus(es) in a format that includes the Fund's
name and the change from the last calculated NAV, (ii) dividend and capital gains information as it
arises, and (iii) in the case of a fixed income fund, the daily accrual or the distribution rate factor.
Distributor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Company Distributor such information by 7:00
p.m., East Coast time on a best efforts basis. If Distributor is unable to provide the Company Distributor
such information by 7:00 p.m., East Coast time, Distributor will communicate by phone and/or e-mail
with the Company Parties, as soon as reasonably practicable upon learning of such inability, regarding
the estimated time such data will be available and transmitted. In such event, Distributor will continue to
communicate by phone and/or e-mail with the Company Parties until it has verified that the data is
received by the Company Parties.
 
  (c) Company Distributor as agent for the Funds solely for the purposes expressed herein
shall receive from Contract owners or Plan participants for acceptance as of the Close of Trading on each
Business Day orders for the purchase of shares of the Funds, exchange orders, and redemption requests
and redemption directions with respect to shares of the Funds held by the Company on behalf of its
Separate Accounts ("Instructions"). In addition, the Company Distributor shall (i) transmit to Distributor
such Instructions no later than 9:00 a.m., East Coast time on the next following Business Day, and (ii)
upon acceptance of any such Instructions, communicate such acceptance to Contract owners or Plan
participants ("Confirmation"). The Business Day on which such Instructions are received in proper form
by Company Distributor and time stamped by the Close of Trading will be the date as of which Fund
shares shall be deemed purchased, exchanged, or redeemed as a result of such Instructions ("Trade
Date"). Instructions received in proper form by Company Distributor and time stamped after the Close of
Trading on any given Business Day shall be treated as if received on the next following Business Day.
Company Distributor agrees that all Instructions received by Company Distributor, which will be
transmitted to Distributor for processing as of a particular Business Day, will have been received and time
stamped prior to the Close of Trading on that Business Day.
 
  (d) Company Distributor will wire payment, or arrange for payment to be wired, for such
purchase orders, in immediately available funds, to a Fund custodial account or accounts designated by
Distributor, as soon as possible, but in any event no later than the Close of Trading on the Business Day
 
 
 
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after the Trade Date and no later than the close of the Federal Reserve wire on the Business Day after the
Trade Date. If the wire is not received by such time, and the delay was not caused by the negligence or
willful misconduct of the Distributor, Distributor shall be entitled to receive from the Company
Distributor the dollar amount of any overdraft plus any associated bank charges incurred; provided
however, that if the delay was due to factors beyond the control of the Company Distributor, the
Company Distributor shall not be liable for any overdraft or any associated bank charges.
 
(e) Distributor or its designees will wire payment, or arrange for payment to be wired, for
redemption orders, in immediately available funds, to an account or accounts designated by Company
Distributor, as soon as possible, but in any event no later than the Close of Trading on the Business Day
after the Trade Date and no later than the close of the Federal Reserve wire on the Business Day after the
Trade Date. If the wire is not received by such time, and the delay was not caused by the negligence or
willful misconduct of the Company Distributor, the Company Distributor shall be entitled to receive from
Distributor the dollar amount of any overdraft plus any associated bank charges incurred; provided
however, that if the delay was due to factors beyond the control of the Distributor, Distributor shall not be
liable for any overdraft or any associated bank charges. The Funds reserve the right to suspend
redemptions consistent with the requirements of Section 22(e) under the 1940 Act and any rules
thereunder.  
 
(f) In lieu of applicable provisions set forth in paragraphs 4(b) through 4(e) above, the
parties may agree to execute orders and wire payments for purchases and redemptions through National
Securities Clearing Corporation's Fund/SERV System, in which case such activities will be governed by
the provisions set forth in Exhibit I to this Agreement. In addition, the parties may also provide pricing
information in accordance with Exhibit I.
 
(g) Upon Distributor's request, the Company shall provide copies of historical records
relating to transactions between the Funds and Contract owners or Plan participants investing in such
Funds, written communications regarding the Funds to or from such persons, and other materials, in each
case, as may reasonably be requested to enable Distributor or its agent, including without limitation,
auditors, investment advisers, or transfer agents of the Funds to monitor and review the services being
provided under this Agreement, or to comply with any request of a governmental body or self-regulatory
organization or a shareholder. The Company also agrees that the Company will permit the Distributor, the
Registrant and/or the Funds, or their agents to have reasonable access to the Company's s personnel and
records in order to facilitate the monitoring of the quality of the services being provided under this
Agreement.  
 
(h) Company Parties agree and acknowledge that it will be their responsibility for
determining that the recommendations to its Contract owners or Plan participants to purchase shares in
the separate accounts that invest in the Funds are suitable to the extent required by applicable law. In
particular, each agrees, if required by applicable law, that they are solely responsible for ensuring that the
fee structures as well as the Contract and any Funds used as an investment vehicle that is selected by its
Contract owners or Plan participants are suitable and appropriate given their circumstances.
 
(i) Company Distributor has entered into selling agreements ("Selling Agreements") with
both affiliated and unaffiliated broker/dealers whose registered representatives are engaged directly or
indirectly in the offer or sale of the Contracts in accordance with the terms of such Selling Agreement.
Under the terms of the Selling Agreements, the broker/dealer is responsible for ensuring that it's
registered representatives comply with all applicable state, federal and securities laws and such other
 
 
 
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duties as set forth in the Selling Agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company Distributor
represents that such other broker/dealers are bound to terms substantially similar to those in this
Agreement.  
 
(j) All parties agree that issuance and transfer of each Fund's shares will be by book entry
only. Stock certificates will not be issued to the Company or the Separate Account(s). Shares purchased
from each Fund will be recorded in an appropriate title for the Company
 
(k) Company Distributor shall assume responsibility as herein described for any loss to
Distributor, the Registrants and/or to a Fund caused by a cancellation or correction made to an Instruction
by a Contract owner or Plan participant subsequent to the date as of which such Instruction has been
received by Company Distributor and originally relayed to Distributor, and Company Distributor will
immediately pay such loss to Distributor, the Registrants and/or such Fund upon Company Distributor's
receipt of written notification, with supporting data.
 
(l) Distributor, the Registrants and/or the Funds shall indemnify and hold Company Parties
harmless, from the effective date of this Agreement, against any amount the Company Parties are required
to pay to Contract owners or Plan participants attributable to: (i) an incorrect calculation of a Fund's daily
NAV, dividend rate, or capital gains distribution rate or (ii) incorrect or late reporting of the daily NAV,
dividend rate, or capital gain distribution rate of a Fund, upon written notification by Company, with
supporting data, to Distributor (each, a "pricing error"). A pricing error as described shall be corrected as
follows: (i) if the pricing error results in a difference between the erroneous NAV and the correct NAV of
less than $0.01 per share, then no corrective action need be taken; and (ii) if the pricing error results in a
difference between the erroneous NAV and the correct NAV equal to or greater than 1/2 of 1% of the
Fund's NAV at the time of the error, then each Registrant shall reimburse the fund for any loss (without
taking into consideration any positive effect of such error) and shall reimburse the Company for the costs
of adjustments made to correct a Contract Owner or Plan participant account in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 4(l). If an adjustment is necessary to correct a material error which has caused
Contract owners or Plan participants to receive less than the amount to which they are entitled, the
number of shares of the applicable sub-account of such Contract owners or Plan participants will be
adjusted and the amount of any underpayments shall be credited by each Fund to the Company for
crediting of such amounts to the applicable Contract owners or Plan participants accounts. Upon
notification by each Fund of any overpayment due to a material error, the Company shall promptly remit
to Fund any overpayment that has not been paid to Contract owners or Plan participants. In no event shall
the Company be liable to Contract owners or Plan participants for any such adjustments or underpayment
amounts. A pricing error within items (i) and (ii) above shall be deemed to be "materially incorrect" or
constitute a "material error" for purposes of this Agreement. In addition, the Fund or the Distributor shall
be liable to Company Parties for systems and out of pocket costs incurred by Company Parties in making
a Contract owner's or Plan participant's account whole, if such costs or expenses are a direct result of the
Fund's failure to provide timely or correct NAVs, dividend and capital gains or financial information. In
such an event, Company shall notify Distributor of the aggregate amount of the redemption shortfalls and
provide supporting documentation for such amount. Upon receipt of such documentation, Distributor
shall cause the relevant Fund to remit to the Company any additional redemption proceeds, as prescribed
above, in the amount of such redemption shortfalls and the Company shall apply such funds to payment
of the redemption shortfalls. If a mistake is caused in supplying such information or confirmations, which
results in reconciliation with incorrect information, the amount required to make a Contract owner's or
Plan participant's account whole shall be borne by the party providing the incorrect information,
regardless of when the error is corrected.
 
 
 
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  (m) The standards set forth in this Section (l) above are based on the Parties' understanding of
the views expressed by the staff of the SEC as of the date of this Agreement. In the event the views of the
SEC staff are later modified or superseded by SEC or judicial interpretation, the parties shall amend the
foregoing provisions of this Agreement to comport with the appropriate applicable standards, on terms
mutually satisfactory to all Parties.
 
  (n) Each party shall notify the others of any errors or omissions in any information, including
any NAV and distribution information set forth above, and interruptions in or delay or unavailability of,
the means of transmittal of any such information as promptly as possible. All parties to the Agreement
agree to maintain reasonable errors and omissions insurance coverage commensurate with each party's
respective responsibilities under this Agreement.
 
5. Fees
 
  (a) The provision of shareholder, recordkeeping and other services to Contract owners or
Plan participants shall be the responsibility of the Company and Company Distributor and shall not be the
responsibility of Distributor, the Registrants or the Funds. The Company on behalf of its Separate
Accounts will be recognized as the sole shareholder of Fund shares purchased under this Agreement.
 
  (b) 12b-1 Fees The parties agree that the Funds and Distributor shall pay no fee or other
compensation to the Company or Company Distributor pursuant to this Agreement, except that if a Fund
adopts and implements a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 to finance distribution and/or provide shareholder
services. In each such a case, the Fund represents and warrants that it has a Board of Trustees, a majority
of whom are not interested persons of the Fund, which has formulated and approved each of its Rule
12b-1 Plans to finance distribution expenses of the Fund and that any changes to the Fund's Rule 12b-l
Plans will be approved by a similarly constituted board of trustees. To compensate Company Distributor
for its distribution of Fund shares and to compensate Company for its services related to Fund shares,
Distributor shall make quarterly 12b-1 payments to the Company Parties, as specified in Schedule B.
Such 12b-1 Fees shall be at the rate set forth in each applicable Fund's Prospectus and related Rule 12b-1
Plan. If required by a retirement plan or by Applicable law, the Company shall have the right to allocate
to a plan or to participant accounts in a plan all or a portion of such 12b-1 Fees, or to use 12b-1 Fees it
collects from Distributor to offset other fees payable by the plan to the Company.
 
  (c) Notwithstanding Section 5(b), above, the Company Parties acknowledge that each Fund
may, without prior notice, suspend or eliminate the payment of any compensation, including 12b-1 Fees
or other compensation, by amendment, sticker or supplement to the Prospectus of each Fund. The
Company Parties agree that Distributor shall have no obligation to pay any compensation to the Company
Parties for the sale or servicing of Shares until Distributor receives the related compensation from the
applicable Fund, and that Distributor's liability to the Company Parties for such payments will not be
more than the amount of related compensation that Distributor receives from such Fund.
 
6. Expenses
 
  Distributor shall make available for reimbursement by the applicable Registrant and/or Fund,
certain out-of-pocket expenses the Company incurs in connection with providing services to Contract
owners or Plan participants. These expenses are limited to printing costs and actual postage paid by the
Company in connection with mailing updated Prospectuses, Prospectus supplements and financial reports
 
 
 
 
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to Contract owners or Plan participants for which the Company provides shareholder services hereunder,
and all costs incurred by the Company associated with proxies for the Fund, including proxy preparation,
group authorization letters, programming for tabulation and necessary materials (including postage).
Except as otherwise agreed in writing, the Company shall bear all other expenses incidental to the
performance of the services described herein. Distributor shall, however, provide the Company, with such
sufficient copies of relevant Prospectuses for all Contract owners or Plan participants making an initial
Fund purchase as well as copies of relevant Prospectuses, Prospectus supplements and periodic reports to
shareholders, and other material as shall be reasonably requested by the Company to disseminate to
participants who purchase shares of the Funds.
 
7. Termination and Assignment
 
  (a) This Agreement may be terminated as follows:
 
    (i) At the option of any party upon ninety (90) days advance written notice to the
  other parties;  
 
    (ii) At the option of the Company Parties upon (90) days advance written notice if
  shares of the Funds are not available for any reason to meet the investment requirements of the
  Contracts;  
 
    (iii) At the option of either Company Distributor or Distributor, upon institution of
  formal disciplinary or investigative proceedings against the Company Distributor, Distributor or
  the Funds by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), the Securities and
  Exchange Commission ("SEC"), or any other regulatory body with jurisdiction over the relevant
  party;  
 
    (iv) At the option of Distributor if Distributor shall reasonably determine in good
  faith that shares of the Funds are not being offered in conformity with the terms of this
  Agreement; provided, however, that prompt advance written notice of election to terminate shall
  be furnished by the Distributor;
 
    (v) At the option of the Company Parties by written notice to the Registrants with
  respect to any Funds if the Company reasonably believes that the Funds will fail to meet Section
  817(h) diversification requirements or Subchapter M qualifications specific in Section 13 of this
  Agreement;  
 
    (vi) At the option of the Company Parties, with respect to the applicable Funds, upon
  termination of the management agreement between such Funds and their investment adviser
  (except where such termination is the result of a change of control event caused by the divestment
  by ING Groep N.V. of ING U.S., Inc.); written notice of such termination shall be promptly
  furnished to the Company Parties;
 
    (vii) Upon the implementation by the Company of a substitution of Fund's shares for
  the shares of another investment company in accordance with the terms of the applicable
  Contracts.  
 
    (viii) At the option of either each Registrant or the Distributor, if each Registrant or the
  Distributor, respectively, shall determine, in its sole judgment reasonably exercised in good faith,
 
 
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that the Company has suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial condition or
is the subject of material adverse publicity and that material adverse change or publicity will have
a material adverse impact on the Company's ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement. Each Registrant or the Distributor shall notify the Company of that determination and
its intent to terminate this Agreement, and after considering the actions taken by the Company
and any other changes in circumstances since the giving of such a notice, the determination of
each Registrant or the Distributor shall continue to apply on the ninetieth (90th) day following the
giving of that notice, which sixtieth day shall be the effective date of termination.
 
