As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2008
Securities Act File No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 x
Pre-Effective Amendment No. o
Post-Effective Amendment No. o
ING PARTNERS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1-800-262-3862
(Registrant’s Area Code and Telephone Number)
Huey P. Falgout. Jr.
ING U.S. Legal Services
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
With copies to:
Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-2401
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
It is proposed that this filing will become effective on February 4, 2008, pursuant to Rule 488 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
No filing fee is required because an indefinite number of shares have previously been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
ING UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
1-800-366-0066
February 26, 2008
Dear Variable Contract Owner/Plan Participant:
The Board of Trustees has called a Special Meeting of shareholders of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio (“UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio”), which is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Local time, on April 10, 2008, at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.
The Board of Trustees of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio has reviewed and recommends the proposed reorganization (the “Reorganization”) of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio with and into ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (“Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio”) (each a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). The Portfolios are members of the mutual fund group called the “ING Funds.”
Shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio have been purchased at your direction by your insurance company (“Insurance Company”) through its separate account to fund benefits payable under your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy (each a “Variable Contract”) or at your direction by your qualified pension or retirement plan (“Qualified Plan”). Your Insurance Company and/or Qualified Plan, as the legal owner of that separate account, has been asked to approve the Reorganization. You, as either a participant in a Qualified Plan (“Plan Participant”) or as an owner of a Variable Contract for which UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio serves as an investment option, are being asked by your Qualified Plan and/or Insurance Company for instructions as to how to vote the shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio to which you have either allocated cash values under your Variable Contract or invested through your Qualified Plan. As such, this letter, the accompanying Notice, combined Proxy Statement and Prospectus (“Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) and voting instructions card are, therefore, being furnished to Variable Contract owners and Plan Participants entitled to provide voting instructions with regard to the proposals to be considered at the Special Meeting.
Because you, as a shareholder of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, are being asked to approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”) that will result in a transaction in which you will ultimately hold shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, this Proxy Statement also serves as a Prospectus for Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is an open-end management investment company, which seeks total return, consisting of long term capital appreciation and current income.
AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ING UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO APPROVED THIS PROPOSAL AND RECOMMENDS SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSAL.
A Proxy Statement/Prospectus that describes the Reorganization is enclosed. We hope that you can attend the Special Meeting in person; however, we urge you in any event to provide voting instructions by completing and returning the enclosed voting instructions card in the envelope provided at your earliest convenience. Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares attributable to your Variable Contract and/or Qualified Plan. To avoid the added cost of follow-up solicitations and possible adjournments, please take a few minutes to read the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and provide voting instructions. It is important that your voting instructions be received no later than April 9, 2008.
We appreciate your participation and prompt response in this matter and thank you for your continued support.
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| Shaun P. Mathews, |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
ING UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
1-800-366-0066
Notice of Special Meeting of Shareholders
of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio
Scheduled for April 10, 2008
To the Shareholders:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of shareholders of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio (“UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio”) is scheduled for April 10, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., Local time, at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 for the following purposes:
(1) | To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and between UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio and ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (“Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio”), providing for the reorganization of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio with and into Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio; and |
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(2) | To transact such other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly come before the Special Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, in the discretion of the proxies or their substitutes. |
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 11, 2008, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting, and are also entitled to vote at any adjournment thereof. Your attention is called to the accompanying Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Special Meeting, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD so that a quorum will be present and a maximum number of shares may be voted. Proxies may be revoked at any time before they are exercised by executing and submitting a revised proxy, by giving written notice of revocation to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio or by voting in person at the Special Meeting.
| By Order of the Board of Trustees |
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| Huey P. Falgout, Jr. |
| Secretary |
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PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
February 26, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION | | 1 |
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SUMMARY | | 3 |
The Proposed Reorganization | | 3 |
Comparison of Investment Objectives and Principal Investment Strategies | | 6 |
Comparison of Portfolio Characteristics | | 9 |
Comparison of Investment Techniques and Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolios | | 10 |
Comparison of Portfolio Performance | | 14 |
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COMPARISON OF FEES AND EXPENSES | | 17 |
Management Fees | | 17 |
Sub-Adviser Fees | | 17 |
Administration Fees | | 18 |
Distribution and Service Fees | | 18 |
Expense Limitation Arrangements | | 18 |
Expense Tables | | 18 |
Portfolio Expenses | | 19 |
Portfolio Transitioning | | 22 |
Key Differences in the Rights of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s Shareholders and | | |
Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio’s Shareholders | | 22 |
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION | | 23 |
The Reorganization Agreement | | 23 |
Reasons for the Reorganization | | 23 |
Board Considerations | | 23 |
Tax Considerations | | 24 |
Expenses of the Reorganization | | 24 |
Future Allocation of Premiums | | 24 |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIOS | | 25 |
Form of Organization | | 25 |
Adviser | | 25 |
Distributor | | 25 |
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes | | 25 |
Capitalization | | 27 |
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROXY STATEMENT | | 28 |
Solicitation of Proxies | | 28 |
Voting Rights | | 28 |
Other Matters to Come Before the Special Meeting | | 29 |
Shareholder Proposals | | 29 |
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APPENDICES | | |
Appendix A – Agreement and Plan of Reorganization | | A-1 |
Appendix B - Additional Information Regarding ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | B-1 |
Appendix C - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial and Record Owners | | C-1 |
PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
February 26, 2008
PROXY STATEMENT FOR:
ING UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
(A Series of ING Investors Trust)
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
1-800-366-0066
PROSPECTUS FOR:
ING VAN KAMPEN EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
(A Series of ING Partners, Inc.)
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
1-800-262-3862
INTRODUCTION
This combined proxy statement and prospectus (“Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) relates to a Special Meeting of shareholders of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio (“UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio”) to be held on April 10, 2008. As more fully described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the purpose of the Special Meeting is to vote on a proposed reorganization (“Reorganization”) of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio with and into ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (“Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio”) (each a “Portfolio” and collectively, the “Portfolios”).
Shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio are not offered directly to the public but are sold to qualified pension and retirement plans (each a “Qualified Plan”) and to separate accounts (“Separate Accounts”) of certain participating life insurance companies (“Participating Insurance Companies”) and are used to fund variable annuity and/or variable life contracts (each a “Variable Contract” and collectively, “Variable Contracts”). Participants in a Qualified Plan (“Plan Participants”) or Variable Contract owners who select a Portfolio for investment through a Qualified Plan or Variable Contract, respectively, have a beneficial interest in the Portfolio, but do not invest directly in or hold shares of the Portfolio. The Qualified Plan or Participating Insurance Company that uses a Portfolio as a funding vehicle, is, in most cases, the true shareholder of the Portfolio and, as the legal owner of the Portfolio’s shares, has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares, but generally will pass through any voting rights to Plan Participants and Variable Contract owners. As such and for ease of reference throughout the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Plan Participants and Variable Contract owners will be referred to as “shareholders” of the Portfolios.
Because you, as a shareholder of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, are being asked to approve the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Reorganization Agreement”) that will result in a transaction in which you will ultimately hold shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, this Proxy Statement also serves as a Prospectus for Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is an open-end management investment company, which seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income.
This Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which should be read and retained for future reference, sets forth concisely the information that a shareholder should know in considering the Reorganization. A Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) relating to this Proxy Statement, dated February 26, 2008, containing additional information about the Reorganization and the parties thereto, has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is incorporated herein by reference. For a more detailed discussion of the investment objectives, strategies and restrictions of the Portfolios, see the Service Class (“Class S”) and Service 2 Class (“Class S2”) prospectuses of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, dated April 30, 2007, which are incorporated by reference (File No: 033-23512); and the Class S prospectus of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, dated April 30, 2007. Each Portfolio’s SAI, dated April 30, 2007, is also incorporated herein by reference (for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, File No: 033-23512; for Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, File No: 333-32575). Each Portfolio also provides periodic reports to its shareholders, which highlight certain important information about the Portfolios, including investment results and financial information. The annual report for each Portfolio for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 (for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, File No: 811-05629;
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for Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, File No: 811-08319) and the semi-annual report for each Portfolio for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2007 (for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, File No: 811-05629; for Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, File No: 811-08319) are incorporated herein by reference. For a copy of the current prospectus, SAI, annual report, and semi-annual report for each of the Portfolios without charge, or for a copy of the SAI relating to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus, contact the Portfolios at ING Funds, 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 or call 1-800-262-3862.
Each Portfolio is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and files reports, proxy materials and other information with the SEC. You can copy and review information about each Portfolio, including the SAI, reports, proxy materials and other information at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may obtain information on the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-202-551-8090. Such materials are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You may obtain copies of this information, after paying a duplication fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Office of Consumer Affairs and Information, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F. Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
THE SEC HAS NOT APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES, OR DETERMINED THAT THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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SUMMARY
You should read this entire Proxy Statement/Prospectus carefully. You should also review the Reorganization Agreement, which is attached hereto as Appendix A. Also, you should consult the Class S prospectus, dated April 30, 2007, for more information about Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
The Proposed Reorganization
At a meeting held on December 5, 2007, the Board of Trustees of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio approved the Reorganization Agreement. Subject to shareholder approval, the Reorganization Agreement provides for:
· the transfer of all of the assets of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio to Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio in exchange for shares of beneficial interest of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio;
· the assumption by Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio of the liabilities of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio known as of the Closing Date (as described below);
· the distribution of shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio to the shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio; and
· the complete liquidation of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio.
Shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio would be distributed to shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio so that each shareholder would receive a number of full and fractional shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio equal to the aggregate value of shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio held by such shareholder.
As a result of the Reorganization, each owner of Class S and Class S2 shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio would become a shareholder of Class S shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. The Reorganization is expected to be effective on April 26, 2008, or such other date as the parties may agree (the “Closing Date”).
Each shareholder will hold, immediately after the Closing Date, shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio held by that shareholder as of the close of business on the Closing Date.
In considering whether to approve the Reorganization, you should note that:
· The Portfolios have similar investment objectives;
· UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio invests in stocks, bonds and short-term money market debt obligations and may invest in cash and cash equivalent instruments, but does not have specified investment percentages with regard to any of these asset classes, whereas Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and income securities, and at least 65% in income-producing equity instruments such as preferred stock and convertible securities;
· Both Portfolios may invest in small-, medium- or large-cap companies;
· UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may invest in both investment grade and high-yield (lower-rated) fixed-income securities; whereas Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio normally invests in investment-grade quality debt securities;
· While both Portfolios are advised by Directed Services, LLC (“DSL”), UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is sub-advised by UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS”) and Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is sub-advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (“MSIM Inc.”);
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· UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is the smaller Portfolio (approximately $110 million in net assets compared to $1.27 billion in net assets for Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, as of June 30, 2007);
· As a result of the Reorganization, the gross and net expenses for all classes of the disappearing UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will be reduced;
· The purchase and redemption of shares of each Portfolio may be made by Separate Accounts of Participating Insurance Companies and by Plan Participants in a Qualified Plan; consequently, Variable Contract owners and Plan Participants should consult the underlying product prospectus or Qualified Plan documents, respectively, with respect to purchases, exchanges and redemption of shares;
· Each Portfolio is distributed by ING Funds Distributor, LLC (“IFD”);
· In connection with the Reorganization, certain holdings of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may be sold shortly prior to the Closing Date. The sub-adviser to Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio may also sell portfolio securities that it acquired from UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio after the Closing Date. In addition, both Portfolios may engage in a variety of transition management techniques to facilitate the portfolio transition process. Such sales and purchases would result in increased transaction costs, which are ultimately borne by shareholders, and may result in the realization of taxable gains or losses for either or both Portfolios; and
· The Reorganization is intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization; accordingly, pursuant to this treatment, neither UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio nor its shareholders, nor Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio nor its shareholders are expected to recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes from the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement.
Prior to the Closing Date, UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will pay to the Participating Insurance Companies’ Separate Accounts and Qualified Plans that own its shares, a cash distribution which is intended to distribute any undistributed investment company taxable income and any undistributed realized net capital gains, including any net gains realized from any sales of assets prior to the Closing Date.
The unaudited gross and net operating expenses before and after the Reorganization, expressed as an annual percentage of the average daily net asset value per share for shares of each Portfolio as of June 30, 2007, are as follows:
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Gross Expenses Before the Reorganization: | | | | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | 0.96 | % | 1.21 | % |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | 0.82 | % | N/A | |
| | Class S | | Class S2 | |
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Net Expenses Before the Reorganization (After Fee Waiver) | | | | | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio(1) (2) | | 0.94 | % | 1.09 | % |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | 0.82 | % | N/A | |
| | Class S | | Class S2 | |
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After the Reorganization: Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Pro Forma | | | | | |
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Gross estimated expenses of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | 0.82 | % | N/A | |
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Net estimated expenses of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | 0.82 | % | N/A | |
(1) UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio Class S2 will merge into Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Class S.
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(2) UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio includes a distribution fee waiver of 0.10% for Class S2.
Approval of the Reorganization Agreement requires the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the shares present at the meeting, provided that more than 50% of the shares are present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting, or (ii) a majority of the shares entitled to vote. The holders of thirty percent of outstanding shares present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at the meeting. A majority of the shareholders present in person or proxy may adjourn the meeting (i) in the absence of a quorum at such meeting or (ii), in the event of a quorum is present, for any reason permitted by law, including for the purpose of providing time for the solicitation of additional shareholder votes. In the event a meeting is adjourned, the time and place of such adjourned meeting shall be announced at the meeting and no additional notice shall be given unless the adjournment is more than 180 days after the record date, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed.
AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (“BOARD”) OF UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO APPROVED THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION. THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION.
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Comparison of Investment Objectives and Principal Investment Strategies
The following summarizes the investment objective, principal investment strategies and management differences, if any, between UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio and Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio:
| | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio |
Investment Objective | | Maximize total return over the long term by allocating its assets among stocks, bonds, short-term instruments and other investments. The Portfolio’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without a shareholder vote. | | Total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. The Portfolio’s investment objective is not fundamental and may be changed without a shareholder vote. |
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Principal Investment Strategies | | · The sub-adviser allocates the Portfolio’s assets among the following classes, or types of investments: stocks, bonds, and short-term money market debt obligations. The stock class includes equity securities of all types, and the sub-adviser may purchase small, medium or large capitalization equity securities. The bond class includes all varieties of fixed-income securities, including lower-quality debt securities, maturing in more than one year. The short-term/money market class includes all types of short-term and money market instruments that are not in the bond class. · The sub-adviser uses its judgment to place a security in the most appropriate class based on its investment characteristics. Fixed-income securities may be classified in the bond or short-term/money market class according to interest rate sensitivity as well as maturity. The sub-adviser may invest the Portfolio’s assets in these classes by investing in other funds. · Within the equity portion of the Portfolio, the sub-adviser generally selects securities whose fundamental values it believes are greater than their market prices. In this context, the fundamental value of a given security is the sub-adviser’s assessment of what a security is worth. The sub-adviser bases its estimates of value upon economic, industry and company analysis, as well as upon a company’s management team, competitive advantage and core competencies. The sub-adviser then compares its assessment of a security’s value against the prevailing market | | · Under normal circumstances, the Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity and income securities at the time of investment. The Portfolio will provide shareholders with at least 60 days’ prior written notice of any change in this non-fundamental investment policy. · The Portfolio seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in income-producing equity instruments (including common stocks, preferred stocks and convertible securities) and investment grade quality debt securities. Investment grade securities are securities rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor’s Corporation (“S&P”) or Baa or higher by Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or unrated securities determined by the sub-adviser to be of comparable quality. The composition of the Portfolio’s investments will vary over time based upon evaluations of economic conditions by the sub-adviser and its belief about which securities would best accomplish the Portfolio’s investment objective. · The Portfolio emphasizes a value style of investing, seeking well-established, undervalued companies that the sub-adviser believes offer the potential for income and long-term growth of capital. Portfolio securities are typically sold when the assessments of the sub-adviser of income or growth potential of such securities materially change. · Under normal market conditions, the Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in income-producing equity securities. |
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| | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio |
| | prices with the aim of constructing a portfolio of stocks with attractive relative price/value characteristics. · In selecting fixed-income securities, the sub-adviser uses an internally developed valuation model that quantifies return expectations for all major domestic bond markets. The model employs a qualitative credit review process that assesses the ways in which macroeconomic forces (such as inflation, risk premiums and interest rates) may affect industry trends. Against the output of this model, the sub-adviser considers the viability of specific debt securities compared to certain qualitative factors, such as management strength, market position, competitive environment and financial flexibility, as well as certain quantitative factors, such as historical operating results, calculation of credit ratios, and expected future outlook. These securities will have an initial maturity of more than one year. The fixed-income securities in which the Portfolio may invest will not have a maximum maturity limitation. · The Portfolio may invest in both investment grade and high-yield (lower-rated) securities, or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality by the sub-adviser. · The sub-adviser’s fixed-income strategy combines judgments about the absolute value of the fixed-income universe and the relative value of issuer sectors, maturity intervals, duration of securities, quality and coupon segments and specific circumstances facing the issuers of fixed-income securities. Duration management involves adjusting the sensitivity to interest rates of the holdings. The sub-adviser manages duration by choosing a maturity mix that provides opportunity for appreciation while also limiting interest rate risk. · The Portfolio may invest in cash or cash equivalent instruments, including shares of an affiliated investment | | · The Portfolio may invest up to 15% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and 25% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers. · The Portfolio may purchase and sell certain derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, for various portfolio management purposes, including to earn income, facilitate portfolio management and mitigate risks. · The Portfolio may engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective. · The sub-adviser may sell securities for a variety of reasons, such as to secure gains, limit losses or redeploy assets into opportunities believed to be more promising, among others. |
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| | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio |
| | company. · The sub-adviser may, but is not required to, use various techniques, such as buying and selling futures contracts, swaps and exchange traded funds, to increase or decrease the Portfolio’s exposure to changing security prices, interest rates, or other factors that affect security values. If the sub-adviser’s strategies do not work as intended, the Portfolio may not achieve its objective. · The Portfolio may lend portfolio securities on a short-term or long-term basis, up to 33 1/3% of its total assets. | | |
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Investment Adviser | | DSL | | DSL |
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Sub-Adviser | | UBS | | MSIM Inc |
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Portfolio Manager(s) | | Brian D. Singer | | James Gilligan (Lead Portfolio Manger), James Roeder, Sergio Marcheli, Mark Laskin and Thomas Bastian |
As you can see from the chart, both Portfolios have similar investment objectives which involve seeking to maximize total return over the long term. However, there are differences between the Portfolios’ investment strategies. In order to seek to achieve its objective, UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio seeks to invest in securities whose fundamental values are, in the opinion of the sub-adviser, greater than their market price, while Van Kampen Equity and Income Growth Portfolio seeks to invest in securities of well-established under-valued companies that the sub-adviser believes offer the potential for long-term growth of capital. Although both Portfolios may invest in companies of any size, Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio invests at least 65% of its total assets in income-producing equity securities, and may invest up to 15% of its total assets in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and 25% of its total assets in securities of foreign issuers. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio may also engage in frequent and active trading of portfolio securities to achieve its investment objective. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio invests in high yield (lower-rated) securities and may lend securities as a principal strategy. Please refer to the “Comparison of Portfolio Characteristics” table on the next page for more specific information regarding the characteristics of the Portfolios.
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Comparison of Portfolio Characteristics
The following table compares certain characteristics of the Portfolios as of June 30, 2007:
| | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | |
Net Assets | | $110,478,158 | | $1,026,846,448 | |
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Number of Holdings | | 220 | | 306 | |
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Portfolio Turnover Rate(1) | | 40% | | 45% | |
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Average market capitalization(2) of companies in the Portfolio | | $48,890,209,359 | | $45,428,151,013 | |
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Market Capitalization(2) range of the companies in the Portfolio: | | | | | | | | | |
Holdings in companies with market capitalizations over $10 billion (as a % of market value*) | | 62.6% | | 62.3% | |
Holdings in companies with market capitalizations between $10 billion and $1 billion (as a % of market value*) | | 7.8% | | 2.5% | |
Holdings in companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion (as a % of market value*) | | 0.0 | | 0.0 | |
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Top 5 Industries (as % of net assets) | | Diversified Financial Services | | 9.4 | % | Diversified Financial Services | | 10.8 | % |
| | Open-End Funds | | 7.2 | % | Pharmaceuticals | | 10.3 | % |
| | Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 6.0 | % | U.S. Treasury Bonds | | 8.9 | % |
| | Federal National Mortgage Corporation | | 6.0 | % | Telecommunications | | 6.8 | % |
| | Banks | | 5.7 | % | Insurance | | 6.2 | % |
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U.S. Equity Securities (as a % of market value*) | | $77,777,019 | | 70 | % | $663,330,673 | | 65 | % |
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Foreign Securities (as a % of market value*) | | $2,091,918 | | 2 | % | $119,526,098 | | 12 | % |
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Fixed Income Securities | | $32,761,557 | | 30 | % | $240,443,750 | | 35 | % |
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Top 10 Holdings (as a % of net assets) | | UBS Small Equity Fund | | 4.2 | % | U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.250% due 08/15/13 | | 2.6 | % |
| | UBS High Yield Fund | | 3.0 | % | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 2.1 | % |
| | Citigroup, Inc. | | 2.5 | % | Bayer AG ADR | | 2.0 | % |
| | Morgan Stanley | | 2.3 | % | U.S. Treasury Note, 4.875% due 05/15/09 | | 1.9 | % |
| | Wells Fargo & Co. | | 2.0 | % | Schering-Plough Corp. | | 1.8 | % |
| | Microsoft Corp. | | 1.9 | % | Citigroup Inc. | | 1.8 | % |
| | Exelon Corp. | | 1.9 | % | Time Warner, Inc. | | 1.6 | % |
| | Intel Corp. | | 1.7 | % | General Electric Co. | | 1.6 | % |
| | Wyeth | | 1.6 | % | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 1.5 | % |
| | General Electric | | 1.6 | % | Abbott Laboratories | | 1.4 | % |
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* Excluding short-term investments.
(1) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2007.
(2) For U.S. equities only.
Comparison of Investment Techniques and Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolios
Because of the similarities between the investment objectives and strategies of the Portfolios, many of the risks of investing in UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio are the same as the risks of investing in Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. The value of each Portfolio’s shares may go up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Market conditions, financial conditions of issuers represented in a Portfolio, investment strategies, portfolio management, and other factors affect the volatility of each Portfolio’s shares. The following summarizes and compares the principal investment techniques and risks of investing in the Portfolios, as disclosed in each Portfolio’s prospectus. The fact that a risk is not listed as a principal risk in a Portfolio’s prospectus does not necessarily mean that shareholders of that Portfolio are not subject to that risk. You may lose money on your investment in either Portfolio.
Asset Allocation Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to asset allocation risk. Both Portfolios may allocate their investments between equity and fixed-income securities, and among various segments of markets, based on judgments made by the sub-adviser. A Portfolio that uses a market, sector or asset allocation model could miss attractive investment opportunities by underweighting markets or sectors where there are significant returns, and could lose value by overweighting markets where there are significant declines, or may not correctly predict the times to shift assets from one type of investment to another.
Call Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to call risk. During periods of falling interest rates, a bond issuer may “call,” or repay, its high yielding bond before the bond’s maturity date. If forced to invest the unanticipated proceeds at lower interest rates, a Portfolio would experience a decline in income.
Credit Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to credit risk. Both Portfolios could lose money if a bond issuer (debtor) fails to repay interest and principal in a timely manner or if it goes bankrupt. This is especially true during periods of economic uncertainty or economic downturns. High-yield / high-risk bonds are especially subject to credit risk and are considered to be mostly speculative in nature.
Debt Securities Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to debt securities risk. The value of debt securities may fall when interest rates rise. Debt securities with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than debt securities with shorter maturities. In addition, debt securities, such as bonds, involve credit risk as described above. These securities are also subject to interest rate risk. This is the risk that the value of the security may fall when interest rates rise. In general, the market price of debt securities with longer maturities tends to be more volatile in response to changes in interest rates than the market price of shorter-term securities.
Derivatives Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to derivatives risk. Both Portfolios may use futures, options, swaps and other derivative instruments to hedge or protect the Portfolio from adverse movements in underlying securities prices and interest rates or as an investment strategy to help attain the Portfolio’s investment objective. A Portfolio may also use a variety of currency hedging techniques, including foreign currency contracts, to attempt to hedge exchange rate risk or to gain exposure to a particular currency. A Portfolio’s use of derivatives could reduce returns, may not be liquid, and may not correlate precisely to the underlying securities or index. Derivative securities are subject to market risk, which could be significant for those derivatives that have a leveraging effect that could increase the volatility of the Portfolio and may reduce returns for the Portfolio. Derivatives are also subject to credit risks related to the counterparty’s ability to perform, and any deterioration in the counterparty’s creditworthiness could adversely affect the instrument. A risk of using derivatives is that the sub-adviser might imperfectly judge the market’s direction, which could render a hedging strategy ineffective or have an adverse effect on the value of the derivatives.
Equity Securities Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to equity securities risk. Equity securities include common, preferred and convertible preferred stocks and securities with values that are tied to the price of stocks, such as rights, warrants and convertible debt securities. Common and preferred stocks represent equity ownership in a company. Stock markets are volatile. The price of equity securities will fluctuate and can decline and reduce the value of an investment in equities. The price of equity securities fluctuates based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. The value of equity securities purchased by a Portfolio could decline if the financial condition of the companies decline or if overall market and economic conditions deteriorate. Even investment in high quality or “blue chip” equity securities or securities of established companies with large market capitalizations (which generally have strong financial characteristics) can be negatively impacted by poor overall market and economic conditions. Companies with
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large market capitalizations may also have less growth potential than smaller companies and may be able to react less quickly to change in the marketplace.
Interest Rate Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to interest rate risk. The value of debt securities and short-term money market instruments generally tend to move in the opposite direction to interest rates. When interest rates are rising, the prices of debt securities tend to fall. When interest rates are falling, the prices of debt securities tend to rise. Bonds with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, making them more volatile than bonds with shorter durations or money market instruments. Further, economic and market conditions may cause issuers to default or go bankrupt.
Market and Company Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to market and company risk. The price of a security held by a Portfolio may fall due to changing economic, political or market conditions or disappointing earnings or losses. Stock prices in general may decline over short or even extended periods. The stock market tends to be cyclical, with periods when stock prices generally rise and periods when stock prices generally decline. Further, even though the stock market is cyclical in nature, returns from a particular stock market segment in which a portfolio invests may still trail returns from the overall stock market.
Mid-Capitalization Company Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to mid-capitalization company risk. Investment in securities of mid-capitalization companies entails greater risks than investments in larger, more established companies. Mid-capitalization companies tend to have more narrow product lines, more limited financial resources, a more limited trading market for their stocks, and may be dependent on a few key managers, as compared with larger companies. As a result, their stock prices may decline significantly as market conditions change. Securities of mid-capitalization companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than stocks of larger companies.
Small-Capitalization Company Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to small-capitalization company risk. Investment in securities of small companies may entail greater risk than investments in larger, more established companies. Smaller companies may have limited product lines and market diversification or fewer financial resources, and may be dependent on a few key managers. Their securities may trade less frequently and in more limited volume than the securities of larger companies. Consequently, the prices of small company stocks tend to rise and fall in value more than other stocks, and/or may be less liquid. When selling a large quantity of a particular stock, the Portfolio may have to sell at a discount from quoted prices or may have to make a series of small sales over an extended period of time due to the more limited trading volume of smaller company stocks. Although investing in small companies offers potential for above-average returns, the companies may not succeed, and the value of stock shares could decline significantly. Securities of smaller companies tend to be more volatile and less liquid than stocks of larger companies.
Value Investing Risk. Both Portfolios are subject to value investing risk. Both Portfolios may invest in “value” stocks. A sub-adviser may be wrong in its assessment of a company’s value and the stocks a Portfolio holds may not reach what the sub-adviser believes are their full values. A particular risk of a Portfolio’s value approach is that some holdings may not recover and provide the capital growth anticipated or a stock judged to be undervalued may actually be appropriately priced. Further, because the prices of value-oriented securities tend to correlate more closely with economic cycles than growth-oriented securities, they generally are more sensitive to changing economic conditions, such as changes in interest rates, corporate earnings and industrial production. The market may not favor value-oriented stocks and may not favor equities at all. During these periods, a Portfolio’s relative performance may suffer.
High-Yield, Lower-Grade Debt Securities Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to high-yield, lower-grade debt securities risk. High-yield debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) generally present greater credit risk that an issuer cannot make timely payment of interest or principal payments than an issuer of a higher quality debt security, and typically have greater potential price volatility and principal and income risk. Changes in interest rates, the market’s perception of the issuers and the credit worthiness of the issuers may significantly affect the value of these bonds. High-yield bonds are not considered investment grade, and are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuing company’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. The secondary market in which high-yield securities are traded may be less liquid than the market for higher grade bonds. It may be more difficult to value less liquid high-yield securities, and determination of their value may involve elements of judgment.
Inability to Sell Securities Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to inability to sell securities risk. Certain securities generally trade in lower volume and may be less liquid than securities of large established companies. These less liquid securities could include securities of small- and mid-sized U.S. companies, high-yield securities, convertible securities, unrated debt and convertible securities, securities that originate from small offerings, and foreign securities,
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particularly those from companies in countries with an emerging securities market. The Portfolio could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a Portfolio.
Income Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to income risk. A Portfolio’s income may fall due to falling interest rates. Income risk is generally the greatest for short-term bonds, and the least for long-term bonds. Changes in interest rates will affect bond prices as well as bond income, and the rate at which income and maturing instruments can be reinvested.
Investment Models Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to investment models risk. The proprietary models used by a sub-adviser to evaluate securities or securities markets are based on the sub-adviser’s understanding of the interplay of market factors and do not assure successful investment. The markets, or the price of individual securities, may be affected by the factors not foreseen in developing the models.
