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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

ING Groep N.V.

100 F Street, N.E.

Bijlmerplein 888

Washington, D.C. 20549

1102 MG Amsterdam

 

The Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

March 8, 2019

 

 

Re: Notice of Disclosure Filed in Exchange Act Annual Report Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that ING Groep N.V. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2019.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

ING Groep N.V.

 

 

/s/ R.A.J.G. Hamers

 

Ralph Hamers

CEO ING Groep N.V.

 

 

/s/ S.J.A. van Rijswijk

 

Steven van Rijswijk

CRO ING Groep N.V.