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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-07-030479
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070502
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070423
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070423
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070423

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ING PRIME RATE TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000826020
		IRS NUMBER:				956874587
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0228

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05410
		FILM NUMBER:		07782356

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ING PRIME RATE TRUST
		STREET 2:		7337 E. DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85258
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4804773000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ING PRIME RATE TRUST
		STREET 2:		7337 E. DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85258

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PILGRIM AMERICA PRIME RATE TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PILGRIM PRIME RATE TRUST/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960518

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PILGRIM PRIME RATE TRUST
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="4" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:14.0pt;">SCHEDULE 14A</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Rule 14a-101)</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
PROXY STATEMENT <br>
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 10.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy Statement
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a)&nbsp;of<br>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</font></p>

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  <td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">x</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed by a Party other than the
  Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font face="Wingdings">o</font></p>
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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="100%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:4.0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check the appropriate
  box:</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as
  permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Definitive Additional Materials</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="96%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:96.3%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ING PRIME RATE
  TRUST</font><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of
  Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name of
  Person(s)&nbsp;Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">x</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act
  Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1)&nbsp;and&nbsp;0-11.</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to which
  transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction
  applies:</font></p>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying value of
  transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the
  amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:95.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as
  provided by Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2)&nbsp;and identify the filing
  for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous
  filing by registration statement number, or the Form&nbsp;or Schedule and the
  date of its filing.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.04%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:92.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amount Previously Paid:</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ING PRIME
RATE TRUST</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(800)
992-0180</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 288.0pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-288.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May
2, 2007</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Shareholder:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On behalf of the Board of
Trustees of ING Prime Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;), we are pleased to invite you to
the annual meeting of shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;), to be held at 10:00
a.m., Local time, on June 12, 2007 at 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road,
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.&#160; Formal
notice of the Annual Meeting appears on the next page, followed by the Proxy
Statement.&#160; Please take the time to read
the Proxy Statement and cast your vote, because it covers matters that are
important to the Trust and to you as a shareholder.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At the Annual Meeting,
you will be asked to consider and vote on the following matters:</font></p>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
elect eight members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the
holders of Common Shares of the Trust until the election and qualification of
their successors; and</h3>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
elect two members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the holders
of Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares &#150; Series M, T, W, TH and F of the
Trust &#150; until the election and qualification of their successors.</h3>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each proposal is
discussed in detail in the enclosed Proxy Statement, which you should read
carefully.&#160; The Board of Trustees has
concluded that the proposals are in the best interests of the Trust and its
shareholders and recommend that you vote &#147;<b>FOR</b>&#148; each of
the proposals.&#160; We are asking you to
consider them carefully and express your vote on the enclosed Proxy Ballot or
at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">We look forward to your
attendance at the Annual Meeting or to receiving your Proxy Ballot so that your
shares may be voted at the Annual Meeting.&#160;
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 1-800-992-0180.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></i></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OF</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ING PRIME
RATE TRUST</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To
Shareholders:</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT</font></b> the annual
meeting of shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of ING Prime Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;)
will be held at 10:00 a.m., Local time, on June 12, 2007, at 7337 E. Doubletree
Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034, for the following purposes:</p>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
elect eight members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the
holders of Common Shares of the Trust until the election and qualification of
their successors;</h3>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
elect two members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the
holders of Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares &#151; Series M, T, W, TH and F
of the Trust &#151; until the election and qualification of their successors; and</h3>

