EX-99.B(A)(14) 2 a2154154zex-99_ba14.txt EX-99.B(A)(14) Exhibit 99.B-(a)(14) ING PARTNERS, INC. ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT ING PARTNERS, INC., a Maryland corporation having its principal office in Baltimore, Maryland (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that: FIRST: The Charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by renaming the classified shares of capital stock of the following series as follows:
OLD NAME NEW NAME ING Salomon Brothers Investors Value ING American Century Large Company Value Portfolio - Initial Class Portfolio - Initial Class ING Salomon Brothers Investors Value ING American Century Large Company Value Portfolio - Adviser Class Portfolio - Adviser Class ING Salomon Brothers Investors Value ING American Century Large Company Value Portfolio - Service Class Portfolio - Service Class ING Aeltus Enhanced Index Portfolio - Initial ING Fundamental Research Portfolio - Initial Class Class ING Aeltus Enhanced Index Portfolio - Adviser ING Fundamental Research Portfolio - Adviser Class Class ING Aeltus Enhanced Index Portfolio - Service ING Fundamental Research Portfolio - Service Class Class
SECOND: The foregoing amendment to the Charter was duly approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation at a meeting held on January 6, 2005. THIRD: The foregoing amendment is limited to changes expressly permitted by Section 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by stockholders. FOURTH: The foregoing amendment shall be effective on May 2, 2005. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and witnessed by its Secretary on this day of _________________, 2005. ING PARTNERS, INC. By: /s/ James M. Hennessy --------------------------- James M. Hennessy President WITNESS: /s/ Huey P. Falgout ------------------------ Huey P. Falgout Secretary CERTIFICATE THE UNDERSIGNED, President of ING PARTNERS, INC., who executed on behalf of said Corporation the foregoing Articles of Amendment, of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges, in the name and on behalf of said Corporation, the foregoing Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of said Corporation and certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set forth therein with respect to the authorization and approval thereof are true in all material respects, under the penalties of perjury. /s/ James M. Hennessy ------------------------------- James M. Hennessy President ING PARTNERS, INC. MARYLAND CORPORATION ESTABLISHED: MAY 7, 1997 MARYLAND ID# D04680500