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| A. | Name of issuer
or person filing (“Filer”): ING Groep N.V. |
| B. | This is (select one): [X] an original filing for the Filer [_] an amended filing for the Filer |
| C. | Identify the filing in
conjunction with which this Form is being filed: Name of registrant: ING Groep N.V. Form type: F-6 File Number (if known) No. 333-113697 Filed by: ING Groep N.V. Date Filed (if filed concurrently, so indicate): March 17, 2004 |
| D. | The Filer is
incorporated or organized under the laws of (Name of the jurisdiction under
whose laws the filer is organized or incorporated): the Netherlands and has its principal place of business at (Address in full and telephone number): Amstelveenseweg 500, 1081 KL Amsterdam, P.O. Box 810, 1000 AV Amsterdam, the Netherlands, tel. 31-20-541-54-11 |
| E. | The Filer
designates and appoints (Name of United States person serving as agent): David Nickelson (“Agent”) located at (Address in full in the United States and telephone number): Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, 6th Floor, Albany, NY 12207, (518) 433-4740 as the agent of the Filer upon whom may be served any process, pleadings, subpoenas, or other papers in: |
| (a) | any investigation
or administrative proceeding conducted by the Commission, and |
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| (b) | any civil suit or action brought against the Filer or to which the Filer has been joined as defendant or respondent in any appropriate court in any place subject to the jurisdiction of any state or of the United States or any of its territories or possessions or of the District of Columbia, |
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out of or based on any offering made or purported to be made in connection with
the securities registered by the Filer on Form (Name of Form) F-6
filed on (Date) March 17, 2004 or any purchases or sales of any security
in connection therewith. The Filer stipulates and agrees that any such civil
suit or action or administrative proceeding may be |
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by the service of process upon, and that service of an administrative subpoena
shall be effected by service upon, such agent for service of process, and that
the service as aforesaid shall be taken and held in all courts and
administrative tribunals to be valid and binding as if personal service thereof
had been made. |
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| F. | Each
person filing this Form stipulates and agrees to appoint a successor agent
for service of process and file an amended Form F-N if the Filer discharges
the Agent or the Agent is unwilling or unable to accept service on behalf of the
Filer at any time until six years have elapsed from the date of the Filer’s
last registration statement or report, or amendment to any such registration
statement or report, filed with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933
or Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Filer further undertakes to advise the
Commission promptly of any change to the Agent’s name or address during the
applicable period by amendment of this form referencing the file number of the
relevant registration form in conjunction with which the amendment is being
filed. |
| G. | Each
person filing this form undertakes to make available, in person or by
telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff,
and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff,
information relating to the securities registered pursuant to the form
referenced in paragraph E or transactions in said securities. |
| The Filer
certifies that it is has duly caused this power of attorney, consent,
stipulation and agreement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Amsterdam Country of the Netherlands this 16th day of March, 2004 A.D. Filer: ING Groep N.V. |
| By: | /s/ Cees Maas --------------------------------------------- Cees Maas Chief Financial Officer |
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This statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By: | /s/ David Nickelson --------------------------------------------- David Nickelson Authorized Representative in the United States March 16, 2004 |
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