<h3 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 72.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>To
transact such other business, not currently contemplated, that may properly
come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof
in the discretion of the proxies or their substitutes.</h3>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please read the enclosed Proxy Statement carefully for
information concerning the proposals to be placed before the Annual Meeting.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSALS.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholders of record as of the close of business on
March 19, 2007 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting or
any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Huey P. Falgout, Jr.</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Secretary</font></i></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="50%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:50.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May 2, 2007</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT REGARDLESS
OF THE NUMBER OF SHARES YOU OWN.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE VOTE BY RETURNING YOUR
PROXY BALLOT TODAY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">YOU MAY
ALSO VOTE IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROXY
STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ING PRIME
RATE TRUST</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">May 2,
2007</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Toll-Free:&#160; (800) 992-0180</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">7337 E.
Doubletree Ranch Road</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Scottsdale,
Arizona 85258-2034</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">To be
Held on June 12, 2007</font></b></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Who is asking for my
vote?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board of Trustees
(the &#147;Board&#148;) of ING Prime Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;) is sending this Proxy
Statement, the attached Notice of Annual Meeting, and the enclosed Proxy Ballot
on or about May 2, 2007 to you and all other shareholders.&#160; The Board is soliciting your vote for the
annual meeting of shareholders of the Trust (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The words &#147;you&#148; and &#147;your&#148;
are used in this Proxy Statement to refer to the person or entity who owns the
shares and who accordingly has voting rights in connection with the shares.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What are the Proposals
and who can vote on each Proposal?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
following table gives a brief description of each Proposal and indicates which
class of shares is being solicited with respect to each Proposal to be
considered at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" bgcolor="white" style="background:white;border-collapse:collapse;width:100.0%;">
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  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.96%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:57.92%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposal</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt 0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Holders
  of<br>
  Common Shares</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt 0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Holders
  of<br>
  Preferred Shares</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" style="background:#F3F3F3;border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.96%;"><a name="CellsToJoin"></a>
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57%" valign="top" bgcolor="#F3F3F3" style="background:#F3F3F3;border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:57.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To elect eight
  members of the Board to represent the interests of the holders of Common
  Shares of the Trust until the election and qualification of their successors.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt 0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Yes</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt 0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.96%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="57%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:57.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To elect two members of the Board to represent the
  interests of the holders of the Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares &#150;
  Series M, T, W, TH and F of the Trust &#150; until the election and qualification
  of their successors.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Yes</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Why did you send me this
booklet?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This booklet is a Proxy
Statement.&#160; It provides you with
information you should review before voting on the matters listed above and in
the Notice of Annual Meeting for the Trust.&#160;
You are receiving these proxy materials&#151;a booklet that includes the
Proxy Statement and one Proxy Ballot&#151;because you have the right to vote on the
important Proposals concerning your investment in the Trust.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Who is eligible to vote?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholders who owned
shares in the Trust at the close of business on March 19, 2007 (the &#147;Record
Date&#148;) are eligible to vote.&#160; As of the
Record Date, the Trust had 163,234,332.490&nbsp; Common Shares
outstanding.&#160; As of the Record Date, the
Trust had the following Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares (&#147;Preferred
Shares&#148;) outstanding: 3600 shares of Series M; 3600 shares of Series T; 3600
shares of Series W; 3600 shares of Series TH and 3600 shares of Series F.&#160; Each Common Share is entitled to one vote on
Proposal 1.&#160; Each Preferred Share is entitled
to one vote on Proposal 2.&#160; To the best
of the Trust&#146;s knowledge, as of March 19, 2007, no person owned beneficially
more than 5% of any class of shares of the Trust.</font></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">How do I vote?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholders can
vote by completing, signing and returning the enclosed Proxy Ballot promptly in
the enclosed envelope or by attending the Annual Meeting in person and
voting.&#160; In addition to solicitation by
mail, certain officers and representatives of the Trust, officers and employees
of ING Investments, LLC (&#147;Adviser&#148;) (Address: 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.,
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034), the investment adviser to the Trust, or its
affiliates and certain financial services firms and their representatives, who
will receive no extra compensation for their services, may solicit proxies by
telephone, telegram, facsimile, or oral communication.&#160; Shareholders of the Trust whose shares are
held by nominees, such as brokers, can vote their proxies by contacting their
respective nominee.&#160; If a shareholder
wishes to participate in the Annual Meeting, the shareholder may still submit
the Proxy Ballot originally sent with the Proxy Statement or attend in person.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">When and where will the
Annual Meeting be held?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting will
be held at 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034, on
June 12, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., Local time, and, if the Annual Meeting is
adjourned or postponed, at any adjournment or postponement of that
Meeting.&#160; If you expect to attend the
Annual Meeting in person, please notify the Trust by calling 1-800-992-0180.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Can I revoke my proxy
after I vote it?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A shareholder may revoke
the accompanying proxy at any time prior to its use by filing with the Trust a
written revocation or duly executed Proxy Ballot bearing a later date.&#160; In addition, any shareholder who attends the
Annual Meeting in person may vote by ballot at the Annual Meeting, thereby
canceling any proxy previously given.&#160;
The persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote as directed by the
proxy, but in the absence of voting directions in any proxy that is signed and
returned, they intend to vote &#147;<b>FOR</b>&#148; each of
the Proposals and may vote in their discretion with respect to other matters
not now known to the Board that may be presented at the Annual Meeting.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Who pays for this proxy
solicitation?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust will pay the
expenses incurred in connection with the Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy
Statement and the Annual Meeting, including printing, mailing and vote
tabulation expenses, legal fees, and out of pocket expenses.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">How can I obtain more
information about the Trust?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Copies
of the Trust&#146;s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007 and
the Trust&#146;s Semi-Annual Report for the period ended August 31, 2006 are
available upon request, without charge, by writing to: The ING Funds, 7337 E.
Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258-2034, Attention: Literature
Fulfillment, or by calling 1-800-992-0180.&#160;
This Proxy Statement should be read in conjunction with the Annual and
Semi-Annual Reports.</font></b></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">How does the Board
recommend that I vote?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board recommends that
shareholders vote &#147;<b>FOR</b>&#148;<b>  </b>each of the Proposals described in this Proxy Statement.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL 1</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ELECTION
OF TRUSTEES &#150; COMMON SHARES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What is the Proposal?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board has nominated
eight individuals for election to the Board as Trustees of the Common Shares
(the &#147;Common Nominees&#148;).&#160; Holders of
Common Shares are asked to elect the Common Nominees to serve as Trustees, each
to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.&#160; Information about each Common Nominee is set
forth below.&#160; All of the Common Nominees
are currently Trustees of the Trust and each has consented to continue to serve
as a Trustee if elected by holders of Common Shares.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What factors did the
Board consider in selecting the Common Nominees?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board nominated eight
individuals as Trustees of the Common Shares of the Trust, all of whom
currently serve as Trustees of the Common Shares of the Trust.&#160; The Board met to discuss Board candidates
and, after due consideration, recommend to shareholders the Common Nominees
indicated below.&#160; In making such
recommendation, the Board took into consideration the knowledge, background,
and experience of the Common Nominees.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What is the required
vote?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The affirmative vote of a
plurality of the Common Shares of the Trust present in person or by proxy at
the Annual Meeting is required to approve the election of each Common Nominee
to the Board.&#160; Shareholders do not have
appraisal rights in connection with Proposal 1 in this proxy statement and
there is no cumulative voting for the election of Trustees.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Who are the Common
Nominees?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For election of Trustees
at the Annual Meeting, the Board has approved the nomination of:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patricia W. Chadwick</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">J. Michael Earley</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">R. Barbara Gitenstein</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patrick W. Kenny</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shaun P. Mathews</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sheryl K. Pressler</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David W.C. Putnam</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John G. Turner</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The persons named as proxies
will vote for election of each of these Common Nominees unless you withhold
authority to vote for any or all of them on the enclosed Proxy Ballot.&#160; If any or all of the Common Nominees should
become unavailable for election due to events not now known or anticipated, the
persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominee or nominees as the
current Trustees may recommend or the Board may reduce the number of</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustees as provided for
in the Trust&#146;s Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated December 2, 1987, as
amended (the &#147;Declaration&#148;).</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No Common Nominee is a
party adverse to the Trust or any of its affiliates in any material pending
legal proceeding, nor does any Common Nominee have an interest materially
adverse to the Trust.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets forth information concerning
the Common Nominees.&#160; The address for
each Common Nominee is 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona
85258-2034.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name and Age</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Trust</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.42%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time<br>
  Served(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Principal Occupation(s)<br>
  During the Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios in<br>
  Fund Complex<br>
  Overseen by<br>
  Trustee(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships/Trusteeships<br>
  Held by Trustee</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Patricia W. Chadwick<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 58</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">January 2006 &#150;Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Consultant and President of self&#150;owned company,
  Ravengate Partners LLC (January 2000 &#150;Present).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Wisconsin Energy (June 2006 &#150; Present).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">J. Michael Earley<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 62</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">February 2002 &#150; Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director,
  Bankers Trust Company, N.A., Des Moines (June 1992 &#150; Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
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  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Midamerica Financial Corporation (December 2002 &#150;
  Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">R. Barbara Gitenstein(3)<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 59</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">February 2002 &#150;Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">President, College of New Jersey (January 1999 &#150;
  Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
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  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">None.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Patrick W. Kenny<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 64</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">January 2005 &#150; Present</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer, International
  Insurance Society (June 2001 &#150; Present).</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Assured Guaranty Ltd. (April 2004 &#150; Present); and
  Odyssey Reinsurance Holdings (November 2006 &#150; Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Sheryl K. Pressler<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 56</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">January 2006 &#150; Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Consultant (May 2001 &#150;Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Stillwater Mining Company (May 2002 &#150; Present);
  California HealthCare Foundation (June 1999 &#150; Present); and Romanian&#150;American
  Enterprise Fund (February 2004 &#150;Present).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">David W.C. Putnam<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 67</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">November 1999 &#150; Present</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Chair, board of Directors and President, F.L. Putnam
  Securities Company, Inc. (June 1978 &#150; Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Principled Equity Market Trust (December 1996 &#150;
  Present); and Asian American Bank and Trust Company (June 1993 &#150; Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shaun P. Mathews(4)<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 51</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">June 2006 &#150; Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer, ING
  Investments, LLC (December 2006 &#150; Present); ING USFS Mutual Funds and
  Investment Products (October 2004 &#150; Present). Formerly, CMO, ING USFS (April
  2002 &#150; October 2004); and Head of Rollover/Payout (October 2001 &#150; December
  2003).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">5</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">The Mark Twain House &amp; Museum (September 2002 &#150;
  Present); Connecticut Forum (May 2002 &#150; Present); Capital Community College
  Foundation (February 2002 &#150; Present); ING Services Holding Company, Inc. (May
  2000 &#150; Present); Southland Life Insurance Company (June 2002 &#150; Present); and
  ING Capital Corporation, LLC, ING Funds Distributor, LLC, ING Funds Services,
  LLC, ING Investments, LLC and ING Pilgrim Funding, Inc. (March 2006 &#150;
  Present).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">John G. Turner(4)<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 67</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.64%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">September 2000 &#150; Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="18%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:18.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Retired.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.3%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="21%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:21.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Hormel Foods Corporation (March 2000 &#150; Present); and
  Conseco, Inc. (September 2003 &#150; Present).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Trustees
are considered for election by shareholders on an annual basis and serve until
their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to the Board&#146;s
retirement policy, which states that each duly elected or appointed Trustee who
is not an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Trust, as defined in the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (&#147;1940 Act&#148;) (&#147;Independent Trustees&#148;), shall
retire from service as a Trustee at the conclusion of the first regularly
scheduled meeting of the Board that is held after the Trustee reaches the age
of 70.&#160; A unanimous vote of the Board may
extend the retirement date of a Trustee for up to one year.&#160; An extension may be permitted if the
retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the
Trust under applicable law, whether for purposes of appointing a successor to
the Trustee or if otherwise necessary under applicable law, in which case the
extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or
is no longer needed.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For the purposes of this
table, &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means the following investment companies:&#160; ING Equity Trust; ING Funds Trust; ING Global
Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium
Opportunity Fund; ING Investment Funds, Inc.; ING Investors Trust; ING
Mayflower Trust; ING Mutual Funds; ING Partners, Inc.; ING Prime Rate Trust;
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund; ING Senior Income Fund; ING Variable
Insurance Trust; and ING Variable Products Trust.&#160; The number of Funds in the Fund Complex is as
of February 28, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Dr. Gitenstein has
notified the Board of her intention to retire. It is currently expected that
her retirement will be effective on or around November 30, 2007. The Board has
not nominated any candidate to replace Dr. Gitenstein and has not yet
determined whether to do so.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Messrs. Mathews and Turner are &#147;interested
persons&#148; of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act, because of their affiliation
with ING Groep N.V., the parent corporation of the Adviser, ING Investments,
LLC and the Distributor, ING Funds Distributor, LLC.</p>


