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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.
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. 2013 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. 2013 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 2013 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, 17 MARCH 2014
R.A.J.G. (Ralph) Hamers
CEO, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
P.G. (Patrick) Flynn
CFO, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
W.F. (Wilfred) Nagel
CRO, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
78 ING Group Annual Report 2013
Conformity Statement