Exhibit 99.B(h)(4)(iii)
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November 30, 2005
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DST Systems, Inc.
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Dear ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇:
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 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government Securities Portfolio, ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Partners Portfolio, ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Regency Portfolio, ING Pioneer
High Yield Portfolio and ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 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 ▇▇▇▇▇ 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 ▇▇▇▇▇
Venture Value Portfolio, ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Equity Opportunities Portfolio to ING
▇▇▇▇▇ 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.
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Scottsdale, AZ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Fax: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ ING Mutual Funds
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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,
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Senior Vice President
ING Investors Trust
ING Mutual Funds
ING Partners, Inc.
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
DST Systems, Inc.
By:
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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.
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ING CORPORATE LEADERS TRUST FUND Trust New York ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING EQUITY TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING Convertible Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Disciplined LargeCap Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Equity and Bond Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Financial Services Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING LargeCap Growth Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING LargeCap Value Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MidCap Opportunities Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MidCap Value Choice Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MidCap Value Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund II ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund III ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund IV ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund V ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund VI ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund VII ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund VIII ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund IX ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund X ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund XI ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund XII ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund XIII ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Principal Protection Fund XIV ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Real Estate Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING SmallCap Opportunities Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING SmallCap Value Choice Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING SmallCap Value Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING FUNDS TRUST Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING Classic Money Market Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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ING FUNDS TRUST (CONT.) Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING GNMA Income Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING High Yield Bond Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Institutional Prime Money Market Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Intermediate Bond Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING National Tax-Exempt Bond Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC. Corporation Maryland N/A
ING MagnaCap Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING INVESTORS TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING AIM Mid Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Alliance Mid Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING American Funds Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING American Funds Growth-Income Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING American Funds International Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Capital Guardian Managed Global Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Capital Guardian Small/Mid Cap Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Capital Guardian U.S. Equities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Eagle Asset Capital Appreciation Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Evergreen Health Sciences Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Evergreen Omega Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING FMR(SM) Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING FMR(SM) Earnings Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING FMR(SM) Small Cap Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Real Estate Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Resources Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Tollkeeper(SM) Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING International Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Janus Contrarian Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING JPMorgan Small Cap Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING JPMorgan Value Opportunities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Foreign Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING LifeStyle Aggressive Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING LifeStyle Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING LifeStyle Moderate Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING LifeStyle Moderate Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Liquid Assets Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MarketPro Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MarketStyle Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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ING INVESTORS TRUST (CONT.)
ING MarketStyle Moderate Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MarketStyle Moderate Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Opportunities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Mercury Large Cap Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Mercury Large Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MFS Total Return Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MFS Utilities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Main Street Portfolio(R) ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING PIMCO Core Bond Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING PIMCO High Yield Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Pioneer Fund Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Pioneer Mid Cap Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Salomon Brothers All Cap Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Salomon Brothers Investors Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Stock Index Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Equity Income Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Equity Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Franchise Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Growth and Income Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Real Estate Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP Index Plus International Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Mid Cap Disciplined Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Small Cap Disciplined Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MAYFLOWER TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING International Value Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MUTUAL FUNDS Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING Diversified International Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Emerging Countries Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Foreign Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Equity Dividend Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Real Estate Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Global Value Choice Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Greater China Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Index Plus International Equity Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING International Capital Appreciation Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING International Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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ING MUTUAL FUNDS (CONT.)
ING International Value Choice Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING International SmallCap Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Precious Metals Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Russia Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING PARTNERS, INC. Corporation Maryland N/A
ING American Century Large Company Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING American Century Select Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING American Century Small Cap Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Baron Asset Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇ Venture Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Contrafund(R) Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Fidelity(R) VIP EquityIncome Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Fidelity(R) VIP Mid Cap Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Fundamental Research Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇(R) Capital Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇(R) Core Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING JPMorgan ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ International Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Lord ▇▇▇▇▇▇ U.S. Government Securities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Partners Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Regency Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING OpCap Balanced Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Global Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Strategic Income Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Salomon Brothers Aggressive Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Salomon Brothers Large Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Solution 2015 Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Solution 2025 Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Solution 2035 Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Solution 2045 Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING Solution Income Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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ING PARTNERS, INC. (CONT.)
ING ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇. ▇▇▇▇ Price Growth Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Foreign Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Equity and Income Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING PRIME RATE TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING SENIOR INCOME FUND Statutory Trust Delaware ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST Statutory Trust Delaware N/A
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 1 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 2 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 3 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 4 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 5 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 6 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 7 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 8 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 9 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 10 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 11 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio - Series 12 ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP Global Equity Dividend Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VARIABLE PRODUCTS TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
ING VP Convertible Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP Disciplined LargeCap Fund ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP Financial Services Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP High Yield Bond Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP International Value Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP LargeCap Growth Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP MagnaCap Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Opportunities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP Real Estate Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC. Corporation Maryland ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ING VP NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST Business Trust Massachusetts ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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USLICO SERIES FUND Business Trust Massachusetts N/A
The Asset Allocation Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
The Bond Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
The Money Market Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
The Stock Portfolio ▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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