May 1, 2009 Todd Modic Senior Vice President ING Funds Distributor, LLC
Exhibit (e)(1)(i)
May 1, 2009
Xxxx Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
ING Funds Distributor, LLC
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Dear Xx. Xxxxx:
Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement dated January 1, 2002, between ING Variable Portfolios, Inc. and ING Funds Distributor, LLC (the “Agreement”) we hereby notify you of our intention to retain you as Underwriter to render underwriting services to ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio, ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Value Index Portfolio, ING Xxxxxxx™ Mid Cap Growth Index Portfolio, and ING Hang Seng Index Portfolio (collectively, the “Portfolios”), effective May 1, 2009, each a newly established Series of ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., 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 Portfolios to the Amended Schedule of Approvals of the Agreement. The Amended Schedule of Approvals is attached hereto.
The Amended Schedule A has also been updated to reflect the name change of ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Portfolio to ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Opportunities Portfolio, the name change of ING Xxxxxx Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index® Bond Portfolio to ING U.S. Bond Index Portfolio, the name change of ING Opportunistic LargeCap Value Portfolio to ING Opportunistic LargeCap Portfolio, the name change of ING Xxxxxxx™ Global Large Cap Index 85% Portfolioto ING Xxxxxxx™ Global Large Cap Index 75% Portfolio, the name change of ING VP Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio to ING Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio, the name change of ING VP Index Plus MidCap Portfolio to ING Index Plus MidCap Portfolio, the name change of ING VP Index Plus SmallCap Portfolio to ING Index Plus SmallCap Portfolio, and the name change of ING VP Small Company Portfolio to ING Small Company Portfolio.
Please signify your acceptance to act as Underwriter under the Agreement with respect to the Portfolios.
Very sincerely, |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Senior Vice President ING Variable Portfolios, Inc. |
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
ING Funds Distributor, LLC
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxx | ||
Senior Vice President |
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. | Tel: 000-000-0000 | ING Variable Portfolios, Inc. | ||
Scottsdale, AZ 00000-0000 | Fax: 000-000-0000 | |||
xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx |
AMENDED SCHEDULE OF APPROVALS
with respect to the
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
between
ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.
and
ING FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, LLC
Company
ING BlackRock Global Science and Technology Opportunities Portfolio
ING Global Equity Option Portfolio
ING Hang Seng Index Portfolio
ING Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio
ING Index Plus MidCap Portfolio
ING Index Plus SmallCap Portfolio
ING International Index Portfolio
ING Morningstar U.S. Growth Index Portfolio
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Growth Portfolio
ING Opportunistic LargeCap Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Global Large Cap Index 75% Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Value Index Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Mid Cap Growth Index Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Large Cap Index Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Mid Cap Index Portfolio
ING Xxxxxxx™ Small Cap Index Portfolio
ING Small Company Portfolio
ING U.S. Bond Index Portfolio
ING U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio
ING WisdomTreeSM Global High-Yielding Equity Index Portfolio