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ING Groep N.V. Earnings Release 2014

Nov 5, 2014

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PRESS RELEASE

5 November 2014

ING Bank records 3Q14 underlying net profi t of EUR 1,123 million

  • ING Bank 3Q14 underlying net profit of EUR 1,123 million, up from EUR 820 million in 3Q13 and EUR 923 million in 2Q14
  • 3Q14 results refl ect a strong increase in interest results and lower risk costs at 44 bps of average RWA
  • ING supported customers with EUR 3.3 billion in net lending, funded by EUR 4.3 billion of net funds entrusted
  • Year-to-date underlying return on IFRS-EU equity rises to 11.4%; 3Q14 fully-loaded CET 1 ratio strengthened further to 11.1%
  • ING Group 3Q14 net result EUR 928 million (EUR 0.24 per share), including special items and Insurance results
  • NN Group has been reclassifi ed as 'held for sale' and 'discontinued operations' effective as of 30 September 2014
  • Change in NN Group classifi cation triggers EUR 403 million write-down of goodwill and other non-current assets
  • ING accelerates repayment of fi nal tranche of core Tier 1 securities after comfortably passing the AQR and stress test
  • EUR 7.9 billion combined market value of ING's stakes in NN Group and Voya provide substantial fi nancial fl exibility
  • Following the ECB's comprehensive assessment, ING accelerates its fi nal payment of state aid to November 2014

CEO STATEMENT

"Since launching our 'Think Forward' strategy seven months ago, we have been working harder than ever to deliver on our customer promises and strategic purpose of empowerment," said Ralph Hamers, CEO of ING Group. "It is encouraging to see our efforts refl ected so positively in our strong commercial and fi nancial results for this quarter."

"Innovation is happening every day at ING. During the third quarter, our drive to keep getting better led to a steady stream of improvements. In the Netherlands, we added voice recognition technology to our mobile banking app – an exciting new feature that is the fi rst of its kind at any European bank. We introduced a digital wallet service in Italy, following the launch of similar services in Poland and Turkey earlier this year. A new digital platform was launched in Spain, which enhances the customer experience – it encourages clients to think about their future by helping them to analyse and manage their personal fi nances using customisable visuals. In Commercial Banking, we advanced our goals of making banking easier and enabling clients to stay a step ahead by streamlining our on-boarding process, without compromising on due diligence and regulatory requirements."

"ING Bank posted an excellent set of quarterly results, underpinned by our commitment to serve our customers' fi nancial needs. We extended EUR 3.3 billion in net lending, primarily in Structured Finance, General Lending and residential mortgages. This was funded by a EUR 4.3 billion net infl ow of funds entrusted which was generated across our franchise. The third-quarter underlying result before tax rose 34.7% year-on-year and 16.3% sequentially to EUR 1,486 million, refl ecting higher interest results and lower risk costs. This robust performance supported an increase in the year-to-date underlying return on IFRS-EU equity to 11.4%, in line with our Ambition 2017 target range. The Bank's capital position strengthened, with a fully-loaded CET 1 ratio of 11.1%, and our liquidity and leverage measures remain sound."

"We continued to simplify our company, consistent with our repositioning as a leading European bank. In light of our intention to divest our remaining stake in NN Group over time, we changed the classifi cation of NN Group to 'held for sale' and 'discontinued operations', effective as of 30 September 2014. Our stake in Voya Financial, Inc. was further reduced in September to approximately 32%. The fi nancial impacts of these actions, together with the net results of our Insurance businesses, are refl ected in ING Group's third-quarter net result of EUR 928 million."

"The current EUR 7.9 billion combined market value of our remaining stakes in NN Group and Voya refl ect a healthy capital surplus at Group level, affording ample fi nancial fl exibility. Last week, the stability of our fi nancial position was affi rmed by the outcome of the ECB's comprehensive assessment. Today, we are pleased to announce that we have received regulatory approval to bring forward our fi nal payment of state aid, which will be paid in the coming days. We are grateful to the Dutch State, our customers and our shareholders for their support throughout the fi nancial crisis and for the confi dence they have placed in ING."

"I am proud of the hard work and dedication of our employees that made our strong performance in the third quarter possible. The implementation of our strategy is on track and we are well positioned to benefi t from the transformation that is taking place in the banking landscape."

Investor enquiries

T: +31 20 576 6396 E: [email protected]

Investor conference call

5 November 2014 at 9:00 CET +31 20 794 8500 (NL) +44 20 7190 1537 (UK) +1 480 629 9031 (US) Live audio webcast at www.ing.com

Press enquiries T: +31 20 576 5000 E: [email protected]

Media conference call

5 November 2014 at 11:00 CET +31 20 531 5846 (NL) +44 203 365 3210 (UK) Live audio webcast at www.ing.com

Table of contents

Share information 2
Economic environment 3
Consolidated results 4
Segment reporting 9
Corporate Line 15
Consolidated balance sheet 16
Risk & Capital management 18
Business & Sustainability highlights 22
Appendix 23

Financial calendar

Publication results 4Q2014: Wednesday, 11 February 2015 Publication results 1Q2015: Thursday, 7 May 2015 Annual general meeting: Monday, 11 May 2015 (These dates are provisional)

Listing information

ING ordinary shares are registered shares with a par value of EUR 0.24 per share. The (depositary receipts for) ordinary shares of ING Group are listed on the exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and New York (NYSE).

Stock exchanges Tickers
(Bloomberg, Reuters)
Security codes
(ISIN, SEDOL1)
Euronext Amsterdam INGA NA, ING.AS NL0000303600, 7154182
New York Stock Exchange ING US, ING.N US4568371037, 2452643

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)

For questions related to the ING ADR J.P. Morgan Transfer Agent Service
program, please contact Center
J.P. Morgan Shareholder Services: ADR shareholders can contact:
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1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 58 P.O. Box 64504
New York, NY 10005 St. Paul, MN 55164-0854
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Outside the U.S.: +1 866 576-2377 Outside the U.S.: +1 651 453 2128
e-mail: [email protected]

Or visit J.P. Morgan Depositary Receipts Services. Web: www.adr.com

Note for editors

For further information on ING, please visit www.ing.com. Frequent news updates can be found in the Newsroom or via the @ING\_news twitter feed. Photos of ING operations, buildings and its executives are available for download at Flickr. Footage (B-roll) of ING is available via videobankonline.com, or can be requested by emailing [email protected]. ING presentations are available at SlideShare. For convenient access to the latest financial information and press releases both online and offline, download the ING Group Investor Relations and Media app for iOS on the Apple Store or for Android on Google Play.

Comparative performance of share price

1 JANUARY 2013 TO 1 OCTOBER 2014

1 Jan. 2013 ING Stoxx Banks Europe index 1 Apr. 2013 1 Jan. 2014 1 Oct. 2014 1 Jul. 2013 1 Oct. 2013 75 100 125 150 175 200 1 Apr. 2014 1 Jul. 2014

Share information

3Q2014 2Q2014 1Q2014 4Q2013
Shares (in millions, end of period)
Total number of shares 3,858.5 3,858.1 3,843.8 3,840.9
Treasury shares 2.0 7.7 4.2 4.0
Shares outstanding 3,856.5 3,850.4 3,839.6 3,836.9
Average number of shares 3,854.5 3,850.8 3,837.4 3,836.1
Share price (in euros)
End of period 11.31 10.26 10.00 10.10
High 11.95 10.83 10.93 10.10
Low 9.60 9.44 9.63 8.50
Net result per share (in euros) 0.24 0.28 -0.50 0.16
Shareholders' equity per share (end of
period, in euros)
12.23 12.59 11.82 11.93
Dividend per share (in euros) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Price/earnings ratio1) 1.6 n.a. n.a. 9.1
Price/equity ratio 0.92 0.81 0.85 0.85

1) Quarterly rolling average.

MARKET CAPITALISATION (in EUR billion)

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

  • The composite purchasing managers' index for the eurozone weakened further in the third quarter. It still points to growth, albeit to very slow growth.
  • In the US, the composite PMI remained at elevated levels.
  • The PMIs are regarded as timely indicators of underlying trends in economic activity.

INTEREST RATES 45 1 Jan. 1 Apr. 1 July 55

Percentages • The slope of the US yield curve changed little in the third quarter. The eurozone yield curve, however, flattened as longterm yields fell even more sharply than short-term rates did. The latter was in response to the ECB's decision to cut interest rates further in early September. Eurozone composite PMI US composite PMI 45 Eurozone composite PMI US composite PMI 1 Jan. 2013 1 Jan. 2014 1 Oct. 2014 1 Apr. 2013 2013 1 Oct. 2013 1 Apr. 2014 1 July 2014

1,700 STOCK MARKETS Eurozone 10 yr swap

800 1,100 1 Jan. 2013 1 Oct. 1 Jan. 1 Apr. 2013 1 July 1 Oct. 1 Apr. 1 July STOCK MARKETS Index 1,700 2,000 • Equity indices in the eurozone and the US struggled to make headway in the third quarter, as geopolitical tensions and the prospect of higher interest rates in the US and the UK started to make investors more cautious.

CURRENCY MARKETS 50 1 Jan. 1 Apr. 1 July 1 Oct.

• The weakening trend in the euro's exchange rate, which started in June (after the ECB cut interest rates and announced a series of TLTROs), extended into the third quarter. The impact was amplified by the ECB's decision in early September to cut interest rates even further and to announce a purchase programme of covered bonds and ABS. CDX IG 5 yr (US) iTraxx Main 5 yr (Europe) 1 Eurozone 10 yr swap Eurozone 3m interbank US 10 yr swap US 3m interbank 1 Jan. 2013 1 Oct. 2014 1 Jan. 2014 1 Apr. 2013 1 July 2013 1 Oct. 2013 1 Apr. 2014 1 July 2014 STOCK MARKETS Index 1,100 1,400 1,700 2,000

0

CREDIT MARKETS FTSE E300 125

0 Index • Credit market sentiment stagnated in the third quarter in the eurozone and the US.

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 1 Jan. 1 Apr. 1 July 1 Oct.

