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ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC.

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

ING VARIABLE PORTFOLIOS, INC., a Maryland corporation registered as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and having its principal office in the State of Maryland in Baltimore City, Maryland (hereinafter called 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 Series is hereby dissolved: ING NASDAQ 100 Index Portfolio.

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

 

5. Authorized Capital

 

  (i) The Corporation has the authority to issue an aggregate of 16,900,000,000 shares of Capital Stock (hereinafter referred to as “Shares”);

 

  (ii) 8,100,000,000 Shares have been and are hereby designated and classified into the following series (each a “series”) and classes of series (each a “class”):

 

Name of Series    Name of Class of Series    Number of  Shares
Allocated

ING Australia Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

  

 

100,000,000

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING BlackRock Science and

Technology Opportunities

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

  

 

100,000,000

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

  

 

100,000,000

ING Euro STOXX 50 Index

Portfolio

 

  

 

Adviser Class

  

 

100,000,000

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

200,000,000

 


Name of Series    Name of Class of Series   

Number of Shares

Allocated

ING FTSE 100 Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Hang Seng Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Index Plus LargeCap

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

200,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Index Plus MidCap Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Index Plus SmallCap

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING International Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

200,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

 

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Name of Series    Name of Class of Series   

Number of Shares

Allocated

ING Japan TOPIX Index

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Russell Global Large Cap

Index 75% Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Russell Large Cap Growth

Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Russell Large Cap Index

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

400,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Russell Large Cap Value

Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Russell Mid Cap Growth

Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

 

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Name of Series    Name of Class of Series   

Number of Shares

Allocated

ING Russell Mid Cap Index

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

300,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Russell Small Cap Index

Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING Small Company Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING U.S. Bond Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

500,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

ING WisdomTree Global High-

Yielding Equity Index Portfolio

  

 

Adviser Class

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class I

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

Class S2

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

 

(iii) the par value of each Share of each series is $0.001 per share;

 

(iv) the aggregate par value of all Shares is $16,900,000.

 

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FOURTH: The amendment to the Charter herein set forth was duly approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors of the Corporation and made pursuant to Section 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.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name on its behalf by its authorized officers who acknowledge that these Articles of Amendment are the act of the Corporation, that to the best of their knowledge, information and belief, all matters and facts set forth herein relating to the authorization and approval of these Articles of Amendment are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties of perjury.

 

WITNESS:     ING Variable Portfolios, Inc.
/s/ Theresa K. Kelety, Esq.     /s/ Todd Modic
Name: Theresa K. Kelety, Esq.     Name: Todd Modic
Title: Secretary     Title: Senior Vice President

Dated: April 13, 2011                                                                         

 

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