  (ix) At the option of the Company or Company Distributor, respectively, shall
determine, in its sole judgment reasonably exercised in good faith, that the Registrants and/or the
Funds or the Distributor has suffered a material adverse change in its business or financial
condition or is the subject of material adverse publicity and that material adverse change or
publicity will have a material adverse impact on the Registrant's and/or the Funds or the
Distributor's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company or Company
Distributor shall notify the Registrants and/or the Funds or the Distributor of that determination
and its intent to terminate this Agreement, and after considering the actions taken by the
Registrants and/or the Funds or the Distributor and any other changes in circumstances since the
giving of such a notice, the determination of the Company or Company Distributor shall continue
to apply on the ninetieth (90th) day following the giving of that notice, which sixtieth day shall be
the effective date of termination.
 
  (x) If the Fund's shares are not registered, issued or sold in conformance with federal
law or such law precludes the use of Fund shares as an investment vehicle for the Contracts
provided, however, that prompt notice shall be given by any party should such situation occur;
 
  (xi) Upon requisite vote of the Contract owners or Plan participants having an interest
in the Separate Accounts (or any subaccounts thereof) to substitute the shares of another
investment company for the corresponding shares of the Funds or a Fund in accordance with the
terms of the Contracts for which those shares had been selected or serve as the underlying
investment media;
 
  (xii) At the option of any party to the Agreement, immediately upon written notice, in
the event of a determination by a majority of the Trustees of the Funds, or a majority of its
disinterested Trustees, that an irreconcilable conflict, as described in Section 14 hereof, exists;
 
(b) All parties to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties to the Agreement of
the institution against such party of any such formal proceedings as described in Section 7(iii) hereof. The
Company shall give 60 days prior written notice to the Funds of the date of any proposed vote of Contract
owners or Plan participants to replace the Funds' shares as described in Section 7(ix) hereof.
 
(c) The Funds and the Distributor acknowledge that the Company may have the right to
substitute shares of other securities for shares of the Funds under certain circumstances. The Company
agrees not to exercise this right until after at least 60 days' written notice to the Funds and the Distributor.
In the event that the Company exercises its right to substitute shares of other securities for shares of the
Funds, the Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Funds and the Distributor, or their
designees, any application for an order seeking approval of the substitution or any other written material
 
 
 
 
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related to such substitution, including the notice of the substitution to be sent to Contract owners or Plan
participants.  
 
  (d) In the event the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 7(a) (iv) or (x), at the
option of the Funds or the Distributor the Company agrees to use its best efforts to seek an order
approving the substitution of shares of the Funds and, following receipt of the substitution order, to
implement such substitution promptly and as early as reasonable practicable. In the event that the one
year anniversary of the termination of the Agreement pursuant to any other provision of Section 7 is
reached and the substitution of shares of the Funds has not yet been accomplished (a "redemption event"),
such redemption event shall be considered as an immediate request for redemption of shares of the Funds
held by the Separate Accounts received by the Investment Company as of the date of the redemption
event. The Investment Company agrees to process either such redemption request in accordance with the
1940 Act and the regulations thereunder and the Investment Company's registration statement.
 
  (e) If this Agreement terminates, the parties agree that to the extent that all or a portion of the
assets of the Separate Accounts continue to be invested in the Funds or any Fund, Sections 1 through 6
and 10 through 14 will remain in effect after termination.
 
  (f) This Agreement shall not be assigned by any party without the written consent of the
other parties, provided however, that any party may assign this Agreement to an entity which controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such party by providing notice of such assignment to the
other parties. Further, a change of control event caused by the divestment by ING Groep N.V. of ING
U.S., Inc. shall not be deemed to be an assignment of this Agreement.
 
8. Continuation of Agreement
 
  Termination as the result of any cause listed in Section 7 hereof shall not affect the Funds'
respective obligations to continue to maintain the Account as an investment option for Contracts then in
force for which its shares serve or may serve as the underlying investment vehicle. For avoidance of
doubt, if the termination is not caused by the breach of the terms of this Agreement by the Company,
Service Fees will continue to be payable under the terms in Section 5 after the termination, for as long as
fund assets are held through the Contracts.
 
9. Advertising and Related Materials
 
  (a) For purposes of this Section 9 and Section 11, the phrase "advertising and related
materials "includes, but is not limited to: (i) advertisements (such as material published, or designed for
use in, a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical, radio, television, telephone or tape recording,
videotape display, signs or billboards, motion pictures, or other public media; e.g., on-line networks such
as the Internet or other electronic media); (ii) sales literature (i.e., any written communication distributed
or made generally available to customers or the public, including brochures, circulars, research reports,
market letters, form letters, seminar texts, reprints or excerpts of any other advertisement, sales literature,
or published article); (iii) educational or training materials or other communications distributed or made
generally available to some or all agents or employees; (iv) shareholder reports; and (v) any other material
constituting sales literature or advertising under the FINRA rules, the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act.
 
 
 
 
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  (b) Advertising and related materials with respect to the Funds prepared by the Company or
its agents for use in marketing shares of the Funds to Contract owners or Plan participants (except any
material that simply lists the Funds' names) shall be submitted to Distributor for review and approval
before such material is used with the general public or any Contract owner or Plan participant. Distributor
shall advise the Company in writing within ten (10) days of receipt of such materials of its approval or
disapproval of such materials. No such material shall be used if each Registrant objects to such use within
five (5) Business Days after receipt of such material.
 
  (c) Distributor will provide to the Company at least one complete copy of all Prospectuses,
statements of additional information, annual and semiannual reports and proxy statements, other related
documents, and all amendments or supplements to any of the above documents that relate to the Funds
promptly after the filing of such document with the SEC or other regulatory authorities. Distributor will
also provide to the Company an electronic copy of all Prospectuses, statements of additional information,
annual and semiannual reports, and all amendments or supplements suitable for posting on the Company's
websites at the Company's discretion.
 
  (d) Each Registrant or the Distributor shall not give any information or make any
representations on behalf of the Company or concerning the Company, the Separate Account(s), or the
Contracts other than the information or representations contained in a registration statement, including the
prospectus or SAI for the Contracts, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or
in sales literature or other promotional material approved by the Company or its designee, except with the
permission of the Company.
 
  (e) At the request of any party to this Agreement, each other party will make available to the
other party's independent auditors and/or representative of the appropriate regulatory agencies, all
records, data and access to operating procedures that may be reasonably requested in connection with
compliance and regulatory requirements related to this Agreement or any party's obligations under this
Agreement.  
 
10. Proxy Voting
 
  (a) Upon request from the Registrant or proxy tabulator acting as agent on behalf of the
Registrant, the Company will provide beneficial ownership information to the proxy tabulator to
distribute proxy materials to Contract owners or Plan participants who own shares of the Funds. The
Company shall not oppose or interfere with the solicitation of proxies for Fund shares held for such
beneficial owners. If and to the extent required by law the Company shall: (i) solicit voting instructions
from Contract owners or Plan participants; (ii) vote the fund(s) shares held in the Contract owners or Plan
participants account(s) in accordance with instructions received from Contract owners or Plan
participants; (iii) vote fund shares held in the Contract owners or Plan participants account(s) for which
no instructions have been received in the same proportion as fund(s) shares for which instructions have
been received from Contract owners or Plan participants, so long as and to the extent that the SEC
continues to interpret the 1940 Act to require pass-through voting privileges for Contract owners or Plan
participants. The Company reserves the right to vote Fund shares held in any Separate Account in its own
right, to the extent permitted by law.
 
 
 
 
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The Company reserves the right to vote shares of a Fund held in any segregated asset account, including
any Separate Account, in its own right, to the extent permitted by law.
 