CURRENCY MARKETS USD per 1 EUR • The ongoing geopolitical tensions and resulting signs of economic slowdown started to dampen the mood of consumers in the eurozone in 3Q2014. EUR/USD

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Consolidated result
3Q2014 3Q20131) Change 2Q2014 Change 9M2014 9M20131) Change
Profit and loss data (in EUR million)
Interest result 3,156 2,936 7.5% 2,985 5.7% 9,168 8,858 3.5%
Commission income 579 546 6.0% 595 -2.7% 1,734 1,682 3.1%
Investment income 37 78 -52.6% 38 -2.6% 180 255 -29.4%
Other income 171 213 -19.7% 163 4.9% 458 696 -34.2%
Total underlying income 3,942 3,774 4.5% 3,781 4.3% 11,541 11,490 0.4%
Staff expenses 1,194 1,194 0.0% 1,207 -1.1% 3,640 3,669 -0.8%
Other expenses 921 888 3.7% 866 6.4% 2,707 2,570 5.3%
Intangibles amortisation and impairments 19 39 -51.3% 26 -26.9% 59 104 -43.3%
Operating expenses 2,134 2,120 0.7% 2,098 1.7% 6,407 6,343 1.0%
Gross result 1,808 1,655 9.2% 1,683 7.4% 5,134 5,147 -0.3%
Addition to loan loss provision 322 552 -41.7% 405 -20.5% 1,194 1,728 -30.9%
Underlying result before tax Banking 1,486 1,103 34.7% 1,278 16.3% 3,940 3,419 15.2%
Taxation 349 265 31.7% 338 3.3% 1,005 879 14.4%
Minority interest 14 18 -22.2% 17 -17.6% 59 71 -16.9%
Underlying net result Banking 1,123 820 37.0% 923 21.7% 2,876 2,469 16.5%
Net gains/losses on divestments 202 -6
Net result from divested units -37
Special items after tax -117 -19 -117 -1,002 -63
Net result Banking 1,006 801 25.6% 806 24.8% 2,076 2,364 -12.2%
Net result Insurance Other 43 2 -6 93 143
Net result IC elimination between ING Bank and NN Group -3 -26 -19 -43 -75
Net result from discontinued operations NN Group3) -159 -728 264 -161 626
Net result from discontinued operations Voya Financial 41 79 22 -1,889 -139
Net result ING Group 928 128 625.0% 1,067 -13.0% 75 2,918 -97.4%
Net result per share (in EUR)2) 0.24 0.03 700.0% 0.28 -14.3% 0.02 0.77 -97.4%
Capital ratios (end of period)
ING Group shareholders' equity (in EUR billion) 48 -2.7% 47 49 -4.3%
ING Bank shareholders' equity (in EUR billion) 34 7.3% 37 35 4.3%
ING Bank common equity Tier 1 ratio fully-loaded 10.5% 11.1% n.a.
ING Bank common equity Tier 1 ratio phased in 10.8% 11.2% n.a.
Client balances (end of period, in EUR billion)
Residential Mortgages 275.6 0.3% 276.4 277.0 -0.2%
Other Lending 223.9 3.1% 230.8 216.8 6.5%
Fund Entrusted 478.5 1.0% 483.3 464.4 4.1%
AUM/Mutual Funds 63.5 2.0% 64.8 57.3 13.1%
Profitability and efficiency
Underlying interest margin Banking 1.53% 1.44% 1.46% 1.50% 1.41%
Underlying cost/income ratio Banking 54.1% 56.2% 55.5% 55.5% 55.2%
Underlying return on equity based on IFRS-EU equity ING Bank4) 12.7% 9.4% 11.1% 11.4% 9.3%
Employees Banking (FTEs, end of period, adjusted for
divestments)
52,736 0.2% 52,854 64,152 -17.6%
Risk
Non-performing loans/total loans (end of period) 2.9% 2.8% 2.7%
Stock of provisions/provisions loans (end of period) 38.0% 38.5% 37.6%
Underlying risk costs in bp of average RWA 44 80 55 55 83
RWA (end of period, in EUR billion, adjusted for divestments) 293,399 0.5% 294,903 271,211 8.7%

1) The figures of this period have been restated to reflect the classification of NN Group as Held for sale/Discontinued operations as per 30 September 2014.

2) Result per share differs from IFRS earnings per share in respect of attributions to the core Tier 1 securities.

3) The 3Q2014 and 9M2014 net result from discontinued operations NN Group includes EUR -403 million on the classification of NN Group as Held for sale as per 30 September 2014.

4) Annualised underlying net result divided by average IFRS-EU shareholders' equity of ING Bank N.V.

Note: Underlying figures are non-GAAP measures. These are derived from figures according to IFRS-EU by excluding the impact from divestments, special items, Insurance Other, intercompany eliminations between ING Bank and NN Group, and discontinued operations.

The third-quarter 2014 underlying net result of ING Bank improved to EUR 1,123 million from EUR 820 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 923 million in the second quarter of 2014. The quarterly net result from the Banking businesses was a strong EUR 1,006 million, driven by lower risk costs and robust interest results. Including the net results of the legacy Insurance businesses, the net result of ING Group was EUR 928 million.

Following the IPO of NN Group in July, ING Group's stake in NN Group stands at 68.1%. In light of ING Group's intention to divest its remaining stake in NN Group over time, NN Group is classified as 'held for sale' and as 'discontinued operations' effective as of 30 September 2014. The classification change to 'held for sale' resulted in a EUR 403 million write-down of goodwill and other non-current assets. This impact is included in the third-quarter 2014 net result from discontinued operations of NN Group.

The changes in classification also require previously reported IFRS-EU profit and loss (P&L) figures to be restated. In the P&L, the net result of ING Group's stake in NN Group is now presented on one line: 'Discontinued operations NN Group'. In the balance sheet, assets and liabilities are also presented on one line. However, balance sheet figures for prior periods have not been restated.

Furthermore, ING Group has aligned the scope of 'underlying' figures as of the third quarter of 2014, in order to better reflect the performance of its core banking businesses. As a consequence, the result from discontinued insurance operations, the remaining insurance businesses (recorded under Insurance Other) and the intercompany eliminations between ING Bank and NN Group will no longer be part of ING Group's underlying figures. Previously reported underlying profit and loss figures have been adjusted accordingly.

Banking

ING Bank posted strong third-quarter results. The underlying result before tax was EUR 1,486 million, up 34.7% from a year ago and 16.3% higher than in the previous quarter, reflecting higher interest results and a decline in risk costs. Total underlying income increased 4.5% year-on-year. This was achieved despite negative credit and debt valuation adjustments (CVA/DVA) and the deconsolidation of ING Vysya Bank as of the second quarter of 2014. Excluding these items, income rose 8.1% year-on-year and 4.5% quarter-on-quarter. Expenses increased slightly on both comparable quarters. The underlying return on IFRS-EU equity was 12.7% in the third quarter and 11.4% in the first nine months of 2014, in line with the Ambition 2017 target of 10-13%.

Commercial momentum was solid as ING Bank continued to support its customers' financial needs. Net lending grew by EUR 3.3 billion in the third quarter (adjusted for currency impacts and additional transfers of WUB mortgages to NN Bank) and the net inflow of funds entrusted was EUR 4.3 billion.

Compared with a year ago, income and expenses were affected by the deconsolidation of ING Vysya Bank. As of the second quarter of 2014, ING's share in the net profit of ING Vysya Bank is fully recorded under 'other income' (share of profit from associates), whereas in previous quarters ING Vysya Bank was fully consolidated.

Total underlying income

Total underlying income rose year-on-year by 4.5% to EUR 3,942 million, despite EUR 69 million of negative CVA/DVA impacts recorded in Commercial Banking and the Corporate Line; a year ago, the negative impacts were EUR 8 million. ING's share in the net profit of ING Vysya Bank was EUR 9 million (recorded under other income), whereas the third quarter of last year included EUR 80 million of income from ING Vysya Bank when it was fully consolidated. Excluding both of these items, underlying income rose 8.1%, notably in Retail Banking and in the Industry Lending business within Commercial Banking. Compared with the previous quarter, which included EUR 58 million of negative CVA/DVA impacts, total underlying income increased 4.5%.

ING Bank continued to generate good business growth in the third quarter of 2014, including further increases in customer lending, in line with the long-term ambition to grow the asset side of the balance sheet. Total net lending (adjusted for currency impacts and the additional transfer of WUB mortgages to NN Bank) increased by EUR 3.3 billion. The net production of residential mortgages was EUR 1.0 billion and was generated entirely outside the Netherlands. Other lending rose by EUR 2.4 billion, of which EUR 1.9 billion was in Commercial Banking. This was driven by growth in Structured Finance and General Lending, which more than offset a reduction in Russian exposures and a further decline in Real Estate Finance. In Retail Banking, the net production of other lending was EUR 0.5 billion, mainly attributable to Turkey, Germany and Poland, while the Benelux reported a small decline due to low demand. The net lending growth was funded through a EUR 4.3 billion net inflow of funds entrusted (adjusted for currency impacts) during the third quarter. Commercial Banking generated EUR 3.1 billion of the net inflows and Retail Banking contributed EUR 1.3 billion.

The underlying interest result rose 7.5% to EUR 3,156 million from a year ago. Excluding the deconsolidation impact of ING Vysya Bank, the increase was 9.7%. The interest result on customer lending activities rose primarily due to higher margins on mortgages combined with higher volumes. The interest result on funds entrusted also improved due to growth in volumes and higher margins on savings. The margin on current accounts, however, declined compared with a year ago. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the underlying interest result increased 5.7%. This was mainly attributable to higher interest results in Financial Markets this quarter, and the one-off loss on the accelerated amortisation of capitalised fees on issued debt in the previous quarter. These impacts were the main reason why the underlying interest margin of the Bank improved to 1.53% from 1.46% in the second quarter of 2014. The interest margin on total lending activities declined slightly despite a further improvement in mortgage margins. The margin on funds

entrusted increased, which was supported by client savings rate reductions in most countries. This margin increase offset the margin pressure on savings and current accounts caused by the low interest rate environment. The interest result also rose on higher volumes.

INTEREST RESULT (in EUR million) AND INTEREST MARGIN (in %)

Commission income rose 6.0% from a year ago to EUR 579 million. This was mainly due to higher fee income in Industry Lending and Retail Banking, which more than offset the deconsolidation impact of ING Vysya Bank. On a sequential basis, commission income declined 2.7%, mainly due to lower fees in Commercial Banking, particularly within Financial Markets.

Investment income declined to EUR 37 million from EUR 78 million in the third quarter of 2013. This was mainly due to a lower dividend from Bank of Beijing of EUR 22 million versus EUR 52 million last year. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, investment income was down 2.6% as the dividend from Bank of Beijing was not enough to compensate for lower net realised gains on bonds and equities and lower dividends from other investments.

Other income dropped to EUR 171 million from EUR 213 million in the third quarter of 2013, due to a negative swing in CVA/ DVA impacts (EUR -69 million in this quarter versus EUR -8 million a year ago). Excluding CVA/DVA impacts, other income rose by EUR 19 million year-on-year, supported by a higher profit on ING's share in TMB Bank. Other income increased by EUR 19 million compared with the second quarter of 2014, which included EUR 58 million of negative CVA/DVA impacts and a negative transaction result on the sale of real estate in own use in the Netherlands.

Operating expenses

Underlying operating expenses rose 0.7% year-on-year to EUR 2,134 million. Excluding the deconsolidation impact of ING Vysya Bank and the Belgian bank taxes that were reported in the third quarter of 2013, operating expenses rose 3.2%. This was mainly due to higher pension costs in the Netherlands, business growth in Retail International and Industry Lending, and higher expenses on the Corporate Line. These increases were partly offset by the benefits from ongoing cost-saving initiatives. Compared with the previous quarter, expenses increased 1.7%. This was almost fully attributable to business growth and additional investments in Retail International, in line with our strategy. In Retail Netherlands, a provision of EUR 24 million was taken related to additional redundancies, which was largely offset by a seasonal release from

the holiday provision. The third-quarter underlying cost/income ratio for ING Bank was 54.1%, down from 56.2% a year ago. Excluding the CVA/DVA impacts in both quarters, the cost/income ratio improved to 53.2% from 56.0% in the third quarter of 2013.

The current cost-saving programmes at ING Bank are on track and expected to reduce expenses by EUR 955 million by 2017. Of these targeted amounts, EUR 580 million has already been achieved. Total headcount reductions related to these initiatives are estimated at 6,515 FTEs, of which 5,300 FTEs have already left ING Bank since the start of the programmes.

