EX-99.(A)(32) 2 dex99a32.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 Articles of Amendment effective September 8, 2011

Exhibit (a)(32)

ING PARTNERS, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

ING Partners, Inc., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: The Corporation desires to, and does hereby, amend its charter (the “Charter”) as currently in effect.

SECOND: The following two (2) series are hereby dissolved: ING Baron Asset Portfolio and ING Fidelity® VIP Growth Portfolio.

THIRD: The Fifth provision of the Charter is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety by the following:

FIFTH: (a) The Corporation has the authority to issue an aggregate of Eighteen Billion, Six Hundred Million (18,600,000,000) shares of Capital Stock (hereinafter referred to as “Shares”);

(b) Fifteen Billion, Nine Hundred Million (15,900,000,000) of the Shares shall be classified in the following series (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”):

 

Name of Class

   Shares Allocated  

ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Columbia Small Cap Value Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Columbia Small Cap Value Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Columbia Small Cap Value Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Columbia Small Cap Value Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Davis New York Venture Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Davis New York Venture Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   


Name of Class

   Shares Allocated  

ING Davis New York Venture Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Davis New York Venture Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2015 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2015 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2015 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2015 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2015 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2025 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2035 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2045 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution 2055 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution Income Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution Income Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Index Solution Income Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

 

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Name of Class

   Shares Allocated  

ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Legg Mason ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Legg Mason ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Legg Mason ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Legg Mason ClearBridge Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Initial Class

     250,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Oppenheimer Global Strategic Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2015 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2015 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2015 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2015 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2015 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2025 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2025 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2025 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2025 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2035 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2035 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2035 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

 

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Name of Class

   Shares Allocated  

ING Solution 2035 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2045 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2045 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2045 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2045 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2055 Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2055 Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2055 Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution 2055 Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Conservative Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Conservative Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Conservative Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Conservative Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Growth Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Growth Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Growth Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Income Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Income Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Income Portfolio – Class T

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Moderate Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Moderate Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Moderate Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Solution Moderate Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

     250,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

 

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Name of Class

   Shares Allocated  

ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Thornburg Value Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Thornburg Value Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Thornburg Value Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Thornburg Value Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio – Initial Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio – Adviser Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio – Service Class

     100,000,000   

ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio – Service 2 Class

     100,000,000   

(c) Two Billion, Seven Hundred Million (2,700,000,000) of the Shares shall be unclassified, subject to classification by the Board of Directors pursuant to the authority granted to the Board of Directors in Article EIGHTH of these Articles of Incorporation;

(d) the par value of each Share is one-tenth of one cent ($0.001);

(e) the aggregate par value of all Shares is Eighteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($18,600,000).

FOURTH: The amendment to the Charter herein set forth was duly approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and made pursuant to § 2-603 of the Maryland General Corporation Law.

FIFTH: The amendment to the Charter herein set forth does not increase the authorized stock of the Corporation.

 

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The undersigned Senior Vice President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and, as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned Senior Vice President acknowledges that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Senior Vice President and attested by its Secretary as of the 8th day of September, 2010.

 

ATTEST:       ING PARTNERS, INC.  

/s/ Huey P. Falgout Jr.

     

/s/ Todd Modic

 
Name: Huey P. Falgout, Jr.       Name: Todd Modic  
Title:   Secretary       Title:   Senior Vice President  

 

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CERTIFICATE

THE UNDERSIGNED, Senior Vice President of ING Partners, Inc., who executed on behalf of said corporation the foregoing Articles of Amendment to the Charter, of which this certificate is made a part, hereby acknowledges that the foregoing Articles of Amendment are the act of the said Corporation and further certifies that, to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set forth therein with respect to the approval thereof are true in all material respects, under the penalties of perjury.

 

/s/ Todd Modic

Name: Todd Modic
Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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