  (b) The Company shall be responsible for assuring that the proxy votes for Fund shares held
by its Separate Accounts are calculated as directed by each Registrant and agreed to by the Company and
each Registrant. Each Registrant agrees to promptly notify the Company of any changes of interpretations
or amendments of the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order.
 
  (c) Each Registrant will comply with all provisions of the 1940 Act requiring voting by
shareholders, and in particular each Registrant will either provide for annual meetings (except insofar as
the SEC may interpret Section 16 of the 1940 Act not to require such meetings) or, as each Registrant
currently intends, comply with Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act (each Registrant is not one of the
Registrant's described in Section 16(c) of that Act) as well as with Sections 16(a) and, if and when
applicable, 16(b). Further, each Registrant will act in accordance with the SEC's interpretation of the
requirements of Section 16(a) with respect to periodic elections of directors or trustees and with whatever
rules the SEC may promulgate with respect thereto.
 
11. Indemnification
 
  (a) The Company Parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Registrants, the Funds,
the Distributor and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who
controls the Funds or their investment adviser within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 (" 1933
Act") against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Distributor, the Registrants and/or the
Funds or any such director, officer, employee, agent, or controlling person may become subject, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of, or are based
upon, the provision of administrative, recordkeeping or shareholder services by the Company under this
Agreement, (ii) result from a breach of a material provision of this Agreement by the Company, (iii) arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in the registration statement or prospectus (which shall include an offering memorandum) for the
Contracts issued by the Company or sales literature for such Contracts (or any amendment or supplement
to any of the foregoing), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, provided that the agreement to indemnify shall not apply as to the Company if such statement
or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Funds for use in the registration statement or
prospectus for the Contracts issued by the Company or sales literature (or any amendment or supplement)
or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of such Contracts or Fund shares, (iv) arise out of or as a
result of any statement or representations (other than statements or representations contained in the
registration statement, Prospectus or sales literature of the Funds not supplied by the Company or persons
under its control) or wrongful conduct of the Company or any of its affiliates, employees or agents with
respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts issued by the Company or the Funds' shares, or (v) arise
out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a registration
statement, Prospectus or sales literature of any Fund or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading if such a statement or omission was made in reliance upon
information furnished to the Funds by or on behalf of the Company Parties.
 
The Company Parties will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Registrants,
the Funds and/or Distributor or any such director, officer, employee, agent, or controlling person in
 
 
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connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the Company Parties will not be liable for indemnification hereunder to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based upon the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of Registrants, the Funds or Distributor or any such director, officer, employee, agent or any
controlling person herein defined in performing their obligations under this Agreement.
 
(b) The Distributor or Registrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
Company Distributor and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which the Company or Company Distributor, and each of their directors, officers, employees,
agents or controlling persons may become subject, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement, Prospectus or sales literature of the
Funds (or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing) or arise out of, or are based upon, the
omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or that is necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading provided that this agreement to indemnify shall not apply
to Distributor if such statement or omission or such alleged statement or omission was made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Distributor or the Registrant or the Funds or
their designee of any by or on behalf of the Company for use in the registration statement or Prospectus
for the Funds or in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement) or otherwise for use in the
registration statement or Prospectus for the Funds or in sales literature (or any amendment or supplement)
or otherwise for use in connection with the sale of the Contracts or the Funds' shares (ii) arise out of or as
a result of any statement or representations (other than any statement or representations contained in the
registration statement, prospectus or sales literature for the Contracts not supplied by Distributor or any
employees or agents thereof) or wrongful conduct of any Registrant" Funds or the Distributor, or their
affiliates, employees or agents with respect to the sale or distribution of the Contracts issued by the
Company or the Funds' shares, (iii) arise out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in a registration statement, prospectus or sales literature covering the Contracts
issued by the Company, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement or
statements therein not misleading, if such statement or omission was made in reliance upon information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Funds, or (v) result from a breach of a material provision
of this Agreement. Distributor, or its agent will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by the Company, or any such director, officer, employee, agent, or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that
Distributor or its agent will not be liable for indemnification hereunder to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage or liability arises out of, or is based upon, the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Company or Company Distributor or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, or any
controlling person herein defined in the performance of their obligations under this Agreement.
 
The Registrants, the Funds or the Distributor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Company Parties or any such director, officer, employee, agent, or controlling person in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the Registrants, the Funds or Distributor will not be liable for indemnification hereunder to
the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of or is based upon the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of the Company Parties or any such director, officer, employee, agent or
any controlling person herein defined in performing their obligations under this Agreement.
 
 
 
 
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  (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement
of action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, but the omission so to
notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified
party otherwise than under this Section 11. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish to, assume the defense thereof, with
counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable
to such indemnified party under this Section 11 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of
investigation.  
 
This Section 11 shall survive after termination of this agreement.
 
12. Representations and Warranties
 
  (a) Representations of the Company. The Company represents and warrants:
 
    (i) that it (A) is a life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of
Minnesota, (B) is in good standing in that jurisdiction, (C) is in material compliance with all applicable
federal and state insurance laws, (D) is duly licensed and authorized to conduct business in every
jurisdiction where such license or authorization is required, and will maintain such license or
authorization in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement, and (E) has full authority to enter
into this Agreement and carry out its obligations pursuant to its terms;
 
    (ii) that it is authorized under the Contracts to (A) provide administrative,
recordkeeping and shareholder services to the Contracts, and (B) facilitate transactions in the Funds
through the Accounts; and
 
    (iii) The Company acknowledges that, pursuant to Form 24f-2, the Funds are not
required to pay fees to the SEC for registration of their shares under the 1933 Act with respect to shares
issued to Separate Accounts that are unit investment trusts that offer interests that are registered under the
1933 Act and on which a registration fee has been or will be paid to the SEC ("Registered Separate
Accounts"). The Company agrees to provide the Funds each year within 60 days of the end of the Funds'
fiscal year, or when reasonably requested by the Funds, information as to the number of shares purchased
by Registered Separate Accounts and Separate Accounts the interests of which are not registered under
the 0000 Xxx. The Company acknowledges that the Funds intend to rely on the information so provided
and represents and warrants that such information shall be accurate.
 
  (b) Representations of Company Distributor. Company Distributor represents and warrants:
 
    (i) that it (A) is a member in good standing of the FINRA, (B) is registered as a broker-
  dealer with the SEC, and (C) will continue to remain in good standing and be so registered during
  the term of this Agreement;
 
    (ii) that it (A) is a limited liability company duly organized under the laws of the State of
  Delaware, (B) is in good standing in that jurisdiction, (C) is in material compliance with all
 
 
 
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applicable federal, state and securities laws, (D) is duly registered and authorized to conduct
business in every jurisdiction where such registration or authorization is required, and will
maintain such registration or authorization in effect at all times during the term of this
Agreement, and (E) has full authority to enter into this Agreement and carry out its obligations
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
 
  (iii) Company Distributor acknowledges that the shares will not be sold to any qualified
pension or retirement plan outside of the separate account context; and
 
  (iv) that it will not, without the written consent of the Distributor, make representations
concerning shares of the Funds except those contained in the then-current prospectus and in the
current printed sales literature approved by either the Fund or Distributor;
 
(c) Representations of the Registrants and the Distributor. Registrants and the Distributor
represent and warrant:
 
  (i) that the Funds (A) are duly organized under the laws of each State in the manner
indicated on Schedule A, (B) are in good standing in such jurisdictions, (C) are in material
compliance with all applicable federal, state and securities laws, and (D) are duly licensed and
authorized to conduct business in every jurisdiction where such license or authorization is
required;  
 