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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the retirement policy adopted by the
Board, Walter H. May retired as a Trustee, effective January 11, 2007, and is
not being considered for election as a Trustee of the Trust. </font>The
following table sets forth information concerning</font> Mr. May. The address for Mr. May is 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch
Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.</p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name and Age</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.1%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Trust</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.44%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term of Office<br>
  and Length of<br>
  Time Served(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Principal
  Occupation(s)<br>
  During the Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.28%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios in<br>
  Fund Complex<br>
  Overseen by<br>
  Trustee(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships/Trusteeships<br>
  Held by Trustee</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">Independent Trustee</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Walter H. May<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 70</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.1%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.44%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">November 1999 &#151; January 2007</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="19%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:19.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Retired.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.28%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">BestPrep (September 1991 &#150;Present).</font></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Trustees are considered
for election by shareholders on an annual basis and serve until their
successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to the Board&#146;s retirement
policy which states that each Independent Trustee shall retire from service as
a Trustee at the conclusion of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the
Board that is held after the Trustee reaches the age of 70.&#160; A unanimous vote of the Board may extend the
retirment date of a Trustee for up to one year.&#160;
An extension may be permitted if the retirement would trigger a requirement
to hold a meeting of shareholders of the Trust under applicable law, whether
for purposes of appointing a successor to the Trustee or if otherwise necessary
under applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time
as the shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer needed.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For the the purposes of
this table, &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means the following investment companies:&#160; ING Equity Trust; ING Funds Trust; ING Global
Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium
Opportunity Fund; ING Investment Funds, Inc.; ING Investors Trust; ING
Mayflower Trust; ING Mutual Funds; ING Partners, Inc.; ING Prime Rate Trust;
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund; ING Senior Income Fund; ING Variable
Insurance Trust; and ING Variable Products Trust.&#160; The number of Funds in the Fund Complex is as
of February 28, 2007.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please read the section &#147;Further
Information About the Trustees and Officers&#148; starting on page 12 of this Proxy
Statement before voting on Proposal 1.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What is the Board&#146;s
recommendation on Proposal 1?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board recommends that
shareholders vote <b>&#147;FOR&#148;</b> the election of each of the Common Nominees to the
Board subject to their terms commencing and continuing as described above.&#160; If any of the Common Nominees are not elected
by shareholders, the current Trustees may consider other courses of action.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSAL 2</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ELECTION OF TRUSTEES &#150; PREFERRED SHARES</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What is the Proposal?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board has nominated
two individuals for election to the Board as Trustees of the Preferred Shares
(the &#147;Preferred Nominees&#148;).&#160; Holders of
Preferred Shares are asked to elect the Preferred Nominees to serve as
Trustees, each to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and
qualified.&#160; Information about each
Preferred Nominee is set forth below.&#160;
Both Preferred Nominees are currently Trustees of the Trust and each has
consented to continue to serve as a Trustee if elected by holders of Preferred
Shares.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What factors did the
Board consider in selecting the Preferred Nominees?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board nominated two
individuals as Trustees of the Preferred Shares, including one individual who
currently serves as a Trustee of the Preferred Shares of the Trust and one
individual who currently serves as a Trustee of the Common Shares of the
Trust.&#160; The Board met to discuss Board
candidates and, after due consideration, recommend to shareholders the Preferred
Nominees indicated below.&#160; In making such
recommendation, the Board took into consideration the knowledge, background,
and experience of the Preferred Nominees.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What is the required
vote?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The affirmative vote of a
plurality of the Preferred Shares of the Trust present in person or by proxy at
the Annual Meeting is required to approve the election of each Preferred
Nominee to the Board.&#160; Shareholders do
not have appraisal rights in connection with Proposal 2 in this proxy statement
and there is no cumulative voting for the election of Trustees.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Who are the Preferred
Nominees?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">For election of Trustees
at the Annual Meeting, the Board has approved the nomination of:</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John V. Boyer</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Roger B. Vincent</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The persons named as
proxies will vote for election of each of these Preferred Nominees unless you
withhold authority to vote for either or both of them on the enclosed Proxy
Ballot.&#160; If any of the Preferred Nominees
should become unavailable for election due to events not now known or
anticipated, the persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominee or
nominees as the current Trustees may recommend or the Board may reduce the
number of Trustees as provided for in the Declaration.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Neither Preferred Nominee
is a party adverse to the Trust or any of its affiliates in any material
pending legal proceeding, nor does either Preferred Nominee have an interest
materially adverse to the Trust.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following
table sets forth information concerning the Preferred Nominees. The address for
each Preferred Nominee is 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona
85258-2034.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
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  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.46%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name and Age</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Trust</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time Served(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Principal
  Occupation(s)<br>
  During the Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios in<br>
  Fund Complex<br>
  Overseen by<br>
  Trustee(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Other<br>
  Directorships/Trusteeships<br>
  Held by Trustee</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">Independent
  Trustees</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></i></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">John V.
  Boyer<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 53</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">January 2005 - Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer, Franklin and
  Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (March 2006 - Present). Formerly, Executive
  Director, The Mark Twain House &amp; Museum (3) (September 1989 - November
  2005).</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">None.</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Roger B.
  Vincent<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 61</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">February 2002 - Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">President, Springwell Corporation (March 1989 &#150;
  Present).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">UGI Corporation (February 2006 - Present); and UGI
  Utilities, Inc. (February 2006 - Present).</font></p>
  </td>
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</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jock Patton, will
resign his position as a Trustee of the Preferred Shares, effective June 30,
2007, and is not being considered for election as a Trustee of the Trust.&#160; The following table sets forth information
concerning Mr. Patton.&#160; The address for
Mr. Patton is 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Name and Age</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Position(s)<br>
  Held with<br>
  Trust</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Term of<br>
  Office and<br>
  Length of<br>
  Time Served(1)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Principal
  Occupation(s)<br>
  During the Past 5 Years</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Number of<br>
  Portfolios in<br>
  Fund Complex<br>
  Overseen by<br>
  Trustee(2)</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Other
  Directorships/Trusteeships<br>
  Held by Trustee</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-style:italic;">Independent Trustees</font></i></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="15%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jock Patton<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Age: 61</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.7%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Chairman and
  Trustee</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.88%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">August 1995 &#150; June 2007.</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:23.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">Private Investor (June 1997 &#150; Present).</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.82%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="11%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:11.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">174</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.12%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:16.62%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;">JDA Software Group, Inc. (January 1999 &#150; Present);
  and Swift Transportation Co. (March 2004 &#150; Present).</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="left" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Trustees are considered
for election by shareholders on an annual basis and serve until their
successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to the Board&#146;s retirement
policy, which states that each Independent Trustee shall retire from service as
a Trustee at the conclusion of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the
Board that is held after the Trustee reaches the age of 70.&#160; A unanimous vote of the Board may extend the
retirement date of a Trustee for up to one year.&#160; An extension may be permitted if the
retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of shareholders of the
Trust under applicable law, whether for purposes of appointing a successor to
the Trustee or if otherwise necessary under applicable law, in which case the
extension would apply until such time as the shareholder meeting can be held or
is no longer needed.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For the the purposes of
this table, &#147;Fund Complex&#148; means the following investment companies:&#160; ING Equity Trust; ING Funds Trust; ING Global
Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund; ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium
Opportunity Fund; ING Investment Funds, Inc.; ING Investors Trust; ING
Mayflower Trust; ING Mutual Funds; ING Partners, Inc.; ING Prime Rate Trust;
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund; ING Senior Income Fund; ING Variable
Insurance Trust; and ING Variable Products Trust.&#160; The number of Funds in the Fund Complex is as
of February 28, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Shaun Mathews,
President, ING USFS Mutual Funds and Investment Products, has held a seat on
the Board of Directors of The Mark Twain House &amp; Museum since September 19,
2002.&#160; ING Groep N.V. makes non-material,
charitable contributions to The Mark Twain House &amp; Museum.</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please read the section &#147;Further
Information About the Trustees and Officers&#148; starting on page 12 of this Proxy
Statement before voting on Proposal 2.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What
is the Board&#146;s recommendation on Proposal 2?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board recommends that
shareholders vote<b> &#147;FOR&#148;</b> the election of each of the Preferred Nominees to the
Board subject to their terms commencing and continuing as described above.&#160; If shareholders do not elect any of the
Preferred Nominees, the current Trustees may consider other courses of action.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FURTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">How long will the
Trustees serve on the Board?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="font-size:10.0pt;">Trustees are considered for election by shareholders
on an annual basis and </font>generally hold office until their successors are
elected and qualified.&#160; A Trustee may, at
any time, resign or be removed by a vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the applicable class of the Trust.&#160; In addition, pursuant to a retirement policy
adopted by the Board, each duly elected or appointed Trustee who is not an
Independent Trustee, shall retire from service as a Trustee at the conclusion
of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the Board that is held after the
Trustee reaches the age of 70.&#160; A
unanimous vote of the Board may extend the retirement date of a Trustee for up
to one year.&#160; A further extension may be
permitted if the retirement would trigger a requirement to hold a meeting of
shareholders of the Trust under applicable law, whether for purposes of
appointing a successor to the Trustee or if otherwise necessary under
applicable law, in which case the extension would apply until such time as the
shareholder meeting can be held or is no longer needed.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Do the Trustees own
shares of the Trust or certain affiliated entities?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To the best of the Trust&#146;s
knowledge, as of March 19, 2007 no Trustee owned 1% or more of the outstanding
shares of any class of shares of the Trust, and the Trustees and Executive
Officers of the Trust owned, as a group, less than 1% of the shares of each
class of the Trust. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table sets
forth information regarding the dollar range of equity securities of the Trust
and other investment companies within the ING family of investment companies
beneficially owned by each Trustee as of December 31, 2006.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;width:100.0%;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name of
  Trustee</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Dollar Range of Equity Securities in<br>
  the Trust</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aggregate Dollar Range of Equity<br>
  Securities in all Registered<br>
  Investment Companies Overseen by<br>
  Trustee in Family of Investment<br>
  Companies</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Independent Trustees</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John V. Boyer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patricia W. Chadwick</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">J. Michael Earley</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$50,001 -
  $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">R. Barbara Gitenstein</font>(1)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$50,001 -
  $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patrick W. Kenny</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$10,001 -
  $50,000 and $50,001- $100,000</font>(2)</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Walter H. May(3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jock Patton</font>(4)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$10,001 &#151;
  $50,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sheryl K. Pressler</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$50,001-
  $100,000</font>(2)</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David W. C. Putnam</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Roger B. Vincent</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000
  and $50,001 - $100,000</font>(2)</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Trustees who are &#147;Interested Persons&#148;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shaun P. Mathews</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$10,001 -
  $50,000 and Over $100,000</font>(5)</p>
  </td>
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  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John G. Turner</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="27%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.06%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.1%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.54%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Over $100,000</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Dr. Gitenstein has
notified the Board of her intention to retire. It is currently expected that
her retirement will be effective on or around November 30, 2007. The Board has
not nominated any candidate to replace Dr. Gitenstein and has not yet
determined whether to do so.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Held in a deferred compensation account.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant to the retirement policy adopted by the Board, Mr. May retired
as a Trustee on January 11, 2007 and is not being considered for election as a
Trustee of the Trust.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Mr. Patton will resign his position as a Trustee, effective June 30,
2007, and is not being considered for election as a Trustee of the Trust.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Held in a deferred compensation account and/or a 401(k) account.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As of December 31, 2006,
none of the Independent Trustees or their immediate family members owned any
shares of the Trust&#146;s investment adviser or principal underwriter or of any
entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment
adviser or principal underwriter of the Trust (not including registered
investment companies).</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What are the Committees
of the Board?</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Audit
Committee.</font></i></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a
Charter approved by the Board, a copy of which was last provided to
shareholders as an appendix to the proxy statement dated May 18, 2006.&#160; The Charter sets forth the responsibilities
of the Audit Committee.&#160; The functions of
the Audit Committee include, among others, to meet with the independent
registered public accounting firm of the Trust to review the scope of the Trust&#146;s
audit, the Trust&#146;s financial statements and interim accounting controls, and to
meet with management concerning these matters, among other things.&#160; The Audit Committee currently consists of
five (5) Trustees: Messrs. Earley, Kenny, Putnam, and Vincent and Ms. Pressler,
all of whom are considered independent under the rules promulgated by the New
York Stock Exchange and, in addition, are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the
Trust, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.&#160; Mr. Earley serves as Chairperson of the Audit
Committee, and Mr. Kenny has been designated as the Audit Committee&#146;s financial
expert under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.&#160;
During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007, the Audit Committee held
nine (9) meetings.</font></p>