OPERATING EXPENSES (in EUR million) AND COST/INCOME RATIO (in %)

ADDITIONS TO LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS (in EUR million) The total number of internal staff rose slightly to 52,854 FTEs at the end of September. This is 118 higher than at the end of June, mainly due to Retail International and to a lesser extent Commercial Banking, and more than offset further headcount declines in the Benelux.

81 80 Loan loss provisions

0 200 400 552 560 468 405 322 Risk costs in bps average RWA (annualised) Addition to loan loss provisions 65 50 55 44 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX (in EUR million) 0 400 1,200 1,600 1,278 1,486 1,103 904 1,176 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 The net addition to loan loss provisions declined in the third quarter. ING Bank added EUR 322 million to the provision for loan losses, down from EUR 552 million a year ago and EUR 405 million in the previous quarter. The sequential decline mainly reflects lower risk costs in Commercial Banking and was particularly visible in General Lending, which recorded a net release, while Real Estate Finance (part of Industry Lending) had another quarter of negligible risk costs. Net additions in Retail Benelux were almost stable because a small decline in the Netherlands was offset by somewhat higher risk costs in Belgium. Quarter-on-quarter, risk costs for Dutch mortgages were 8.8% lower at EUR 62 million. At Retail International, net additions rose from their unusually low level in the previous quarter, but they were substantially lower than a year ago. Total NPLs at ING Bank declined to EUR 15.7 billion from EUR 16.4 billion at the end of June 2014; the NPL ratio decreased slightly to 2.8% of total credit outstandings compared with 2.9% at the end of the second quarter.

Total risk costs were 44 basis points of average risk-weighted assets versus 55 basis points in the previous quarter and 80 basis points in the third quarter of 2013.

ADDITIONS TO LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS (in EUR million)

Underlying result before tax 0 552 560 468 405 322

Operating expenses

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX (in EUR million) 1,200 1,600 1,278 1,486 1,103 904 1,176 The third-quarter 2014 underlying result before tax was EUR 1,486 million, an increase of 34.7% compared with the same quarter a year ago and driven by higher interest results and lower risk costs. Quarter-on-quarter, the underlying result before tax rose 16.3%. This was also caused by higher interest results and lower risk costs, partly offset by higher expenses in Retail International. Risk costs in bps average RWA (annualised) Addition to loan loss provisions 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014

400 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX (in EUR million)

14 Net result Banking

6 8 10 12 9.4 8.1 10.2 11.1 9.3 10.2 9.0 10.7 11.4 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 RETURN ON EQUITY (in %) 149.4 ING Bank's underlying net result rose to EUR 1,123 million from EUR 820 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 923 million in the second quarter of 2014. The effective underlying tax rate was 23.5% compared with 24.0% in the third quarter of 2013 and 26.5% in the previous quarter.

Underlying return on equity based on IFRS-EU equity (quarter) Underlying return on equity based on IFRS-EU equity (year-to-date) OPERATING EXPENSES (in EUR million) AND COST/INCOME RATIO (in %) 1,500 2,000 2,500 26 39 35 32 39 70 80 6 10 8.1 10.2 11.1 9.3 10.2 9.0 Underlying return on equity based on IFRS-EU equity (quarter) Underlying return on equity based on IFRS-EU equity (year-to-date) 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 ING Bank's third-quarter net result was EUR 1,006 million, including EUR -117 million of special items after tax. These items reflect the third (and last) payment of EUR 101 million related to the nationalisation of SNS, and another EUR 16 million for the previously announced restructuring programmes in Retail Netherlands. ING's total bank levy related to the nationalisation of SNS was EUR 304 million. The first two tranches of EUR 101 million were paid, respectively, in the first and second quarter of 2014.

Intangibles amortisation and impairments 0 500 2,304 2,094 2,064 2,081 2,319 C/I ratio Staff and other expenses 1Q2013 2Q2013 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 OPERATING EXPENSES (in EUR million) AND COST/INCOME RATIO (in %) 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 2,304 2,094 2,064 2,081 2,319 26 39 35 32 39 56.2% 61.6% 72.9% 55.2% 54.3% 50 60 70 80C/I ratio 1Q2013 2Q2013 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 The year-to-date underlying return on IFRS-EU equity rose to 11.4% from 9.3% in the first nine months of 2013. The improvement was caused by a 16.5% increase in the underlying net result combined with a decline in the average equity base. The latter was caused by dividend payments to ING Group and the write-down in the net pension asset. The Ambition 2017 target range for return on IFRS-EU equity is 10-13%.

RETURN ON EQUITY (in %)

0

Net result ING Group

OPERATING EXPENSES (in EUR million) AND COST/INCOME RATIO (in %) 2,000 2,500 26 39 35 32 39 ING Group's third-quarter net result was EUR 928 million, compared with EUR 128 million in the third quarter of last year and EUR 1,067 million in the second quarter of 2014. These figures include the net results of the legacy Insurance businesses.

Intangibles amortisation and impairments 0 500 1,000 2,304 2,094 2,064 2,081 2,319 56.2% 61.6% 55.2% 54.3% 30 40 50 C/I ratio Staff and other expenses 1Q2013 2Q2013 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 For the third quarter of 2014, ING Group recorded a net result from the discontinued operations of NN Group of EUR -159 million, compared with EUR -728 million one year ago and EUR 264 million in the second quarter of 2014. The third-quarter result represents ING's 68.1% stake in NN Group's net result of EUR 354 million, as well as the financial impacts caused by the classification of NN Group to 'held for sale' as of 30 September 2014. These impacts were a EUR 70 million write-down of goodwill and a EUR 333 million write-down of certain other non-current assets.

As of the second quarter of 2014, NN Group publishes its own standalone quarterly earnings release. For more information, please visit: www.nn-group.com.

updating In September 2014, ING Group sold 30 million shares of common stock in Voya Financial, Inc. The financial impact of this transaction is reflected in the EUR 41 million net result from discontinued operations of Voya Financial. The net result of Insurance Other was EUR 43 million and consisted primarily of the net result relating to the revaluation of ING's warrants on the shares of Voya in the quarter.

NET RESULT PER SHARE (in EUR)

ING Group's third-quarter 2014 net result per share was EUR 0.24, based on an average number of shares outstanding of 3,854.5 million.

Other events

As announced on 26 October 2014, ING Bank comfortably passed the Asset Quality Review (AQR) and stress test which were part of the Comprehensive Assessment as conducted by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Banking Authority (EBA). The clear results of the AQR and stress test represent a confirmation of ING's strong capital position, resilient balance sheet and prudent management approach.

Following the conclusion of the Comprehensive Assessment, the final repayment of core Tier 1 securities to the Dutch State will be accelerated. ING Group will pay the final tranche of EUR 1,025 million to the Dutch State on 7 November 2014, half a year ahead of the repayment schedule as agreed with the European Commission in 2012. This payment will consist of EUR 683 million in principal and EUR 342 million in interest and premiums. The total amount repaid to the Dutch State on the core Tier 1 securities will be EUR 13.5 billion, including EUR 10 billion in principal and EUR 3.5 billion in interest and premiums, giving the State an annualised return of 12.7%.

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Retail Banking: Consolidated profit and loss account
100 Total Retail Banking Retail Banking Benelux Retail International
0 Netherlands Belgium Germany Rest of World
3Q2013
4Q2013
1Q2014
2Q2014
In EUR million
3Q2014
3Q2014
3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013
Profit & loss
Interest result 2,319 2,127 965 905 498 462 409 348 446 412
Commission income 337 318 122 118 89 80 36 27 88 92
Investment income
UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - BELGIUM (in EUR million)
19 56 -4 0 0 0 0 0 23 56
Other income
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220
63 75 -3 18 25 31 -12 -14 53 40
Total underlying income
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180
168
209
2,737
2,576 1,081 1,041 612 573 434 361 611 601
Staff and other expenses
131
150
1,491 1,493 558 546 359 369 202 181 372 397
Intangibles amortisation and impairments
100
13 14 13 10 0 4 0 0 0 0
Operating expenses
50
1,504 1,507 571 556 359 373 202 181 372 397
Gross result
0
1,234 1,069 510 485 253 200 232 180 239 204
Addition to loan loss provision
3Q2013
4Q2013
1Q2014
2Q2014
3Q2014
287
324 180 210 44 32 19 15 44 67
Underlying result before tax 946 745 330 274 209 168 213 165 194 137
Client balances (in EUR billion)1)
Residential Mortgages 276.4 277.0 130.8 136.9 32.1 30.6 63.6 61.4 49.9 48.1
Other Lending 95.0 93.8 36.0 37.3 35.5 33.2 4.9 4.3 18.6 18.9
UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - GERMANY (in EUR million)
Funds Entrusted
404.3 391.1 115.4 114.0 82.7 80.5 111.4 103.5 94.7 93.1
250
AUM/Mutual Funds
64.6
213
57.1 19.2 17.2 28.1 25.4 7.4 6.6 9.8 7.9
201
Profitability and efficiency1)
200
174
165
163
Cost/income ratio
150
54.9% 58.5% 52.8% 53.4% 58.6% 65.1% 46.5% 50.2% 60.9% 66.0%
Return on equity based on 10.0% common equity Tier 12)
100
18.0% 15.5% 16.2% 14.5% 23.8% 25.1% 22.7% 21.4% 14.5% 9.1%
Risk1)
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Risk costs in bp of average RWA
0
75 92 118 149 74 62 29 27 42 64
3Q2013
4Q2013
1Q2014
2Q2014
Risk-weighted assets (end of period)
3Q2014
151,934
140,654 59,314 56,360 23,801 20,359 26,029 22,366 42,790 41,569

1) Key figures based on underlying figures.

2) Underlying after-tax return divided by average equity based on 10.0% common equity Tier 1 ratio (annualised).

Retail Banking recorded a strong underlying result before tax of EUR 946 million, up from EUR 745 million in the third quarter of 2013. The improvement was mainly due to higher interest margins on lending and savings in most countries. Expenses were stable, while risk costs declined. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the result before tax rose 8.7%, due to higher interest results and the annual dividend from Bank of Beijing. This was in part offset by higher expenses and risk costs in Retail International. Commercial momentum continued in the third quarter with a EUR 1.3 billion net growth in funds entrusted and EUR 1.4 billion of net lending production. 0 50 100 150 200 137 97 146 161 194 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - REST OF WORLD (in EUR million) 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014

Underlying income rose 6.3% year-on-year to EUR 2,737 million. The increase was driven by higher interest results as a result of improved margins on savings and lending in most countries, which more than compensated for the impact of the deconsolidation of ING Vysya Bank. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, income increased 5.3% due to higher margins on mortgages and savings as well as the EUR 22 million annual dividend from Bank of Beijing. The net inflow of funds entrusted was EUR 1.3 billion, despite small outflows in the Netherlands and Germany. Net lending grew by EUR 1.4 billion, entirely outside the Benelux.

Operating expenses declined 0.2% from the third quarter of 2013 to EUR 1,504 million, but they increased 2.6% from the previous quarter. Excluding the deconsolidation impact of ING Vysya Bank, operating expenses rose 2.6% on both comparable quarters. This increase was mainly in Retail International due to business growth and extra investments in line with our strategy.

Risk costs were EUR 287 million, down 11.4% from a year ago, but up 9.1% from the previous quarter. The sequential increase was mainly due to Retail International after some positive oneoffs in the second quarter of 2014.