  (ii) that the shares of the Funds are (A) registered under the 1933 Act, duly
authorized for issuance and sold in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and securities
laws, (B) that the Funds amend their registration statements under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act
from time to time as required or in order to effect the continuous offering of their shares, and (C)
that the Funds have registered and qualified their shares for sale in accordance with the laws of
each jurisdiction as required by Applicable law;
 
  (iii) that it believes in good faith that Registrants and each of their respective Funds
are currently qualified as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Tax Code,
and will make every effort to maintain each Funds such qualification, and that they will notify the
Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that any of the Funds have
ceased to so qualify or that any might not qualify in the future;
 
  (iv) that Distributor (A) is a member in good standing of the FINRA, (B) is registered
as a broker-dealer with the SEC, and (C) will continue to remain in good standing and be so
registered during the term of this Agreement; and
 
  (v) that (1) Distributor is a limited liability corporation duly organized under the
laws of the Delaware; (2) Distributor is in good standing in that jurisdiction, (3) Distributor is in
material compliance with all applicable federal, state, and securities laws, (4) Distributor is duly
registered and authorized in every jurisdiction where such license or registration is required, and
will maintain such registration or authorization in effect at all times during the term of this
Agreement, and (5) Distributor has full authority to enter into this Agreement and carry out its
obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
 
 
 
 
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13. Further Representations and Warranties Pertaining to 817(h) and Subchapter M of the Code
 
  (a) The Registrant, the Funds and the Distributor represent and warrant that: (i) each
  Registrant will at all times sell its shares and invest its assets in such a manner as to ensure that
  the Contracts will be treated as annuity contracts under the Code, and the regulations issued
  thereunder; (ii) without limiting the scope of the foregoing, each Registrant and each Fund
  thereof will at all times comply with Section 817(h) of the Code and Treasury Regulation
  (S)1.817-5, as amended from time to time, and any Treasury interpretations thereof, relating to
  the diversification requirements for variable annuity contracts and any amendments or other
  modifications or successor provisions to such Section or Regulations; (iii) shares of the Fund(s)
  will be sold only to Participating Insurance Companies and their Separate Accounts and to
  Qualified Plans; (iv) no shares of any Fund of each Registrant will be sold to the general public;
  (v) each Registrant and each Fund is currently qualified as a Regulated Investment Company
  under Subchapter M of the Code, and that each Fund will maintain such qualification (under
  Subchapter M or any successor or similar provisions) as long as this Agreement is in effect; (vi)
  they will notify the Company immediately upon having a reasonable basis for believing that each
  Registrant or any Fund has ceased to comply with the aforesaid Section 817(h) diversification or
  Subchapter M qualification requirements or might not so comply in the future; and (vii) if a Fund
  or Registrant ceases to comply with Section 817(h) diversification, or Subchapter M qualification,
  said Registrant and/or Fund will take all reasonable steps to adequately achieve compliance to
  said qualifications within the grace periods, if applicable, afforded under said regulations.
 
  (b) The Company agrees that if the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") asserts in writing in
  connection with any governmental audit or review of the Company or, to the Company's
  knowledge, of any Contract owner or Plan participant that any Fund has failed to comply with the
  diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code or the Company otherwise becomes
  aware of any facts that could give rise to any claim against each Registrant or Distributor as a
  result of such a failure or alleged failure that: (i) the Company shall promptly notify each
  Registrant and the Distributor of such assertion or potential claim; (ii) the Company shall consult
  with each Registrant and the Distributor as to how to minimize any liability that may arise as a
  result of such failure or alleged failure; (iii) the Company shall use its best efforts to minimize
  any liability of each Registrant and the Distributor resulting from such failure, including, without
  limitation, demonstrating, pursuant to Treasury Regulations, Section 1.817-5(a)(2), to the
  commissioner of the IRS that such failure was inadvertent; (iv) any written materials to be
  submitted by the Company to the IRS, any Contract owner, Plan participant or any other claimant
  in connection with any of the foregoing proceedings or contests (including, without limitation,
  any such materials to be submitted to the IRS pursuant to Treasury Regulations, Section 1.817-
  5(a)(2)) shall be provided by the Company to each Registrant, Fund and/or Distributor (together
  with any supporting information or analysis) within at least two (2) business days prior to
  submission; and (v) the Company shall provide each Registrant and the Distributor with such
  cooperation as each Registrant and the Distributor shall reasonably request (including, without
  limitation, by permitting each Registrant and the Distributor to review the relevant books and
  records of the Company) in order to facilitate review by each Registrant and Distributor of any
  written submissions provided to it or its assessment of the validity or amount of any claim against
  it arising from such failure or alleged failure.
 
14. Governing Law
 
 
 
 
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  (a) This Agreement and all the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by and
construed under the laws of the State of New York to the extent such law is not superseded by federal law
without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws and the provisions shall be continuous.
 
  (b) This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of FINRA, the 1933 Act, the Securities
and Exchange Act of 1934 and 1940 Act, and the rules and regulations and rulings thereunder, including
such exemptions from those statutes, rules and regulations as the SEC may grant (including, but not
limited to, the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order), and the terms hereof shall be interpreted and
construed in accordance therewith.
 
15. Potential Conflicts.
 
  (a) During such time as the Funds engage in Mixed Funding or Shared Funding, the parties
hereto shall comply with the conditions in this Section 14.
 
  (b) The Funds' Board of Trustees shall monitor the Funds for the existence of any material
irreconcilable conflict (i) between the interests of owners of variable annuity contracts and variable life
insurance policies, and (ii) between the interests of owners of variable annuity contracts and variable life
insurance policies issued by different Participating Life Insurance Companies that invest in the Funds.
A material irreconcilable conflict may arise for a variety of reasons including: (i) an action by any state
insurance regulatory authority; (ii) a change in applicable federal or state insurance, tax, or securities laws
or regulations, or a public ruling, private letter ruling, no-action or interpretive letter, or any similar action
by insurance, tax, or securities regulatory authorities; (iii) an administrative or judicial decision in any
relevant proceeding; (iv) the manner in which the investments of any Fund are being managed; (v) a
difference in voting instructions given by variable annuity and variable life insurance contract owners; or
(vi) a decision by a Participating Insurance Company to disregard the voting instructions of owners of
variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.
 
  (c) The Company agrees that it shall report any potential or existing conflicts of which it is
aware to the Funds' Board of Trustees. The Company will be responsible for assisting the Board of
Trustees in carrying out its responsibilities under the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order, or, if
the Funds are engaged in Mixed Funding or Shared Funding in reliance on Rule 6e-2, 6e-3(T), or any
other regulation under the 1940 Act, the Company will be responsible for assisting the Board of Trustees
in carrying out its responsibilities under such regulation, by providing the Board with all information
reasonably necessary for the Board to consider any issues raised. This includes, but is not limited to, any
obligation by the Company to inform the Board whenever Contract owner or Plan participant voting
instructions are disregarded. The Company shall carry out its responsibilities under this Section 14(c)
with a view only to the interests of the Contract owners or Plan participants.
 