<h1 style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Audit Committee Report:</font></b>&#160; As
part of its oversight of the Trust&#146;s financial statements, the Audit Committee
reviewed and discussed with the Adviser and KPMG LLP (&#147;KPMG&#148;), the Trust&#146;s
independent auditor, the Trust&#146;s financial statements for the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2007.&#160; The Audit Committee
also discussed with KPMG the matters required to be discussed by Statement on
Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61, Communication with Audit Committees, as amended, by the Auditing Standards
Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.&#160; The Audit Committee received and reviewed the
written disclosures from KPMG required by Independence Standard No. 1, Independence
Discussions with Audit Committees, as
amended, by the Independence Standards Board, and discussed KPMG&#146;s independence
with KPMG.&#160; The Audit Committee has
reviewed the audit fees of KPMG and has also reviewed non-audit services and
fees to assure compliance with the Trust&#146;s and the Audit Committee&#146;s policies
restricting KPMG from performing services that might impair their independence.</h1>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on the reviews and
discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board
that the financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended February 28,
2007, be included in the Trust&#146;s Annual Report to shareholders.&#160; The Audit</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Committee also
recommended the selection of KPMG to serve as independent auditor for the
fiscal year ending February 28, 2008.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Valuation,
Proxy and Brokerage Committee.</font></i></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The Board has
a Valuation, Proxy and Brokerage Committee whose functions include, among
others, reviewing the determination of the value of securities held by the
Trust for which market valuation quotations are not readily available,
overseeing management&#146;s administration of proxy voting and overseeing the
effectiveness of the Adviser&#146;s compliance with changing regulations regarding
the allocation of brokerage for services other than pure trade executions.&#160; The Valuation, Proxy and Brokerage Committee
operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board. </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Valuation,
Proxy and Brokerage Committee currently consists of four (4) Independent
Trustees: Messrs. Boyer, Patton, Ms. Chadwick and Dr. Gitenstein.&#160; Ms. Chadwick serves as Chairperson of the
Valuation, Proxy and Brokerage Committee.&#160;
During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007, the Valuation, Proxy and
Brokerage Committee held five (5) meetings.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Executive
Committee.</font></i></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The Board has an Executive Committee whose
function is to act on behalf of the full Board between Board meetings when
necessary.&#160; The Executive Committee
currently consists of two (2) Independent Trustees and one (1) Trustee who is
an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act:&#160; Messrs. Patton, Turner and Vincent.&#160; Mr. Patton serves as Chairperson of the
Committee.&#160; During the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2007, the Executive Committee held no meetings.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Nominating and Governance Committee.</font></i></b>&#160; The Board has established a Nominating and
Governance Committee for the purpose of, among other things, (1) identifying
and recommending to the Board candidates it proposes for nomination to fill
Independent Trustee vacancies on the Board; (2) reviewing workload and
capabilities of Independent Board members and recommending changes to size or
composition of the Board, as necessary; (3) monitoring regulatory developments
and recommending modifications to the Nominating and Governance Committee&#146;s
responsibilities; (4) considering and recommending the creation of additional
committees or changes to Trustee policies and procedures based on rule changes
and &#147;best practices&#148; in corporate governance; (5) reviewing compensation of
Independent Board members and making recommendations for any changes; and (6)
overseeing the Board&#146;s annual self evaluation process.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In
evaluating candidates, the Nominating and Governance Committee may consider a
variety of factors, but it has not at this time set any specific minimum
qualifications that must be met.&#160;
Specific qualifications of candidates for Board membership will be based
on the needs of the Board at the time of nomination.&#160; The Nominating and Governance Committee is
willing to consider nominations received from shareholders and shall assess
shareholder nominees in the same manner as it reviews its own nominees.&#160; A shareholder nominee for Trustee should be
submitted in writing to the Trust&#146;s Secretary.&#160;
Any such shareholder nomination should include at a minimum the
following information as to each individual proposed for nomination as
Trustee:&#160; such individual&#146;s written
consent to be named in the proxy statement as a nominee (if nominated) and to
serve as a Trustee (if elected), and all information relating to such
individual that is required to be disclosed in the solicitation of proxies for
election of Trustees, or is otherwise required, in each case under applicable
federal securities laws, rules and regulations.</font></p>


