April 26, 2011 Jeanette Rivera Vice President BNY Mellon Shareowner Services

Exhibit 2(k)(ii)(a)

April 26, 2011

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Vice President

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services

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Jersey City, NJ  07310

Dear ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇:

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Stock Transfer Agency Agreement dated October 26, 2005 between the Funds (as defined in the Agreement) and The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Agreement”), we hereby notify you of our intention to retain you as Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent to render such services to ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (the “Fund”) upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.  Upon your acceptance, the Agreement will be modified to give effect to the foregoing by adding the above-mentioned Fund to the Amended Schedule A of the Agreement.  This Amended Schedule A supersedes the previous Amended Schedule A dated January 26, 2010.

Please signify your acceptance to act as Transfer Agent under the Agreement with respect to the Fund by signing below.

		Very sincerely,
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		Senior Vice President
		ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
The Bank of New York Mellon
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Name:	▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title:	Vice President, Duly Authorized

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AMENDED SCHEDULE A

with respect to the

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCK TRANSFER AGENCY AGREEMENT

between

THE FUNDS

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK

Customer Name		Type of Organization		State of Organization		Taxpayer I.D. No.
ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund		Statutory Trust		Delaware		▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇

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