Exhibit 2(j)(iii)(a)

FORM OF

Mr. Wayne D. Weaver

Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing

301 Bellevue Parkway

4th Floor

Wilmington, DE 19810

Dear Mr. Weaver:

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, Fund Accounting Agreement, Custody & Fund Accounting Fee Schedule, and Global Securities Fee Schedule, each dated January 6, 2003, and the Cash Reserve Agreement dated March 31, 2003 (the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (the “Fund”), effective , , to be included on the Amended Exhibit A to the Agreements as shown. This Amended Exhibit A supersedes the previous Amended Exhibit A dated February 28, 2011.

Please signify your acceptance to provide services under the Agreements with respect to the Fund by signing below. If you have any questions, please contact me at (480) 477-2190.

	Sincerely,


	By:
	Name:	Todd Modic
	Title:	Senior Vice President
		ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:

The Bank of New York Mellon

By:
Name:
Title:	Duly Authorized

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd.

Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034

Tel: 480-477-3000

Fax: 480-477-2700

www.ingfunds.com

ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund

FORM OF

AMENDED EXHIBIT A

Fund		Effective Date

ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund		March 27, 2007

ING Corporate Leaders Trust Fund
ING Corporate Leaders Trust — Series A		May 17, 2004
ING Corporate Leaders Trust — Series B		May 17, 2004

ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund		TBD

ING Equity Trust
ING Equity Dividend Fund		December 4, 2007
ING Growth Opportunities Fund		June 9, 2003
ING MidCap Opportunities Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Real Estate Fund		June 9, 2003
ING SmallCap Opportunities Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Value Choice Fund		February 1, 2005

ING Funds Trust
ING GNMA Income Fund		April 7, 2003
ING High Yield Bond Fund		April 7, 2003
ING Intermediate Bond Fund		April 7, 2003

ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund		October 27, 2005

ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund		March 28, 2005

ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund		January 26, 2010

ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund		August 28, 2007

ING Investors Trust
ING American Funds Asset Allocation Portfolio		April 28, 2008
ING American Funds Bond Portfolio		November 9, 2007
ING American Funds Global Growth and Income Portfolio		December 14, 2010
ING American Funds Growth Portfolio		September 2, 2003
ING American Funds International Growth and Income Portfolio		December 14, 2010
ING American Funds International Portfolio		September 2, 2003
ING American Funds World Allocation Portfolio		September 15, 2008
ING Artio Foreign Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING BlackRock Inflation Protected Bond Portfolio		April 30, 2007
ING BlackRock Large Cap Growth Portfolio		January 6, 2003
ING Clarion Global Real Estate Portfolio		January 3, 2006
ING Clarion Real Estate Portfolio		January 3, 2006
ING DFA Global Allocation Portfolio		April 30, 2010

Fund		Effective Date

ING DFA World Equity Portfolio		August 20, 2007
ING FMRSM Diversified Mid Cap Portfolio		January 6, 2003
ING Franklin Income Portfolio		April 28, 2006
ING Franklin Mutual Shares Portfolio		April 30, 2007
ING Franklin Templeton Founding Strategy Portfolio		April 30, 2007
ING Global Resources Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Portfolio		April 28, 2008
ING Janus Contrarian Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING JPMorgan Small Cap Core Equity Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING Large Cap Growth Portfolio		May 3, 2004
ING Large Cap Value Portfolio		May 11, 2007
ING Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio		January 6, 2003
ING Liquid Assets Portfolio		January 6, 2003
ING Lord Abbett Growth and Income Portfolio		January 6, 2003
ING Marsico Growth Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING MFS Total Return Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING MFS Utilities Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Morgan Stanley Global Franchise Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING Oppenheimer Active Allocation Portfolio		September 15, 2008
ING PIMCO High Yield Portfolio		November 5, 2003
ING PIMCO Total Return Bond Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING Pioneer Fund Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Pioneer Mid Cap Value Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Retirement Conservative Portfolio		August 12, 2009
ING Retirement Growth Portfolio		August 12, 2009
ING Retirement Moderate Growth Portfolio		August 12, 2009
ING Retirement Moderate Portfolio		August 12, 2009
ING T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING T. Rowe Price International Stock Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Templeton Global Growth Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING U.S. Stock Index Portfolio		November 5, 2003
ING Van Kampen Growth and Income Portfolio		January 13, 2003
ING Wells Fargo Health Care Portfolio		May 3, 2004

ING Mayflower Trust
ING International Value Fund		November 3, 2003

ING Mutual Funds
ING Diversified International Fund		December 7, 2005
ING Emerging Countries Fund		November 3, 2003
ING Global Bond Fund		June 19, 2006
ING Global Equity Dividend Fund		September 2, 2003
ING Global Natural Resources Fund		November 3, 2003
ING Global Opportunities Fund		July 1, 2003
ING Global Real Estate Fund		November 3, 2003
ING Global Value Choice Fund		November 3, 2003

Fund		Effective Date

ING Greater China Fund		December 7, 2005
ING Index Plus International Equity Fund		December 7, 2005
ING International Capital Appreciation Fund		December 7, 2005
ING International Core Fund		February 1, 2011
ING International Growth Fund		December 15, 2010
ING International Real Estate Fund		February 28, 2006
ING International SmallCap Multi-Manager Fund		November 3, 2003
ING International Value Choice Fund		February 1, 2005
ING Russia Fund		November 3, 2003

ING Partners, Inc.
ING American Century Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Columbia Small Cap Value Portfolio		April 28, 2006
ING Davis New York Venture Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Fidelity® VIP Contrafund® Portfolio		November 15, 2004
ING Fidelity® VIP Equity-Income Portfolio		November 15, 2004
ING Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio		November 15, 2004
ING Global Bond Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Index Solution 2015 Portfolio		March 7, 2008
ING Index Solution 2025 Portfolio		March 7, 2008
ING Index Solution 2035 Portfolio		March 7, 2008
ING Index Solution 2045 Portfolio		March 7, 2008
ING Index Solution 2055 Portfolio		December 4, 2009
ING Index Solution Income Portfolio		March 7, 2008
ING JPMorgan Mid Cap Value Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Oppenheimer Global Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING PIMCO Total Return Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Pioneer High Yield Portfolio		December 7, 2005
ING Solution 2015 Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Solution 2025 Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Solution 2035 Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Solution 2045 Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Solution 2055 Portfolio		December 4, 2009
ING Solution Aggressive Growth Portfolio		April 30, 2010
ING Solution Conservative Portfolio		April 30, 2010
ING Solution Growth Portfolio		June 29, 2007
ING Solution Income Portfolio		April 29, 2005
ING Solution Moderate Portfolio		June 29, 2007
ING T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING T. Rowe Price Growth Equity Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Templeton Foreign Equity Portfolio		November 30, 2005
ING Thornburg Value Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING UBS U.S. Large Cap Equity Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Van Kampen Comstock Portfolio		January 10, 2005
ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio		January 10, 2005

Fund		Effective Date

ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund		October 24, 2006

ING Separate Portfolios Trust
ING SPorts Core Fixed Income Fund		May 16, 2007

ING Series Fund, Inc.
Brokerage Cash Reserves		June 2, 2003
ING Alternative Beta Fund		October 22, 2008
ING Capital Allocation Fund		June 2, 2003
ING Core Equity Research Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Corporate Leaders 100 Fund		June 11, 2008
ING Global Target Payment Fund		March 5, 2008
ING Index Plus LargeCap Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Index Plus MidCap Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Index Plus SmallCap Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Money Market Fund		June 2, 2003
ING Small Company Fund		June 9, 2003
ING Tactical Asset Allocation Fund		March 5, 2008

ING Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc.
ING Strategic Allocation Conservative Portfolio		July 7, 2003
ING Strategic Allocation Growth Portfolio		July 7, 2003
ING Strategic Allocation Moderate Portfolio		July 7, 2003

ING Variable Funds
ING Growth and Income Portfolio		July 7, 2003

ING Variable Insurance Trust
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 5		June 11, 2004
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 6		September 10, 2004
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 7		December 10, 2004
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 8		March 9, 2005
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 9		June 8, 2005
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 10		September 7, 2005
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 11		December 6, 2005
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 12		March 2, 2006
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 13		June 22, 2006
ING GET U.S. Core Portfolio — Series 14		December 21, 2006

ING Variable Portfolios, Inc.
ING Australia Index Portfolio		February 28, 2011
ING BlackRock Science and Technology Opportunities Portfolio		July 7, 2003
ING Euro STOXX 50® Index Portfolio		August 3, 2009
ING FTSE 100 Index® Portfolio		August 3, 2009
ING Hang Seng Index Portfolio		May 1, 2009
ING Index Plus LargeCap Portfolio		July 7, 2003
ING Index Plus MidCap Portfolio		July 7, 2003

Fund		Effective Date

ING Index Plus SmallCap Portfolio		July 7, 2003
ING International Index Portfolio		March 4, 2008
ING Japan TOPIX Index® Portfolio		August 3, 2009
ING NASDAQ 100 Index® Portfolio		August 3, 2009
ING Russell™ Large Cap Growth Index Portfolio		May 1, 2009
ING Russell™ Large Cap Index Portfolio		March 4, 2008
ING Russell™ Large Cap Value Index Portfolio		May 1, 2009
ING Russell™ Mid Cap Growth Index Portfolio		May 1, 2009
ING Russell™ Mid Cap Index Portfolio		March 4, 2008
ING Russell™ Small Cap Index Portfolio		March 4, 2008
ING Small Company Portfolio		July 7, 2003
ING U.S. Bond Index Portfolio		March 4, 2008
ING WisdomTreeSM Global High-Yielding Equity Index Portfolio		January 16, 2008

ING Variable Products Trust
ING International Value Portfolio		November 3, 2003
ING MidCap Opportunities Portfolio		October 6, 2003
ING SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio		October 6, 2003

ING Balanced Portfolio, Inc.
ING Balanced Portfolio		July 7, 2003

ING Intermediate Bond Portfolio		July 7, 2003

ING Money Market Portfolio		July 7, 2003

ING Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Portfolio (Cayman), Ltd.*		August 2, 2010

* ING Goldman Sachs Commodity Strategy Portfolio (Cayman), Ltd. is an unregistered Cayman Islands Exempted Company (the “Cayman Subsidiary”). The Cayman Subsidiary is not organized in the United States or registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Cayman Subsidiary is party to the Custody Agreement and Fund Accounting Agreement. For purposes of the Agreements, any representations, warranties or other duties of the Cayman Subsidiary generally applicable only to U.S. entities, or related to organization as a U.S. entity or compliance with the U.S. securities laws shall not be deemed to apply to the Cayman Subsidiary. The Bank of New York Mellon shall perform its duties with respect to the Cayman Subsidiary under the Agreements in the same manner as is required for any of the Portfolios.