EX-99.(A)(24) 2 dex99a24.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT, EFFECTIVE APRIL 30, 2010 Articles of Amendment, effective April 30, 2010

Exhibit (a)(24)

ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

Effective: April 30, 2010

ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, 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.

First: The names of the following series of the Corporation are hereby changed, as indicated below:

 

Current Name

 

New Name

ING Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 Index Portfolio

  ING Euro STOXX 50 Index Portfolio

ING Japan Equity Index Portfolio

  ING Japan TOPIX Index Portfolio

SECOND: The amendment to the Charter herein set forth was duly approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation and is limited to changes expressly permitted by § 2-605 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Senior Vice President and attested to by its Assistant Secretary on April 8, 2010.

 

WITNESS:     ING Variable Portfolios, Inc.
/s/ Kathleen M. Nichols     /s/ Todd Modic
Name:  Kathleen M. Nichols     Name:  Todd Modic
Title:    Assistant Secretary     Title:    Senior Vice President