The underlying return on equity based on a 10% common equity Tier 1 ratio rose to 18.0% from 15.5% in the third quarter of 2013. The increase reflects higher results, which more than offset an 8.0% increase in RWA from a year ago.

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RETAIL NETHERLANDS

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - NETHERLANDS (in EUR million)

100 150 200 250 220 209 168 131 180 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - BELGIUM (in EUR million) Retail Netherlands reported a strong third-quarter result. The underlying result before tax rose to EUR 330 million from EUR 274 million in the third quarter of 2013, reflecting higher interest margins on lending and savings, and lower risk costs. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, which included a one-off loss on the sale of real estate in own use, the result rose 14.6% due to improved margins on lending and savings.

200 0 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - GERMANY (in EUR million) 0 50 100 150 200 250 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - REST OF WORLD (in EUR million) 213 165 174 163 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 Total underlying income rose 3.8% from a year ago to EUR 1,081 million. This increase mainly reflects higher margins on lending and savings, which more than compensated for a decline in net lending assets. The decrease in lending was primarily due to lower mortgage volumes. Compared with the previous quarter, income increased by EUR 44 million, or 4.2%. Adjusted for the EUR 23 million one-off loss on the sale of real estate in own use in the second quarter, underlying income rose 2.0% due to higher margins on mortgages and savings, supported by reductions in client savings rates in July. This increase was partly offset by lower margins on current accounts, consistent with the low interest rate environment. The mortgage portfolio declined by EUR 0.8 billion in the third quarter, of which EUR 0.3 billion was caused by additional transfers of WUB mortgages to NN Bank. Other lending, including business lending, declined by EUR 0.1 billion. Funds entrusted decreased by EUR 0.6 billion due to an outflow from current accounts, which were seasonally high in the second quarter because they included holiday allowances.

0 50 100 150 97 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 Operating expenses were EUR 571 million, up EUR 15 million from the same quarter of last year, predominantly explained by higher pension costs and extra contributions to HR provisions. The latter was mainly caused by lower market-linked discount rates. In addition, a provision of EUR 24 million was taken related to additional redundancies compared with EUR 21 million of additional provisions in the third quarter of 2013. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, operating expenses were flat as the additional redundancy provision was offset by the seasonal release from the holiday provision and lower marketing costs. Costefficiency programmes remain on track to realise EUR 480 million of annual cost savings by the end of 2017. Of this amount, EUR 328 million has already been realised.

1,000 870 946 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - RETAIL BANKING (in EUR million) Risk costs totalled EUR 180 million, down from EUR 210 million a year ago. Compared with the previous quarter, risk costs rose slightly due to higher additions in consumer / other lending, while net additions for business lending stayed relatively stable at EUR 104 million. Risk costs for Dutch mortgages declined to EUR 62 million from EUR 68 million in the second quarter of 2014.

Risk-weighted assets decreased by EUR 3.5 billion in the third quarter to EUR 59.3 billion, mainly due to improvements in Dutch house prices, run-off of the mortgage portfolio and other risk-mitigating actions such as resolving arrears caused by the implementation of SEPA. 0 100 200 300 400 288 330 274 140 283

RETAIL BELGIUM

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - BELGIUM (in EUR million)

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - GERMANY (in EUR million) 0 50 100 150 200 250 213 165 174 163 201 Retail Belgium recorded another solid underlying result before tax of EUR 209 million. The result improved 24.4% on the third quarter of 2013, driven by higher volumes and increased interest margins on mortgages and savings. The cost/income ratio improved by more than six percentage points to 58.6%. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the result before tax declined 5.0%. This was primarily due to lower interest margins, lower fee income and a 2.0% increase in expenses. These factors were partially offset by lower risk costs.

50 100 150 200 137 97 146 161 194 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - REST OF WORLD (in EUR million) Total underlying income was EUR 612 million, up 6.8% from the third quarter of last year. The improvement was mainly attributable to volume growth and higher interest margins on mortgages and savings. Compared with the previous quarter, income decreased 1.4%. Although the interest margin on mortgages continued to improve, this was not sufficient to compensate for moderate margin pressure on other products as well as a decline in securities fee income. Funds entrusted grew by EUR 1.2 billion in the third quarter, while net lending assets declined by EUR 0.4 billion.

Operating expenses decreased by EUR 14 million year-on-year to 359 million. The decline was mainly due to the absence of Belgian bank taxes in the third quarter of 2014, whereas last year's third quarter included a EUR 12 million charge. On a sequential basis, expenses rose by EUR 7 million and were mainly related to higher IT costs and additional redundancies. The strategic projects announced by ING Belgium remain on track to realise EUR 160 million of cost savings by the end of 2017, of which EUR 79 million has been realised so far.

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - RETAIL BANKING (in EUR million) Risk costs increased to EUR 44 million from EUR 32 million a year ago, but declined from EUR 49 million in the previous quarter. The decline compared with the second quarter of 2014 was mainly attributable to business lending. The net addition for mortgages remained low at EUR 5 million.

500 750 745 542 771 Risk-weighted assets declined by EUR 0.5 billion in the third quarter to EUR 23.8 billion, mainly due to lower volumes in nonmortgage lending.

RETAIL GERMANY

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50 100 150 200 137 97 146 161 194 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - REST OF WORLD (in EUR million) 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 Retail Germany had its second consecutive record quarter with an underlying result before tax of EUR 213 million, up from EUR 165 million in the third quarter of 2013. The improvement in results was driven by a solid increase in income, reflecting both volume growth and higher margins on savings. This was partly offset by higher expenses due to business growth and strategic investments, and a slight increase in risk costs. The cost/income ratio improved by almost four percentage points to 46.5%. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the result before tax rose 6.0%, due to higher interest results, partly offset by higher expenses and higher risk costs.

Underlying income was EUR 434 million, up 20.2% from the third quarter of 2013. The increase primarily reflects higher interest results stemming from higher margins, as well as higher lending and savings balances. The interest margin on savings improved, supported by a decrease in the core rate in July 2014. Compared with the previous quarter, income rose 8.5% due to higher interest results following the core rate cut. Funds entrusted decreased by EUR 0.2 billion in the third quarter, while the net production in retail lending was EUR 0.7 billion, of which EUR 0.5 billion was for residential mortgages.

0 250 500 750 1,000 870 946 745 542 771 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - RETAIL BANKING (in EUR million) Operating expenses were EUR 202 million, up 11.6% from the third quarter in 2013 and 7.4% higher than in the second quarter of 2014. The increase compared with both previous quarters primarily reflects an increase in headcount as well as strategic investments to support business growth and attract primary bank clients. As revenue growth has been outpacing cost growth, the cost/income ratio improved both year-on-year and sequentially to 46.5%.

Risk costs were EUR 19 million, up from EUR 15 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 10 million in the previous quarter. Both comparable quarters were influenced by positive one-offs. Risk costs in the third quarter of 2014 were 29 basis points of average RWA.

Risk-weighted assets increased by EUR 0.7 billion to EUR 26.0 billion in the third quarter, mainly reflecting volume growth and model changes in the investment book.

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UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - REST OF WORLD (in EUR million)

The underlying result before tax of Retail Rest of World rose to EUR 194 million from EUR 137 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 161 million in the previous quarter. The higher result versus the year-ago quarter mainly reflects better commercial results in Turkey, France, Poland and Italy; higher contributions from our stakes in ING Vysya Bank and TMB; and lower losses in the UK Legacy run-off portfolio. This was partly offset by lower results in Spain and a lower annual dividend from Bank of Beijing.

0 250 500 1,000 870 946 745 542 771 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - RETAIL BANKING (in EUR million) 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 Underlying income rose 1.7% to EUR 611 million compared with a year ago. The improvement was driven by higher margins and volumes in Poland, Turkey, France and Italy, and lower losses in the UK legacy run-off portfolio. Underlying income grew 19.8%, excluding the deconsolidation of ING Vysya Bank and the lower dividend from Bank of Beijing (which was EUR 22 million in the current quarter versus EUR 52 million a year ago). Compared with the second quarter of 2014, income increased by EUR 71 million due to higher income in Turkey and France and the dividend from Bank of Beijing. Net funds entrusted increased by EUR 1.0 billion in the third quarter, mainly driven by Poland and Turkey. The net production in retail lending was EUR 1.9 billion, with growth concentrated in Turkey, Poland and Australia.

Operating expenses decreased by EUR 25 million from a year ago to EUR 372 million. Excluding the deconsolidation of ING Vysya Bank, expenses increased 4.6%, mainly due to strategic investments, increased bank levies/deposit insurance premiums and higher IT costs to support business growth. Sequentially, operating expenses rose by EUR 18 million, mainly due to strategic investments and increased regulatory costs. Similar to the German operations, revenue growth in Retail Rest of World has been outpacing cost growth, leading to an improvement in the cost/ income ratio compared with both previous quarters.

Risk costs were EUR 44 million, down from EUR 67 million in the third quarter of 2013, which included a EUR 15 million net addition for the UK legacy run-off portfolio and EUR 27 million for ING Vysya Bank. Risk costs increased by EUR 19 million from the previous quarter, mainly in Turkey, which benefited from the impact of a decreased probability of default in the second quarter. Total risk costs in the third quarter were at 42 basis points of average RWA, down from 64 basis points a year ago, but up from 24 basis points in the second quarter of 2014, which benefited from the aforementioned one-off impact.

Risk-weighted assets increased in the third quarter by EUR 0.9 billion to EUR 42.8 billion, mainly reflecting business growth and increases in the market value of the strategic stakes.

Commercial Banking: Consolidated profit and loss account
Total Commercial
Banking
Industry Lending General Lending &
Transaction Services
Financial Markets Bank Treasury,
Real Estate & Other
In EUR million 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013
Profit & loss
Interest result 893 792 394 377 247 238 224 114 29 62
Commission income 242 231 141 111 87 95 15 20 -1 4
Investment income 17 23 4 16 0 0 0 0 12 7
Other income excl. CVA/DVA 162 218 6 -8 4 6 62 157 90 63
Underlying income excl. CVA/DVA 1,314 1,263 545 495 338 340 301 292 130 136
Other income - DVA on structured notes 10 -26 10 -26
Other income - CVA/DVA on derivatives -52 37 -52 37
Total underlying income 1,272 1,273 545 495 338 340 259 303 130 136
Staff and other expenses 556 557 123 111 180 186 204 199 49 60
Intangibles amortisation and impairments 5 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18
Operating expenses 561 575 123 111 180 186 204 199 54 78
Gross result 711 698 422 384 158 154 55 103 76 58
Addition to loan loss provision 34 227 49 181 -28 13 0 0 13 33
Underlying result before tax 677 471 373 203 187 141 55 103 62 25
Client balances (in EUR billion)1)
Residential Mortgages
Other Lending 135.9 122.9 80.2 72.8 45.5 39.0 3.0 2.0 7.2 9.2
Funds Entrusted 79.0 73.4 1.5 0.7 42.1 38.0 4.0 3.2 31.5 31.5
AUM/Mutual Funds 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
Profitability and efficiency1)
Cost/income ratio 44.1% 45.2% 22.6% 22.5% 53.2% 54.8% 78.8% 65.9% 41.6% 57.6%
Return on equity based on 10.0% common
equity Tier 12)
15.8% 12.1% 23.5% 13.4% 15.8% 12.5% 5.2% 13.3% 16.0% 3.7%
Risk1)
Risk costs in bp of average RWA 10 71 40 135 -32 14 0 1 34 96
Risk-weighted assets (end of period) 139,034 125,344 49,876 51,986 36,389 34,263 36,277 24,638 16,491 14,458

1) Key figures based on underlying figures.

