[ING FUNDS LOGO] EXHIBIT (h)(7)(i)
December 13, 2004
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
DST Systems, Inc.
000 Xxxx 00xx Xx., 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxx:
Pursuant to the Agency Agreement dated November 30, 2000, as amended,
between the Funds (as defined in the Agreement) and DST Systems, Inc. (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 FMR(SM)
Earnings Growth Portfolio, ING Xxxxxxx International Opportunities Portfolio,
ING Pioneer Fund Portfolio and ING Pioneer Mid Cap Value Portfolio, four newly
established series of ING Investors Trust, ING MidCap Value Choice Fund and ING
SmallCap Value Choice Fund, two newly established series of ING Equity Trust and
ING International Value Choice Fund a new established series of ING Mutual Funds
(the "Funds"), upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
Upon your acceptance, the Agreement will be modified to give effect to the
foregoing by adding the above-mentioned Funds to the AMENDED AND RESTATED
EXHIBIT A of the Agreement.
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXHIBIT A has also been updated to reflect name
changes for ING Xxxxx Aggressive Growth Portfolio to ING X. Xxxx Price
Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio, ING Xxxxx Capital Appreciation Portfolio
to ING Salomon Brothers Large Cap Growth Portfolio, ING Xxxxx Growth Portfolio
to ING American Century Select Portfolio, ING MFS Global Growth Portfolio to ING
Xxxxxxxxxxx Global Portfolio and ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio to ING Xxx
Xxxxxx Equity and Income Portfolio.
Please signify your acceptance to act as Transfer Agent and Dividend
Disbursing Agent under the Agreement with respect to the Funds, by signing
below.
Very sincerely,
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
Senior Vice President
ING Investors Trust
ING Equity Trust
ING Mutual Funds
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
DST Systems, Inc.
By:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Director of Operations, Duly Authorized
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. Tel: 000-000-0000 ING Investors Trust
Scottsdale, AZ 00000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 ING Equity Trust
xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx ING Mutual Funds
AMENDED AND RESTATED EXHIBIT A
WITH RESPECT TO THE
AGENCY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE FUNDS
AND
DST SYSTEMS, INC.
TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
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ING CORPORATE LEADERS TRUST FUND Trust New York 00-0000000
ING EQUITY TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING Convertible Fund 00-0000000
ING Disciplined LargeCap Fund 00-0000000
ING Equity and Bond Fund 00-0000000
ING Financial Services Fund 00-0000000
ING LargeCap Growth Fund 00-0000000
ING LargeCap Value Fund 00-0000000
ING MidCap Opportunities Fund 00-0000000
ING MidCap Value Choice Fund TBD
ING MidCap Value Fund 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund II 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund III 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund IV 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund V 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund VI 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund VII 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund VIII 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund IX 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund X 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund XI 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund XII 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund XIII 00-0000000
ING Principal Protection Fund XIV 00-0000000
ING Real Estate Fund 00-0000000
ING SmallCap Opportunities Fund 00-0000000
ING SmallCap Value Choice Fund TBD
ING SmallCap Value Fund 00-0000000
ING FUNDS TRUST Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING Classic Money Market Fund 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
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ING FUNDS TRUST (CONT.)
ING GNMA Income Fund 00-0000000
ING High Yield Bond Fund 00-0000000
ING Intermediate Bond Fund 00-0000000
ING Lexington Money Market Trust 00-0000000
ING Money Market Fund 00-0000000
ING National Tax-Exempt Bond Fund 00-0000000
ING INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. Corporation Maryland N/A
ING MagnaCap Fund 00-0000000
ING INVESTORS TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING AIM Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Alliance Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Funds Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Funds Growth-Income Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Funds International Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Capital Guardian Large Cap Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Capital Guardian Managed Global Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Capital Guardian Small Cap Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Developing World Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Eagle Asset Capital Appreciation Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Evergreen Health Sciences Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Evergreen Omega Portfolio 00-0000000
ING FMR(SM) Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio 00-0000000
ING FMR(SM) Earnings Growth Portfolio TBD
ING Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Tollkeeper(SM) Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Hard Assets Portfolio 00-0000000
ING International Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Janus Special Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxx Equity Opportunities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxx Xxxx Foreign Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxx Xxxxx Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING LifeStyle Aggressive Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING LifeStyle Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING LifeStyle Moderate Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING LifeStyle Moderate Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Liquid Assets Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxx Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxx International Opportunities Portfolio TBD
ING Mercury Focus Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Mercury Large Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
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ING INVESTORS TRUST (CONT.)
ING MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MFS Total Return Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxxxxx Main Street Portfolio(R) 00-0000000
ING PIMCO Core Bond Portfolio 00-0000000
ING PIMCO High Yield Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Pioneer Fund Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Pioneer Mid Cap Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers All Cap Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Investors Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Stock Index Portfolio 00-0000000
ING X. Xxxx Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio 00-0000000
ING X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio 00-0000000
ING UBS U.S. Balanced Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxx Xxxxxx Equity Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxx Xxxxxx Global Franchise Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxx Xxxxxx Growth and Income Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxx Xxxxxx Real Estate Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MAYFLOWER TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING International Value Fund 00-0000000
ING MUTUAL FUNDS Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING Emerging Countries Fund 00-0000000
ING Foreign Fund 00-0000000
ING Global Equity Dividend Fund 00-0000000
ING Global Real Estate Fund 00-0000000
ING International Fund 00-0000000
ING International Value Choice Fund TBD
ING International SmallCap Growth Fund 00-0000000
ING Precious Metals Fund 00-0000000
ING Russia Fund 00-0000000
ING Worldwide Growth Fund 00-0000000
ING PARTNERS, INC. Corporation Maryland N/A
ING Aeltus Enhanced Index Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Century Select Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Century Small Cap Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Equity Income Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Mid Cap Portfolio 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
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ING PARTNERS, INC. (CONT.)
ING Xxxxxxx Xxxxx(R) Capital Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxx Xxxxx(R) Core Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING JPMorgan Xxxxxxx International Portfolio 00-0000000
ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING OpCap Balanced Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxxxxx Global Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxxxxx Strategic Income Portfolio 00-0000000
ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Aggressive Growth
Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Fundamental Value
Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Investors Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Large Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING X. Xxxx Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth
Portfolio 00-0000000
ING X. Xxxx Price Growth Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxx Xxxxxx Equity and Income Portfolio 00-0000000
ING PRIME RATE TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts 00-0000000
ING SENIOR INCOME FUND Statutory Trust Delaware 00-0000000
ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 1 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 2 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 3 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 4 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 5 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 6 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 7 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 8 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 9 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Opportunity Portfolio - Series 1 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Opportunity Portfolio - Series 2 TBD
ING VP Worldwide Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
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ING VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING VP Convertible Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP Disciplined LargeCap Fund 00-0000000
ING VP Financial Services Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP High Yield Bond Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP International Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP LargeCap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP MagnaCap Portfolio 00-0000000
ING XX XxxXxx Opportunities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP Real Estate Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING VP EMERGING MARKETS FUND, ING Corporation Maryland 00-0000000
ING VP NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts 00-0000000
USLICO SERIES FUND Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
The Asset Allocation Portfolio 00-0000000
The Bond Portfolio 00-0000000
The Money Market Portfolio 00-0000000
The Stock Portfolio 00-0000000
Last Approved: November 10, 2004
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