August 20, 2009 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 • August 14th, 2009
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 Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50® Index Portfolio, ING FTSE 100 Index Portfolio, ING Japan Equity Index Portfolio, and ING Nasdaq 100 Index Portfolio (collectively, the “Portfolios”), each a newly established series of ING Variable Portfolios, Inc., to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated August 19, 2009.
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENTAdministration Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust • Massachusetts
THIS AGREEMENT made this 23rd day of September, 2002, as amended and restated on November 30, 2008, between ING Equity Trust (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust, and ING Funds Services, LLC (the “Administrator”), a Limited Liability Company organization under the laws of Delaware.
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • 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.
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust
This First Amendment, effective as of January 30, 2009, amends the Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 11th day of September, 2008, between ING Investments, LLC, (the “Investment Manager”), ING Funds Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”), and ING Equity Trust (the “Registrant”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENTAdministrative Services Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust • Delaware
This AMENDED AND RESTATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective August 1, 1998, as amended and restated on February 25, 2004 and November 30, 2008, between ING Equity Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series of the Trust set forth on Schedule A hereto, as such schedule may be amended from time to time to add additional series, and ING Funds Services, LLC (the “Administrator”).
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust
This First Amendment, effective as of January 30, 2009, amends the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 23rd day of September, 2002, as amended, between ING Investments, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and ING Equity Trust (the “Registrant”).
June 1, 2009 Todd Modic Senior Vice President ING Investments, LLCIng Equity Trust • August 14th, 2009
June 1, 2009 ING Equity Trust 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034Ing Equity Trust • August 14th, 2009
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 June 1, 2009 through and including October 1, 2010, 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 W shares of the Fund shall be as follows:
April 3, 2009 Michael Gioffre Senior Vice President ING Investment Management Co.Ing Equity Trust • August 14th, 2009
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust
This EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective this 26th day of January, 2009, 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.
June 1, 2009 Sheryl Sadis, CFO Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLCIng Equity Trust • August 14th, 2009
August 20, 2009Ing Equity Trust • August 14th, 2009
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust
This First Amendment, effective as of January 30, 2009, amends the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 23rd day of September, 2002, as amended, between ING Investments, LLC (the “Investment Manager”) and ING Equity Trust (the “Registrant”).
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT ING EQUITY TRUSTExpense Limitation Agreement • August 14th, 2009 • Ing Equity Trust
This First Amendment, effective as of January 30, 2009, amends the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated the 23rd day of September, 2002, as amended, between ING Investments, LLC (the “Investment Manager”), ING Equity Trust (the “Registrant”), and ING Clarion Real Estate Securities, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”).