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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:4.5000pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Secretary shall submit all nominations received in a timely manner to the
Nominating and Governance Committee.&#160; To
be timely, in connection with a shareholder meeting to elect Trustees, any such
submission must be delivered to the Trust&#146;s Secretary not earlier than the 90</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to such meeting and not later than
the close of business on the later of the 60<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day prior to such meeting or the 10<font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of the meeting is first made, by either the disclosure
in a press release or in a document publicly filed by the Trust with the SEC.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Nominating and
Governance Committee currently consists of four (4) Trustees: Dr. Gitenstein
and Messrs. Kenny, Patton and Vincent, all of whom are considered independent
under the rules promulgated by the New York Stock Exchange and, in addition,
are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Trust, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of
the 1940 Act.&#160; Dr. Gitenstein serves as
Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee which operates pursuant
to a Charter approved by the Board, a copy of which was last provided to
shareholders as an appendix to the proxy statement dated May 18, 2006.&#160; The Charter is not available on the Trust&#146;s
website.&#160; The Nominating and Governance
Committee held no meetings during the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Investment
Review Committee.</font></i></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160; The Board has established an
Investment Review Committee, to among other things, monitor the investment
performance of the Trust and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with
respect to the Trust.&#160; The Investment
Review Committee for the International/Balanced/Fixed-Income Funds currently
consists of four (4) Independent Trustees: Messrs. Boyer and Kenny, Ms.
Pressler and Dr. Gitenstein.&#160; Mr. Boyer
serves as Chairperson of the International/Balanced/Fixed-Income Investment
Review Committee, which operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board.
During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007, the
International/Balanced/Fixed-Income Investment Review Committee held nine (9)
meetings. The Investment Review Committee for the Domestic Equity Funds
currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees and one (1) Trustee who is
an &#147;interested person,&#148; as defined in the 1940 Act:&#160; Ms. Chadwick and Messrs. Earley, Patton,
Putnam, Turner and Vincent.&#160; Mr. Vincent
serves as Chairperson of the Investment Review Committee for the Domestic
Equity Funds.&#160; The Investment Review
Committee for the domestic equity funds held six (6) meetings during the fiscal
year ended February 28, 2007.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Compliance Committee.&#160;
</font></i></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Board has established a Compliance Committee for the purpose of coordinating
activities between the Board and the Chief Compliance Officer (&#147;CCO&#148;) of the
Trust.&#160; The Compliance Committee
facilitates information flow among Board members and the CCO between Board
meetings; works with the CCO and management to identify the types of reports to
be submitted by the CCO to the Compliance Committee and the Board; coordinates
CCO oversight activities with other ING Fund boards; and makes recommendations
regarding the role, performance and oversight of the CCO.&#160; The Compliance Committee operates pursuant to
a Charter approved by the Board.&#160; The
Compliance Committee currently consists of five (5) Independent Trustees:
Messrs. Boyer, Earley, Kenny, Patton and Putnam.&#160; <strong><b style="font-weight:normal;">Mr. Kenny serves as
Chairperson of the </b></strong>Compliance<strong><b style="font-weight:normal;">
Committee.&#160; </b></strong>During
the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007, the Compliance Committee held four (4)
meetings.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Contracts Committee.&#160; </font></i></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board has a Contracts Committee for
the purpose of overseeing the annual renewal process relating to investment
advisory and sub-advisory agreements and, at</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the discretion of the
Board, other agreements or plans involving the ING Funds, including the
Trust.&#160; The responsibilities of the
Contracts Committee, among other things, include:&#160; (1) identifying the scope and format of
information to be provided by service providers in connection with applicable
renewals; (2) providing guidance to independent legal counsel regarding
specific information requests to be made by such counsel on behalf of the
Trustees;&#160; (3) evaluating regulatory and
other developments that might have an impact on applicable review and renewal
processes; (4) reporting to the Trustees its recommendations and decisions
regarding the foregoing matters; (5) assisting in the preparation of a written
record of the factors considered by Trustees relating to the approval and
renewal of advisory and sub-advisory agreements; and (6) recommending to the
Trustees specific steps to be taken by them regarding the renewal process,
including, for example, proposed schedules of meetings by the Trustees.&#160; The Contracts Committee is not responsible
for making substantive recommendations whether to approve, renew, reject or modify
agreements or plans.&#160; The Contracts
Committee operates pursuant to a Charter approved by the Board.&#160; The Contracts Committee currently consists of
six (6) Independent Trustees: Messrs. Boyer, Kenny, Patton, Vincent, and Mses.
Chadwick and Pressler.&#160; Mr. Vincent
serves as Chairperson of the Contracts Committee.&#160; During the fiscal year ended February 28,
2007, the Contracts Committee held eight (8) meetings.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">How often does the Board
meet?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board currently
conducts regular meetings eight (8) times a year.&#160; The Audit and the Valuation, Proxy and
Brokerage Committees meet regularly four (4) times per year, the Investment
Review Committee meets regularly six (6) times a year, the Contracts Committee
meets regularly seven (7) times a year and the remaining Committees meet as
needed.&#160; In addition, the Board or the
Committees may hold special meetings by telephone or in person to discuss
specific matters that may require action prior to the next regular
meeting.&#160; During the fiscal year ended
February 28, 2007, the Board held nine (9) meetings, including regularly
scheduled and special meetings.&#160; No
Trustee attended less than 75% of the Trust&#146;s Board meetings or meetings of
Committees on which a Trustee served.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What are the Trustees
paid for their services?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each Trustee is
reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with each meeting of the Board
or any Committee attended.&#160; Each
Independent Trustee is compensated for his or her services according to a fee
schedule adopted by the Board, and receives a fee that consists of an annual
retainer and a meeting fee component.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Trust currently pays each Independent Trustee a pro rata share, as described
below, of: (i) an annual retainer of $45,000 (the Chairperson receives an
additional annual retainer of $30,000); (ii) an additional annual retainer of
$20,000 each to the Audit Committee and the Investment Review Committee
Chairpersons; (iii) an additional retainer of $15,000 to the Contracts
Committee Chairperson; (iv) an additional retainer of $10,000 each to the
Valuation, Proxy and Brokerage Committee and Compliance Committee Chairpersons;
(v) an additional retainer of $10,000 to the Nominating and Governance
Committee Chairperson (the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance
Committee is paid on a quarterly basis and only if the Committee has been active.&#160; The compensation per quarter to the
Chairperson is $2,500, which, if the Committee has been active for all four
quarters, will result in the Chairperson receiving the full</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">annual retainer of
$10,000.); (vi) $7,000 for each in-person meeting of the Board; (vii) $3,000
for attendance at any Committee meeting; (viii) $1,000 for meeting attendance
as a chairperson; (ix) $2,000 per telephonic meeting; and (x) out-of-pocket
expenses.&#160; The pro rata share paid by the
Trust is based on the Trust&#146;s average net assets as a percentage of the average
net assets of all the Funds managed by the Adviser and its affiliates for which
the Trustees serve in common as Directors/Trustees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trustees who are &#147;interested
persons&#148; of the Trust receive no compensation from the Trust.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table has
been provided to the Trust by the Adviser and its affiliates and sets forth
information regarding the compensation paid to the Trustees for the Trust&#146;s
fiscal year ended February 28, 2007 for service on the Boards of the ING Funds
complex.</font></p>