Manager Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to manager risk. The sub-adviser will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio but there can be no assurance that these will achieve the Portfolio’s objective. The sub-adviser could do a poor job in executing an investment strategy. The sub-adviser may use the investment techniques or invest in securities that are not part of a Portfolio’s principal investment strategy. For example, if market conditions warrant, instead of investing principally in equity securities, the Portfolio may temporarily invest in U.S. government securities, high-quality corporate fixed-income securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities or money market instruments. Likewise, instead of investing a portion of its assets in small- to medium-sized companies, the Portfolio may shift to preferred stocks and larger-capitalization stocks. These shifts may alter the risk/return characteristics of the Portfolio and cause the Portfolio to miss investment opportunities. Individuals primarily responsible for managing the Portfolio may leave their firm or be replaced.
Many sub-advisers of equity portfolios employ styles that are characterized as “value” or “growth.” However, these terms can have different application by different managers. One sub-adviser’s value approach may be different from another, and one sub-adviser’s growth approach may be different from another. For example, some value managers employ a style in which they seek to identify companies that they believe are valued at a more substantial or “deeper discount” to a company’s net worth than other value managers. Therefore, some portfolios that are characterized as growth or value can have greater volatility than other portfolios managed by other managers in a growth or value style.
Market Capitalization Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to market capitalization risk. Stocks fall into three broad market capitalization categories – large, medium and small. Investing primarily in one category carries the risk that, due to current market conditions, that category may be out of favor with investors. For example, if valuations of large-capitalization companies appear to be greatly out of proportion to the valuations of small- or medium-capitalization companies, investors may migrate to the stocks of small- and mid-sized companies causing the Portfolio that invests in these companies to increase in value more rapidly than the Portfolio that invests in larger, fully-valued companies. Investing in small- and medium-capitalization companies may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines, more limited financial resources, smaller management groups, and a more limited trading market for their stocks as compared with larger companies. As a result, stocks of small- and medium-capitalization companies may decline significantly in market downturns. In addition, the market capitalization of a small- or mid-sized company may change due to appreciation in the stock price, so that it may no longer have the attributes of the capitalization category that was considered at the time of purchase.
Maturity Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to maturity risk. Interest rate risk will affect the price of a fixed-income security more if the security has a longer maturity because changes in interest rates are increasingly difficult to predict over longer periods of time. Fixed-income securities with longer maturities will therefore be more volatile than other fixed-income securities with shorter maturities. Conversely, fixed-income securities with shorter maturities will be less volatile but generally provide lower returns than fixed-income securities with longer maturities. The average maturity of the Portfolio’s fixed-income investments will affect the volatility of the Portfolio’s share price.
Other Investment Companies Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to other investment companies risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may invest in other investment companies to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. These may include ETFs and Holding Company Depositary Receipts (“HOLDRs”), among others. ETFs are exchange-traded investment companies that are designed to provide investment results corresponding to an equity index and include, among others, Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts (“SPDRs”), PowerShares QQQTM (“QQQQ”), Dow Jones Industrial Average Tracking Stocks (“Diamonds”) and iShares exchange-traded funds (“iShares”). The main risk of investing in other investment companies (including ETFs) is that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment company might decrease. The value of the underlying securities can fluctuate in response to activities of individual companies or in response to general market and/or economic conditions. Because the Portfolio may
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invest in other investment companies, you will pay a proportionate share of the expenses of that other investment company (including management fees, administration fees and custodial fees) in addition to the expenses of the Portfolio. Additional risks of investments in ETFs include: (i) an active trading market for an ETF’s shares may not develop or be maintained or (ii) trading may be halted if the listing exchange’s officials deem such action appropriate, the shares are delisted from the exchange, or the activation of market-wide “circuit breakers” (which are tied to large decreases in stock prices) halts trading generally. Because HOLDRs concentrate in the stocks of a particular industry, trends in that industry may have a dramatic impact on their value.
Securities Lending Risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is subject to securities lending risk. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash or securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government as collateral. Securities lending involves the risk that the borrower may fail to return the securities in a timely manner or at all. As a result, the Portfolio may lose money and there may be a delay in recovering the loaned securities. The Portfolio could also lose money if it does not recover the securities and/or the value of the collateral falls, including the value of investments made with cash collateral. These events could trigger adverse tax consequences to the Portfolio. Engaging in securities lending could have a leveraging effect, which may intensify the market risk, credit risk and other risks associated with investments in the Portfolio. When the Portfolio lends its securities, it is responsible for investing the cash collateral it receives from the borrower of the securities, and the Portfolio could incur losses in connection with the investment of such cash collateral.
Convertible Securities Risk. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is subject to convertible securities risk. The value of convertible securities may fall when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. Convertible securities with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than convertible securities with shorter maturities. Their value also tends to change whenever the market value of the underlying common or preferred stock fluctuates. The Portfolio could lose money if the issuer of a convertible security is unable to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt.
Foreign Investment Risk. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is subject to foreign investment risk. Foreign investments may be riskier than U.S. investments for many reasons, including changes in currency exchange rates; unstable political, social and economic conditions; possible security illiquidity; a lack of adequate or accurate company information; differences in the way securities markets operate; less secure foreign banks or securities depositaries than those in the U.S.; less standardization of accounting standards and market regulations in certain foreign countries; foreign taxation issues; and varying foreign controls on investments. Foreign investments may also be affected by administrative difficulties, such as delays in clearing and settling transactions. In addition, securities of foreign companies may be denominated in foreign currencies and the costs of buying, selling and holding foreign securities, including brokerage, tax and custody costs, may be higher than those involved in domestic transactions. American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”), and Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) are subject to risks of foreign investments, and they may not always track the price of the underlying foreign security. These factors may make foreign investments more volatile and potentially less liquid than U.S. investments.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) Risk. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is subject to real estate investment trusts risk. Investing in REITs may subject the Portfolio to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate including terrorist attacks, war or other acts that destroy real property (in addition to securities market risks). Some REITs may invest in a limited number of properties, in a narrow geographic area, or in a single property type, which increases the risk that the Portfolio could be unfavorably affected by the poor performance of a single investment or investment type. These companies are also sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values and property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, supply and demand and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Borrowers could default on or sell investments the REIT holds, which could reduce the cash flow needed to make distributions to investors. In addition, REITs may also be affected by tax and regulatory requirements in that a REIT may not qualify for preferential tax treatments or exemptions. REITs require specialized management and pay management expenses.
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Comparison of Portfolio Performance
Set forth below is the performance information for each Portfolio. The bar chart and tables below provide some indication of the risks of investing in each Portfolio by showing changes in the performance of each Portfolio from year to year and by comparing each Portfolio’s performance to that of a broad measure of market performance for the same period.
The bar chart shows the performance of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s Class S for each year since inception. Class S2 shares will have different performance due to differing expenses. The performance information does not include insurance-related charges which are, or may be imposed, under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. Any charges will reduce your return. Thus, you should not compare UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s performance directly with the performance information of other products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or direct expenses of your Qualified Plan. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio
Year-by-Year Total Returns(%)(1)(2)(3)
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(1) | These figures are for the year ended December 31 of each year. They do not reflect expenses or charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and would be lower if they did. |
(2) | Class S shares commenced operations on October 2, 2000. |
(3) | During the period shown in the chart, the Portfolio’s best quarterly performance was 10.78% for the 2nd quarter of 2003, and the Portfolio’s worst quarterly performance was (11.03)% for the 3rd quarter of 2002. |
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Comparison of Portfolio Performance
The bar chart shows the performance of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio’s Class S for the life of Class S. Class I shares will have different performance due to differing expenses. The performance information does not include insurance-related charges which are, or may be imposed, under a Variable Contract or expenses related to a Qualified Plan. Any charges will reduce your return. Thus, you should not compare Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio’s performance directly with the performance information of other products without taking into account all insurance-related charges and expenses payable under your Variable Contract or direct expenses of your Qualified Plan. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future.
Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio
Year-by-Year Total Returns(%)(1)(2)(3)(4)
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(1) | These figures are for the year ended December 31 of each year. They do not reflect expenses or charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, and would be lower if they did. |
(2) | Class S shares commenced operations on December 10, 2001. |
(3) | During the period shown in the chart, the Portfolio’s best quarterly performance was 14.85% for the 2nd quarter of 2003, and the Portfolio’s worst quarterly performance was (17.53)% for the 3rd quarter of 2002. |
(4) | Prior to November 8, 2004, the Portfolio was sub-advised by UBS Global Asset Management (US) Inc. and was known as ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio. As of November 8, 2004, the Portfolio’s principal investment strategies changed. |
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Average Annual Total Return
(For the periods ended June 30, 2007)
| | 1 Year (Or life of Class) | | 5 Years (Or life of Class) | | 10 Years (Or life of Class) | |
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio(1) | | | | | | | |
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S Class | | 15.73 | % | 8.68 | % | 3.02 | %(2) |
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Russell 3000® Index(3) | | 20.07 | % | 11.53 | % | 2.99 | %(4) |
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Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index(5) | | 6.12 | % | 4.48 | % | 5.77 | %(4) |
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Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Only Constrained Index(6) | | 11.63 | % | 11.47 | % | 7.99 | %(4) |
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Class S2 | | 15.51 | % | 10.63 | %(7) | N/A | |
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Russell 3000® Index(3) | | 20.07 | % | 14.45 | %(8) | N/A | |
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Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index(5) | | 6.12 | % | 2.94 | %(8) | N/A | |
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Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Only Constrained Index(6) | | 11.63 | % | 9.71 | %(8) | N/A | |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | | | | | | |
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S Class | | 16.58 | % | 9.92 | % | 5.87 | %(9) |
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S&P 500® Index(10) | | 20.59 | % | 10.71 | % | 6.97 | %(11) |
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Russell 1000® Value Index(12) | | 21.87 | % | 13.31 | % | 11.33 | %(11) |
(1) | No performance information for ADV Class and Class I of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is shown because these classes were dissolved on December 27, 2007. |
(2) | Class S shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on October 2, 2000. |
(3) | The Russell 3000® Index is a broad-based, market capitalization weighted index that represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market. |
(4) | The index returns are for the period beginning October 1, 2000. |
(5) | The Lehman Brothers® U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index of investment grade, fixed-rate, debt issues, including corporate, government, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities with maturities of at least one year. |
(6) | The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Only Constrained Index is an unmanaged index comprised of below-investment grade corporate bonds issued in the United States. |
(7) | S2 Class shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio commenced operations on June 3, 2003. |
(8) | The index returns are for the period beginning June 1, 2003. |
(9) | S Class shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio commenced operations on December 10, 2001. |
(10) | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the United States. |
(11) | The index returns are for the period beginning December 1, 2001. |
(12) | The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower than forecasted growth values. |
Additional information regarding Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is included in Appendix B to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
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COMPARISON OF FEES AND EXPENSES
The following discussion describes and compares the fees and expenses of the Portfolios. For further information on the fees and expenses of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, see “Appendix B: Additional Information Regarding ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.”
Management Fees
Each Portfolio pays DSL, its investment adviser (“Adviser”), a management fee, payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The following table shows the aggregate annual management fee paid by each Portfolio as a percentage of that Portfolio’s average daily net assets:
Portfolio | | Management Fees (as a% of Net Assets) |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio(1) | | |
| | 0.75% of the first $500 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; |
| | 0.70% on the next $250 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; |
| | 0.65% on the next $500 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; and |
| | 0.60% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets in excess of $1.25 billion |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | |
| | 0.55% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets |
(1) | For purposes of calculating fees under the advisory agreement, the assets of ING FMRSM Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio are combined with the assets of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio. |
If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio will continue to pay the same management fee currently in place. For more information regarding the management fees for each Portfolio, please see the SAI of each Portfolio, dated April 30, 2007.
Sub-Adviser Fees
DSL, the Adviser to each Portfolio, pays UBS, the sub-adviser to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, and MSIM Inc., the sub-adviser to Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, each a sub-advisory fee, payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each respective Portfolio. The following table shows the aggregate annual sub-advisory fee paid by DSL to each sub-adviser, as a percentage of each respective Portfolio’s average daily net assets:
Portfolio | | Sub-Adviser Fees (as a% of Net Assets) |
| | |
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | |
| | 0.40% of the first $100 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; |
| | 0.35% of the next $200 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; |
| | 0.30% of the next $200 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; and |
| | 0.25% of assets thereafter. |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | |
| | 0.30% of first $250 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; |
| | 0.25% of next $300 million of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets; and |
| | 0.20% of assets in excess of $550 million. |
If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, DSL will continue to pay MSIM Inc. the same sub-advisory fee currently in place.
As a result of the lower sub-advisory fee after the Reorganization, DSL, the Adviser to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, will be able to retain more of the advisory fee. Based on the net assets of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio as of June 30, 2007, the additional retained amount is estimated to be $79,100 in the first year and $204,100 per year thereafter.
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If net assets in UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio increase, so does the benefit to the Adviser. Generally, the lower sub-advisory fee has the effect of enhancing the Adviser’s profitability.
Administration Fees
The management agreement between ING Investors Trust (“IIT”), on behalf of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, and its Adviser, DSL, provides for a “bundled fee” arrangement, under which DSL provides, in addition to advisory services, administrative services and other services necessary for the ordinary operation of the UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, and pays for the services and information necessary to the proper conduct of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s business, including custodial, administrative, transfer agency, portfolio accounting, auditing, and ordinary legal services, in return for the single management fee. As such, there are no separate administration fees for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio.
Pursuant to an administrative services agreement between ING Partners, Inc. (“IPI”), on behalf of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, and ING Funds Services, LLC (“IFS”), IFS provides all administrative services in support of the Portfolio and is responsible for the supervision of the Portfolio’s other service providers. As compensation for its services, IFS receives a monthly fee from the Portfolio at an annual rate based on the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio paid an annual administrative fee of 0.02%.
If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio will continue to pay the current fee for administrative services.
Distribution and Service Fees
The Class S shares of each Portfolio and the Class S2 shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio pay the distribution (12b-1) and/or service fees as described in the table entitled “Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses” below. Because these fees are paid out of the Portfolios’ assets on an on-going basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment.
Expense Limitation Arrangements
There is no expense limitation agreement currently in place for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio or Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
Expense Tables
As shown in the table below, shares of the Portfolios are not subject to sales charges or shareholder transaction fees. The table below does not reflect surrender charges and other charges assessed by your Insurance Company under your Variable Contract or under your Qualified Plan.
Transaction Fees on New Investments
(fees paid directly from your investment)
| | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio |
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Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | | N/A | | N/A |
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Maximum deferred sales charge (load)(as a percentage of the lower of original purchase price or redemption proceeds) | | N/A | | N/A |
Neither UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio nor Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio has any redemption fees, exchange fees or sales charges on reinvested dividends.
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Portfolio Expenses
The current expenses of each of the Portfolios and estimated pro forma expenses giving effect to the proposed Reorganization are shown in the following table. Expenses are based upon the operating expenses incurred by the Portfolios for the period ended June 30, 2007. Pro forma fees show estimated fees of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio after giving effect to the proposed Reorganization as adjusted to reflect contractual changes. Pro forma numbers are estimated in good faith and are hypothetical. Your Variable Contract is a contract between you and the issuing Participating Insurance Company. Neither Portfolio is a party to that Variable Contract. The Portfolios are merely an investment option made available to you by your Participating Insurance Company under your Variable Contract. The fees and expenses of the Portfolios are not fixed or specified under the terms of your Variable Contract. The table does not reflect expenses and charges that are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract. For information on these charges, please refer to the applicable Variable Contract prospectus, prospectus summary or disclosure statement. If you participate through a Qualified Plan, the table does not reflect the direct expenses of the Qualified Plan, and you should consult your plan administrator for more information.
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Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses
As of June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)(1)
(expenses that are deducted from Portfolio assets, shown as a ratio of expenses to average daily net assets)
| | Management Fee | | Distribution (12b-1) and Shareholder Servicing Fees | | Admin. Services Fee | | Other Expenses | | Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | | Total Fund Operating Expenses | | Waivers, Reimbursement, and Recoupment | | Net Expenses | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio(2)(3) | | 0.70 | % | | 0.25 | % | | N/A | | 0.01 | % | | 0.00 | %(4) | | 0.96 | % | | (0.02) | %(5) | | 0.94 | % | |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | 0.55 | % | | 0.25 | % | | N/A | | 0.02 | % | | 0.00 | %(4) | | 0.82 | % | | — | | | 0.82 | % | |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (Surviving Fund After the Reorganization) (Estimated Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Pro Forma) (Unaudited) | | 0.55 | % | | 0.25 | % | | N/A | | 0.02 | % | | — | | | 0.82 | % | | — | | | 0.82 | % | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio(2)(3)(6)(7) | | 0.70 | % | | 0.50 | % | | N/A | | 0.01 | % | | 0.00 | %(4) | | 1.21 | % | | (0.12) | %(5) | | 1.09 | % | |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (Surviving Fund After the Reorganization) (Estimated Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Pro Forma) (Unaudited) | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | | N/A | | |
(1) | The fiscal year end for each Portfolio is December 31. This table shows the estimated operating expenses for shares of the Portfolios, as a ratio of expenses to average daily net assets. These ratios are based on each Portfolio’s actual operating expenses as of June 30, 2007, as adjusted for contractual changes and waivers, if any. |
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(2) | Annual portfolio operating expenses are not shown for ADV Class and Class I of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio because these classes were dissolved on December 27, 2007. |
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(3) | The management agreement between IIT), on behalf of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, and its Adviser, DSL, provides for a “bundled fee” arrangement, under which DSL provides, in addition to advisory services, administrative services and other services necessary for the ordinary operation of the UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, and pays for the services and information necessary to the proper conduct of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s business, including custodial, administrative, transfer agency, portfolio accounting, auditing, and ordinary legal services, in return for the single management fee. As such, there are no separate administration fees for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio. |
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(4) | Amount represents less than 0.01% and is included in other expenses. |
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(5) | DSL, the Adviser, has contractually agreed to waive a portion of the advisory fee for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio. Based upon net assets as of December 31, 2006, the advisory fee waiver for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio would equal (0.02)%. This advisory fee waiver will continue through at least May 1, 2008. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after this date. This agreement will renew only if DSL elects to renew it. |
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(6) | DSL has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of the distribution fee for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio Class S2 shares. The expense waiver will continue through at least May 1, 2008. There is no guarantee that this waiver will continue after this date. |
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(7) | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio Class S2 shares will merge into Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Class S shares. |
Examples. The following examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in each Portfolio and the combined Portfolio. The examples do not reflect expenses and charges which are, or may be, imposed under your Variable Contract or Qualified Plan. The examples assume that you invest $10,000 in each Portfolio and in the combined Portfolio after the Reorganization for the time periods indicated. The examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year and that each Portfolio’s operating expenses remain the same. The 5% return is an assumption and is not intended to portray past or future investment results. Based on the above assumptions, you would pay the following expenses if you redeem your shares at the end of each period shown. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
| | UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio(1)(2) | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | |
| | 1 Year | | 3 Years | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | | 1 Year | | 3 Years | | 5 Years | | 10 Years | |
Class S | | $ | 96 | | $ | 304 | | $ | 529 | | $ | 1,176 | | $ | 84 | | $ | 262 | | $ | 455 | | $ | 1,014 | |
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Class S2 | | $ | 111 | | $ | 372 | | $ | 653 | | $ | 1,455 | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | |
| | Estimated Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Pro Forma: the Portfolios Combined | |
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Class S | | $ | 84 | | $ | 262 | | $ | 455 | | $ | 1,014 | |
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(1) | The Example numbers reflect the contractual expense limitation agreements/waivers for the one-year period and the first year of three-, five-, and ten-year periods. |
(2) | Examples are not shown for ADV Class and Class I of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio because these classes were dissolved on December 27, 2007. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio Class S2 shares will merge into Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio Class S shares. |
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Portfolio Transitioning
If the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, the Adviser or sub-adviser to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may sell all or a portion of the Portfolio’s holdings shortly prior to the Closing Date to transition its portfolio holdings to Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. The proceeds of such sales may be held in temporary investments or invested in assets that Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio may hold or wish to hold. After the Closing Date, the sub-adviser to Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio may also sell portfolio securities that it acquired from UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, and Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio may not be immediately fully invested in accordance with its strategies. Both Portfolios may engage in a variety of transition management techniques to facilitate the portfolio transition process, including without limitation, the purchase and sale of baskets of securities and ETFs, and enter into and close futures contracts or other derivative transactions. During the transition period, UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may not be pursuing its investment objective and strategies, and limitations on permissible investments and investment restrictions will not apply. Furthermore, such sales and purchases may be made at a disadvantageous time, would result in increased transactional costs, which are ultimately borne by shareholders, and may result in the realization of taxable gains or losses for either or both Portfolios.
Key Differences in the Rights of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s Shareholders and Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio’s Shareholders
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is organized as a series of IIT, a Massachusetts business trust that is governed by a Declaration of Trust and ByLaws. Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is organized as a series of IPI, a Maryland corporation that is governed by its Articles of Incorporation and ByLaws.
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio |
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Shareholders have the power to amend the Declaration of Trust, but Trustees are also permitted to do so without a shareholder vote if they deem it necessary to conform the Declaration of Trust to Federal and state laws or regulations, to change the name of the Trust or any series or class thereof, or make any other changes which do not materially adversely affect the rights of shareholders.
Shareholders shall have the power to vote with respect to the election and removal of Trustees, investment advisory contract, merger, consolidation or sale of assets. | | Shareholders have the power to elect and remove Directors. Any or all of the Directors may be removed by the shareholders, who may elect a successor or successors to fill any resulting vacancy or vacancies for the unexpired term.
The Corporation reserves the right from time to time to make any amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, including any amendment which alters the contracts rights, as expressly set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, of any outstanding Shares except that no action affecting the validity or accessibility of such shares shall be taken without the unanimous approval of the outstanding shares affected thereby. |
Because UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is organized as a series of a Massachusetts business trust and Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is organized as a series of a Maryland corporation, there are some differences between the rights of shareholders of the Portfolios.
Under Massachusetts law, shareholders of a Massachusetts business trust, under certain circumstances, could be held personally liable for the obligations of a business trust. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s Declaration of Trust disclaims shareholder liability for acts or obligations of the Portfolio. As such, shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio have no personal liability for the Portfolio’s acts or obligations. Under Maryland law, shareholders of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio have no personal liability for the Portfolio’s acts or obligations.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE REORGANIZATION
The Reorganization Agreement
The terms and conditions under which the proposed transaction may be consummated are set forth in the Reorganization Agreement. Significant provisions of the Reorganization Agreement are summarized below; however, this summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Reorganization Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement/Prospectus as Appendix A.
The Reorganization Agreement provides for: (i) the transfer, as of the Closing Date, of all of the assets of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio in exchange for shares of beneficial interest of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio and the assumption by Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s known liabilities, as set forth in that Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of the Closing Date; and (ii) the distribution of shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio to shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, as provided for in the Reorganization Agreement. UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will then be liquidated.
Each shareholder of Class S2 and Class S shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will hold, immediately after the Closing Date, Class S shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio having an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio held by that shareholder as of the close of business on the Closing Date. In the interest of economy and convenience, shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio generally will not be represented by physical certificates, unless you request the certificates in writing.
The obligations of the Portfolios under the Reorganization Agreement are subject to various conditions, including approval of the shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio. The Reorganization Agreement also requires that each of the Portfolios take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement. The Reorganization Agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties or on certain other grounds. Please refer to Appendix A to review the terms and conditions of the Reorganization Agreement.
Reasons for the Reorganization
The Reorganization is one of several reorganizations that have taken place among various ING Funds. The ING Fund complex has grown in recent years through the addition of many funds. Management of the ING Funds has proposed the consolidation of several of the ING Funds that they believe have similar or compatible investment strategies. The reorganizations are designed to reduce the substantial overlap in funds offered in the ING Funds complex, thereby eliminating inefficiencies and potential confusion about overlapping funds. DSL also believes that the reorganizations may benefit portfolio shareholders by resulting in surviving portfolios with a greater asset base. This is expected to provide greater investment opportunities for each surviving portfolio and the potential to take larger portfolio positions.
The proposed Reorganization was presented for consideration to the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees of the Portfolios at a meeting held on December 5, 2007. The Directors/Trustees of each Portfolio, including all of the Directors/Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of such Portfolio, determined that the interests of the shareholders of such Portfolio will not be diluted as a result of the proposed Reorganization, and that the proposed Reorganization is in the best interests of such Portfolio and its shareholders.
The Reorganization will allow UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s shareholders to participate in a professionally managed portfolio that seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. Additionally, the proposed Reorganization will result in lower gross and net expenses for shareholders of the disappearing UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio.
Board Considerations
The Board of Trustees of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, in recommending the proposed Reorganization, considered a number of factors, including the following:
· the plans of management to reduce overlap in funds in the ING Funds complex;
· management’s explanation of potential alternative mutual funds that could have served as the surviving mutual fund;
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· the potential benefits of the proposed Reorganization to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s shareholders;
· the expense ratios and information regarding fees and expenses of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, including that the gross and net expenses for all classes of the Portfolio will be reduced as a result of the Reorganization;
· the relative investment performance of the Portfolios, including that Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio has superior total returns;
· that the Reorganization will not dilute the interests of the shareholders of either of the Portfolios (i.e., the Separate Accounts or the Qualified Plans) or the interests of Variable Contract Owners or Plan Participants;
· the comparability of investment objectives, policies, restrictions, management and portfolio holdings of the Portfolios, including that each Portfolio has similar investment objectives;
· the direct or indirect costs to be incurred by each Portfolio and its respective shareholders in connection with the proposed Reorganization;
· that if the Reorganization is approved by shareholders, certain holdings of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may be sold shortly prior to the Closing Date and certain portfolio securities that Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio acquired from UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may also be sold after the Closing Date as described more fully in “Portfolio Transitioning” on page 22; and
· the future potential benefits that may be realized by DSL, the Adviser to each Portfolio, in that its costs to manage Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio after the Reorganization could be expected to be less than its costs to manage both Portfolios prior to the Reorganization.
The Board of Trustees of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio recommends that shareholders approve the Reorganization with Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
Tax Considerations
The Reorganization is intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Accordingly, pursuant to this treatment, neither UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio nor its shareholders, nor Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio nor its shareholders, are expected to recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes from the transactions contemplated by the Reorganization Agreement. As a condition to the Closing of the Reorganization, the Portfolios will receive an opinion from the law firm of Dechert LLP to the effect that the Reorganization will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. That opinion will be based in part upon certain assumptions and upon certain representations made by the Portfolios.
Prior to the Closing Date, UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will pay to the Participating Insurance Companies’ Separate Accounts and Qualified Plans that own its shares, a cash distribution which is intended to distribute any undistributed investment company taxable income and any undistributed realized net capital gains, including any net gains realized from any sales of assets prior to the Closing Date.
Expenses of the Reorganization
The expenses relating to the proposed Reorganization will be borne by DSL or an affiliate of DSL. The expenses of the Reorganization shall include, but not be limited to, the costs associated with the preparation of any necessary filings with the SEC, printing and distributing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and proxy materials, legal fees, accounting fees, securities registration fees, and expenses of holding the Special Meeting.
Future Allocation of Premiums
Shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio have been purchased at the direction of Variable Contract owners by Participating Insurance Companies through Separate Accounts to fund benefits payable under a Variable Contract. If the Reorganization is approved, Participating Insurance Companies have advised us that all premiums or transfers to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will be allocated to Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIOS
Form of Organization
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is organized as a separate series of IIT, an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. IIT is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of eleven members. For more information on the history of IIT, see the SAI of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio.
Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is organized as a separate series of IPI, an open-end management investment company organized as a Maryland corporation. IPI is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of eleven members. For more information on the history of IPI, see the SAI of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
Adviser
DSL, a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Adviser to each Portfolio. DSL has overall responsibility for the management of each Portfolio. DSL provides or oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for, and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Portfolios, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services. DSL is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser and is registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) as a broker-dealer. As of December 31, 2006, DSL managed over $41.6 billion in registered investment company assets. DSL’s principal offices are located at 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA 19380.
DSL is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of ING Groep N.V. (“ING Groep”). ING Groep is one of the largest financial services organizations in the world with approximately 120,000 employees. Based in Amsterdam, ING Groep offers an array of banking, insurance and asset management services to both individual and institutional investors.
DSL has engaged UBS and MSIM Inc. as sub-advisers to UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio and Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, respectively, to provide the day-to-day management of each respective Portfolio. DSL is responsible for monitoring the investment programs and performance of each sub-adviser with respect to each respective Portfolio. Under the terms of each sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by either a Portfolio’s Board of Directors/Board of Trustees or DSL. In the event a sub-advisory agreement is terminated, a sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements, or DSL may assume day-to-day investment management of the Portfolio.
DSL has full investment discretion and ultimate authority to make all determinations with respect to the investment of each respective Portfolio’s assets and the purchase and sale of portfolio securities.
For information regarding the basis for the Board’s approval of portfolio management relationships, please refer to each Portfolio’s annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Distributor
IFD serves as the distributor for the Portfolios. IFD is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 and is a member of FINRA.
To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA Regulation, Inc. at www.finra.org or the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at 1-800-289-9999. An investment brochure describing the Public Disclosure Program is available from FINRA.
Dividends, Distributions and Taxes
Each Portfolio distributes to its Participating Insurance Company Separate Accounts and Qualified Plans that own its shares, substantially all its net investment income and net capital gains, if any, each year. Each Portfolio intends to qualify as a regulated investment company for federal income tax purposes by satisfying the requirements under Sub-Chapter M of the Code. As qualified regulated investment companies, the Portfolios are generally not subject to federal income tax on their ordinary income and net realized capital gain that is distributed. It is each Portfolio’s intention to distribute all such income and gains.
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Each Portfolio also intends to comply with the diversification requirements of Section 817(h) of the Code for variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies so that owners of these contracts should not be subject to federal tax on distribution of dividends and income from a Portfolio to the Participating Insurance Company’s Separate Accounts.
The foregoing is only a summary of some of the important federal income tax considerations generally affecting a Portfolio and you. Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for more information about the tax status of the Portfolios. You should consult the prospectus for the Variable Contracts or with your tax adviser for information regarding taxes applicable to the Variable Contracts.
If the Reorganization Agreement is approved by UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s shareholders, then as soon as practicable before the Closing Date, UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will pay Participating Insurance Company Separate Accounts and Qualified Plans that own its shares, a cash distribution of substantially all undistributed net investment income and undistributed realized net capital gains.
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Capitalization
The following table shows on an unaudited basis the capitalization of each of the Portfolios as of June 30, 2007, and on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 2007, giving effect to the Reorganization:
| | Net Assets | | Net Asset Value Per Share | | Shares Outstanding | |
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UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | | | | | | |
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Class S | | $ | 105,135,919 | | $ | 11.55 | | 9,100,669 | |
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Class S2(1) | | $ | 5,339,954 | | $ | 11.49 | | 464,754 | |
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Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | | | | | | |
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Class S | | $ | 101,202,949 | | $ | 40.50 | | 2,499,012 | |
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Pro Forma – Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio including UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | | | | | | |
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Class S(1)(2) | | $ | 211,178,822 | | $ | 40.50 | | 5,226,811 | |
(1) | Class S2 of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will merge into Class S of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. |
(2) | Reflects net of retired shares of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio of (6,372,870) and (464,754) for Class S and Class S2, respectively. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROXY STATEMENT
Solicitation of Proxies
Solicitation of voting instructions is being made primarily by the mailing of the Notice and this Proxy Statement/Prospectus with its enclosures on or about February 26, 2008. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, employees of DSL and its affiliates, without additional compensation, may solicit proxies in person or by telephone, telegraph, facsimile, or oral communications.
If a shareholder wishes to participate in the Special Meeting, the shareholder may submit the proxy originally sent with the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or attend in person. Should shareholders require additional information regarding the proxy or require replacement of the proxy, they may contact Shareholder Services toll-free at 1-800-992-0180.
A shareholder may revoke the accompanying proxy at any time prior to its use by filing with UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, a written revocation or duly executed proxy bearing a later date. In addition, any shareholder who attends the Special Meeting in person may vote by ballot at the Special Meeting, thereby canceling any proxy previously given. The persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote as directed by the proxy, but in the absence of voting directions in any proxy that is signed and returned, they intend to vote “FOR” the Reorganization proposal and may vote in their discretion with respect to other matters not now known to the Board of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio that may be presented at the Special Meeting.
Voting Rights
The Separate Accounts of the Participating Insurance Companies and Qualified Plans are the record owners of the shares of the Portfolios. The Qualified Plans and Participating Insurance Companies will vote UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s shares at the Special Meeting in accordance with the timely instructions received from persons entitled to give voting instructions under the Variable Contracts or Qualified Plans.
Each shareholder of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is entitled to one vote for each share held as to any matter on which such shareholder is entitled to vote and for each fractional share that is owned, the shareholder shall be entitled to a proportionate fractional vote. Shares have no preemptive or subscription rights.
Only shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio at the close of business on January 11, 2008 (the “Record Date”) will be entitled to be present and give voting instructions for UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio at the Special Meeting with respect to their shares owned as of that Record Date. To be counted, the properly executed Voting Instruction Form must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2008. As of the Record Date, the following shares of beneficial interest of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio were outstanding and entitled to vote:
Class | | Shares Outstanding |
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Approval of the Reorganization Agreement requires the affirmative vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the shares present at the meeting, provided that more than 50% of the shares are present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting, or (ii) a majority of the shares entitled to vote. The holders of thirty percent of outstanding shares present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the shareholders. A majority of the shareholders present in person or proxy may adjourn the meeting (i) in the absence of a quorum at such meeting or (ii), in the event of a quorum is present, for any reason permitted by law, including for the purpose of providing time for the solicitation of additional shareholder votes. In the event a meeting is adjourned, the time and place of such adjourned meeting shall be announced at the meeting and no additional notice shall be given unless the adjournment is more than 180 days after the Record Date, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed. If a shareholder abstains from voting as to any matter, or if a broker returns a “non-vote” proxy, indicating a lack of authority to vote on a matter, the shares represented by the abstention or non-vote will be deemed present at the Special Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum. However, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be deemed represented at the Special Meeting for purposes of calculating the vote on any matter. For
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this reason, with respect to matters requiring the affirmative majority of the total shares outstanding, an abstention or broker non-vote will have the effect of a vote against the Reorganization.
Where Variable Contract owners and Plan Participants fail to give instructions as to how to vote their shares, the Qualified Plans and Participating Insurance Companies will use proportional voting and vote those shares in proportion to the instructions given by other Variable Contract owners and Plan Participants who voted. The effect of proportional voting is that if a large number of Variable Contract owners and Plan Participants fail to give voting instructions, a small number of Variable Contract owners and Plan Participants may determine the outcome of the vote.
To the knowledge of DSL, as of January 11, 2008, no current Director/Trustee owns 1% or more of the outstanding shares of either Portfolio, and the officers and Directors/Trustees own, as a group, less than 1% of the shares of either Portfolio.
Appendix C hereto lists the persons that, as of January 11, 2008, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any class of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio or Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
Other Matters to Come Before the Special Meeting
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio does not know of any matters to be presented at the Special Meeting other than those described in this Proxy Statement/Prospectus. If other business should properly come before the Special Meeting, the proxy holders will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.
Shareholder Proposals
UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio is not required to hold regular annual meetings and, in order to minimize its costs, does not intend to hold meetings of shareholders unless so required by applicable law, regulation, regulatory policy or if otherwise deemed advisable by UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio’s management. Therefore, it is not practicable to specify a date by which shareholder proposals must be received in order to be incorporated in an upcoming proxy statement for an annual meeting.
In order that the presence of a quorum at the Special Meeting may be assured, prompt execution and return of the enclosed proxy card is requested. A self-addressed, postage-paid envelope is enclosed for your convenience.
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| Huey P. Falgout, Jr., |
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February 26, 2008
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
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APPENDIX A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (the “Agreement”) is made as of this 5th day of December, 2007, by and between ING Partners, Inc., a Maryland corporation with its principal place of business at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 (the “Company”), on behalf of its series, ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (the “Acquiring Portfolio”), and ING Investors Trust, a Massachusetts business trust with its principal place of business at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 (the “Trust”), on behalf of its series, ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”).
This Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a plan of reorganization and liquidation within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The reorganization (the “Reorganization”) will consist of the transfer of all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio to the Acquiring Portfolio in exchange solely for Service Class (“Class S”) voting shares of beneficial interest of the Acquiring Portfolio (the “Acquiring Portfolio Shares”), the assumption by the Acquiring Portfolio of the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio described in paragraph 1.3, and the distribution of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares to the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio in complete liquidation of the Acquired Portfolio as provided herein, all upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in this Agreement.
WHEREAS, the Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio are series of open-end, registered investment companies of the management type and the Acquired Portfolio owns securities which generally are assets of the character in which the Acquiring Portfolio is permitted to invest; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the exchange of all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the assumption of the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio, as described in paragraph 1.3 herein, by the Acquiring Portfolio is in the best interests of the Acquiring Portfolio and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of the Acquiring Portfolio would not be diluted as a result of this transaction; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Trust has determined that the exchange of all of the assets of the Acquired Portfolio for Acquiring Portfolio Shares and the assumption of the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio by the Acquiring Portfolio, as described in paragraph 1.3 herein, is in the best interests of the Acquired Portfolio and its shareholders and that the interests of the existing shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio would not be diluted as a result of this transaction.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
1. TRANSFER OF ASSETS OF THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO TO THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO IN EXCHANGE FOR THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO SHARES, THE ASSUMPTION OF ALL KNOWN ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO LIABILITIES AND THE LIQUIDATION OF THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO
1.1. Subject to the requisite approval of the Acquired Portfolio shareholders and the other terms and conditions herein set forth and on the basis of the representations and warranties contained herein, the Acquired Portfolio agrees to transfer all of the Acquired Portfolio’s assets, as set forth in paragraph 1.2, to the Acquiring Portfolio, and the Acquiring Portfolio agrees in exchange therefor: (i) to deliver to the Acquired Portfolio the number of full and fractional Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares determined by dividing the value of the Acquired Portfolio’s net assets with respect to Class S shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of one Acquiring Portfolio Share of the same class, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.2; (ii) to deliver to the Acquired Portfolio the number of full and fractional Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares determined by dividing the value of the Acquired Portfolio’s net assets with respect to Service 2 Class (“Class S2”) shares, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of one Acquiring Portfolio Share of Class S, computed in the manner and as of the time and date set forth in paragraph 2.2; and (iii) to assume the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio, as set forth in paragraph 1.3. Such transactions shall take place at the closing provided for in paragraph 3.1 (the “Closing”).
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1.2. The assets of the Acquired Portfolio to be acquired by the Acquiring Portfolio shall consist of all assets and property, including, without limitation, all cash, securities, commodities and futures interests and dividends or interests receivable that are owned by the Acquired Portfolio and any deferred or prepaid expenses shown as an asset on the books of the Acquired Portfolio on the closing date provided for in paragraph 3.1 (the “Closing Date”) (collectively, “Assets”).
1.3. The Acquired Portfolio will endeavor to discharge all of its known liabilities and obligations prior to the Closing Date. The Acquiring Portfolio shall assume the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio set forth in the Acquired Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of the Closing Date delivered by the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, to the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, pursuant to paragraph 7.2 hereof. On or as soon as practicable prior to the Closing Date, the Acquired Portfolio will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed substantially all (and in no event less than 98%) of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid) and realized net capital gain, if any, for the current taxable year through the Closing Date.
1.4. Immediately after the transfer of assets provided for in paragraph 1.1, the Acquired Portfolio will: (i) distribute to the Acquired Portfolio’s shareholders of record with respect to its Class S shares, determined as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date, on a pro rata basis within that class, the Acquiring Portfolio Shares of the same class received by the Acquired Portfolio pursuant to paragraph 1.1; (ii) distribute to the Acquired Portfolio’s shareholders of record with respect to Class S2 shares, determined as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date, on a pro rata basis within that class, the Acquiring Portfolio Shares of Class S received by the Acquired Portfolio pursuant to paragraph 1.1; and (iii) completely liquidate. Such distribution and liquidation will be accomplished, with respect to each class of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares, by the transfer of the Acquiring Portfolio Shares then credited to the account of the Acquired Portfolio on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio to open accounts on the share records of the Acquiring Portfolio in the names of the shareholders of record of each class of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares, determined as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date (the “Acquired Portfolio Shareholders”). The aggregate net asset value of Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be so credited to Class S and Class S2 Acquired Portfolio Shareholders shall, with respect to each class, be equal to the aggregate net asset value of the Acquired Portfolio shares of that same class owned by such shareholders on the Closing Date. All issued and outstanding Class S and Class S2 Acquired Portfolio shares will simultaneously be canceled on the books of the Acquired Portfolio, although share certificates representing interests in Class S and Class S2 shares of the Acquired Portfolio will represent a number of Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares after the Closing Date, as determined in accordance with Section 2.3. The Acquiring Portfolio shall not issue certificates representing the Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares in connection with such exchange.
1.5. Ownership of Acquiring Portfolio Shares will be shown on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio’s transfer agent, as defined in paragraph 3.3.
1.6. Any reporting responsibility of the Acquired Portfolio including, but not limited to, the responsibility for filing of regulatory reports, tax returns, or other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), any state securities commission, and any federal, state or local tax authorities or any other relevant regulatory authority, is and shall remain the responsibility of the Acquired Portfolio.
2. VALUATION
2.1. The value of the Assets shall be the value computed as of immediately after the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange and after the declaration of any dividends on the Closing Date (such time and date being hereinafter called the “Valuation Date”), using the valuation procedures in the then-current prospectus and statement of additional information with respect to the Acquiring Portfolio, and valuation procedures established by the Acquiring Portfolio’s Board of Directors.
2.2. The net asset value of a Class S Acquiring Portfolio Share shall be the net asset value per share computed with respect to that class as of the Valuation Date, using the valuation procedures set forth in the Acquiring Portfolio’s then-current prospectus and statement of additional and valuation procedures established by the Acquiring Portfolio’s Board of Directors.
2.3. The number of the Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued (including fractional shares, if any) in exchange for the Acquired Portfolio’s Class S assets shall be determined by dividing the value of the net assets with respect to the Class S shares of the Acquired Portfolio, determined using the same valuation procedures referred to in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of a Class S Acquiring Portfolio Share, determined in accordance with paragraph 2.2. The
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number of Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued (including fractional shares, if any) in exchange for the Acquired Portfolio’s Class S2 assets shall be determined by dividing the value of the net assets with respect to the Class S2 shares of the Acquired Portfolio, determined using the same valuation procedures referred to in paragraph 2.1, by the net asset value of a Class S Acquiring Portfolio Share, determined in accordance with paragraph 2.2.
2.4. All computations of value shall be made by the Acquired Portfolio’s designated record keeping agent and shall be subject to review by Acquiring Portfolio’s record keeping agent and by each Portfolio’s respective independent registered public accountants.
3. CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE
3.1. The Closing Date shall be April 26, 2008 or such other date as the parties may agree. All acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The close of business on the Closing Date shall be as of 4:00p.m., Eastern Time. The Closing shall be held at the offices of the Acquiring Portfolio or at such other time and/or place as the parties may agree.
3.2. The Acquired Portfolio shall direct the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, as custodian for the Acquired Portfolio (the “Custodian”), to deliver, at the Closing, a certificate of an authorized officer stating that (i) the Assets shall have been delivered in proper form to the Acquiring Portfolio within two business days prior to or on the Closing Date; and (ii) all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets, including all applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made. The Acquired Portfolio’s portfolio securities represented by a certificate or other written instrument shall be presented for examination by the Custodian to the custodian for the Acquiring Portfolio no later than five business days preceding the Closing Date, and shall be transferred and delivered by the Acquired Portfolio as of the Closing Date for the account of the Acquiring Portfolio duly endorsed in proper form for transfer in such condition as to constitute good delivery thereof. The Custodian shall deliver as of the Closing Date by book entry, in accordance with the customary practices of the Custodian and any securities depository (as defined in Rule 17f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) in which the Acquired Portfolio’s Assets are deposited, the Acquired Portfolio’s portfolio securities and instruments deposited with such depositories. The cash to be transferred by the Acquired Portfolio shall be delivered by wire transfer of federal funds on the Closing Date.
3.3. The Acquired Portfolio shall direct DST Systems, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, to deliver at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that its records contain the names and addresses of the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders and the number and percentage ownership of outstanding Class S and Class S2 shares owned by each such shareholder immediately prior to the Closing. The Acquiring Portfolio shall issue and deliver a confirmation evidencing the Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be credited on the Closing Date to the Secretary of the Acquiring Portfolio, or provide evidence satisfactory to the Acquired Portfolio that such Acquiring Portfolio Shares have been credited to the Acquired Portfolio’s account on the books of the Acquiring Portfolio. At the Closing, each party shall deliver to the other such bills of sale, checks, assignments, share certificates, if any, receipts or other documents as such other party or its counsel may reasonably request.
3.4. In the event that on the Valuation Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio shall be closed to trading or trading thereupon shall be restricted, or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on such Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that, in the judgment of the Board of Trustees of the Acquired Portfolio or the Board of Directors of the Acquiring Portfolio, accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio is impracticable, the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first business day after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1. Except as has been disclosed to the Acquiring Portfolio in a written instrument executed by an officer of the Trust, the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(a) The Acquired Portfolio is duly organized as a series of the Trust, which is a business trust duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with power under
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the Trust’s Declaration of Trust to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted;
(b) The Trust is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act, and the registration of shares of the Acquired Portfolio under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“1933 Act”), is in full force and effect;
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Acquired Portfolio of the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) and the 1940 Act and such as may be required by state securities laws;
(d) The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquired Portfolio and each prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquired Portfolio used during the three years previous to the date of this Agreement conforms or conformed at the time of its use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and does not, or did not at the time of its use, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading;
(e) On the Closing Date, the Acquired Portfolio will have good and marketable title to the Assets and full right, power, and authority to sell, assign, transfer and deliver such Assets hereunder free of any liens or other encumbrances, and upon delivery and payment for such Assets, the Acquiring Portfolio will acquire good and marketable title thereto, subject to no restrictions on the full transfer thereof, including such restrictions as might arise under the 1933 Act, other than as disclosed to the Acquiring Portfolio;
(f) The Acquired Portfolio is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust or By-Laws or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound; or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound;
(g) All material contracts or other commitments of the Acquired Portfolio (other than this Agreement and certain investment contracts including options, futures and forward contracts) will terminate without liability to the Acquired Portfolio prior to the Closing Date;
(h) Except as otherwise disclosed in writing to and accepted by the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Acquired Portfolio or any of its properties or assets that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or the conduct of its business. The Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated;
(i) The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets, and Schedule of Investments of the Acquired Portfolio at December 31, 2006 have been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) consistently applied, and such statements (copies of which have been furnished to the Acquiring Portfolio) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquired Portfolio as of such date in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein;
(j) Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any material adverse change in the Acquired Portfolio’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Acquired Portfolio of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred, except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted by the Acquiring Portfolio (for the purposes of this subparagraph (j), a decline in net asset value per share of the Acquired Portfolio due to declines in market values of
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securities in the Acquired Portfolio’s portfolio, the discharge of Acquired Portfolio liabilities, or the redemption of Acquired Portfolio shares by shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio shall not constitute a material adverse change);
(k) On the Closing Date, all Federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Acquired Portfolio required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all Federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Acquired Portfolio’s knowledge, no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;
(l) For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year ending on the Closing Date), the Acquired Portfolio has met (or will meet) the requirements of Sub-chapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company, has been (or will be) eligible to and has computed (or will compute) its federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and will have distributed all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain (as defined in the Code) that has accrued through the Closing Date, and before the Closing Date will have declared dividends sufficient to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain for the period ending on the Closing Date;
(m) All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio will, at the time of Closing, be held by the persons and in the amounts set forth in the records of the Transfer Agent, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, as provided in paragraph 3.3. The Acquired Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any of the shares of the Acquired Portfolio, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any of the Acquired Portfolio shares;
(n) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been duly authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the Trustees of the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, and, subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio, this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Acquired Portfolio, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;
(o) The information to be furnished by the Acquired Portfolio for use in registration statements, proxy materials and other documents filed or to be filed with any federal, state or local regulatory authority (including the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), which may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all material respects with Federal securities and other laws and regulations thereunder applicable thereto; and
(p) The proxy statement of the Acquired Portfolio (the “Proxy Statement”) to be included in the Registration Statement referred to in paragraph 5.6, insofar as it relates to the Acquired Portfolio, will, on the effective date of the Registration Statement and on the Closing Date (i) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not materially misleading provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subparagraph (p) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Acquiring Portfolio for use therein; and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
4.2. Except as has been disclosed to the Acquired Portfolio in a written instrument executed by an officer of the Company, the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, represents and warrants to the Trust as follows:
(a) The Acquiring Portfolio is duly organized as a series of the Company, which is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, with power under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to own all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted;
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(b) The Company is a registered investment company classified as a management company of the open-end type, and its registration with the Commission as an investment company under the 1940 Act and the registration of the shares of the Acquiring Portfolio under the 1933 Act, is in full force and effect;
(c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of any court or governmental authority is required for the consummation by the Acquiring Portfolio of the transactions contemplated herein, except such as have been obtained under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and such as may be required by state securities laws;
(d) The current prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquiring Portfolio and each prospectus and statement of additional information of the Acquiring Portfolio used during the three years previous to the date of this Agreement conforms or conformed at the time of its use in all material respects to the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and does not or did not at the time of its use include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading;
(e) On the Closing Date, the Acquiring Portfolio will have good and marketable title to the Acquiring Portfolio’s assets, free of any liens of other encumbrances, except those liens or encumbrances as to which the Acquired Portfolio has received notice and necessary documentation at or prior to the Closing;
(f) The Acquiring Portfolio is not engaged currently, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not result, in (i) a material violation of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or of any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease or other undertaking to which the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound; or (ii) the acceleration of any obligation, or the imposition of any penalty, under any agreement, indenture, instrument, contract, lease, judgment or decree to which the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, is a party or by which it is bound;
(g) Except as otherwise disclosed in writing to and accepted by the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation of or before any court or governmental body is presently pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, or any of the Acquiring Portfolio’s properties or assets that, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely affect the Acquiring Portfolio’s financial condition or the conduct of the Acquiring Portfolio’s business. The Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, knows of no facts which might form the basis for the institution of such proceedings and is not a party to or subject to the provisions of any order, decree or judgment of any court or governmental body which materially and adversely affects its business or its ability to consummate the transactions herein contemplated;
(h) The Statement of Assets and Liabilities, Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Assets and Schedule of Investments of the Acquiring Portfolio at December 31, 2006 have been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, and are in accordance with U.S. GAAP consistently applied, and such statements (copies of which have been furnished to the Acquired Portfolio) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Acquiring Portfolio as of such date in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and there are no known contingent liabilities of the Acquiring Portfolio required to be reflected on a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) in accordance with U.S. GAAP as of such date not disclosed therein;
(i) Since December 31, 2006, there has not been any material adverse change in the Acquiring Portfolio’s financial condition, assets, liabilities or business, other than changes occurring in the ordinary course of business, or any incurrence by the Acquiring Portfolio of indebtedness maturing more than one year from the date such indebtedness was incurred, except as otherwise disclosed to and accepted by the Acquired Portfolio (For purposes of this subparagraph (i), a decline in net asset value per share of the Acquiring Portfolio due to declines in market values of securities in the Acquiring Portfolio’s portfolio, the discharge of Acquiring Portfolio liabilities, or the redemption of Acquiring Portfolio Shares by shareholders of the Acquiring Portfolio, shall not constitute a material adverse change);
(j) On the Closing Date, all Federal and other tax returns, dividend reporting forms, and other tax-related reports of the Acquiring Portfolio required by law to have been filed by such date (including any extensions) shall have been filed and are or will be correct in all material respects, and all Federal and other taxes shown as due or required to be shown as due on said returns and reports shall have been paid or provision shall have been made for the payment thereof, and to the best of the Acquiring Portfolio’s knowledge no such return is currently under audit and no assessment has been asserted with respect to such returns;
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(k) For each taxable year of its operation (including the taxable year that includes the Closing Date), the Acquiring Portfolio has met (or will meet) the requirements of Sub-chapter M of the Code for qualification as a regulated investment company, has been eligible to (or will be eligible to) and has computed (or will compute) its federal income tax under Section 852 of the Code, and has distributed all of its investment company taxable income and net capital gain (as defined in the Code) for periods ending prior to the Closing Date;
(l) All issued and outstanding shares of the Acquiring Portfolio are, and on the Closing Date will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and have been offered and sold in every state and the District of Columbia in compliance in all material respects with applicable registration requirements of the 1933 Act and state securities laws. The Acquiring Portfolio does not have outstanding any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any Acquiring Portfolio Shares, nor is there outstanding any security convertible into any Acquiring Portfolio Shares;
(m) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will have been fully authorized prior to the Closing Date by all necessary action, if any, on the part of the Directors of the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, and this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Acquiring Portfolio, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;
(n) Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued and delivered to the Acquired Portfolio, for the account of the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, will on the Closing Date have been duly authorized and, when so issued and delivered, will be duly and validly issued Acquiring Portfolio Shares, and will be fully paid and non-assessable;
(o) The information to be furnished by the Company for use in the registration statements, proxy materials and other documents that may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be accurate and complete in all material respects and shall comply in all material respects with Federal securities and other laws and regulations applicable thereto; and
(p) That insofar as it relates to the Acquiring Portfolio, the Registration Statement relating to the Acquiring Portfolio Shares issuable hereunder, and the proxy materials of the Acquired Portfolio to be included in the Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement to the foregoing, will, from the effective date of the Registration Statement through the date of the meeting of shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio contemplated therein (i) not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subparagraph (p) shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information that was furnished by the Acquired Portfolio for use therein; and (ii) comply in all material respects with the provisions of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
5. COVENANTS OF THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO AND THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO
5.1. The Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio each will operate its business in the ordinary course between the date hereof and the Closing Date, it being understood that such ordinary course of business will include the declaration and payment of customary dividends and distributions, and any other distribution that may be advisable.
5.2. The Acquired Portfolio will call a meeting of the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio to consider and act upon this Agreement and to take all other action necessary to obtain approval of the transactions contemplated herein.
5.3. The Acquired Portfolio covenants that the Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued hereunder are not being acquired for the purpose of making any distribution thereof, other than in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
5.4. The Acquired Portfolio will assist the Acquiring Portfolio in obtaining such information as the Acquiring Portfolio reasonably requests concerning the beneficial ownership of the Acquired Portfolio shares.
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5.5. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio will each take, or cause to be taken, all action, and do or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.6. The Acquired Portfolio will provide the Acquiring Portfolio with information reasonably necessary for the preparation of a prospectus (the “Prospectus”), which will include the Proxy Statement referred to in paragraph 4.1(p), all to be included in a Registration Statement on Form N-14 of the Acquiring Portfolio (the “Registration Statement”), in compliance with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the 1940 Act, in connection with the meeting of the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio to consider approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.
5.7. As soon as is reasonably practicable after the Closing, the Acquired Portfolio will make a liquidating distribution to its shareholders consisting of the Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares received at the Closing.
5.8. The Acquiring Portfolio and the Acquired Portfolio shall each use its reasonable best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable.
5.9. The Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, covenants that the Trust will, from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Acquiring Portfolio, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all such assignments and other instruments, and will take or cause to be taken such further action as the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to vest in and confirm (a) the Trust’s, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio’s, title to and possession of the Acquiring Portfolio’s Shares to be delivered hereunder, and (b) the Company’s, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio’s, title to and possession of all the assets and otherwise to carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.
5.10. The Acquiring Portfolio will use all reasonable efforts to obtain the approvals and authorizations required by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and such of the state blue sky or securities laws as may be necessary in order to continue its operations after the Closing Date.
6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO
The obligations of the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, to consummate the transactions provided for herein shall be subject, at the Trust’ election, to the performance by the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, of all the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date, and, in addition thereto, the following further conditions:
6.1. All representations and warranties of the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date;
6.2. The Company shall have delivered to the Trust a certificate executed in its name by its President or Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trust and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, made in this Agreement are true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as to such other matters as the Trust shall reasonably request;
6.3. The Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, on or before the Closing Date; and
6.4. The Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio shall have agreed on the number of full and fractional Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization after such number has been calculated in accordance with paragraph 1.1.
7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO
The obligations of the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, to complete the transactions provided for
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herein shall be subject, at the Company’s election, to the performance by the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, of all of the obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date and, in addition thereto, the following conditions:
7.1. All representations and warranties of the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date;
7.2. The Trust shall have delivered to the Company a statement of the Acquired Portfolio’s assets and liabilities, as of the Closing Date, certified by the Treasurer of the Trust;
7.3. The Trust shall have delivered to the Company on the Closing Date a certificate executed in its name by its President or Vice President and its Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, made in this Agreement are true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, except as they may be affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and as to such other matters as the Company shall reasonably request;
7.4. The Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, shall have performed all of the covenants and complied with all of the provisions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, on or before the Closing Date;
7.5. The Acquired Portfolio and the Acquiring Portfolio shall have agreed on the number of full and fractional Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued in connection with the Reorganization after such number has been calculated in accordance with paragraph 1.1; and
7.6. The Acquired Portfolio shall have declared and paid a distribution or distributions prior to the Closing that, together with all previous distributions, shall have the effect of distributing to its shareholders (i) all of its investment company taxable income and all of its net realized capital gains, if any, for the period from the close of its last fiscal year to 4:00p.m. Eastern time on the Closing; and (ii) any undistributed investment company taxable income and net realized capital gains from any period to the extent not otherwise already distributed.
8. FURTHER CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE ACQUIRING PORTFOLIO AND THE ACQUIRED PORTFOLIO
If any of the conditions set forth below have not been satisfied on or before the Closing Date with respect to the Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, or the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, the other party to this Agreement shall, at its option, not be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
8.1. The Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the Acquired Portfolio in accordance with the provisions of the Trust’s Declaration of Trust, By-Laws, applicable Massachusetts law and the 1940 Act, and certified copies of the resolutions evidencing such approval shall have been delivered to the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Trust nor the Company may waive the conditions set forth in this paragraph 8.1;
8.2. On the Closing Date no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending or, to its knowledge, threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein;
8.3. All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of Federal, state and local regulatory authorities deemed necessary by the Company or the Trust to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of the Acquiring Portfolio or the Acquired Portfolio, provided that either party hereto may for itself waive any of such conditions;
8.4. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop orders suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no
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investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the 1933 Act; and
8.5. The parties shall have received the opinion of Dechert LLP addressed to the Trust and the Company substantially to the effect that, based upon certain facts, assumptions, and representations, the transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a tax-free reorganization for Federal income tax purposes. The delivery of such opinion is conditioned upon receipt by Dechert LLP of representations it shall request of the Trust and the Company. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Trust nor the Company may waive the condition set forth in this paragraph 8.5.
9. BROKERAGE FEES AND EXPENSES
9.1. The Trust, on behalf of the Acquired Portfolio, and the Company, on behalf of the Acquiring Portfolio, represent and warrant to each other that there are no brokers or finders entitled to receive any payments in connection with the transactions provided for herein.
9.2 The expenses relating to the proposed Reorganization will be borne by the investment adviser to the Acquiring Portfolio (or an affiliate of the investment adviser). The costs of the Reorganization shall include, but not be limited to, costs associated with obtaining any necessary order of exemption from the 1940 Act, preparation of the Registration Statement, printing and distributing the Acquiring Portfolio’s prospectus and the Acquired Portfolio’s proxy materials, legal fees, accounting fees, securities registration fees, and expenses of holding shareholders’ meetings. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, expenses will in any event be paid by the party directly incurring such expenses if and to the extent that the payment by another person of such expenses would result in the disqualification of such party as a “regulated investment company” within the meaning of Section 851 of the Code.
10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SURVIVAL OF WARRANTIES
10.1. The Trust and the Company agree that neither party has made any representation, warranty or covenant not set forth herein and that this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties.
10.2. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder. The covenants to be performed after the Closing shall survive the Closing.
11. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned by either party by (i) mutual agreement of the parties; or (ii) by either party if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before October 31, 2008, unless such date is extended by mutual agreement of the parties; or (iii) by either party if the other party shall have materially breached its obligations under this Agreement or made a material and intentional misrepresentation herein or in connection herewith. In the event of any such termination, this Agreement shall become void and there shall be no liability hereunder on the part of any party or their respective Trustees or Directors or officers, except for any such material breach or intentional misrepresentation, as to each of which all remedies at law or in equity of the party adversely affected shall survive.
12. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented in such manner as may be deemed necessary or advisable by the authorized officers of the Trust and the Company; provided, however, that following the meeting of the shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio called by the Trust pursuant to paragraph 5.2 of this Agreement, no such amendment may have the effect of changing the provisions for determining the number of the Class S Acquiring Portfolio Shares to be issued to the Acquired Portfolio Shareholders under this Agreement to the detriment of such shareholders without their further approval.
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13. NOTICES
Any notice, report, statement or demand required or permitted by any provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by facsimile, personal service or prepaid or certified mail addressed to:
ING Partners, Inc. | | ING Investors Trust |
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, | | 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road |
Arizona 85258-2034 | | Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 |
Attn: Huey P. Falgout, Jr. | | Attn: Huey P. Falgout, Jr. |
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With a copy to: | | With a copy to: |
Dechert LLP | | Dechert LLP |
1775 I Street, | | 1775 I Street, |
N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 | | N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 |
Attn: Jeffrey S. Puretz. | | Attn: Jeffrey S. Puretz. |
14. HEADINGS; COUNTERPARTS; GOVERNING LAW; ASSIGNMENT; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
14.1. The Article and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
14.2. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.
14.3. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.
14.4. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but no assignment or transfer hereof or of any rights or obligations hereunder shall be made by any party without the written consent of the other party. Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
14.5. It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the parties hereunder shall not be binding upon any of their respective Trustees, Directors, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents, or employees personally, but shall bind only the property of the Acquired Portfolio or the Acquiring Portfolio, as provided in the Declaration of Trust of the Trust or the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, respectively. The execution and delivery by such officers shall not be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on any of them personally, but shall bind only the property of such party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its President or Vice President.
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| ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio series |
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| By: | /s/ Michael J. Roland |
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| Title: | Executive Vice President |
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| ING PARTNERS, INC., on behalf of its |
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| By: | /s/ Todd Modic |
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| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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APPENDIX B
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING
ING VAN KAMPEN EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
(THE “PORTFOLIO”)
Interests of the Holders of Variable Insurance Contracts and Polices and Qualified Retirement Plans
The Portfolio is available to serve as an investment option offered through Variable Contracts and as an investment option to qualified pension and retirement plans (“Qualified Plans”). The Portfolio also may be made available to certain investment advisers and their affiliates, other investment companies and other investors as permitted by the diversification and other requirements of Section 817(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the underlying Treasury regulations. The Portfolio currently does not foresee any disadvantages to investors if the Portfolio serves as an investment medium for Variable Contracts and it offers its shares directly to Qualified Plans and other permitted investors. However, it is possible that the interest of owners of Variable Contracts, Qualified Plans and other permitted investors, for which the Portfolio serves as an investment option, might at some time be in conflict because of differences in tax treatment or other considerations. The Board of Directors (“Board”) directed Directed Services, LLC, the Portfolio’s adviser (“DSL” or the “Adviser”), to monitor events to identify any material conflicts between Variable Contract owners, Qualified Plans and other permitted investors and would have to determine what action, if any, should be taken in the event of such a conflict. If such a conflict occurred, an insurance company participating in the Portfolio might be required to redeem the investment of one or more of its Separate Accounts from the Portfolio or a Qualified Plan, investment company or other permitted investor might be required to redeem its investment, which might force the Portfolio to sell securities at disadvantageous prices. The Portfolio may discontinue sales to a Qualified Plan and require plan participants with existing investments in the Portfolio to redeem those investments if the Plan loses (or in the opinion of the Adviser, is at risk of losing) its Qualified Plan status.
Net Asset Value
The net asset value (“NAV”) per share for each class of the Portfolio is determined each business day as of the close of regular trading (“Market Close”) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time unless otherwise designated by the NYSE). The Portfolio is open for business every day the NYSE is open. The NYSE is closed on all weekends and on national holidays and Good Friday. Portfolio shares will not be priced on those days. The NAV per share of each class of the Portfolio is calculated by taking the value of the Portfolio’s assets attributable to that class, subtracting the Portfolio’s liabilities attributable to that class, and dividing by the number of shares of that class that are outstanding.
In general, assets are valued based on actual or estimated market value, with special provisions for assets not having readily available market quotations and short-term debt securities, and for situations where market quotations are deemed unreliable. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which, when combined with accrued interest, approximates market value. Securities prices may be obtained from automated pricing services. Shares of investment companies held by the Portfolio will generally be valued at the latest NAV reported by that company. The prospectuses for those investment companies explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and the effects of using fair value pricing.
Trading of foreign securities may not take place every day the NYSE is open. Also, trading in some foreign markets and on some electronic trading networks may occur on weekends or holidays when the Portfolio’s NAV is not calculated. As a result, the NAV of the Portfolio may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem the Portfolio’s shares.
When market quotations are not available or are deemed unreliable, the Portfolio will use a fair value for the security that is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. The types of securities for which such fair value pricing might be required include, but are not limited to:
· foreign securities, where a foreign security whose value at the close of the foreign market on which it principally trades likely would have changed by the time of close of the NYSE, or the closing value is otherwise deemed unreliable;
· securities of an issuer that has entered into a restructuring;
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· securities whose trading has been halted or suspended;
· fixed-income securities that have gone into default and for which there are no current market value quotations; and
· securities that are restricted to transfer or resale.
The Portfolio or the Adviser may rely on the recommendation of a fair value pricing service approved by the Portfolio’s Board in valuing foreign securities. Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than securities that have readily available market quotations. The Adviser makes such determinations in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Portfolio’s Board. Fair value determinations can also involve reliance on quantitative models employed by a fair value pricing service. There can be no assurance that the Portfolio could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Portfolio determines its NAV per share.
When an insurance company or Qualified Plan is buying shares of the Portfolio, it will pay the NAV that is next calculated after the order from the insurance company’s Variable Contract holder or Qualified Plan participant is received in proper form. When an insurance company’s Variable Contract holder or Qualified Plan is selling shares, it will normally receive the NAV that is next calculated after the order from the insurance company’s Variable Contract holder or Qualified Plan participant is received in proper form.
Pricing of Portfolio Shares
Investments will be processed at the NAV next calculated after an order is received and accepted by the Portfolio or its designated agent. In order to receive that day’s price, the order must be received by the earlier of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time or Market Close. The Portfolio reserves the right to suspend the offering of shares, or to reject any specific purchase order. The Portfolio may suspend redemptions or postpone payments when the NYSE is closed or when trading is restricted for any reason or under emergency circumstances as determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Management of the Portfolio
Adviser
DSL, a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Adviser to the Portfolio. DSL has overall responsibility for the management of the Portfolio. DSL provides or oversees all investment advisory and portfolio management services for the Portfolio, and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Portfolio, including custodial, transfer agency, dividend disbursing, accounting, auditing, compliance and related services.
DSL is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. DSL is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of ING Groep N.V. (“ING Groep”). ING Groep is one of the largest financial services organizations in the world with approximately 120,000 employees. Based in Amsterdam, ING Groep offers an array of banking, insurance and asset management services to both individual and institutional investors.
Prior to December 31, 2006, ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (“ILIAC”) served as the investment adviser to the Portfolio. On November 9, 2006, the Board approved the consolidation of investment advisory functions of ILIAC into DSL resulting in the assumption by DSL of the advisory agreement between IPI and ILIAC.
As of December 31, 2006, DSL managed approximately $41.6 billion in registered investment company assets. The principal address of DSL is 1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA 19380.
DSL has engaged a sub-adviser to provide the day-to-day management of the Portfolio’s investment portfolio pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement. DSL is responsible for monitoring the investment program and performance of the sub-adviser. Under the terms of the sub-advisory agreement, the agreement can be terminated by either DSL or the Portfolio’s Board. In the event the sub-advisory agreement is terminated, the sub-adviser may be replaced subject to any regulatory requirements or DSL may assume day-to-day investment management of the Portfolio.
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Sub-Adviser and Portfolio Managers
DSL, the Adviser, has engaged Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (“MSIM Inc.” or the “Sub-Adviser”), 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, as sub-adviser to ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio. MSIM Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. MSIM Inc., together with its affiliated asset management companies, had approximately $492 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2006. MSIM Inc. does business in certain instances (including in its role as sub-adviser to the Portfolio) under the name “Van Kampen”.
ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio is managed by Van Kampen’s Equity Income Team. Current members of the team include James Gilligan, James Roeder, Sergio Marcheli, Mark Laskin and Thomas Bastian. Each member of the team is responsible for specific sectors, with the exception of Sergio Marcheli. All team members are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio. Mr. Gilligan is responsible for the execution of the overall strategy of the Portfolio.
James Gilligan, Managing Director, is the Portfolio’s lead portfolio manager and has worked for Van Kampen since 1985 and managed the Portfolio since 2004. James Roeder, Executive Director, has worked for Van Kampen since 1999 and has managed the Portfolio since 2004. Sergio Marcheli, Vice President, has worked for Van Kampen since 1995 and has managed the Portfolio since 2004. Mr. Laskin, Executive Director, has worked for Van Kampen since 2000 and has managed the Portfolio since January 2007. Mr. Bastian, Executive Director, has managed the Portfolio since 2004. The composition of the team may change without notice from time to time.
MSIM Inc., subject to the supervision of the Adviser and the Board, is responsible for managing the assets of the Portfolio in accordance with the Portfolio’s investment objective and policies. MSIM Inc. pays the salaries and other related costs of personnel engaged in providing investment advice, including office space, facilities and equipment.
DSL has overall responsibility for monitoring the investment program maintained by the Sub-Adviser for compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the Portfolio’s investment objective.
DSL pays MSIM Inc. a fee at an annual rate based on the average daily net asset value of the Portfolio. DSL pays the sub-advisory fee out of its advisory fee.
The Portfolio’s SAI provides additional information about each Portfolio Manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Manager and each Portfolio Manager’s ownership of securities in the Portfolio.
Portfolio Distribution
The Portfolio is distributed by ING Funds Distributor, LLC (“IFD” or “Distributor”). IFD is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal offices at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road.
On December 31, 2006, an internal reorganization was undertaken in which the distribution functions for the ING Funds were transferred from DSI, the predecessor to DSL, to ING Funds Distributor. As a result of this transfer, ING Funds Distributor assumed all contractual obligations and became the sole distributor for the Portfolio.
IFD is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). To obtain information about FINRA member firms and their associated persons, you may contact FINRA Regulation, Inc. at www.finra.org or the FINRA BrokerCheck Hotline at 1-800-289-9999. An investment brochure describing the Public Disclosure Program is available from FINRA.
Additional Information Regarding the Classes of Shares
The Portfolio’s shares are classified into Adviser Class (“ADV Class”), Initial Class (“Class I”), and Service Class (“Class S”) shares. The three classes of shares of the Portfolio are identical except for different expenses, certain related rights and certain shareholder services. All classes of the Portfolio have a common investment objective and investment portfolio.
Purchase and Redemption of Shares
The Portfolio’s shares may be purchased by certain other investment companies, including through funds-of-funds arrangements with ING affiliated funds. In some cases, the Portfolio may serve as a primary or significant investment vehicle for a fund of funds. From time to time, the Portfolio may experience large investments or redemptions due to
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allocations or rebalancings by these funds-of-funds. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on portfolio management. For example, the Portfolio may be required to sell securities or invest cash at times when it would not otherwise do so. These transactions could also have tax consequences if sales of securities result in gains, and could also increase transaction costs or portfolio turnover. The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser will monitor transactions by the funds-of-funds and will attempt to minimize any adverse effects on the Portfolio as a result of these transactions. So long as the Portfolio accepts investments by other investment companies it will not purchase securities of other investment companies, except to the extent permitted by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or under the terms of an exemptive order granted by the SEC.
Shareholder Servicing Plan and Plan of Distribution
IPI has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan (“Service Plan”) for the Class S shares of the Portfolio. The Service Plan allows IPI to enter into shareholder servicing agreements with insurance companies, broker dealers or other financial intermediaries that provide administrative services relating to Class S shares and their shareholders including Variable Contract owners or plan participants with interests in the Portfolio. Under the Service Plan, the Portfolio makes payments at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to its Class S shares.
Frequent Trading – Market Timing
The Portfolio is intended for long-term investment and not as a short-term trading vehicle. Accordingly, organizations or individuals that use market timing investment strategies and make frequent transfers should not purchase shares of the Portfolio. Shares of the Portfolio are primarily sold through omnibus account arrangements with financial intermediaries as investment options for the Variable Contracts issued by insurance companies, and as investment options for the Qualified Plans. The Portfolio reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to reject, restrict or refuse purchase orders, whether directly or by exchange, including purchase orders that have been accepted by a financial intermediary, that the Portfolio determines not to be in the best interest of the Portfolio.
The Portfolio relies on the financial intermediaries to monitor frequent, short-term trading within the Portfolio by their customers. You should review the materials provided to you by your financial intermediary, including, in the case of a Variable Contract, the prospectus that describes the contract, or in the case of a Qualified Plan, the plan documentation, for its policies regarding frequent, short-term trading. The Portfolio seeks assurances from financial intermediaries that they have procedures adequate to monitor and address frequent short-term trading. There is, however, no guarantee that the procedures of the financial intermediaries will be able to curtail frequent, short-term trading activity.
The Portfolio believes that market timing or frequent, short-term trading in any account, including a Variable Contract or Qualified Plan, is not in the best interest of the Portfolio or its shareholders. Due to the disruptive nature of this activity, it can adversely impact the ability of the Adviser or Sub-Adviser to invest assets in an orderly, long-term manner. Frequent trading can disrupt the management of the Portfolio and raise its expenses through: increased trading and transaction costs; forced and unplanned portfolio turnover; lost opportunity costs; and large asset swings that decrease the Portfolio’s ability to provide maximum investment return to all shareholders. This in turn can have an adverse effect on Portfolio performance.
The Portfolio’s investment in foreign securities may present greater opportunities for market timers and thus be at a greater risk for excessive trading. If an event occurring after the close of a foreign market, but before the time the Portfolio computes its current NAV, causes a change in the price of the foreign security and such price is not reflected in the Portfolio’s current NAV, investors may attempt to take advantage of anticipated price movements in securities held by the Portfolio based on such pricing discrepancies. This is often referred to as “price arbitrage.” Such price arbitrage opportunities may also occur with respect to investment in domestic securities. For example, if trading in a security held by the Portfolio is halted and does not resume prior to the time the Portfolio calculates its NAV, such “stale pricing” presents an opportunity for investors to take advantage of the pricing discrepancy. Similarly, since the Portfolio holds thinly traded securities, such as certain small-capitalization securities, it may be
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exposed to varying levels of pricing arbitrage. The Portfolio has adopted fair valuation policies and procedures intended to reduce the Portfolio’s exposure to price arbitrage, stale pricing and other potential pricing discrepancies. However, to the extent that the Portfolio’s NAV does not immediately reflect these changes in market conditions, short-term trading may dilute the value of Portfolio shares, which negatively affects long-term shareholders.
Although the policies and procedures known to the Portfolio that are followed by the financial intermediaries that use the Portfolio and the monitoring by the Portfolio are designed to discourage frequent, short-term trading, none of these measures can eliminate the possibility that frequent, short-term trading activity in the Portfolio will occur. Moreover, decisions about allowing trades in the Portfolio may be required. These decisions are inherently subjective, and will be made in a manner that is in the best interest of the Portfolio’s shareholders.
Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy
A description of the Portfolio’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Portfolio’s investment portfolio securities is available in the Portfolio’s SAI. The Portfolio posts its portfolio holdings schedule on its website on a calendar-quarter basis and makes it available on the first day of the second month in the next quarter. The portfolio holdings schedule is as of the last day of the month preceding the quarter-end (e.g., the Portfolio will post the quarter ending June 30 holdings on August 1). The Portfolio’s investment portfolio holdings schedule will, at a minimum, remain available on the Portfolio’s website until the Portfolio files a Form N-CSR or Form N-Q with the SEC for the period that includes the date as of which the website information is current. The Portfolio’s website is located at www.ingfunds.com.
How ING Compensates Entities Offering the Portfolio as an Investment Option in Their Insurance Products
ING mutual funds may be offered as investment options in Variable Contracts by affiliated and non-affiliated insurance companies. In addition to paying fees under the Portfolio’s Distribution Plan, the Adviser or Distributor (collectively “ING”), out of its own resources and without additional cost to the Portfolio or its shareholders, may pay additional compensation to these insurance companies. The amount of the payment is based upon an annual percentage of the average net assets held in the Portfolio by those companies. The Adviser and Distributor may make these payments for administrative, record keeping or other services that insurance companies provide to the Portfolio. These payments may also provide incentive for insurance companies to make the Portfolio available through the Variable Contracts issued by the insurance company, and thus they may promote the distribution of the shares of the Portfolio.
The distributing broker-dealer for the Portfolio is IFD. IFD has entered into such agreements with non-affiliated insurance companies. Fees payable under these arrangements are at annual rates that range from 0.15% to 0.25%. This is computed as a percentage of the average aggregate amount invested in the Portfolio by contract holders through the relevant insurance company’s Variable Contracts. As of April 30, 2007, the Adviser has entered into such arrangements with the following insurance companies: Zurich Kemper Life Insurance Company; Symetra Life Insurance Company; and First Fortis Life Insurance Company.
The Adviser also has entered into similar agreements with affiliated insurers, including, but not limited to: ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company; ReliaStar Life Insurance Company; ReliaStar Life of New York; Security Life of Denver; ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Co.; and ING Life Insurance Company of America. ING uses a variety of financial and accounting techniques to allocate resources and profits across the organization. These methods may take the form of cash payments to affiliates. These methods do not impact the costs incurred when investing in the Portfolio. Management personnel of ING may receive additional compensation if the overall amount of investments in the Portfolio meets certain target levels or increases over time.
The insurance companies through which investors hold shares of the Portfolio may also pay fees to third parties in connection with distribution of Variable Contracts and for services provided to contract owners. None of the Portfolio, the Adviser, or the Distributor is a party to these arrangements. Investors should consult the prospectus and statement of additional information for their Variable Contracts for a discussion of these payments.
Ultimately, the agent or broker selling the Variable Contract to you could have a financial interest in selling you a particular product to increase the compensation they receive. Please make sure you read fully the prospectus and discuss any questions you have with your agent or broker.
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Reports to Shareholders
The fiscal year of the Portfolio ends on December 31. The Portfolio will send financial statements to its shareholders at least semi-annually. An annual shareholder report containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm will be sent to shareholders each year.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The information in the table below has been derived from ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio’s financial statements, which have been audited by KPMG, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, with the exception of the six month period ended June 30, 2007, which is unaudited.
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period.
| | Class S | |
| | Six Months Ended June 30, | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2007 | | Year Ended December 31, | |
| | (Unaudited) | | 2006 | | 2005 | | 2004 | | 2003 | | 2002 | |
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Per Share Operating Performance: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 38.24 | | 35.93 | | 33.37 | | 30.27 | | 23.88 | | 31.14 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | $ | 0.44 | * | 0.82 | * | 0.63 | * | 0.17 | | 0.12 | | 0.07 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | $ | 1.82 | | 3.47 | | 1.96 | | 3.03 | | 6.33 | | (7.28) | |
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Total from investment operations | $ | 2.26 | | 4.29 | | 2.59 | | 3.20 | | 6.45 | | (7.21) | |
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Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment income | $ | — | | 0.69 | | — | | 0.10 | | 0.06 | | 0.00** | |
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Net realized gains on investments | $ | — | | 1.29 | | 0.03 | | — | | — | | 0.05 | |
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Total distributions | $ | — | | 1.98 | | 0.03 | | 0.10 | | 0.06 | | 0.05 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | $ | 40.50 | | 38.24 | | 35.93 | | 33.37 | | 30.27 | | 23.88 | |
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Total Return(1) | % | 5.91 | | 12.40 | | 7.77 | | 10.62 | | 27.04 | | (23.13) | |
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Ratios and Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000’s) | $ | 101,203 | | 88,409 | | 59,793 | | 34,477 | | 17,744 | | 13,685 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Expenses(2) | % | 0.82 | | 0.82 | | 0.82 | | 0.99 | | 1.35 | | 1.35 | |
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Net investment income(2) | % | 2.24 | | 2.25 | | 1.84 | | 0.99 | | 0.46 | | 0.27 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 45 | | 57 | | 125 | | 797 | | 17 | | 15 | |
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(1) | Total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions at net asset value and does not reflect the effect of insurance contract charges. Total return for periods less than one year is not annualized. |
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(2) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
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* | Calculated using average number of shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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** | Amount is less than $0.005. |
B-7
APPENDIX C
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL AND RECORD OWNERS
The following tables provide information about the persons or entities who, to the knowledge of each Portfolio, owned beneficially or of record 5% or more of any class of that Portfolio’s outstanding shares as of January 11, 2008:
ING UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
Name and Address of Shareholder | | Percent of Class of Shares and Type of Ownership | | Percentage of Portfolio | | Percentage of Combined Portfolio After the Reorganization* | |
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ING VAN KAMPEN EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
Name and Address of Shareholder | | Percent of Class of Shares and Type of Ownership | | Percentage of Portfolio | | Percentage of Combined Portfolio After the Reorganization* | |
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* On a pro forma basis, assuming that the value of the shareholder’s interest in the Portfolio on the date of consummation of the Reorganization is the same as on January 11, 2008.
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3 EASY WAYS TO VOTE YOUR VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
VOTE BY PHONE: Call toll-free 1-888-221-0697 and follow the recorded instructions.
VOTE ON THE INTERNET: Log on to Proxyweb.com and follow the on-line directions.
VOTE BY MAIL: Check the appropriate boxes on the reverse side of the Voting Instruction Card, sign and
date the Voting Instruction Card and return in the envelope provided.
If you vote via phone or the Internet, you do not need to return your Voting Instruction Card.
PROXY FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON APRIL 10, 2008
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FUND/INSURANCE COMPANY NAME PRINTS HERE
The undersigned hereby appoints the above-referenced Insurance Company and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated on reverse, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, all shares of the above-referenced Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) attributable to his or her contract or interest therein as directed on the reverse side of this Card. IF THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS SIGNED AND RETURNED WITH NO CHOICES INDICATED, THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL. If you fail to return this Voting Instruction Card, the Insurance Company will vote all shares attributable to your account value in proportion to all voting instructions for the Portfolio actually received from contract owners in the Separate Account, when applicable. The proxies voting shares at the Special Meeting on behalf of the Insurance Company are authorized to vote, at their discretion, upon such other business as may properly come before the Special Meeting and any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
Voting Instruction Card must be signed and dated below.
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Signature (s) (if held jointly) | | Date | |
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NOTE: PLEASE SIGN EXACTLY AS YOUR NAME APPEARS ON THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD. All joint owners should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian or as custodian for a minor, please give full title as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name and indicate the signer’s office. If a partner, please sign in the partnership name.
Please fill in box(es) as shown using black or blue ink or number 2 pencil. x
PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS.
To avoid the additional expense of further solicitation, we strongly urge you to review, complete and return your Voting Instruction Card as soon as possible. Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. If you vote via phone or the Internet, you do not need to return your Voting Instruction Card.
THIS VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL:
1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and between ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio and ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, providing for the reorganization of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio with and into ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
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FUNDS
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034
3 EASY WAYS TO VOTE YOUR PROXY
VOTE BY PHONE: Call toll-free 1-888-221-0697 and follow the recorded instructions.
VOTE ON THE INTERNET: Log on to Proxyweb.com and follow the on-line directions.
VOTE BY MAIL: Check the appropriate boxes on the reverse side of the Proxy Ballot, sign and date the
Proxy Ballot and return in the envelope provided.
If you vote via phone or the Internet, you do not need to return your Proxy Ballot.
PROXY FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON APRIL 10, 2008
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ING UBS U.S. ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
The undersigned hereby appoint(s) Huey P. Falgout, Jr., Theresa K. Kelety, and Todd Modic or any one or all of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of the above-referenced Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Portfolio to be held at the offices of the Portfolio at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034 on April 10, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., Local time and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
This proxy will be voted as instructed. If no specification is made, the proxy will be voted “FOR” the proposal.
Please vote, date and sign this proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed envelope.
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Signature (s) (if held jointly) | | Date | |
This Proxy Ballot must be signed exactly as your name(s) appears hereon. If as an attorney, executor, guardian or in some representative capacity or as an officer of a corporation, please add title(s) as such. Joint owners must each sign.
Please fill in box(es) as shown using black or blue ink or number 2 pencil. x
PLEASE DO NOT USE FINE POINT PENS.
To avoid the additional expense of further solicitation, we strongly urge you to review, complete and return your Proxy Ballot as soon as possible. Your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own. If you vote via phone or the Internet, you do not need to return your Proxy Ballot.
THIS PROXY BALLOT IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL:
1. To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and between ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio and ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, providing for the reorganization of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio with and into ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
PART B
ING PARTNERS, INC.
Statement of Additional Information
February 26, 2008
Acquisition of the Assets and Liabilities of: | | By and in Exchange for Shares of: |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio |
(A Series of ING Investors Trust) | | (A Series of ING Partners, Inc.) |
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road | | 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road |
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 | | Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 |
This Statement of Additional Information of ING Partners, Inc. (“SAI”) is available to the shareholders of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, a series of ING Investors Trust, in connection with a proposed transaction whereby all of the assets and known liabilities of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will be transferred to ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, a series of ING Partners, Inc., in exchange for shares of ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio.
This SAI consists of: (i) this cover page; (ii) the accompanying Pro Forma Financial Statements; (iii) the Portfolio Manager’s Report for ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio and (iv) the following documents, each of which was filed electronically with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference herein:
1. The SAI for ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio, dated April 30, 2007, as filed on April 27, 2007 (File No: 033-23512) and the SAI for ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, as supplemented, dated April 30, 2007, as filed on April 27, 2007 (File No: 333-32575).
2. The Financial Statements of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio included in the Annual Report dated December 31, 2006, as filed on March 8, 2007 and the Semi-Annual Report dated June 30, 2007, as filed on September 5, 2007 (File No: 811-05629) and the Financial Statements of ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio included in the Annual Report dated December 31, 2006, as filed on March 8, 2007 and the Semi-Annual Report dated June 30, 2007, as filed on September 5, 2007 (No: 811-08319).
This SAI is not a prospectus. A Prospectus/Proxy Statement dated February 26, 2008, relating to the Reorganization of UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio may be obtained, without charge, by writing to the ING Funds at 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034 or calling 1-800-992-0180. This SAI should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus/Proxy.