2) Underlying after-tax return divided by average equity based on 10.0% common equity Tier 1 ratio (annualised).

Commercial Banking reported a strong performance in the third quarter. Structured Finance delivered another good result and total risk costs declined to EUR 34 million. The underlying result before tax was EUR 677 million, including a EUR -42 million CVA/ DVA impact. Excluding the CVA/DVA impact, the pre-tax result increased 56.0% from the third quarter of 2013, with results improving in all segments. The pre-tax result of Structured Finance rose 77%. Compared with the second quarter of 2014, the pre-tax result excluding CVA/DVA increased 10.3%, driven by higher results in Industry Lending and General Lending & Transaction Services. This offset lower results in Financial Markets and Bank Treasury.

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - COMMERCIAL BANKING (in EUR million)

Total underlying income was flat versus the third quarter of 2013. The CVA/DVA effects, reported within Financial Markets, were EUR -42 million for the quarter, down strongly from EUR 10 million in the third quarter of 2013 and a slight improvement from EUR -47 million in the previous quarter. Excluding the CVA/ DVA impact, income was 4.0% higher than in the third quarter of 2013. Industry Lending income was 10.1% higher than last year due to the strong performance of Structured Finance (supported by strong volume growth), which offset lower income in Real Estate Finance. Financial Markets income, excluding CVA/DVA effects, was up 3.1% as a result of higher income on FX products, partly offset by lower income in the Equities business.

Compared with the second quarter of 2014, income excluding CVA/DVA effects fell 4.0%. Higher income in Structured Finance was more than offset by lower income in Bank Treasury as a result of lower capital gains and lower positive revaluations of derivatives used for hedging purposes. Financial Markets income excluding CVA/DVA effects was down 6.5%, due to lower client flows in Debt Capital Markets.

The interest result rose 12.8% compared with a year ago due to higher interest results in Financial Markets and in the core lending business. This increase was partly offset by a lower interest result within Bank Treasury. The increase in the core lending business was mainly driven by continued net lending growth in Structured

Finance against a slightly lower margin. The interest result in Bank Treasury declined due to the impact of the low interest rate environment, which resulted in lower investment spreads, and due to actions to meet new regulatory requirements. Compared with the previous quarter, interest income increased, attributable fully to Financial Markets.

Commission income rose 4.8% from the same quarter of last year, driven by Structured Finance within Industry Lending. The higher commission income in Structured Finance was largely due to strong volume growth. Compared with the previous quarter, commission income declined 8.0%, mainly due to lower client flows in Debt Capital Markets, which is part of Financial Markets.

Investment income was EUR 17 million, down from EUR 23 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 45 million in the previous quarter. Compared with the second quarter, investment income declined, due to lower capital gains from the sale of bonds within Bank Treasury.

Total other income was EUR 120 million, down from EUR 228 million a year ago. This decrease was partly due to negative CVA/ DVA impacts in Financial Markets. Compared with the previous quarter, other income declined by EUR 42 million, attributable mainly to Financial Markets.

Operating expenses decreased 2.4% on the third quarter of 2013, which included EUR 17 million of additional reorganisation charges. Cost savings from the current restructuring plans and lower impairments within Real Estate Development were offset by salary increases (partly driven by headcount growth in Structured Finance) and higher pension costs in the Netherlands. Compared with the previous quarter, expenses were down 2.4%, mainly due to lower impairments on real estate assets. The cost/income ratio was 44.1% compared with 45.2% in the third quarter of 2013 and 43.5% in the previous quarter. The restructuring programmes announced by Commercial Banking are on track to realise EUR 315 million of cost savings by the end of 2017. At the end of September 2014, EUR 173 million of cost savings had already been realised.

Net additions to loan loss provisions were EUR 34 million in this quarter, down from EUR 227 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 142 million in the previous quarter. The decline on the previous quarter was mainly visible in General Lending, which benefited from a release on a larger file, and in Structured Finance. Risk costs in Real Estate Finance remained low at EUR 4 million for the quarter.

Risk-weighted assets increased by EUR 4.0 billion from the previous quarter to EUR 139.0 billion, mainly due to FX impacts and higher volumes in the core lending business. The underlying return on equity, based on a 10% common equity Tier 1 ratio, was 15.8%, up from 12.1% in the third quarter of 2013 and 12.4% in the second quarter of this year.

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UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - INDUSTRY LENDING (in EUR million)

COMMERCIAL BANKING (in EUR million)

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - GENERAL LENDING & TRANSACTION SERVICES (in EUR million) 0 50 100 150 200 187 141 84 37 109 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - FINANCIAL MARKETS (in EUR million) 0 50 100 150 55 103 26 48 79 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 Industry Lending posted an underlying result before tax of EUR 373 million, up 83.7% from a year ago and 11.3% from the previous quarter. The increases on both quarters reflect strong income growth in Structured Finance and lower risk costs in both Real Estate Finance and Structured Finance. Income rose 10.1% year-on-year due to Structured Finance, partly offset by lower income in Real Estate Finance. In Structured Finance, the net lending assets, excluding FX impacts, increased by EUR 7.8 billion year-on-year and by EUR 1.3 billion compared with the second quarter, more than offsetting the volume decrease in Real Estate Finance. The Real Estate Finance portfolio shrank by EUR 3.1 billion compared with last year and by EUR 1.1 billion compared with the second quarter, excluding FX impacts. Expenses were 10.8% higher than last year due to additional hiring to support the growth ambition in Structured Finance, higher pension costs in the Netherlands and higher performance-related costs. Expenses fell 7.5% on the previous quarter, which included impairments on repossessed real estate assets. The cost/income ratio remained low at 22.6%. UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - COMMERCIAL BANKING (in EUR million) 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 0 200 400600 800 677 471 370 605

BANK TREASURY, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER (in EUR million) 50 100 150 108 81 The net additions to loan loss provisions amounted to EUR 49 million, down from EUR 181 million a year ago and EUR 63 million in the second quarter of 2014. Risk costs in Real Estate Finance remained low at EUR 4 million for the quarter. INDUSTRY LENDING (in EUR million) 200 300 400 373 203 267 278 335

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UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX -

GENERAL LENDING & TRANSACTION SERVICES (in EUR million)

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - FINANCIAL MARKETS (in EUR million) 0 50 100 150 55 103 26 48 79 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 The underlying result before tax from General Lending & Transaction Services was EUR 187 million, up 32.6% from a year ago and 71.6% higher than in the second quarter of 2014. The increase was driven by releases on risk costs and a small decline in expenses. Income in this quarter was slightly lower than last year, when higher income in Trade Financial Services was more than offset by lower income in General Lending. Income in General Lending was 8.4% lower than a year ago, due to lower interest margins, whereas income in Trade Financial Services benefited from higher interest margins and higher volumes.

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Compared with the previous quarter, total income declined 3.2%. This was mainly due to General Lending, where both interest margins and commissions decreased on a slightly higher portfolio. 200 300 400 373 203 267 278 335

Expenses declined 3.2% on the previous year (which included part of the EUR 17 million additional restructuring charges) and 0.6% on the previous quarter. The restructuring savings and lower IT investments resulted in lower expenses compared with both quarters, partly offset by higher salaries. Risk costs were EUR -28 million for the quarter, down from EUR 13 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR 58 million in the previous quarter. The decline was driven by the release on a larger file. 0 100 UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - GENERAL LENDING & TRANSACTION SERVICES (in EUR million) 100 150 200 187 141 84 109 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014

FINANCIAL MARKETS 0 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - FINANCIAL MARKETS (in EUR million)

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - BANK TREASURY, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER (in EUR million) 50 100 150 62 25 81 The results for Financial Markets, excluding the volatile CVA/DVA impacts, were solid. The CVA/DVA effects were EUR -42 million for the quarter versus EUR 10 million in the third quarter of 2013 and EUR -47 million in the previous quarter. Excluding the CVA/ DVA impacts, results from Financial Markets were EUR 97 million, up slightly from EUR 93 million a year ago, but down from EUR 126 million in the previous quarter.

-50 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 Income excluding CVA/DVA increased 3.1% on the same quarter of 2013. The increase was mainly due to higher income on FX products, partly offset by lower income in the Equities business. Sequentially, comparable income fell 6.5% due to lower client flows in Debt Capital Markets.

Operating expenses increased 2.5% year-on-year and 4.1% on the previous quarter. Both increases were mainly due to higher performance-related costs and increased IT investments.

BANK TREASURY, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER 3Q2013 4Q2013 1Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014

UNDERLYING RESULT BEFORE TAX - BANK TREASURY, REAL ESTATE AND OTHER (in EUR million)

Bank Treasury, Real Estate and Other booked an underlying result before tax of EUR 62 million, up from EUR 25 million in the third quarter of 2013, but down from EUR 81 million in the previous quarter. Income decreased 4.4% year-on-year, mainly as a result of portfolio reductions within the General Lease run-off activities. Sequentially, income was down 22.2%, mainly within Bank Treasury since the previous quarter included high positive revaluations of derivatives used for hedging purposes and higher capital gains on bonds. Expenses dropped 30.8% from the third quarter of 2013, which included part of the EUR 17 million additional restructuring charges. The decline was mainly due to lower impairments within Real Estate Development (RED) and ongoing reductions in the run-off business. Compared with the previous quarter, expenses decreased 15.6%, partly due to lower performance-related costs. Risk costs decreased to EUR 13 million due to lower additions to provisions in the Leasing business in Italy.

Banking Corporate Line: Underlying result before tax
In EUR million 3Q2014 3Q2013
Income on capital surplus 119 120
Solvency costs -34 -67
Financing charges -53 -41
Other Capital Management 3 52
Capital Management excl. DVA 35 64
Bank Treasury excl. DVA -121 -139
DVA -27 -18
Other -23 -19
Underlying result before tax -137 -113
of which: underlying income -67 -75
of which: operating expenses 70 38

Corporate Line Banking posted an underlying result of EUR -137 million versus EUR -113 million in the third quarter of 2013. The underlying result before tax in the previous quarter, which included a EUR 51 million one-off loss following the accelerated amortisation of capitalised fees on issued debt, was EUR -197 million.

Capital Management-related results decreased to EUR 35 million from EUR 64 million in the same quarter of last year.

Income on capital surplus was EUR 119 million compared to EUR 120 million in the same quarter of last year.

Solvency costs improved to EUR 34 million from EUR 67 million in the third quarter of last year. The improvement mainly reflects the call of hybrid securities in December 2013 and April 2014.

Financing charges rose to EUR 53 million from EUR 41 million in the same quarter of 2013. This was mainly due to FX hedges, driven by the appreciation of the US dollar, and higher expenses from ING Group which are fully allocated to the banking results.

The result of Other Capital Management deteriorated to EUR 3 million from EUR 52 million in the same quarter of last year. The lower result was mainly caused by the one-off increase of a model reserve provision. In addition, fair value results were more negative than in the same quarter of last year.

