SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For April 11, 2013

Commission File Number 1-14642

 

 

ING Groep N.V.

 

 

Bijlmerplein 888

1102 MG Amsterdam

The Netherlands

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T rule 101(b)(7):  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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This Report contains a copy of the following:

 

(1)	The Press Release issued on April 11, 2013.

 

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		CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

 

 

PRESS RELEASE		Amsterdam, 11 April 2013

ING publishes historical trend data adjusted for changes in the Insurance reporting structure

ING announced today that, starting per the first quarter of 2013, it will align its Insurance reporting structure with the evolving restructuring of ING Group. As previously announced, ING is making preparations for standalone futures for Insurance/Investment Management Europe and ING U.S., its US based retirement, investment and insurance business. Adjusted historical trend data are published today to allow easy comparison with first quarter 2013 results that will be published on 8 May 2013.

In the reporting structure, the Insurance Total section will be replaced by Insurance EurAsia and Insurance US. ING Investment Management will be presented as two new segments, one within Insurance EurAsia and one within Insurance US. Most of Corporate Line Insurance will be allocated to the Insurance EurAsia and US sections, while some funding related results, Group shareholders’ expenses, and results of unallocated insurance businesses and activities will be reflected under Insurance Other.

 

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Insurance EurAsia will reflect Insurance Benelux, Insurance CRE, Investment Management and Corporate Line, as well as the Asia insurance and investment management operations in ‘net results from discontinued operations’.

 

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Insurance US will reflect the US insurance business, Investment Management, the US closed block VA and Corporate Line.

The adjusted historical trend data can be downloaded via ING.com - Latest Quarterly Reports Overview.

 

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ING PROFILE

ING is a global financial institution of Dutch origin, offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to meet the needs of a broad customer base. Going forward, we will concentrate on our position as an international retail, direct and commercial bank, while creating an optimal base for an independent future for our insurance and investment management operations

IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION

Certain of the statements contained herein are not historical facts, including, without limitation, certain statements made of future expectations and other forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those in such statements due to, without limitation: (1) changes in general economic conditions, in particular economic conditions in ING’s core markets, (2) changes in performance of financial markets, including developing markets, (3) consequences of a potential (partial) break-up of the euro, (4) the implementation of ING’s restructuring plan to separate banking and insurance operations, (5) changes in the availability of, and costs associated with, sources of liquidity such as interbank funding, as well as conditions in the credit markets generally, including changes in borrower and counterparty creditworthiness, (6) the frequency and severity of insured loss events, (7) changes affecting mortality and morbidity levels and trends, (8) changes affecting persistency levels, (9) changes affecting interest rate levels, (10) changes affecting currency exchange rates, (11) changes in investor, customer and policyholder behaviour, (12) changes in general competitive factors, (13) changes in laws and regulations, (14) changes in the policies of governments and/or regulatory authorities, (15) conclusions with regard to purchase accounting assumptions and methodologies, (16) changes in ownership that could affect the future availability to us of net operating loss, net capital and built-in loss carry forwards, (17) changes in credit-ratings, (18) ING’s ability to achieve projected operational synergies and (19) the other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Risk Factors section contained in the most recent annual report of ING Groep N.V. Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of ING speak only as of the date they are made, and, ING assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or for any other reason. This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: April 11, 2013

 

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