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In connection with a proposed transaction whereby all of the assets and known liabilities of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio will be transferred to ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, in exchange for shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio, shown below are financial statements for each Portfolio and Pro Forma Financial Statements for the combined Portfolio, assuming the Reorganization is consummated, as of June 30, 2008. The first table presents Statements of Assets and Liabilities for each Portfolio and estimated pro forma figures for the combined Portfolio. The second table presents Statements of Operations for each Portfolio and estimated pro forma figures for the combined Portfolio. The third table presents Portfolio of Investments for each Portfolio and estimated pro forma figures for the combined Portfolio. The tables are followed by Notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES as of June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
| | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio | | Adjustments | | Pro forma Combined | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities at value+* | | $ | 110,538,576 | | $ | 1,023,300,521 | | | | $ | 1,133,839,097 | |
Short-term investments** | | — | | 151,343 | | | | 151,343 | |
Short-term investments at amortized cost | | 21,653,000 | | 24,636,909 | | | | 46,289,909 | |
Cash | | 315,411 | | — | | | | 315,411 | |
Foreign currencies at value*** | | — | | 3,432 | | | | 3,432 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities sold | | 174,042 | | 13,071,814 | | | | 13,245,856 | |
Fund shares sold | | — | | 211,834 | | | | 211,834 | |
Dividends and interest | | 370,714 | | 4,233,667 | | | | 4,604,381 | |
Reimbursement due from manager | | 2,632 | | — | | | | 2,632 | |
Total assets | | 133,054,375 | | 1,065,609,520 | | | | 1,198,663,895 | |
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LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | 800,382 | | 37,366,302 | | | | 38,166,684 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | 37,741 | | 843,315 | | | | 881,056 | |
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned | | 21,653,000 | | — | | | | 21,653,000 | |
Payable to affiliates | | 85,094 | | 511,337 | | | | 596,431 | |
Payable to custodian due to bank overdraft | | — | | 42,118 | | | | 42,118 | |
Total liabilities | | 22,576,217 | | 38,763,072 | | | | 61,339,289 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 110,478,158 | | $ | 1,026,846,448 | | | | $ | 1,137,324,606 | |
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NET ASSETS WERE COMPRISED OF: | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 80,909,973 | | $ | 802,798,058 | | | | $ | 883,708,031 | |
Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment loss) | | 3,106,853 | | 36,571,361 | | | | 39,678,214 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | 12,196,674 | | 54,233,555 | | | | 66,430,229 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | 14,264,658 | | 133,243,474 | | | | 147,508,132 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 110,478,158 | | $ | 1,026,846,448 | | | | $ | 1,137,324,606 | |
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+ Including securities loaned at value | | $ | 21,093,114 | | $ | — | | | | $ | 21,093,114 | |
* Cost of investments in securities | | $ | 96,273,918 | | $ | 890,054,940 | | | | $ | 986,328,858 | |
** Cost of short-term investments | | $ | — | | $ | 153,703 | | | | $ | 153,703 | |
*** Cost of foreign currencies | | $ | — | | $ | 3,179 | | | | $ | 3,179 | |
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Class ADV | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,138 | | $ | 15,038,390 | | | | $ | 15,039,528 | |
Shares authorized | | unlimited | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Par value | | $ | 0.001 | | $ | 0.001 | | | | $ | 0.001 | |
Shares outstanding | | 100 | | 375,914 | | (71 | )(C) | 375,942 | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.41 | | $ | 40.00 | | | | $ | 40.00 | |
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Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,147 | | $ | 910,605,109 | | | | $ | 910,606,256 | |
Shares authorized | | unlimited | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Par value | | $ | 0.001 | | $ | 0.001 | | | | $ | 0.001 | |
Shares outstanding | | 99 | | 22,319,995 | | (71 | )(C) | 22,320,023 | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.55 | | $ | 40.80 | | | | $ | 40.80 | |
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Class S | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 105,135,919 | | $ | 101,202,949 | | $ | 5,339,954 | (D) | $ | 211,678,822 | |
Shares authorized | | unlimited | | 100,000,000 | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Par value | | $ | 0.001 | | $ | 0.001 | | | | $ | 0.001 | |
Shares outstanding | | 9,100,669 | | 2,499,012 | | (6,372,870 | )(D) | 5,226,811 | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.55 | | $ | 40.50 | | | | $ | 40.50 | |
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Class S2 | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 5,339,954 | | n/a | | (5,339,954 | )(D) | $ | — | |
Shares authorized | | unlimited | | n/a | | | | 100,000,000 | |
Par value | | $ | 0.001 | | n/a | | | | $ | 0.001 | |
Shares outstanding | | 464,754 | | n/a | | (464,754 | )(D) | — | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share | | $ | 11.49 | | n/a | | | | $ | — | |
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(C) | Reflects new shares issued, net of retired shares of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio. (Calculation: Net Assets ÷ NAV per share) |
(D) | Reflects Class S2 merged into Class S |
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
| | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio for the twelve months ended June 30, 2007 | | ING Van Kampen Portfolio for the twelve months ended June 30, 2007 | | Adjustments | | Pro forma Combined for the twelve months ended June 30, 2007 | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | | $ | 1,290,539 | | $ | 16,126,700 | | | | $ | 17,417,239 | |
Interest | | 1,770,939 | | 14,617,157 | | | | 16,388,096 | |
Securities lending income | | 9,326 | | — | | | | 9,326 | |
Total investment income | | 3,070,804 | | 30,743,857 | | | | 33,814,661 | |
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EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | |
Investment management fees / Unified fees | | 827,823 | | 5,582,366 | | (190,500 | ) | 6,219,689 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | | | | | | |
Class ADV | | 8 | | 88,816 | | | | 88,824 | |
Class S | | 276,218 | | 222,229 | | | | 498,447 | |
Class S2 | | 26,939 | | — | | | | 26,939 | |
Administrative service fees | | — | | 203,028 | | 23,175 | | 226,203 | |
Director/ Trustee fees | | 7,789 | | — | | (7,789 | ) | — | |
Total expenses | | 1,138,777 | | 6,096,439 | | (175,113 | ) | 7,060,103 | |
Net waived and reimbursed fees | | (30,229 | ) | | | 30,229 | | — | |
Brokerage commission recapture | | (12,888 | ) | — | | | | (12,888 | ) |
Net expenses | | 1,095,660 | | 6,096,439 | | (144,884 | ) | 7,047,215 | |
Net investment income | | 1,975,144 | | 24,647,418 | | 144,884 | | 26,767,446 | |
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY RELATED TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | 10,042,363 | | 47,565,636 | | | | 57,607,999 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | — | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | 10,042,363 | | 47,565,638 | | | | 57,608,001 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | 4,904,516 | | 85,417,277 | | | | 90,321,793 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | — | | 17 | | | | 17 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | 4,904,516 | | 85,417,294 | | | | 90,321,810 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | 14,946,879 | | 132,982,932 | | | | 147,929,811 | |
Increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 16,922,023 | | $ | 157,630,350 | | $ | 144,884 | | $ | 174,697,257 | |
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* Foreign taxes withheld | | $ | — | | $ | 324,206 | | | | $ | 324,206 | |
(A) | Reflects adjustment in expenses due to effects of new contractual rates as a result of the merger. | |
(B) | Reflects adjustment in expenses due to elimination of duplicative services. | |
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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
Portfolios of Investments as of June 30, 2007/
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCK: 61.2% | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Advertising: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
15,800 | | — | | 15,800 | | | | Omnicom Group** | | $ | 836,136 | | $ | — | | $ | 836,136 | |
9,131 | | — | | 9,131 | | @,L | | R.H. Donnelley Corp.** | | 691,947 | | — | | 691,947 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,528,083 | | — | | 1,528,083 | |
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| | | | | | | | Aerospace/Defense: 0.7% | | | | | | | |
4,500 | | — | | 4,500 | | | | Northrop Grumman Corp.** | | 350,415 | | — | | 350,415 | |
— | | 141,180 | | 141,180 | | | | Raytheon Co. | | — | | 7,608,190 | | 7,608,190 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 350,415 | | 7,608,190 | | 7,958,605 | |
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| | | | | | | | Agriculture: 0.7% | | | | | | | |
— | | 112,300 | | 112,300 | | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | — | | 7,876,722 | | 7,876,722 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 7,876,722 | | 7,876,722 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Apparel: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
9,100 | | — | | 9,100 | | @ | | Coach, Inc.** | | 431,249 | | — | | 431,249 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 431,249 | | — | | 431,249 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Auto Manufacturers: 0.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 125,190 | | 125,190 | | @@ | | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ADR | | — | | 4,543,145 | | 4,543,145 | |
8,700 | | — | | 8,700 | | L | | Paccar, Inc.** | | 757,248 | | — | | 757,248 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 757,248 | | 4,543,145 | | 5,300,393 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Auto Parts & Equipment: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
10,300 | | — | | 10,300 | | L | | BorgWarner, Inc.** | | 886,212 | | — | | 886,212 | |
13,200 | | — | | 13,200 | | | | Johnson Controls, Inc.** | | 1,528,164 | | — | | 1,528,164 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,414,376 | | — | | 2,414,376 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Banks: 2.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 150,696 | | 150,696 | | | | Bank of America Corp. | | — | | 7,367,527 | | 7,367,527 | |
4,400 | | — | | 4,400 | | | | City National Corp.** | | 334,796 | | — | | 334,796 | |
27,900 | | 133,090 | | 160,990 | | | | Fifth Third Bancorp. | | 1,109,583 | | 5,292,989 | | 6,402,572 | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | L | | Mellon Financial Corp.** | | 1,540,000 | | — | | 1,540,000 | |
12,100 | | 81,850 | | 93,950 | | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 866,118 | | 5,858,823 | | 6,724,941 | |
63,400 | | — | | 63,400 | | L | | Wells Fargo & Co.** | | 2,229,776 | | — | | 2,229,776 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6,080,273 | | 18,519,339 | | 24,599,612 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Beverages: 1.1% | | | | | | | |
9,800 | | — | | 9,800 | | | | Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.** | | 511,168 | | — | | 511,168 | |
— | | 211,360 | | 211,360 | | | | Coca-Cola Co. | | — | | 11,056,242 | | 11,056,242 | |
23,700 | | — | | 23,700 | | @,L | | Constellation Brands, Inc.** | | 575,436 | | — | | 575,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,086,604 | | 11,056,242 | | 12,142,846 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Biotechnology: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
4,400 | | — | | 4,400 | | @ | | Amgen, Inc.** | | 243,276 | | — | | 243,276 | |
18,000 | | — | | 18,000 | | @,L | | Genzyme Corp.** | | 1,159,200 | | — | | 1,159,200 | |
20,900 | | — | | 20,900 | | @,L | | Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.** | | 220,913 | | — | | 220,913 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,623,389 | | — | | 1,623,389 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Building Materials: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
45,200 | | — | | 45,200 | | | | Masco Corp.** | | 1,286,844 | | — | | 1,286,844 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,286,844 | | — | | 1,286,844 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Chemicals: 2.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 273,470 | | 273,470 | | @@ | | Bayer AG ADR | | — | | 20,592,291 | | 20,592,291 | |
— | | 108,770 | | 108,770 | | | | EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. | | — | | 5,529,867 | | 5,529,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 26,122,158 | | 26,122,158 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Computers: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
25,700 | | — | | 25,700 | | @ | | Dell, Inc.** | | 733,735 | | — | | 733,735 | |
— | | 54,626 | | 54,626 | | | | Hewlett-Packard Co. | | — | | 2,437,412 | | 2,437,412 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 733,735 | | 2,437,412 | | 3,171,147 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cosmetics/Personal Care: 0.8% | | | | | | | |
— | | 70,590 | | 70,590 | | | | Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. | | — | | 3,212,551 | | 3,212,551 | |
— | | 103,820 | | 103,820 | | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | — | | 6,352,746 | | 6,352,746 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 9,565,297 | | 9,565,297 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Diversified Financial Services: 7.2% | | | | | | | |
7,244 | | — | | 7,244 | | @,L | | Blackstone Group LP** | | 212,032 | | — | | 212,032 | |
— | | 476,940 | | 476,940 | | | | Charles Schwab Corp. | | — | | 9,786,809 | | 9,786,809 | |
54,900 | | 364,070 | | 418,970 | | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | 2,815,821 | | 18,673,150 | | 21,488,971 | |
11,700 | | 210,780 | | 222,480 | | | | Freddie Mac | | 710,190 | | 12,794,346 | | 13,504,536 | |
26,700 | | 443,142 | | 469,842 | | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | 1,293,615 | | 21,470,230 | | 22,763,845 | |
— | | 136,590 | | 136,590 | | | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | | — | | 11,416,192 | | 11,416,192 | |
30,500 | | — | | 30,500 | | | | Morgan Stanley** | | 2,558,340 | | — | | 2,558,340 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7,589,998 | | 74,140,727 | | 81,730,725 | |
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| | | | | | | | Electric: 3.0% | | | | | | | |
13,900 | | 226,550 | | 240,450 | | | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | 626,056 | | 10,203,812 | | 10,829,868 | |
— | | 11,000 | | 11,000 | | | | CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.** | | — | | 418,440 | | 418,440 | |
— | | 115,495 | | 115,495 | | | | Entergy Corp. | | — | | 12,398,388 | | 12,398,388 | |
28,300 | | — | | 28,300 | | | | Exelon Corp.** | | 2,054,580 | | — | | 2,054,580 | |
— | | 119,420 | | 119,420 | | | | FirstEnergy Corp. | | — | | 7,730,057 | | 7,730,057 | |
1,500 | | — | | 1,500 | | | | Northeast Utilities** | | 42,540 | | — | | 42,540 | |
10,900 | | — | | 10,900 | | | | Pepco Holdings, Inc.** | | 307,380 | | — | | 307,380 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,030,556 | | 30,750,697 | | 33,781,253 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Electronics: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 81,880 | | 81,880 | | | | Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group | | — | | 2,500,615 | | 2,500,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 2,500,615 | | 2,500,615 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Food: 2.7% | | | | | | | |
— | | 162,720 | | 162,720 | | @@ | | Cadbury Schweppes PLC ADR | | — | | 8,835,696 | | 8,835,696 | |
— | | 128,100 | | 128,100 | | | | ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | — | | 3,440,766 | | 3,440,766 | |
— | | 216,280 | | 216,280 | | | | Kraft Foods, Inc. | | — | | 7,623,870 | | 7,623,870 | |
25,900 | | — | | 25,900 | | | | Sysco Corp.** | | 854,441 | | — | | 854,441 | |
— | | 311,120 | | 311,120 | | @@ | | Unilever NV ADR | | — | | 9,650,942 | | 9,650,942 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 854,441 | | 29,551,274 | | 30,405,715 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Gas: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
16,600 | | — | | 16,600 | | | | NiSource, Inc.** | | 343,786 | | — | | 343,786 | |
13,200 | | — | | 13,200 | | | | Sempra Energy** | | 781,836 | | — | | 781,836 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,125,622 | | — | | 1,125,622 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Healthcare-Products: 0.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 283,680 | | 283,680 | | @ | | Boston Scientific Corp. | | — | | 4,351,651 | | 4,351,651 | |
13,900 | | — | | 13,900 | | | | Johnson & Johnson** | | 856,518 | | — | | 856,518 | |
13,400 | | — | | 13,400 | | | | Medtronic, Inc.** | | 694,924 | | — | | 694,924 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,551,442 | | 4,351,651 | | 5,903,093 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Healthcare — Services: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
15,260 | | — | | 15,260 | | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc.** | | 780,396 | | — | | 780,396 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 780,396 | | — | | 780,396 | |
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| | | | | | | | Household Products/Wares: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
7,800 | | — | | 7,800 | | | | Fortune Brands, Inc.** | | 642,486 | | — | | 642,486 | |
— | | 44,460 | | 44,460 | | | | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | — | | 2,973,929 | | 2,973,929 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 642,486 | | 2,973,929 | | 3,616,415 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Insurance: 5.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 149,820 | | 149,820 | | @@ | | Aegon NV ADR | | — | | 2,943,963 | | 2,943,963 | |
8,400 | | — | | 8,400 | | | | Aflac, Inc.** | | 431,760 | | — | | 431,760 | |
10,900 | | — | | 10,900 | | | | Allstate Corp.** | | 670,459 | | — | | 670,459 | |
— | | 170,994 | | 170,994 | | | | Chubb Corp. | | — | | 9,257,615 | | 9,257,615 | |
— | | 110,900 | | 110,900 | | | | Cigna Corp. | | — | | 5,791,198 | | 5,791,198 | |
— | | 77,878 | | 77,878 | | @ | | Conseco, Inc. | | — | | 1,626,871 | | 1,626,871 | |
7,500 | | 67,220 | | 74,720 | | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | 738,825 | | 6,621,842 | | 7,360,667 | |
— | | 466,730 | | 466,730 | | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | — | | 14,412,622 | | 14,412,622 | |
— | | 211,201 | | 211,201 | | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. | | — | | 11,299,254 | | 11,299,254 | |
— | | 73,400 | | 73,400 | | @@ | | XL Capital Ltd.-Class A | | — | | 6,186,886 | | 6,186,886 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,841,044 | | 58,140,251 | | 59,981,295 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Internet: 2.1% | | | | | | | |
10,900 | | 90,460 | | 101,360 | | @,L | | Amazon.com, Inc.** | | 745,669 | | 6,188,369 | | 6,934,038 | |
2,000 | | — | | 2,000 | | @ | | McAfee, Inc.** | | 70,400 | | — | | 70,400 | |
48,842 | | 407,473 | | 456,315 | | @,L | | Symantec Corp. | | 986,608 | | 8,230,955 | | 9,217,563 | |
26,800 | | 274,742 | | 301,542 | | @,L | | Yahoo!, Inc. | | 727,084 | | 7,453,750 | | 8,180,834 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,529,761 | | 21,873,074 | | 24,402,835 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Leisure Time: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
22,800 | | — | | 22,800 | | | | Carnival Corp.** | | 1,111,956 | | — | | 1,111,956 | |
8,500 | | — | | 8,500 | | | | Harley-Davidson, Inc.** | | 506,685 | | — | | 506,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,618,641 | | — | | 1,618,641 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Media: 3.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 308,910 | | 308,910 | | @ | | Comcast Corp.-Class A | | — | | 8,686,549 | | 8,686,549 | |
6,900 | | — | | 6,900 | | | | McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc.** | | 469,752 | | — | | 469,752 | |
32,000 | | — | | 32,000 | | | | News Corp., Inc. — Class A** | | 678,720 | | — | | 678,720 | |
— | | 773,480 | | 773,480 | | | | Time Warner, Inc. | | — | | 16,274,013 | | 16,274,013 | |
14,500 | | 303,956 | | 318,456 | | @ | | Viacom — Class B | | 603,635 | | 12,653,688 | | 13,257,323 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,752,107 | | 37,614,250 | | 39,366,357 | |
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| | | | | | | | Mining: 0.6% | | | | | | | |
— | | 161,230 | | 161,230 | | | | Newmont Mining Corp. | | — | | 6,297,644 | | 6,297,644 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 6,297,644 | | 6,297,644 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 4.0% | | | | | | | |
46,400 | | 420,860 | | 467,260 | | | | General Electric Co. | | 1,776,192 | | 16,110,521 | | 17,886,713 | |
26,100 | | — | | 26,100 | | | | Illinois Tool Works, Inc.** | | 1,414,359 | | — | | 1,414,359 | |
— | | 93,140 | | 93,140 | | @@ | | Siemens AG ADR | | — | | 13,324,608 | | 13,324,608 | |
— | | 370,160 | | 370,160 | | @ | | Tyco International Ltd. | | — | | 12,507,706 | | 12,507,706 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,190,551 | | 41,942,835 | | 45,133,386 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Oil & Gas: 4.2% | | | | | | | |
5,600 | | — | | 5,600 | | | | Chevron Corp.** | | 471,744 | | — | | 471,744 | |
— | | 155,680 | | 155,680 | | | | ConocoPhillips | | — | | 12,220,880 | | 12,220,880 | |
— | | 35,800 | | 35,800 | | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | — | | 2,802,782 | | 2,802,782 | |
12,300 | | — | | 12,300 | | | | ENSCO International, Inc.** | | 750,423 | | — | | 750,423 | |
8,400 | | — | | 8,400 | | | | EOG Resources, Inc.** | | 613,704 | | — | | 613,704 | |
7,500 | | 80,000 | | 87,500 | | | | ExxonMobil Corp. | | 629,100 | | 6,710,400 | | 7,339,500 | |
12,000 | | — | | 12,000 | | L | | GlobalSantaFe Corp.** | | 867,000 | | — | | 867,000 | |
— | | 73,320 | | 73,320 | | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | — | | 4,396,267 | | 4,396,267 | |
— | | 125,510 | | 125,510 | | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | — | | 7,264,519 | | 7,264,519 | |
— | | 142,350 | | 142,350 | | @@ | | Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR | | — | | 11,558,820 | | 11,558,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,331,971 | | 44,953,668 | | 48,285,639 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Oil & Gas Services: 0.8% | | | | | | | |
23,400 | | — | | 23,400 | | | | Halliburton Co.** | | 807,300 | | — | | 807,300 | |
— | | 98,470 | | 98,470 | | | | Schlumberger Ltd. | | — | | 8,364,042 | | 8,364,042 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 807,300 | | 8,364,042 | | 9,171,342 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pharmaceuticals: 8.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 273,930 | | 273,930 | | | | Abbott Laboratories | | — | | 14,668,952 | | 14,668,952 | |
26,400 | | 435,140 | | 461,540 | | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 833,184 | | 13,733,018 | | 14,566,202 | |
3,900 | | — | | 3,900 | | @,L | | Cephalon, Inc.** | | 313,521 | | — | | 313,521 | |
— | | 234,240 | | 234,240 | | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | — | | 13,089,331 | | 13,089,331 | |
— | | 76,520 | | 76,520 | | @@ | | GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR** | | — | | 4,007,352 | | 4,007,352 | |
10,600 | | — | | 10,600 | | @ | | Medco Health Solutions, Inc.** | | 826,694 | | — | | 826,694 | |
24,600 | | — | | 24,600 | | | | Merck & Co., Inc.** | | 1,225,080 | | — | | 1,225,080 | |
— | | 199,700 | | 199,700 | | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | — | | 5,106,329 | | 5,106,329 | |
— | | 81,890 | | 81,890 | | @@ | | Roche Holding AG ADR | | — | | 7,262,931 | | 7,262,931 | |
— | | 53,770 | | 53,770 | | @@ | | Sanofi-Aventis ADR** | | — | | 2,165,318 | | 2,165,318 | |
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— | | 619,850 | | 619,850 | | | | Schering–Plough Corp. | | — | | 18,868,234 | | 18,868,234 | |
31,450 | | 194,820 | | 226,270 | | | | Wyeth | | 1,803,343 | | 11,170,979 | | 12,974,322 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5,001,822 | | 90,072,444 | | 95,074,266 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pipelines: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 108,780 | | 108,780 | | | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | — | | 3,439,624 | | 3,439,624 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 3,439,624 | | 3,439,624 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Retail: 2.7% | | | | | | | |
17,600 | | — | | 17,600 | | @,L | | Chico’s FAS, Inc.** | | 428,384 | | — | | 428,384 | |
17,300 | | — | | 17,300 | | | | Costco Wholesale Corp.** | | 1,012,396 | | — | | 1,012,396 | |
25,500 | | 172,880 | | 198,380 | | | | Home Depot, Inc. | | 1,003,425 | | 6,802,828 | | 7,806,253 | |
— | | 76,520 | | 76,520 | | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | — | | 3,884,155 | | 3,884,155 | |
— | | 95,279 | | 95,279 | | @ | | Office Depot, Inc. | | — | | 2,886,954 | | 2,886,954 | |
— | | 189,200 | | 189,200 | | @ | | Rite Aid Corp. | | — | | 1,207,096 | | 1,207,096 | |
8,900 | | — | | 8,900 | | | | Target Corp.** | | 566,040 | | — | | 566,040 | |
— | | 268,670 | | 268,670 | | | | Wal—Mart Stores, Inc. | | — | | 12,925,714 | | 12,925,714 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,010,245 | | 27,706,747 | | 30,716,992 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Semiconductors: 1.2% | | | | | | | |
33,700 | | — | | 33,700 | | L | | Analog Devices, Inc.** | | 1,268,468 | | — | | 1,268,468 | |
78,000 | | 201,857 | | 279,857 | | | | Intel Corp. | | 1,853,280 | | 4,796,122 | | 6,649,402 | |
15,400 | | — | | 15,400 | | L | | Linear Technology Corp.** | | 557,172 | | — | | 557,172 | |
— | | 316,978 | | 316,978 | | @ | | Micron Technology, Inc. | | — | | 3,971,734 | | 3,971,734 | |
26,800 | | — | | 26,800 | | L | | Xilinx, Inc.** | | 717,436 | | — | | 717,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,396,356 | | 8,767,856 | | 13,164,212 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Software: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
34,100 | | — | | 34,100 | | @ | | BEA Systems, Inc.** | | 466,829 | | — | | 466,829 | |
16,100 | | — | | 16,100 | | @ | | Citrix Systems, Inc.** | | 542,087 | | — | | 542,087 | |
14,500 | | — | | 14,500 | | @,L | | Intuit, Inc.** | | 436,160 | | — | | 436,160 | |
70,700 | | — | | 70,700 | | | | Microsoft Corp.** | | 2,083,529 | | — | | 2,083,529 | |
11,500 | | — | | 11,500 | | @,L | | Red Hat, Inc.** | | 256,220 | | — | | 256,220 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3,784,825 | | — | | 3,784,825 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Telecommunications: 4.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 505,300 | | 505,300 | | @@ | | Alcatel SA ADR | | — | | 7,074,200 | | 7,074,200 | |
26,000 | | — | | 26,000 | | @@ | | Allergan, Inc.** | | 1,498,640 | | — | | 1,498,640 | |
27,800 | | — | | 27,800 | | L | | AT&T, Inc.** | | 1,153,700 | | — | | 1,153,700 | |
— | | 123,400 | | 123,400 | | @ | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | — | | 3,436,690 | | 3,436,690 | |
— | | 60,386 | | 60,386 | | | | Embarq Corp. | | — | | 3,826,661 | | 3,826,661 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
— | | 174,770 | | 174,770 | | @@ | | France Telecom SA ADR | | — | | 4,802,680 | | 4,802,680 | |
71,594 | | 447,897 | | 519,491 | | | | Sprint Nextel Corp. | | 1,482,712 | | 9,275,947 | | 10,758,659 | |
— | | 376,026 | | 376,026 | | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | — | | 15,480,990 | | 15,480,990 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,135,052 | | 43,897,168 | | 48,032,220 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Transportation: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
16,400 | | — | | 16,400 | | L | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.** | | 1,396,296 | | — | | 1,396,296 | |
10,700 | | — | | 10,700 | | L | | FedEx Corp.** | | 1,187,379 | | — | | 1,187,379 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,583,675 | | — | | 2,583,675 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Common Stock | | 69,850,507 | | 625,067,001 | | 694,917,508 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 57,202,263 | | 497,710,987 | | 554,913,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: 0.4% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Exchange-Traded Funds: 0.4% | | | | | | | |
— | | 333,500 | | 333,500 | | | | iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | — | | 4,839,085 | | 4,839,085 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Exchange-Traded | | — | | 4,839,085 | | 4,839,085 | |
| | | | | | | | Funds (Cost $) | | — | | 4,869,710 | | 4,869,710 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
MUTUAL FUNDS: 0.7% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Open-End Funds: 0.7% | | | | | | | |
150,213 | | — | | 150,213 | | | | UBS High Yield Fund** | | 3,274,187 | | — | | 3,274,187 | |
90,038 | | — | | 90,038 | | | | UBS Small Equity Fund** | | 4,652,325 | | — | | 4,652,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Mutual Funds | | 7,926,512 | | — | | 7,926,512 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 5,854,718 | | — | | 5,854,718 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCK: 2.9% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Advertising: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 900 | | 900 | | #,P | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | — | | 962,213 | | 962,213 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 962,213 | | 962,213 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Auto Manufacturers: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 97,800 | | 97,800 | | P | | Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II | | — | | 3,771,168 | | 3,771,168 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 3,771,168 | | 3,771,168 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Diversified Financial Services: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 49,200 | | 49,200 | | @@ | | Lazard Ltd. | | — | | 1,911,912 | | 1,911,912 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,911,912 | | 1,911,912 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Healthcare-Services: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,600 | | 1,600 | | # | | Healthsouth Corp. | | — | | 1,480,600 | | 1,480,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,480,600 | | 1,480,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Insurance: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 53,600 | | 53,600 | | @@ | | XL Capital Ltd. | | — | | 1,574,768 | | 1,574,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,574,768 | | 1,574,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Media: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 27,920 | | 27,920 | | P | | Tribune Co. | | — | | 1,870,919 | | 1,870,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,870,919 | | 1,870,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pharmaceuticals: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 35,000 | | 35,000 | | P | | Omnicare Capital Trust II | | — | | 1,745,625 | | 1,745,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,745,625 | | 1,745,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pipelines: 0.6% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,900 | | 1,900 | | | | El Paso Corp. | | — | | 2,776,375 | | 2,776,375 | |
— | | 105,000 | | 105,000 | | P | | El Paso Energy Capital Trust I | | — | | 4,426,800 | | 4,426,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 7,203,175 | | 7,203,175 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Savings & Loans: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 26,300 | | 26,300 | | | | Sovereign Capital Trust | | — | | 1,226,238 | | 1,226,238 | |
— | | 9,400 | | 9,400 | | | | Washington Mutual, Inc. | | — | | 517,000 | | 517,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,743,238 | | 1,743,238 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Sovereign: 0.4% | | | | | | | |
— | | 50 | | 50 | | P | | Fannie Mae | | — | | 4,969,719 | | 4,969,719 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 4,969,719 | | 4,969,719 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Telecommunications: 0.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 6,000 | | 6,000 | | P | | Lucent Technologies Capital Trust I | | — | | 6,191,250 | | 6,191,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 6,191,250 | | 6,191,250 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Preferred Stock | | — | | 33,424,587 | | 33,424,587 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | — | | 31,652,282 | | 31,652,282 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS: 11.1% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Advertising: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
$ | — | | $ | 1,528,000 | | $ | 1,528,000 | | C | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 4.500%, due 03/15/23 | | $ | — | | $ | 1,717,090 | | $ | 1,717,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,717,090 | | 1,717,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Aerospace/Defense: 0.4% | | | | | | | |
— | | 4,225,000 | | 4,225,000 | | C | | L-3 Communications Corp., 3.000%, due 08/01/35 | | — | | 4,784,813 | | 4,784,813 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 4,784,813 | | 4,784,813 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Auto Manufacturers: 0.6% | | | | | | | |
— | | 5,398,000 | | 5,398,000 | | C | | Ford Motor Co., 4.250%, due 12/15/36 | | — | | 6,787,985 | | 6,787,985 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 6,787,985 | | 6,787,985 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Biotechnology: 1.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 3,800,000 | | 3,800,000 | | | | Amgen, Inc., 0.375%, due 02/01/13 | | — | | 3,391,500 | | 3,391,500 | |
— | | 4,200,000 | | 4,200,000 | | # | | Amgen, Inc., 0.375%, due 02/01/13 | | — | | 3,748,500 | | 3,748,500 | |
— | | 1,598,000 | | 1,598,000 | | # | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 2.250%, due 06/15/13 | | — | | 1,931,583 | | 1,931,583 | |
— | | 3,550,000 | | 3,550,000 | | C | | Invitrogen Corp., 1.500%, due 02/15/24 | | — | | 3,279,313 | | 3,279,313 | |
— | | 725,000 | | 725,000 | | C | | Invitrogen Corp., 3.250%, due 06/15/25 | | — | | 740,406 | | 740,406 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 13,091,302 | | 13,091,302 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Computers: 1.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 3,150,000 | | 3,150,000 | | C | | Electronic Data Systems Corp., 3.875%, due 07/15/23 | | — | | 3,205,125 | | 3,205,125 | |
— | | 3,959,000 | | 3,959,000 | | # | | EMC Corp., 1.750%, due 12/01/11 | | — | | 5,018,033 | | 5,018,033 | |
— | | 1,205,000 | | 1,205,000 | | | | EMC Corp., 1.750%, due 12/01/11 | | — | | 1,527,338 | | 1,527,338 | |
— | | 2,548,000 | | 2,548,000 | | | | SanDisk Corp., 1.000%, due 05/15/13 | | — | | 2,251,795 | | 2,251,795 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 12,002,291 | | 12,002,291 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Diversified Financial Services: 1.6% | | | | | | | |
— | | 5,800,000 | | 5,800,000 | | C | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.000%, due 02/02/12 | | — | | 5,861,944 | | 5,861,944 | |
— | | 4,500,000 | | 4,500,000 | | # | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.000%, due 05/09/14 | | — | | 4,331,700 | | 4,331,700 | |
— | | 7,800,000 | | 7,800,000 | | | | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 1.500%, due 03/23/12 | | — | | 8,126,820 | | 8,126,820 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 18,320,464 | | 18,320,464 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Entertainment: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,920,000 | | 1,920,000 | | C | | International Game Technology, 2.600%, due 12/15/36 | | — | | 1,879,200 | | 1,879,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,879,200 | | 1,879,200 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Environmental Control: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,161,000 | | 1,161,000 | | C | | Allied Waste North America, Inc., 4.250%, due 04/15/34 | | — | | 1,116,011 | | 1,116,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,116,011 | | 1,116,011 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Food: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 7,100,000 | | 7,100,000 | | C,Z | | Supervalu, Inc., 3.370%, due 11/02/31 | | — | | 3,168,375 | | 3,168,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 3,168,375 | | 3,168,375 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Healthcare-Products: 1.0% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,300,000 | | 1,300,000 | | C | | Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., 2.500%, due 07/15/24 | | — | | 1,270,750 | | 1,270,750 | |
— | | 3,104,000 | | 3,104,000 | | #,C | | Beckman Coulter, Inc., 2.500%, due 12/15/36 | | — | | 3,305,760 | | 3,305,760 | |
— | | 1,263,000 | | 1,263,000 | | C | | Edwards Lifesciences Corp., 3.875%, due 05/15/33 | | — | | 1,313,520 | | 1,313,520 | |
— | | 3,960,000 | | 3,960,000 | | C | | Medtronic, Inc., 1.250%, due 09/15/21 | | — | | 3,974,850 | | 3,974,850 | |
— | | 798,000 | | 798,000 | | | | Medtronic, Inc., 1.500%, due 04/15/11 | | — | | 849,870 | | 849,870 | |
— | | 660,000 | | 660,000 | | # | | St Jude Medical, Inc., 1.220%, due 12/15/08 | | — | | 655,050 | | 655,050 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 11,369,800 | | 11,369,800 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Healthcare-Services: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 820,000 | | 820,000 | | | | AMERIGROUP Corp., 2.000%, due 05/15/12 | | — | | 723,650 | | 723,650 | |
— | | 2,600,000 | | 2,600,000 | | C | | Health Management Associates, Inc., 4.375%, due 08/01/23 | | — | | 2,791,750 | | 2,791,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 3,515,400 | | 3,515,400 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Insurance: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,035,000 | | 2,035,000 | | +,C | | Conseco, Inc., 3.500%, due 09/30/35 | | — | | 2,078,244 | | 2,078,244 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 2,078,244 | | 2,078,244 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Internet: 0.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 5,740,000 | | 5,740,000 | | C | | Amazon.com, Inc., 4.750%, due 02/01/09 | | — | | 5,876,325 | | 5,876,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 5,876,325 | | 5,876,325 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Media: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,615,000 | | 1,615,000 | | C | | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 6.000%, due 09/15/12 | | — | | 1,558,475 | | 1,558,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,558,475 | | 1,558,475 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 0.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 3,750,000 | | 3,750,000 | | C | | 3M Co., Discount Note, due 11/21/32 | | — | | 3,398,438 | | 3,398,438 | |
— | | 2,700,000 | | 2,700,000 | | C | | Eastman Kodak Co., 3.375%, due 10/15/33 | | — | | 2,848,500 | | 2,848,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 6,246,938 | | 6,246,938 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Packaging & Containers: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,900,000 | | 2,900,000 | | #,C | | Sealed Air Corp., 3.000%, due 06/30/33 | | — | | 2,950,750 | | 2,950,750 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 2,950,750 | | 2,950,750 | |
| | | | | | | | Pharmaceuticals: 0.9% | | | | | | | |
— | | 3,200,000 | | 3,200,000 | | C | | ImClone Systems, Inc., 1.375%, due 05/15/24 | | — | | 2,992,000 | | 2,992,000 | |
— | | 4,005,000 | | 4,005,000 | | @@,C | | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Co. BV, 1.750%, due 02/01/26 | | — | | 4,010,006 | | 4,010,006 | |
— | | 3,512,000 | | 3,512,000 | | C | | Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1.750%, due 03/15/23 | | — | | 3,419,810 | | 3,419,810 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 10,421,816 | | 10,421,816 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Retail: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,100,000 | | 2,100,000 | | C | | Best Buy Co., Inc., 2.250%, due 01/15/22 | | — | | 2,289,000 | | 2,289,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 2,289,000 | | 2,289,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Semiconductors: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,208,000 | | 2,208,000 | | # | | Xilinx, Inc., 3.125%, due 03/15/37 | | — | | 2,235,600 | | 2,235,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 2,235,600 | | 2,235,600 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Telecommunications: 1.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | | #,C | | JDS Uniphase Corp., 1.000%, due 05/15/26 | | — | | 1,660,000 | | 1,660,000 | |
— | | 2,600,000 | | 2,600,000 | | C,Z | | JDS Uniphase Corp., 2.210%, due 11/15/10 | | — | | 2,414,750 | | 2,414,750 | |
— | | 2,100,000 | | 2,100,000 | | Z | | Juniper Networks, Inc., Discount Note, due 06/15/08 | | — | | 2,719,500 | | 2,719,500 | |
— | | 2,200,000 | | 2,200,000 | | | | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 2.875%, due 07/15/10 | | — | | 2,406,250 | | 2,406,250 | |
— | | 800,000 | | 800,000 | | C | | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 3.500%, due 06/15/12 | | — | | 1,013,000 | | 1,013,000 | |
— | | 2,400,000 | | 2,400,000 | | | | Level 3 Communications, Inc., 6.000%, due 03/15/10 | | — | | 2,313,000 | | 2,313,000 | |
— | | 1,928,000 | | 1,928,000 | | C | | Lucent Technologies, Inc., 2.875%, due 06/15/25 | | — | | 2,169,000 | | 2,169,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 14,695,500 | | 14,695,500 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Convertible Bonds | | — | | 126,105,379 | | 126,105,379 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | — | | 120,334,202 | | 120,334,202 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS/ NOTES: 5.8% | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Airlines: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
— | | 444,515 | | 444,515 | | | | America West Airlines, Inc., 7.100%, due 04/02/21 | | — | | 469,241 | | 469,241 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 469,241 | | 469,241 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Auto Manufacturers: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
225,000 | | — | | 225,000 | | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 4.050%, due 06/04/08** | | 221,892 | | — | | 221,892 | |
— | | 325,000 | | 325,000 | | | | DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.750%, due 01/18/11 | | — | | 346,167 | | 346,167 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 221,892 | | 346,167 | | 568,059 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Banks: 1.0% | | | | | | | |
25,000 | | — | | 25,000 | | @@ | | Abbey National PLC, 7.950%, due 10/26/29** | | 30,115 | | — | | 30,115 | |
— | | 425,000 | | 425,000 | | | | Bank of New York, 3.800%, due 02/01/08 | | — | | 421,234 | | 421,234 | |
— | | 75,000 | | 75,000 | | | | Bank of New York, 5.200%, due 07/01/07 | | — | | 75,000 | | 75,000 | |
— | | 175,000 | | 175,000 | | | | Bank One Corp., 6.000%, due 02/17/09 | | — | | 176,552 | | 176,552 | |
45,000 | | — | | 45,000 | | | | Bank One Corp., 7.875%, due 08/01/10** | | 48,083 | | — | | 48,083 | |
85,000 | | — | | 85,000 | | | | Capital One Financial Corp., 5.500%, due 06/01/15** | | 82,177 | | — | | 82,177 | |
— | | 750,000 | | 750,000 | | | | Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 3.800%, due 02/08/08 | | — | | 743,210 | | 743,210 | |
— | | 320,000 | | 320,000 | | | | Popular North America, Inc., 5.650%, due 04/15/09 | | — | | 319,928 | | 319,928 | |
— | | 125,000 | | 125,000 | | | | Sovereign Bank, 4.000%, due 02/01/08 | | — | | 123,958 | | 123,958 | |
— | | 905,000 | | 905,000 | | @@,# | | Unicredit Luxembourg Finance SA, 5.405%, due 10/24/08 | | — | | 905,538 | | 905,538 | |
— | | 5,048,000 | | 5,048,000 | | #,C | | US Bancorp., 3.606%, due 02/06/37 | | — | | 5,015,188 | | 5,015,188 | |
— | | 745,000 | | 745,000 | | C | | USB Capital IX, 6.189%, due 03/29/49 | | — | | 751,125 | | 751,125 | |
45,000 | | — | | 45,000 | | | | Wachovia Bank NA, 7.800%, due 08/18/10** | | 47,800 | | — | | 47,800 | |
— | | 1,535,000 | | 1,535,000 | | C | | Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.800%, due 12/31/49 | | — | | 1,529,566 | | 1,529,566 | |
50,000 | | — | | 50,000 | | | | Wells Fargo & Co., 6.450%, due 02/01/11** | | 51,596 | | — | | 51,596 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 259,771 | | 10,061,299 | | 10,321,070 | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Beverages: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 485,000 | | 485,000 | | @@,# | | FBG Finance Ltd., 5.125%, due 06/15/15 | | — | | 455,266 | | 455,266 | |
— | | 445,000 | | 445,000 | | #,C | | Miller Brewing Co., 4.250%, due 08/15/08 | | — | | 438,397 | | 438,397 | |
40,000 | | — | | 40,000 | | @@,#,C | | SABMiller PLC, 6.500%, due 07/01/16** | | 41,164 | | — | | 41,164 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 41,164 | | 893,663 | | 934,827 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Chemicals: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
65,000 | | 315,000 | | 380,000 | | C | | ICI Wilmington, Inc., 4.375%, due 12/01/08 | | 63,926 | | 309,797 | | 373,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 63,926 | | 309,797 | | 373,723 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Commercial Services: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
70,000 | | — | | 70,000 | | # | | Erac USA Finance Co., 7.350%, due 06/15/08** | | 70,974 | | — | | 70,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 70,974 | | — | | 70,974 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Cosmetics /Personal Care: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | C | | Avon Products, Inc., 7.150%, due 11/15/09** | | 36,312 | | — | | 36,312 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 36,312 | | — | | 36,312 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Diversified Financial Services: 1.8% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,100,000 | | 1,100,000 | | # | | AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VI, 6.300%, due 05/10/11 | | — | | 1,127,543 | | 1,127,543 | |
— | | 705,000 | | 705,000 | | | | American General Finance Corp., 4.625%, due 05/15/09 | | — | | 695,572 | | 695,572 | |
— | | 50,000 | | 50,000 | | | | American General Finance Corp., 4.625%, due 09/01/10 | | — | | 48,705 | | 48,705 | |
— | | 200,000 | | 200,000 | | C | | AXA Financial, Inc., 6.500%, due 04/01/08 | | — | | 201,440 | | 201,440 | |
— | | 690,000 | | 690,000 | | | | Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 3.625%, due 11/15/07 | | — | | 685,570 | | 685,570 | |
— | | 100,000 | | 100,000 | | | | CIT Group, Inc., 3.650%, due 11/23/07 | | — | | 99,307 | | 99,307 | |
— | | 305,000 | | 305,000 | | | | CIT Group, Inc., 4.750%, due 08/15/08 | | — | | 302,495 | | 302,495 | |
56,000 | | — | | 56,000 | | | | Citigroup, Inc., 5.000%, due 09/15/14** | | 53,350 | | — | | 53,350 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
345,000 | | — | | 345,000 | | | | Citigroup, Inc., 5.625%, due 08/27/12** | | 345,455 | | — | | 345,455 | |
50,000 | | 645,000 | | 695,000 | | | | Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 3.250%, due 05/21/08 | | 49,014 | | 632,286 | | 681,300 | |
65,000 | | — | | 65,000 | | C,L | | Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 6.500%, due 01/15/12** | | 67,391 | | — | | 67,391 | |
— | | 600,000 | | 600,000 | | # | | Farmers Exchange Capital, 7.050%, due 07/15/28 | | — | | 609,484 | | 609,484 | |
630,000 | | — | | 630,000 | | | | Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.800%, due 01/12/09** | | 616,896 | | — | | 616,896 | |
— | | 250,000 | | 250,000 | | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 4.250%, due 12/01/10 | | — | | 241,406 | | 241,406 | |
330,000 | | — | | 330,000 | | | | General Electric Capital Corp., 6.000%, due 06/15/12** | | 336,242 | | — | | 336,242 | |
30,000 | | — | | 30,000 | | C | | General Electric Capital Corp., 6.750%, due 03/15/32** | | 32,651 | | — | | 32,651 | |
130,000 | | — | | 130,000 | | | | General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, due 09/15/11** | | 127,990 | | — | | 127,990 | |
— | | 740,000 | | 740,000 | | C | | Goldman Sachs Capital II, 5.793%, due 12/31/49 | | — | | 722,958 | | 722,958 | |
— | | 3,500,000 | | 3,500,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 0.250%, due 08/30/08 | | — | | 3,786,475 | | 3,786,475 | |
190,000 | | — | | 190,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.875%, due 01/15/11** | | 197,784 | | — | | 197,784 | |
40,000 | | — | | 40,000 | | #,C | | Harley-Davidson, Inc., 3.625%, due 12/15/08** | | 39,008 | | — | | 39,008 | |
— | | 125,000 | | 125,000 | | | | Household Finance Corp., 4.125%, due 12/15/08 | | — | | 122,794 | | 122,794 | |
— | | 75,000 | | 75,000 | | | | Household Finance Corp., 6.375%, due 10/15/11 | | — | | 77,135 | | 77,135 | |
— | | 160,000 | | 160,000 | | | | HSBC Finance Corp., 4.125%, due 11/16/09 | | — | | 155,453 | | 155,453 | |
150,000 | | 775,000 | | 925,000 | | | | HSBC Finance Corp., 6.750%, due 05/15/11 | | 155,836 | | 805,151 | | 960,987 | |
— | | 50,000 | | 50,000 | | | | HSBC Finance Corp., 8.000%, due 07/15/10 | | — | | 53,438 | | 53,438 | |
95,000 | | — | | 95,000 | | | | International Lease Finance Corp., 3.500%, due 04/01/09** | | 92,061 | | — | | 92,061 | |
— | | 75,000 | | 75,000 | | # | | John Hancock Global Funding II, 7.900%, due 07/02/10 | | — | | 80,104 | | 80,104 | |
75,000 | | 425,000 | | 500,000 | | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.750%, due 02/01/11 | | 77,983 | | 441,906 | | 519,889 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
85,000 | | — | | 85,000 | | L | | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 5.250%, due 02/06/12** | | 83,633 | | — | | 83,633 | |
— | | 400,000 | | 400,000 | | @@,#,C | | Mantis Reef Ltd., 4.692%, due 11/14/08 | | — | | 395,466 | | 395,466 | |
— | | 650,000 | | 650,000 | | | | MBNA Corp., 5.786%, due 05/05/08 | | — | | 652,592 | | 652,592 | |
190,000 | | — | | 190,000 | | C | | Morgan Stanley, 6.750%, due 04/15/11** | | 197,160 | | — | | 197,160 | |
— | | 630,000 | | 630,000 | | @@,# | | Nationwide Building Society, 4.250%, due 02/01/10 | | — | | 611,344 | | 611,344 | |
115,000 | | — | | 115,000 | | C | | Residential Capital Corp., 6.125%, due 11/21/08** | | 113,987 | | — | | 113,987 | |
130,000 | | 910,000 | | 1,040,000 | | C | | Residential Capital Corp., 6.375%, due 06/30/10 | | 128,408 | | 898,854 | | 1,027,262 | |
— | | 765,000 | | 765,000 | | C | | Residential Capital, LLC, 6.500%, due 04/17/13 | | — | | 740,307 | | 740,307 | |
— | | 475,000 | | 475,000 | | | | SLM Corp., 4.000%, due 01/15/10 | | — | | 442,308 | | 442,308 | |
— | | 370,000 | | 370,000 | | | | SLM Corp., 5.000%, due 10/01/13 | | — | | 316,096 | | 316,096 | |
— | | 215,000 | | 215,000 | | | | Textron Financial Corp., 4.125%, due 03/03/08 | | — | | 213,292 | | 213,292 | |
— | | 480,000 | | 480,000 | | | | Textron Financial Corp., 5.125%, due 02/03/11 | | — | | 475,412 | | 475,412 | |
— | | 355,000 | | 355,000 | | @@,#,C | | Two-Rock Pass-Through Trust, 6.298%, due 02/11/50 | | — | | 349,764 | | 349,764 | |
— | | 690,000 | | 690,000 | | # | | Xlliac Global Funding, 4.800%, due 08/10/10 | | — | | 675,312 | | 675,312 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2,714,849 | | 16,659,969 | | 19,374,818 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Electric: 0.4% | | | | | | | |
— | | 500,000 | | 500,000 | | C | | Arizona Public Service Co., 5.800%, due 06/30/14 | | — | | 494,076 | | 494,076 | |
— | | 485,000 | | 485,000 | | C | | Carolina Power & Light Co., 5.125%, due 09/15/13 | | — | | 470,328 | | 470,328 | |
— | | 110,000 | | 110,000 | | C | | Consumers Energy Co., 4.000%, due 05/15/10 | | — | | 105,574 | | 105,574 | |
— | | 215,000 | | 215,000 | | C | | Consumers Energy Co., 4.800%, due 02/17/09 | | — | | 212,478 | | 212,478 | |
— | | 245,000 | | 245,000 | | C | | Detroit Edison Co., 6.125%, due 10/01/10 | | — | | 249,549 | | 249,549 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
70,000 | | — | | 70,000 | | C | | Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.950%, due 06/15/35** | | 65,852 | | — | | 65,852 | |
— | | 245,000 | | 245,000 | | C | | Entergy Gulf States, Inc., 3.600%, due 06/01/08 | | — | | 240,681 | | 240,681 | |
— | | 170,000 | | 170,000 | | C | | Entergy Gulf States, Inc., 5.760%, due 12/01/09 | | — | | 170,011 | | 170,011 | |
50,000 | | — | | 50,000 | | C | | Exelon Generation Co., LLC, 5.350%, due 01/15/14** | | 47,978 | | — | | 47,978 | |
— | | 235,000 | | 235,000 | | C | | Nisource Finance Corp., 5.930%, due 11/23/09 | | — | | 235,496 | | 235,496 | |
— | | 470,000 | | 470,000 | | C | | Ohio Power Co., 6.000%, due 06/01/16 | | — | | 471,253 | | 471,253 | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | C | | Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.050%, due 03/01/34** | | 34,014 | | — | | 34,014 | |
— | | 518,000 | | 518,000 | | | | Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 9.500%, due 06/30/10 | | — | | 1,697,745 | | 1,697,745 | |
30,000 | | — | | 30,000 | | | | PPL Capital Funding Trust I, 4.330%, due 03/01/09** | | 29,414 | | — | | 29,414 | |
85,000 | | — | | 85,000 | | C | | PSEG Power, LLC, 6.950%, due 06/01/12** | | 89,060 | | — | | 89,060 | |
— | | 300,000 | | 300,000 | | C | | Wisconsin Electric Power, 3.500%, due 12/01/07 | | — | | 297,581 | | 297,581 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 266,318 | | 4,644,772 | | 4,911,090 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Electrical Components & Equipment: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 365,000 | | 365,000 | | C | | Cooper Industries, Inc., 5.250%, due 11/15/12 | | — | | 358,345 | | 358,345 | |
— | | 280,000 | | 280,000 | | @@,# | | LG Electronics, Inc., 5.000%, due 06/17/10 | | — | | 273,738 | | 273,738 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 632,083 | | 632,083 | |
| | | | | | | | Environmental Control: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
— | | 150,000 | | 150,000 | | C | | Waste Management, Inc., 7.375%, due 08/01/10 | | — | | 157,264 | | 157,264 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 157,264 | | 157,264 | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Food: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 205,000 | | 205,000 | | C | | ConAgra Foods, Inc., 7.000%, due 10/01/28 | | — | | 214,147 | | 214,147 | |
— | | 190,000 | | 190,000 | | C | | ConAgra Foods, Inc., 8.250%, due 09/15/30 | | — | | 225,532 | | 225,532 | |
— | | 430,000 | | 430,000 | | C | | Fred Meyer, Inc., 7.450%, due 03/01/08 | | — | | 435,431 | | 435,431 | |
— | | 355,000 | | 355,000 | | C | | Sara Lee Corp., 6.125%, due 11/01/32 | | — | | 318,546 | | 318,546 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,193,656 | | 1,193,656 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Forest Products & Paper: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
80,000 | | — | | 80,000 | | C | | Weyerhaeuser Co., 6.750%, due 03/15/12** | | 82,855 | | — | | 82,855 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 82,855 | | — | | 82,855 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Healthcare-Services: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 235,000 | | 235,000 | | C | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.125%, due 08/15/09 | | — | | 229,416 | | 229,416 | |
— | | 335,000 | | 335,000 | | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.440%, due 03/02/09 | | — | | 335,190 | | 335,190 | |
— | | 430,000 | | 430,000 | | | | WellPoint, Inc., 3.750%, due 12/14/07 | | — | | 426,677 | | 426,677 | |
— | | 95,000 | | 95,000 | | C | | WellPoint, Inc., 4.250%, due 12/15/09 | | — | | 92,075 | | 92,075 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,083,358 | | 1,083,358 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Holding Companies-Diversified: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
— | | 405,000 | | 405,000 | | #,C | | Capmark Financial Group, Inc., 5.875%, due 05/10/12 | | — | | 400,108 | | 400,108 | |
— | | 170,000 | | 170,000 | | #,C | | Capmark Financial Group, Inc., 6.300%, due 05/10/17 | | — | | 167,592 | | 167,592 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 567,700 | | 567,700 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Household Products /Wares: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
105,000 | | — | | 105,000 | | C | | Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.375%, due 01/15/16** | | 97,649 | | — | | 97,649 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 97,649 | | — | | 97,649 | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Insurance: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 540,000 | | 540,000 | | @@,#,C | | Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd., 7.249%, due 01/19/17 | | — | | 514,680 | | 514,680 | |
— | | 225,000 | | 225,000 | | # | | Farmers Insurance Exchange, 8.625%, due 05/01/24 | | — | | 260,582 | | 260,582 | |
— | | 250,000 | | 250,000 | | | | Nationwide Financial Services, 6.250%, due 11/15/11 | | — | | 255,980 | | 255,980 | |
— | | 205,000 | | 205,000 | | C | | Platinum Underwriters Finance, inc., 7.500%, due 06/01/17 | | — | | 211,404 | | 211,404 | |
— | | 370,000 | | 370,000 | | @@ | | Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd., 6.371%, due 11/16/07 | | — | | 368,935 | | 368,935 | |
— | | 490,000 | | 490,000 | | | | St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc., 5.010%, due 08/16/07 | | — | | 489,783 | | 489,783 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 2,101,364 | | 2,101,364 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Media: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
185,000 | | 755,000 | | 940,000 | | C | | Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 6.750%, due 01/30/11 | | 191,636 | | 782,083 | | 973,719 | |
— | | 835,000 | | 835,000 | | | | Time Warner, Inc., 5.590%, due 11/13/09 | | — | | 836,262 | | 836,262 | |
80,000 | | — | | 80,000 | | C | | Time Warner, Inc., 6.875%, due 05/01/12** | | 83,547 | | — | | 83,547 | |
— | | 440,000 | | 440,000 | | C | | Viacom, Inc., 6.875%, due 04/30/36 | | — | | 426,397 | | 426,397 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 275,183 | | 2,044,742 | | 2,319,925 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Multi-National: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
45,000 | | — | | 45,000 | | @@ | | Inter-American Development Bank, 5.750%, due 02/26/08** | | 45,140 | | — | | 45,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 45,140 | | — | | 45,140 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Office/Business Equipment: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
25,000 | | — | | 25,000 | | C | | Pitney Bowes, Inc., 4.625%, due 10/01/12** | | 23,937 | | — | | 23,937 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 23,937 | | — | | 23,937 | |
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ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Oil & Gas: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | @@,C | | Anadarko Finance Co., 6.750%, due 05/01/11** | | 36,167 | | — | | 36,167 | |
60,000 | | — | | 60,000 | | C | | Devon Financing Corp. ULC, 6.875%, due 09/30/11** | | 62,693 | | — | | 62,693 | |
— | | 350,000 | | 350,000 | | C | | Valero Energy Corp., 3.500%, due 04/01/09 | | — | | 339,499 | | 339,499 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 98,860 | | 339,499 | | 438,359 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pharmaceuticals: 0.3% | | | | | | | |
105,000 | | — | | 105,000 | | C | | Allergan, Inc., 5.750%, due 04/01/16** | | 104,598 | | — | | 104,598 | |
— | | 3,890,000 | | 3,890,000 | | C | | Omnicare, Inc., 3.250%, due 12/15/35 | | — | | 3,272,463 | | 3,272,463 | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Finance, LLC, 5.550%, due 02/01/16** | | 33,593 | | — | | 33,593 | |
— | | 207,000 | | 207,000 | | C | | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 4.000%, due 11/15/13 | | — | | 193,028 | | 193,028 | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | C | | Wyeth, 5.500%, due 03/15/13** | | 34,676 | | — | | 34,676 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 172,867 | | 3,465,491 | | 3,638,358 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Pipelines: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 135,000 | | 135,000 | | C | | CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.250%, due 02/01/37 | | — | | 130,445 | | 130,445 | |
— | | 175,000 | | 175,000 | | C | | Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 6.250%, due 11/01/11 | | — | | 178,926 | | 178,926 | |
50,000 | | — | | 50,000 | | C | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, due 11/15/14** | | 47,230 | | — | | 47,230 | |
100,000 | | — | | 100,000 | | C | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.800%, due 03/15/35** | | 89,122 | | — | | 89,122 | |
— | | 435,000 | | 435,000 | | C | | Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.700%, due 05/15/36 | | — | | 436,892 | | 436,892 | |
35,000 | | — | | 35,000 | | C,L | | Spectra Energy Capital, LLC, 5.668%, due 08/15/14** | | 33,808 | | — | | 33,808 | |
— | | 215,000 | | 215,000 | | C | | Texas Eastern Transmission LP, 7.000%, due 07/15/32 | | — | | 236,572 | | 236,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 170,160 | | 982,835 | | 1,152,995 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Real Estate: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 110,000 | | 110,000 | | @@,C | | Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 5.800%, due 04/25/17 | | — | | 109,703 | | 109,703 | |
— | | 575,000 | | 575,000 | | @@ | | Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 7.125%, due 06/15/12 | | — | | 604,676 | | 604,676 | |
— | | 631,635 | | 631,635 | | # | | World Financial Properties, 6.910%, due 09/01/13 | | — | | 652,301 | | 652,301 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,366,680 | | 1,366,680 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Real Estate Investment Trusts: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 665,000 | | 665,000 | | | | iStar Financial, Inc., 5.710%, due 03/09/10 | | — | | 666,166 | | 666,166 | |
85,000 | | — | | 85,000 | | C | | Prologis, 5.625%, due 11/15/15** | | 83,300 | | — | | 83,300 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 83,300 | | 666,166 | | 749,466 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Retail: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
65,000 | | 260,000 | | 325,000 | | C | | CVS Caremark Corp., 5.750%, due 06/01/17 | | 62,830 | | 251,319 | | 314,149 | |
— | | 130,000 | | 130,000 | | C | | CVS Corp., 5.750%, due 08/15/11 | | — | | 130,108 | | 130,108 | |
— | | 435,319 | | 435,319 | | #,C | | CVS Lease Pass-Through, 6.036%, due 12/10/28 | | — | | 423,745 | | 423,745 | |
— | | 10,000 | | 10,000 | | C | | Federated Department Stores, 6.900%, due 04/01/29 | | — | | 9,561 | | 9,561 | |
— | | 680,000 | | 680,000 | | C | | Home Depot, Inc., 5.485%, due 12/16/09 | | — | | 679,329 | | 679,329 | |
— | | 460,000 | | 460,000 | | C | | May Department Stores Co., 6.700%, due 07/15/34 | | — | | 428,898 | | 428,898 | |
— | | 270,000 | | 270,000 | | C | | Yum! Brands, Inc., 8.875%, due 04/15/11 | | — | | 297,299 | | 297,299 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 62,830 | | 2,220,259 | | 2,283,089 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Savings & Loans: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 830,000 | | 830,000 | | | | Sovereign Bancorp., Inc., 5.590%, due 03/23/10 | | — | | 830,764 | | 830,764 | |
250,000 | | 225,000 | | 475,000 | | | | Washington Mutual Bank, 5.500%, due 01/15/13 | | 244,600 | | 220,140 | | 464,740 | |
230,000 | | — | | 230,000 | | | | Washington Mutual Bank, 5.950%, due 05/20/13** | | 229,901 | | — | | 229,901 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
— | | 300,000 | | 300,000 | | #,C | | Washington Mutual Preferred Funding II, 6.665%, due 12/29/49 | | — | | 286,884 | | 286,884 | |
— | | 430,000 | | 430,000 | | | | Washington Mutual, Inc., 8.250%, due 04/01/10 | | — | | 457,830 | | 457,830 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 474,501 | | 1,795,618 | | 2,270,119 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Semiconductors: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 1,927,000 | | 1,927,000 | | #,C | | Linear Technology Corp., 3.000%, due 05/01/27 | | — | | 1,955,905 | | 1,955,905 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,955,905 | | 1,955,905 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Telecommunications: 0.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,100,000 | | 2,100,000 | | @@,C | | Amdocs Ltd., 0.500%, due 03/15/24 | | — | | 2,178,750 | | 2,178,750 | |
35,000 | | 35,000 | | 70,000 | | C | | AT&T Corp., 8.000%, due 11/15/31 | | 41,722 | | 41,722 | | 83,444 | |
30,000 | | — | | 30,000 | | C | | BellSouth Corp., 6.550%, due 06/15/34** | | 30,044 | | — | | 30,044 | |
— | | 510,000 | | 510,000 | | @@,C | | France Telecom SA, 8.500%, due 03/01/31 | | — | | 642,657 | | 642,657 | |
25,000 | | — | | 25,000 | | C | | New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc., 8.750%, due 03/01/31** | | 31,253 | | — | | 31,253 | |
— | | 270,000 | | 270,000 | | C | | SBC Communications, Inc., 6.150%, due 09/15/34 | | — | | 259,712 | | 259,712 | |
65,000 | | 185,000 | | 250,000 | | C | | Sprint Capital Corp., 8.750%, due 03/15/32 | | 73,201 | | 208,340 | | 281,541 | |
— | | 630,000 | | 630,000 | | @@,C | | Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.000%, due 01/15/10 | | — | | 605,993 | | 605,993 | |
— | | 55,000 | | 55,000 | | @@,C | | Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.875%, due 10/01/10 | | — | | 53,610 | | 53,610 | |
160,000 | | — | | 160,000 | | @@,C | | Telecom Italia Capital SA, 5.25%, due 11/15/13** | | 152,662 | | — | | 152,662 | |
— | | 515,000 | | 515,000 | | @@,C | | Telefonica Europe BV, 8.250%, due 09/15/30 | | — | | 600,239 | | 600,239 | |
— | | 410,000 | | 410,000 | | @@ | | Vodafone Group PLC, 5.450%, due 12/28/07 | | — | | 410,221 | | 410,221 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 328,882 | | 5,001,244 | | 5,330,126 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Transportation: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 470,000 | | 470,000 | | C | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 6.125%, due 03/15/09 | | — | | 475,157 | | 475,157 | |
25,000 | | — | | 25,000 | | | | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., 7.082%, due 05/13/29** | | 26,667 | | — | | 26,667 | |
— | | 585,000 | | 585,000 | | | | Union Pacific Corp., 6.625%, due 02/01/08 | | — | | 588,834 | | 588,834 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 26,667 | | 1,063,991 | | 1,090,658 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Corporate Bonds/Notes | | 5,618,037 | | 60,022,763 | | 65,640,800 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 5,703,312 | | 60,688,800 | | 66,392,112 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS: 1.1% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Federal Home Loan Bank: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
480,000 | | — | | 480,000 | | | | 5.500%, due 08/13/14** | | 483,994 | | — | | 483,994 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 483,994 | | — | | 483,994 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 0.4% | | | | | | | |
174,334 | | — | | 174,334 | | | | 4.500%, due 05/01/34** | | 158,880 | | — | | 158,880 | |
255,612 | | — | | 255,612 | | | | 4.500%, due 12/01/34** | | 232,954 | | — | | 232,954 | |
155,000 | | — | | 155,000 | | | | 4.625%, due 02/21/08** | | 154,298 | | — | | 154,298 | |
320,977 | | — | | 320,977 | | | | 5.261%, due 05/01/37** | | 317,734 | | — | | 317,734 | |
970,000 | | — | | 970,000 | | C | | 5.300%, due 02/27/09** | | 968,957 | | — | | 968,957 | |
477,294 | | — | | 477,294 | | | | 5.500%, due 04/01/18** | | 471,769 | | — | | 471,769 | |
137,849 | | — | | 137,849 | | | | 5.500%, due 01/01/19** | | 136,254 | | — | | 136,254 | |
231,852 | | — | | 231,852 | | | | 5.500%, due 05/01/20** | | 228,573 | | — | | 228,573 | |
650,000 | | — | | 650,000 | | | | 5.500%, due 03/01/37** | | 627,020 | | — | | 627,020 | |
365,000 | | — | | 365,000 | | C | | 5.600%, due 10/17/13** | | 363,322 | | — | | 363,322 | |
180,000 | | — | | 180,000 | | | | 5.750%, due 06/27/16** | | 181,570 | | — | | 181,570 | |
42,789 | | — | | 42,789 | | | | 6.000%, due 12/01/17** | | 43,040 | | — | | 43,040 | |
104,787 | | — | | 104,787 | | | | 6.000%, due 03/01/29** | | 104,605 | | — | | 104,605 | |
475,000 | | — | | 475,000 | | C | | 6.000%, due 10/15/31** | | 476,080 | | — | | 476,080 | |
20,005 | | — | | 20,005 | | | | 6.500%, due 06/01/29** | | 20,440 | | — | | 20,440 | |
214,232 | | — | | 214,232 | | | | 6.500%, due 10/01/33** | | 217,897 | | — | | 217,897 | |
108,744 | | — | | 108,744 | | | | 7.000%, due 07/01/32** | | 112,459 | | — | | 112,459 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,815,852 | | — | | 4,815,852 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Federal National Mortgage Corporation: 0.7% | | | | | | | |
95,000 | | — | | 95,000 | | | | 4.250%, due 08/15/10** | | 92,494 | | — | | 92,494 | |
446,863 | | — | | 446,863 | | | | 4.747%, due 03/01/35** | | 456,895 | | — | | 456,895 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | | | Value | |
327,014 | | — | | 327,014 | | | | 4.884%, due 05/01/35** | | 336,937 | | — | | 336,937 | |
470,198 | | — | | 470,198 | | | | 4.914%, due 02/01/35** | | 477,163 | | — | | 477,163 | |
320,884 | | — | | 320,884 | | | | 5.020%, due 08/01/36** | | 319,001 | | — | | 319,001 | |
330,000 | | — | | 330,000 | | C | | 5.200%, due 11/08/10** | | 329,116 | | — | | 329,116 | |
75,000 | | — | | 75,000 | | C | | 5.500%, due 01/23/12** | | 74,892 | | — | | 74,892 | |
430,611 | | — | | 430,611 | | | | 5.500%, due 11/01/17** | | 425,879 | | — | | 425,879 | |
196,997 | | — | | 196,997 | | | | 5.500%, due 12/01/17** | | 194,832 | | — | | 194,832 | |
910,102 | | — | | 910,102 | | | | 5.500%, due 05/01/18** | | 899,946 | | — | | 899,946 | |
373,311 | | — | | 373,311 | | | | 5.500%, due 03/01/20** | | 369,209 | | — | | 369,209 | |
49,355 | | — | | 49,355 | | | | 6.000%, due 08/01/17** | | 49,653 | | — | | 49,653 | |
32,885 | | — | | 32,885 | | | | 6.000%, due 04/01/18** | | 33,089 | | — | | 33,089 | |
524,581 | | — | | 524,581 | | | | 6.000%, due 06/01/23** | | 526,014 | | — | | 526,014 | |
65,110 | | — | | 65,110 | | | | 6.000%, due 03/01/29** | | 64,910 | | — | | 64,910 | |
212,082 | | — | | 212,082 | | | | 6.000%, due 12/01/29** | | 211,432 | | — | | 211,432 | |
245,000 | | — | | 245,000 | | C | | 6.070%, due 05/12/16** | | 245,672 | | — | | 245,672 | |
300,000 | | — | | 300,000 | | | | 6.250%, due 02/01/11** | | 310,308 | | — | | 310,308 | |
170,042 | | — | | 170,042 | | | | 6.500%, due 06/01/17** | | 173,748 | | — | | 173,748 | |
594,505 | | — | | 594,505 | | | | 6.500%, due 01/01/36** | | 600,543 | | — | | 600,543 | |
345,000 | | — | | 345,000 | | L | | 6.625%, due 11/15/30** | | 390,014 | | — | | 390,014 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6,581,747 | | — | | 6,581,747 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Government National Mortgage Association: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
92,049 | | — | | 92,049 | | | | 6.000%, due 01/20/34** | | 91,573 | | — | | 91,573 | |
17,552 | | — | | 17,552 | | | | 6.125%, due 12/20/29** | | 17,689 | | — | | 17,689 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 109,262 | | — | | 109,262 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | 11,990,855 | | — | | 11,990,855 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 12,154,938 | | — | | 12,154,938 | |
| | | | | | | |
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS: 13.7% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury Bonds: 8.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 9,000,000 | | 9,000,000 | | | | 3.875%, due 02/15/13 | | — | | 8,550,711 | | 8,550,711 | |
— | | 6,350,000 | | 6,350,000 | | | | 4.000%, due 02/15/14 | | — | | 6,013,158 | | 6,013,158 | |
— | | 11,150,000 | | 11,150,000 | | | | 4.000%, due 02/15/15 | | — | | 10,444,417 | | 10,444,417 | |
— | | 27,140,000 | | 27,140,000 | | | | 4.250%, due 08/15/13 | | — | | 26,213,440 | | 26,213,440 | |
— | | 4,500,000 | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4.250%, due 11/15/13 | | — | | 4,333,712 | | 4,333,712 | |
— | | 9,525,000 | | 9,525,000 | | | | 4.250%, due 11/15/14 | | — | | 9,091,174 | | 9,091,174 | |
50,000 | | — | | 50,000 | | L | | 4.750%, due 05/15/14** | | 49,391 | | — | | 49,391 | |
1,455,000 | | — | | 1,455,000 | | L | | 4.750%, due 02/15/37** | | 1,372,362 | | — | | 1,372,362 | |
— | | 475,000 | | 475,000 | | | | 5.500%, due 08/15/28 | | — | | 492,924 | | 492,924 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
–– | | 8,000,000 | | 8,000,000 | | | | 6.000%, due 08/15/09 | | — | | 8,175,632 | | 8,175,632 | |
— | | 1,160,000 | | 1,160,000 | | | | 6.125%, due 08/15/29 | | — | | 1,301,557 | | 1,301,557 | |
1,445,000 | | — | | 1,445,000 | | L | | 6.250%, due 08/15/23** | | 1,604,967 | | — | | 1,604,967 | |
1,425,000 | | 1,325,000 | | 2,750,000 | | L | | 6.250%, due 05/15/30** | | 1,629,177 | | 1,514,849 | | 3,144,026 | |
— | | 320,000 | | 320,000 | | | | 6.500%, due 11/15/26 | | — | | 369,750 | | 369,750 | |
— | | 2,060,000 | | 2,060,000 | | | | 8.125%, due 08/15/19 | | — | | 2,605,579 | | 2,605,579 | |
— | | 5,300,000 | | 5,300,000 | | | | 8.125%, due 08/15/21 | | — | | 6,832,447 | | 6,832,447 | |
215,000 | | — | | 215,000 | | L | | 8.750%, due 05/15/17** | | 275,536 | | — | | 275,536 | |
— | | 1,925,000 | | 1,925,000 | | | | 8.750%, due 08/15/20 | | — | | 2,571,380 | | 2,571,380 | |
— | | 2,200,000 | | 2,200,000 | | | | 9.000%, due 11/15/18 | | — | | 2,925,828 | | 2,925,828 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4,931,433 | | 91,436,558 | | 96,367,991 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes: 5.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | | | | 3.250%, due 01/15/09 | | — | | 1,951,408 | | 1,951,408 | |
— | | 12,000,000 | | 12,000,000 | | | | 3.875%, due 05/15/09 | | — | | 11,784,384 | | 11,784,384 | |
380,000 | | — | | 380,000 | | L | | 4.250%, due 10/15/10** | | 372,816 | | — | | 372,816 | |
— | | 9,975,000 | | 9,975,000 | | | | 4.500%, due 02/28/11 | | — | | 9,842,522 | | 9,842,522 | |
— | | 3,075,000 | | 3,075,000 | | | | 4.625%, due 03/31/08 | | — | | 3,066,833 | | 3,066,833 | |
— | | 750,000 | | 750,000 | | | | 4.625%, due 08/31/11 | | — | | 741,797 | | 741,797 | |
400,000 | | — | | 400,000 | | L | | 4.750%, due 12/31/08** | | 398,906 | | — | | 398,906 | |
— | | 2,875,000 | | 2,875,000 | | | | 4.875%, due 05/31/08 | | — | | 2,873,206 | | 2,873,206 | |
— | | 19,500,000 | | 19,500,000 | | | | 4.875%, due 05/15/09 | | — | | 19,496,958 | | 19,496,958 | |
— | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5.125%, due 06/30/08 | | — | | 5,006,255 | | 5,006,255 | |
— | | 2,000,000 | | 2,000,000 | | | | 5.125%, due 06/30/11 | | — | | 2,015,782 | | 2,015,782 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 771,722 | | 56,779,145 | | 57,550,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | U.S. Treasury STRIP: 0.1% | | | | | | | |
— | | 3,100,000 | | 3,100,000 | | ^,Z | | 8.550%, due 05/15/25 | | — | | 1,215,203 | | 1,215,203 | |
| | | | | | | | | | — | | 1,215,203 | | 1,215,203 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 5,703,155 | | 149,430,906 | | 155,134,061 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 5,752,876 | | 150,292,060 | | 156,044,936 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES: 2.3% | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Automobile Asset-Backed Securities: 1.5% | | | | | | | |
— | | 764,996 | | 764,996 | | C | | Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 4.050%, due 07/15/09 | | — | | 761,778 | | 761,778 | |
— | | 1,350,000 | | 1,350,000 | | C | | Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 4.980%, due 05/15/11 | | — | | 1,344,842 | | 1,344,842 | |
— | | 400,000 | | 400,000 | | C | | Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 5.030%, due 10/15/09 | | — | | 399,040 | | 399,040 | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
— | | 1,550,000 | | 1,550,000 | | #,C | | Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 5.310%, due 10/20/09 | | — | | 1,549,345 | | 1,549,345 | |
— | | 1,300,000 | | 1,300,000 | | C | | Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 5.380%, due 07/15/10 | | — | | 1,300,345 | | 1,300,345 | |
— | | 700,000 | | 700,000 | | C | | Capital One Auto Finance Trust, 5.070%, due 07/15/11 | | — | | 697,981 | | 697,981 | |
— | | 458,022 | | 458,022 | | C | | Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust, 4.040%, due 09/08/09 | | — | | 456,215 | | 456,215 | |
— | | 650,000 | | 650,000 | | C | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 5.050%, due 03/15/10 | | — | | 648,810 | | 648,810 | |
— | | 127,286 | | 127,286 | | C | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 4.170%, due 01/15/09 | | — | | 127,032 | | 127,032 | |
— | | 1,225,000 | | 1,225,000 | | C | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 5.260%, due 10/15/10 | | — | | 1,223,846 | | 1,223,846 | |
— | | 1,175,000 | | 1,175,000 | | C | | Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 3.760%, due 12/17/12 | | — | | 1,150,390 | | 1,150,390 | |
— | | 825,000 | | 825,000 | | C | | Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 4.070%, due 02/15/12 | | — | | 813,991 | | 813,991 | |
— | | 1,000,000 | | 1,000,000 | | C | | Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust, 4.410%, due 06/15/12 | | — | | 987,841 | | 987,841 | |
— | | 600,000 | | 600,000 | | #,C | | Hertz Vehicle Financing, LLC, 4.930%, due 02/25/10 | | — | | 596,178 | | 596,178 | |
— | | 131,303 | | 131,303 | | C | | Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 3.930%, due 01/15/09 | | — | | 130,862 | | 130,862 | |
— | | 800,000 | | 800,000 | | C | | Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 4.850%, due 10/19/09 | | — | | 798,325 | | 798,325 | |
— | | 776,472 | | 776,472 | | C | | Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, 4.100%, due 08/25/09 | | — | | 773,196 | | 773,196 | |
— | | 730,019 | | 730,019 | | C | | Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 3.990%, due 07/15/09 | | — | | 726,095 | | 726,095 | |
— | | 58,128 | | 58,128 | | C | | USAA Auto Owner Trust, 3.160%, due 02/17/09 | | — | | 58,049 | | 58,049 | |
— | | 528,377 | | 528,377 | | C | | USAA Auto Owner Trust, 3.580%, due 02/15/11 | | — | | 524,759 | | 524,759 | |
— | | 375,829 | | 375,829 | | C | | USAA Auto Owner Trust, 3.900%, due 07/15/09 | | — | | 374,172 | | 374,172 | |
— | | 59,104 | | 59,104 | | C | | Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust, 3.820%, due 05/20/08 | | — | | 59,081 | | 59,081 | |
— | | 352,337 | | 352,337 | | C | | Wachovia Auto Owner Trust, 4.060%, due 09/21/09 | | — | | 350,416 | | 350,416 | |
— | | 825,000 | | 825,000 | | C | | Wachovia Auto Owner Trust, 4.790%, due 04/20/10 | | — | | 823,149 | | 823,149 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
500,000 | | — | | 500,000 | | C | | WFS Financial Owner Trust, 4.840%, due 11/19/12** | | 496,085 | | — | | 496,085 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 496,085 | | 16,675,738 | | 17,171,823 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities: 0.2% | | | | | | | |
500,000 | | — | | 500,000 | | C | | American Express Credit Account Master Trust, 5.410%, due 10/15/12** | | 500,309 | | — | | 500,309 | |
250,000 | | — | | 250,000 | | C | | Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, 5.620%, due 11/15/14** | | 250,153 | | — | | 250,153 | |
— | | 1,175,000 | | 1,175,000 | | | | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, 5.350%, due 03/22/12 | | — | | 1,175,711 | | 1,175,711 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 750,462 | | 1,175,711 | | 1,926,173 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Other Asset-Backed Securities: 0.6% | | | | | | | |
— | | 304,039 | | 304,039 | | C | | Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust, 3.900%, due 02/25/09 | | — | | 303,117 | | 303,117 | |
— | | 1,125,000 | | 1,125,000 | | C | | Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust, 5.570%, due 05/25/10 | | — | | 1,128,660 | | 1,128,660 | |
— | | 71,793 | | 71,793 | | C | | CIT Equipment Collateral, 3.500%, due 09/20/08 | | — | | 71,458 | | 71,458 | |
— | | 750,000 | | 750,000 | | C | | CIT Equipment Collateral, 5.070%, due 02/20/10 | | — | | 747,648 | | 747,648 | |
— | | 164,599 | | 164,599 | | C | | CNH Equipment Trust, 4.020%, due 04/15/09 | | — | | 163,966 | | 163,966 | |
— | | 1,248,191 | | 1,248,191 | | C | | CNH Equipment Trust, 4.270%, due 01/15/10 | | — | | 1,240,184 | | 1,240,184 | |
— | | 600,000 | | 600,000 | | C | | CNH Equipment Trust, 5.200%, due 06/15/10 | | — | | 598,539 | | 598,539 | |
17,402 | | — | | 17,402 | | #,C | | Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, 5.660%, due 06/25/33** | | 17,462 | | — | | 17,462 | |
91,596 | | — | | 91,596 | | #,C,Z | | Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corp., 5.540%, due 01/25/37** | | 87,017 | | — | | 87,017 | |
— | | 722,590 | | 722,590 | | #,C | | GE Equipment Small Ticket, LLC, 4.380%, due 07/22/09 | | — | | 718,904 | | 718,904 | |
— | | 955,882 | | 955,882 | | #,C | | GE Equipment Small Ticket, LLC, 4.880%, due 10/22/09 | | — | | 953,219 | | 953,219 | |
300,000 | | — | | 300,000 | | C | | GSAMP Trust, 5.658%, due 09/25/36** | | 287,950 | | — | | 287,950 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | | | Value | | | |
500,000 | | — | | 500,000 | | C | | Lehman XS Trust, 6.000%, due 12/25/35** | | 483,149 | | — | | 483,149 | |
200,000 | | — | | 200,000 | | C | | Massachusetts RRB Special Purpose Trust, 7.030%, due 03/15/12** | | 205,623 | | — | | 205,623 | |
92,207 | | — | | 92,207 | | C,Z | | SACO I, Inc., Discount Note, due 05/25/36** | | 92,247 | | — | | 92,247 | |
170,000 | | — | | 170,000 | | C | | Structured Asset Securities Corp., 6.080%, 11/25/32** | | 168,482 | | — | | 168,482 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1,341,930 | | 5,925,695 | | 7,267,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities | | 2,588,477 | | 23,777,144 | | 26,365,621 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 2,626,531 | | 23,867,666 | | 26,494,197 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS: 0.6% | | | | | | | |
175,000 | | — | | 175,000 | | C | | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.356%, due 10/10/45** | | 168,922 | | — | | 168,922 | |
200,000 | | — | | 200,000 | | C | | Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 6.349%, due 06/11/35** | | 204,908 | | — | | 204,908 | |
218,668 | | — | | 218,668 | | C | | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 6.000%, 10/25/35** | | 217,444 | | — | | 217,444 | |
50,128 | | — | | 50,128 | | C | | Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., 7.000%, 11/25/33** | | 50,935 | | — | | 50,935 | |
93,428 | | — | | 93,428 | | C | | First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities, 5.303%, due 09/25/34** | | 92,917 | | — | | 92,917 | |
18,896 | | — | | 18,896 | | C | | First Union Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.650%, due 11/18/29** | | 18,892 | | — | | 18,892 | |
499,248 | | — | | 499,248 | | # | | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 5.520%, due 03/21/46** | | 479,743 | | — | | 479,743 | |
400,000 | | — | | 400,000 | | # | | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 5.812%, due 06/23/46** | | 392,522 | | — | | 392,522 | |
31,482 | | — | | 31,482 | | C | | GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, 6.312%, due 04/13/31** | | 31,495 | | — | | 31,495 | |
170,659 | | — | | 170,659 | | C | | GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, 6.500%, due 04/25/20** | | 174,286 | | — | | 174,286 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
350,000 | | — | | 350,000 | | C | | Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust, 5.580%, due 12/25/35** | | 347,709 | | — | | 347,709 | |
400,000 | | — | | 400,000 | | C | | JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust, 6.300%, due 09/25/36** | | 399,724 | | — | | 399,724 | |
700,000 | | — | | 700,000 | | C | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.179%, due 12/15/44** | | 676,665 | | — | | 676,665 | |
325,000 | | — | | 325,000 | | C | | JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.447%, due 05/15/45** | | 319,832 | | — | | 319,832 | |
209,427 | | — | | 209,427 | | | | JP Morgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp., 7.400%, due 07/15/31** | | 214,679 | | — | | 214,679 | |
68,142 | | — | | 68,142 | | #,C | | Mach One Trust Commercial Mortgage-Backed, 3.890%, due 05/28/40** | | 67,677 | | — | | 67,677 | |
423,357 | | — | | 423,357 | | C | | MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc., 5.798%, due 05/25/36** | | 421,331 | | — | | 421,331 | |
174,981 | | — | | 174,981 | | C | | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I, 7.570%, due 11/15/36** | | 181,875 | | — | | 181,875 | |
83,838 | | — | | 83,838 | | C | | Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, 6.408%, due 09/25/34** | | 84,270 | | — | | 84,270 | |
100,000 | | — | | 100,000 | | @@,#,C | | Paragon Mortgages PLC, 6.110%, due 05/15/43** | | 100,180 | | — | | 100,180 | |
291,644 | | — | | 291,644 | | C | | PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., 7.610%, due 02/15/10** | | 302,583 | | — | | 302,583 | |
375,000 | | — | | 375,000 | | C | | Residential Asset Securitization Trust, 6.000%, due 05/25/36** | | 366,236 | | — | | 366,236 | |
— | | 640,000 | | 640,000 | | | | Residential Capital Corp., 5.860%, due 06/09/08 | | — | | 633,656 | | 633,656 | |
543,000 | | — | | 543,000 | | C | | Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, 5.560%, due 06/25/36** | | 529,601 | | — | | 529,601 | |
195,230 | | — | | 195,230 | | C | | Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass—Through Certificates, 6.229%, due 11/25/42** | | 195,412 | | — | | 195,412 | |
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| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | | | Value | | | |
639,215 | | — | | 639,215 | | C | | Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust, 6.000%, due 08/25/36** | | 633,345 | | — | | 633,345 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | 6,673,183 | | 633,656 | | 7,306,839 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 6,785,512 | | 639,233 | | 7,424,745 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OTHER BONDS: 0.0% | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Foreign Government Bonds: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
200,000 | | — | | 200,000 | | @@ | | Egypt Government Aid Bonds, 4.450%, due 09/15/15** | | 187,850 | | — | | 187,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Other Bonds | | 187,850 | | — | | 187,850 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 193,768 | | — | | 193,768 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Long–Term Investments | | 110,538,576 | | 1,023,300,521 | | 1,133,839,097 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 96,273,918 | | 890,054,940 | | 986,328,858 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS: 4.1% | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Commercial Paper: 0.0% | | | | | | | |
$ | –– | | $ | 150,000 | | $ | 150,000 | | | | HSBC Finance Corp., 6.400%, due 06/17/08 | | $ | — | | $ | 151,343 | | $ | 151,343 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Commercial Paper | | — | | 151,343 | | 151,343 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | — | | 153,703 | | 153,703 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | U.S. Government Agency Obligations: 2.2% | | | | | | | |
— | | 19,655,000 | | 19,655,000 | | Z | | Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.800%, due 07/02/07 | | — | | 19,649,760 | | 19,649,760 | |
— | | 5,000,000 | | 5,000,000 | | Z | | Freddie Mac, 5.150%, due 07/18/07 | | — | | 4,987,149 | | 4,987,149 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | — | | 24,636,909 | | 24,636,909 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | — | | 24,636,909 | | 24,636,909 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ING Van Kampen | | ING Van Kampen | | | | | | | | | | Pro Forma (Unaudited) | |
ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | Equity & Income Portfolio | | | | | | ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | | ING Van Kampen Equity & Income Portfolio | |
Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | Securities Lending Collateral(CC): 1.9% | | | | | | | |
21,653,000 | | — | | 21,653,000 | | | | The Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund | | 21,653,000 | | — | | 21,653,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Securities Lending Collateral | | 21,653,000 | | — | | 21,653,000 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 21,653,000 | | — | | 21,653,000 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Short-Term Investments | | 21,653,000 | | 24,788,252 | | 46,441,252 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | 21,653,000 | | 24,790,612 | | 46,441,252 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Total Investments in Securities | 103.8 | % | $ | 132,191,576 | | $ | 1,048,088,773 | | $ | 1,180,280,349 | |
| | | | | | | | (Cost $) | | | 117,926,918 | | 914,845,552 | | 1,032,770,110 | |
| | | | | | | | Other Assets and Liabilities - Net | (3.8 | ) | (21,713,418 | ) | (21,242,325 | ) | (42,955,743 | ) |
| | | | | | | | Net Assets | 100.0 | % | $ | 110,478,158 | | $ | 1,026,846,448 | | $ | 1,137,324,606 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | @ | | Non-income producing security | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | @@ | | Foreign Issuer | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ADR | | American Depositary Receipt | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | STRIP | | Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | + | | Step-up basis bonds. Interest rates shown reflect current and next coupon rates. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | # | | Securities with purchases pursuant to Rule 144A, under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise footnoted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C | | Bond may be called prior to maturity date. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | cc | | Securities purchased with cash collateral for securities loaned. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | L | | Loaned security, a portion or all of the security is on loan at June 30, 2007. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P | | Preferred Stock may be called prior to convertible date. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | ^ | | Interest Only (IO) Security | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Z | | Indicates Zero Coupon Bond; rate shown reflects effective yield on the date of purchase. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | * | | Cost for federal income tax purposes is | | | $ | 118,227,597 | | $ | 920,475,654 | | $ | 1,038,703,251 | |
| | | | | | | | Net unrealized appreciation consists of: | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | $ | 14,809,067 | | $ | 133,915,726 | | $ | 148,724,793 | |
| | | | | | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | (845,088 | ) | (6,302,607 | ) | (7,147,695 | ) |
| | | | | | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation | | | $ | 13,963,979 | | $ | 127,613,119 | | $ | 141,577,098 | |
| | | | | | ** | | If the Reorganization is approved, the Portfolio Security is expected to be sold shortly prior to or after the Reorganization. | | | | | | | | | | | |
NOTES TO PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
Note 1 – Basis of Combination:
The Board of Trustees and Board of Directors respectively (“Board”) of ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio (“UBS U.S. Allocation”) and ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (“Van Kampen Equity and Income”), (each, a “Portfolio” or collectively, the “Portfolios”) approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated December 5, 2008, respectively (the “Plan”) whereby, subject to approval by the shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation , Van Kampen Equity and Income will acquire all of the assets of UBS U.S. Allocation, subject to the liabilities of such Portfolio, in exchange for issuing shares of Van Kampen Equity and Income to shareholders of UBS U.S. Allocation in a number equal in value to net assets of UBS U.S. Allocation (the “Merger”)
The Merger will be accounted for as a tax-free merger of investment companies with Van Kampen Equity and Income as the Portfolio whose tax attributes will be carried forward. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are presented for the information of the reader and may not necessarily be representative of what the actual combined financial statements would have been had the reorganization occurred at June 30, 2007. The unaudited pro forma statement of assets and liabilities reflects the pro forma combined financial position of UBS U.S. Allocation and Van Kampen Equity and Income at June 30, 2007. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations reflects the pro forma combined results of operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2007. These statements have been derived from the Portfolios’ respective books and records utilized in calculating daily net asset value at the date indicated above for UBS U.S. Allocation and Van Kampen Equity and Income under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. The historical cost of investment securities will be carried forward to the surviving entity and the results of operations of Van Kampen Equity and Income for pre-combination periods will not be restated.
The unaudited pro forma portfolio of investments, and unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and statement of operations should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements of each Portfolio, which are incorporated by reference in the Statement of Additional Information.
Note 2 – Security Valuation:
Investments in equity securities traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last reported sale price. Securities reported by the NASDAQ will be valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Portfolio securities traded on an exchange or NASDAQ for which there has been no sale and securities traded in the over-the-counter-market are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices. All investments quoted in foreign currencies will be valued daily in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the time such valuation is determined by a Portfolio’s custodian. Debt securities are valued at bid prices obtained from independent services or from one or more dealers making markets in the securities and may be adjusted based on a Portfolio’s valuation procedures. U.S. Government obligations are valued by using market quotations or independent pricing services that use prices provided by market-makers or estimates of market values obtained from yield data relating to instruments or securities with similar characteristics. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair values as determined in good faith and in accordance with policies set by the Boards of each Portfolio. Among elements of analysis, the Boards have authorized the use of one or more research services to assist with the determination of the fair value of foreign securities in light of significant events. Research services use statistical analyses and quantitative models to help determine fair value as of the time a Portfolio calculates its net asset value. Investments in securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which, when combined with accrued interest, approximates market value.
Note 3 – Capital Shares:
The unaudited pro forma net asset value per share assumes additional shares of common Van Kampen Equity and Income issued in connection with the proposed acquisition of UBS U.S. Allocation by Van Kampen Equity and Income as of June 30, 2007. The number of additional shares issued was calculated by dividing the net assets of each class of UBS U.S. Allocation by the respective class net asset value per share of Van Kampen Equity and Income.
Note 4 – Unaudited Pro Forma Adjustments:
The accompanying unaudited pro forma financial statements reflect changes in Portfolio shares as if the merger had taken place on June 30, 2007. UBS U.S. Allocation’s expenses were adjusted assuming Van Kampen Equity and Income’s fee structure was in effect for the twelve months ended June 30, 2007, as adjusted for contractual changes made in conjunction with the merger.
Note 5 – Merger Costs:
Due to the Unified Fee structure, Directed Services, LLC, or an affiliate, will bear the costs associated with obtaining shareholder approval, including, but not limited to, vote solicitation and SEC filings.
Note 6 – Use of Estimates in Preparation of Pro Forma Financial Statements:
Management of the Portfolios has made certain estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses to prepare these financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for investment companies. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Note 7 – Federal Income Taxes:
It is the policy of the Portfolios to comply with subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and related excise tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. No capital gain distributions shall be made until any capital loss carryforwards have been fully utilized or expired. A portion of the amount of these capital loss carryforwards may be limited in the future.
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ REPORT FOR
ING VAN KAMPEN EQUITY AND INCOME PORTFOLIO
Set forth below is an excerpt from ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
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MARKET PERSPECTIVE: YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
In our semi-annual report, we described how the feast of the first quarter had turned to famine in the second quarter for global equity markets on concerns that rising interest rates would freeze out global growth. Indeed as late as June 27, 2006, the year-to-date return on the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World IndexSM(1) measured in local currencies, including net reinvested dividends had been precisely 0%. However, the second half of the year ended December 31, 2006, was much healthier and the same index powered ahead 12.3% and for the year ended December 31, 2006, returned 20.07%. The return to dollar based investors was a little better at 13.2%, as late in the year a slowing economy and hints that central banks would be diversifying out of dollars weighed on that currency. For the six months ended December 31, 2006, the dollar fell 3.1% against the euro and 5.6% against the pound, but gained 4.1% on the yen due to stumbling growth and miniscule interest rates in Japan. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the dollar fell 10.6% against the euro and 12.4% against the pound, but gained 1.3% against the yen.
As the first half of 2006 ended, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) had just raised the federal funds rate for the seventeenth time since June 2004, to 5.25%. The relatively mild accompanying language led many in the fixed income market to hope that the tightening cycle was now over. Not everyone believed it, especially when new Middle East conflict pushed the price of oil to another record on July 14, 2006. But data, especially on housing, had mostly pointed to cooling demand and a tame employment report on August 4, 2006 probably decided the matter. Four days later the FOMC met and left rates unchanged. The booming housing market had been a powerful driver of growth in recent years through new construction and demand created by mortgage loan refinancing. This boom was deteriorating appreciably with housing prices and the key new building permits measure falling sharply. Only in the last few days of 2006 did the slump show some signs of bottoming out with unexpectedly good new and existing home sales figures reported, along with rebounding consumer confidence. For the six months ended December 31, 2006, the Lehman Brothers® Aggregate Bond (“LBAB”) Index(2) of investment grade bonds gained 5.09% and for the year ended December 31, 2006 it gained 4.33%. The most important dynamic was the broad yield curve inversion, suggestive of an expected fall in interest rates and a further economic slow down. The ten-year Treasury yield fell 43 basis points (0.43%) to 4.71%, while the yield on the three-month Bill rose by 3 basis points (0.03%) to 4.89%. Since mid-August, with the exception of two days, bond investors had been prepared to lend money to the government for ten years at a lower interest rate than for three months.
Faced with fading business activity, as the key housing engine seized up, and a yield curve inverted to the point of recession according to some commentators, investors in U.S. equities must have been in the mood to sell. Not so fast. Those investors saw things differently and indeed the apparent “disagreement” between the bond market and global stock markets was a well discussed feature of the second half of the year. For one thing, the oil price, having hit its record, fell back, as surly calm returned to the Middle East, as the summer driving and hurricane seasons came and went and as winter got off to a mild start in the key North East region. The price of oil averaged 22% less in the fourth quarter than at its peak, boosting consumers’ spending power and confidence. And if longer-term interest rates were falling then stocks looked more attractive as bonds provided less competition and the present value of future corporate profits rose. Speaking of which, Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price (“S&P 500®”) Index(3) companies duly reported their 13th straight double-digit quarterly percentage earnings gain. Gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth may have slowed, but the share of corporate profits, reported at 12.4%, was the highest since the 1950’s. The next merger or acquisition to get investors in the mood never seemed far away. Five of them were even announced in one day on November 6, 2006, sending markets up about 1%. For the six months ended
December 31, 2006, the S&P 500® Index, including dividends, rose 12.7% and for the year ended December 31, 2006, the S&P 500® Index, including dividends, rose 15.8%. All but 30 basis points (0.30%) of the gain came after August 8, 2006, making six-year highs as the year ended.
International markets, based on MSCI local currency indices, as in the U.S., finished near their best levels for the year. In Japan the market advanced 8.7%, in 2006, after a late surge. The long awaited increase in interest rates from 0.0% to 0.25% took place in July just as the economic recovery was losing impetus. Third quarter growth was estimated at only 0.8% and generated by exports and capital spending alone. Consumer spending was lagging despite low unemployment and almost flat prices, yet business confidence remained high and profit growth healthy. Elsewhere, Asian markets ex Japan rose 28.2% in 2006, but with wide disparities, ranging from -2.0% in Thailand to 83.4% in China. In Thailand the uncertainty caused by a military coup was compounded when the junta imposed exchange controls to hold back the strong baht, only to rescind them the next day. China’s market soared in surely speculative excess, and in the absence of attractive alternatives, as investors sought a piece of the world’s fourth largest economy. By the end of 2006 the Chinese market had become the third biggest emerging market after South Korea and Taiwan. European ex UK markets surged 16.1%, in 2006. The Eurozone’s GDP growth had recorded its best first half of a year since 2000, 1.7%, and the lowest unemployment rate, 7.8%, since the start of the Eurozone itself. But as the second half of 2006, wore on there were signs that the best news was behind it and the third quarter’s annualized growth fell to 2.0%. Business confidence, however, stayed buoyant and cheered by extensive merger and acquisition activity despite headwinds in the form of a strengthening euro, a hawkish European Central Bank that raised rates three times and the looming rise in German sales tax. UK equities added 8.6% in the six months ended December 31, 2006. The Bank of England raised rates twice as GDP growth accelerated to 2.9% year over year, inflation climbed above target and house prices, an important demand generator, continued their recovery with average prices up more than 10% in 2006. Again, however, it was widespread, large scale mergers and acquisitions energizing the market.
(1) | The MSCI World IndexSM is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of over 1,400 securities listed on exchanges in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. |
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(2) | The LBAB Index is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of publicly issued investment grade U.S. Government, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and corporate debt securities. |
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(3) | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the U.S. |
All indices are unmanaged and investors cannot invest directly in an index.
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance quoted represents past performance. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Portfolios’ performance is subject to change since the period’s end and may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please call (800) 992-0180 or log on to www.ingfunds.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end.
Market Perspective reflects the views of the Chief Investment Risk Officer only through the end of the period, and is subject to change based on market and other conditions.
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The ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. The Portfolio is managed by James A. Gilligan, Managing Director; James O. Roeder and Thomas B. Bastian, Executive Directors; Sergio Marcheli and Vincent E. Vizachero, Vice Presidents, of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc., d/b/a “Van Kampen” — the Sub-Adviser.
Performance: For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Portfolio’s Class S shares provided a total return of 12.40% compared to the Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index(1) (“S&P 500® Index”) and the Russell 1000® Value Index, which returned 15.79% and 22.25%, respectively, for the same period.
Portfolio Specifics: Relative to the S&P 500® Index, the equity portion of the Portfolio was hampered by under performance in the telecommunication services, energy and financials sectors. However, the Portfolio out performed in the materials, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors, which boosted results relative to the S&P 500® Index. Relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index, the telecommunications sector was the largest drag on performance, primarily due to security selection. The healthcare sector was an area of weakness, primarily due to a surprise negative announcement by a health care equipment and services company early in the year. In addition, the Portfolio’s health care sector overweight is largely composed of pharmaceutical stocks, which proved to be a negative influence. An underweight in the energy sector also hurt results. We had been reducing exposure to the sector all year, as the lofty valuations of many energy stocks appear to exceed what we would consider an appropriate balance of risk and return. However, in the consumer discretionary sector, our security selection among retailers and autos served the Portfolio well. The financial services sector also contributed positively to performance relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index, particularly in diversified financial companies that had strong exposure to the capital markets. In the utilities sector, the Portfolio owned some of the sector’s best performing stocks, which offset the negative impact of an underweight in the sector.
The bond portfolio slightly underperformed the Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Credit Index for the year. We kept the Portfolio’s overall duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) well below that of the Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Credit Index during the period. This posture was beneficial as interest rates rose across the market, but detracted from relative performance during periods of sharp yield increases. An underweight to the agency sector detracted slightly from relative performance as this sector posted solid returns. Given aggressive bond valuations at the start of the year and concerns regarding increasing leverage trends, we chose to maintain a defensive posture in credit over the course of 2006. This positioning had a small negative effect on the performance of the Portfolio relative to the Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Credit Index over the period, as spreads (or the extra return required by investors for assuming credit risk) generally narrowed. However, good security selection helped offset a portion of this weakness.
The Portfolio’s convertible securities, in aggregate, were neither a significant contributor nor detractor from performance during the period. However, we did increase the Portfolio’s exposure to convertible securities over the course of the fiscal year, as attractive new issuance provided some opportunities that fit our investment parameters.
Current Strategy and Outlook: We continue to seek value stocks, high-quality bonds, and convertible securities, using our bottom-up security selection process. We look for undervalued companies that offer a potential catalyst for change. Such catalysts could be new company management, growth or consolidation within an industry or sector, or new products.
Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for this Portfolio may differ from that presented for other ING Funds. Performance for the different classes of shares will vary based on differences in fees associated with each class.
Investment Type Allocation
as of December 31, 2006
(as a percent of net assets)
Common Stock | | 61.5 | % |
Convertible Bonds | | 12.1 | % |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | 11.4 | % |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | 8.7 | % |
Corporate Bonds/Notes | | 4.7 | % |
Preferred Stock | | 3.8 | % |
Asset-Backed Securities | | 2.6 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | (4.8 | )% |
Net Assets | | 100.0 | % |
Top Ten Holdings*
as of December 31, 2006
(as a percent of net assets)
U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.250%, due 08/15/13 | | 2.6 | % |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 2.3 | % |
Citigroup, Inc. | | 2.2 | % |
U.S. Treasury Note, 4.500%, due 02/28/11 | | 1.9 | % |
Bayer AG ADR | | 1.8 | % |
General Electric Co. | | 1.6 | % |
Time Warner, Inc. | | 1.6 | % |
Schering-Plough Corp. | | 1.5 | % |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 1.5 | % |
Freddie Mac | | 1.5 | % |
* Excludes short-term investments related to U.S. government agency obligation.
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.
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Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended December 31, 2006
| | 1 Year | | 5 Year | | Since Inception of Classes I, S and ADV December 10, 2001 | |
Class I | | 12.67 | % | 5.79 | % | 5.53 | % |
Class S | | 12.40 | % | 5.53 | % | 5.27 | % |
Class ADV | | 12.12 | % | 5.26 | % | 5.00 | % |
S&P 500® Index(1) | | 15.79 | % | 6.19 | % | 6.27 | %(2) |
Russell 1000® Value Index(3) | | 22.25 | % | 10.86 | % | 11.18 | %(2) |
Based on a $10,000 initial investment, the graph and table above illustrate the total return of ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio against the indices indicated. An index is unmanaged and has no cash in its portfolio, imposes no sales charges and incurs no operating expenses. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The Portfolio’s performance is shown without the imposition of any expenses or charges which are, or may be, imposed under your annuity contract. Total returns would have been lower if such expenses or charges were included.
The performance graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder will pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.
The performance shown may include the effect of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the Investment Adviser and/or other service providers, which have the effect of increasing total return. Had all fees and expenses been considered, the total returns would have been lower.
The performance update illustrates performance for a variable investment option available through a variable annuity contract. The performance shown indicates past performance and is not a projection or prediction of future results. Actual investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that shares and/or units, at redemption, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Please call (800) 262-3862 to get performance through the most recent month end.
This report contains statements that may be “forward-looking” statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the “forward-looking” statements.
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period as stated on the cover. The portfolio manager’s views are subject to change at any time based on marked and other conditions.
Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily.
(1) | | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performances of the securities of approximately 500 of the largest companies in the U.S. |
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(2) | | Since inception performance for the indices is shown from December 1, 2001. |
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(3) | | The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower than forecasted growth values. |
PART C:
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION
Article NINTH, Section (d) of the Articles of Incorporation of ING Partners, Inc. (the “Registrant”), as amended, provides for indemnification of directors and officers as follows:
(d) The Corporation shall indemnify its officers and directors and any officer or director who serves at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise as follows:
(i) Every person who is or has been a director or officer of the Corporation, and every person who while an officer or director of the Corporation serves or has served at the Corporation’s request as director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law against liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him or her in connection with any debt, claim, action, demand, suit, proceeding, judgment, decree, liability or obligation of any kind in which he or she becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his or her being or having been a director or officer of the Corporation or a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at the request of the Corporation, and against amounts paid or incurred by him or her in the settlement thereof.
(ii) The words “claim,” “action,” “suit” or “proceeding” shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, investigative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened, and the words “liability” and “expenses” shall include, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.
(iii) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a director or officer against any liability to the Corporation or its Shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
(iv) The rights of indemnification provided herein may be insured against by policies maintained by the Corporation, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any director or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(v) In the absence of a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before which such proceeding was brought, an indemnification payment will not be made, except as provided in subsection (vi) of this Section (d) of Article NINTH, unless in the absence of such a decision, a reasonable determination based upon a factual review has been made:
(1) by a majority vote of a quorum of non-party Directors who are not “interested” persons of the Corporation (as defined in the 1940 Act), or
(2) by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that the indemnitee was not liable for an act of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of duties.
(vi) The Corporation further undertakes that advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of a proceeding (upon undertaking for repayment unless it is ultimately determined that indemnification is appropriate) against an officer, director or controlling person of the Corporation will not be made absent the fulfillment of at least one of the following conditions: (1) the indemnitee provides security for his undertaking, (2) the Corporation is insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances or (3) a majority of a quorum of non-party Directors who are not “interested” persons or independent legal counsel in a written opinion
makes a factual determination that there is a reason to believe the indemnitee will be entitled to indemnification.
The Corporation may, with the approval of the Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses as set forth in subsections (i) through (vi) of this Section (d) of Article Ninth to employees and agents of the Corporation and to any person (other than officers or directors of the Corporation) who serves at the request for the Corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture or other enterprise.
Any repeal or amendment of any of the provisions of this section (d) of Article NINTH, and any adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or bylaws of the Corporation which may be inconsistent with the provisions of this section (d) of Article NINTH, shall be prospective in operation and effect only, and shall not affect in any manner any right to indemnification hereunder existing at the time of any such repeal, amendment or adoption.
Section XII.B of the Administrative Services Agreement provides for indemnification of the administrator as follows:
In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence or reckless disregard of obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Administrator or any officer, director or employee of the Administrator, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Administrator harmless from and against all claims, actions, suits and proceedings at law or in equity, whether brought or asserted by a private party or a governmental agency, instrumentality or entity of any kind, relating to the sale, purchase, pledge of, advertisement of, or solicitation of sales or purchases, of any security by or on behalf of the Series, or issued by the Series, in alleged violation of applicable federal, state or foreign laws, rules or regulations.
In addition, the Registrant’s officers and directors will be covered under a directors and officers errors and omissions liability insurance policy issued by ICI Mutual Insurance Company.
Reference is also made to Section 2-418 of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland which provides generally that (1) a corporation may (but is not required to) indemnify its directors for judgments, fines and expenses in proceedings in which the director is named a party solely by reason of being a director, provided the director has not acted in bad faith, dishonestly or unlawfully, and provided further that the director has not received any “improper personal benefit”; and (2) that a corporation must (unless otherwise provided in the corporation’s charter or articles of incorporation) indemnify a director if he or she is successful on the merits in defending a suit against him or her by reason of being a director. The statutory provisions are not exclusive; a corporation may provide greater indemnification rights than those provided by statute.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation, its By-laws or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by directors, officers or controlling persons or the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such directors, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
(1) (a) Articles of Incorporation for ING Partners, Inc. (formerly known as Portfolio Partners, Inc.) - Filed as an Exhibit to Registrant’s initial Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Articles of Amendment effective August 29, 2001 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 13, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Articles of Amendment effective May 1, 2002 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Articles of Amendment effective December 16, 2002 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Articles of Amendment effective May 1, 2003 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Articles of Amendment effective January 23, 2004 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(g) Articles of Amendment effective May 1, 2004 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(h) Articles of Amendment effective November 8, 2004 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation effective August 20, 2001 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(k) Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation effective February 11, 2002 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 13, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(l) Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation effective January 17, 2003 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 3, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
(m) Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation effective June 10, 2004 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 2, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(n) Articles Supplementary to Articles of Incorporation effective November 1, 2004 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(o) Articles of Amendment effective May 2, 2005 to Articles of Incorporation (name change) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(p) Articles Supplementary dated August 8, 2005 to the Articles of Incorporation – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 12, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(q) Articles Supplementary dated November 23, 2005 to the Articles of Incorporation - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(r) Articles Supplementary dated January 31, 2006 to the Articles of Incorporation of ING Partners, Inc.– Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(s) Articles of Amendment, effective April 28, 2006 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(t) Article of Amendment effective August 7, 2006 regarding ING MFS Capital Opportunities Portfolio name change – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(u) Articles of Amendment effective January 30, 2007 regarding the dissolution of ING Goldman Sachs Capital Growth Portfolio and ING Goldman Sachs Structured Equity Portfolio – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Articles Supplementary effective June 13, 2007 regarding Solution Growth and Income Portfolio and Solution Growth Portfolio – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) By-laws - - Filed as an Exhibit to Registrant’s initial Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization made as of December 5, 2007 by ING Partners, Inc. on behalf of ING JPMorgan International Portfolio and ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio, each a separate series of ING Partners, Inc.— Filed herewith.
(5) Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders (set forth in the Articles of incorporation which are incorporated by reference) - Filed as an Exhibit to Registrant’s initial Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
(6) (a) Investment Advisory Agreement dated May 1, 2003 between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated May 1, 2004 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company effective May 1, 2004 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment dated September 1, 2004 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on September 15, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amendment dated November 1, 2004 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Amendment dated December 1, 2004 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 28, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Amended Schedule A dated April 28, 2006 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vi) Substitution Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC, dated January 1, 2007 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vii) Amended Schedule A effective June 29, 2007 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(viii) Amended Schedule B effective June 29, 2007 to the Investment Advisory Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and ING Investment Management Co. (“ING IM”) (formerly known as Aeltus Investment Management, Inc.) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment, dated April 28, 2006, to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and ING Investment Management Co. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post- Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Second Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and ING Investment Management Co. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and ING Investment Management Co. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance Company and Annuity Company and UBS Global Asset Management, Inc. (Americas) (regarding ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio) effective May 1, 2004 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated April 28, 2006 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and UBS Global Asset Management, Inc. (US) (regarding UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity and ING UBS U.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio) – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Second Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and UBS Global Asset Management, Inc. (US) – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between UBS Global Asset Management, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated November 19, 2001 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (formerly known as Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company) and OpCap Advisors - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated June 3, 2003 to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ILIAC and OpCap Advisors - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Novation of Sub-Advisory Agreement dated July 21, 2005 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Second Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and OpCap Advisors – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between OpCap Advisors and Directed Services, LLC. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 1, 2005 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (formerly Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company) and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Assumption Agreement dated December 1, 2006 between Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. and CAM North America, LLC (ClearBridge Advisors, LLC) – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment dated April 1, 2006 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and ClearBridge Advisors, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between ClearBridge Advisors, LLC and Directed Services, LLC. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 14, 2000 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (formerly Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company) and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2001 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Letter Agreement dated December 5, 2001 for Fee Waiver between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment dated December 31, 2001 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. effective December 31, 2001 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N- 1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amendment dated June 2, 2003 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. effective June 2, 2003 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N- 1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Amendment dated November 8, 2004 to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Fourth Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vi) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 29, 2002 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and American Century Investment Management, Inc – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated June 30, 2003 to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and American Century Investment Management, Inc. effective June 30, 2003 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment dated November 8, 2004 to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and American Century Investment Management, Inc. - - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amended Appendix A dated April 28, 2006, between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and American Century Investment Management, Inc., regarding the ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Third Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and American Century Investment Management, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and between American Century Investment Management, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC.- Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(g) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 11, 2002 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and BAMCO, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated June 2, 2003 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and BAMCO, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment No. 2 dated May 12, 2005 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and BAMCO, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amendment No. 3 dated December 7, 2005 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and BAMCO, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Fourth Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and BAMCO, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between BAMCO, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(h) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 26, 2002 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. (formerly, Robert Fleming, Inc.) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated June 3, 2003 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Robert Fleming, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Assumption Agreement dated November 18, 2003 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and J. P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly, Robert Fleming, Inc. regarding RFI merger into J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.- Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Second Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and J. P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (formerly, Robert Fleming, Inc.) regarding RFI merger into J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.- Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 12, 2003 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated June 2, 2003 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Second Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(k) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen effective March 11, 2002 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated June 23, 2003 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen effective June 23, 2003 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment dated November 8, 2004 the to Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amendment to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated March 11, 2002 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen effective June 1, 2003.
(iv) Fee Reduction letter, dated May 1, 2006, regarding ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Fourth Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vi) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vii) Fee Reduction letter, dated January 1, 2007, between Directed Services, LLC and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a Van Kampen, regarding ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(viii) Fifth Amendment dated April 30, 2007 to the Investment Sub Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. d/b/a/ Van Kampen – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(l) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 16, 2002 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited (formerly, J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management, LTD) – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 3, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment dated June 3, 2003 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited (formerly, J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management, LTD) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post- Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment May 1, 2004 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited (formerly, JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management, LTD) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amendment dated August 13, 2004 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited (formerly, JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management, LTD) - Filed as an Exhibit to Post- Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iv) Amendment dated June 1, 2006 to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited (formerly, JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management, LTD regarding amendments to the Fee chedule – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Amended Appendix A dated October 1, 2006, with respect to the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited, regarding sub-advisory fees – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vi) Fifth Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(vii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between JPMorgan Asset Management (U.K.) Limited and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(m) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated November 8, 2004 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and OppenheimerFunds, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between OppenheimerFunds, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(n) Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement dated November 8, 2004 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 7, 2005 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Investment Sub- Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(o) Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 7, 2005 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Neuberger Berman Management Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Neuberger Berman Management, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Neuberger Berman Management, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(p) Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 7, 2005 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(q) Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 7, 2005 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Schedule A dated April 28, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement dated December 7, 2005 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post- Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(r) Sub-Advisory Agreement dated April 28, 2006 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Columbia Management Advisors, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No.28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Columbia Management Advisors, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Columbia Management Advisors, LLC and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(s) Sub-Advisory Agreement dated October 31, 2005 between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement, dated January 1, 2007 between Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(t) Sub-Advisory Agreement dated August 7, 2006 between ING Life Insurance and annuity Company and Thornburg Investment Management – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 1, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) First Amendment dated December 15, 2006 to the Sub-Advisory Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Thornburg Investment Management – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Substitution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Thornburg Investment Management and Directed Services, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(u) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement effective December 7, 2005 as amended and restated January 1, 2007 between Directed Services, LLC. and ING Partners, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Schedule A dated January 1, 2007 to Expense Limitation Agreement between Directed Services and ING Partners, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement regarding ING Solution Portfolios effective February 1, 2005 as amended and restated January 1, 2007 between Directed Services, LLC and ING Partners, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Schedule A effective June 29, 2007 to the Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement effective February 1, 2005 as amended and restated January 1, 2007 between Directed Services, LLC and ING Partners, Inc. — Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(x) Side Letter Agreement dated January 1, 2007 regarding ING Oppenhiemer Strategic Income Portfolio between ING Partners, Inc and ING Funds Distributor, LLC - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(v) Amended and Restated Expense Limitation Agreement regarding ING Solution Portfolios effective February 1, 2005 as amended and restated January 1, 2007 between Directed Services, LLC and ING Partners, Inc. – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(y) Side Letter Agreement dated January 1, 2007 regarding ING Oppenhiemer Global Growth Portfolio and ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio between ING Partners, Inc and ING Funds Distributor, LLC - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(7) (a) Distribution Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between the ING Partners, Inc. and ING Funds Distributor, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Schedule A dated June 29, 2007 to the Underwriting Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Funds Distributor, LLC – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(8) Not applicable.
(9) (a) Custodian Agreement dated March 13, 2003 between ING Partners, Inc. and The Bank of New York - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 28, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Exhibit A effective June 29, 2007 to the Custodian Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and The Bank of New York – . Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty, dated August 7, 2003, between ING Partners, Inc. (formerly Portfolio Partners, Inc.) and The Bank of New York - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Exhibit A effective June 29, 2007 to the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty dated August 7, 2003 between ING Partners, Inc. (formerly Portfolio Partners, Inc.) and The Bank of New York – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(10) (a) Plan of Distribution pursuant to Rule 12b-1 renewed November 19, 2003 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Shareholder Servicing Plan of ING Partners, Inc. for Adviser Class Shares renewed November 19, 2003 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Shareholder Servicing Plan of ING Partners, Inc. for Service Class Shares renewed November 19, 2003 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Form of Second Amended and Restated Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 for Operation of a Multi-Class System – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on August 12, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Schedule A effective June 29, 2007 to the Second Amended and Restated Plan Pursuant to Rule 18f-3 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(11) Opinion and Consent of Counsel - Filed herewith.
(12) Opinion and Consent of Counsel Supporting Tax Matters and Consequences – To be filed by subsequent post-effective amendment.
(13) (a) Administrative Services Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Funds Services, LLC effective November 19, 2003 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on February 24, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amendment, dated September 1, 2004, to Administrative Services Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Funds Services, LLC- Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Amendment, dated November 1, 2004, to Administrative Services Agreement between ING Partners, Inc. and ING Funds Services, LLC- Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amended Schedules A and B dated June 30, 2007 to the Administrative Services Agreement – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(b) License Agreement between Aetna and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.- Filed as an Exhibit to Registrant’s initial Form N-1A Registration Statement on July 31, 1997 and incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Agency Agreement by and among ING Partners, Inc. and DST Systems, Inc.- Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Termination Letter, dated September 28, 2004 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(ii) Acceptance Letter between ING Partners, Inc. and DST Systems, Inc.-Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 1, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) Amended and Restated Exhibit A, dated April 28, 2006, with respect to the Agency Agreement – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 28 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty, dated August 7, 2003, between ING Partners, Inc. (formerly Portfolio Partners, Inc.) and The Bank of New York - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on December 6, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Amended Exhibit A effective June 29, 2007 to the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty dated August 7, 2003 between ING Partners, Inc. (formerly Portfolio Partners, Inc.) and The Bank of New York – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on June 28, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Delegation Agreement - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 30, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.
(f) Form of Participation Agreement, effective January 1, 2007, among ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance \ Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance \ Company of New York and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company and ING Funds Distributor, LLC and ING Investors Trust and ING Partners, Inc.– Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(g) Form of Shareholder Servicing Agreement between ING Investor’s Trust and ING Partners, Inc and ING Funds Distributor, LLC and ING Life Insurance Annuity Company, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Lif4e insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, for the Adviser Class Shares, Service Class Shares, Service 2 Class Shares and Class T shares, effective January 1, 2007 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on April 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
(h) Service Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Golden American Life Insurance Company effective July 13, 2001 – Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(i) Service Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Reliastar Life Insurance Company effective December 6, 2001 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(k) Service Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Reliastar Life Insurance Company of New York effective December 6, 2001 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(l) Service Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Southland Life Insurance Company effective as of May 1, 2002 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(m) Service Agreement between ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company effective May 1, 2002 - Filed as an Exhibit to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to Registrant’s Form N-1A Registration Statement on October 29, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.
(14) Consent of independent auditors - Filed herewith.
(15) Not applicable.
(16) Powers of Attorney - Filed herewith.
(17) Not applicable.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
(1) The undersigned registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.145(c)), the reoffering prospectus will contain the information called for by the applicable registration form for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other items of the applicable form.
(2) The undersigned registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to the Registration Statement and will not be used until the amendment is effective, and that, in determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering of them.
(3) The undersigned registrant under takes to file a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement upon the closing of the Reorganization described in this Registration Statement that contains an opinion of counsel supporting the tax matters discussed in this Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form N-14 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Scottsdale and the State of Arizona on the 4th day of January, 2008.
| ING PARTNERS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Theresa K. Kelety | |
| | Theresa K. Kelety |
| | Assistant Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE | | TITLE | | DATE |
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| | President and Chief Executive | | January 4, 2008 |
Shaun P. Mathews* | | Officer | | |
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| | Senior Vice President and | | January 4, 2008 |
Todd Modic* | | Chief/Principal Financial Officer | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Colleen D. Baldwin* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
John V. Boyer* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Patricia W. Chadwick* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Robert W. Crispin* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Peter S. Drotch* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
J. Michael Earley* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Patrick W. Kenny* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Sheryl K. Pressler* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
David W.C. Putnam* | | | | |
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| | Director | | January 4, 2008 |
Roger B. Vincent* | | | | |
* By: | | /s/ Theresa K. Kelety | |
| | Theresa K. Kelety |
| | Assistant Secretary** |
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** | | Powers of Attorney for Shaun P. Mathews, Todd Modic and each Director – Filed herewith. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
(4) | | Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated December 5, 2007 between ING Partners, Inc. on behalf of its ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio series and ING Investors Trust, on behalf of its ING UBS U.S. Allocation Portfolio series |
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(11) | | Opinion and Consent of Counsel |
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(14) | | Consent of Independent Auditors |
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(16) | | Powers of Attorney |