Results of ING’s 2020 Annual General Meeting

Amsterdam,

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ING Groep N.V. was held today at ING’s corporate office Cedar in Amsterdam and was broadcast live via ING’s website. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the meeting was held in an adapted form in order to mitigate health risks for all participants and to comply with Dutch government directives. ING would like to thank those shareholders who participated remotely for their flexibility.

The AGM adopted all agenda items, including the annual accounts for 2019, discharge of the (former) members of the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board and the new remuneration policy for the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board.

The AGM also approved the appointments of Herman Hulst and Harold Naus to the Supervisory Board as of today and the appointment of Juan Colombás as of 1 October 2020. As announced on 16 March 2020, Eric Boyer de la Giroday and Hermann-Josef Lamberti have retired from the Supervisory Board as per the end of the AGM 2020. Robert Reibestein resigned from the Supervisory Board as per 1 January 2020.

After the AGM, the Supervisory Board consists of:

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