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-left:18.0pt;">
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableLeft -->Name&nbsp;of&nbsp;Trustee</p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Aggregate<br>
  Compensation<br>
  from&nbsp;Trust</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Pension&nbsp;or<br>
  Retirement<br>
  Benefits<br>
  Accrued&nbsp;as<br>
  Part&nbsp;of&nbsp;Trust<br>
  Expenses</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Estimated<br>
  Annual<br>
  Benefits&nbsp;Upon<br>
  Retirement</font></b>(1)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Total<br>
  Compensation<br>
  from&nbsp;Trust&nbsp;and<br>
  Fund&nbsp;Complex<br>
  Paid&nbsp;to<br>
  &nbsp;Trustees</font></b>(2)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John V. Boyer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,501</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">200,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patricia W.
  Chadwick</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,053</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">148,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">J. Michael
  Earley</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,318</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">158,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">R. Barbara
  Gitenstein</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,066</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">148,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Patrick W. Kenny</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,683</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">134,250</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shaun P. Mathews</font>(4)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Walter H. May</font>(5)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,949</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">262,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">432,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jock Patton</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,647</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">205,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sheryl K.
  Pressler</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,188</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">115,550</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David W.C.
  Putnam</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,846</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">140,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John G. Turner</font>(4)</p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="255" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:190.95pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Roger B. Vincent</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5,682</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:53.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">N/A</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:48.6pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">157,500</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:13.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="16" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="7" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="65" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="71" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="7" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="65" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="16" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="7" style="border:none;"></td>
  <td width="65" style="border:none;"></td>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The ING Funds have
adopted a retirement policy under which a Trustee who has served as an
Independent Trustee for five years or more will be paid by the ING Funds at the
time of his or her retirement an amount equal to twice the compensation
normally paid to the Independent Trustee for one year of service.&#160; A Trustee may elect to receive payment of his
or her retirement benefit in a lump sum or in three substantially equal
payments.&#160; If no such election is made
the retirement benefit will be paid in one lump sum.&#160; The amount reflected is compensation from all
Funds in the Fund Complex.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Trustee compensation
includes compensation paid by Funds that are not discussed in this Proxy.&#160; As of February 28, 2007, the Fund Complex
consisted of 174 registered investment companies or series thereof.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(3) </font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>During fiscal year ended February 28, 2007, Messrs.
Kenny and Vincent and Ms. Pressler deferred $44,750, $52,500 and $55,000,
respectively, of their compensation payable by the Fund Complex.</p>

<p style="background:white;font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4) </font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Messrs. Mathews and Turner are &#147;interested
persons&#148; of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act, because of their affiliation
with ING Groep N.V., the parent corporation of the Adviser, ING Investments,
LLC and the Distributor, ING Funds Distributor, LLC.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Pursuant to the retirement policy adopted by the Board, Mr. May retired
as a Trustee on January 11, 2007.</p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Are the Trustees required to
attend the Annual Meeting?</font></b></p>

<p style="background:white;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Trust has no formal policy regarding Trustee attendance at meetings of the
Trust&#146;s shareholders.&#160; No Trustee was in
attendance at the prior year&#146;s annual meeting.</font></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Who are the officers of the
Trust?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust&#146;s officers are elected annually by the Board
and hold office until they resign, are removed or are otherwise disqualified to
serve.&#160; The chart below lists the
officers of the Trust.&#160; The address for
the officers of the Trust, except Stanley D. Vyner, is 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch
Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.&#160;
The address for Mr. Vyner is 230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Name and<br>
  Age</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Positions Held with<br>
  the Trust</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Term of Office and<br>
  Length of Time Served(1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Principal Occupation(s)<br>
  During the Last Five Years</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Shaun P. Mathews<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 51</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">November 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer, ING
  Investments, LLC(2) and ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (December 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Head of ING USFS Mutual Funds and Investment Products
  (October 2004 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, CMO, ING USFS
  (April 2002 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> October 2004); and Head of
  Rollover/Payout (October 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2003).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Stanley D. Vyner<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 56</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Executive Vice President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">August 2003 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Executive Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2)
  (July 2000 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Chief Investment Risk
  Officer (January 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Chief Investment
  Officer of International Investments (August 2000 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">
  January 2003).</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Michael J. Roland</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br>
  Age: 48</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Executive Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">February 2002 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Head of Mutual Fund Platform (February 2007 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Executive Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2)and
  ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (December 2001 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">
  Present). Formerly, Head of Product Management (January 2005 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> January 2007); Chief Compliance Officer, ING Investments, LLC(2) and
  Directed Services, LLC (October 2004 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2005); and Chief Financial
  Officer and Treasurer, ING Investments, LLC(2) (December 2001 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> March 2005).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Joseph M. O&#146;Donnell<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 52</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Executive Vice President Chief Compliance Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">March 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present<br>
  November 2004 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Chief Compliance Officer of the ING Funds (November
  2004 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); ING Investments, LLC(2) and
  Directed Services, LLC (March 2006 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Executive Vice President
  of the ING Funds (March 2006 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Chief Compliance
  Officer of ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company (March 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2006); Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel, Chief Compliance
  Officer and Secretary of Atlas Securities, Inc., Atlas Advisers, Inc. and
  Atlas Funds (October 2001 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> October 2004).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Robert S. Naka</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br>
  Age: 43</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  Assistant Secretary</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">March 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present<br>
  July 1996 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
  ING Funds Services, LLC(3) and ING Investments, LLC(2) (March 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Assistant Secretary, ING Funds Services, LLC(3)
  (October 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Senior Vice
  President (August 1999 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> March 2006).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Todd Modic<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 39</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President, Chief/Principal Financial
  Officer and Assistant Secretary</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">March 2005 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3)
  (April 2005 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Vice President, ING
  Fund Services, LLC(3) (September 2002 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> March 2005).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Kimberly A. Anderson</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br>
  Age: 42</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">November 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2)
  (October 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Vice President and
  Assistant Secretary, ING Investments, LLC(2) (January 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> October 2003).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ernest J. C&#146;DeBaca<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 37</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">May 2006 - Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President, ING Investments, LLC(2)
  (December 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and ING Funds Services,
  LLC(3) (April 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Counsel, ING
  Americas, U.S. Legal Services (January 2004 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> March 2006); and Attorney-Adviser, U.S. Securities and Exchange
  Commission (May 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2003).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Robert Terris<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 36</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">May 2006 - Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President, Head of Division Operations,
  ING Funds (May 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Vice President, Head of
  Division Operations, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (March 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Vice President of Administration, ING Funds
  Services, LLC(3) (October 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> March 2006).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Robyn L. Ichilov</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br>
  Age: 39</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President and Treasurer</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">November 1997 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President and Treasurer, ING Funds Services,
  LLC(3) (October 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present) and ING Investments, LLC(2)
  (August 1997 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Daniel A. Norman<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 49</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President Treasurer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">April 1995 - Present<br>
  June 1997 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President and Group Head, ING Senior Debt
  Group, ING Investment Management Co. (January 2000 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Jeffrey A. Bakalar<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 47</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">November 1999 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President and Group Head, ING Senior Debt
  Group, ING Investment Management Co. (January 2000 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Elliot A. Rosen<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 53</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">May 2002 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President in the Senior Floating Rate
  Loan Group, ING Investment Management Co. (February 1999 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">William H. Rivoir II<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 56</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">February 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President, ING Investment Management Co.
  (January 2004 - Present). Formerly, Counsel, ING USFS Law Department (January
  2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2003); and Senior Vice
  President, ING Investments, LLC (2) (June 1998 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2002).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="20%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:20.48%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Curtis F. Lee<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 52</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">February 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer in the
  Senior Floating Rate Group, ING Investment Management Co. (January 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Lauren D. Bensinger<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 53</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">August 2003 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, ING
  Funds Distributor, LLC(4) (July 1995 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Vice President (February
  1996 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and Director of Compliance,
  ING Investments, LLC(2) (October 2004 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Chief Compliance
  Officer, ING Investments, LLC(2) (October 2001 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">
  October 2004).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Maria M. Anderson<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 48</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">September 2004 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (September
  2004 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Assistant Vice
  President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (October 2001 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> September 2004); and Manager of Fund Accounting and Fund Compliance,
  ING Investments, LLC(2) (September 1999 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> October 2001).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Kimberly K. Palmer<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 50</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">March 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (March
  2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Assistant Vice
  President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3) (August 2004 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> March 2006), Manager, Registration Statements, ING Funds Services,
  LLC(3) (May 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> August 2004); Associate Partner,
  AMVESCAP PLC (October 2000 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> May 2003); and
  Director of Federal Filings and Blue Sky Filings, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.
  (March 1994 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> May 2003).</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Denise Lewis<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 43</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">January 2007 - Present</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President, ING Funds Services,<br>
  LLC(3) (December 2006 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present).&nbsp;Formerly, Senior Vice
  President, UMB Investment Services Group, LLC (November 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> December 2006); and Vice President, Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
  (December 2000 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> August 2003).</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Susan P. Kinens<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 30</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Assistant Vice President</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">February 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Assistant Vice President, ING Funds Services, LLC(3)
  (December 2002 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present); and has held various other
  positions with ING Funds Services, LLC(3) for the last five years.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Huey P. Falgout, Jr.<br>
  </font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Age: 43</font></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Secretary</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">August 2003 </font><font size="1" face="Symbol" style="font-size:8.0pt;">-</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Chief Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services
  (September 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Counsel, ING
  Americas, U.S. Legal Services (November 2002 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> September 2003); and Associate General Counsel, AIG American General
  (January 1999 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> November 2002).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Theresa K. Kelety</font></b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"><br>
  Age: 44</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:17.32%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Assistant Secretary</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="26%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:26.56%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">August 2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:30.9%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Counsel, ING Americas, U.S. Legal Services (April
  2003 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> Present). Formerly, Senior Associate
  with Shearman &amp; Sterling (February 2000 </font>&#150;<font size="1" style="font-size:8.0pt;"> April 2003).</font></p>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:3.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The officers hold office until the next annual meeting of the Trustees
and until their successors have been elected and qualified.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ING Investments, LLC was previously named &#147;ING Pilgrim
Investments, LLC.&#148;&#160; ING Pilgrim
Investments, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Pilgrim Investments, Inc.,
which was previously known as Pilgrim Investments, Inc. and before that was
known as Pilgrim America Investments, Inc.</font></p>


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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ING Funds Services, LLC was previously named &#147;ING Pilgrim Group, LLC.&#148;&#160; ING Pilgrim Group, LLC is the sucessor in
interest to ING Pilgrim Group, Inc., which was previously known as Pilgrim
Group, Inc. and before that was known as Pilgrim America Group, Inc.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ING Funds Distributor, LLC is the successor in interest to ING Funds
Distributor, Inc., which was previously known as ING Pilgrim Securities, Inc.,
and before that was known as Pilgrim Securities, Inc., and before that was
known as Pilgrim America Securities, Inc.</p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What are officers paid
for their services?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust does not pay
its officers for the services they provide to the Trust.&#160; Instead, the officers, who are also officers
or employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, are compensated by the Adviser
or its affiliates.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Who are the Trust&#146;s advisers,
distributor and administrator?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ING
Investments, LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Trust, ING Funds
Distributor, LLC serves as the Trust&#146;s distributor and ING Funds Services, LLC
serves as the Trust&#146;s administrator.&#160; The
principal office of the investment adviser, the distributor and the
administrator is 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona&#160; 85258-2034.&#160;
ING Investment Management Co. serves as sub-adviser to the Trust.&#160; The principal office of the sub-adviser is 10
State House Square, SHS 14, Hartford, Connecticut 06103.&#160; The investment adviser, the sub-adviser, the
distributor and the administrator are all indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries
of ING Groep N.V. and are affiliated with one another.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Who are
the Trust&#146;s independent public accountants?</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">The
accounting firm of KPMG currently serves as the independent auditor for the
Trust.&#160; The Board has selected KPMG as
the independent auditor to examine and report on the financial statements of the
Trust for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2008.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following table shows
fees paid to KPMG for professional audit services during the Trust&#146;s most
recent fiscal years ended February 28, 2007 and February 28, 2006, as well as,
fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG to the Trust.</font></p>

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  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2007</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">2006</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="281" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:210.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit Fees (1)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">68,750</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">65,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="281" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:210.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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 <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="281" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:210.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Audit-Related
  Fees (2)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">33,125</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="281" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:210.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tax Fees (3)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,838</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,200</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="281" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:210.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="45" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:34.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="281" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:210.4pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">All Other Fees (4)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">0</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:12.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.0pt;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="39" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,150</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.7pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<div style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><hr size="1" width="160" noshade color="black" align="left" style="width:120.0pt;"></div>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Audit fees consist of
fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of the Trust&#146;s
year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by KPMG
in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Audit-related fees consist
principally of fees billed for assurance and related services that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Trust&#146;s
consolidated financial statements and are not reported under &#147;Audit</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fees.&#148;&#160; These
services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation
and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Tax fees consist of fees
billed for professional services for tax compliance.&#160; These services include assistance regarding
federal, state, and local tax compliance.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All other fees would
include fees for products and services other than the services reported above,
including those related to the review and issuance of consents on various SEC
filings.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><font style="background:white;font-size:10.0pt;">The
aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to the Trust, the
Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control
with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Trust for the fiscal
years ended February 28, 2007 and February 28, 2006 were $994,400 and $234,850,
respectively</font>.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="background:white;font-size:10.0pt;">All of
the services described in the table above were approved by the Audit Committee
pursuant to approval policies and procedures adopted by the Committee.&#160; Pursuant to such policies and procedures, t</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">he Audit Committee pre-approves: (i) all
audit and non-audit services to be rendered to the Trust by KPMG; and (ii) all
non-audit services impacting the operations and financial reporting of the
Trust provided by KPMG to the Adviser or any affiliate thereof that provides
ongoing services to the Trust (collectively, &#147;Covered Services&#148;).&#160; The Audit Committee has adopted approval
procedures authorizing one or more members of the Audit Committee to approve
from time to time, on behalf of the Audit Committee, all Covered Services to be
provided by KPMG which are not otherwise pre-approved at a meeting of the Audit
Committee, provided that such delegate reports to the full Audit Committee at
its next regularly scheduled meeting.&#160;
The pre-approval procedures do not include delegation of the Audit
Committee&#146;s responsibilities to management.&#160;
Pre-approval has not been waived with respect to any of the services
described above since the date on which the Audit Committee adopted its current
pre-approval procedures.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Audit Committee of
the Board will periodically consider whether KPMG&#146;s receipt of non-audit fees
from the Trust, the Adviser and all entities controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with the Adviser that provide services to the Trust is
compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KPMG has advised the
Trust that neither KPMG nor any of its partners has any direct or material
indirect financial interest in the Trust.&#160;
Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be at the Annual Meeting but
have been given the opportunity to make a statement if they wish, and will be
available telephonically should any matter arise requiring their participation.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GENERAL
INFORMATION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What happens to my proxy
once I vote it?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Board has named Todd
Modic and Huey P. Falgout, Jr. as proxies of the Trust.&#160; If you follow the instructions when you vote,
your proxies will vote your shares as you have directed.&#160; If you submit your Proxy Ballot but do not
vote on any Proposal, your proxies will vote on that Proposal as recommended by
the Board.</font></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What if a Proposal that
is not in the Proxy Statement comes up at the Annual Meeting?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If any other matter is
properly presented, your proxies will vote in accordance with their best
judgment.&#160; At the time this Proxy Statement
was printed, the Board knew of no matter that needed to be acted on at the
Annual Meeting other than those discussed in this Proxy Statement.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I want to attend the
Annual Meeting and vote in person.&#160; How
do I do this?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Annual Meeting will
be held at 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034.&#160; If you attend the Annual Meeting and wish to
vote in person, you will be given a ballot at the meeting.&#160; However, if your shares are held in the name
of your broker, bank or other nominee, you must bring a letter from the nominee
indicating that you are the beneficial owner of the shares on the Record Date
and authorizing you to vote.&#160; If you
expect to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please notify the Trust by
calling 1-800-992-0180.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What are my voting rights
and the quorum requirements?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each share of each class
of the Trust is entitled to one vote and
each fractional share is entitled to a proportionate fractional vote.&#160; Shareholders of the Trust at the close of
business on the Record Date will be entitled to be present and to give voting
instructions for the Trust at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof
with respect to their shares owned as of the Record Date.&#160; A majority of the outstanding shares of the
Trust on the Record Date entitled to vote for each Proposal, present in person
or represented by proxy, must be present to constitute a quorum.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If a quorum is not
present at the Annual Meeting, or if a quorum is present but sufficient votes
to approve either or both of the Proposals are not received, the persons named
as proxies may propose one or more adjournments of the Annual Meeting to permit
further solicitation of proxies.&#160; A
shareholder vote may be taken on one or more of the Proposals in this Proxy
Statement prior to any adjournment if sufficient votes have been received with
respect to a Proposal.&#160; Any adjournment
will require the affirmative vote of a majority of those shares represented at
the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.&#160;
The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment
those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of any Proposal that has
not been adopted, will vote against any adjournments those proxies required to
be voted against any Proposal that has not been adopted, and will not vote any
proxies that direct them to abstain from voting on such Proposals.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Trust expects that,
before the Annual Meeting, broker-dealer firms holding shares of the Trust in &#147;street
name&#148; for their customers will request voting instructions from their customers
and beneficial owners.&#160; If these
instructions are not received by the date specified in the broker-dealer firms&#146;
proxy solicitation materials, the Trust understands that the broker-dealers
that are members of the New York Stock Exchange may vote on the items to be
considered at the Annual Meeting on behalf of their customers and beneficial
owners under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">If a shareholder abstains from voting as to any
matter, or if a broker returns a &#147;non-vote&#148; proxy, indicating a lack of
authority to vote on a matter, then the shares represented by such abstention
or non-vote will be considered to be present at the Annual Meeting for purposes
of determining the existence of a quorum.&#160;
A plurality of the votes duly cast is required for the</font></b></p>


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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">election
of a Trustee (i.e., the nominee receiving the greatest number of votes will be
elected).&#160; Abstentions and broker
non-votes therefore will not have an effect on the election of a Trustee.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 30(h) of
the 1940 Act, as applied to the Trust, require the Trust&#146;s officers, Trustees,
Adviser, affiliates of the investment adviser, and persons who beneficially own
more than 10% of a registered class of the Trust&#146;s outstanding securities (&#147;Reporting
Persons&#148;), to file reports of ownership of the Trust&#146;s securities and changes
in such ownership with the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange.&#160; Such persons are required by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) regulations to furnish the Trust
with copies of all such filings.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Based
solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it and written
representations from certain Reporting Persons, the Trust believes that during
the fiscal year ended February 28, 2007, its Reporting Persons complied with
all applicable filing requirements.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:auto;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shareholder
Communications with the Board of Trustees.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;">Shareholders
may send other communications to the Board of Trustees, a Committee thereof, or
an individual Trustee.&#160; Such
communications should be sent to the Trust&#146;s Secretary at the address on the
front of this Proxy Statement.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">What is the deadline for
submitting a shareholder proposal for the Trust&#146;s 2008 Annual Meeting?</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">It is anticipated that the next annual
meeting of the Trust will be held in June 2008 but the exact date, time and
location of such meeting have yet to be determined.&#160; Any proposals of shareholders that are
intended to be presented at the Trust&#146;s next annual meeting must be in writing
and received at the Trust&#146;s principal executive offices no later than January
2, 2008, in order for the proposal to be considered for inclusion in the
Trust&#146;s proxy statement for that meeting.&#160;
The submission of a proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in the
Trust&#146;s proxy statement or presentation at the meeting.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition, pursuant to
relevant SEC proxy rules, a company may use discretionary voting authority to
vote on matters coming before an annual meeting of shareholders if the company
does not have notice of the matter at least 45&nbsp;days before the date
corresponding to the date on which the company first mailed its proxy materials
for the prior year&#146;s annual meeting of stockholders or the date specified by an
overriding advance notice provision in the company&#146;s bylaws.&#160; As the Trust&#146;s bylaws do not contain such an
advance notice provision, for the Trust&#146;s 2008 Annual Meeting of shareholders,
shareholders must submit to the Trust written notice of a shareholder proposal
on or before March 18, 2008.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please vote by returning your
Proxy Ballot in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 3.6pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ING PRIME RATE TRUST - COMMON SHARES</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 12, 2007</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
hereby instructs Todd Modic and Huey P. Falgout, Jr. (&#147;Proxies&#148;), or any of
them, with full power of substitution in each of them, to vote the shares held
by him or her at the Annual Meeting of shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of
the ING Prime Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;)
to be held at: 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034,
on June 12, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., Local time and at any adjournment(s) or
postponement(s) thereof, in the manner directed below with respect to the
matters referred to in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, and in the Proxies&#146; discretion, upon such other
matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or
postponement(s) thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please vote, sign and
date this Proxy Ballot and return it in the enclosed envelope.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These voting instructions
will be voted as specified.&#160; <b>If no specification is made, this voting instruction will be voted &#147;FOR&#148;
all Proposals.</b></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">In order
to avoid the additional expense of further solicitation, we strongly urge you
to review, complete and return your Proxy Ballot as soon as possible.&#160; Your vote is important regardless of the
number of shares you own.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO VOTE:</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Read the Proxy Statement</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Check the appropriate boxes on the Proxy
Ballot</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Sign and date the Proxy Ballot</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Return the Proxy Ballot in the envelope
provided</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please indicate your vote
by an &#147;X&#148; in the appropriate box below.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY BALLOT IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS
A VOTE &#147;<u>FOR</u>&#148; THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.</font></b></p>


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  TRUSTEES</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">FOR<br>
  ALL</font></b></p>
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  ALL</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>To elect eight
  members of the Board of Trustees to represent the interests of the holders of
  Common Shares of the Trust until the election and qualification of their
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1) Patricia W.
  Chadwick, (2) J. Michael Earley, (3) R. Barbara Gitenstein, (4) Patrick W.
  Kenny, (5) Shaun P. Mathews, (6) Sheryl K. Pressler, (7) David W.C. Putnam,
  and (8) John G. Turner.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To withhold authority to
vote, mark &#147;For All Except&#148; and write the nominee&#146;s number on the line below.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2. </font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Not Applicable</p>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
authorizes the Proxies to vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any
other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or
postponement(s) thereof in the discretion of the Proxies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Proxy Ballot
must be signed exactly as your name(s) appears hereon.&#160; If as an attorney, executor, guardian or in
some representative capacity or as an officer of a corporation, please add
title(s) as such.&#160; Joint owners must each
sign.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 3.6pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ING PRIME RATE TRUST - AUCTION RATE
CUMULATIVE PREFERRED SHARES SERIES M, T, W, TH AND F</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 12, 2007</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
hereby instructs Todd Modic and Huey P. Falgout, Jr. (&#147;Proxies&#148;), or any of
them, with full power of substitution in each of them, to vote the shares held
by him or her at the Annual Meeting of shareholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of
the ING Prime Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;)
to be held at: 7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034,
on June 12, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., Local time and at any adjournment(s) thereof,
in the manner directed below with respect to the matters referred to in the
Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, and in the Proxies&#146; discretion, upon such other matters as may
properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponements(s)
thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please vote, sign and
date this Proxy Ballot and return it in the enclosed envelope.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">These voting
instructions will be voted as specified.&#160;
<b>If no specification is made, this voting
instruction will be voted &#147;FOR&#148; all Proposals.</b></font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">In order
to avoid the additional expense of further solicitation, we strongly urge you
to review, complete and return your Proxy Ballot as soon as possible.&#160; Your vote is important regardless of the
number of shares you own.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO VOTE:</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Read the Proxy Statement</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Check the appropriate boxes on the Proxy
Ballot</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Sign and date the Proxy Ballot</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Return the Proxy Ballot in the envelope
provided</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please indicate your vote
by an &#147;X&#148; in the appropriate box below.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS
PROXY BALLOT IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS
A VOTE &#147;<u>FOR</u>&#148; THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS.</font></b></p>


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  holders of Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares &#150; Series M, T, W, TH and
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">To withhold authority to vote, mark &#147;For All Except&#148; and write the
nominee&#146;s number on the line below.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned
authorizes the Proxies to vote and otherwise represent the undersigned on any
other matter that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) or
postponement(s) thereof in the discretion of the Proxies.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 24.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Proxy Ballot
must be signed exactly as your name(s) appears hereon.&#160; If as an attorney, executor, guardian or in
some representative capacity or as an officer of a corporation, please add
title(s) as such.&#160; Joint owners must each
sign.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April 23, 2007</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">VIA EDGAR</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;text-indent:-36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RE:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ING
Prime Rate Trust (the &#147;Trust&#148;)<br>
(File No. 811-05410)</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Ladies and
Gentlemen:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule
14a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, enclosed for filing via the
EDGAR system is a definitive proxy statement and proxy ballots for an Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the &#147;Meeting&#148;) of the Trust.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Meeting is being held
for the purpose of electing trustees.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Should you have any questions,
please contact the undersigned at 480-477-2278.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chris C. Okoroegbe</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.</p>
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  85258-2034</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">www.ingfunds.com</font></p>
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