  (d) The Company agrees that in the event that it is determined by a majority of the Board of
Trustees or a majority of the Funds' disinterested Trustees that a material irreconcilable conflict exists,
the Company shall, at its expense and to the extent reasonably practicable (as determined by a majority of
the disinterested Trustees of the Board), take whatever steps are necessary to remedy or eliminate the
irreconcilable material conflict, up to and including: (i) withdrawing the assets allocable to some or all of
the Separate Accounts from the Funds or any Fund and reinvesting such assets in a different investment
vehicle, including another Fund of the investment company, or submitting the question as to whether such
segregation should be implemented to a vote of all affected Contract owners or Plan participants and, as
appropriate, segregating the assets of any appropriate group (i.e., annuity contract owners or Plan
 
 
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participants, life insurance contract owners or participants, or variable contract owners or participants of
contracts issued by one or more Participating Insurance Companies), that votes in favor of such
segregation, or offering to the affected Contract owners or Plan participants the option of making such a
change; and (ii) establishing a new registered management investment company or managed separate
account. If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because of the Company's decision to disregard
Contract owners' or Plan participants' voting instructions and that decision represents a minority position
or would preclude a majority vote, the Company shall be required, at the Funds' election, to withdraw the
Separate Accounts' investment in the Funds, provided, however, that such withdrawal and termination
shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as determined by a
majority of the disinterested Trustees, and no charge or penalty will be imposed as a result of such
withdrawal. These responsibilities shall be carried out with a view only to the interests of the Contract
owners or Plan participants. A majority of the disinterested Trustees of the Funds shall determine whether
or not any proposed action adequately remedies any material irreconcilable conflict, but in no event will
the Registrants or any of the Funds investment advisers or the Distributor be required to establish a new
funding medium for any Contract. The Company shall not be required by this Section 14(d) to establish a
new funding medium for any Contract if any offer to do so has been declined by vote of a majority of
Contract owners or Plan participants materially adversely affected by the material irreconcilable conflict.
 
(e) If a material irreconcilable conflict arises because a particular state insurance regulator's
decision applicable to the Company conflicts with the majority of other state regulators, then the
Company will withdraw the Separate Account(s)' investment in each Fund and terminate this Agreement
within six months after the Board informs the Company in writing that it has determined that such
decision has created an irreconcilable material conflict; provided, however, that such withdrawal and
termination shall be limited to the extent required by the foregoing material irreconcilable conflict as
determined by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board. Until the end of the foregoing six
month period, each Fund shall continue to accept and implement orders by the Company for the purchase
(and redemption) of shares of each Trust.
 
(f) The Company at least annually, shall submit to the Funds' Board of Trustees such reports,
materials, or data as the Board reasonably may request so that the Trustees may fully carry out the
obligations imposed upon the Board by the conditions contained in the application for the Mixed and
Shared Funding Exemptive Order and said reports, materials, and data shall be submitted more frequently
if deemed appropriate by the Board.
 
(g) All reports of potential or existing conflicts received by the Funds' Board of Trustees,
and all Board action with regard to determining the existence of a conflict, notifying Participating
Insurance Companies of a conflict, and determining whether any proposed action adequately remedies a
conflict, shall be properly recorded in the minutes of the Board of Trustees or other appropriate records,
and such minutes or other records shall be made available to the SEC upon request.
 
(h) The Board of Trustees shall promptly notify the Company in writing of its determination
of the existence of an irreconcilable material conflict and its implications.
 
(i) The Funds and the Company agree that if and to the extent Rule 6e-2 or Rule 6e-3(T)
under the 1940 Act is amended or if Rule 6e-3 is adopted in final form, to the extent applicable, the Funds
and the Company shall each take such steps as may be necessary to comply with the Rule as amended or
adopted in final form. If, in the future, the Mixed and Shared Funding Exemptive Order should no longer
 
 
 
 
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be necessary under Applicable law, then this Section 14(h) shall continue in effect, and the remainder of
Section 14 shall no longer apply.
 
16. Miscellaneous
 
  (a) Amendments. Except as provided in this paragraph 15(a), this Agreement may be
amended only by a writing signed by all parties, provided however, that the Distributor may amend the
the fee rate on Fund shares, at any time, upon written notice to the Company, in accordance with the
Notice provision in 15(e).
 
  (b) Anti-Money Laundering. Distributor has established and will maintain programs,
policies and procedures as required by federal, state or local law to detect and prevent money laundering.
Company Parties agree to comply with the applicable provisions of 31 U.S.C. Section 5318(h), also
known as Section 352 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and all applicable implementing regulations
promulgated by either the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury or the SEC. Such
compliance shall include but not be limited to the development and implementation of an anti-money
laundering program which includes: (i) "Know Your Customer" identification and verification procedures
in compliance with implementing regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT
Act; (ii) Financial transaction monitoring/surveillance procedures to determine whether any Customer is
engaging in suspicious activities that should be reported to the United States Department of the
Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; and (iii) A protocol to facilitate appropriate federal
regulatory examiners obtaining information and records regarding Selling Firm's anti-money laundering
program and to conduct inspections for purposes of the program. Company Parties agree not to offer or
sell interests in any separate account that invests in any Fund to: (i) any investor listed on the United
States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") list of prohibited
persons, entities, and countries, or (ii) a foreign shell bank. A "foreign shell bank" is defined as a bank
that (a) does not maintain a physical presence in any jurisdiction; and (b) is not (i) an affiliate of a bank
that maintains a physical presence, and (ii) subject to regulation by the governmental authority that
regulates the non-shell bank affiliate. As of the date this Agreement is made and entered into, the
Company does not believe, nor have any current reason to believe, and will, as allowable under state and
federal law, immediately notify the Distributor, the Registrants or the Funds if the Company comes to
have any reason to believe that any of the Company's customers that invest within Fund(s) shares through
the Company are engaged in money-laundering activities or are associated with any terrorist and/or other
individuals, entities or organizations sanctioned by the United States or any other jurisdictions in which
the Company does business, or appear on any lists of prohibited persons, entities and/or jurisdictions
maintained and administered by OFAC. Each party shall cooperate with the others to the extent required
by law to facilitate implementation of each other's anti-money laundering (AML) program.
 
  (c) Privacy. Each of the parties to this Agreement has adopted and implemented procedures
to safeguard customer information and records that are reasonably designed to: (i) ensure the security and
confidentiality of customer records and information; (ii) protect against any anticipated threats or hazards
to the security or integrity of customer records and information; (iii) protect against unauthorized access
to or use of customer records or information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any
customer; (iv) protect against unauthorized disclosure of non-public information to unaffiliated third
parties; and (v) otherwise ensure compliance with the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act and SEC Regulation S-P.
 
 
 
 
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(d) Restrictions on "Excessive Trading."
 
  (i) The Funds have adopted policies designed to prevent frequent purchases and
redemptions of any Fund shares in quantities great enough to disrupt orderly management of the
corresponding Fund's investment portfolio. The Company has adopted their own excessive
trading policy, which is attached as Exhibit II (the "Policy"). The Company does not monitor
trading in fund shares on behalf of, or in accordance with disclosed policies of, any fund groups;
however, the Company monitors individual Contract owner or Plan participant trading in
accordance with its Policy. The Company will use its best efforts, and shall reasonably cooperate
with the Distributor and the Funds, and will execute any instructions from the Distributor or the
Funds to restrict or prohibit further purchases or exchanges of Fund shares by an individual
Contract owner or Plan participant who has been identified by the Distributor or the Funds as
having engaged in transactions in Fund shares that violate market timing policies established by
the Funds. The parties shall use their best efforts, and shall reasonably cooperate with each other
to prevent future market timing and frequent trading. Additionally, the parties entered into, or
will enter into, a separate shareholder information agreement, incorporating the terms of the
Policy. The Company agrees to provide to the Funds certain shareholder identity and transaction
information upon the Fund's request as provided by the shareholder information agreement
executed by both parties.
 
