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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-11-039916
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	497H2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110720
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110720
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20110720

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:		497H2
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-161327
		FILM NUMBER:		11977622

	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 align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;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:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(&#147;Trust&#148;)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Supplement dated July&nbsp;20, 2011</font></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to the Trust&#146;s Prospectuses dated June&nbsp;30, 2011</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">4502.968 Shares of Beneficial Interest</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On June&nbsp;15, 2011 the Trust sold 4502.968 shares of beneficial interest of the Trust through the Trust&#146;s Shareholder Investment Program pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with ING Investments Distributor, LLC (&#147;IID&#148;) at a sales price of $6.066 per share.</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27,315.00</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Net Proceeds to Trust</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27,315.00</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On June&nbsp;15, 2011 the last day of the corresponding pricing period, the last reported sales price of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange was $6.130.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.&#160; ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS SUPPLEMENT SUPERSEDES THE SUPPLEMENT FILED JUNE 17, 2011</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE RETAIN THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE</font></b></p>
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