Exhibit 99.B(h)(4)(iii)
[ING FUNDS LOGO]
November 30, 2005
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 Baron Asset
Portfolio, ING Lord Xxxxxx U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, ING Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Partners Portfolio, ING Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Regency Portfolio, ING Pioneer
High Yield Portfolio and ING Xxxxxxxxx Foreign Equity Portfolio, six newly
established series of ING Partners, Inc., ING Global Real Estate Portfolio, ING
FMR(SM) Small Cap Equity Portfolio, and ING Xxxxx Fargo Small Cap Disciplined
Portfolio, three newly established series of ING Investors Trust, and ING
Diversified International Fund, ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund, ING
Greater China Fund, ING Index Plus International Equity Fund and ING
International Capital Appreciation Fund, five newly 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. This AMENDED AND RESTATED EXHIBIT A
supersedes the previous AMENDED AND RESTATED EXHIBIT A dated July 29, 2005.
The AMENDED AND RESTATED EXHIBIT A has also been updated to1) reflect name
changes for ING Salomon Brothers Fundamental Value Portfolio to ING Xxxxx
Venture Value Portfolio, ING Xxxxxxxx Equity Opportunities Portfolio to ING
Xxxxx Fargo Mid Cap Disciplined Portfolio and ING Mercury Focus Value Portfolio
to ING Mercury Large Cap Value Portfolio 2) by the removal of ING GET U.S.
Opportunity Portfolio - Series 1 and ING GET U.S. Opportunity Portfolio - Series
2, as these funds were recently dissolved.
0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. Tel: 000-000-0000 ING Investors Trust
Scottsdale, AZ 00000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 ING Mutual Funds
xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx ING Partners, Inc.
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/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
ING Investors Trust
ING Mutual Funds
ING Partners, Inc.
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
DST Systems, Inc.
By:
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Name:
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Title: , Duly Authorized
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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.
------------------ ------------ ------------ --------
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 00-0000000
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 00-0000000
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.
------------------ ------------ ------------ --------
ING FUNDS TRUST (CONT.) Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING GNMA Income Fund 00-0000000
ING High Yield Bond Fund 00-0000000
ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund 00-0000000
ING Intermediate Bond 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 Managed Global Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Capital Guardian Small/Mid Cap Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Capital Guardian U.S. Equities 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 00-0000000
ING FMR(SM) Small Cap Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Global Real Estate Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Global Resources Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Tollkeeper(SM) Portfolio 00-0000000
ING International Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Janus Contrarian Portfolio 00-0000000
ING JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING JPMorgan Value Opportunities 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 MarketPro Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MarketStyle Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
------------------ ------------ ------------ --------
ING INVESTORS TRUST (CONT.)
ING MarketStyle Moderate Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MarketStyle Moderate Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxx Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxx International Opportunities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Mercury Large Cap Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Mercury Large Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MFS Total Return Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MFS Utilities 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. Allocation 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 VP Index Plus International Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxx Fargo Mid Cap Disciplined Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxx Fargo Small Cap Disciplined 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 Diversified International Fund 00-0000000
ING Emerging Countries Fund 00-0000000
ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund 00-0000000
ING Foreign Fund 00-0000000
ING Global Equity Dividend Fund 00-0000000
ING Global Real Estate Fund 00-0000000
ING Global Value Choice Fund 00-0000000
ING Greater China Fund 00-0000000
ING Index Plus International Equity Fund 00-0000000
ING International Capital Appreciation Fund 00-0000000
ING International Fund 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
------------------ ------------ ------------ --------
ING MUTUAL FUNDS (CONT.)
ING International Value Choice Fund 00-0000000
ING International SmallCap Fund 00-0000000
ING Precious Metals Fund 00-0000000
ING Russia Fund 00-0000000
ING PARTNERS, INC. Corporation Maryland N/A
ING American Century Large Company Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Century Select Portfolio 00-0000000
ING American Century Small Cap Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Baron Asset Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxx Venture Value Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP EquityIncome Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Mid Cap Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Fundamental Research Portfolio 00-0000000
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 Lord Xxxxxx U.S. Government Securities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Partners Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Regency 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 Pioneer High Yield Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Aggressive Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Salomon Brothers Large Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Solution 2015 Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Solution 2025 Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Solution 2035 Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Solution 2045 Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Solution Income 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 X. Xxxx Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio 00-0000000
ING X. Xxxx Price Growth Equity Portfolio 00-0000000
ING Xxxxxxxxx Foreign 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. Core Portfolio - Series 10 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 11 00-0000000
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 12 00-0000000
ING VP Global Equity Dividend Portfolio 00-0000000
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, INC. Corporation Maryland 00-0000000
ING VP NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts 00-0000000
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TYPE OF STATE OF TAXPAYER
TAXPAYER/FUND NAME ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION I.D. NO.
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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
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