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Conformity statement
CONFORMITY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5:25C
PARAGRAPH 2(C) OF THE DUTCH FINANCIAL SUPERVISION
ACT (Wet op het financieel toezicht)
The Executive Board is responsible for maintaining proper
accounting records, for safeguarding assets and for taking
reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other
irregularities. It is responsible for selecting suitable accounting
policies and applying them on a consistent basis, making
judgements and estimates that are prudent and reasonable.
It is also responsible for establishing and maintaining internal
procedures which ensure that all major financial information is
known to the Executive Board, so that the timeliness, completeness
and correctness of the external financial reporting are assured.
As required by section 5:25c paragraph 2(c) of the Dutch Financial
Supervision Act, each of the signatories hereby confirms that to the
best of his or her knowledge:
the ING Groep N.V. 2009 Annual Accounts give a true and fair •
view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss
of ING Groep N.V. and the enterprises included in the
consolidation taken as a whole;
the ING Groep N.V. 2009 Annual Report gives a true and fair •
view of the position at the balance sheet date, the development
and performance of the business during the financial year 2009
of ING Groep N.V. and the enterprises included in the
consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description
of the principal risks ING Groep N.V. is being confronted with.
AMSTERDAM, 15 MARCH 2010
Jan Hommen
CEO, chairman of the Executive Board
Patrick Flynn
CFO, member of the Executive Board
Koos Timmermans
CRO, member of the Executive Board
The Executive Board is required to prepare the Annual Accounts
and the Annual Report of ING Groep N.V. for each financial year in
accordance with applicable Dutch law and those International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that were endorsed by the
European Union.
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