Bank Treasury-related results include the isolated legacy costs (mainly negative interest results) for replacing short-term funding with long-term funding. The Bank Treasury-related results improved to EUR -121 million from EUR -139 million in the third quarter of last year. The improvement was mainly due to a positive swing in fair value results on long-term debt.

DVA on own-issued debt was EUR -27 million (mainly in the covered bond portfolio) compared to EUR -18 million in the third quarter of 2013.

'Other' was EUR -23 million versus EUR -19 million in the same quarter of previous year, as a reimbursement related to Icesave was more than offset by higher shareholder expenses, additional regulatory costs and the absence of a value-added tax restitution this quarter.

ING Group: Consolidated balance sheet

in EUR million 30 Sep.
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Assets Equity
Cash and balances with central banks 13,272 12,337 15,010 Shareholders' equity 47,166 48,461 48,461
Amounts due from banks 41,876 43,185 43,185 Minority interests 7,307 616 616
Financial assets at fair value through P&L 141,661 133,005 177,493 Non-voting equity securities 683 683 683
- trading assets 133,402 126,093 126,738 Total equity 55,156 49,760 49,760
- investments for risk policyholders 38,822 Liabilities
- non-trading derivatives 3,834 3,364 7,773 Subordinated loans 6,678 6,748 6,748
- other 4,425 3,548 4,160 Debt securities in issue 133,615 135,420 135,420
Investments 94,809 94,439 161,465 Other borrowed funds 12,485 11,849 16,623
- debt securities available-for-sale 90,553 90,251 151,113 Insurance and investment contracts 116,036
- debt securities held -to-maturity 2,170 2,497 2,497 Amounts due to banks 30,412 32,401 32,401
- equity securities available-for-sale 2,086 1,691 7,855 Customer deposits 492,277 482,735 489,254
Loans and advances to customers 520,218 512,839 539,517 - savings accounts 294,121 293,809 294,652
- securities at amortised cost 11,995 11,740 17,277 - credit balances on customer accounts 138,705 134,505 134,505
- customer lending 508,223 501,099 522,241 - corporate deposits 58,383 53,524 59,200
Reinsurance contracts 270 - other 1,067 897 897
Investments in associates and joint ventures 1,592 1,499 3,074 Financial liabilities at fair value through P&L 104,766 99,664 101,522
Real estate investments 78 351 1,137 - trading liabilities 84,786 79,530 79,530
Property and equipment 2,111 2,126 2,275 - non-trading derivatives 5,824 6,060 7,918
Intangible assets 1,655 1,613 1,835 - other 14,156 14,074 14,074
Deferred acquisition costs 1,441 Other liabilities 16,709 17,773 22,749
Other assets 14,235 16,878 20,779
Total assets excl. assets held for sale 831,508 818,274 967,482 Total liabilities excl. liabilities held for sale 796,942 786,590 920,753
Assets held for sale 159,480 152,243 3,036 Liabilities held for sale 138,889 134,167 4
Total liabilities 935,831 920,757 920,757
Total assets 990,987 970,517 970,517 Total equity and liabilities 990,987 970,517 970,517

1) Adjusted for the transfer of NN Group to assets/liabilities held for sale, provided for comparison reasons only.

The balance sheet of ING Group increased to EUR 991 billion from EUR 971 billion at the end of June. NN Group assets and liabilities have been

transferred to assets/liabilities held for sale. The EUR 20 billion increase in total assets versus the proforma balance sheet of 30 June 2014 is due to EUR 7 billion in higher assets held for sale, EUR 9 billion of positive currency impacts in ING Bank and a EUR 5 billion higher valuation in trading derivatives related to lower interest rates. Customer lending grew by EUR 3 billion at comparable currency rates. Savings accounts remained flat despite client rate cuts. ING Bank's loan-to-deposit ratio decreased to 1.02 from 1.03 in June.

Cash and balances with central banks

Cash and balances with central banks increased by EUR 1 billion to EUR 13 billion, with more cash placed at non-eurozone central banks in order to avoid the negative ECB deposit rate.

Amounts due from and to banks

Amounts due from banks decreased by EUR 1 billion to EUR 42 billion, while amounts due to banks declined by EUR 2 billion to EUR 30 billion.

Loans and advances to customers

Loans and advances to customers grew by EUR 3 billion, excluding currency impacts, to EUR 520 billion. The growth was due to EUR 3 billion in higher customer lending. This includes a EUR 2 billion increase in non-mortgage lending due to growth in Commercial Banking (mainly in Structured Finance, General Lending and Financial Markets, partly offset by lower Real Estate Finance loans). Customer lending also includes EUR 1 billion in higher residential mortgages, with growth mainly in Germany, Belgium and Australia. Residential mortgages in the Netherlands were lower, due partly to additional mortgage transfers to NN Bank.

Financial assets/liabilities at fair value

Financial assets at fair value through P&L increased by EUR 9 billion to EUR 142 billion, mainly due to a EUR 5 billion higher valuation of trading derivatives, following a further decline of interest rates, as well as positive currency impacts. These developments were for the most part mirrored in Financial liabilities at fair value through P&L, which rose by EUR 5 billion to EUR 105 billion. Financial assets and liabilities at fair value consists predominantly of derivatives, securities and repos, which are mainly used to facilitate the servicing of ING's clients.

Investments

Investments increased slightly to EUR 95 billion from EUR 94 billion in June as a result of a higher valuation of equity stakes. Debt securities remained flat.

ING Group: Change in shareholders' equity
ING Group ING Bank N.V. NN Group N.V.1) Holding/Eliminations
in EUR million 3Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 2Q2014
Shareholders' equity beginning of period 48,461 45,380 34,124 32,341 16,939 14,682 -2,602 -1,643
Net result for the period 928 1,066 1,033 872 241 252 -346 -58
Unrealised revaluations of equity securities -95 29 355 88 -450 -52 0 -7
Unrealised revaluations of debt securities -497 1,639 220 252 -717 1,387 0 0
Deferred interest crediting to life policyholders 765 -659 0 0 765 -659 0 0
Realised gains/losses equity securities released to P&L -6 24 -1 -3 -5 46 0 -19
Realised gains/losses debt securities transferred to P&L -9 -26 -8 -18 -1 -8 0 0
Change in cashflow hedge reserve -373 868 516 473 -865 408 -24 -13
Other revaluations -198 -175 -124 -169 -74 -6 0 0
Defined benefit remeasurement 32 -76 57 -56 19 -19 -44 -1
Exchange rate differences 506 365 370 305 142 62 -6 -2
Changes in treasury shares 57 -7 0 0 0 0 57 -7
Employee stock options and share plans 14 24 13 8 3 2 -2 14
Impact IPO NN Group -4,263 0 0 0 -5,397 0 1,134 0
Other 1,845 9 11 31 1,900 844 -67 -866
Total changes -1,295 3,081 2,442 1,783 -4,439 2,257 702 -959
Shareholders' equity end of period 47,166 48,461 36,566 34,124 12,500 16,939 -1,900 -2,602

1) These figures represent ING's 68.1% shareholding in NN Group as per 30 September 2014.

ING Group: Shareholders' equity

ING Group ING Bank N.V. NN Group N.V.1) Holding/Eliminations
in EUR million 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14
Share premium/capital 16,969 16,969 17,067 17,067 12,140 12,140 -12,238 -12,238
Revaluation reserve equity securities 2,097 2,198 1,460 1,106 635 1,091 2 1
Revaluation reserve debt securities 6,233 6,739 1,493 1,281 4,769 5,489 -29 -31
Revaluation reserve crediting to life policyholders -3,092 -3,857 0 0 -3,092 -3,858 0 1
Revaluation reserve cashflow hedge 3,102 3,475 618 102 2,582 3,447 -98 -74
Other revaluation reserves 314 336 295 307 18 22 1 7
Defined benefit remeasurement reserve -542 -574 -432 -489 -63 -83 -47 -2
Currency translation reserve -660 -1,443 -570 -826 -84 -162 -7 -455
Treasury shares -14 -71 0 0 0 0 -14 -71
Retained earnings and other reserves 22,760 24,689 16,635 15,576 -4,405 -1,147 10,530 10,260
Total 47,166 48,461 36,566 34,124 12,500 16,939 -1,900 -2,602

1) These figures represent ING's 68.1% shareholding in NN Group as per 30 September 2014.

Assets/liabilities held for sale

Assets and liabilities held for sale mainly relate to NN Group. They increased respectively by EUR 7 billion and EUR 5 billion.

Debt securities in issue ING Bank

Debt securities in issue were EUR 4 billion lower at comparable currency rates. This decrease was mainly visible in short-term funding, as CD/CPs were down by EUR 3 billion compared with the end of June. Long-term debt securities declined by EUR 1 billion. ING Bank issued EUR 1 billion of long-term debt, mainly senior unsecured debt, which was more than offset by EUR 2 billion of maturing debt.

Customer deposits and other funds on deposits

Customer deposits increased by EUR 10 billion to EUR 492 billion, mainly due to EUR 4 billion of higher credit balances on customer accounts (current accounts) and EUR 5 billion of higher corporate deposits, mainly from asset managers and corporate treasurers. The latter includes EUR 3 billion of higher overnight deposits and EUR 3 billion of higher deposits in Bank Corporate Line; both are not included in the 'funds entrusted client balances' definition. Savings account balances in the various countries remained essentially flat versus June, despite various client rate cuts.

Total equity

Shareholders' equity decreased by EUR 1.3 billion in the quarter. The negative EUR 4.3 billion impact of the NN Group IPO was partly offset by the quarterly net result of EUR 0.9 billion, and a EUR 1.8 billion increase in the revaluation and cash flow hedge reserves mainly due to lower interest rates. Exchange rate differences had a EUR 0.5 billion positive impact on equity, reflecting the weakening of the euro against most currencies. Not all these movements are visible in the table above, as the line items include the transfer of the minority share to other reserves with a total impact of EUR 1.9 billion due to the IPO of NN Group in July 2014. Shareholders' equity per share decreased from EUR 12.59 at the end of June 2014 to EUR 12.23 on 30 September 2014.

Balance sheet ING Bank

The balance sheet total of ING Bank is EUR 832 billion. The difference on the asset side compared with the balance sheet of ING Group is mainly due to differences in assets held for sale, of which only EUR 26 million refers to the Bank. The difference on the liability side is mainly attributable to equity and debt items and liabilities held for sale.

ING Bank: Loan book
Credit outstandings Non-performing loans NPL%
in EUR million 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14
Residential mortgages Netherlands 135,759 136,508 2,694 2,714 2.0% 2.0%
Other lending Netherlands 35,719 36,383 2,878 2,970 8.1% 8.2%
of which Business Lending Netherlands 29,852 30,299 2,323 2,370 7.8% 7.8%
Residential mortgages Belgium 31,646 31,314 762 737 2.4% 2.4%
Other lending Belgium 37,707 38,836 1,431 1,517 3.8% 3.9%
of which Business Lending Belgium 31,561 32,220 1,225 1,298 3.9% 4.0%
Retail Banking Benelux 240,831 243,041 7,765 7,938 3.2% 3.3%
Residential mortgages Germany 63,383 62,908 593 594 0.9% 0.9%
Other lending Germany 11,797 11,683 149 146 1.3% 1.2%
Residential mortgages Rest of World 50,193 49,345 288 298 0.6% 0.6%
Other lending Rest of World 25,072 25,129 736 1,009 2.9% 4.0%
Retail Banking International 150,445 149,065 1,766 2,047 1.2% 1.4%
Industry lending 95,289 91,364 3,879 4,059 4.1% 4.4%
of which: Structured Finance 72,126 67,143 1,448 1,364 2.0% 2.0%
of which: Real Estate Finance 22,934 23,950 2,419 2,668 10.5% 11.1%
General Lending & Transaction Services 62,864 61,857 1,205 1,225 1.9% 2.0%
FM, Bank Treasury, Real Estate & other 19,276 24,784 1,077 1,103 5.6% 4.4%
of which General Lease run-off 5,434 6,072 1,076 1,101 19.8% 18.1%
Commercial Banking 177,430 178,004 6,161 6,386 3.5% 3.6%
Total loan book 568,706 570,110 15,692 16,371 2.8% 2.9%

1) Lending and money market credit outstandings, including guarantees and letters of credit (off balance positions).

