August 5, 2012
Exhibit (e)(4)
August 5, 2012
Xxxx Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
ING Investments, LLC
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx.
Suite 100
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Dear Xx. Xxxxx:
ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments”) and ING Investment Management Co. LLC, formerly, ING Investment Management Co. (“ING IM”) are parties to a Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 1, 2002, as amended (the “Agreement”), and pursuant to an Acceptance Letter dated August 5, 2012, ING Investments has agreed to pay ING IM an annual sub-advisory fee of 0.27% as a percentage of average daily net assets of ING Euro STOXX 50® Index Portfolio, ING FTSE 100 Index Portfolio, and ING Japan TOPIX Index Portfolio (each a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). By this letter dated August 5, 2012, ING IM voluntarily waives a portion of the annual sub-advisory fee that it is entitled to receive as follows:
ING IM will waive 0.1125% of the sub-advisory fee payable by ING Investments from August 5, 2012 through August 5, 2013 for each Portfolio, as indicated in the net sub-advisory fee rate reflected in the schedule set out below.
Annual Sub-Advisory Fee | |||
Series |
Gross
|
Waiver
|
Net |
ING Euro STOXX 50® Index Portfolio | 0.27% | 0.1125% | 0.1575% |
ING FTSE 100 Index Portfolio | 0.27% | 0.1125% | 0.1575% |
ING Japan TOPIX Index Portfolio | 0.27% | 0.1125% | 0.1575% |
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Please acknowledge your acceptance of this fee waiver by executing below in the place indicated.
Very sincerely,
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: V.P. Finance
ING Investment Management Co. LLC
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
ING Investments, LLC
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx |
Xxxx Xxxxx | |
Senior Vice President |