ING announced today an offer (the Offer) to the holders the Government Guaranteed Notes (the Notes) listed in the table below to tender any and all of the outstanding Notes with a total principal amount outstanding of USD 2.25 billion. In addition to the tender offers in the United States, one invitation to a cash tender offer is being conducted in Europe with a total principal amount outstanding of EUR 4.0 billion.

The purpose of the Offer is to further optimize ING Bank's liability profile while reducing the amount of debt securities outstanding guaranteed by the Dutch State. Based on ING Bank's strong liquidity position and funding profile, and given the annual guarantee fee of 84 basis points on the Notes payable to the Dutch State and the short remaining tenor of the Notes, ING Bank is seeking to retire all or a portion of the Notes.
TARGETED SECURITIES

ISINs

CUSIP
Number

Title of Security

Maturity Date

Principal Amount Outstanding


US45324QAC06 (Rule 144A) /
USN31288AC28 (Regulation S)

45324QAC0 (Rule 144A) /

N31288AC2 (Regulation S)

U.S.$2,250,000,000 3.90% Fixed Rate Notes due March 19, 2014 issued by ING Bank N.V. and guaranteed by the State of The Netherlands

March 19, 2014

U.S.$2,250,000,000

ING Bank will pay a purchase price and accrued interest for purchased Notes at yields flat to the US government bond curve, in a manner and at a time and date as described in the Offer to Purchase.

In order to participate holders must validly tender Notes by submitting a valid tender instruction that is received by the Tender Agent before 5:00 PM New York time on 28 June 2013. The Offer to Purchase provides details on submitting a tender instruction.

ING Bank intends to fund the purchase price and pay accrued interest on all Notes purchased pursuant to the Offer with available cash. ING will announce the results of the Offer on or about 1 July 2013. The result of the Offer, including the unwinding of associated hedging positions, is not expected to have a material impact on ING Bank's results.

FURTHER INFORMATION
The Offer is being made subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Offer to Purchase dated 19 June 2013.

ING Financial Markets LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as Joint Dealer Managers and D.F. King &Co., Inc. is acting as Tender and Information Agent.