December 17, 2012 Mr. Wayne D. Weaver Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager BNY Mellon Asset Servicing 4th Floor Wilmington, DE 19810 Dear Mr. Weaver:Custody Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, and Fund Accounting Agreement, each dated January 6, 2003, the Cash Reserve Agreement, dated March 31, 2003, the Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule For ING Funds and the Global Securities Fee Schedule For ING Funds, each effective January 1, 2008, and the Letter of Instruction and Indemnification Agreement In Connection With Signature Guarantees and Signature Verifications, dated January 12, 2011, (collectively, the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Short Term Bond Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2020 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2025 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2030 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2035 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2040 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2045 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2050 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2055 Fund, and ING Retirement Solution Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a newly established series of ING Funds Tru
December 17, 2012 Mr. Wayne D. Weaver Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager BNY Mellon Asset Servicing 4th Floor Wilmington, DE 19810 Dear Mr. Weaver:Custody Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, and Fund Accounting Agreement, each dated January 6, 2003, the Cash Reserve Agreement, dated March 31, 2003, the Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule For ING Funds and the Global Securities Fee Schedule For ING Funds, each effective January 1, 2008, and the Letter of Instruction and Indemnification Agreement In Connection With Signature Guarantees and Signature Verifications, dated January 12, 2011, (collectively, the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Short Term Bond Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2020 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2025 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2030 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2035 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2040 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2045 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2050 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2055 Fund, and ING Retirement Solution Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a newly established series of ING Funds Tru
December 3, 2012 ING Mutual Funds Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Ladies and Gentlemen:Investment Management Fee Waiver Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
By this letter dated December 3, 2012, we agree to waive the investment management fee payable to us under the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, dated February 1, 2005 between ING Investments, LLC and ING Mutual Funds (the “Agreement”). Such waiver will be in an amount equal to the investment management fees allocated to, and otherwise payable by, the Class P shares of ING Global Bond Fund, a series of ING Mutual Funds, thereby reducing the post-waiver fee rate payable by the Class P shares to 0.00%.
December 17, 2012 Attention: President BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. Wilmington, Delaware 19809 Dear Sir or Madam:Transfer Agency Services Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
Pursuant to the Transfer Agency Services Agreement, dated February 25, 2009, between the Funds (as defined in the Agreement) and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., formerly, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc., as amended (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 Short Term Bond Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2020 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2025 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2030 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2035 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2040 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2045 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2050 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2055 Fund, and ING Retirement Solution Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a newly established series of ING Funds Trust and ING Separate Portfolios Trust, respectively, effective on December 17, 2012 and December 19, 2012, respectively, upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement. Upon you
December 17, 2012 Ms. Katherine Dinella Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon - Securities Lending New York, NY 10166 Dear Ms. Dinella:Securities Lending Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty, dated August 7, 2003, and the Subscription Agreement for Registered Investment Companies, dated August 8, 2003, (together, the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Short Term Bond Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2020 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2025 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2030 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2035 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2040 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2045 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2050 Fund, ING Retirement Solution 2055 Fund, and ING Retirement Solution Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), each a newly established series of ING Funds Trust and ING Separate Portfolios Trust, respectively, to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A, dated October 15, 2012, and is attached hereto.
December 3, 2012 ING Mutual Funds Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Ladies and Gentlemen:Waiver Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
By this letter dated December 3, 2012, we agree to waive the administrative fee payable to us under the Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated November 30, 2008, as amended, between ING Mutual Funds and ING Funds Services, LLC (the “Agreement”). Such waiver will be in an amount equal to the administrative fee allocated to, and otherwise payable by, the Class P shares of ING Global Bond Fund, a series of ING Mutual Funds, hereby reducing the post-waiver fee rate payable by the Class P shares to 0.00%.
March 1, 2013 Todd Modic Senior Vice President ING Investments, LLC Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Ladies and Gentlemen:Sub-Advisory Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 1, 2005, between Acadian Asset Management LLC (“Acadian”), sub-adviser to ING International Small Cap Fund, formerly, ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund (the “Fund”), a series of ING Mutual Funds, and ING Investments, LLC (“IIL”), the sub-advisory fee rate payable by IIL to Acadian on behalf of the Fund is reduced effective as of January 1, 2010.
January 1, 2013 ING Mutual Funds 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034Expense Limitation Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
Pursuant to this letter agreement, dated January 1, 2013, with regard to the Class A, B, C, I, and W shares of ING Global Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”), formerly known as ING Foreign Fund, a series of ING Mutual Funds, we hereby agree to waive and/or reimburse the investment management fee in accordance with the Expense Limitation Agreement between ING Investments, LLC and ING Mutual Funds, dated September 23, 2002, as restated August 1, 2003, and further amended and restated February 1, 2005 (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”), for the period from January 1, 2013 through March 1, 2014, as if the Maximum Operating Expense Limits specified in Amended Schedule A of the Expense Limitation Agreement were as follows:
SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT FOR ING INTERNATIONAL SMALLCAP MULTI-MANAGER FUNDSub-Advisory Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds • Delaware
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT is made as of the 1st day of January, 2013, by and among ING INVESTMENTS, LLC (“ING”), an Arizona limited liability company, SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA INC. (“SIMNA”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business at 875 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, and SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NORTH AMERICA LIMITED (“SIMNA Limited”), a UK corporation with its principal office and place of business at 31 Gresham Street, London, UK EC2V 7QA.
November 15, 2012 ING Mutual Funds 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034Expense Limitations Agreement • February 27th, 2013 • Ing Mutual Funds
By execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, ING Investments, LLC (“ING Investments”), the Adviser to ING Emerging Markets Equity Dividend Fund (formerly, ING Greater China Fund, the “Fund”), agrees that ING Investments shall, from November 15, 2012 through March 1, 2013, 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 of the Fund shall be as follows:
