September 15, 2008 Nick Horvath DST Systems, Inc.Agency Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
September 15, 2008 Ms. Mary Jean Milner Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon One Wall Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10286 Dear Ms. Milner:Ing Equity Trust • September 30th, 2008
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule, and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING American Funds World Allocation Portfolio and ING Oppenheimer Active Asset Allocation Portfolio, each a newly established series of ING Investors Trust (together, the “Portfolios”) to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated May 30, 2008.
AMENDED AND RESTATED UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTUnderwriting Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
THIS AGREEMENT, made as of this 23rd day of September 2002, as amended on May 30, 2008, between ING Equity Trust, a Massachusetts business trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A hereto (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”), as such schedule may be amended from time to time to add additional series, and ING Funds Distributor, LLC (formerly, ING Funds Distributor, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Underwriter”).
FORM OFSecurities Lending Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
FORM OF EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
This EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective this 11th day of September, 2008, is made by and between ING Investments, LLC (the “Investment Manager”), ING Funds Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”), and ING Equity Trust (the “Registrant”). If Registrant is a series fund investment company, then Registrant is entering into this Agreement on behalf of, and this Agreement shall apply to, each series of Registrant set forth on Schedule A hereto (each a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”), as such schedule may be amended from time to time to add or delete series. If the Registrant is not a series fund investment company, then this Agreement shall apply to the Registrant, and the use of the terms “Fund” or “Funds” herein shall refer to the Registrant.
SECOND AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTSub-Advisory Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
This Second Amendment, effective as of June 6, 2008, amends the Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 2nd day of June 2003, as amended, between ING Investments, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Manager”) and Wellington Management Company, LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership (the “Sub-Adviser”).
September 15, 2008 Ms. Mary Jean Milner Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon One Wall Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10286 Dear Ms. Milner:Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Cash Reserve Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule, and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING American Funds World Allocation Portfolio and ING Oppenheimer Active Asset Allocation Portfolio, each a newly established series of ING Investors Trust (together, the “Portfolios”) to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated May 30, 2008.
September 12, 2008 Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC Attention: General CounselSub-Advisory Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
FORM OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTSub-Advisory Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
This Third Amendment, effective as of August 1, 2008, amends the Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 2nd day of June 2003, as amended, between ING Investments, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (the “Manager”) and Wellington Management Company, LLP, a Massachusetts limited liability partnership (the “Sub-Adviser”).
August 1, 2007 ING Investment Management Co.Sub-Adviser Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
May 30, 2008 ING Equity Trust 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034Expense Limitations Agreement • September 30th, 2008 • Ing Equity Trust
By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments”), the Adviser to ING MidCap Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), agrees that ING Investments shall, from May 30, 2008 through and including October 1, 2009, waive all or a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense ratios for Class O shares of the Fund shall be as follows:
