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This filing is made in accordance with Item No. 1.01 of Section 1 of Form 8-K: |
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
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On January 14, 2014, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company (the “Company”) entered into a |
new, ten-year unsecured reciprocal loan agreement, effective January 14, 2014 with ING U.S., Inc. (“ING |
U.S.”), its indirect parent company (the “Agreement”). The Agreement replaced the reciprocal loan |
agreement dated as of January 1, 2004 between the Company and ING U.S. that expired by its terms on |
January 14, 2014. The purpose of the Agreement is to facilitate the financing of the short term cash |
requirements of each party to the Agreement by permitting each party to extend financing to, and borrow |
from, the other party. The Agreement provides that the maximum outstanding amount that the Company |
may loan to ING U.S., or that ING U.S. may loan to the Company, may not exceed three percent (3%) of |
the statutory admitted assets of the Company as of December 31 of the applicable preceding year. Interest |
on any borrowing by the Company or ING U.S. under the Agreement will be charged at a per annum rate |
which is based on the prevailing market rate for similar third-party borrowings or securities with a similar |
credit quality and duration. The maximum term of any loan made under the Agreement shall be two |
hundred seventy (270) days. |
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The Company is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of ING U.S. ING U.S., which plans to rebrand in |
the future as Voya Financial, is a financial services organization that offers retirement, investment and |
insurance products and services in the United States. ING U.S. is a direct, majority-owned subsidiary of |
ING Groep N.V., a global financial services holding company based in The Netherlands. |