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United Kingdom 33
Netherlands 18
Belgium 13
United States & Canada 12
Luxembourg 8
Switzerland 5
Germany 1
Other 10
Total 100
* 2006 figures, based on information provided by several large custodians.
Geographical distribution of ING shares*
in percentages
General information
Dividend policy
Each year, after publication of the fi nancial
results for the fi rst six months of the year,
an interim dividend is distributed by way of
an advance against the fi nal dividend. The
interim dividend is half of the total dividend
over the preceding year.
In February 2005, ING defi ned its
dividend policy as follows: ING intends to
pay dividends in relation to the longer-
term underlying development of cash
earnings following the introduction of the
International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRS), which are expected to increase
volatility in net profi t. Furthermore, it was
decided to reduce the dilution of earnings
per share even further and, therefore,
ING decided to change its dividend policy
to a full cash dividend starting with the
2004 fi nal dividend (paid in May 2005).
This change was very much welcomed by
investors and analysts. ING has no intention
to change its dividend policy.
Listings
The (depositary receipts for) ordinary shares
of ING Group are listed on the exchanges of
Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Paris, New
York (NYSE) and the Swiss Exchanges. The
(depositary receipts for) preference shares
and warrants B are listed on the Euronext
Amsterdam Stock Market. Warrants B are
also listed on the exchange of Brussels.
Options on (depositary receipts for) ordinary
shares of ING Group are traded at the
Euronext Amsterdam Derivative Markets
and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Shareholders with stakes of
5% or more
Under the Dutch Act on the Disclosure
of Major Holdings in Listed Companies,
two holders of depositary receipts with an
interest or potential interest of between
5% and 10% in ING Group were known
as at 31 December 2006. These were ABN
AMRO and Fortis.
Information for shareholders
The ING share is traded on six stock markets
in Europe and the United States. ING’s website
(www.ing.com) gives detailed information
about the performance of the ING share, also
related to several stock market indices, up to
a fi ve-year period and as of 1997.
Shareholder magazine
In addition to fi nancial press releases,
ING also publishes the magazine ING
Shareholder. You can subscribe to the
magazine through the ING website,
www.ing.com. To be kept informed
of press releases and other ING news,
you can subscribe to the email service
on www.ing.com.
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
On 24 April 2007 the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders will take place
in Amsterdam, in the Factory Theatre,
located in the Czaar Peterstraat 213. The
meeting will be webcast. The meeting
documents are available on the ING Group
website www.ing.com as of 20 March
2007. Printed versions of the meeting
documents can be obtained free of charge
at ING Groep N.V., Amstelveenseweg 500,
1081 KL Amsterdam as of 28 March 2007.
Contact information
Investors and fi nancial analysts may
contact:
ING Group
Investor Relations (IH 07.432)
P.O. Box 810
1000 AV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: investor[email protected]
Important dates in 2007 and 2008*
ING share quotation ex fi nal dividend 2006
Monday, 23 April 2007 (NYSE)
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 10.30 a.m.
Record date for dividend entitlement
Wednesday, 25 April 2007 (NYSE)
ING share quotation ex fi nal dividend 2006
Thursday, 26 April 2007 (Euronext)
Payment date fi nal dividend 2006
Thursday, 3 May 2007 (Euronext)
Thursday, 10 May 2007 (NYSE)
Publication results Q1 2007
Wednesday, 16 May 2007, 7.30 a.m.
Publication results Q2 2007
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 7.30 a.m.
ING share quotation ex interim dividend 2007
Thursday, 9 August 2007
(Euronext and NYSE)
Payment date interim dividend 2007
Thursday, 16 August 2007 (Euronext)
Thursday, 23 August 2007 (NYSE)
Publication results Q3 2007
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 7.30 a.m.
Publication results Q4 2007/annual results 2007
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 7.30 a.m.
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Thursday, 24 April 2008, 10.30 a.m.
ING share quotation ex fi nal dividend 2007
Monday, 28 April 2008 (Euronext and NYSE)
Payment date fi nal dividend 2007
Monday, 5 May 2008 (Euronext)
Monday, 12 May 2008 (NYSE)
* All dates shown are provisional.
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