(e) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be given or made in
writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by facsimile, express delivery or registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the party or parties to whom they are directed at the
following address, or at such other addresses as may be designated by notice from such party to all other
parties.    
 
To the Company:  
 
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
 
If to the Company Distributor
 
ING Financial Advisers, LLC
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX. 00000-0000
 
If to the Distributor:  
 
ING Investments Distributor, LLC
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000  
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
 
 
 
 
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If to the Registrants or Funds:
 
ING Mutual Funds
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Legal Department
 
Any notice, demand or other communication given in a manner prescribed in this Subsection (d) shall be
deemed to have been delivered on receipt.
 
(f) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
 
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any party hereto may execute this Agreement by
signing any such counterpart.
 
(h) Severability. In case anyone or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement
should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
 
(i) Entire Agreement. This Agreement including any Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto
and apart hereof, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto relating to
the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreement and understandings relating to such subject
matter. No provision of this Agreement may be deemed or construed to modify or supersede any
contractual rights, duties, or indemnifications, as between each Registrant and the Distributor.
 
(j) Redemption Fees. The parties agree that transactions in the Funds pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement are not subject to any redemption fees that may otherwise be required by the Funds;
provided however that upon Distributor's written request, the Company will implement such redemptions
fees in a time frame and manner mutually acceptable to all parties.
 
(k) Effective Date. The parties agree that this Agreement is effective January 1, 2011.
 
 
 
 
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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement by their duly
authorized officers as of the date first written above.    
                           
RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ING INVESTMENTS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC
                             
By: /s/Xxxx Xxxxxxx By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
Date: 7/9/13 Date: 7/17/13
                
ING FINANCIAL ADVISERS, LLC ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTRANTS
            
By: /s/Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President Title: Sr. Vice President
Date: 7/15/13 Date: 7/17/13
 
 
 
 
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Schedule A
            
Current Non-Retail Open End Registered Investment Companies
("Registrants")
                 
ING Partners, Inc.
A Maryland Corporation
          
ING Separate Portfolios Trust
A Delaware Statutory Trust
          
ING Variable Insurance Trust
A Delaware Statutory Trust
           
ING Variable Products Trust
A Massachusetts Business Trust
            
ING Balanced Portfolio, Inc.
A Maryland Corporation
              
ING lntermediate Bond Portfolio
A Massachusetts Business Trust
                 
ING Money Market Portfolio
A Massachusetts Business Trust
           
ING Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.
A Maryland Corporation
            
ING Variable Funds
A Massachusetts Business Trust
               
ING Variable Portfolios, Inc.
A Maryland Corporation
                  
ING Investors Trust
A Massachusetts Business Trust
 
 
 
 
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Schedule B
 
Funds and Fees
 
1. Funds: This Agreement shall apply to all of the classes of all non-retail funds distributed by
  Distributor that, in accordance with their respective registration statements, are available to offer
  shares of one or more of its series to separate accounts of insurance companies that fund variable
  annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, whether such funds or classes are currently
  established or are established hereafter, and whether such shares are currently outstanding or being
  offered or are offered and sold in the future (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds" and each
  a "Class" and collectively the "Classes", as applicable). As of May 1, 2013, the current list of
  Funds and Classes are:
 
ING Growth and Income Portfolio - Class I
ING Money Market Portfolio Class I
ING Intermediate Bond Portfolio - Class I
ING Balanced Portfolio - Class I
ING Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio - Class I
ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio - Class I
ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio - Class I
ING Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio - Class I
ING Small Company Portfolio - Class I
ING Index Plus SmallCap Portfolio - Class I
ING Index Plus MidCap Portfolio - Class I
ING SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio - Class I
ING MidCap Opportunities Portfolio Class I
ING Intermediate Bond Portfolio - Class S
ING Growth and Income Portfolio - Class S
ING International Index Portfolio - Class I
ING International Index Portfolio - Class S
ING U.S. Bond Index Portfolio - Class I
ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Index Portfolio Class I
ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Index Portfolio - Class S
ING Xxxxxxx™ Small Cap Index Portfolio - Class I
ING International Value Portfolio - Class I
ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Value Index Portfolio - Class I
 
 
 
 
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ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio Class I
ING Xxxxxxx™ Mid Cap Growth Index Portfolio - Class I
ING Xxxxxxx™ Mid Cap Growth Index Portfolio - Class S
ING Small Company Portfolio Class S
ING MidCap Opportunities Portfolio - Class ADV
 
 
 
2. 12b-1 Fee:
 
  a. Rate and Calculation: Subject to the qualifications below, as compensation for the Services
    rendered herein, Distributor will pay Company Distributor a quarterly 12b-1 Distribution Fee
    and the Company a quarterly 12b-1 Service Fee at the rate set forth in each applicable Fund's
    Prospectus and related Rule 12b-1 plan established pursuant to Rule 12b-l under the 1940
    Act ("Rule 12b-1 Plan"). Company Parties acknowledge that any 12b-l Fee compensation
    paid to it will only derive from applicable amounts paid to the Distributor from the applicable
    Fund. Company Parties also acknowledge and agree that the Distributor shall not be
    responsible for the payment of any such fee unless and until the Distributor has received such
    fee from the applicable Fund, and the Company Parties agree to waive payment of such fee
unless and until the Distributor has received payment from the applicable Fund.
 
  b. Payment: Distributor will pay 12b-1 Fees within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter
    and shall pay any amounts due for Distribution and Service provided up to the termination
    date, if any, of this agreement, except for the provision set for in Section 8 of this Agreement.
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT I
To
FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
 
by and between Company and Distributor.
 
Procedures for Pricing and Order/Settlement Through National Securities Clearing Corporation's
  Mutual Fund Profile System and Mutual Fund Settlement, Entry and Registration Verification
System
 
1. As provided in Section 4 of the Fund Participation Agreement, the parties hereby agree to provide
pricing information, execute orders and wire payments for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares
through National Securities Clearing Corporation ("NSCC") and its subsidiary systems as follows:
 
(a) Distributor or the Funds will furnish to Company Distributor or its affiliate through NSCC's Mutual
  Fund Profile System ("MFPS") as well as via fax directly to ING at 000-000-0000 (1) the most
  current NAV information for each Fund, (2) a schedule of anticipated dividend and distribution
  payment dates for each Fund, which is subject to change without prior notice, ordinary income and
  capital gain dividend rates on the Fund's ex-date, and (3) in the case of fixed income funds that
  declare daily dividends, the daily accrual or the interest rate factor. All such information shall be
  furnished to Company Distributor or its affiliate by 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time on each business day
  that the Fund is open for business (each a "Business Day"). Changes in pricing information will
  be communicated to both NSCC and Company Distributor or its affiliate. If Distributor is unable to
  provide the Company such information by 7:00 p.m., East Coast time, Distributor will communicate
  by phone and/or e-mail with the Company, as soon as reasonably practicable upon learning of such
  inability, regarding the estimated time such data will be available and transmitted. In such event,
  Distributor will continue to communicate by phone and/or e-mail with the Company until it has
  verified that the data is received by the Company.
 