ING Bank's NPL ratio decreased slightly to 2.8% in the third quarter, driven by a 4.1% drop in nonperforming loans. ING Bank's capital position, with a fully-loaded CRD IV common equity Tier 1 ratio of 11.1%, and liquidity position remain robust, enabling ING Group to accelerate the final payment to the Dutch State. The Group debt dropped to EUR 1.5 billion following the IPO of NN Group and the sale of additional Voya Financial shares.

Credit risk management

In the third quarter, non-performing loans (NPLs) expressed as a percentage of lending credit outstandings decreased to 2.8% from 2.9% in the second quarter. This decrease was mainly caused by lower NPL amounts in both Retail Banking and Commercial Banking.

Within Retail Banking, the NPL ratio for residential mortgages in the Netherlands remained stable at 2.0% despite a slight reduction in the size of the portfolio following additional transfers of WUB mortgages to NN Bank. The NPL ratio for Business Lending Netherlands remained stable at 7.8% compared to the second quarter. The amount of non-performing loans decreased slightly. Against the background of the current uncertainty in the macro-economic environment, we expect NPLs at Retail Banking Netherlands to remain elevated. Although we have observed a gradual improvement of the Dutch economy in the past year, the improvement in the quality of the loan book, in the form of non-performing loans and risk costs, always lags in the cycle. The NPL ratio for other lending in Retail Rest of World decreased from 4.0% to 2.9% due to the sale of non-performing loans.

The NPL ratio for Commercial Banking declined to 3.5% from 3.6% in the second quarter, driven by a lower amount of nonperforming loans, especially in Real Estate Finance. The credit

ING Bank: Stock of provisions1)
in EUR million Retail Banking
Benelux
Retail Banking
International
Commercial
Banking
Total ING Bank
3Q2014
Total ING Bank
2Q2014
Stock of provisions at begin of period 2,453 1,301 2,468 6,222 6,155
Changes in composition of the Bank 0 0
Amounts written off -212 -179 -178 -569 -371
Recoveries of amounts written off 19 7 8 34 22
Increases in loan loss provisioning 330 82 242 654 651
Releases from loan loss provisioning -105 -19 -208 -332 -246
Net additions to loan loss provisions 225 63 34 322 405
Exchange or other movements 0 -4 38 34 11
Stock of provisions at end of period 2,485 1,188 2,370 6,043 6,222
Coverage ratio 3Q2014 32.0% 67.3% 38.5% 38.5%
Coverage ratio 2Q2014 30.9% 63.6% 38.6% 38.0%

1) At the end of September 2014, the stock of provisions included provisions for amounts due from banks: EUR 5 million (June 2014: EUR 4 million)..

outstandings slightly declined as an increase in Structured Finance was more than offset by a reduction in Bank Treasury and Real Estate Finance.

ING Bank continues to critically monitor its exposures in Ukraine and Russia and to manage down exposures where possible. In the third quarter, our exposure outstanding to Ukraine and Russia decreased to EUR 1.3 billion and EUR 7.8 billion, respectively. As the economic situation in Ukraine and Russia deteriorated, NPL ratios rose slightly in Ukraine from 20% to 21%, and in Russia from 0% to 2%.

ING Bank's stock of provisions decreased to EUR 6.0 billion in the third quarter, due to higher write-offs following the sale of non-performing loans. The coverage ratio therefore increased to 38.5% from 38.0% at the end of June 2014 due to lower NPLs and despite the decrease in the stock of provisions. For the same reasons, the coverage ratios in Retail Banking and Commercial Banking increased quarter-on-quarter. ING Bank's loan portfolio consists predominantly of asset-based and/or well-secured loans, including Structured Finance, Real Estate Finance, and mortgage loans in Retail Banking.

Securities portfolio

In the third quarter, ING Bank's overall exposure to debt securities decreased slightly to EUR 107.4 billion from EUR 107.5 billion at the end of June. This was despite a more profound reduction in the notional amount as maturities were not fully re-invested though this was largely offset by the increase in the value of the securities. Re-investments were deliberately limited given the low market rates. Both the increase in the value of the debt securities and revaluation reserve, which rose to EUR 1.5 billion after tax compared with EUR 1.3 billion at the end of June 2014, reflect the high quality of the investment portfolio, which benefited from ongoing credit spread tightening and lower interest rates.

ING Bank: Debt securities1)
in EUR billion 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14
Government bonds 67.0 66.7
Covered bonds 18.8 19.0
Financial institutions 11.9 12.1
Corporate bonds 2.8 2.7
ABS 6.8 7.0
Subtotal debt securities 107.4 107.5

1) Figures exclude positions at fair value through the P&L but include securities classified as Loans & Receivables

Funding and liquidity

In the third quarter of 2014, the ECB allotted the first TLTRO and announced further rate cuts and operational details on the ABS and covered bond purchase plan in a bid to revive bank lending to consumers and businesses, and to boost the eurozone economy. These measures, combined with the continuation of quantitative easing in the US, albeit at a slower pace, led to increased liquidity in the market. ING Bank continued to issue long-term funding while participating in the first tranche of the TLTRO. ING Bank issued in total EUR 1 billion of long-term debt in the third quarter through senior unsecured transactions, which partly offset EUR 2 billion of maturing debt.

ING Bank: Liquidity buffer
in EUR million 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14
Cash and holdings at central bank 6,086 6,366
Securities issued or guaranteed by
sovereigns, central banks and multilateral
development banks
95,850 95,043
Liquid assets eligible at central banks (not
included in above)
91,799 95,141
Other liquid assets 7,012 6,317
Total 200,747 202,867

In the third quarter of 2014, ING Bank's total eligible collateral position decreased to EUR 201 billion at market values compared with EUR 203 billion at the end of June 2014. The reduction primarily reflects the decrease in less liquid bonds. ING Bank's loan-to-deposit ratio, excluding securities that are recorded at amortised cost, decreased slightly to 1.02 from 1.03 at the end of June 2014 as the growth in customer deposits outpaced the increase in customer lending.

Market risk

In the third quarter of 2014, the average Value-at-Risk (VaR) remained stable at EUR 9 million compared to the prior quarter. The overnight VaR for ING Bank's trading portfolio ranged from EUR 7 million to EUR 11 million.

ING Commercial Banking: Consolidated VaR trading books
in EUR million Minimum Maximum Average Quarter-end
Foreign exchange 1 4 3 1
Equities 2 3 2 3
Interest rate 4 6 5 5
Credit spread 4 6 5 5
Diversification -6 -5
Total VaR1) 7 11 9 9

1) The total VaR for the columns Minimum and Maximum cannot be calculated by taking the sum of the individual components since the observations for both the individual markets as well as for total VaR may occur on different dates.

Risk-weighted assets (RWA)

At the end of September 2014, ING Bank's total RWA rose to EUR 294.9 billion, an increase of EUR 1.5 billion. Credit RWA increased by EUR 0.4 billion to EUR 250.2 billion compared with the previous quarter as currency effects were partially offset by positive risk migration. Market RWA increased by EUR 0.8 billion to EUR 10.1 billion in the third quarter of 2014 due to currency effects. Operational RWA increased by EUR 0.3 billion to EUR 34.6 billion.

ING Bank: Composition of RWA
in EUR billion 30 Sep. 14 30 Jun. 14
Credit RWA 250.2 249.8
Operational RWA 34.6 34.3
Market RWA 10.1 9.3
Total RWA 294.9 293.4

ING Bank: Capital position

2019 rules
(CRR/CRD IV fully loaded)
2014 rules
(CRR/CRD IV phased in)
In EUR million 3Q2014 2Q2014 3Q2014 2Q2014
Shareholders' equity (parent) 36,566 34,124 36,566 34,124
Regulatory adjustments -3,772 -3,246 -3,584 -2,477
Available Common Equity Tier 1 capital 32,795 30,878 32,982 31,647
Subordinated loans qualifying as Tier 1 capital1) 5,569 4,235 5,569 4,235
Regulatory adjustments additional Tier 12) 0 0 -1,875 -1,854
Available Tier 1 capital 38,363 35,113 36,676 34,028
Issued Tier 2 bonds3) 9,548 9,411 9,548 9,411
Regulatory adjustments Tier 2 85 85 -466 -479
Available BIS capital 47,996 44,608 45,757 42,960
Risk-weighted assets 294,903 293,399 294,903 293,399
Common Equity Tier 1 ratio 11.1% 10.5% 11.2% 10.8%
Tier 1 ratio 13.0% 12.0% 12.4% 11.6%
BIS ratio 16.3% 15.2% 15.5% 14.6%

1) Of which EUR 1,920 million is CRR/CRD IV-compliant and EUR 3,649 million to be replaced as capital recognition is subject to CRR/CRD IV grandfathering rules. 2) Such as goodwill and intangibles.

3) Of which EUR 5,665 million is CRR/CRD IV-compliant and EUR 3,883 million to be replaced as capital recognition is subject to CRR/CRD IV grandfathering rules.

Capital ratios ING Bank

ING Bank continued to grow its capital base ending the third quarter of 2014 with a fully-loaded common equity Tier 1 ratio of 11.1%, up from 10.5% at the end of June 2014. The increase reflects EUR 1.0 billion (0.4%-points) of retained earnings and EUR 0.6 billion (0.2%-point) of higher debt and equity revaluation reserves reflecting a decline in interest rates and increased market values of equity stakes. RWAs increased by EUR 1.5 billion versus the previous quarter as currency effects were partly offset by positive risk migration. The fully-loaded Tier 1 ratio increased from 12.0% to 13.0% at the end of September, driven by retained earnings for the quarter and an increase in Tier 1 hybrids. In the third quarter, NN Group redeemed three hybrids amounting to EUR 1.2 billion, which were on-lent from ING Group. Subsequently, ING Group transferred them to ING Bank as CRR/ CRD IV compliant hybrids. The fully-loaded BIS ratio at the end of September was 16.3%, primarily reflecting the retained earnings, the additional hybrids and higher revaluations.

As of September 2014, ING Bank's leverage ratio was 4.0%. The calculation of the ratio has been aligned with the published IFRS balance sheet including off-balance sheet commitments. However, there continues to be regulatory uncertainty as existing legislation, which came into force on 1 January 2014, formulated in the Capital Requirement Regulation (CRR) will be replaced by the Delegated Act (DA) following adoption by the European Commission. The DA entails a different treatment for among others derivatives, security financing transactions and a different weighting for off-balance sheet commitments. In addition, the treatment of notional cash pool activities in calculating the exposure measure is uncertain. Further guidance on the interpretation of the DA is required from the European Banking Authority to make a full assessment.

