Exhibit 6(D)
SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT
ING EQUITY TRUST
This Second Amendment, effective as of September 1, 2003, amends the
Sub-Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") dated the 23rd day of September, 2002,
as amended, between ING Investments, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company
(the "Manager") and Aeltus Investment Management, Inc., a Connecticut
corporation (the "Sub-Adviser"), with regards to ING Convertible Fund, ING
Disciplined LargeCap Fund, ING Equity and Bond Fund, ING Financial Services
Fund, ING Growth Opportunities Fund, ING Large Company Value Fund, ING MidCap
Opportunities Fund, ING SmallCap Opportunities Fund and ING Tax Efficient Equity
Fund, each a Series of ING Equity Trust.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement and agree that the
amendment will be effective as of September 1, 2003.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. The following Section 10 is hereby inserted between existing
Section 9 and Section 10:
10. Non-Exclusivity. The services of the Sub-Adviser to
the Series and the Trust are not to be deemed to be exclusive, and the
Sub-Adviser shall be free to render investment advisory or other services to
others (including other investment companies) and to engage in other activities,
provided, however, that the Sub-Adviser may not consult with any other
sub-adviser of the Trust concerning transactions in securities or other assets
for any investment portfolio of the Trust, including the Series, except that
such consultations are permitted between the current and successor sub-advisers
of the Series in order to effect an orderly transition of sub-advisory duties so
long as such consultations are not concerning transactions prohibited by Section
17(a) of the 1940 Act.
2. Each Section number and applicable references to each Section
following the inserted Section 10 above, will increase numerically by one (i.e.,
Section 13 will be Section 14, etc.).
3. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
4. In all other respects, the Agreement is hereby confirmed and
remains in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to
be executed as of the day and year first above written.
ING INVESTMENTS, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Executive Vice President
AELTUS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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