(b) Upon receipt of Fund purchase, exchange and redemption instructions for acceptance as of the time at
  which a Fund's NAV is calculated as specified in such Fund's prospectus ("Close of Trading") on
  each Business Day ("Instructions"), and upon its determination that there are good funds with respect
  to Instructions involving the purchase of Shares, Company Distributor or its affiliate will calculate the
  net purchase or redemption order for each Fund. Orders for net purchases or net redemptions derived
  from Instructions received by the Company or its affiliate prior to the Close of Trading on any given
  Business Day will be sent to the Defined Contribution Interface of NSCC's Mutual Fund Settlement,
  Entry and Registration Verification System ("Fund/SERV") by 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the next
  Business Day. Subject to Company Distributor or its affiliate's compliance with the foregoing,
  Company Distributor or its affiliate will be considered the agent of the Distributor and the Funds, and
  the Business Day on which Instructions are received by the Company or its affiliate in proper form
  prior to the Close of Trading will be the date as of which shares of the Funds are deemed purchased,
  exchanged or redeemed pursuant to such Instructions. Instructions received in proper form by
  Company Distributor or its affiliate after the Close of Trading on any given Business Day will be
  treated as if received on the next following Business Day. Dividends and capital gains distributions
  will be automatically reinvested at NAV in accordance with the Fund's then current prospectuses. The
  Company Distributor has, and will maintain at all times during the term of this Agreement,
 
 
 
 
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  appropriate internal controls for the segregation of purchases and redemption orders received before
  the Close of Business from purchase and redemption orders received after the Close of Business.
 
(c) Company Distributor or its affiliate will wire payment for net purchase orders by the Fund's NSCC
Firm Number, in immediately available funds, to an NSCC settling bank account designated by the
Company or its affiliate no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the same Business Day such purchase
orders are communicated to NSCC. For purchases of shares of daily dividend accrual funds, those shares
will not begin to accrue dividends until the day the payment for those shares is received.
 
(d) With respect to (c) above or this section (d), if Distributor does not send a confirmation of Company
  Distributor or its affiliate's purchase or redemption order to NSCC by the applicable deadline to be
  included in that Business Day's payment cycle, payment for such purchases or redemptions will be
  made the following Business Day.
 
(e) If on any day Company Distributor or its affiliate or Distributor is unable to meet the NSCC deadline
  for the transmission of purchase or redemption orders, it may at its option transmit such orders and
  make such payments for purchases and redemptions directly to Distributor or Company Distributor or
  its affiliate, as applicable, as is otherwise provided in Section 4 of the Agreement.
 
(f) These procedures are subject to any additional terms in each Fund's prospectus and the requirements
  of Applicable law. The Funds reserve the right, at their discretion and without notice, to suspend the
  sale of shares or withdraw the sale of shares of any Fund.
 
2. Company Distributor or its affiliate, Distributor and clearing agents (if applicable) are each required
to have entered into membership agreements with NSCC and met all requirements to participate in the
MFPS and Fund/SERV systems before these procedures may be utilized. Each party will be bound by the
terms of their membership agreement with NSCC and will perform any and all duties, functions,
procedures and responsibilities assigned to it and as otherwise established by NSCC applicable to the
MFPS and Fund/SERV system and the Networking Matrix Level utilized.
 
3. Except as modified hereby, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same
meaning as in this Exhibit.
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT II
 
ING Excessive Trading Policy (the "Policy") as of October 16, 2007
 
The ING family of companies (for purposes of this Exhibit, "ING"), as a provider of multi-fund variable
insurance and retirement products, has adopted this Excessive Trading Policy to respond to the demands
of the various fund families which make their funds available through our variable insurance and
retirement products to restrict excessive fund trading activity and to ensure compliance with Section 22c-
2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. ING's current definition of Excessive Trading
and our policy with respect to such trading activity is outlined below.
 
1. ING actively monitors fund transfer and reallocation activity within its variable insurance and
  retirement products to identify Excessive Trading.
 
  ING currently defines Excessive Trading as:
  a. More than one purchase and sale of the same fund (including money market funds) within a
    60 calendar day period (hereinafter, a purchase and sale of the same fund is referred to as a
    "round-trip"). This means two or more round-trips involving the same fund within a 60
calendar day period would meet the Company's definition of Excessive Trading; or
  b. Six round-trips within a twelve month period.
 
  The following transactions are excluded when determining whether trading activity is excessive:
  a. Purchases or sales of shares related to non-fund transfers (for example, new purchase
    payments, withdrawals and loans);
  b. Transfers associated with scheduled dollar cost averaging, scheduled rebalancing or
    scheduled asset allocation programs;
  c. Purchases and sales of fund shares in the amount of $5,000 or less;
  d. Purchases and sales of funds that affirmatively permit short-term trading in their fund shares,
    and movement between such funds and a money market fund; and
  e. Transactions initiated by a member of the ING family of insurance companies.
 
2. If ING determines that an individual has made a purchase of a fund within 60 days of a prior
  roundtrip involving the same fund, ING will send them a letter warning that another sale of that same
  fund within 60 days of the beginning of the prior round-trip will be deemed to be Excessive Trading
  and result in a six month suspension of their ability to initiate fund transfers or reallocations through
  the Internet, facsimile, Voice Response Unit (VRU), telephone calls to the ING Customer Service
  Center, or other electronic trading medium that the ING may make available from time to time
  ("Electronic Trading Privileges"). Likewise, if ING determines that an individual has made five
  round-trips within a twelve month period, ING will send them a letter warning that another purchase
  and sale of that same fund within twelve months of the initial purchase in the first round-trip in the
  prior twelve month period will be deemed to be Excessive Trading and result in a six month
  suspension of their Electronic Trading Privileges. According to the needs of the various business
  units, a copy of the warning letters may also be sent, as applicable, to the person(s) or entity
  authorized to initiate fund transfers or reallocations, the agent/registered representative or investment
  adviser for that individual. A copy of the warning letters and details of the individual's trading activity
  may also be sent to the fund whose shares were involved in the trading activity.
 
 
 
 
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3. If ING determines that an individual has used one or more of its products to engage in Excessive
  Trading, ING will send a second letter to the individual. This letter will state that the individual's
  Electronic Trading Privileges have been suspended for a period of six months. Consequently, all fund
  transfers or reallocations, not just those which involve the fund whose shares were involved in the
  Excessive Trading activity, will then have to be initiated by providing written instructions to ING via
  regular U.S. mail. During the six month suspension period, electronic "inquiry only" privileges will
  be permitted where and when possible. A copy of the letter restricting future transfer and reallocation
  activity to regular U.S. mail and details of the individual's trading activity may also be sent to the
  fund whose shares were involved in the Excessive Trading activity.
 
4. Following the six month suspension period during which no additional Excessive Trading is
  identified, Electronic Trading Privileges may again be restored. ING will continue to monitor the
  fund transfer and reallocation activity, and any future Excessive Trading will result in an indefinite
  suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges. Excessive Trading activity during the six month
  suspension period will also result in an indefinite suspension of the Electronic Trading Privileges.
 
5. ING reserves the right to limit fund trading or reallocation privileges with respect to any individual,
  with or without prior notice, if ING determines that the individual's trading activity is disruptive,
  regardless of whether the individual's trading activity falls within the definition of Excessive Trading
  set forth above. Also, ING's failure to send or an individual's failure to receive any warning letter or
  other notice contemplated under this Policy will not prevent ING from suspending that individual's
  Electronic Trading Privileges or taking any other action provided for in this Policy.
 
6. Each fund available through ING's variable insurance and retirement products, either by prospectus
  or stated policy, has adopted or may adopt its own excessive/frequent trading policy. ING reserves the
  right, without prior notice, to implement restrictions and/or block future purchases of a fund by an
  individual who the fund has identified as violating its excessive/frequent trading policy. All such
  restrictions and/or blocking of future fund purchases will be done in accordance with the directions
  ING receives from the fund.
 
 
 
 
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