Capital ratios ING Group

ING Group: Capital base
In EUR million 30 Sept. 14 30 Jun. 14
Shareholders' equity 47,166 48,461
Core Tier 1 securities 683 683
Group hybrid capital 6,448 6,036
Group debt 1,537 4,560
Total capitalisation (Bank + Ins. oper.) 55,834 59,741
Required regulatory adjustments -6,752 -7,015
Group debt -1,537 -4,560
Adjusted equity 47,545 48,166
Total required capital 34,297 34,418
FiCo ratio (Voya full deduction) 174% 156%
Group common equity Tier 1 ratio (phased) 13.2% 12.6%

The amount of Group debt dropped to EUR 1.5 billion at the end of September 2014 from EUR 4.6 billion at the end of the second quarter. The decline was driven by net proceeds from the IPO of NN Group and the sale of an additional 30 million of Voya Financial shares in the third quarter. The remaining amount of Group debt is more than sufficiently covered by the EUR 7.9 billion combined market values for Voya Financial and NN Group. This will provide ING Group with a significant amount of financial flexibility.

Given the strong capital position of ING Bank and the surplus at ING Group, the final payment to the Dutch State will be accelerated. ING Group will pay the final tranche of EUR 1,025 million to the Dutch State in November 2014 as opposed to May 2015. As a result, the total payment to the Dutch State will amount to EUR 13.5 billion, consisting of the EUR 10 billion notional core Tier 1 securities and an additional EUR 3.5 billion of premiums and coupons. The final tranche will be funded from ING Group resources, and as a result, pro-forma Group debt will temporarily increase.

The Financial Conglomerate Directive (FiCo) ratio for the Group increased from 156% at the end of June to 174% at the end of September 2014. This is mainly the result of an increase in regulatory required capital.

CRR/CRD IV also prescribes regular reporting on ING Group solvency ratios. Similar to ING Bank's capital ratios, the starting point is ING Group shareholders' equity, from which ING Bank regulatory adjustments are deducted. In addition, this capital base is primarily adjusted for the book value of NN Group and for the carrying value of Voya Financial. The ING Group common equity Tier 1 phased-in ratio for the end of the third quarter was 13.2%. This ratio will be part of ING's regular quarterly disclosure going forward. Over time, with the realization of the complete divestment of our Insurance operations, ING Group and ING Bank's capital base and ratios will converge.

Ratings

During the third quarter, all ratings and outlooks for ING Group and ING Bank remained unchanged. Both Fitch and Moody's affirmed their ratings and outlooks in July and August, respectively. In September 2014, Moody's released a Request for Comment (RFC) in order to update their global bank ratings methodology. The proposed methodology is a substantial revision of the current methodology, which was originally published in 2007. Moody's expects to reflect the revisions in bank ratings in the first half of 2015.

Main credit ratings of ING on 4 November 2014
Standard
& Poor's
Moody's Fitch
Rating Outlook Rating Outlook Rating Outlook
ING Groep N.V. A- Negative A3 Negative A Negative
ING Bank N.V. A Negative A2 Negative A+ Negative

ING believes all sustainable progress is driven by people with the imagination and determination to improve their future and the futures of those around them. We empower people and organisations to realise their own vision for a better future – however modest or grand. Our purpose therefore is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and in business.

Our 53,000 employees work each day to earn the primary relationship with our customers and meet their needs over the long term. We are constantly thinking of new and innovative ways to service our clients.

Making banking easier using video and voice technology Video identification

Until recently, new customers of ING-DiBa in Germany first had to go to a German post office and verify their identity by presenting their passport or identity card. To make this step easier, ING-DiBa has introduced video identification. Retail customers who open an account for the first time can now verify their identity through video, either from home or from another country (for example, if a person is living abroad temporarily). If this new service is successful, ING will introduce it in other countries.

Voice recognition

In September, ING became the first European bank to introduce 'hands-free' banking. ING has added a voice control mode to its mobile banking app in the Netherlands as an alternative to using the touchscreen of a smartphone. With the voice mode, customers can read aloud an IBAN number in order to check their balance or give payment orders. This new service responds to the growth in speech-operated devices. Voice recognition will be introduced gradually in the Netherlands, where 1.9 million customers already use the ING Mobile Banking App. On average, each customer logs in six times a week.

ING Direct Australia: Voted 'Best Bank' in Australia

For the fifth year in a row, ING Direct Australia was named 'Best Bank' in the annual Mozo People's Choice Awards. Mozo, short for Money Zone, is an online community that aims to help Australians find the best deals in banking and insurance. In addition to finding products, visitors to Mozo can also rate their bank in categories such as overall satisfaction, price, features, customer service, convenience, claims handling and trust. Each year, Mozo uses the rating averages to determine the country's favourite bank and insurer.

Commercial Banking: Focus on sustainable lending

ING finances projects and assets located around the world that accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy.

In July 2014, funding was finalised for the development of the wind park 'Westermeerwind' in the Netherlands. ING played a key role in arranging the financing for this project, which consists of 48 wind turbines and is the largest near-shore wind farm in the Netherlands. Once completed in 2016, it will provide electricity to more than 160,000 households.

ING is passionate about participating in transactions that have a positive impact on the environment. Currently, our Structured Export Finance team is concentrating on sustainable opportunities in water management projects, while our colleagues in Trade Commodity Finance are working on projects that help make their clients' supply chains more sustainable.

We are also actively supporting our corporate clients in setting up projects with significant sustainability benefits. For example, in the third quarter we started working with clients to develop LED street lighting projects that support energy-efficiency programmes and reduce carbon emissions.

External reviews of sustainability performance

The assessments by sustainability research firms and rating agencies help ING to improve its approach and our performance.

  • Dow Jones Sustainability Indices: In the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 2014, ING was the highest-ranking company in the industry category 'Diversified Financials'. ING's score was 82 (out of 100) compared with 76 in 2013. As a result, ING was the industry leader in the 'Diversified Financials' category in both the DJSI World Index and the DJSI Europe Index for the first time since 1999. ING's improved score reflects our progress in further integrating sustainability into our core activities.
  • Sustainalytics: Sustainalytics is an independent research provider that focuses on business ethics in sustainable finance. ING's 2014 absolute score increased to 77 (out of 100) from 75 in 2013. According to the assessment, ING is a leading bank when it comes to upholding specific environmental and social risk standards in its lending services. In addition, ING is ranked number one in a peer analysis of companies that are in the same market capitalisation range as ING.
  • CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project): In this year's assessment by CDP, ING increased its score from 96 in 2013 to 97 in 2014 (out of 100). ING was also included in the CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014 for reducing its carbon emissions and mitigating the business risks of climate change while achieving strong financial results. Only 187 listed companies were selected to be included in this index out of nearly 2,000 listed companies that provided information. The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index was created at the request of 767 investors who represent more than one-third of the world's invested capital.
  • FTSE4Good Index Series: For the 14th year in a row, ING was included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, which consists of companies that meet globally recognised standards of responsible business practice.

CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT ING GROUP

ING Group: Consolidated profit and loss account
Total ING Group of which:
Retail Banking
of which:
Commercial Banking
of which:
Corporate Line Banking
3Q2014 3Q20131) 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013 3Q2014 3Q2013
Interest result 3,156 2,936 2,319 2,127 893 792 -56 17
Commission income 579 546 337 318 242 231 -2
Investment income 37 78 19 56 17 23 1 -1
Other income 171 213 63 75 120 228 -12 -90
Total underlying income 3,942 3,774 2,737 2,576 1,272 1,273 -67 -75
Staff and other expenses 2,115 2,081 1,491 1,493 556 557 68 31
Intangibles amortisation and impairments 19 39 13 14 5 18 1 7
Operating expenses 2,134 2,120 1,504 1,507 561 575 70 38
Gross result 1,808 1,655 1,234 1,069 711 698 -137 -113
Addition to loan loss provision 322 552 287 324 34 227
Underlying result before tax Banking 1,486 1,103 946 745 677 471 -137 -113
Taxation 349 265 257 198 134 86 -42 -19
Minority interests 14 18 7 12 7 6
Underlying net result Banking 1,123 820 682 535 536 379 -95 -94
Net gains/losses on divestments
Net result from divested units
Special items after tax -117 -19 -16 -19 -101
Net result Banking 1,006 801 666 517 536 379 -196 -95
Net result Insurance Other 43 2
Net result IC elimination between ING Bank and
NN Group
-3 -26
Net result discontinued operations NN Group2) -159 -728
Net result discontinued operations Voya Financial 41 79
Net result ING Group 928 128

ING Group: Consolidated profit and loss account

of which: of which: of which:
Total ING Group1) Retail Banking Commercial Banking Corporate Line Banking
9M2014 9M20131) 9M2014 9M2013 9M2014 9M2013 9M2014 9M2013
Interest result 9,168 8,858 6,762 6,277 2,573 2,544 -167 37
Commission income 1,734 1,682 1,014 966 721 720 -1 -4
Investment income 180 255 33 108 140 149 8 2
Other income 458 696 185 253 380 798 -106 -355
Total underlying income 11,541 11,490 7,994 7,603 3,814 4,211 -267 -324
Staff and other expenses 6,348 6,239 4,534 4,520 1,693 1,678 120 41
Intangibles amortisation and impairments 59 104 26 30 21 54 12 21
Operating expenses 6,407 6,343 4,560 4,549 1,714 1,732 133 62
Gross result 5,134 5,147 3,434 3,054 2,100 2,479 -399 -387
Addition to loan loss provision 1,194 1,728 846 1,038 348 690
Underlying result before tax Banking 3,940 3,419 2,588 2,016 1,752 1,790 -399 -387
Taxation 1,005 879 686 550 398 416 -79 -88
Minority interests 59 71 39 48 21 23
Underlying net result Banking 2,876 2,469 1,863 1,418 1,333 1,350 -321 -299
Net gains/losses on divestments 202 -6 202 -6
Net result from divested units -37 -37
Special items after tax -1,002 -63 -45 -88 -957 25
Net result Banking 2,076 2,364 2,021 1,288 1,333 1,350 -1,278 -274
Net result Insurance Other 93 143
Net result IC elimination between ING Bank and
NN Group
-43 -75
Net result discontinued operations NN Group2) -161 626
Net result discontinued operations Voya Financial -1,889 -139
Net result ING Group 75 2,918

1) The figures of 2013 have been restated to reflect the classification of NN Group as Held for sale/Discontinued operations as per 30 September 2014.

2) The net result of discontinued operations NN Group before intercompany elimination was EUR -162 million in 3Q2014 (3Q2013: EUR -754 million, 9M2014: EUR -204 million, 9M2013: EUR 551 million). Furthermore, the 3Q2014 and 9M2014 net result from discontinued operations NN Group includes EUR -403 million on the classification of NN Group as Held for sale as per 30 September 2014.

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ING Group's Annual Accounts are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union ('IFRS-EU').

In preparing the financial information in this document, the same accounting principles are applied as in the 3Q2014 ING Group Interim Accounts.

All figures in this document are unaudited. Small differences are possible in the tables due to rounding.

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 forwardlooking 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 purchase, any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of NN Group have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.